BELDEN

Throughout his life Handel was famous as a brilliant performer on keyboard instruments, and he began composing for them in his youth: his early training under Zachow included the study of the most important 17th-century German composers for the keyboard, and their influence can be seen in the harpsichord music which he had written by the time he left Hamburg for Italy in 1706. He seems to have taken it up again only after he settled in England in 1712, and during the next few years he wrote a large number of harpsichord works, with a peak about 1717, when he was becoming involved with the music at Cannons.Apparently Handel was in no hurry to publish these compositions, and manuscript copies were made for friends and patrons. The primary source for our text is the third impression of the Cluer edition. As well as the Walsh, le Cène and Leclerc editions there are important manuscript sources, including some autographs, which give much additional information concerning the text.

Facsimiles
Signs and conventions
Sources
Critical Commentary: I, II, III, IV
Appendices
Bibliography

This collection contains the easiest piano pieces in their original form by Edvard Grieg. These miniatures form a useful addition to piano lessons and offer valuable insights into the range and variety of Grieg’s music.
Vorwort
Preface / Préface
Zwei Klavierstücke
Arietta op. 12 Nr. 1
Valse op. 12 Nr. 2
Klokkeklang (Glockengeläut) op. 54 Nr. 6
Allegro ma non troppo op. 3 Nr. 1
Halling op. 17 Nr. 20
Sæbygga (Die Frau aus Setesdal) op. 17 Nr. 21
Kulokk (Lockruf) op. 17 Nr. 22
Eg veit ei lita jente (Ich weiß ein kleines Mädchen) op. 17 Nr. 16
Kulokk (Lockruf) op. 66 Nr. 1
Morgo ska du fa gifte deg (Morgen darfst du sie heiraten) 66 Nr. 10
Ranveig op. 66 Nr. 12
Gjendines badnlat (Gjendines Wiegenlied) op. 66 Nr. 19
Prillaren fra Os prestegjeld. Springdans (Der Prillar aus dem Kirchspiel Os. Springdans) op. 72 Nr. 5
Kivlemøyane. Springdans (Das Mädchen aus dem Kivledal. Sprindans) op. 72 Nr. 16
Springdans
Badnlat (Wiegenlied)
Springdans
Halling
Lualat (Gebirgsweise) op. 73 Nr. 7
Resignasjon (Resignation) op. 73 Nr. 1

Easy to moderately difficult pieces by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven – the three great classics of the “ Viennese School ” – form the main focus of this album. But these three ’greats’ were not the only composers to leave an imprint on piano music between 1760 and 1827.
Accordingly, our collection also contains appealing pieces by Mozart’s pupils Thomas Attwood and Johann Nepomuk Hummel and the composer-publisher Anton Diabelli. Works by such contemporaries as Anton Benda, Daniel G. Türk and James Hook also introduce pianists to the great expressive range of classical piano music.
As appealing in its contents as in its appearance, this collection is rounded off with annotated colour illustrations of contemporary keyboard instruments. It consists entirely of original compositions accompanied by reliable fingering.
By focusing on relatively short pieces in a wide range of forms, the volume is ideal for adding variety to piano lessons while conveying a vivid impression of the major genres of classical piano music, from dances and variations to the nascent sonata form.
The rich selection of easy to moderately difficult original piano pieces by great classical composers
Judicious fingering suggestions
Readily affordable volume for piano lessons
Colour photos of historical instruments
Vorwort
Preface
Préface
Allegro Es-Moll
Sonate c-Moll Hob. XVI:7
Vier deutsche Tänze Hob. IX:12 Nr. 1-4
Allegro G-Dur Hob. III:41IV
Fantasie d-Moll KV 397 (385g)
Adagio für Glasharmonika C-Dur KV 356 (617a)
Alla turca A-Dur KV 331
Sonata quasi una fantasia op. 27,2
Klavierstück a-Moll WoO 59
Sechs Variationen F-Dur WoO 64
Bagatelle B-Dur 119 Nr. 11
Rondo F-Dur
Rondo F-Dur
Un poco andante G-Dur
Sonatine G-Dur
Allegro C-Dur
Dialogue Taquin
Larghetto amoroso C-Dur
Arietta B-Dur
Waltz A-Dur
Menuett A-Dur D 334
Sonatina D-Dur

