Description
After the volumes on baroque and classical composers, Piano Duets: Romantic Composers is the next instalment in this successful series. The collection includes new editions of celebrated works written for Piano duet (by Brahms, Dvorak, and Schumann) and attractive new arrangements of orchestral and chamber pieces, including a Piano quartet by Mendelssohn and an orchestral suite by Tchaikovsky.
To complete its survey of the Romantic age, the collection features a Piano study by Liszt and a nocturnal song-without-words by Fanny Mendelssohn. Providing varied, accessible, and attractive repertoire, this volume is ideal for duettists looking for recital material or for those exploring the medium.
Contents:
- Hector Berlioz: Hungarian March from La Damnation de Faust, Op. 24
- Georges Bizet: ‘La toupie’, Impromptu from Jeux d’enfants
- Johannes Brahms: Waltzes Nos. 1 and 2, Op. 39
- Antonín Dvo’rák: Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72
- Franz Liszt: Étude No. 5, ‘La Chasse’, from Grandes études de Paganini
- Fanny Mendelssohn: Lied No. 3 (Lenau) from Vier Lieder, Op. 8
- Felix Mendelssohn: Intermezzo from Piano Quartet No. 2, Op. 2
- Robert Schumann: ‘Versteckens’, No. 10 from 12 Vierhändige
- Clavierstücke für kleine und grosse Kinder, Op. 85
- Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Waltz from Suite No. 2, Op. 53
