Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven Transcribed by Franz Liszt Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Advanced

By Melody Bober Series: Grand Solos for Piano Category: Piano Collection Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Elementary 10 Pieces for Elementary Pianists with Optional Duet Accompaniments

Georg von Dadelsen (Editor) Klaus Rönnau (Editor) Hans-Martin Theopold (fingering) Urtext edition, paperback Pages 152 (VI+146), size 23.5 x 31.0 cm Weight 590g

The instrumental ballad was a popular musical form in the 19th century and these four pieces for piano are Brahms’s only contribution to the genre. The composer wrote the ballades during the time of his close friendship with Clara Schumann, and they exude an intimacy more typical of a vocal ballad. The pieces, which Schumann enthusiastically praised, were described by Brahms as being “not too difficult to play and even less difficult to understand.”