Authoritative volume contains all 19 sonatas and 4 fantasies reprinted from the reliable Breitkopf & Härtel's Complete Works. Indispensable for serious pianists at all levels.

Authoritative volume contains all 19 sonatas and 4 fantasies reprinted from the reliable Breitkopf & Härtel's Complete Works. Indispensable for serious pianists at all levels.

Musicians have long treasured the Mozart sonatas for their symmetry and perfection. This volume presents single movements as well as complete sonatas (K. 282, 283, 545 and 570) for study by the advancing pianist. The sonatas provide ample opportunity for developing control, technical facility, a singing style, and balance and voicing. The preface gives Dr. Hinson's helpful suggestions on pedaling, ornamentation, articulation and dynamics, as well as a suggested order of study. Careful editing allows the teacher and student to make informed choices in interpreting these masterpieces.

This affordable edition contain all of Schubert's music for pianoforte solo except for the dances and a few unfinished pieces: the ever-popular "Wanderer" fantasy, Opus 15; the 8 impromptus (Opp. 90 and 142; the Moments Musicals, Opus 94; the Adagio and Rondo, Opus 145; and numerous variations, scherzi, and other short pieces.

Revised and edited by Richard Epstein with a biographical sketch of the composer by Philip Hale. All text is written both in English and Spanish.

This book examines the challenges and delights of Mozart's solo piano works. All the sonatas, fantasies, rondi, as well as the most important variation sets and assorted pieces, are included. No other publication deals with this repertoire in such detail. The author guides us through each composition addressing their specific aspects and problems, offering practical advice and interesting alternatives as well as historical background and formal analysis when relevant to interpretation. Clear references to the numbered bars discuss text interpretation, emotion, association, dynamics, articulation, phrasing, tempo, rhythm, pedalling and technical problems. Renditions of all notated ornaments and possibilities for improvised ornaments are given in separate sections, as well as listening suggestions.

Beethoven's Complete Pianoforte Sonatas, edited by Harold Craxton, are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes.