Editor: Sylvia Hewig-Tröscher Fingering: Sylvia Hewig-Tröscher Pages: 56 Dimensions : 24 x 31 x 0.5 cm

Given Saint-Saëns’ talents both as pianist and composer, it stood to reason that he would engage with the piano concerto genre early on. But he gave a clear renunciation of the “concerto brilliant” that was dominant in France at that time, declaring instead that “the solo part of a concerto must be set out, and treated, like a dramatic role” Dimensions : 24 x 31 x 0.5 cm

This volume opens with especially easy minuets written by Mozart when he was just eight years old. A successful mix of well-known and unusual pieces leads the player all the way to the profound Fantasy in d minor Dimensions : 24 x 31 x 0.5 cm

Respighi's first published work is a set of six solo piano pieces composed between 1903 and 1905. These independent salon pieces draw upon different musical styles, forms, and composers. They are not intended to be performed as a suite. Pieces included: I. Valse Caressante II. Canone III. Notturno IV. Minuetto V. Studio VI. Interm