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This historic reference edition of Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 4, in G Minor, Op. 40 is the complete and final revised form, as last played by the composer in 1942. It is composed of thre...

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...

This volume contains 12 famous works by Debussy as edited and performed by Joseph Banowetz. A complete preface describing compositional and performance notes on each piece is included along with a Onl...

Romantic piano virtuoso and composer Franz Liszt's Sonata in B Minor is a monumental contribution to piano literature. This critical edition addresses sources, discrepancies, and performance issues (t...

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...

This significant compilation of 12 preludes represents Debussy's mature writing style and is filled with a great diversity of compositional styles. The music expresses a vast repertoire of emotions, c...

Mendelssohn's wonderful Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream musically represents various characters in Shakespeare's play. This edition is based on the duet manuscript dated 1829, which is housed in...

The Six Easy Pieces arranged by German composer, conductor, and organist Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748--1798) are inspired by the original vocal/orchestral score of The Magic Flute. These pieces are i...

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 large four-movement work, written in 1893, was premiered by Rachmaninoff and Pavel Pabst in Moscow. It is dedicated to Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky. A few lines of poetry by Romantic poets preface ea...

Dédié à Gabriel Faure, Ravel fait précéder cette pièce de "poésie liquide" d'un vers d'Henri de Regnier : "Le dieu de la rivière se rit de l'eau qui le chatouille". Ravel a indiqué qu'il souhaitait qu...

Three years after the publication of the first volume, the second volume of Debussy's Préludes was published in 1913. Here the music reflects the impressions of Stravinsky's music on the composer. In...

Faurés vier 'Valses-Caprices'(1882/83-1894) (BA10843) spiegeln verschiedene Formen seiner Auseinandersetzung mit dem Walzer in Verbindung mit der freien Form der Caprice. Anregungen für seine 'Valses-...

Beethoven's Sonata in F major op. 54 was written in 1804, just after the highly virtuosic 'Waldstein' Sonata and before the 'Appassionata' Sonata, and has unjustly stood in the shadow of its predecess...

It was not until 1814, five years after the Sonata op. 81 'Les Adieux', that Beethoven, then at the height of his popularity during the Congress of Vienna, returned to the piano sonata. The highly lyr...

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Après l'édition de l'Urtext en cahiers individuels, saluée par la critique, Bärenreiter présente les 35 sonates pour piano de Beethoven sous forme d'édition intégrale en trois volumes. L'éditeur de ce...

Fauré composed his 5 impromptus in two distinct periods of his career, in 1881-83 and 1906-09. Inspired by Chopin's example, the brilliant early impromptus (opp. 25, 31 and 34) resemble lyrical études...

Plus de 20 ans après l'op. 52, Saint-Saëns se tourne à nouveau vers le genre de l'étude de concert. En 1892, il écrit une étude initialement destinée à être publiée dans une revue et qui deviendra plu...

Saint-Saëns' etudes for the left hand were written in 1912 at the request of his pianist friend Caroline Montigny-Rémaury de Serres, who had suffered an injury to her right hand. These etudes which we...

... Beaucoup de temps passera avant que quelqu'un n'améliore fondamentalement ce texte musical et l'appareil critique qui l'accompagne ! (Leslie Howard). Avec son édition des sonates pour piano de Bee...

Discover the art of stylish interpretation with this outstanding sheet music edition from the renowned Bärenreiter Verlag: "Cadenzas, Lead-ins and Ornaments for the Piano Concertos" by Paul Badura-Sko...