When his contemporaries heard the works that Johannes Brahms had composed during his summer holiday in Ischl in 1893 - the Piano Pieces op. 118 -, they were delighted. Clara Schumann was one of the fi...
The 'Goldberg' Variations are without a doubt the most important piano cycle of the 18th century. Only Beethoven's 'Diabelli' Variations from the 19th century can be compared to them as far their far-...
> Fingering: Rolf Koenen > Detailed critical commentary (not available in the printed editions) available free-of-charge: Download Eagerly awaited by countless pianists: a fourth Urtext volume with a...
For half a century Henle's edition of the Beethoven sonatas - the 'New Testament' of the piano repertoire - has been universally recognized as the stan-dard starting-point for any serious study of the...
Diabelli's melodic exercise pieces have always been bestsellers and enable every pianist to quickly experience success. Even beginners can play the pieces in the five-note room after a short time. Tog...
Sergei Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini was his last and at the same time most significant work for piano and orchestra. As a cycle of variations on Paganini's 24th Caprice from op. 1, i...
No other great composer left as many works for piano duet as Franz Schubert. Making music with others, often in a social circle, was a solid component of the Schubertian circle of friends. With the Fa...
Friedrich Burgmüller would probably be completely forgotten today if he had not made his name with the easy but brilliantsounding etudes composed in his capacity as an experienced teacher. Born in Reg...