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Black Earth was inspired by Kara Toprak, a popular song in Turkey. The composer of the song, As?k Veysel (1891-1973), was one of the last great Turkish balladeers and the final link in a thousand-year...

The Virtuoso Piano Transcription Series presents sophisticated piano transcriptions of well-known past and present works. The art of transcription and paraphrase, particularly established by Franz Lis...

For the Easy Concert Pieces series, the experienced piano teacher Monika Twelsiek compiled pleasant, easy piano pieces for beginners and published them in three volumes in progressive order. The three...

The Easy Concert Pieces series by the experienced piano teacher Monika Twelsiek presents easy piano pieces for beginners in progressive order. Three volumes have already been published. These pieces a...

Composer Barbara Heller has been challenging the artistic imagination for many years by using a limited amount of musical material in her works. An example of this approach can be seen in her work as...

This collection tells little stories on the piano, written for some very young pianists. Each title sets a musical and technical challenge. Individual pieces may be put together to tell a longer story...

Portraits come in many different forms: in paintings, graphic art, photography, film and literature. Portraits in sound, piano pieces representing people, are the theme of this collection. The chronol...

These sonatas by Weber are edited from the text of the Carl Maria von Weber Complete Edition.

As implied by the title Sonatina facile, this piano piece is an homage to Mozart's famous Sonata in C major K. 545. Not only are the movement headings Allegro - Andante - Rondo identical, but Jörg Wid...

Igor Strawinskys Ballett Der Feuervogel gehört zweifellos zu den Meisterwerken des Komponisten und stellt eine der bedeutendsten Kompositionen des 20. Jahrhunderts dar. Kein Wunder, dass Strawinsky ei...

This sonata is articulated in three movements built on Basque themes. The Obertura, presents in a powerful and solemn setting the melody of 'Agur Jaunak'. The Nocturno, is a slow and expressive variat...

This arrangement of Organ Fantasia BWV 572 for piano solo is an excellent addition to your piano library. Arranged by Vyacheslav Gryaznov for intermediate to advanced players, this high baroque piece...

This arrangement of Habenera for piano duet is an excellent addition to your teaching repetoire, perfect for young players of an easy to intermediate level. At the request of his first teacher, Manana...

En las seis variaciones, Heucke retoma técnicas compositivas típicas de Schubert y desarrolla diferentes caracteres de las variaciones, por ejemplo jugando con la tonalidad mayor-menor. Un verdadero e...

Piano Sonata No. 6 Op. 62 (composed in 1991) is the shortest of the thirteen piano sonatas written by Nikolai Kapustin to date. The three movements are full of twists and surprises, with excursions in...

Nicolai Kapustin's Piano Sonata No. 8 Op. 77 was composed in 1995. In this single-movement work he develops three contrasting themes: a rhapsodic, Scriabinesque opening section, a quirky, offbeat sche...

This book presents pianists and ambitious amateur musicians with unfamiliar, surprisingly flamboyant and often

In her transcription of Brahms' Symphony No. 4 Idil Biret follows the original score. Sometimes, however, she also notated by ear, thus creating a broad spectrum of timbres and expressions for the pla...

Kapustin composed his Berceuse Op. 65 in 1991. A soulful jazz-harmonic 5 minutes of piano music, suitable for advanced students or amateur pianists with a bit of practice. A beautiful lullaby in ABA f...

Jazz rock at a high speed! The character of the piece is clear from the title. The tremendous driving force and rocky jazz theme make this piano miniature a fun and spectacular show piece!

The Humoresque op. 75 - composed in 1994 - is considered one of the most difficult pieces by Kapustin. Presented in the standard jazz form, the variations sound like improvisations, influenced by McCo...

Kapustin composed the 3 Etudes op. 67 in 1992. The first étude, entitled Glissandi, is written in a swing jazz mood. In No. 2 Ripetizione the difficulty lies in the complexity of the rhythm. No.3 Grap...