Carl Nielsen: Five Pieces For Piano Op.3: Piano: Instrumental Album

Carl Nielsen (1865-1931) was a Danish musician often seen as his country’s greatest composer who now occupies a distinguished platform in the national and cultural heritage of his native Denmark. The Carl Nielsen Edition is an independent project which aims to publish all of his finished works in the version last approved by the composer. Each piece has an introduction which tells the story behind the work and its place in his oeuvre and a critical commentary which gives an account of the source material and any editorial changes both given in the same volume as the music. Piano And Organ Works contains: Piano works:Five Piano Pieces Op.3; Symphonic Suite Op.8; Humoresque-Bagatelles Op.11; Festival Prelude for the New Century; A Dream about 'Silent Night'; Chaconne Op.32; Theme and Variations Op.40; Suite Op.45; Three Piano Pieces; Piano Music for Young and Old I Op.53; Piano Music for Young and Old II Op.53; Piano Piece. Organ works: 29 Little Preludes Op.51; Two Preludes; Melody; Commotio Op.58.

The purpose of this critical revision of Carl Nielsen's Five Piano Pieces is to present a score which accurately reflects the composer's intentions and musical ideas and to provide a guide for understanding the composition within the context of Nielsen's artistic and intellectual development. The piece is scored for Piano solo.

Volume 2 in this fantastic collection of 24 Five-tone pieces in all keys from Opus 53. This critical edition is designed to accurately reflect Nielsen's intentions and musical ideas and to provide a guide to understanding the composition within the context of his artistic and intellectual development.