Maurice Hinson: Anspruchsvolle Noten

Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 is the first of two sets of dances inspired by the composer's Bohemian folk-music roots. There are eight duets in this volume, each one displaying rhythmic energy and...

Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 is the first of two sets of dances inspired by the composer's Bohemian folk-music roots. There are eight duets in this volume, each one displaying rhythmic energy and...

Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, Op.72 is the second of two sets of dances inspired by the composer's Bohemian folk-music roots. There are eight duets in this volume, each one displaying rhythmic energy and...

Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, Op.72 is the second of two sets of dances inspired by the composer's Bohemian folk-music roots. There are eight duets in this volume, each one displaying rhythmic energy and...

Composed in 1905 this volume of Images, comprised of three contrasting pieces, demonstrates conciseness, deep dramatic content and colorful tonal imagery. Debussy established Impressionism as a pianis...

Composed in 1907 this volume of Images, comprised of three contrasting pieces, demonstrates conciseness, deep dramatic content and colorful tonal imagery. Debussy established Impressionism as a pianis...

Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was one of the most prolific composers of ensemble piano music. Some of his most popular works for piano duet (for one piano, four hands) are included in this collection.

Franz Schubert was one of the most prolific composers of ensemble piano music, and these two marches demonstrate his mastery at writing for one piano, four hands. The Two Characteristic Marches, Op. 1...

The Fantasie in F minor, Op. 103, is Franz Schubert's most-often performed piano duet and is considered one of the great masterpieces of ensemble piano repertoire. Schubert completed the Fantasie in 1...

The Rondo in C Major, Op. 73, is the third rondo Chopin composed. It was originally written for solo piano in 1828 when Chopin was 18 years old. He rearranged it for two pianos, four hands, the same y...

2 copies required! Saint-Saens composed these variations in 1874, based on the trio of the third movement of Beethoven's Piano Sonata in E-flat, Op. 31, No. 3. The eight ingenious variations plus fugu...

This sonata for two pianos, four hands was written in 1781 for performance by Mozart and Josephine von Aurnhammer, one of his finest students. The first and third movements are fast and brilliant, con...

This sonata for two pianos, four hands was written in 1781 for performance by Mozart and Josephine von Aurnhammer, one of his finest students. The first and third movements are fast and brilliant, con...

This advanced piano piece by the 19th-century French composer is one of his most popular concert works. The program music describes a funeral procession, relieved by a lively middle section where the...

Each piece of Op. 337 consists of various sections of one to several measures, each concluded by a coda. Czerny's own instructions above the studies read: 'Each repetition should be played 20 times wi...

Eight contrasing pieces with descriptive titles comprise the 'Fantasy Pieces', op. 12. Although the eight pieces form a homogeneous whole, each can be played individually without loss of effect. They...

Gabriel Faure gewidmet, stellt Ravel diesem Stück "flüssiger Poesie" eine Zeile von Henri de Regnier voran: "Der Flussgott lacht über das Wasser, wenn es ihn kitzelt". Ravel gab an, er wolle das Werk...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Schumann's Symphonic Etudes is one of the most astounding musical accomplishments of the 19th century. The set consists of a theme, seven variations and a lengthy finale. This work is as significant f...

Polish composer Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925) wrote brilliant piano music similar to the early-Romantic style of Chopin, Mendelssohn and Schumann. Written for advancing pianists, each etude is a study...

Children's Suite (Canons), Op. 65 was composed in the late 1890s. All eight movements of the suite are written in canon form and are accessible to pianists at the early advanced level. This edition in...