This valuable collection contains a wide variety of Chopin's compositions. Included are the most familiar mazurkas, preludes, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes and the "Fantaisie-Impromptu." Extensive introductory materials detail biographical information and performance suggestions. Editorial suggestions in the music are in light gray print and fingering has been added. An excellent choice for advancing pianists.

French composer, teacher and pianist Gabriel Fauré is remembered for the beauty and elegance of his music as well as for his harmonic and melodic innovations. This critical edition addresses sources, discrepancies and performance issues (tempi, pedaling, fingering, style, interpretation and technique). The preface also includes historical, cultural, and social background.

Eighty-three popular piano classics arranged for the beginning student are accompanied by a short history of each piece and advice on playing each arrangement.5NjBwBT

Compiled primarily for intermediate students, this collection contains an appealing selection of 15 works by Brahms. Included is an intriguing history of the composer's life, education and gift as a composer. In addition to a discussion on Brahms' style of composition, performance suggestions are included. Editorial markings have been added for pedaling and fingering.

Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg wrote many small masterpieces. Included in this edition are 45 of his most popular and useful works, including "Anitra's Dance," "Peer Gynt Suite,: "March of the Dwarfs," and "Wedding-Day in Troldhaugen." Fingering, phrasing, pedaling and dynamics that underscore the musical structure have been added by editor Henry Levine. Included is a very insightful biography on Grieg as well as a thematic index.