Urtext Edition

Harpsichord/ Piano - Performance score; Urtext edition

Johann Sebastian Bach’s six partitas, BWV 825–830, represent the pinnacle of his piano suites. In its pursuit of the greatest possible variety of stylistic and compositional techniques, the collection...

This practical edition, based on the Urtext of the New Bach Edition, presents the frequently performed ornamented version of the French Suites as a standalone volume. This edition is specifically tail...

Even during Bach’s lifetime, the Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue was recognized as a work of outstanding significance. With its unconventional, inspired form and extensive use of chromaticism, this work s...

Piano/ Harpsichord - Urtext edition

This collection contains the easiest piano pieces in their original form by Ludwig van Beethoven. These miniatures form a useful addition to piano lessons and offer valuable insights into the range an...

In the 1960s, long after Ravel’s death, the musical text of the then available Durand edition of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major underwent various changes. Although it is unknown who authorised thes...

The edition of the Mozart siblings’ music books—previously available only in the Mozart Schuber (BA 5749) and now out of print—is now available individually for the first time! It is based on the musi...

October 1, 1905, Janáček’s significant piano work, commonly referred to as a sonata, had an eventful history. The composition originally consisted of three movements and was inspired by the death of a...

Leoš Janáček’s (1854–1928) body of work for solo piano is not particularly extensive, yet it is of special significance—for it forms a cornerstone of 20th-century piano literature. Following the piano...

With the six character pieces titled "Rêves" ("Dreams"), Bedřich Smetana returned in 1875—after more than ten years—to his favorite instrument, the piano. His compositional approach reflects two forms...

Josef Suk (1874–1935) characterized his major work for piano, the cycle "Životem a snem" (Life and Dreams), as "an artist’s diary." Even though Suk’s musical language does not stray beyond the bounds...

The trigger for the piano cycle "Pictures at an Exhibition", composed in 1874, was the memorial exhibition organized in the same year for the painter and architect Viktor Hartmann, who died in 1873 an...

Scherzo op. 40: Fröhliche Themen charakterisieren dieses reizvolle, wenn auch recht virtuose Werk mit einem sehr romantischen Mittelteil, eine Art Lied ohne Worte, gesungen vom ersten Klavier und vom...

Revised edition replaces HN 362. Fingering: Murray Perahia 'It is the spirit which holds together noble and better men on this earth that is now addressed to you', Beethoven wrote thus to the dedicate...

Ludwig van Beethoven's charming Piano Sonatina No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 – which the master himself referred to as a "Sonate facile" – radiates vitality, wit, and musical freshness. Its spirited openi...

This extraordinary edition includes a selection of piano works by Chinese composers from the second half of the 20th century. They are marked by Western influences while also reflecting the multifacet...

Schubert composed his piano sonata in a minor in May 1825; it is one of Schubert's few piano works that was published during his lifetime. The four movements are expressive but each in its own way: a...

Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody no. 3 is the shortest of his series of 19 Rhapsodies published in 1853 and represents an extensive reworking of a Hungarian National Melody published already ten years befor...

Just like the third, the Fourth Hungarian Rhapsody, also issued in 1853, is based on a piano piece previously published as a Hungarian National Melody. In the course of his editing, Liszt intensified...

Bach's Six Partitas form what is presumably the most famous and challenging collection of suites in music history. Bach was aware of the weightiness of his cycle as he initially had these multi-moveme...

Bach's Six Partitas form what is presumably the most famous and challenging collection of suites in music history. Bach was aware of the weightiness of his cycle as he initially had these multi-moveme...

Out of admiration for the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, Ravel had already planned a waltz composition in 1906, the realisation of which was hindered by other projects and the outbreak of the First Worl...

Beethoven's E-flat major Piano Sonata, the companion piece to the celebrated 'Moonlight' sonata (op. 27 no. 2), is one that pianists especially admire and enjoy playing. This volume is an inexpensive...

Leon Povilaitis (1934-2007) was one of the most renowned Lithuanian composers, known for his works dedicated to children and youth. Out of his more than 500 compositions, several hundred are specifica...