Edward MacDowell: Woodland Sketches, Sea Pieces, Fireside Tales: Solo de Piano

Edward MacDowell (1860 1908) was America's most prominent nineteenth-century composer. Championed by Franz Liszt, he was one of the first U.S. composers to gain international recognition. A leading exponent of theRomantic tradition, he was a prolific composer for the Piano. This outstanding collection presents his best, most characteristic works, reprinted from original editions. They include:

• Woodland Sketches, Op.51
• Sea Pieces, Op. 55
• Fireside Tales, Op. 61
• New England Idyls, Op. 62

These beautiful and affecting compositions reflect not only MacDowell's poetic Romanticism but also hisvirtuosic skills as a pianist, which won him an international reputation as a concert artist. Intermediate- and advanced-level pianists will appreciate the lyric intensity and ebullient spirit of these pieces.