78rpm GEORG BERTRAM (Piano): CHOPIN Etude - *RARITY !*

Alfred Music Publishing is the world's largest educational music publisher. Alfred produces educational, reference, pop, and performance materials for teachers, students, professionals, and hobbyists spanning every musical instrument, style, and difficulty level. "Never in my life have I been able to find again so beautiful a melody, " is what Chopin said of this famous work, the performance of which achieves an important landmark in the development of the pianist's technique and artistry. A late intermediate or early advanced level performer will be challenged in every section, first with the dynamic presentation of the "singing" romantic melodies, requiring the proper use of rubato, accents, crescendos and diminuendos, and then also in the chromatic sequences and in the demanding "con bravura" section. This edition features a biographical sketch, performance suggestions, suggested fingering, and editorial additions in gray print.

Simply Chopin is a collection of the most famous compositions by Frédéric Chopin. Phrase markings, articulations, fingering and dynamics have been included to aid with interpretation, and a large print size makes the notation easy to read. Titles include: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 * Berceuse, Op. 57 (originally in the key of D-flat Major) * Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 (Revolutionary Etude) * Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3 (originally in the key of E Major) * Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66 (originally in the key of D-flat Major) * Mazurka in A Minor, Op. 64, No. 4 and more.