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The Romantic Era

Catalogue No: HL00240096
55 Selections from Symphonies, Ballets, Operas & Piano Literature for Piano Solo

ArrangementPiano
Product FormatSheet Music
EditorBlake Neely_Richard Walters
£18.99
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SeriesWorld's Greatest Class Music
Pages240
Publication Date2003
ISBN9780634048104 (0634048104)
UPC073999399691

Features 55 selections drawn from the rich 19th century Romantic literature. Composers included are Berlioz, Brahms, Bruckner, Chopin, Grieg, Mahler, Mendelssohn, J. Strauss, R. Strauss, Schubert, Schumann, Tchaikovsky, Wagner and others. Great Romantic melodies are excerpted from symphonies, ballets, operas, piano pieces and other concert works, and presented as faithful transcriptions in new, clean engravings. Includes capsule biographies of all of the composers represented. Contents: BERLIOZ: Symphonie Fantastique, 5th mvt. excerpt · BORODIN: Polovetzian Dnaces, 1st Theme · BRAHMS: Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 2, Intermezzo, Op. 76, No. 4 · Lullaby · Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. 2 · Symphonies: No. 1, 4th mvt. excerpt · No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt · Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 · BRUCKNER: Symphony No. 7, 2nd mvt. excerpt · CHOPIN: Mazurka, Op. 17, No. 4 · Nocturne, Op. 48, No. 1 · Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1 · Prelude Raindrop, Op. 28, No. 15 · Waltz, Op. 69, No. 1 · DVORAK: Slavonic Dance, excerpt · GOUNOD: Ave Maria · Funeral March of a Marionett, Themes · GRIEG: In the Hall of the Mountain King · Morning · LISZT: Liebestraum No. 3 · MAHLER SYMPHONIES: No. 4, 3rd mvt. excerpt · No. 5, 4th mvt. excerpt · No. 8, 2nd mvt. excerpt · MASSENET: Fingal's Cave Overture, Themes · A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture themes · Symphony No. 4, 1st mvt. excerpt · MUSORGSKY: The Great Gate of Kiev · OFFENBACH: Barcarolle from The Tales of Hoffman · RACHMANINOFF: Prelude, Op. 3, No. 2 · RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade, Themes from Part 1 · SCHUBERT: Andante from Sonata, Op. 120 · Ave Maria · Impromptu, Op. 142, No. 2 · Moment Musicale, Op. 94, No. 5 · Symphony No. 8, 1st mvt. excerpt · Symphony No. 9, 1st mvt. excerpt · SCHUMANN: Concerto in A minor, 1st mvt. Themes · The Prophet Bird from Forest Scenes · Symphony No. 1, 3rd mvt. excerpt · Widmung · J STRAUSS: Allerseelen · Also sprach Zarathustra!, Openeing Theme · TCHAIKOVSKY: 1812 Overture, excerpt · Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy · Piano Concerto No. 1, 1st mvt. excerpt · Romeo and Juliet Overture, Love Theme · Symphony No. 6, 1st mvt. excerpt · Waltz from Swan Lake · Waltz of the Flowers, excerpt · WAGNER: The Evening Star from Tannhauser · Pilgrims' Chorus from Tanhauser

Contents

  1. Chopin Waltz In A-Flat Major, Op. 69, No. 1
  2. Schubert Andante (Second Movement) From Sonata In A Major, Op. 120
  3. Chopin Mazurka In A Minor, Op. 17, No. 4
  4. Chopin Prelude In D-Flat Major, ('raindrop'), Op. 28, No. 15
  5. Nocturne In C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 (Chopin)
  6. Schumann The Prophet Bird (Vogel Als Prophet) Fromforest Scenes
  7. Liebestraum No. 3 In A-Flat Major (Liszt)
  8. Brahms - Lullaby (Wiegenlied)
  9. Massenet Meditation (From Thaïs)
  10. Schubert Symphony No. 8 ('unfinished'), First Movement Excerpt
  11. Schubert Ave Maria
  12. Waltz (From Swan Lake) (Tchaikovsky)
  13. Offenbach Barcarolle (From The Tales Of Hoffman)
  14. Strauss, R. Also Sprach Zarathustra!, Opening Theme
  15. Borodin Polovetzian Dances (From Prince Igor), First Theme
  16. Gounod Funeral March Of A Marionette, Themes
  17. Waltz Of The Flowers (From 'the Nutcracker Suite')(P Tchaikovsky)
  18. Tchaikovsky Romeo And Juliet Fantasy Overture 'love Theme'
  19. Schumann Piano Concerto In A Minor, First Movement Themes
  20. Schubert Impromptu In A-Flat Major, Op. 142, No. 2
  21. Moment Musicale In F Minor, D. 780 No. 5 (Schubert)
  22. Strauss, J. Tales From The Vienna Woods, Themes
  23. Brahms Intermezzo In B-Flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4
  24. Grieg In The Hall Of The Mountain King (From Peer Gynt)
  25. Strauss J. By The Beautiful Blue Danube, Themes
  26. Gounod Ave Maria ('meditation')
  27. Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique, Op.14, Fifth Movement Excerpt 'witches' Sabbath'
  28. Intermezzo In A Major, Op. 118, No. 2 (Brahms)
  29. Rhapsody In G Minor, Op. 79, No. 2 (Brahms)
  30. Brahms - Symphony No. 1, Op. 68, Fourth Movement Excerpt
  31. Brahms Symphony No. 4, Op. 98, First Movement Excerpt
  32. Brahms Waltz In A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15
  33. Bruckner Symphony No. 7, Second Movement Excerpt
  34. Polonaise Militaire, Op. 40, No. 1 (Chopin)
  35. Dvorák Slavonic Dance, Excerpt
  36. Mahler Symphony No. 4 ('ode To Heavenly Joy') Third Movement Excerpt
  37. Mahler - Symphony No. 5 In C-Sharp Minor, Fourth Movement Excerpt
  38. Mahler Symphony No. 8 In E Major ('symphony Of A Thousand'), Second Movement Excerpt
  39. Mendelssohn 'fingal's Cave' Overture (The Hebrides), Themes
  40. Mendelssohn A Midsummer Night's Dream, Overture Themes
  41. Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 ('italian'), Op. 90, First Movement Excerpt
  42. Musorgsky The Great Gate Of Kiev (From Pictures At An Exhibition)
  43. Rachmaninoff Prelude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3 No. 2
  44. Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade, Themes From Part 1
  45. Schubert Symphony No. 9 ('the Great'), 1St Movement Excerpt
  46. Schumann Symphony No. 1 ('spring'), Op. 38, 3Rd Movement Excerpt
  47. Schumann Widmung (Dedication)
  48. Strauss, R. Allerseelen (All Souls' Day)
  49. Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Excerpts
  50. Tchaikovsky Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (From The Nut Cracker)
  51. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, First Movement Excerpt
  52. Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 ('pathétique') 1St Movement Excerpt
  53. Tchaikovsky Waltz Of The Flowers (From The Nutcracker) Excerpt
  54. The Evening Star (From Tannhäuser) (Wagner)
  55. Pilgrims' Chorus (From Tannhäuser) (Wagner)
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