The Virtuoso Pianist, Volume I

SKU: BT.EMBZ7783

International.

' 'Learning the piano is so widespread these days and good pianists so numerous that mediocrity on the instrument can no longer be accepted. In effect, the piano must be studied for eight or ten years before performance of a harder piece is attempted. Few can spare the years for this. It takes one hour to play the volume in full. Once it has been mastered, it is enough to set aside for it a little time each day and the difficulties will disappear almost like magic. Playing will become as attractive, accurate, fluent and pearly as that of the best performers.'' This piano method by the French music teacher Charles-Louis Hanon (1819-1900) appeared in 1874, with these introductory wordsaddressed to the realm of pianists. Almost a century and a half later, it remains among the most popular systems of piano tuition all around the world, and Hanon's name has become generic for systematic instrumental methods, even in types of popular music. The Virtuoso Pianist appears as a publication in six languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish and Hungarian.

The volume in a new, decorative cover is useful to every pianist. Students with a years study behind them will succeed in mastering the exercises. Advanced pianists after working through the exercises will be able to tackle even serious technicaldifficulties. In the volume different forms of technical difficulty are encountered. The exercises may be performed on more than one piano simultaneously, so that students become accustomed to ensemble playing.

Das Erlernen des Klavierspiels ist gegenwärtig so sehr verbreitet, und es gibt so viele gute Pianisten, dass wir uns auf diesem Instrument mit Mittelmäßigkeit nicht mehr zufriedengeben können. Das führt dazu, dass acht bis zehn JahreKlavierunterricht erforderlich sind, bevor wir riskieren können, ein schwieriges Stück zu spielen. Es gibt jedoch nur Wenige, die dem Erlernen dieses Instruments so viele Jahre widmen! Man benötigt etwa eine Stunde, um diesen Band voll und ganzdurchzuspielen. Wenn wir uns die Übungen bereits perfekt angeeignet haben, genügt es, sich täglich nur kurze Zeit mit ihm zu beschäftigen, und unsere Schwierigkeiten werden wie von Zauberhandverschwinden: Unser Spiel wird so schön, so akkurat, soleicht und perlend wie das der hervorragendsten Künstler.

SKU: SU.12800058

ABOUT THIS BOOK: Hanon for Beginners (1-page Preface, 10 pages). This short and practical volume, which presents the first 20 exercises (Part 1) of Hanon's book, is the perfect primer for the pianist’s first encounter with Charles-Louis Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist. In addition to indicating the traditional fingerings, this volume also supplies alternate fingerings in preparation for the playing of real music. A short introduction as well as important practice tips are included in the one-page Preface. This edition is ideal for teachers and students of all ages who desire a less difficult introduction and primer to the indispensable exercises of Hanon. Piano/Keyboard Published by: BachScholar.

SKU: BT.MUSACF020137

French.

Nouveaux Musiciens Volume 1 is a collection of twelve short pieces of progressive difficulty, by new virtuoso pianists, compiled by renowned pianist and teacher Lucette Descaves . Lucette Descaves  entered the Paris Conservatoire while Gabriel Fauré was director, as a student under Marguerite Long, who eventually named Descaves her spiritual successor. As a teacher at the Conservatoire, Descaves  taught a vast number of world-famous pianists.

SKU: BT.EMBZ14762

The latest volume in this highly successful series offers romantic character pieces by Polish, Czech and Russian composers, including Moszkowski, Smetana, Fibich and Glinka, for enterprising young pianists and their teachers to discover. The less well-known composers are also noteworthy. For instance, Maria Szymanowska, who toured the whole of Europe as one of the most famous virtuoso concert pianists of her time, and was awarded the title of first pianist to the Tsar's court in St Petesburg.

Der neueste Band der erfolgreichen Serie bietet den jungen entdeckungsfreudigen Pianisten und deren Lehrern polnische, tschechische und russische, romantische Charakterstücke unter anderem von Moszkowski, Smetana, Fibich und Glinka. Aufmerksamkeit verdienen aber auch die weniger bekannten Komponisten wie z. B. Maria Szymanowska, die als eine der berühmtesten Klaviervirtuosen ihrer Zeit ganz Europa bereiste und in St. Petersburg zur ‚Ersten Pianistin' des Hofes ernannt wurde.

SKU: PE.EP72782

ISBN 9790577011080. 232 x 303mm inches. English.

The three volumes of Années de pèlerinage (‘Pilgrim Years’) are among Liszt‘s most important compositions for piano solo. From dramatic-virtuoso to pensive-romantic music, the 29 ‘travel pieces’ represent the complete range of Liszt‘s compositional expression.

For the first time, this first volume of the trilogy, Suisse (Switzerland) is published together with the Trois Morceaux suisses, in line with the composer’s original intention to combine all his Swiss-inspired character pieces into a single volume. The musical journey is supported by the inclusion of historical illustrations of the scenes and landscapes that inspired the composer.

Edited by world-renowned Liszt expert and concert pianist Leslie Howard, the edition also contains Liszt’s original fingerings.

SKU: PE.EP11570B

ISBN 9790014133320. 232 x 303mm inches. English.

Clara Schumann (née Wieck) was undoubtedly the most important female pianist of the 19th century. As a young child she toured Europe as a prodigy: her entire career as a celebrated piano virtuoso spanned more than 60 years. Equally important, but less well known, is the composer Clara Schumann, who published her Opus 1 at the age of eleven. Despite the domestic duties expected of a woman at that time, she created numerous outstanding piano works and songs that are at least the equal of those of her male contemporaries. However, society at that time did not allow women to be regarded as fully-fledged composers or for their works to be appreciated adequately.

To help give this important composer the recognition she deserves, Edition Peters, in collaboration with the Schumann-Haus Leipzig, is now, on the occasion of her 200th birthday, publishing this Anniversary Songbook for Medium-Low Voice. The 14 songs, representing the pinnacle of Clara's art, were composed mainly in the period after her marriage in Leipzig to Robert Schumann - who was her greatest champion.

This volume includes:

• new practical editions of 14 of Clara Schumann's greatest songs
• introductio ns to each song, written by Frances Falling, Schumann-Haus Leipzig
• new English translations of the song lyrics
• a CD containing recordings of the piano accompaniments

SKU: BR.PB-4485

Frederic Chopin's Piano Concertos in e minor op. 11 and f minor op. 21 were written when the composer had just barely entered his twenties.

EB 3942 is printed in score form; two copies are needed for performance.Have a look. Solo concerto; Romantic. Full score. 68 pages. Duration 30'. Breitkopf and Haertel #PB 4485. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.PB-4485).

ISBN 9790004203910. 9 x 12 inches.

Frederic Chopin's Piano Concertos in e minor op. 11 and f minor op. 21 were written when the composer had just barely entered his twenties. Since he needed effective, virtuoso works for his major concert appearances with orchestral accompaniment, he decided to simply write them himself. Although it is clear that the piano part always holds center stage in these pieces, Chopin never degrades the orchestra by turning it into a stereotypical cue-giver. This is confirmed by the imaginatively orchestrated tutti transition in the first movement, the lengthy string tremolo in the middle movement and the col legno passage in the finale.The first performance of the f-minor concerto took place in Warsaw on 17 March 1830. The first edition of the score was published in 1879 by Breitkopf & Hartel in Leipzig. The present edition for two pianos by Ignaz Friedmann was first issued in 1913 in the framework of the 12-volume Chopin edition for which the Polish pianist undertook a careful evaluation of the sources.

Frederic Chopin's Piano Concertos in e minor op. 11 and f minor op. 21 were written when the composer had just barely entered his twenties.