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Download our NEW 2010 KEYBOARD Catalog
(PDF - 5.2MB) Updated June 28, 2010

Includes Piano and Organ works from Presser,
Carl Fischer, and our Affiliated Publishers

Interactive catalog; internet connection required for certain hyperlinks, but optional.

 

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Mike Cornick
Clever Cat Goes on Safari
Piano

Taking a step up in technical and interpretive skills from his first book of solo pieces (Clever Cat Goes Solo), Mike Cornick’s newest adventure takes Clever Cat into the wilds of Africa. Clever Cat comes face to face with some exotic and awe inspiring wildlife including elephants, meerkats, crocodiles, and of course, his distant relative and king of cats, the mighty lion. Advanced beginners get to experience many styles in this collection, including the samba, waltz, march, ragtime, tango and swing. This book also includes fun reward stickers for each piece.

Universal Edition
UE021525 • $17.95  Add to Cart

 

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Peter Schickele
Four Pieces for Piano
Piano

In his early twenties, Peter Schickele was profoundly affected by a performance of Boulez’s Second Piano Sonata, changing his impression of contemporary music forever. According to Schickele, these Four Pieces for Piano were “one of the earliest manifestations of that reckoning. [They] have many of the hallmarks of the so-called post-Webern style: wide skips, extreme range, and no regular beat, but, unlike Boulez’s sonata, those pieces constantly flirt with old-fashioned tonality and jazzy rhythms.” For advanced players.

Theodore Presser Company
160-00222 • $7.95  Add to Cart

 

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Nicolai Podgornov
Nicolai Podgornov's Graded Pieces for Piano, Volume 2 – Intermediate
Piano

Nicolai Podgornov's compositions for piano students, at all levels, inspire and stimulate with beautiful and enjoyable melodies. At the same time, specific techniques and skills are addressed. This new collection of pieces for the intermediate student is the second in a three-volume series: Easy, Intermediate and Advanced. This volume contains more than twenty pieces presented in order of technical level, gradually increasing throughout but never obscuring the pleasure of music-making.

Universal Edition
UE034552 • $21.95  Add to Cart

 

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Lowell Liebermann
Nocturne No. 11, Op. 112
Piano

Building on the success of previous releases in Lowell Liebermann’s series of haunting nocturnes, Theodore Presser Company is delighted to release another installment: Nocturne No. 11, Op. 112. Commissioned by Mark Wolffer in memory of his father, Christian Wolffer, this steady, contemplative work for solo piano was premiered by William Hobbs at the Wolffer Estate Vineyard, Sagaponack, New York, as part of the Music Festival of the Hamptons in July of 2010. Dur: 6’30”

Theodore Presser Company
110-41787 • $9.95  Add to Cart

 

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Franz Joseph Haydn
The Complete Piano Sonatas, Volume 4
Edited by Christa Landon
Revised by Ulrich Leisinger
Piano

The Haydn 200th anniversary in 2009 was a welcome occasion to thoroughly revise this legendary edition, since new sources have been discovered since its original printing forty years ago. Questions concerning authenticity have been clarified, and the editorial principles for 18th-century music in particular have markedly changed in the meantime. The new edition, too, is divided into four volumes, the content of which is compatible with that of each of the volumes of the preceding edition. Plus, it contains the recently discovered “Bolzano Sonata.” Volume 4 of the present new edition contains the complete works published in volume 3 of the former Vienna Urtext edition. In the notes on interpretation, Robert D. Levin explains essential aspects of Haydn’s performance practice. For advanced players.

Vienna Urtext
UT050259 • $35.95  Add to Cart

 

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Various Composers
Solo Tango Solo Piano
Arranged by Gustavo Beytelmann
Piano

Celebrated Argentine composer, pianist and teacher Gustavo Beytelmann has collected ten tangos in a variety of styles, written for various instruments, and arranged them for solo piano. All of the composers included in this collection, from Angel Villoldo to Eduardo Arolas, were active musicians and performed regularly in Buenos Aires and beyond. According to Beytelmann, the aim of this collection is to show how versatile the tango style can be, “from the ragtime-like lilt of El Esquinazo to the romantic waltz La loca de amor by Pablo José Vázquez and the energetic El entrerriano by Rosendo Mendizábal, as well as a new arrangement of Carlos Gardel’s immortal El dia que me quieras.” For advanced players.

