The Piano Works Of Rachmaninoff Volume Ii Etudes Tableaux Op 33 And Op 39

From an earlier Belwin Mills edition, this is Volume 2 of a series of the piano works of the great Russian-American composer. These compositions were written as "picture pieces", though Rachmaninoff did not reveal what each piece was to suggest, preferring to leave that discovery to the pianist. This book contains the complete Opus 33 and Opus 39 works. Federation Festivals 2011-2013 selection.

From an earlier Belwin Mills edition, this is Volume 2 of a series of the piano works of the great Russian-American composer. These compositions were written as "picture pieces", though Rachmaninoff did not reveal what each piece was to suggest, preferring to leave that discovery to the pianist. This book contains the complete Opus 33 and Opus 39 works.

This historic reference edition contains an outstanding CD recording by internationally renowned artist, Idil Biret, who records on the Naxos label. She has made more than 70 recordings including the complete solo piano works and all the concertos of Chopin, Brahms and Rachmaninoff. At the age of fifteen, Biret graduated from the Paris Conservatoire with three first prizes. She went on to study with Alfred Cortot and then Wilhelm Kempff, who considered her his finest student. She has received numerous awards including: Lily Boulanger Memorial, Boston; Harriet Cohen - Dinu Lipatti gold medal, London; Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite, France; State Artist, Turkey and others. Contents: Nocturnes Nos. 1-3 * Morceaux de fantaisie, Op 3. Nos. 1-5 * Prelude (posthumous) * Oriental Sketch * Fragments * Melodie, Op. 3, No. 3 (original version)* Piece in D Minor.

This historic reference edition contains an outstanding CD recording by internationally renowned artist, Idil Biret, who records on the Naxos label. She has made more than 70 recordings including the complete solo piano works and all the concertos of Chopin, Brahms and Rachmaninoff. At the age of fifteen, Biret graduated from the Paris Conservatoire with three first prizes. She went on to study with Alfred Cortot and then Wilhelm Kempff, who considered her his finest student. She has received numerous awards including: Lily Boulanger Memorial, Boston; Harriet Cohen - Dinu Lipatti gold medal, London; Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite, France; State Artist, Turkey and many others. Contents: Morceaux de salon, Op. 10 * Moments musicaux, Op. 16.

This historic reference edition contains 9 works by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano duet and piano trio. Titles: * Italian Polka (One Piano, Four Hands) * Six Duets, Op. 11 (One Piano, Four Hands) * Valse (One Piano, Six Hands) * Romance (One Piano, Six Hands)

From an earlier Belwin Mills edition, this is Volume 5 of a series of the piano works of the great Russian-American composer. Included are Rachmaninoff's Opus 28 and Opus 36 Sonatas. The Opus 28, in D-minor, in three movements, was completed in 1907 and was introduced in Dresden, Germany. The Opus 36, in B-flat minor, also in three movements, was written and 1913 but was later revised by the composer.

These 24 preludes and 17 etudes-tableaux include what are possibly Rachmaninoff's finest compositions for solo piano. Reproduced from authoritative Russian editions, they include the popular C-sharp minor prelude, Op. 3, No. 2; the G-minor prelude, Op. 23, No. 5; and the B-minor prelude, Op. 32, No. 10.