Beloved for his lyric brilliance as well as his rhythmic and harmonic invention, Franz Schubert helped to pioneer the Romantic piano style and exercised a considerable influence over later composers. This convenient compilation of his shorter piano pieces offers a charming variety of impromptus, variations, waltzes, German dances, ecossaises, ländler, minuets, marches, and much more. Contents include selections from the Four Impromptus of 1827 and 1828 (D899 and D935), Drei Klavierstücke (D946), the miniatures known as Six Moments Musicaux (D780), Allegretto in C Minor (D915), and selections from the composer's more than 400 dances for solo piano. Dover original compilation of works from Breitkopf & Härtel's Complete Works Edition.

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"Fisk's portrayal of Schubert is based on evidence from the composer's hand, both verbal (song texts and his written words) and musical (vocal and instrumental). Noting extraordinary aspects of tonality, structure, and gestural content, Fisk argues that through his music Schubert sought to alleviate his apparent sense of exile and his anticipation of early death. Fisk supports this view through close analysis of the cyclic connections within and between the works he explores, finding in them complex musical narratives that attempt to come to terms with mortality, alienation, hope, and desire."--BOOK JACKET.

Each discussion contributes to a portrait of these three composers as musical storytellers, each in his own way simulating the structure of lived experience in works of art."--BOOK JACKET.

Bach composed and published his Six Partitas (each one separately) during 1726 - 1730. In 1731 all partitas, grouped in one volume, were published under the title Clavier-�bung Part One. This edition of Partita no. 1 follows the above mentioned first Leipzig edition, which was based on the manuscript copy of Bach's autograph.The fingering is added by the editor.

This Companion to Schubert examines the career, music, and reception of one of the most popular yet misunderstood and elusive composers. Sixteen chapters by leading Schubert scholars make up three parts. The first seeks to situate the social, cultural, and musical climate in which Schubert lived and worked, the second surveys the scope of his musical achievement, and the third charts the course of his reception from the perceptions of his contemporaries to the assessments of posterity. Myths and legends about Schubert the man are explored critically and the full range of his musical accomplishment is examined.