Universal Edition
UE034679 • $29.95  Add to Cart

 

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Katherine Hoover
Thin Ice
Piano

According to the composer, Thin Ice is meant to evoke “fear that we will tumble into the freezing dark, into truly hostile territory.” She also realized that “thin ice is also linked with possibility; with taking a chance, stepping into the unknown, considering what may be disdained or even shocking to others, personally or professionally… and going ahead.” Thin Ice received its American premiere on April 16, 2010 at St. Peter’s Church in New York City and was performed by Mirian Conti. For advanced players.

Papagena Press
PP184 • $12.99  Add to Cart

 
James Matheson James Matheson
On Spaces
1 Piano, 6 Hands

Theodore Presser Company is pleased to sign this impressive young composer and to welcome his work to our catalog. Already much-lauded as an innovative new voice in concert music, he continues to grow and expand his musical outlook.

Dur.: 4' (2007) — See pages from the score (PDF, 403KB)

Theodore Presser Company
110-41785 • $15.95  Add to Cart

 

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Gustav Mahler
Adagietto (extrait de la Symphonie No. 5)
Arranged by Stéphane Blet
Piano Solo

Arguably the most famous single piece of music Mahler ever wrote, his “Adagietto” from Symphony No. 5 has been masterfully arranged by renowned French composer and pianist, Stéphane Blet, a former student of the great American pianist Byron Janis. For advanced players.

Éditions Combre 510-07653 • $14.95  Add to Cart

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FEATURE PUBLICATIONS
In celebration of Chopin’s 200th birthday, Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM) releases another installment of works in its esteemed National Edition series, which will soon be fully complete. The National Edition is an ongoing research project, gathering together all available source materials and producing definitive publications. Under the direction of Jan Ekier, his team uses the latest techniques to assess the composer’s intentions and relates this to modern pianos and performance. Each volume includes an abridged source commentary and performance commentary, along with snippets of relevant correspondence about the pieces. PWM also offers a free download, the Introduction to the National Edition, in PDF (229 pages, 2.74MB, English edition).

The National Edition is a source edition, a critical edition, and a practical edition,
and the finest edition of Chopin’s works available today.

Concert Works, Opp. 2, 13, 14
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Jan Ekier

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-05380 - $33.95
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Concert Works, Opp. 2, 13, 14
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Jan Ekier

2 Pianos 4 Hands
P.W.M.
510-05381 - $55.95
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Fantasia on Polish Airs, Op. 13
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Jan Ekier

Piano and Orchestra
P.W.M.
576-00978 - Score - $31.95
Add to Cart

In addition, from P.W.M.'s acclaimed Paderewski Editions of Chopin's works comes a new series of individual pieces, Chopin for You. The most magnificent and best-loved piano solos are presented as single pieces for study and enjoyment - teachers can assign their favorite works to students, and pianists can own an affordable alternative to the collections.
Ballade in F minor, Op. 52
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-05022 - $11395
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Grande Valse in Ab Major, Op. 42
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07662 - $7.95
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Impromptu in Gb Major, Op. 51
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07663 - $7.95
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Mazurka in Ab Major, Op. 59 No. 2
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07664 - $7.95
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Nocturne in C# minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-05024 - $7.95
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Polonaise in D minor,
Op. 71 No. 1
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07665 - $7.95
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Prelude in Ab Major, Op. 28 No. 17
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07666 - $7.95
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Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07667 - $11.95
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Sonata in Bb minor, Op. 35
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-05034 - $11.95
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Study in Ab Major, Op. 25 No. 1
Frederic Chopin
Edited by Paderewski

