Shorter Works for Pianoforte Solo (Dover Music for Piano)
by Franz Schubert, Classical Piano Sheet Music
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Author: Classical Piano Sheet Music, Franz SchubertBrand: Alfred Publishing
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1970-06-01
ISBN: 0486226484
Number of pages: 204
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Reviews of Shorter Works for Pianoforte Solo (Dover Music for Piano)
Book Review: Good Scores of Schubert's Short Piano Music
Summary: 5 Stars
Schubert composed three types of music for solo piano: sonatas, waltzes and dances, and short piano pieces. This budget-priced book by Dover includes scores for the third category of pieces. Thus it includes some of Schubert's best-known works for keyboard. The volume includes the Wanderer Fantasy, the four Impromptus of Opus 90, the four Impromptus of Opus 142, and the six short Moments Musicaux. Broadly speaking, in these short pieces, Schubert moved closer towards the romantic style in music rather than attempting to pour his lyrical gifts into classical forms.
The Wanderer Fantasy is a four-movement virtuoso piano piece based upon the theme of Schubert's song "The Wanderer." It is written in a highly flamboyant style not at all typical of the composer. Schubert composed this great score immediately after he stopped his efforts on what became his "Unfinished" Symphony. The story is that when Schubert tried to demonstrate this work for his friends at the piano, he quickly threw up his hands and exclaimed: "The Devil with it! I can't play it!" The Wanderer Fantasy remains one of the most difficult works in the solo piano repertoire. For all but the best of pianists, this is a score to be studied or used in following professional performances rather than to be attempted.
The two sets of Impromptus are among the great lyrical and meditative music that Schubert composed near the end of his life. They were of great influence on subsequent romantic composers, while for many years Schubert's sonatas remained virtually unplayed. Many of the Impromptus may be played with careful effort by dedicated amateur pianists. The six short Moments Musicaux are also within the range of careful study by amateurs.
The book is inexpensive, compact, well-bound, easy to read, and sits comfortably on the rack of most pianos. It is not an urtext edition, but it should prove to be accurate for all users up to the professional level. The measures are unnumbered and suggested fingerings or pedalings are not provided. I have used this book for many years in attempting to play the Impromptus, Moments Musicaux, and some of the other pieces and in listening to live and recorded performances of Schubert. For amateur pianists or lovers of Schubert's piano music, this book is an excellent choice. The volume offers the opportunity to live for many years with this great music.
Robin Friedman
Summary of Shorter Works for Pianoforte Solo (Dover Music for Piano)
All piano music except Sonatas, Dances, and a few unfinished pieces. Contains Wanderer, Impromptus, Moments Musicals, Variations, Scherzi, etc. Breitkopf & Härtel edition.
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