John Mendelssohn

The famous Spanish composer Albeniz is mostly known for his guitar masterpieces, and yet his recognizable styling is beautifully suited to this 6/8 piano sonata, composed in the short, one movement fo...

These two noble and heroic rhapsodies are among Johannes Brahms's best-known works. This Alfred edition is based on the composer's personal copies of the first edition. Dr. Hinson offers valuable perf...

Dr. Hinson suggests that 'this appealing sonata was composed before 1780 and provides an example of the good-humored Haydn; it was intended for amateurs.' It is a light-hearted and very playable sonat...

This beautiful edition of one of Haydn's finest sonatas is nicely spaced, very readable, and features biographical information on the composer as well as many helpful performance notes for correct exe...

Presumably inspired by Charles Sainte-Beuve's collection of poems, this set of six pieces provides a wonderful introduction to Liszt's melodic invention, mood evocation and harmonic language. The most...

Two Scriabin compositions are presented here for performance by the left hand only, with performance notes and practice suggestions included. For pianists of advanced proficiency these will represent...

From Grieg's 'Lyric Pieces,' Op. 54, this well-known and descriptive 1891 composition was written after the composer's trip to the Jotunheimen mountains in Norway, and is meant to portray mystical noc...

Composed between 1906 and 1908, the Children's Corner Suite was written to capture the essence of childhood with charm, grace and humor. Debussy's intention was to create moods and sensations and, uti...

Originally conceived as part of a group of Rumanian folk dances for piano, these three movements are indeed dances, and are titled Bagpipers, Bear Dance, and Finale. There is a strong use of accents a...

During the latter part of his life, Brahms wrote only sets of relatively short pieces. With their formal and stylistic perfection, they are among the most valuable of the late-Romantic additions to pi...

Mozart composed only two sonatas in minor keys and it has been suggested that the dark quality of this A minor sonata was influenced by events surrounding the death of Mozart's mother. The three movem...

Mozart's well-known F major Sonata is nicely presented in this Masterworks Edition complete with performance helps, instructions on ornamentation, and notes within the score that show differences betw...

This excellent sheet solo edition of Mozart's Sonata, K. 283, includes fingering, and performance and ornamentation suggestions by Dr. Maurice Hinson.

An elegiac character permeates this sonata, composed in 1798. No previous Beethoven sonata begins with such a direct, immediately expressive theme. The middle movement provides the serious and austere...

The serious student and performer of the Beethoven's works will definitely benefit from this scholarly prepared edition of the 1795 F-minor Sonata, Opus 2, No. 1, not only for the clarity of its moder...

Originally composed in 1795 as the last movement of Haydn's 'Trio in G,' for keyboard, violin and cello, which become very popular in England and in Europe, Haydn subsequently published it for piano i...

Written in 1911, this piece was Bartok's first large-scale independent piano composition, and the first time he used the piano this percussively. There are many shifts in moods and dynamics from ppp t...

This set of six pieces is based on folk-song melodies and dance forms from Transylvania which was annexed to Romania in 1920. The contrasting melodies were originally for violin or shepherd's flute, b...

The More than Slow Waltz is one way to translate this interesting Debussy work. The composer was apparently fascinated by the waltz form for many reasons, and this particular work represented a reacti...

This may well be the perfect introduction to the flavor and style of Debussy's work. Written in G-flat major, the song's tempo is 'very calm and sweetly expressive,' and the best elements of impressio...

Diese gut lesbare Ausgabe des schönen Ravel-Stücks ist besonders gut notiert und enthält historische Anmerkungen und Aufführungsvorschläge des Komponisten selbst.

Liszt's famous romantic masterpiece, edited by Maurice Hinson, with historical and performance notes included.

This scholarly edition by Maurice Hinson of Mozart's famous theme and variations on the tune of 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star' includes historic material, performance suggestions, and other helpful i...