Piano Solo
P.W.M.
510-07668 - $7.95
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     National Federation of Music Clubs FESTIVALS BULLETIN for 2008 - 2009 - 2010
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     New Releases and Items of Interest from the Past 12 Months
Robert Schumann
Ahnung – Album Leaf for Piano
Edited by Michael Beiche
Fingerings by Jochen Reutter
Piano Solo

Discovered on the eve of his 200th birthday, this long-lost piano piece by Robert Schumann is being released as a first edition by Vienna Urtext. It includes a facsimile of the original manuscript and commentaries on the work and its discovery.

Vienna Urtext UT050271 • $9.95  Add to Cart


Shulamit Ran
Another Wedding March
Piano 4 Hands

A short celebratory piano duet from our Pulitzer Prize winning composer. A new take on the processional. Dur.: 2' 10" See a two-page spread.

Theodore Presser Co. 110-41781 • $18.95  Add to Cart


Meira Warshauer
Awakening
Piano Solo

Awakening for solo piano was written in 1984 at the height of the US-Soviet arms race, as a response to the threat of nuclear annihilation. It was premiered by the composer at a Concert for Peace, which she organized in Columbia, SC to benefit the Carolina Peace Resource Center’s work to prevent nuclear holocaust. For advanced players.

Hildegard Music Publishing 490-01159 • $19.95  Add to Cart


Luke Bedford
Catafalque
Piano Solo

A marvelous work for solo piano by the prolific young composer Luke Bedford. For advanced players. Duration: 5'

Universal Edition UE21439 • $19.95  Add to Cart


Clever Cat at the Seaside

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Mike Cornick
Clever Cat at the Seaside, Volume 2 (Book/CD)
Piano 4 Hands

Volume two of Mike Cornick’s popular Clever Cat at the Seaside teacher/student piano duets is ideal for enhancing the early stages of piano development for young learners. Thirty-two fun and original pieces include “The Boat Trip” “At the Beach Barbecue” “The Deep Blue Sea”, “On the Carousel”, and more.

Universal Edition UE21464 • $19.95  Add to Cart
Also available—Clever Cat, UE21407 • $19.95  Add to Cart


Mike Cornick
Clever Cat Goes Solo
Easy Solo Piano Pieces
Piano

Following in the footsteps of student-and-teacher duet collections Clever Cat and Clever Cat at the Seaside, this collection of eight easy pieces provides an opportunity for the young pianist to take flight on her or his own. These pieces are meant to encourage skill-building, but are also fun to play and explore a variety of styles. The book also includes stickers so teachers can reward their students for completing each piece!

Universal Edition UE021484 • $14.95  Add to Cart
See also Clever Cat at the Seaside, above.


Lowell Liebermann
Concerto No. 1
for Piano and Orchestra
Reduction for 2 Pianos, 4 Hands

Liebermann is quickly becoming a staple in the repertoire of advanced students and performers. His catalog of works garners ongoing praise and respect. Listen to a bit of his first Concerto and visit him at MySpace!

Presser 410-41286 • $40.00  Add to Cart


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David Ward-Steinman David Ward-Steinman
Derry Airs (Rondo for Jazz Piano)
Piano solo

A short, fun program or encore piece from Ward-Steinman, Derry Airs (pun intended) frolics through an ABACA form in swinging blues eighths. The "C" section is open to improvisation, with a blueprint provided by the composer.For advanced performers. Duration: c.2' 30" See a page.

Theodore Presser Company 140-40108 • $11.95  Add to Cart


Jay Reise
The Devil in the Flesh - Six Pictures for Piano
Piano Solo

Recorded by Marc-André Hamelin on Albany (TROY 665) on The Devil in the Flesh and Other Pieces, along with Reise's Satori (with soprano Jody Applebaum), Yellowstone Rhythms (with Charles Ullery, bassoon), and Sonata Rhythmikosmos.

