Edition type: urtext edition Edition Info: Editor: Peter Hauschild Fingerings: Alexander Jenner, Hans Kann, Gerhard Oppitz, Günter Reinhold, Naoyuki Taneda; with critical notes Dimensions : 25 x 32 x 3 cm

Brahms’ popular 16 “Waltzes”, opus 39, composed in 1866 for four hands, were transcribed by Brahms one year later for two hands. At the request of his publisher, Brahms also wrote an easier version of the work for solo piano. Brahms himself described the first version as suitable for "reasonable hands", that is for proficient players, and the easier version as "perhaps for prettier hands", that is, for domestic music-making. He initially described the latter version to his publisher as a "childr

Series: Kalmus Edition Category: Piano Collection Format: Comb Bound Book Instrument: Piano Level: Intermediate / Advanced

Series: Schirmer Performance Editions Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. Format: Softcover Composer: Dmitri Kabalevsky Editor: Margaret Otwell