The Romantic Era Piano Album

This introduction documents the spirit of Romanticism and the evolution of the piano during the 19th century, and specifies performance suggestions. Biographical information and fascinating photographs fill this collection of keyboard works.

This introduction documents the spirit of Romanticism and the evolution of the piano during the 19th century, and specifies performance suggestions. Biographical information and fascinating photographs fill this collection of keyboard works.

Five volumes of piano repertoire offering an ideal introduction to music from the Romantic period. Featuring works by great names such as Chopin, Schumann and Debussy as well as pieces by lesser-known composers from this prolific period of piano writing. Volumes are carefully graded and offer a variety of keys, time signatures and moods.

Reproduced from authoritative sources, this modestly priced compilation presents favorite piano works of the Romantic era. Unlike many other anthologies of music from the period, which vary widely in the quality of their content, this collection features works of consistent excellence. Intermediate and advanced pianists will find these carefully chosen pieces a splendid representation of Romantic keyboard works. Selections include Chopin's Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23, as well as Fantasie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. 66; Two Pieces from Tannhäuser and Lohengrin by Liszt; Rachmaninoff's Polichinelle from Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3, No. 4 ("Punch"), and Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 28; and Schumann's Variationen über den Namen Abegg, Op. 1, and Studien nach Capricen von Paganini, Op. 3.

A collection of some of the most beautiful classic pieces of the Romantic Era. Editor Joseph Smith has carefully selected short pieces that pay tribute to the many aspects of romanticism. These pieces offer a particularly intimate and personal vision of each composer represented. The book includes composer profiles, editorial and performance notes, and biographical information about Joseph Smith. The performances on the CD suggest possibilities to players for artistic interpretation. As with all books in this series, it includes a unique lay-flat binding to help keep the music open on the music stand. Titles and composers include: Fantasy (Gabriel Fauré) * Humoresque in A-flat Major (Antonin Dvorak) * Intermezzo in E Major (Johannes Brahms) * Romance (Edward MacDowell) * Song Without Words in A Minor (Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky) * Valse in A-flat Major (Frédéric Chopin).

Works by 36 composers are included in this comprehensive survey of piano music written between 1820 and 1910. The pieces in this collection range in difficulty from intermediate through early-advanced levels and cover the widest range of styles and idioms of the Romantic period. Historical and biographical background and performance notes are provided by Dr. Hinson.

(Piano). 269 pieces by 32 composers nearly 400 pages of music!

(Piano Collection). 80 keyboard pieces of the Baroque Era, from composers including J.S. Bach, Couperin, Handel, Purcell, and Scarlatti. Contents: BACH: Italian Concerto, BWV 971 * Sarabande from English Suite No. 5, BWV 810 * French Suite No. 2, BWV 813 * French Suite No. 3, BWV 814 * Rondeau from Partita No. 2, BWV 826 * Invention No. 1, BWV 772 * Invention No. 2, BWV 773 * Invention NO. 4, BWV 775 * Invention No. 8, BWV 779 * Invention No. 13, BWV 784 * Prelude & Fugue No. 1, BWV 846 * Prelude & Fugue No. 2, BWV 847 * Prelude, BWV 899 * Prelude, BWV 902a * Prelude BWV 924 * Prelude, BWV 925 * Prelude, BWV 926 * Prelude, BWV 933 * Prelude, BWV 936 * Prelude, BWV 938 * Prelude, BWV 939 * Prelude, BWV 999 * Aria from Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 * COUPERIN: La bandoline * Les barricades mysterieuses * Les papillons * Soeur Monique * Suite in C minor * HANDEL: Sarabande from Suite, HWV 429 * Gigue from Suite, HWV 429 * Prelude from Suite, HWV 430 * Air from Suite, HWV 430 * Allegro from Suite, HWV 432 * Air from Suite, HWV 434 * Air from Suite, HWV 436 * Sarabande from Suite, HWV 437 * Courante from Suite, HWV 441 * PURCELL: Keyboard Suite No. 2, Z. 661 * Keyboard Suite No. 7, Z. 668 * DOMENICO SCARLATTI SONATAS BY K. NUMBER: 3, 7, 84, 116, 119, 208, 260, 263, 264, 309, 366, 420, 421, 427, 517, 544