Karl Tausig

This single-volume edition of hard-to-find arrangements of famous classical pieces offers terrific value to intermediate and advanced pianists. Designed to offer musicians a chance to play familiar masterworks, the selections encompass transcriptions by famous pianists, some of whom are remembered today solely for these arrangements. Contents include Ride of the Valkyries and other works by Wagner, three versions of Brahms's Lullaby, Chanson Bohême from Bizet's Carmen, Beethoven's Turkish March, Waltz of the Flowers from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker, and pieces by Handel, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Strauss and others.