Bach Masterpieces For Solo Piano

Magnificent compilation includes Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, Italian Concerto, Air Varied in the Italian Manner, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, and Prelude and Fugue in C Minor; more.

Magnificent compilation includes Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, Italian Concerto, Air Varied in the Italian Manner, Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, and Prelude and Fugue in C Minor; more.

Reprinted from authoritative sources, these works include Haydn's Sonata no. 1 in C Major; Mozart's Sonata no. 1 in C Major, K279; Tchaikovsky's Romance, Op. 5; and Beethoven's Sonata no. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 ("Pathetique").

Classic 1919 arrangements of four keyboard masterpieces — Goldberg Variations, Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, The Art of the Fugue, and Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra in D Minor. Breitkopf & Härtel edition.

Franz Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' music are as highly regarded as his original piano works. Some listeners Schumann among them consider Liszt's painstaking transcriptions to be completely new works. Using his gifts for fathoming the deepest meanings of a given piece, Liszt also created a uniquely revealing work. In addition to drawing attention to composers and works that would otherwise have remained unknown to a wider public, Liszt's piano transcriptions introduced the instrument to uncharted territory: for the first time, a keyboard could be used to reproduce the sound of any instrument. The composer brought numerous innovations to the practice of piano playing to achieve the richness and color of the original works, from the technique of hand crossing to revolutionary changes in the use of the pedals. First acquainted with the works of Bach through his piano studies, Liszt further explored the earlier composer's works in his career as a virtuoso performer. His piano interpretations of Bach's organ music are executed in a simple and straightforward manner, and they rapidly became the classic models for all future works in this genre. This compilation, featuring such famous and well-loved works as Six Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543 548) and the Fantasy and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542), attests to their enduring power and beauty. "

This single-volume edition of hard-to-find arrangements of famous classical pieces offers great value to intermediate and advanced pianists. Featured composers include Bizet, Strauss, Beethoven, Schubert, Handel, and Offenbach. Piano transcriptions of popular works include Brahms' "Lullaby," Tchaikovsky's "Waltz of the Flowers," Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries," and many others.

Among the complete works included are Papillons, Op. 2; Toccata, Op. 7; Arabesque, Op. 18; the complete Papillons, and many more.

This great classical piano book includes 55 of the most beautiful Piano Solos of all times. Piano Masterpieces from the following great composers: Bach, Beethoven, Burgmuller, Chopin, Clementi, Debussy, Grieg, Handel, Haydn, Kuhlau, Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Mozart, Pachelbel, Petzold, Satie, Schumann, Telemann, Tchaikovsky.