(Piano Duet). Nikolai Kapustin first composed the Sinfonietta op. 49 for orchestra. He later arranged the popular four-handed piano version for a concert in the Ministry of Culture of the USSR. It is written in a medium level of difficulty, so that it is well playable even for advanced pianists.
Since the 1981 publication of the first edition, Cameron McGraw's Piano Duet Repertoire has been a trusted guide for duet performers. This second edition, edited and substantially expanded by Christopher and Katherine Fisher, brings the volume into the 21st century, adding over 500 new or updated composer entries and nearly 1,000 new work entries to the volume, a testament to the renewed interest in piano duet playing. Entries are arranged alphabetically by composer and include both pedagogical and concert repertoire. The annotations and the grade-level indications provide piano teachers a wealth of instructional guidance. The book also contains updated appendices listing collections and duet works with voice and other instruments. This new edition features a title index and a list of composers by nationality, making it a convenient and indispensable resource.
Dvořák's Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 is the second of two sets of dances inspired by the composer's Bohemian folk-music roots. There are eight duets in this volume, each one displaying rhythmic energy and lyricism. Based on the original edition, this volume includes performance notes, editorial fingering, and suggested metronome marks.
The Library Of Romantic Music is a comprehensive collection of the greatest works of the Romantic period. Featuring composers like Chopin, Debussy and Fauré, the works represented here truly some of the most beautiful ever composed. Each piece is beautifully arranged for intermediate-advanced solo piano. This is a stunning compendium of some incredible pieces of music, composed by the masters; an essential folio. Multiple pieces are included from the following composers: - Adolphe Adam - Albéniz - Berlioz - Bellini - Bizet - Borodin - Brahms - Bruch - Bruckner - Chopin - Coleridge-Taylor - Dvořák - Henry Walford Davies - Debussy - Elgar - Fauré - Grieg - Gounod - Granados - MacDowell - Mahler - Massenet - Liszt - Mendelssohn - Mussorgsky - Hubert Parry - Puccini - Rimsky-Koraskov - Ravel - Saint-saëns - Satie - Schubert - Schumann - Scriabin - Johann Strauss II - Tchaikovsky - Verdi - Wagner