Peter Jost (Editor) Andreas Groethuysen (Fingering) Mária Eckhardt (Preface) Pages 36

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.”

Series: Schirmer Performance Editions Publisher: G. Schirmer, Inc. Format: Softcover Audio Online Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach Editor: Christos Tsitsaros Piano Level: Elementary to Intermediate

By Gioacchino Rossini Arr. Dennis Alexander Series: Simply Classics Solos Category: Piano Solo Format: Sheet Instrument: Piano Level: Early Intermediate Simplified Masterwork Solo.