A year after their composition in 1866, Brahms?s popular 16 Waltzes op. 39 for piano duet were arranged by the composer for piano solo, thus fulfilling the request of his publisher for a simplified version.

Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for reasonable hands , that is for proficient players, and the easier version as perhaps for prettier hands , that is, for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a children?s edition . The catchy and musically easily accessible pieces are among the composer?s most popular works and are particularly suitable for piano students and lovers of the Romantic repertoire.

Both versions of the Waltzes op. 39 (BA9602, BA9603) are available in separate editions and form an important contribution to Bärenreiter?s series of Brahms?s works in scholarly-critical Urtext editions. Both editions include fingering, a well-presented musical layout and optimum page-turns. The Urtext editions are complemented by explanations on performance practice used by Brahms, an informative foreword on the genesis, sources and significance of the works together with comments on the primary sources.

- A key work in the Romantic piano repertoire
- All known sources and the latest research findings taken into account
- Well-presented musical layout with optimum page-turns
- Includes fingering
- Suggestions on performance practice and interpretation (Ger/Eng)
- Informative foreword (Ger/Eng) and critical commentary (Eng)

The editor
Christian Köhn has been awarded several scholarships as well as winning major international music competitions in Germany.
He has released 24 CDs to date, including the first ever complete recording of the piano duo works of Johannes Brahms. Christian Köhn is a lecturer at the Musikhochschule Detmold. / [Valses op. 39 / Versions Simplifiées] / Classique / Partition / Agrafé /

This creative collection of easy pieces is intended to open up the wealth of Romantic music to clarinettists in the early stages of their development. This volume includes well known and popular themes by the great composers of this era. The book concludes with short studies by Friedrich Demnitz - a famous clarinettist of the period.The pieces selected here have been sensitively arranged for clarinet and piano, so that they are satisfying and enjoyable to play. They are suitable for studying in lessons, as well as repertoire for recitals and concerts. Of course they may also be enjoyed when played at home, along with the accompaniment tracks on the CD. / Clarinette Et Piano

Par TURNER. The world's most popular classical melodies, arranged for easy instrumental solo with piano accompaniment. Includes the music of Bach, Brahms and Saint-Saens. / Rép Classique / Recueil / Flûte Traversière

A great selection of popular classical pieces arranged for easy-play piano by Stephen Duro complete with chord symbols. Includes Lullaby (Brahms) Meditation from Thais (Massenet) Toreador's Song(Bizet) and William Tell Overture (Rossini). Suitable for pianists from grade 1-3 standard.

This series was designed to supplement traditional vocal instruction and works perfectly as preparatory literature for The First Book of Solos and The First Book of Solos Part II.Each piece is in Englishand has a limited vocal range as well as a piano accompaniment that is playable by a student pianist. The pieces include art songs folksongs humorous songs and suitable vintage popular songs and are all appropriate for contestsolos. The accompanying CD includes professionally-recorded accompaniments. Soprano Contents: Alice Blue Gown · April Showers · Butterflies (Schulz) · Cradle Song (Brahms) · Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel(Humperdinck) · The False Prophet (Scott) · Florian's Song (Godard) · Golden Slumbers (English folksong) · It Was a Lover and His Lass (Austin) · Ladybird (Schumann) · The Lilac Tree (Gartlin) · The Little Sandman (arr. Brahms) ·My Little Heart (Weckerlin) · The Nightingale (Alabieff) · Oh! Dear What Can the Matter Be? (16th Century) · Oh Pretty Birds (Rigel) · The Rosebush (Himmel) · The Sweetest Flower that Blows (Hawley) · Two Marionettes (Cooke) ·The Willow Song (16th Century) · The Willow Tree (arr. Reimann) · The Winter It Is Past (arr. Hopekirk).

Many beginner and lower intermediate players are intimidated or put of works by some of the great composers fearing that the pieces are just too difficult to attempt. To the rescue comes the I Can Play That! series andthis fabulous edition provides the opportunity to play these majestic and wonderful pieces.This book contains a great selection sixty-nine popular Classical pieces from the world’s top composers in easy-to-play pianoarrangements complete with chord symbols. It features works by Beethoven Dvorak Mozart Haydn and Brahms and is more than suitable for pianists from grade 1-3 standard.Go on surprise yourself you CAN play that!