Son Of The Gondolier

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. Stephen Heller (1813-1888), a Hungarian-born concert pianist and composer, counted Chopin, Schumann and Liszt among his friends and admirers. Settling in Paris, he produced more than 160 published piano works. The beautifully evocative Studies, Op. 45 & 46 are among the compositions of Heller which are most familiar to pianists today.

The masters of English operetta, lyricist/librettist William Schwenk Gilbert and composer Arthur Sullivan defined the genre and influenced all musical theatre after them. This comprehensive collection in our acclaimed World's Great Classical Music series presents 67 selections from 13 of their collaborations, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Features arias, duets and ensembles all newly engraved in their original keys for voice and piano, a biography of Gilbert & Sullivan, a plot synopsis for each show, and Gilbert's own illustrations of characters.

Friedrich Burgmüller urodził się w Niemczech w muzykalnej rodzinie - zarówno jego ojciec jak i brat byli kompozytorami. Początkowo lekcje muzyki pobierał w domu, później studiował kompozycję pod kierunkiem Louisa Spohra. Pisał utwory fortepianowe na zamówienia arystokracji, ale również balety, opery i inne. Publikacja zawiera zbiór 25 łatwych Etiud na fortepian z op. 100. We wstępie zawarte zostały uwagi dotyczące wykonawstwa do każdego utworu w języku niemieckim i angielskim.
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