Sonatas (20) in Bb, A, d, Eb, g, G, a, C, c, F, D.

1. Maria Szymanowska - biographical sketch

2. Letters

3. Sztambuchy

4. Autographs from sztambuchów

5. Compositions (notes)

6. Polonez F

7. Minuet E

8. Le Murmure (Nocturne in A Flat Major)

9. Switezianka

10. Etude F

11. Etude by Es

12. Etude 'D'

13. Study D (from the manuscript)

14. Etude E

15. Etude C

16. Etude by Es (from the manuscript)

Contents: Fugue in B Minor · Sarabande with Variations in D Minor · Courante in G · Air with Variations in B Flat · Allegro in G Minor · Gigue in B Flat · Sarabande in E Minor · Gigue in E Minor · Capriccio in G Minor · Air in D Minor · Gigue in D Minor · Prelude in E · Allemande in B Flat · Passacaglia in G Minor · Allegro in D · Gigue in E Minor · Air in E (The Harmonious Blacksmith) · Gavotte in G · Gigue in G · March from Saul · See! The Conquering Hero Comes (Judas Maccabaeus) · Hallelujah! (Messiah).

A landmark collection of Bartok's original compositions including 'For Children' (85 short pieces), 'Sonatina', 'First Term At The Piano', 'Five Bagatelles' and 'Three Folk Songs', this edition is arranged in progressive order of difficulty and is perfect repertoire for the young pianist.

Combines Schumann's classic piano works in one convenient, value-priced edition. A great resource for both the piano student and teacher.

A unique compilation of Lutoslawski's piano pieces, especially suitable for the younger pianist. All the music is faithfully reproduced from the Polish originals.

Contents: The Doll's Burial · Folk Dance · German Song · The Handorgan Man · The Hobby Horse (Le Petit Cavalier) · In Church · Italian Song · Mamma · March of the Soldiers · Mazurka · Morning Prayer · Neapolitan Dance-Song · The New Doll · The Nurse's Tale · Old French Song · The Peasant Plays the Accordion · Polka · Russian Song · The Sick Doll · Song of the Lark · Sweet Dream (Douce Reverie) · Waltz · A Winter Morning · The Witch.

Completed in four days, these 24 fanciful miniatures capture some delightful observations and experiences that any youth might enjoy. This is the first American edition based on the composer's original manuscript. Since the pieces were published in 1878, they have become part of the standard educational piano literature and make a necessary addition to the Schirmer Performance Editions. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary.

Initially only conceived as a birthday album for his daughter Marie, Schumann's Pieces for Piano op. 68 received tremendous acclaim throughout the world. Is there a piano student who has not played part of them? It is, however, a less well-known fact that Schumann also composed a music historical course of instruction for the piano in this connection. We have included this and other pieces originally intended for the Album in the appendix to our painstakingly revised edition. Rounded off by the inclusion of Ludwig Richter's illustration for the title page of the first edition and the trilingual print of the Advice to Young Musicians, our Urtext edition offers a vivid picture of middle-class musical culture in Schumann's times.

Contents: Andante Con Moto · Choral · Echoes from the Theatre · Figured Choral · First Loss · Folk Song · The Happy Farmer Returning from Work · Harvest Song · The Horseman · Humming Song · Hunting Song (Jagerliedchen) · In Memoriam · Italian Sailor's Song · Knecht Ruprecht · Lento Espressivo · Little Fugue · Little Piece · Little Romance · Little Song in Canon-Form · Little Study (Kleine Studie) · May, Sweet May · Melody · Mignon · Molto Lento · New Year's Eve · Norse Song · The Poor Orphan · The Reaper's Song (Schnitterliedchen) · Roaming in the Morning · Roundelay · Rustic Song · Sailor's Song · Sheherazade · Sicilienne · Soldier's March (Soldatenmarsch) · Spring Song · Strange Man · Theme · Vintage-Time · War Song · The Wild Horseman · Winter-Time I · Winter-Time II.

Album Leaves, Op. 2; Album Leaves, Op. 3; Sketches, Op. 4; Sketches, Op. 5; Posthumous Compositions; Compositions for Various Occasions.

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. Gurlitt's collection of accessible, charming works for the intermediate pianist provides an excellent introduction to Romantic repertoire of the mid-19th century, and highlights that period's signature solo piano form, the character piece. Gurlitt's miniatures show the influence of Robert Schumann, yet these solos nonetheless display an individuality and freshness all their own. Editor & recording artist: Margaret Otwell

The high opus number suggests that it is a late work, yet in reality the work comprises twenty single movements which were composed 10 to 15 years before publication. This means that they were written around the time of Schumann's early masterpieces such as Carnaval op. 8 or the Romances op. 28 in the 1830s; but they remained unpublished. Following the tremendous success of the Album for the Youth op. 68 in 1848, Schumann's piano music was once again in high demand. The composer therefore published a second selection of works, enabling him to supplement his earnings. Thanks to this, we have a charming collection of easy-to-play pieces, of which the Little Lullaby (no. 6) has become the most famous.

Contents: Six Pieces for Children, Op. 72 · Characteristic Piece (With Longing) · Andante (from Fantasie, Op. 16, No. 1) · Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night's Dream) · Scherzo, Op. 16, No. 2 · Praeludium in E Minor · Rondo Capriccioso · Songs Without Words (including Confidence, Regrets, Hunting-Song, Venetian Boat-Song No. 1, Venetian Boat-Song No. 2, Folksong, Contemplation, May Breezes, Song Without Words (posthumous), Consolation, Spring-Song, Tarantella, Spinning-Song).

Album of Six Pieces for Piano by Francis Poulenc.

