instrumentation: Piano
ISMN: 9790801507143
illustrations: Małgorzata Flis
editor: Marcin Kowalczyk, Tatiana Stachak
number of pages: 16
contents:
1. The Handsome Lad
2. Death’s Divisions
3. A Girl’s Desire
4. The Ring
5. The Betrothed
6. My Sweetheart
There are many reasons why this collection can be considered as a unique publication, but let us mention the most important ones. The obvious one is that any publication with Fryderyk Chopin’s works is as unique as his music. Apart from original versions, some transcriptions of his piano music for other instruments have been published for decades. But in this case we encounter a reverse situation. This publication includes a selection of Chopin’s songs adapted to solo piano performance. The third and most important feature of this collection is its author. He is a renowned Polish composer and pedagogue from the end of 19th century – Zygmunt Noskowski. Low level of difficulty of the transcriptions gathered here will allow the youngest piano players to learn Chopin’s compositions.
