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(More customer reviews)As an adolescent, I studied just about every piece in this collection and still enjoy playing out of it some thirty+ years later. All of the pieces are from the Romantic era (1800-1900) and are for a serious student who has had four-five years of private tutoring. I only put it that way because many of my transfer students claim to have had as many years of lessons, yet are no further than the third volume of a method series.
Of the thirty-two pieces in the book, the majority is dedicated to Mendelssohn's "Song Without Words" (five pieces) and Schumann's "Album for the Young" (six pieces). There are two preludes and a mazurka by Chopin, some studies by Stephen Heller and three short works by Beethoven, including "Six Easy Variations on an Original Theme." Also included in the collection are pieces by Grieg, John Field, a beautiful serenade by Sinding and Burgmuller's famous "At the Spinning Wheel." Chances are you can find the Schumann, Chopin, and Beethoven in other collections, but I've been hard-pressed to find Homer Nearing's "Falling Leaves" or Gurlitt's "Buds and Blossoms" in any of my other compilations.
I've mentioned this in many of my other reviews that the downside to this collection is how outdated it is. In regards to most of the older Schirmer texts, the editor took liberties in regards to tempos, dynamic markings, articulations and even notes. Such was the trend over a hundred years ago and, fortunately, is not the case with today's urtext editions. Yes, there are other collections out there that are just as good, if not better; however, I've found that this edition a nice collection of the great composers at an inexpensive price.
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