Shorter Works for Pianoforte Solo (Dover Classical Piano Music)

I honestly wanted to buy the Urtext edition (separate books. There's no unified Urtext edition book that contains all the pieces that this Dover edition has. At least not yet...), but since it costs almost four times as much as this - I went for it.I have quite an extensive library of scores and I always look on the M.S and compare (I love to do that kind of "research"), but I must say that Dover editions (especially of Romantic music, like Liszt, Brahms, Schumann and early 20th Century like Scriabin and Rachmaninov) are very VERY reliable sources and most of the time stick to the M.S or the first edition.Cannot say the same about Classical period (Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn) but with Schubert it looks like it's quite good!Overall, it's not the greatest edition but for the price - it worths every penny!Highly recommended from a musician currently finishing his Doctorate Degree in Music Performance.

It was used and I guess we were expecting a new one...

Well, Dover editions are always good, but the Schubert Short Piano Pieces book is especially fine. If you love to play the piano, you will love this fine compilation of all the Schubert impromptus, Moments Musicaux, etc.The staves are well-spaced and the engraving is good, making the music easy to read. Page turns are pretty intelligent -- you rarely have to turn while playing. There's plenty of space between the lines for your notes, teacher's ideas, etc.I am delighted with this usable, well-produced edition. Hope other amateur pianists will enjoy this book as much as I do.

I own dozens of Dover editions and have usually been very happy with them, but never have I seen such a poor quality print job as this edition of Schubert shorter piano works. Some pages are fine but they stand side to side with other pages that look like they got left out in the rain. Blurry, faded print, dark areas, black dots (and I'm not talking about the notes). This edition should have never been released in this state. I recommend splurging for a better edition. Your eyes will thank you for it.

I always enjoyed Dover edition music. This is exactly what I was looking for. I can only hope Amazon continues to carry more Dover music books.

Schubert composed three types of music for solo piano: sonatas, waltzes and dances, and short piano pieces. This budget-priced book by Dover includes scores for the third category of pieces. Thus it includes some of Schubert's best-known works for keyboard. The volume includes the Wanderer Fantasy, the four Impromptus of Opus 90, the four Impromptus of Opus 142, and the six short Moments Musicaux. Broadly speaking, in these short pieces, Schubert moved closer towards the romantic style in music rather than attempting to pour his lyrical gifts into classical forms.The Wanderer Fantasy is a four-movement virtuoso piano piece based upon the theme of Schubert's song "The Wanderer." It is written in a highly flamboyant style not at all typical of the composer. Schubert composed this great score immediately after he stopped his efforts on what became his "Unfinished" Symphony. The story is that when Schubert tried to demonstrate this work for his friends at the piano, he quickly threw up his hands and exclaimed: "The Devil with it! I can't play it!" The Wanderer Fantasy remains one of the most difficult works in the solo piano repertoire. For all but the best of pianists, this is a score to be studied or used in following professional performances rather than to be attempted.The two sets of Impromptus are among the great lyrical and meditative music that Schubert composed near the end of his life. They were of great influence on subsequent romantic composers, while for many years Schubert's sonatas remained virtually unplayed. Many of the Impromptus may be played with careful effort by dedicated amateur pianists. The six short Moments Musicaux are also within the range of careful study by amateurs.The book is inexpensive, compact, well-bound, easy to read, and sits comfortably on the rack of most pianos. It is not an urtext edition, but it should prove to be accurate for all users up to the professional level. The measures are unnumbered and suggested fingerings or pedalings are not provided. I have used this book for many years in attempting to play the Impromptus, Moments Musicaux, and some of the other pieces and in listening to live and recorded performances of Schubert. For amateur pianists or lovers of Schubert's piano music, this book is an excellent choice. The volume offers the opportunity to live for many years with this great music.Robin Friedman

Please note the cover is different from the picture. Contents are same. Great collection of Schubert short works.

Many pages are too blurry to read effectively, unclear why they would print & sell a book that is very difficult to read, find another edition, this one is terrible.

Vi algunos comentarios quejándose de la mala impresión pero supuse que habían tenido mala suerte, mi libro igual tiene mala impresión, ni para pedir cambio ya que seguro el reemplazo llegará igual. Decepcionado con Dover ya que tengo más de 20 libros de ellos y había tenido buena experiencia.

Per chi non ha bisogno di un'edizione critica o della diteggiatura, ma vuole leggere e suonare senza pretese, l'edizione è - come sempre le Dover - perfetta. Eccellente leggibilità della stampa, buona qualità della carta. Il volume contiene oltre alla Wanderer-Phantasie, agli improvvisi op. 90 e 142 e ai Momenti musicali op. 94 (le prime 100 pagine), una buona collezione di opere minori (per altre 100 pagine). Segnalo l'Adagio e rondò op. 145 e diversi altri pezzi minori, molti dei quali piuttosto noti e rappresentati - ad es. - nell'incisione di riferimento di A. Brendel. Il volume è da integrare - ovviamente - con quello delle Sonate di Schubert. Difficoltà tecniche non impervie (salvo che per la WandererPhantasie), invenzione melodica inesauribile e modulazioni incantevoli, con atmosfere cameristiche di alto profilo: non si può non amare Schubert!...

Excelente compra. Tudo ótimo

L'article annoncé comme "neuf" présente en fait d'importantes traces d'humidité (gondolé) sur le bas des 200 pages ainsi que des plats de la couverture.Petites éclaboussures sur le bas du plat supérieur. Haut des 6 premières pages gondolé. Haut des 10 dernières pages marqué par des trombones. Loin d'être neuve, cette partition a été utilisée et mouillée par un liquide.