See Departure (Romance) for Left Hand Alone
See Unfounded Joy

Merion Music 140-40104 • $25.95  Add to Cart


Derek Bermel
Five Funk Studies
Piano Solo

Five Funk Studies is a set of solo piano etudes based on the '#9' chord (0, 6, 11), which Thelonious Monk redefined continually through tritone shifts in the bass. These etudes follow the structure of the traditional etude, such as Bach’s Goldberg Variations, but experiment with expression and tone, resulting in Baroque style with a funky twist. For advanced players. See sample pages.

Peermusic Classical 62176-501 • $14.95  Add to Cart


Franz Liszt
Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses (Earlier Versions)
from the Supplement series
Piano Solo

Volume 6 of the Supplement Series presents alternative and earlier editions of several Liszt classics, chief among them the Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses. With full critical commentary, this handsome volume also includes Compositions in the Tasso Sketchbook, Prière d'un enfant à son réveil, several pages of facsimiles, and more. For advanced pianists.

Editio Musica Budapest
Paperback ed. 510-05374 • $113.95  Add to Cart
Clothbound ed. 510-05373 • $223.95  Add to Cart

Now Available! A complete overview of the massive New Liszt Edition!
Series I - Works for Solo Piano (18 volumes)
Series II - Free Arrangements and Transcriptions (24 volumes)
Supplement Series - Alternate editions to works in Series I and II (11 volumes)
Contents listings for all volumes, and downloadable INDEX of all titles!

Liszt Harold en Italie

Ferenc Liszt
Harold en Italie and Other Works

In the ongoing series of Supplements to the New Liszt Edition, Editio Musica Budapest presents Volume 9, devoted to previously unpublished or inaccessible works. Along with Liszt's piano score of the Berlioz Harold en Italie, this fascinating collection includes smaller late masterpieces (Excelsior! and Resignazione) and three other unpublished works. Includes detailed and interesting prefaces to the pieces. A critical edition in practical form. For advanced pianists.

Editio Musica Budapest
Paper cover — 510-05067 • $121.95  Add to Cart
Cloth cover — 510-05068 • $225.95  Add to Cart

Now Available! A complete overview of the massive New Liszt Edition!
Series I - Works for Solo Piano (18 volumes)
Series II - Free Arrangements and Transcriptions (24 volumes)
Supplement Series - Alternate editions to works in Series I and II (11 volumes)
Contents listings for all volumes, and downloadable INDEX of all titles!


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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
Lament
Piano

From Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, we have a new work for piano in memory of Judith Arron, composed in conjunction with Zwilich’s tenure as composer-in-residence with Carnegie Hall. The composer encourages the player to be liberal with interpretation of rhythms and dynamics, giving ample opportunity for expression. It is also available in an arrangement for cello and piano (144-40419). For student through professional players. Duration: 7’

Theodore Presser Company 140-40107 • $5.95  Add to Cart


David Ward-Steinman David Ward-Steinman
Latter-Day Lullabies
Piano solo

A short, fun program or encore piece from Ward-Steinman, Derry Airs (pun intended) frolics through an ABACA form in swinging blues eighths. The "C" section is open to improvisation, with a blueprint provided by the composer.For advanced performers. Duration: c.2' 30" See a page.

E. B. Marks Custom Print
490-01162 • $21.50  Add to Cart


Joseph Haydn
Die leichtesten Klaviersonaten
(The Easiest Piano Sonatas)
Edited by Christa Landon
Revised by Ulrich Leisinger, Fingerings by Oswald Jonas
Piano Solo

This newly revised edition of Haydn’s most simple piano sonatas has been freshly engraved and arranged for easier reading by Vienna Urtext. Includes four complete works.

