Heller - Selected Piano Studies, Opus 45 & 46

Heller - Selected Piano Studies, Opus 45 & 46 by Stephen Heller (1813-1888).  Edited by William Westney. For piano (Piano Solo). Schirmer Performance Editions. SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate). Softcover with CD. 64 pages. Published by G. Schirmer.

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. Stephen Heller (1813-1888), a Hungarian-born concert pianist and composer, counted Chopin, Schumann and Liszt among his friends and admirers. Settling in Paris, he produced more than 160 published piano works. The beautifully evocative Studies, Op. 45 & 46 are among the compositions of Heller which are most familiar to pianists today. Editor & recording artist: William Westney.

 About SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate) 

4 to 5-note chords in both hands and scales in octaves in both hands. 

Song List:

• Celestial Voices (Op. 45, No. 9) 
• Sailor's Song (Op. 45, No. 14) 
• Warrior's Song (Op. 45, No. 15) 
• Il Penseroso (Op. 45, No. 16) 
• Impatience (Op. 45, No. 18) 
• Spinning Song (Op. 45, No. 19) 
• Carefree (Op. 46, No. 1) 
• Petite Tarantelle (Op. 46, No. 7) 
• Shimmering Waters (Op. 46, No. 12) 
• Song of the Sea (Op. 46, No. 14) 
• Song of the Gondolier (Op. 46, No. 25) 
• Novelette (Op. 46, No. 29) 
• Avalanche, The (Op. 45, No. 2) 
• Ballet, The (Op. 45, No. 20) 
• Anvil, The (Op. 46, No. 2) 
• Wind, The (Op. 46, No. 5)