By Catherine Rollin Series: Museum Masterpieces Category: Piano Collection Format: Book Instrument: Piano Level: Early Intermediate 10 Piano Solos Inspired by Great Works of Art

Difficulty: 1-5 Edition type: urtext edition Opus: op. 68

'a gift for every would-be accompanist, or small children beginning piano lessons.' Nursery World Pauline Hall

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