Selected Piano Works for Four Hands

by Franz Schubert, Franz Schubert (Composer)

Overview

Franz Schubert's piano pieces for four hands are among the most varied and significant works in the entire repertoire. Schubert wrote more of these works than any other major composer, and generations of teachers, students, and concert musicians have enjoyed their enduring beauty and vitality.
Included in this volume are 15 of Schubert's best and most popular titles, taken from the definitive Breitkopf and Härtel Schubert-Gesammtausgabe. Composed between 1818 and 1828, they include the tremendously popular Military Marches, Op. 51 (of which the D Major is a striking and familiar melody); the famed "Grand Duo" Sonata in C Major, Op. 140; the Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103 (written only a few months before Schubert's death, it is one of the most famous and elegantly expressive works in the genre); Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Op. 35; Andantino Varié in B Minor on French Motifs, Op. 84, No. 1; Fugue in E Minor, Op. 152; and a delightful array of ländler, polonaises, and variations.
The 23 separate pieces have been selected so that pianists of virtually any level can find works to match their needs. They range in difficulty from beautifully sculpted marches that beginners can play, to works requiring maturity and great technical skill.
This volume has been specially designed as a playing edition. The noteheads are large and easily readable at the piano, and wide margins allow plenty of room for written notes, fingerings, analysis, etc. Of special importance is the addition of measure numbers, placed on alternate staves, which allow the pianists to find their place quickly while rehearsing. For playing, study, or simply listening along with records, this volume will be an admirable addition to your music library.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486235295
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	06/13/2012
Series:	Dover Classical Piano Music: Four Hands
Edition description:	Reprint of Breitkopf & Hartel Edition
Pages:	273
Product dimensions:	9.05(w) x 11.94(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was extremely prolific in the course of his brief life. In addition to 600 Lieder, he wrote nine symphonies, liturgical music, operas and incidental music, along with a large body of chamber music and solo piano music.

Table of Contents

"Three Military Marches, Op. 51, D.733"
1. D Major
2. G Major
3. E-flat Major
"Two Characteristic Marches, Op. 121, D.886"
1. C Major
2. C Major
"Children's March in G Major, D.928"
"Overture (Ouverture) in F Major, Op. 34, D.675"
"Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 30, D.617 (dedicated to Count Ferdinand Palffy d'Erdöd)"
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegretto
"Sonata in C Major, Op. 140 ("Grand Duo"), D.812"
1. Allegro moderato
2. Andante
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
4. Allegro vivace
"Rhondo in A Major, Op. 107, D.951"
"Variations in A-flat Major on an Original Theme, Op. 35, D.813 (dedicated to Count Anton Berchtold)"
"Variations C Major on a Theme ("Was einst vor Jahren") from Hérold's opera Marie, Op. 82, No.1, D.908 (dedicated to Cajetan Neuhaus, Professor of Philosophy in Linz)"
"Andantino Varié in B Minor on French Motifs, Op. 84, No. 1, D.823"
"Lebensstürme (Storms of Life), Characteristic Allegro in A Minor, Op. 144, D.947"
"Fantasia in F Minor, Op. 103, D.940"
"Four Polonaises, Op. 75, D.599"
1. D Minor
2. B-flat Major
3. E Major
4. F Major
"Four Ländler, D.814"
1. E-flat Major
2. A-flat Major
3. C Minor
4. C Major
"Fugue in E Minor, Op. 152, D.952"