Toccata And Fugue In D Minor And Other Great Masterpieces By Bach Tchaikovsky Wagner And Others

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.

Essays by a prominent contemporary composer explore a current trend in classical music away from atonal characteristics and toward more traditional forms. Topics include cultural identity, musical meaning, and the aesthetics of beauty.