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Chopin for Acoustic Guitar by Richard Yates
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$19.50 - Book/CD Set 97854BCD |
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Frederic Chopin was one of the most original and influential composers in history. Although he only lived 39 years, he wrote music that has thoroughly embedded itself in our culture. His melodies are often instantly familiar to us and show a profound lyric sense. Many qualities of Chopin's music are ideal for guitar transcription. He wrote pieces that are short with a manageable range. The textures are mostly single melody lines with harmonic accompaniment without the complex counterpoint that can be so difficult on the guitar. His music is often soft, intimate, subtle, and full of naunces of articulation, dynamics, and phrasing. These qualities transfer quite naturally to the guitar. While remaining as faithful as possible to the composer's musical intentions, these pieces experienced some modification that is noted in the provided performance notes. Intermediate in difficulty, this book assumes the player has basic knowledge of the guitar and familiarity with either standard music notation or guitar tablature. Selections include: Prelude Op. 28, No. 7; Prelude Op. 28, No. 20; Prelude Op. 28, No. 4; Cantabile; Mazurka Op. 6, No. 2; Prelude Op. 28, No , 15; Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2; Nocturne Op. 15, No. 3; Nocturne Op. 37, No 1; and Nocturne Op. 55, No. 1. All of these beautiful pieces are included on the companion CD. 88 pages.
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Intermediate
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Rhythm Difficulty: 3-
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Keys/Chords: Difficulty: 2
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Notes Difficulty: 3
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Technical Difficulty: 3-
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Length Difficulty: 3
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The Complete Chopin Mazurkas
Fifty-One Mazurkas, Newly Arranged for Solo Guitar by Stephen Aron
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$24.50 - Compact Disc 98411CD |
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$47.95 - Book/CD Set 98411CDP |
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This collection presents, for the first time, the complete Mazurkas of Frédéric Chopin arranged for solo classical guitar. Representing Chopin at his most distinctive and personal, the mazurka is the only form the composer embraced throughout his lifetime. The pieces are unimaginably varied and colorful, ranging from brief and vigorous dances to deep and complex extended works. Always achingly melodic and featuring surprising harmonies not evident in his other compositions, the Mazurkas are a true monument to Chopin's genius. These new arrangements were prepared with rigorous fidelity to the originals, while never sacrificing true playability. Careful attention to every detail of execution combined with thorough notes on each piece and the folk dance tradition that inspired them to make this unique offering truly user-friendly. Musically beautiful, idiomatic and accessible, this monumental collection is a breathtaking addition to the guitar repertoire. Written in standard notation only. The 3-CD set features guitarist Stephen Aron performing his arrangements of all 51 of the Mazurkas, as they appear in the book. Overall Difficulty: Intermediate. 256 pages.
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Chopin for Guitar arranged by Leon Block
Arranged for the easy to intermediate player. All pieces are arranged for flat picked style guitar. Contents: Prelude, Op. 28, #7 · Prelude, Op. 28, #20 · Waltz, Op. 18 · Waltz, Op. 34 · Waltz, Op. 64 · Waltz (Posthumous) · Nocturne, Op. 9, #2 · Funeral March · Mazurka, Op. 68, #2 · Mazurka, Op. 7, #2 · Mazurka, Op. 7, #1. (16 pages)
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Mazurka (Op. 7, No. 1 - Chopin) by Frédéric Chopin transcribed and arranged by Laurindo Almeida
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$2.85 - Sheet Music 98845 |
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Music for solo classic guitar from Laurindo Almeida's Brazilliance Music series. This series of original pieces and transcriptions represents a lifetime of work by the renowned guitarist and composer who first introduced the bossa nova style to the United States. Overall Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced. 2 pages.
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PRELUDE, NO. 15 by Frederic Chopin
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$12.75 - Sheet Music HL50561483 |
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Publisher: Durand - Guitar Solo, (10 pages)
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PRELUDES, OP. 28, NOS. 7 AND 20 by Frederic Chopin
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$6.85 - Sheet Music HL50560798 |
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Publisher: Durand - Guitar Solo, (2 pages)
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CHOPIN - Piano Works for guitar Volume I - performed by József Eötvös (1997)
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$15.00 - Compact Disc - EJ-02WZ (51 mins 38 secs) |
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"Some of Chopin's pieces seemed to me as if they could have been composed for guitar. The sound of some works is so close to the character of the guitar -- almost as if they were calling for a guitarist to attempt to play them! . . . My selection here is subjective: on this disk you can hear the works that I liked and which I could arrange while retaining their most important musical characteristics. To complete an arrangement is a very interesting process. A known work can reveal new facets, perhaps we can also discover previously unknown qualities. The same -- and yet not the same. While the structure and character of a piece are retained, the music reaches the listener through the timbres of another instrument. I hope that these arrangements of known works will give the listener as much pleasure as I received while interpreting them." -József Eötvös
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1) Nocturne - Opus 9, No.2
2) Polonaise - Opus 40, No. 1
3) Study - Opus 10, No. 3
4) Mazurka - Opus 33, No. 1
5) Mazurka - Opus 33, No. 4
6) Mazurka - Opus 7, No 1
7) Mazurka - Opus 68, No 4
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8) Feuille d' Album
9) Largo
10) Fugue
11) Contredanse
12) Waltz - Opus 64, No. 2
13) Waltz - Opus 69 No. 1
14) Waltz - Opus 69 No. 2
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CHOPIN - Piano Works for guitar Volume II - performed by József Eötvös, Guitar
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$15.00 - Compact Disc - EJ-04WZ (47 mins 7 secs) |
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"Some of Chopin's pieces seemed to me as if they could have been composed for guitar. The sound of some works is so close to the character of the guitar -- almost as if they were calling for a guitarist to attempt to play them! . . . My selection here is subjective: on this disk you can hear the works that I liked and which I could arrange while retaining their most important musical characteristics. To complete an arrangement is a very interesting process. A known work can reveal new facets, perhaps we can also discover previously unknown qualities. The same -- and yet not the same. While the structure and character of a piece are retained, the music reaches the listener through the timbres of another instrument. I hope that these arrangements of known works will give the listener as much pleasure as I received while interpreting them." -József Eötvös
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1) Polonaise - Opus 53
2) Prelude - Opus 28, No. 4
3) Prelude - Opus 28, No. 6
4) Prelude - Opus 28, No. 7
5) Prelude - Opus 28, No. 14
6) Prelude - Opus 28, No. 15
7) Prelude - Opus 28, No. 20
8) Mazurka - Opus 30, No 2
9) Mazurka - Opus 41, No 1
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10) Mazurka - Opus 63, No 3
11) Mazurka - Opus 67, No 1
12) Mazurka - Opus 67, No 2
13) Mazurka - Opus 67, No 3
14) Mazurka - Opus 67, No 4
15) Mazurka - Opus 68, No 1
16) Mazurka - Opus 68, No 2
17) Mazurka - Opus 68, No 3
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