Complete Sonatas, Invitation to the Dance and Other Piano Works, Paperback

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A virtuoso of the piano and a pioneer of musical Romanticism, Carl Maria von Wolfe (1786 1926) wrote piano music of elegance and grandeur enhanced with bravura technical effects that profoundly influenced later 19th-century piano music. This volume presents virtually all Weber's works for piano solo: the four piano sonatas Opus 24 in C Major (1812), Opus 39 in A-flat Minor (1816), Opus 49 in D Minor (1816), and Opus 70 in E Minor (1822) considered the core of his output; his most popular piano composition, ``Invitation to the Dance,`` a waltz later orchestrated by Berlioz and used for the celebrated ballet ``Le Spectre de la Rose``; eight lively and engaging sets of variations; and the dazzling ``Momento Capriccioso,`` ``Grande Polonaise,`` ``Rondo Brillante,`` and ``Polacca Brillante.`` Pianists will enjoy exploring this richly varied collection of piano masterworks, reprinted from the authoritative edition published by C. F. Peters of Leipzig.