Schott Musik

Mozart's best-known opera is now available in the popular series 'Get to Know Classical Masterpieces' in an English edition. Explanations about the composer, the opera, people and contents of the stor...

In our popular 'Cadenza' series, we present cadenzas of well-known instrumental concertos from the classical and romantic periods which were composed by outstanding composers and soloists of our time....

Of the 400 compositions which make up Martinu's oeuvre, 97 are dedicated to solo piano. The 50th anniversary of the Czech composer's death falls in 2009, and is the perfect occasion to present a small...

Saint-Saens beliebtes Werk Karneval der Tiere ist nun auch als spanische Ausgabe in der Reihe Klassische Meisterwerke zum Kennenlernen erschienen. Die leichte Klavierbearbeitung der 'großen zoologisch...

Polonaise, an early work, goes back to Wagner's student days and, in accordance with the instructions of his then teacher Theodor Weinlig, still follows a rather traditional concept of form, yet is ex...

Summertime Variations is the third arrangement I have made of Gershwin's Summertime - and the first for solo piano. It begins and ends very quietly and cantabile with a meditation on the well-known op...

C'est à l'occasion de trois excursions navales du cortège royal sur la Tamise, en 1715, 1717 et 1736, et afin de célébrer par une fête la paix ayant conclu la guerre de Succession d'Autriche (1741-174...

On her 34th birthday, Clara Schumann was not only given a grand piano by her husband, but the latest music material as well. Among them was the one-movement Concert-Allegro with Introduction for Piano...

'The piano is most subtly interwoven with the orchestra - one cannot think of one without the other. [...] In this Piano Concerto the pianist is not only soloist but orchestral musician as well', Clar...

On her 34th birthday, Clara Schumann was not only given a grand piano by her husband, but the latest music material as well. Among them was the one-movement Concert-Allegro with Introduction for Piano...

The series 'Get to Know Classical Masterpieces' presents popular compositions in easy piano arrangements by Hans-Günter Heumann, the latest edition in this series being Tchaikovsky's famous ballet ope...

Zala ainava (Green Landscape) is the final part of the cycle Die Jahreszeiten (The Seasons), a collection for piano with the pieces Rudens muzika (Autumn Music), Balta ainava (White Landscape) and Pav...

Every student's first concert is a special experience. Finding the right piece is important: it should be something easily manageable that sounds great, and isn't too long or too short. This collectio...

Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894), the musical child prodigy from Ukraine, gave his first piano concert at the age of nine. He was one of the most successful and most famous performers of his time. His per...

Der neue Band der erfolgreichen Serie 'Klassische Meisterwerke zum Kennenlernen' stellt eines der bekanntesten Werke der klassischen Musik vor, Ludwig van Beethovens Sinfonie Nr. 5 op. 67 - die sogena...

Among piano teachers, his music is an 'insider's tip': Born in Osiyek (now Croatia), the composer Marko Tajcevic (1900-1984) wrote many easy piano pieces for music lessons and, like Bartók, devoted hi...

The music of Marko Tajcevic is regarded as insider's tip amongst piano teachers. His entire works for piano, including the cycles Seven Balkan Dances and Five Preludes as well as Variations on a Theme...