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The five Beethoven piano concertos have long been staples of the pianist's repertoire and are perennial favorites of concert audiences. Here in one convenient volume are all five, reproduced directly from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel edition, including most of the composer's own cadenzas. These...

Superb, highly authoritative editions (Henry Litolff's Verlag) of Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93, and Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125. Large, clear noteheads and wide margins for easy reading and study. Lists of instruments. Translation of vocal texts.

There's more to Beethoven than the great symphonies and sonatas, as this collection of smaller pieces attests. Reprinted from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel edition, it features 18 bagatelles, 3 rondos, and 12 ländlers and minuets. Popular and often-performed works include Rondo a Capriccio in G and Andante in F.

All 21 sets of Beethoven's variations, including the Diabelli Variations, Op. 120; 32 Variations in C Minor, the "Eroica" Variations, Op. 35; plus variations on themes by Dressler, Salieri, Sussmayr, Righini, other composers. Reprinted from the authoritative Breitkopf & Härtel edition.

As an influential and well-connected composer, Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) had encountered, befriended, and collaborated with hundreds of people over his significant career. In Brahms and His World: A Biographical Dictionary, author Peter Clive provides extensive and up-to-date information on the...

**An unprecedented collection of polemical and autobiographical writings by America’s greatest composer-critic. **Following on the critically acclaimed 2014 edition of Virgil Thomson's collected newspaper music criticism, The Library of America and Pulitzer Prize–winning music critic Tim Page...

Two of the composer's finest symphonies, reproduced from the authoritative Simrock edition. Symphony No. 6 in D is rich in themes, imbued with nationalistic coloring. Symphony No. 7 in D Minor, considered by many Dvorák's greatest achievement in the form, offers strong, concise development, great emotional depths and heroic spirit.

This lively history immerses the reader in San Francisco’s musical life during the first half of the twentieth century, showing how a fractious community overcame virulent partisanship to establish cultural monuments such as the San Francisco Symphony (1911) and Opera (1923). Leta E. Miller draws...

Edward Elgar’s The Dream Of Gerontius is a splendid oratorio for Mezzo-soprano, Tenor and Bass with Chorus and Orchestra. It is based on the epic poem, The Dream of Gerontius by John Henry Newman written in 1865.The original vocal score of Gerontius was actually printed before Elgar had even finalised...

Novello presetns Holst's choral fantasy on old carols, Christmas Day, arranged for mixed voice choir SATB with organ accompaniment.

The name Giuseppe Verdi conjures images of Italians singing opera in the streets and bursting into song at political protests or when facing the firing squad. While many of the accompanying stories were exaggerated, or even invented, by later generations, Verdi's operas—along with those by Rossini,...

The Snow, Op.26 No.1 by Edward Elgar, is a beautiful and evocative three-part song for SSA female voices with accompaniments for two violins and piano.

Authoritative British editions of the 14 Variations, rich with melody and vibrant rhythms, each revealing a facet of a central theme never fully expressed and each depicting an unnamed friend of the composer. Also includes four of the five stirring "Pomp and Circumstance" Marches.

Treasury of piano music by great Norwegian composer, including the perennial favorites, Peer Gynt Suites Nos. 1 and 2 and the Holberg Suite, as well as a rich selection of other pieces: Vier Stucke, Op. 1, Humoresker, Op. 6, Sonata in E Minor, Op. 7, and many others. Authoritative C. F. Peters edition.