In the Baroque Era, the term “clavier” referred to all keyboard instruments: virginal, clavichord, harpsichord, fortepiano, and others. Bärenreiter’s “Baroque” Piano Album presents a representative selection of the major forms of Baroque clavier music from England, Italy, France and Germany.
The anthology is divided into these four countries and illustrated with pictures of historical instruments to convey an impression of music-making in the country concerned.
The volume begins with the Italian composer Girolamo Frescobaldi, whose keyboard works exemplify the stylistic transition from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
It then moves on to the English virginalists and the French clavecinistes and ends with the epochal of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Apart from traits which prevailed in each of these countries, piano pupils will learn about the various stages of the Early High and Late Baroque period as well as about the major musical genres, from dance to fugue.
Special care was taken in the selection of the pieces to ensure that they could be played on the modern piano.
Since Baroque ornaments must be executed differently for each composer, practical suggestions are included in the musical text. Reliable fingering has been added to make the volume ideal for use in piano lessons.
A representative overview of the major styles in Baroque clavier music
44 easy-to-play pieces
Colour illustrations of historical keyboard instruments
The musical text includes suggestions for ornaments
Reliable fingering
Vorwort
Preface
Préface
England – Angleterre:
Jig
Byrd, William
Alman
Farnaby, Giles
Faine would I wed – Gerne möcht’ ich heiraten – Je voudrais bien me marier
Farnaby, Richard
Corranto
Anonymus
Saraband
Lawes, William
Theatre Tune – Theaterlied – Air de théâtre
Blow, John
Air
Blow, John
Trumpet Tune – Trompetenmelodie – Air de trompette
Purcell, Henry
A Minuet
Purcell, Henry
A New Ground
Purcell, Henry
Suite
Purcell, Daniel
The Catherine
Barrett, John
Italien – Italy – Italie
Balletto Primo
Frescobaldi, Girolamo
Corrente Prima
Frescobaldi, Girolamo
Tre Arie
Pasquini, Bernardo
Sarabanda
Corelli, Arcangelo
Sonata I
Scarlatti, Domenico
Aria
Scarlatti, Domenico
Minuetto
Zipoli, Domenico
Giga
Zipoli, Domenico
Frankreich – France
Branle de Basque – Baskischer Branle – Basque Branle
Couperin, Louis
La Pastourelle
Couperin, Louis
Menuet
Anglebert, Jean-Henri d’
Menuet
Roux, Gaspard le
Les coucous bénévoles – Die wohlwollenden Kuckucke – The Kindly Cuckoos
Couperin, François
Menuet
Marchand, Louis
Flûtes – Flöten – Flutes
Dandrieu, Jean François
Sarabande
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
La Joyeuse – Die Fröhliche – The Merry Maid
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Rigaudon
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Menuet en Rondeau
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Air pour Zéphire – Arie für Zephir – Song for Zephyr
Rameau, Jean-Philippe
Deutschland – Germany – Allemagne
Courant
Froberger, Johann Jacob
Sarabande
Kerll, Johann Kaspar
Praeludium und Fuge
Fischer, Johann Caspar Ferdinand
Gigue
Telemann, Georg Philipp
Menuet
Graupner, Johann Christoph
Menuet HWV 532
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Musette BWV Anh. 126
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Menuet BWV Anh. 132
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Praeludium BWV 999
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Praeambulum BWV 784
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Praeludium BWV 847
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Allemande BWV 814/1
Bach, Johann Sebastian

Table of Ornaments
Les Cyclopes
Les Sauvages

15 recital pieces
Fairly easy to moderately difficult
Audio recordings available online
This new piano album by the acclaimed Czech pianist, teacher and composer Jakub Metelka (born 1986) contains 15 recital pieces – short, witty, characteristic compositions with flawless melodic, harmonic and pianistic workmanship. It allows little virtuosos not only to train their technical skills (from fairly easy to moderately difficult) but also to sharpen their grasp of the pieces’ moods and to stretch their musical imagination. Accompanying the edition are attractive illustrations by Andrea Tachezy.
The album provides an ideal complement to the composer’s internationally successful “Modern Piano Studies” (BA 11559).
Ancient Kingdom
Calm Ocean
Paper Aeroplane
Little Elephant
Sailboat
Swan on Ice
Pet Cemetery
Devil’s Waltz
Lonely Mill
March of the Chicks
Rain Fairy
Old Sailor
Snowflake
Lark
Beauty Riding

Ludwig van Beethoven had the ability to create an entire musical universe from the most unassuming and minuscule motif. No classical composer worked more consciously with rhythm than Beethoven: his unmistakable “drive” can be felt in every bar!
Here familiar “Beethoven themes” are merged, liberated, shuffled, filtered and recombined with jazz harmonies, standard styles and rhythms. Jean Kleeb’s arrangements sometimes closely follow the original, at other times they comment on or recall Beethoven’s music from afar.
ia pa pa pa (Variation über 5. Sinfonie op.67)
Jazzmenuetto (Variation über Sonate 20,2 op.49)
Freude schöner Götter Funk (Variation über das Thema von 9. Sinfonie op.125,4)
Moonlight (Erinnerung an Mondscheinsonate op.27,2)
Varioption Sinfonia 7 (Variation über 7. Sinfonie op.92,2)
Pastorale Impression (aus 6. Sinfonie op.68,4)
Waldstein Jazzsonate (inspiriert von Sonate 21 op.531 “Waldstein”)

Weihnachten ist eine Zeit der Freude: Geschenke unter dem Baum, Wiedersehen mit Verwandtschaft und Bekanntschaft, wunderbar schmeckendes Gebäck und mehr. Weihnachten ist auch eine Zeit des Musizierens. Gesang und Klang tragen maßgeblich zur Stimmung bei.
Jedes Land und jede Gegend haben ihre Lieblingsweihnachtslieder. Diese werden natürlich meistens vor Ort gespielt.
Immer wieder ist es jedoch schön, Lieder anderer Gegenden kennen zu lernen. So erfahren wir, welche Stimmung woanders zu Weihnachten erlebt wird. Diese Ausgabe lädt dazu ein, noch mehr zu musizieren und noch mehr Freude an der Musik zur Weihnachtszeit zu erleben.
Adeste Fideles
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Hark the Herold’s Angel Sing
Il est né, le divin enfant
Jingle Bells
Les anges dans nos campagnes
O Du fröhliche
Stille Nacht
O Tannenbaum
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
What Child is This?