Székely Folk Songs

For Male Voices. Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition (Z. 15009), this volume includes Bartók's complete works for children's and female voices. The lyrics in this Urtext edition are in the original languages, but literal English translations are provided in the appendix, which also includes English versions of those of the 27 Two- and Three-Part Choruses that were authorized by the composer.The edition is complete with an informative preface (in Hungarian, English, and German) and detailed Editorial Comments (in Hungarian and English). The Comments give an overview of the textual, folk-music, and compositional sources, and provide detailed information on the performance practice of Bartók's choral works. The edition has been printed on high-quality and environmentally-friendly paper.This volume is also available cloth-bound, along with the volumes for male voices and for mixed voices, in slipcase (Z. 20076). Separate editions of each work included in this volume are also available.

One of the least known of the great Russian pianists of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries, Alexander Siloti (1863-1945) was one of the most influential and progressive. As a concert promoter, he introduced the music of dozens of composers to the Russian public in the famous Siloti Concerts of 1903-1917, including Albeniz, Debussy, de Falla, Delius, Elgar, Enesco, Mahler and Schoenberg. A student of Liszt (and one of the teachers of Rachmaninoff), Siloti is a central figure in the development of the great age of the piano virtuoso. As with many of his colleagues, transcribing and arranging existing music for the piano was a major part of Siloti's activity, and since he madeno recordings, his published transcriptions are one of the few existing keys we have to his musical taste and philosophy. In an extended biographical essay, Dr. Charles Barber explores this issue and writes cogently about the style and influence of this remarkable man. The Alexander Siloti Collection is dominated by Siloti's remarkable transcriptions and arrangements of the music of J.S. Bach, notable particularly for their pianistic character and faithfulness to the unique genetic code of Bach's design. Some of the Bach works included are: Prelude in B Minor, BWV855a, Gigue from Suite in Bb Major, Chaconne in D Minor, the Organ Preludes in E Minor and G Minor and the celebrated Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565. Music by Gluck, Mozart and Chopin is also contained in this generous compilation of pianistic wizardry. This addition to The Master's Collection is likely to be one of the most talked about piano folios of the year. (288 pages, smythe sewn binding).Prelude in B MinorAdagioAirChaconne in D MinorGigueAndanteFantasia in C MinorOrgan Prelude in E MinorParaphraseOrgan Prelude in G MinorPreludePrelude from Cantata No. 29Prelude from Cantata No. 35SicilianoToccata and Fugue in D MinorMelodyVariationsVariations in F MajorEtude No. 25 in F MinorScherzo in B-flat MinorAu bord d'une sourceAu lac de WallenstadtConsolation No. 3 in D-flat MajorConcert Etude in D-flat MajorSposalizioIl PenserosoSursum CordaLe cygneHumoresqueTheme original et variationsA Song of IndiaFour Russian Folk SongsFour Russian Folk SongsFour Russian Folk SongsTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesNo. 3. On the Beautiful Blue DanubeTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesTwelve Themes from Famous WaltzesEtude in C-sharp MinorPoemeRomanzePrelude in G-sharp Minor / Piano / Carl Fischer