Fauré: Romances sans paroles, Op. 17Composer: Gabriel Faur (1845 1924) Editor: Jean Pierre Bartoli Instrumentation: Piano Work: Romances sans paroles, Op. 17 Binding: Saddle Stitch ISMN: 9790006575718 Size: 9. 6 x 12. 2 inches Pages: 17 Urtext Critical Edition Description With this early cycle (1863 64), Faur follows in the footsteps of Mendelssohn's "Lieder ohne Worte" (Songs without Words) whilst at the same time enrolling into the French tradition of the "Romance sans paroles" as

The piano reduction adheres to the original orchestral score

Work: Ariane

who welcomed the pieces with the salutation "Ye (to me) nameless ones in the nebulous garb of rhapsodies"

624 (626a)

composed in Hamburg in 1704

Wandrers Nachtlied

He also changed certain sections of Orpheus's part

Ragna Schirmer's fingering offers the most convenient solutions for the many crossings of the hands necessary on the piano

offering students an invaluable introduction to one of the towering musical masterpieces

Fugue F Major FbWV 415

and the aria "Komm süsses Kreuz" calls for a lute instead of the later viola da gamba

Wilhelm Heuss (1895-1928)