Beethoven - Selected Piano Works

Beethoven - Selected Piano Works by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).  Edited by Matthew Edwards. For Piano (Piano Solo). Schirmer Performance Editions. SMP Level 5 (Intermediate). Softcover with CD. 40 pages. Published by G. Schirmer.

Schirmer Performance Editions are designed for piano students and their teachers as well as for professional pianists. Pedagogical in nature, these editions offer insightful interpretive suggestions, pertinent fingering, and historical and stylistic commentary. Prepared by renowned artists/teachers, these publications provide an accurate, well-informed score resource for pianists. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) is renowned for his large-scale, innovative piano sonatas and concertos, and these works hold a prominent and lasting place in the concert repertoire. Yet nestled beneath the larger works for which he is most often lauded lies a vast collection of short piano solos that he crafted throughout his career. These miniatures often display the same careful writing and attention to detail as his longer works. Some were actually intended as pedagogical studies; many derive their style from the popular dance music of the period and reflect Beethovens love of simple, everyday pleasures. Editor & recording artist: Matthew Edwards.

About SMP Level 5 (Intermediate)

Seventh chords and melodies in both hands. More difficult note reading with ledger lines above and below the staff.

Contents: Landler in D Major, Woo 15, No. 2 * Ecossaise in E-flat Major, Woo 86 * Landler in D Minor, Woo 15, No. 4 * Ecossaise in G Major, Woo 23 * Landler in D Major, Woo 11, No. 2 * German Dance in C Major, Woo 8, No. 1 * Landler in D Major, Woo 11, No. 4 * German Dance in B-Flat Major, Woo 13, No. 2 * German Dance in G Major, Woo 8, No. 6 * German Dance in C Major, Woo 8, No. 7 * German Dance in G Major, Woo 8, No. 11 * Landler in D Major, Woo 11, No. 7 * Bagatelle in A Minor, Opus 119, No. 9 * Contredance in C Major, Woo 14, No. 1 * Menuet in B-flat Major, Woo 7, No. 8 * Sonatina in G Major, Kh Anh. 5 No. 1 * Bagatelle in A Major, Opus 119, No. 4.