Various Composers
Diabelli Variations
A historically significant collection of fifty Viennese variations after Diabelli’s waltz, offering varied studies in style, technique, and early Romantic context.
Sigtenhorst Meyer
Zes Gezichten op de Fuji
Six musical impressions inspired by Hokusai’s Mount Fuji prints, with transparent textures and an impressionistic harmonic language close to Debussy.
Henselt
Variations de Concert
A demanding operatic concert variation set after Donizetti, combining bel canto lyricism, brilliant figuration, and Henselt’s early Romantic virtuoso language.
Henselt
Poème d'Amour
A lyrical concert étude in three versions, centred on cantabile melody, flowing arpeggiation, and Henselt’s refined approach to Romantic piano sonority.
Henselt
Impromptus
Four Romantic impromptus spanning Henselt’s career, offering pianists studies in legato touch, expressive voicing, and increasingly intricate polyphonic textures.
Henselt
Grande Valse
An ambitious concert waltz subtitled L’aurore boréale, expanding the salon genre through chromatic richness, contrapuntal detail, and broad Romantic sonority.
Henselt
Ballade
A large-scale Romantic ballade with dense textures, long melodic lines, and a dramatic structure suited to advanced study and concert performance.
Clara Schumann
Caprices en Forme de Valses
Nine early waltz-caprices by Clara Schumann, combining dance character, youthful invention, and concise Romantic writing suitable for study or recital.
Clara Schumann
Romance Variée
An early variation work on Clara Schumann’s own theme, balancing lyrical intimacy, brilliant textures, and important links to Robert Schumann’s music.
Clara Schumann
Valses Romantiques
A dazzling early waltz cycle with an infectious theme later used in Robert Schumann’s Carnaval, fresh scherzando ornamentation, and youthful brilliance.
Clara Schumann
4 Pièces Caractéristiques
Four dramatic character pieces by Clara Schumann, shaped by theatrical titles, bold rhythms, and a distinctive early Romantic imagination.
Clara Schumann
Soirées Musicales
A varied six-piece cycle by Clara Schumann, moving between toccata, mazurka, nocturne, ballade, and polonaise with refined pianistic control.
Clara Schumann
Variations de Concert
A large-scale concert variation set after Bellini, placing Clara Schumann’s young virtuosity in direct dialogue with the bravura idioms of Liszt and Thalberg.
Schuncke
Grande Sonate
A powerful early Romantic sonata in four movements, unifying dramatic contrasts through recurring motivic writing and demanding pianistic textures.
Loewe
Zigeunersonate
A five-movement programmatic sonata shaped by Romantic exoticism, narrative scene-painting, and clear Classical structure for advanced pianists and performers.
De Hartog
Sonate-Symphonie
An unconventional four-movement Romantic sonata, combining Classical structure, brilliant keyboard writing, and stylistic range from Beethovenian drama to Chopinesque lyricism.
Wölfl
Trois Sonates, opus 33)
Three Classical sonatas with brilliant passagework, lively rhythms, and formal clarity, linking Mozartian style to the later virtuoso piano tradition.