Fifteen virtuosic studies for the advanced pianist.

These intermediate level studies include: Sincerity; L'Arabesque; La Pastorale; The Little Party; Innocence; Progress; The Limpid Stream; Grace; The Chase; Tender Blossom; The Wagtail; The Farewell; Consolation; Austrian Dance; Ballade; Tender Grieving; The Chatterbox; Inquietude; Ave Maria; Tarantella; Harmony of the Angels; Barcarolle; The Return; The Swallow and Chivalry.

Burgmueller's most famous work, 25 Progressive Pieces, are short compositions with descriptive titles. Easier than his Opp. 105 and 109, each intermediate-level selection exposes students to a different technical challenge with the main emphasis on the phrasing, articulation, and dynamics often found in Romantic piano music. The collection includes: Inquietude; Consolation; Gracefulness; The Farewell; Ballade; Tarantelle; Angels' Voices; Barcarolle; Pastorale; The Return; The Wagtail; The Clear Stream; Progress; The Chatterbox; The Little Party; The Knight Errant; Innocence; Sincerity; Ave Maria; Arabesque; The Chase; Sorrow; Tender Flower; The Swallow and Austrian Dance.

Beautiful Etudes features artistic piano studies that progress from the elementary level (Book One) to the late intermediate level (Book Four). With each piece, the student and teacher will find mastery tips, biographical information on the composer, transposition challenges, creative suggestions, and a practice record. A glossary of relevant tempos, dynamics, articulations, and other musical terms is found at the end of each book.

Outstanding compilations of piano etudes and exercises from the ever-popular Burgmuller's 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100, Czerny's Practical Method for Beginners on the Piano, Op. 599, and Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist. Etudes are organized into four units according to difficulty and emphasize different aspects of technique and musicianship. Hanon exercises are included within each unit to reinforce the need for finger strength, independence and agility. Information about each composer's life is also provided. Books 2 and 3 include works by Heller.

This collection offers a variety of useful and accessible pieces for students and/or enthusiasts at various stages of musical development. It is beautifully edited and published. The volume begins with a biography and historical overview and ends with useful notes for study and performance for each piece. Features both standard literature and lesser-known gems. Fingerings are included. Highly recommended.

All the preludes and etudes including many perfectly spun miniatures. Edited by K. N. Igumnov and Y. I. Mil'shteyn.

Major piano works of Rachmaninoff, including the Preludes, op. 23, and Etudes, op. 33 and op. 39. Reprints of the various original editions.

Mineola, NY: Dover Publications ©

The Czerny studies for piano and orchestra may be treated as preparatory miniature concertos. The orchestral arrangements and Piano II reductions have recently been arranged by Gero Stover. Dowani International editions are perfect for pianists at any level preparing to play with orchestra. Each Dowani edition comes with a CD offering a full performance of the work and three practice versions at slow, moderate and final "concert" tempos. Thus, the pianist gains experience playing along with the orchestral accompaniment at every point in the learning process. Slow and moderate practice versions offer the orchestral accompaniment played by a piano. The version at final concert tempo is most often recorded with full orchestra. There are no synthesized sounds on a Dowani CD! Two scores for two pianos, four hands are included.

Fingerpower offers short, progressive technic exercises for students of all ages. Equal attention is given to both hands. The series may be used with all piano and keyboard methods. The Primer book, at the elementary level, features exercises employing blocked and broken thirds, easy thumb crossings, legato and staccato, melody and accompaniment, sharps and flats and simple cross hand patterns. The exercises in Level 1, at the late elementary level, feature blocked and broken triads; broken thirds, fourths and fifths; legato and staccato; phrase development; rhythmic variety and 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4 time signatures. Level 2, at the early intermediate level, covers ascending and descending trills, chords, chromatic scales, contrary motion, thumb crossings, hand expansion, 6/8 time, syncopation and wrist rotation. Level 3, at the intermediate level, covers chord inversions, hand stretching, interlocking hands, legato thirds, sixteenth notes and rests, and sustaining each of the five fingers in both hands. Level 4, at the late intermediate level, covers chromatic hand contractions, finger expansion, grace notes, legato triads and thirds, scales in contrary motion, thumb passages, tremolo and two-octave arpeggios. Level 5, at the early advanced level, covers arpeggios in parallel and contrary motion, ascending and descending broken octaves, diatonic and chromatic octaves, finger repetition, legato sixths, and sustained octaves and thirds with tremolo. Finally, Level 6 at the advanced level, offers major and minor scales and arpeggios in all keys, melodic and broken chord patterns, chromatic broken chord inversions, major preludes in all keys and minor preludes in all keys.