This handy new compilation contains a rich selection of Mendelssohn's best work for solo piano, including the well-loved "Rondo capriccioso," Op. 14 (composed before Mendelssohn was 20); "Venetian Gondola Song"; Scherzo in E Minor; Prelude and Fugue in E Minor; "Spinning Song"; "Spring Song"; and many other favorites.

An extraordinary prodigy of Mozartean abilities, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a distinguished composer and conductor. Now, in the first major Mendelssohn biography to appear in decades, Todd offers a remarkably fresh account of this musical giant.

Selected and with Introductory Notes by Marc-André Hamelin. Etudes in Minor Keys, Op. 39 (Symphony for Solo Piano, Op. 39, Nos. 4–7; Concerto for Solo Piano, Op. 39, Nos. 8–10; "Le Festin d'Ésope", Op. 39, No. 12); Saltarelle, Op. 23; Barcarolle, Op. 65, No. 6; Toccatina, Op. 75.

Franz Liszt's transcriptions of other composers' music are as highly regarded as his original piano works. Some listeners Schumann among them consider Liszt's painstaking transcriptions to be completely new works. Using his gifts for fathoming the deepest meanings of a given piece, Liszt also created a uniquely revealing work. In addition to drawing attention to composers and works that would otherwise have remained unknown to a wider public, Liszt's piano transcriptions introduced the instrument to uncharted territory: for the first time, a keyboard could be used to reproduce the sound of any instrument. The composer brought numerous innovations to the practice of piano playing to achieve the richness and color of the original works, from the technique of hand crossing to revolutionary changes in the use of the pedals. First acquainted with the works of Bach through his piano studies, Liszt further explored the earlier composer's works in his career as a virtuoso performer. His piano interpretations of Bach's organ music are executed in a simple and straightforward manner, and they rapidly became the classic models for all future works in this genre. This compilation, featuring such famous and well-loved works as Six Organ Preludes and Fugues (BWV 543 548) and the Fantasy and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542), attests to their enduring power and beauty. "

Complex, surprising pieces by a brilliant, underrated Russian 20th-century Romantic whose music, though similar to that of his friend Rachmaninoff, is more cerebral and harmonically adventurous. These 34 "fairy tales" for piano highlight the composer's gift for musical storytelling, with their intense polyrhythms, intricate textures, and complex harmonic development.

(Piano Solo Songbook). All your favorite piano masterpieces in one convenient collection! This book features piano solo arrangements of 100 classics by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Faure, Franck, Gounod, Grieg, Handel, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Pachelbel, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, Wagner, and more!

(Piano Collection). 47 pieces by CPE Bach, JS Bach, Beethoven, Burgmuller, Chopin, Grieg, Gurlitt, Heller, Kuhlau, Kullak, Liszt, MacDowell, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Schumann, and Tchaikovsky. All are at the intermediate level in a slim, affordable volume. Contents: C.P.E. BACH: March in G Major, BWV App. 124 * BACH: Invention No. 1, BWV 772 * Invention No. 2, BWV 773 * Invention No. 4, BWV 775 * Invention No. 8, BWV 779 * Prelude in C Major, BWV 846 * Prelude, BWV 999 * Bourree from Lute Suite No. 1, BWV 996 * BEETHOVEN: Six Variations on a Swiss Song, WoO 64 * BURGMULLER: La chasse, Op. 100, No. 9 * L'adieu, Op. 100, No. 12 * Consolation, Op. 100, No. 13 * La Tarentelle, Op. 100, No. 20 * Confidence, Op. 109, No. 1 * Berceuse, Op. 109, No. 7 * Agitato, Op. 109, No. 8 * CHOPIN: Prelude, Op. 28, No. 4 * Prelude, Op. 28, No. 6 * GURLITT: Hunting Song, Op. 101, No. 19 * HELLER: The Brook, Op. 45, No. 1 * The Avalanche, Op. 45, No. 2 * Sorrow and Joy, Op. 45, No. 4 * KUHLAU: Sonatina, Op. 55, No. 1 * KULLAK: On the Playground, Op. 62, No. 4 * Grandmother Tells a Ghost Story, Op. 81, No. 3 * LISZT: Farewell * Gray Clouds * MACDOWELL: To a Wild Rose, Op. 51, No. 1 * MENDELSSOHN: Song Without Words, Op. 19, No. 4 * Song Without Words, Op. 30, No. 3 * SCHUBERT: Scherzo in B-flat Major, D. 593 * SCHUMANN: About Strange Lands And People, Op. 15, No. 1 * Little Romance, Op. 68, No. 19 * Reiterstucke, Op. 68, No. 23 * Echoes from the Theatre, Op. 68, No. 25 * Strange Man, Op. 68, No. 29 * Little Lullaby, Op. 124, No. 6 * TCHAIKOVSKY: March of the Tin Soldiers, Op. 39, No. 5 * Mazurka in D minor, Op. 39, No. 10 * Russian Song, Op. 39, No. 11 * The Peasant Plays the Accordion, Op. 39, No. 12 * Sweet Dreams, Op. 39, No. 21 * The Organ Grinder, Op. 39, No. 23

These 12 nocturnes and 12 barcarolles, composed over a span of 40 years, document Fauré's move through the innovations of late Romanticism to the frontier of early-20th-century music. From authoritative French editions.

This single-volume compilation features four popular opera fantasies arranged for violin with piano accompaniment. Each of these frequently performed pieces was arranged by a world-class artist and offers the convenience of a separate violin part: Carmen Fantasy from the Opera by Georges Bizet,Op. 25, transcribed by Jenö Hubay Fantasia on Themes from Gounod's Faust,Op. 20, transcribed by Henri Wieniawski Fantasie from Mozart's The Magic Flute,Op. 54, transcribed by Pablo Sarasate Fantasie Brillante on the March and the Romance from Rossini's Otello, Op. 11, by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst This collection is ideal for practice, performance, teaching, and independent study by students, professional performers, and amateur ensembles.

Two great concertos in a single edition: the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor, Op. 23, and the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18.