Franz Ruckert Books

(Piano Large Works). Contents: Almost Too Serious * At the Fireside * Blindman's Bluff * A Child Falling Asleep * Curious Story * Frightening * Important Event * The Knight of the Rocking-Horse * Of Strange Lands and People * Perfectly Contented * Pleading Child * The Poet Speaks * Reverie.

(Schirmer Performance Editions). 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. Robert Schumann (1810-1856) and his wife Clara Wieck Schumann established a household centered almost entirely around music and their children. Inspired by his home life, which helped provide him with a mental stability that he struggled all his life to maintain, Schumann wrote a great deal of Hausmusik : modest, everyday music to be practiced and performed in the home. His first foray into this kind of literature, the Album for the Young, Op. 68, remains his most admired, even to this day. This edition includes access to online audio recordings of each piece. Editor & recording Jennifer Linn Melody (Melodie) * Soldiers' March (Soldatenmarch) * Humming Song (Trallerliedchen) * Little Piece (Stuckchen) * Hunting Song (Jagerliedchen) * Wild Rider (Wilder Reiter) * The Merry Farmer (Frohlicher Landmann) * Little Study (Kleine Studie) * First Loss (Erster Verlust) * The Reaper's Song (Schnitterliedchen) * Little Romance (Kleine Romanze) * The Horseman (Reiterstuck) * Sehr Langsam (No. 30) * Mignon, Langsam, zart

Featuring a concert pianist, this CD offers three distinct tracks, including a full-speed performance and a half-speed version for practice. Additionally, it includes a MIDI file with the right- and left-hand parts on separate channels, enhancing the learning experience. This resource is part of the Concert Performer Series, designed to support musicians in mastering their skills through varied playback options.

(Schirmer Performance Editions). These exquisite miniatures by Schumann have been favorites of many generations of piano students, and are an excellent introduction to Romantic literature.