Complete Keyboard Works


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Series Two of the excellent reprint of the Augener edition edited by Johannes Brahms and Friedrich Chrysander contains all of the 27 keyboard suites, or Ordres, by the great French composer. Includes Ordres 14–27 plus 8 Preludes and Allemande from L'Art de Toucher le Clavecin.




Complete keyboard works


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The Cambridge Companion to the Piano


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This collection of specially commissioned essays offers an accessible introduction to the history of the piano, performance styles, and its vast repertoire. Part 1 reviews the evolution of the piano, from its earliest forms up to the most recent developments, including the acoustics of the instrument. Part 2 explores the varied repertory in its social and stylistic contexts, including contemporary music, with a final chapter on jazz, blues and ragtime. The Companion also contains a glossary of important terms and will be a valuable source for the piano performer, student and enthusiast.




Busoni as Pianist


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A translation of the only book that focuses solely on the pianistic aspect of Busoni's wide-ranging career.







Keyboard works


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Near-complete collection of great English composer's keyboard compositions, including the 8 suites, airs, trumpet tunes (for harpsichord solo), grounds, preludes, dances, etc. Edited by William Barclay Squire.




The Masterwork in Music: Volume I, 1925


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Three-volume set features complete translation of major writings by a distinguished Austrian music theorist. Volume I includes analyses of keyboard pieces by Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, and Beethoven; Bach's music for solo violin, and more.




The Masterwork in Music: Volume III, 1930


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Volume III of this three-volume set is dominated by one of the eminent theorist's most celebrated studies: the analysis of Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony. All four movements are discussed in painstaking detail.




Complete lyric pieces


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All 66 works from the 10 sets of little mood pictures created for piano by the Norwegian composer from 1867 to 1901, reprinted from the authoritative C. F. Peters edition. Technically uncomplicated and reasonably easy to master, these popular works have been favorites of generations of pianists, both amateur and professional.