Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
A beautiful library of hundreds of great classical compositions for piano, conveniently published in sizable volumes, all with long-lasting sewn-binding.
This ambitious series is comprised of entirely new editions of some of the world's most beloved classical music. Each volume includes selections for piano, by the major talents in the history of European art music: Bach, Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Debussy, Dvorak, Handel, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Vivaldi, and many other composers.
This new collection of piano transcriptions features highlights from more than 50 symphonies by 20 of the world's greatest composers: Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Elgar, Franck, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Neilsen, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, Schubert, Schumann, Sibelius, Strauss and Tchaikovsky. The book also gives a brief biography of each composer.
Synopsis
(World's Greatest Classical Music). This new collection features 55 excerpts from 47 symphonies by 18 of the world's greatest composers, faithfully transcribed for intermediate to advanced piano solo. Composers represented are: Beethoven, Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Dvorak, Elgar, Franck, Haydn, Mahler, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Nielsen, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Schumann, Strauss and Tchaikovsky. The book also gives a brief biography of each composer. Contents: BEETHOVEN SYMPHONIES: No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 1st, 2nd, & 3rd mvt. excerpts * No. 6, 1st & 5th mvt. excerpts * No. 7, 1st & 2nd mvt. excerpts * No. 9, 1st & 4th mvt. excerpts * BERLIOZ: Symphony Fantastique, 4th & 5th mvt. excerpts * BRAHMS SYMPHONIES: No. 1, 4th mvt. excerpt * No. 2, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 3, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt * BRUCKNER SYMPHONIES: No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 7, 2nd mvt. excerpt * DVORAK SYMPHONIES: No. 8, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 9, 2nd & 4th mvt. excerpts * ELGAR: Symphony No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt * FRANCK: Symphony in D minor, M 48, 1st mvt. Themes * HAYDN SYMPHONIES: No. 94 Surprise, 2nd mvt. excerpt * No. 101 The Clock, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 104 London, 1st mvt. excerpt * MAHLER SYMPHONIES: No. 1, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 2, 5th mvt. Choral Theme * No. 4, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 4th mvt. excerpt * No. 8, 2nd mvt. excerpt * MENDELSSOHN SYMPHONIES: No. 3, 1st mvt. Themes * No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt * MOZART SYMPHONIS: No. 25, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 29, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 35, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 38, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 39, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 40, 1st & 3rd mvt. excerpts * No. 41, 1st mvt. excerpt * NIELSEN: Symphony No. 3, 4th mvt. excerpt * PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt * RACHMANINOFF: Symphony No. 2, 3rd mvt. excerpt * SCHUBERT SYMPHONIES: No. 4, 2nd mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 8, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 9, 1st mvt. excerpt * SCHUMANN SYMPHONIES: No. 1, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt * R STRAUSS: An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64 excerpt * TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONIES: No. 3, 1st mvt. excerpt * No. 4, 2nd mvt. excerpt * No. 5, 3rd mvt. excerpt * No. 6, 1st mvt. excerpt
Table of Contents
Excerpts from: Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 : Eroica ; Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 ; Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 : Pastoral ; Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 ; Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 / Ludwig van Beethoven -- Symphonie fantastique : op. 14 / Hector Berlioz -- Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68 ; Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 73 ; Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90 ; Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98 / Johannes Brahms -- Symphony no. 4 in E-flat major : Romantic ; Symphony no. 7 in E major / Anton Bruckner -- Symphony no. 8 in G major, op. 88 ; Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 : From the New World / Antonâin Dvoérâak -- Symphony no. 1 in A-flat major, op. 55 / Edward Elgar -- Symphony in D minor, M. 48 / Câesar Franck -- Symphony no. 94 in G major : Surprise ; Symphony no. 101 in D major : The clock ; Symphony no. 104 in D major : London / Franz Joseph Haydn -- Symphony no. 1 in D major : Titan ; Symphony no. 2 in C minor : Resurrection ; Symphony no. 4 in G major : Ode to heavenly joy ; Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor ; Symphony no. 8 in E major : Symphony of a thousand / Gustav Mahler -- Symphony no. 3 in A minor, op. 56 : Scottish ; Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 : Italian / Felix Mendelssohn -- Symphony no. 25 in G minor, K. 183 ; Symphony no. 29 in A major, K. 201 ; Symphony no. 35 in D major, K. 385 : Haffner ; Symphony no. 38 in D major, K. 504 : Prague ; Symphony no. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543 ; Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 ; Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 : Jupiter / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- Symphony no. 3 in D major, FS 60 : Espansiva / Carl Nielsen -- Symphony no. 1 in D major, op. 23 : Classical / Sergei Prokofiev -- Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27 / Sergei Rachmaninoff -- Symphony no. 4 in C minor, D. 417 : Tragic ; Symphony no. 5 in B-flat major, D. 485 ; Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 : Unfinished ; Symphony no. 9 in C major D. 944 : The great / Franz Schubert -- Symphony no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 38 : Spring ; Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 97 : Rhenish / Robert Schumann -- Eine Alpensinfonie = An Alpine symphony : op. 64 / Richard Strauss -- Symphony no. 3 in D minor, op. 29 : Polish ; Symphony no. 4 in F minor, op. 36 ; Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 ; Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 : Pathâetique / Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky.