Joy of Music - Discoveries from the Schott Archives
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- Composers: Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863), Henri Herz (1803-1888), Carl Czerny (1791-1857), Giovanni Sgambati (1841-1914), Karl Tausig (1841-1871), Johann Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-1874), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Moritz (Maurice) Moszkowski (1854-1925), Edward Elgar (1857-1934), Charles Gounod (1818-1893), Sigismond Thalberg (1812-1871), Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
- Editors: Wilhelm Ohmen, Robert Shäfer
- Instrumentation: Piano
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- Size: 9.1 x 11.9 inches
- Pages: 148
Description
To mark its 250th anniversary, the Schott publishing house has dug up and reedited treasures from its historical publishing archives. This anthology is aimed at professional musicians and advanced amateurs interested in interesting new discoveries off the standard repertoire. It mainly contains works from the Romantic era: virtuoso pièces de résistance and encores, expressive character pieces, gems of salon music or elaborate arrangements of well-known (opera) melodies. Many of the original compositions and arrangements were written by Major piano virtuosos of the 19th century.
"The book has been excellently produced…the clarity of the notation is exceptional…Schott's Joy of Music will surely appeal to any advanced player looking for less familiar gems, delivering rarified treasures aplenty!" – Andrew Eales, Pianodao
Works:
- Beethoven: 24 Variations on the Arietta "Venni amore" by Vincenzo Righini, WoO 65
- Czerny: Le Désir from 8 nocturnes romantiques de différents caractères, Op. 604
- Herz: Variations on 'Non Più Mesta' from Rossini's 'La Cenerentola', Op. 60
- Beyer: Nocturne, Op. 81
- F. Burgmüller: Grande valse de salon sur 'Le pardon de Ploërmel' de Meyerbeer
- La danza (Tarantella Napoletana) from Liszt: Soirées musicales de Rossini, S. 424, LW A36
- Thalberg: Home! Sweet Home! Air angles varié, Op. 72
- Gounod: Meditation on Bach's 1st Prelude
- Gottschalk: Le Banjo. Esquisse américaine, Op. 15
- Tausig: Siegmunds Liebesgesang from Wagner's Die Walküre
- Sgambati: Mélodie de Gluck
- Tarentelle from Moszkowski: Dix Pièces Mignonnes, Op. 77
- Elgar: Salut d'amour (version for solo piano), Op. 12
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Vocal Score
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