Vienna Urtext UT050273 • $9.95  Add to Cart


Mike Cornick
Love Songs for Two
Piano Duet, Book with CD

The popular Cornick piano duet series continues with more inspiring duets, this time on the subject of love. Contrasting styles are explored from Duke Ellington's stylish and swinging “Don't Get Around Much Anymore” to a unique, intertwined arrangement of the Caribbean songs “Yellow Bird” and “Water Come a Me Eye (Come Back Liza).” The old favorite “Dark Eyes” and the more contemplative “I Gave My Love a Cherry” and “The Water is Wide” complete the collection. Separate piano parts and score included. The CD includes the complete performance of each duet as well as play-along rehearsal tracks for both parts. For intermediate level players and beyond.

Universal Edition UE021485 • $26.95  Add to Cart


Lulu Fantasy Alban Berg and Marvin Wolfthal
Lulu Fantasy
Piano solo

Marvin Wolfthal's Lulu Fantasy is a paraphrase of Alban Berg's great opera Lulu in the spirit of Liszt's virtuoso opera arrangements. Some of the most lyrical and dramatic moments in the opera - Alwa's love music, the film music, and the final scene - are presented in a way that explores their hidden connections and creates a poetic portrait of the main characters. Especially interesting is the elaborate arrangement of Alwa's Ragtime, normally heard only in the background in Act I. Duration: 14 minutes.

Universal Edition UE33970 • $26.95  Add to Cart


Maurice Ravel
Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn
Edited by Theo Hirsbrunner and Jochen Reutter
Fingering and Notes on Interpretation by Peter Roggenkamp
Piano Solo

This is the first critical Urtext edition of Ravel’s homage to Joseph Haydn for piano, based on his autograph. This edition contains a preface by Swiss Ravel biographer Theo Hirsbrunner and is arranged in the special large format of Vienna Urtext. For advanced players.

Vienna Urtext UT50265 • $8.95  Add to Cart



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Peter Schickele
Morning Music
Piano 4 Hands

Morning Music, a new work for piano, four hands by Peter Schickele, is written to be played at sunrise, in the manner of an Indian raga, though its musical style bears no resemblance to the raga itself. Schickele describes this work as “a string of beads; each bead is a concentrated, somewhat static musical section. One of these sections is fast and driving, another is languid, others flow in a songlike manner, but they all have a rather hypnotic quality…
     "This piece was not commissioned; it simply wanted to be written. It was first performed by Jack Behrens and the composer on February 6, 1983 at the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.” For advanced players. Duration: 11’

Elkan-Vogel 460-00097 • $15.95  Add to Cart


Nicolai Podgornov
Nicolai Podgornov’s Graded Pieces for Piano, Volume 1
Piano

Podgornov has written a collection of easy pieces for the beginning pianist, with the idea that the player should learn technique as a result of playing interesting musical themes, rather than focusing specifically on skill. The technical level of these pieces increases as the volume progresses. For beginning players.

Universal Edition UE034551 • $19.95  Add to Cart


Artur Schnabel
Piano Concerto (Intermezzo & Rondo)
Piano and Orchestra (Piano reduction)

Schnabel's first large-scale composition became one of his favorites, and a popular concert entry at the time. The Rondo theme, particularly, reappears in his 3rd Symphony, the last notes he ever wrote to be played by piano. This new piano reduction also includes a cadenza written by Schnabel for a talented young composer/pianist, Eduard Erdmann, who toured extensively with this work. For advanced pianists.

Peermusic Classical 62145-506 • $39.95  Add to Cart



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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
A Poem for Elliott
Piano

From Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, a short contemplative exploration composed in honor of the 99th birthday of the composer’s former teacher Elliott Carter. It received its world premiere in New York at Symphony Space in 2007. For student through professional players. Duration: 2’45”

Theodore Presser Company 140-40106 • $5.95  Add to Cart


Haskell Small
Renoir’s Feast
Piano

Haskell Small has spun a delightful story in this new piece for piano, based on the famous 1881 Renoir painting “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” which depicts a group of lively young adults taking an outdoor lunch. Small created personalities for the subjects in the painting, choosing different musical themes for each, and the piece ends as all of the revelers board a train, receding into the distance. For advanced players.

