This album is a special edition not only due to its very affordable price but also because it features a cross section of BärenreiterÂ's extensive piano catalogue. The pieces and movements range from the 18th century through to the first decades of the 20th century. During these three centuries keyboard playing developed considerably and together with the unstoppable rise of the pianoforte since the end of the 18th century, it became hugely popular The fifteen composers who are represented in this edition have each, in their inimitable way, shaped the possibilities of sound and playing techniques of this instrument in their works. In our piano collection you will find compositions from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Early Modern eras. The pieces also vary in national style and range from low through to high technical difficulty. Contents: Bach, Johann Sebastian
Prelude C major BWV 846 No. 1 from: The Well-Tempered Clavier; Satie, Erik 1st Gymnopédie; Schubert, Franz Allegretto C minor D 915; Brahms, Johannes Waltz B mino No. 11 from: Waltzes op. 39. Easy Edition; Janácek, Leos In the Mists no.1; Debussy, Claude The little Shepherd No. 5 from: Children's Corner; Schumann, Robert Sicilienne from: Album for the Young op.68; Satie, Erik In Addition from: 3 Morceaux en forme de Poire; Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix Venetian Gondola Song op.30/6; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Allegro 1st movement from: Sonata C major ("facile") K. 545; Bach, Johann Sebastian
Prelude D minor BWV 851; Beethoven, Ludwig van Adagio sostenuto 1st movement from: Sonata quasi una Fantasia op. 27 No.2 "Moonlight Sonata"; Mussorgsky, Modest Tuilleries No. 3 from: Pictures at an Exhibition; Brahms, Johannes Album Leaf; Händel, Georg Friedrich Sonatina D minor HWV 581; Schubert, Franz Hungarian Melody D 817; Debussy, Claude
( Footsteps in the snow) No. VI aus: Préludes pour piano. 1er Livre; Kozeluch, Leopold Sonata E-flat major op. 53/3
1st movement; Schulhoff, Erwin Blues (Esquisses de jazz, No. IV); Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Felix Allegro non troppo op. 72/1
Smetana, Bedrich Polka E-flat major op. 8/1; Schumann, Robert Farewell No. 9 from: Forest Scenes op. 82 .