Essential Exercises

The Etudes op. 29 and op. 32 are among Bertini's best-known and most influential tutorial works. For aspiring pianists there is much to discover: Pieces with interesting harmonies in keys with up to f...

This 'Fantasia in G' was only recently discovered among the last manuscripts to be examined in the Nino Rota archive in Venice. Together with the '15 Preludes' (ED 9386), it is one of the few works by...

This 'Fantasia in G' was only recently discovered among the last manuscripts to be examined in the Nino Rota archive in Venice. Together with the '15 Preludes' (ED 9386), it is one of the few works by...

The studies and study works by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) are part of the standard repertoire of piano lessons. These collections count among the most popular and most important works in piano education.

Czerny has been underestimated as a composer of studies for a long time. In the meantime, however, his studies are used more and more in lessons because he is a real master in tackling technical and m...

The studies and study works by Carl Czerny (1791-1857) are part of the standard repertoire of piano lessons. These collections count among the most popular and most important works in piano education.

Acknowledging the lack of original repertoire for his instrument, Nicholas Lens wrote this collection of individual studies and movements. Having been written specifically for the double bass as a ful...

When Bach performed his Magnificat for the first time on Christmas Day 1723, the accompanying parts of the alto aria Esurientes were played on two treble (alto) recorders in F. Later, when Bach re-wro...

Sopran, Sopranino-Blockflöte (Alt-Blockflöte/Flöte), 2 Violinen, Violoncello und Klavier

Olli Mustonen, geboren am 7. Juni 1967 in Helsinki, erhielt von seinem fünften Lebensjahr an Cembalounterricht und mit sieben Jahren lernte er Klavier bei Ralf Goth¾ni. Ein Jahr später unternahm er er...

Caprices for solo violin have a long tradition; the list of collections in which virtuoso violinist-composers archived testimonies of their virtuoso violin art ranges from Locatelli to Paganini, from...

Carl Albert Löschhorn (1819-1905) was one of the most sought-after piano teachers in the Berlin area. His Children's Studies Op. 181 was originally published in two volumes with 20 studies each. The n...

Catherine Vickers, winner of the Busoni Prize in 1979, has been a professor of piano at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts for many years. Her inst...

Catherine Vickers, winner of the Busoni Prize in 1979, has been a professor of piano at the Folkwang Hochschule Essen and the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts for many years. Her inst...

The Listening Hand is a collection of exercises intended for all pianists who wish to develop their skills through 20th and 21st century music. Volume 3 focuses on rhythmic studies with examples selec...

Rooted in European music history due to his acquaintance with Chopin, Liszt, Berlioz and Schumann, Stephen Heller (1813-1888) is one of the most important representatives of the Romantic character pie...

Moszkowski's Studies Op. 72 are among the standard works of medium difficulty. Due to their wide-ranging tasks, they appeal to a wide range of advanced piano pupils. The 15 studies are arranged in an...

This volume is a compilation of exercises of various authors which have already been tried and tested in practice. The editor has added some new pieces of his own to the selection. The exercises are m...

There is hardly a violinist who has not dealt with some or even all 42 'Kreutzer etudes' sometime or other: Études ou caprices form part of the standard repertoire. Rodolphe Kreutzer (1766-1831) has n...

24 Etudes-Caprices Op. 41 by Delphin Alard (1815-1888) are excellent study material. Alard, the violin teacher of Sasasate, composed these studies in the 24 keys. Due to their musical variety, melodic...