Peermusic Classical 62385-501 • $29.95  Add to Cart


Lorin Alexander
Romp
Two Pianos

Romp begins playfully and quickly dives into a brief, intense and driving excursion, containing melodic echoes of Milhaud and Copland. Its rhythms are subtle and surprising, and manipulate the listener’s expectations. From the program notes: “The punch line of this ‘romp’ is that the locomotion in D never flags. It moves from the left hand bass realm into center range for the right hand but always keeps its force at any dynamic.” For advanced players. See sample pages.

Hildegard Music Publishing 490-01160 • $29.95  Add to Cart


Alban Berg
Streichquartett Op. 3 (1910)
Piano Four Hands

Alban Berg's renowned String Quartet, Op. 3 (1910) is now available in a beautiful arrangement by Universal Edition for piano duet, four hands. First performed in 1911 and published in 1920, Streichquartett was the last work the composer produced under the guiding influence of Arnold Schönberg. For advanced players.

Universal Edition UE33841 • $46.95  Add to Cart




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Stacy Garrop
Tango Gardél
Piano solo

Garrop considers the art of a master of tango in forming her new piano solo showpiece. For advanced pianists. Available as Custom Print edition.

Theodore Presser Company 110-41782 • $17.95  Add to Cart


Artur Schnabel Eine Tanzsuite Artur Schnabel
Eine Tanzsuite (Dance Suite)
Piano solo

Eine Tanzsuite is the first and most accessible of four serious piano works by twentieth-century Austrian composer Artur Schnabel. A teacher and performer in his own time, Schnabel’s compositions were largely overlooked, but are now recognized for their great range of style and content. In five movements, Eine Tanzsuite explores the moods of light-hearted flirtation, unabashed romanticism, a stately waltz, an otherworldly unknown, and a jubilant finale. This edition is drawn directly from the composer’s manuscript, with some discrepancies corrected. The original score can be viewed here. For the advanced player.

Peermusic Classical 62273-501 • $39.95  Add to Cart


Morton Feldman
Triadic Memories
Piano Solo

Chris Villars, chronicler of all things Feldman, offers a selection of published reviews of the world premiere performance of Triadic Memories, as performed by dedicatee Roger Woodward in 1981. These explain in large part how a 26-page piano piece takes an hour and a half, while never rising above pianissimo! This important contemporary work is now available for study or performance. For advanced students and performers. Duration: 1 hr. 30 min.

Universal Edition UE21448 • $46.95  Add to Cart


Samuel Zyman Samuel Zyman
Variations on an Original Theme
Piano solo

Zyman has dedicated his Variations on an Original Theme to the exciting Argentine-American pianist Mirian Conti, who premiered the work at the 2009 Annual Meeting Recital of The Leschetizky Assocation. Zyman's writing is certainly up to the challenge of such a pianistic talent and setting, demanding much and offering more. For advanced performers. Duration: 14' 30" See a page.

Merion Music, Inc. 140-40109 • $19.95  Add to Cart


Chopin Waltzes Fryderyk Chopin
Waltzes - Series B, published posthumously
from The National Edition
Under the direction of Jan Ekier
Solo Piano

Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (PWM) 510-05011 • $28.95  Add to Cart

The much-anticipated addition to The National Edition series published by PWM, Waltzes (Series B) is the essential collection of Chopin’s waltzes published posthumously under the direction of esteemed pianist and composer Jan Ekier of the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music. Includes Waltzes in E Major, B minor, Db Major, Ab Major, E minor, Gb Major, Ab Major, F minor, and A minor. Waltzes (Series B) comes with a meticulous source commentary (abridged) and a performance commentary, along with relevant correspondence about the pieces, including snippets from Chopin’s own letters.

The National Edition, founded in 1959, has but one goal: to provide the edition of Chopin’s works as Chopin intended them, and, by so doing, to honor Poland’s greatest composer. The National Edition is an ongoing research project, gathering together all available source materials and producing definitive publications. Ekier’s team uses the latest techniques to assess the composer’s intentions and relates this to modern pianos and performance. The National Edition is a source edition, a critical edition, and a practical edition, and the finest edition of Chopin’s works available today. See available volumes of The National Edition here.

