Universal Edition

This edition of some of the finest compositions for the Baroque guitar has been produced with the aim of retaining the characteristics of the guitarra española through the use of special techniques an...

Both of these arrangements are based on Weiss's manuscripts in the British Museum. Written originally for the lute, these two new arrangements will make fascinating additions to the guitarist's repert...

The dances and sets of variations published in this volume come from the Codice Saldívar, a manuscript that was discovered by the Mexican musicologist Dr. Gabriel Saldívar y Silva in León (Mexico) in...

No other composer influenced Fernando Sor more than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Sor's Introduction and Variations, op. 9 are based on the aria 'Das klinget so herrlich' from the opera 'The Magic Flute'....

The Trois Pièces de Société, Op. 36 was Fernando Sor's second set of society pieces. Published in 1828, these consisted of six small characterful and entertaining pieces grouped into three pairs. They...

L'Encouragement is, along with Souvenir de Russie, Les deux amis and the Fantaisie op. 54, amongst the most demanding duo compositions of its day. The principal source of this edition is the edited ve...

Although little is known about the Italian composer and violinist Giovanni Battista Marella, it is known that in 1750 he became concertmaster of the Band of Musick at the New Gardens in Dublin and lat...

The latest volume in the New Karl Scheit Guitar Edition presents another very attractive duo composition by Fernando Sor who was once referred to as the 'Schubert of the guitar'. The suggested fingeri...

I have developed a highly formalised compositional system, which I have been using to write my music for twenty years. Summa is the most strict and enigmatic work in this series, said Arvo Pärt in 199...

Die Gitarrenabenteuer von Igel Gigel gehen weiter! Im zweiten Band ist Siegfried Steinkogler erneut eine Mischung von bezaubernden Kompositionen und kindgerechten Arrangements gelungen. Bekannte Melod...

Alban Berg's Sonata Opus 1 for Piano has often been termed as a milestone in early 20th century music. The sonata clearly stems from the Romantic period, but the 'modern' harmonies and complex themati...

Like so many famous virtuosic works, Bartók’s Sonata for Solo Violin was said, by its commissioner, Yehudi Menuhin, at first sight, to be unplayable! Of course, Menuhin soon changed his opinion, later...

Béla Bartók’s 'For Children' is one of the best known pedagogical works for piano teachers of the twentieth century, second only perhaps to the same composer’s 'Mikrokosmos'. It was based firmly on th...

This version of Béla Bartók’s 'Allegro Barbaro' is the latest of several challenging arrangements for guitar of twentieth century masterpieces. The piece was written by Bartók as a reply to a critic w...

Anton Webern's late instrumental works have always been admired as examples of a systematic, innovative application of twelve-tone technique. From our perspective today, however, the reliance on older...

Bartók’s 'Mikrokosmos' needs no introduction, even to non-pianists. A pillar of piano tuition throughout many decades, it has inspired many compositions and arrangements. Now it is the turn of Siegfri...

Bartók's Mikrokosmos has been used by countless piano teachers and their students all over the world since its conception in the early twentieth century. It provides a solid foundation on which to bui...

Immerse yourself in the consummate elegance and poetic brilliance of Frédéric Chopin's masterpieces with "Waltzes National Edition Series B Vol 27", published by the renowned Universal Edition. This f...

Universal Edition presents 23 of Schubert's well-known melodies in easy settings for solo piano. Among others, Alexander Steinbrecher adapted the Impromptu, the Military March and the Waltz as well as...

Eine Auswahl der reizenden 'Deutschen Menuette', Kontretänze, Ländler und Märsche für Klavier zu 4 Händen Diese Zusammenstellung von Tänzen und Märschen ist besonders anspruchsvoll und lässt Mozarts S...