Difficulty: 1-2
Edition type: urtext edition
Edition Info: with CD, text in German only

Awaken Musical Creativity and get to know the "urtext" approach to musicianship! with CD
To awaken musical creativity and get to know the "urtext" approach to musicianship - this is the unique and innovative idea pursued by 'Expedition Klavier'. 'Expedition Klavier' is an album of selected easy piano pieces from various Wiener Urtext editions. The volume contains well-known and lesser known original compositions from Bach to Schoenberg which are intended to diversify second- and third-year piano lessons. In contrast to common play-along media, the accompanying CD focuses on a representative selection of pieces from the compositions contained in this volume, thus giving the pupil the opportunity to do his or her own imaginative exploring. He or she will go on an exciting trip through the epochs which is presented by the pianist Markus Schirmer from Graz. This trip illustrates the varied forms and facets of the compositions contained in this volume, from finding the adequate tempo to gaining an insight into an original manuscript by Bach. Internet links listed in an appendix referring to the composers encourage the pupil to search for other pathways. It was with deliberate intent that the pieces were performed not solely by the professional pianist Markus Schirmer but also by his 12-year-old 'travelling companion' Philipp Scheucher. The reduced distance between the performance of a player of the same age and one's own performance will motivate the pupil better than a still unattainable concert-like performance. Nevertheless, this exemplary goal is not suppressed here. An interview with the piano teacher Maria Zgubic from Graz at the end of the CD explains to parents and teachers the purpose and significance of 'Expedition Klavier'.
Contents:
- Schönberg, Arnold: 6 kleine Klavierstücke, op. 19, Nr. 2
- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Praeludium BWV 939
- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Praeludium BWV 924
- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Praeludium BWV 927
- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Inventio 1 BWV 772
- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Gavotte (aus: Französische Suite Nr. 5 BWV 816) - Faksimile
- Bach, Johann Sebastian: Gavotte (aus: Französische Suite Nr. 5 BWV 816)
- Petzold, Christian: Prélude (aus: Suite de clavecin)
- Petzold, Christian: Bourrée (aus : Suite de clavecin)
- Petzold, Christian: Menuet alternativement (aus: Suite de clavecin)
- Petzold, Christian: Menuet 2 (aus: Suite de clavecin)
- Händel, Georg Friedrich: Sarabande (aus: Suite HWV 437)
- Haydn, Joseph: Sonata 1 Hob. XVI: 8
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: 2 Menuette KV 1 e/f
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata facile KV 545, 2. Satz
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Menuett KV 2
- Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Allegro KV 3
- Beethoven, Ludwig van: Für Elise
- Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonate für Klavier zu 4 Händen op. 6, 1. Satz
- Schubert, Franz: Menuett D 41/5
- Schubert, Franz: Menuett D 336
- Burgmüller, Frédéric: Ballade (aus: 25 Etüden op. 100)
- Burgmüller, Frédéric: Taranetlla (aus: 25 Etüden op. 100)
- Burgmüller, Frédéric: Arabeske (aus: 25 Etüden op. 100)
- Mendelssohn, Bartholdy Felix: Lied ohne Worte op. 30/3
- Schumann, Robert: Soldatenmarsch (aus: Album für die Jugend op. 68)
- Schumann, Robert: Choral (aus: Album für die Jugend op. 68)
- Schumann, Robert: Wilder Reiter (aus: Album für die Jugend op. 68)
- Schumann, Robert: Fröhlicher Landmann (aus: Album für die Jugend op. 68)
- Schumann, Robert: Erster Verlust (aus: Album für die Jugend op. 68)
- Chopin, Frédéric: Prélude op. 28/6 (aus: 24 Préludes op. 28)
- Brahms, Johannes: 2 Walzer op. 39/3, 5 (aus: Walzer op. 39, vom Komponisten erleichterte Fassung)
- Brahms, Johannes: 2 Walzer für Klavier zu 4 Händen op. 39/1, 2 (aus: Walzer op. 39, vierhändige Fassung)
- Tschaikowsky, Peter Iljitsch: Die neue Puppe (aus: Kinderalbum op. 39)
- Tschaikowsky, Peter Iljitsch: Die Krankheit der Puppe (aus: Kinderalbum op. 39)
- Tschaikowsky, Peter Iljitsch: Das Begräbnis der Puppe (aus: Kinderalbum op. 39)
- Debussy, Claude: The Little Shepherd (aus: Children's Corner)