  See also our complete line of PWM's Paderewski Editions of Chopin

Robert Schumann
Works for Piano Four Hands, Volume Two
Piano Duet

The First Urtext Edition of the complete Works for Piano Four Hands by Robert Schumann for performance purposes is a hefty compendium of the composer’s well-known works, as well as Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 (meticulously arranged by Friedrich Gustav Jansen). The pieces are presented in practical primo/secondo format, and the volume includes both a comprehensive preface containing historical information plus helpful notes on interpretation. (See also Volume One, listed below.)

Vienna Urtext UT50079 • $49.95  Add to Cart


New Releases from our CUSTOM PRINT Department

Custom Print works are print-on-demand, and are therefore always available. Custom Print titles are now available for purchase online. If you prefer, you may contact us for further information:
sales@presser.com or toll-free (800) 854-6764 ext. 1.

Adolphus Hailstork
Guest Suite
Piano Four Hands

A new piano duet from Hailstork in three contrasting movements. A brief opening statement (allegretto scherzando) is followed by a tender and melodic lento grazioso. The finale is a punchy and rhythmic vivace. Suitable for advanced students and performers. See a spread.

Theodore Presser Co. 110-41780 • $17.95  Add to Cart

 

Adolphus Hailstork
Sonata for Two Pianos
Two Pianos

Written for the duo piano team of Delphin and Romain, Hailstork's Sonata demands focus from the outset. A driving, rhythmic allegro energetico moves quickly, with the pianists in tight formation. The A-B-A form features a beautiful adagietto ma non troppo middle movement, with a challenging vivace finale. For advanced performers. Duration: 12' See a page.

Theodore Presser Co. 110-41779 • $42.95  Add to Cart


Justin Dello Joio
Sonata for Piano
Piano solo

"The four-movement sonata (1987, rev. 2005) is comparatively inward and subdued. ...the central 'Romance,' which begins like Scriabin and gradually gains color with the accumulation of feather-light decoration. Virtuosity returns in the concluding 'Finale Fantasia,' full of turbulence and unsettled harmonies. "
-- Phillip Scott, Fanfare  See a page!

Presser Custom Print 410-41276 • $29.95  Add to Cart


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     New Releases for Organ

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Olivier Latry
Salve Regina
Organ

The "Salve Regina" is one of four Marian antiphons sung at different seasons within the Christian liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church. This one draws its inspiration from an improvisation created in April 1999 at Lawrence University in Kansas, paraphrasing the Marian anthem, alternating each phrase of the original verse with its organ commentary. The Gregorian chant can be sung by a solo male or female voice or a children’s choir, but it is also possible to play the organ passages without vocalists. For advanced players. Dur: 22’50”

Billaudot 513-00968 • $28.95  Add to Cart

 
Betsy Jolas
Lecons du petit jour (Lessons of daybreak)
Organ of 2 (or 3) Keyboards

From Billaudot, we have a brooding, avant-garde ode to the first moments of the day for organ, written by French composer and student of Olivier Messiaen, Betsy Jolas. From the composer’s notes: “Always up before dawn, my mind and ears on the lookout, I take daily pleasure in capturing the sounds of the sleeping ‘megapole’: distant calls, lovesick cats, lone cars, rustling, crackling… rare sounds surrounded with silence and strangely set off against an indistinct rumor.” For advanced players. Duration: 15’

Billaudot 513-00863 • $28.95  Add to Cart

 


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Alan Hovhaness
Prayer of Saint Gregory
Transcribed by V. C. Searle
Organ solo

The original trumpet and piano edition has become standard fare for the trumpet repertoire, and now the popular Prayer of Saint Gregory is available as a powerful organ solo. It is interesting to note that Searle's transcription was done with direction by the composer. For advanced organists.

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