Richard Strauss Klaviernoten

Edited by Willard A. Palmer, this is the first movement of Beethoven's famous Sonata, Opus 27, No. 2. Included are historical notes about the work and the composer, as well as illustrations, and addit...

Along with Clementi's C Major Sonatina, this famous piece by Beethoven, in G Major, will likely qualify as one of the student's first Sonatinas as they venture into longer classical forms. Included ar...

Whereas Schumann composed the 'Album for the Young' for children, his 'Scenes from Childhood' (Kinderszenen) are reflections of childhood for adults. Like many of his character pieces, Schumann notes...

Numerous selections from Schumann's Album for the Young have long been favorites of intermediate students, and few collections fail to include the 'Soldier's March,' the 'Happy Farmer' or the 'Wild Ho...

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. Volume 2, edited by Stewart Gordon, includes ????? [see volume 1 (16743) for format] Dr. Gordon discusses a variety of topics including Beethoven's life; the pian...

A new series developed by Maurice Hinson that contains the most popular selections by favorite composers and features performance suggestions and analyses.

Pieces in this collections were all written before Beethoven turned 20. A look at his childhood, family life, and musical studies are discussed in the introductory material along with his performance...

Re-engraved, corrected editions by Artur Schnabel, with Schnabel's notes and comments in five languages. Volume One contains Sonatas One through Seventeen and Volume Two contains Sonatas Eighteen thro...

Dr. Stewart Gordon, Professor of Music in the Department of Keyboard Studies at the University of Southern California, is held in high regard by professional piano teachers worldwide. His critical edi...

The Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, is an important milestone, not only in Beethoven's piano sonatas but also in the development of the keyboard sonata. It is dramatic and emotional to the extent sel...

Beethoven's Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp Minor (Sonata quasi una fantasia), Op. 27, No. 2, is among the best loved and most frequently performed works of any composer. The nickname 'moonlight' probably ca...

For Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, the nickname 'tempest' might refer to Shakespeare's classic play of the same title, although that has not been proven. Still, 'tempest' has become firmly r...

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 is considered by many, including Beethoven, to be one of his greatest sonatas. The nickname 'appassionata' probably came from a four-hand version entitled Sonata appas...

Beethoven wrote 32 sonatas for piano. Volume 4, the last of this series, edited by Stewart Gordon, includes Sonatas 25 - 32 (Opp. 79, 81a, 90, 101, 106, 109, 110, and 111), written between 1809 and 18...

Since 1839, the year of its composition, this piece has remained one of the most popular of Schumann's piano works. It has a beautiful, rolling, rhythmic, repeated main section, with contrasting secti...

This edition will assist piano students in achieving a better, more stylistically correct interpretation of two of Beethoven's most popular piano sonatas. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 49, No. 1 and Sonata i...

The Op. 79 was announced by Breitkopf & Härtel in Leipzig in December 1810 as 'sonatine pour le pianoforte.' It was also registered at London's copyright registry on August 31, 1810, by the English pu...

The three movements of Op. 81a are entitled 'The Departure,' 'The Absence,' and 'The Return,' dedicated to the Archduke Rudolf, an excellent pianist, friend, and patron of the composer. Rudolf's depar...

Together with 'Für Elise' are several menuets, écossaises, German dances and sonatinas, all presented in their original form. Each work is briefly discussed, and a one-page biography provides early-in...

A diverse collection of Beethoven's most familiar keyboard works is contained in this volume, including the 'Menuet in G Major,' 'Für Elise' and the first movement of the 'Moonlight Sonata. ' Other wo...

Composed between 1796 and 1797, Beethoven's Sonata in D Major, Op. 6, for one piano, four hands, is lighthearted and one of his shortest sonatas. A teaching/performing edition, this duet has been care...

Composed between 1796 and 1797, Beethoven's Sonata in D Major, Op. 6, for one piano, four hands, is lighthearted and one of his shortest sonatas. A teaching/performing edition, this duet has been care...

The 'Eroica Variations' - so-called because they were later re-worked for the finale of Beethoven's third ('Eroica') Symphony, Op. 55 - occupy a prominent place in piano literature. Its structural gra...

Robert Schumann's Kreisleriana for piano is a cycle of eight contrasting pieces composed in 1838. The work belongs to one of Schumann's most creative periods. It was influenced by the writings of auth...

The rage over a lost penny, given vent in a Caprice, well reflects the humor of Beethoven and has been popular with young pianists for decades. The original theme is manipulated through many keys and...