Debussy composed the Petite Suite in 1888 when he was 26. The period up to 1890 was a time in which Debussy's later distinctive impressionistic style has not yet emerged. The Petite Suite shows the influence of the French lyric opera composers Gounod and Massenet as do most of Debussy's pre-1890 compositions. The work could be considered neo-classical because it contains pseudo-dance movements and because of the style of Keyboard writing used through which Debussy pays a kind of homage to the French clavecinists. Scored for 1 Piano 4 Hands

Works For Piano Duet-'Flee the storms.' Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) put this motto of classical artists at the heart of his music for piano four hands preferring the balance of proportions to the roar of passions the eclecticism of good taste charm and delicacy. Berceuses falls within the French tradition of children's music such as illustrated by Fauré's Dolly and Ravel's Ma mère l’Oye. These seven pieces evoke with refinement the happiness of a cloudless day the effervescence that reigns on Christmas Eve or the gentle syncopated rocking of a young Creole Selfiana. The Variations puériles sur une mélodie de CarlReinecke manifest a free whimsical vein whereas the Trois préludes sur des airs irlandais drink at the pure sources of folk music borrowing their thematic material from the famous collection Songs of Old Ireland which Stanford had brought out in 1882. Published for the first time from a handwritten score the Variations sur un thème de Charles Levadé end with a wild quadrille that takes the heroes of the celebration to the nearest inn. The Pièce en forme d’aria et Bergerie from 1896 finely polished takes up with the ambiance of the pastorale popular in the 17th century.

Slavonic Dances op. 72 for Piano Four-hands-With the publication of the second volume all of the ?Slavonic Dances? are now available in Urtext. Following the resounding success of the first series op. 46 which immediately made the composer famous around the world thepublisher urged him to write more. Dvo ák only got down to work on them eight years later announcing ?I think these will be very different?. And indeed the difference cannot be missed: the second series is singled out bygreater formal freedom and more colourful harmony. Whereas Opus 46 is for the most part characterised by sparkling high spirits (HN757) in Opus 72 there are also quieter notes: melancholy and poetry find their way into theexuberant dance.

for piano four-hands-The six pieces in Gabriel Fauré's Dolly suite were inspired by the young daughter of the composer's friend Emma Bardac. The girl was born in 1892 and called “Dolly” on account of hersmall delicate figure. These pieces were composed mainly for Dolly's birthday or the New Year and reflect the world as experienced by the growing child from a lullaby to a temperamental dance. The suite was notmeant to be taken too seriously as shown by the subtle allusions to his own music and that of others. Despite their simple basic structure these pieces which soon became popular contain numerous harmonic and rhythmic subtletiestypical of the French composer – “children’s music” that is also well suited to adults.  

An authoritative urtext edition of Brahms' Hungarian Dances WoO 1 books 1-4 comprising dances 1-21 all written for Piano Duet. Edited by Walter Georgii.

Easy arrangements for one piano and four hands of thirty four compositions including 'Careless Love' 'The Comedians' Galop' and famous Strauss waltzes.

Seven pieces including Diabelli's famous Rondo Militaire and Turkish March. The 'Primo' part is of Grade 1 standard whilst the 'Secondo' part is Grade 2 - 4 approx. Grade: 1 - 4

La densité de l'écriture de cette oeuvre majeure du répertoire des pianistes avait appelé des orchestrations célèbres. Sa transcription pour piano à quatre mains par Bruno ROSSIGNOL vient combler une lacune. L'intimité de l'instrument d'origine est ici préservée tout en s'ouvrant, par les possibilités que réserve cette instrumentation, à des sonorités et à une amplitude de contrastes neufs. / Piano À 4 Mains

6 thèmes bien connus de la flûte de Mozart ' Magic ', dans des arrangements faciles par enseignant de Beethoven C.G. Neefe - avec ces trois noms, nous sommes juste au milieu du classicisme viennois. La caractéristique des arrangements authentiques du temps traitent de thèmes / Piano 4 Mains

It was the ?Slavonic Dances for Piano Duet? op. 46 which brought Antonín Dvorák unexpected international fame. An unerring business instinct led Fritz Simrock, at the beginning of 1878, to ask the Czech composer for some works for piano duet into which Dvorák incorporated musical themes from where he grew up. Following in the footsteps of Brahms?s ?Hungarian Dances?, Dvorák refrained from a literal portrayal of individual kinds of dance. As a result, he created unique masterpieces of European music for domestic use and concert performance.'
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This edition of both series of the ?Slavonic Dances? is based on the ?Complete Edition of the Works of Antonín Dvorák?. The main sources are the first editions published by Simrock.'
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- Separate editions of these works based on the ?Complete Edition of Antonín Dvorák's Works?, vol. V/5'
- New forewords (Cz/Eng/Ger) by Hans-Joachim Hinrichsen and Ivana Rentsch'
- Newly engraved in score format / [Danses Slaves pour Piano 4 Mains Opus 72] / Classique / Partition /