Chen Yi’s beautiful and highly-textured tone poem was inspired by ancient Chinese poetry; its melodic ideas were developed from musical phrases characteristic of Chinese opera. Wang Ya’s
Travels is a picturesque collection of musical postcards, depicting eight natural landmarks of the American West. Each scene has been created as a short standalone recital work focusing on specific
The Solitude of Stars is a 5-minute work for solo piano. It depicts the composer's awe at experiencing a nighttime view of the starry heavens, shining brightly over the vast expanse of the Wyoming
Following our recent publication of Liebermann's Four Etudes on Songs of Brahms, Presser is excited to share the composer's Four Etudes on Songs of Robert Franz. While not as well-known as
Dedicated to Russian pianist Oxana Yablonskaya, whose playing had so impressed Liebermann (an excellent pianist in his own right), the Four Etudes are the result of shining Brahms' light through the prism
Edited by Isadore Freed. For piano. Reprinted from the 1958 Merion Music edition. One movement work based on Near-Eastern scales and forms. Score, 4 p.