Contents: Romance sans paroles, Op. 17, No. 3 · First Barcarolle, Op. 26 · Third Impromptu, Op. 34 · Fourth Nocturne, Op. 36 · Fourth Barcarolle, Op. 44 · Sixth Barcarolle, Op. 70 · Clair de Lune, Op. 46, No. 2 · Improvisation, Op. 84, No. 5 · Berceuse, Op. 56, No. 1.

Gretchaninoff (1864-1956) was a very active piano teacher in St. Petersburg and Moscow. He wrote a considerable number of piano pieces for children which have the rare quality of educating the ear and forming the taste of the pupil with respect to repertoire of the great Russian tradition as well as the world of romantic music. Contents: Andrusha's Album · Album Leaves · Nina's Album · Arabesques.

Gretchaninoff (1864-1956) was a very active piano teacher in St. Petersburg and Moscow. He wrote a considerable number of piano pieces for children which have the rare quality of educating the ear and forming the taste of the pupil with respect to repertoire of the great Russian tradition as well as the world of romantic music. Contents: Andrusha's Album · Album Leaves · Nina's Album · Arabesques.

Composed in 1910/11, Bartók's Allegro barbaro is one of his best-known and most popular works for piano. The composer himself enjoyed performing it in concerts, and recorded it several times. The recording from 1929, which he referred to as the authentic recording, contains very interesting divergences from the printed version as far as articulation, tempo and even the number of ostinato measures. For the first time, these have been included in the musical text of Henle's Urtext edition, and also annotated. With this first Bartók Urtext edition, László Somfai gives an insight into the many and varied musical impulses awaiting us in the Béla Bartók Complete Critical Edition, which will be jointly published by Editio Musica Budapest and G. Henle Publishers in 2016.

Everywhere only confused combinations of figures, dissonances, passages - in short, for us torture. - Schumann certainly did not deserve this contemporary slating. He only published the opening movement Allegro di bravura of what was originally meant to be a sonata - the other parts were apparently destroyed. Clara, who was otherwise rather reserved as far as Schumann's early works were concerned, soon incorporated this piece into her repertoire. Ernestine von Fricken, the dedicatee and with whom Schumann was still engaged at its time of composition, often played it after their separateion, even if with quite curious expression. Our edition is the result of a thorough revision to incorporate the latest scholarly findings.

Piano Solo

Beautiful selections from this first opera commissioned especially for television, Amahl has become a beloved Christmas offering since its premiere in 1951. The simple tale of a plucky crippled boy's encounter with the Magi is told in Don't cry, Mother dear, March of the Kings, Have you seen a Child? and more. Includes sketches and a synopsis of the story.

Influenced by American jazz, this brief piano piece uses disjunct rhythms at break-neck speed. American Berserk was composed in 2001 for the virtuoso Garrick Ohlsson.

Two Pianos, Four Hands. 2 Copies needed to perform.

Contents: Gagliarda (Galilei) · Il Conte Orlando (Molinaro) · Italiana (Ignoto) · Passacaglia (Roncalli) · Siciliana (Ignoto) · Villanella (Ignoto).

Originally for String Orchestra, arranged for Piano Solo by Karl Ekman.

Some teachers and pianists prefer a clean musical source. Henle has released these new versions of Urtext Editions without fingering to accommodate that. The normal Urtext Editions with fingering also remain available. Bach gave his wife Anna Magdalena two handwritten books of music. The second one is of particular value with its gilt-edged, vellum-covered binding. In this little book of 1725 he noted down numerous piano works in the most different styles - both his own and by other composers. The Henle Urtext edition, which incidentally is one of our bestselling titles, faithfully reproduces the complete contents of this manuscript, aside from the movements from the French Suites (HN71) and Partitas (HN28) in the notebook, which can be found elsewhere in the Henle catalogue. It is also an example of beautiful engraving by hand.

Bach gave his wife Anna Magdalena two handwritten books of music. The second one is of particular value with its gilt-edged, vellum-covered binding. In this little book of 1725 he noted down numerous piano works in the most different styles - both his own and by other composers. The Henle Urtext edition, which incidentally is one of our bestselling titles, faithfully reproduces the complete contents of this manuscript, aside from the movements from the French Suites (HN 71) und Partitas (HN 28) in the notebook, which can be found elsewhere in the Henle catalogue. It is also an example of beautiful engraving by hand.

Contents: March in D Major · March in G · March in E Flat · Menuet · Menuett · Minuet in D Minor · Minuet in G · Minuet in G Minor · Musette in D Major · Polonaise · Polonaise in G Minor · Solo Per Il Cembalo · more.

Between 1837-39 Liszt was travelling through Italy with Marie d'Agoult. As was the case with the first volume of the Années de Pèlerinage, Schweiz (1835/36) he once again recorded his travel impressions in musical form. He devoted himself to subjects from literature (Petrarca, Dante) and the visual arts (Raffael, Michelangelo). Many years later Liszt reworked the pieces, publishing them in 1858 as Années de Pèlerinage, Zweites Jahr, Italien. The central work in this volume is the large-scale so-called Dante Sonata (Après une Lecture de Dante, see also single edition HN 981). The Sonetto 104 del Petrarca (also available as a single edition HN 982) is just as popular. In 1861 Liszt published an appendix to Volume II, Venezia e Napoli, which is also available as a separate edition HN 985.

Contents: Apres Une Lecture de Dante · Canzonetta del Salvator Rosa · Il Penseroso · Sonetto 104 del Petrarca · Sonetto 123 del Petrarca · Sonetto 47 del Petrarca · Sposalizio.

Contents: Au Bord D'une Source · Au Lac de Wallenstadt · Chapelle de Guillaume Tell · Eglogue · Le Mal du Pays · Les Cloches de Geneve · Orage · Pastorale · Vallee D'obermann.