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The prestigious publishing firm CF Peters is now publishing Fred's
"classical compositions".
All printed scores below are
available on-line from
CF Peters, by phone at
718-416-7800,
or in finer music stores nationwide.
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| "24 Variations on a Bach Chorale" |
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"24 Variations on a Bach Chorale" is a 25-minute virtuoso work for solo piano based on the famous chorale from the "St. Matthew's Passion".
Edition Peters #68015, $22.00
listen to an excerpt (theme and 1st variation)
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| "Three Character Studies" |
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"Three Character Studies" is a set of piano etudes. The first is a Nocturne for the Left Hand Alone; second is a perpetual-motion Spinning Song; third is a Study in Thirds and Sixths in the style of a chorinho, a Brazilian tango that's a cousin of ragtime. They are challenging to play but are melodic and lots of fun. (duration: 7 minutes).
Edition Peters #68046, $12.95
listen to excerpts:
1. Nocturne 2. Little Spinning Song 3. Chorinho
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| "Saloon Songs" |  |
The inspiration for "Saloon Songs" comes from Hersch's colorful mental images of Lower Manhattan in the early part of the 20th Century. All three pieces use dance forms that were popular at that time - the slow drag, the waltz and ragtime.
Edition Peters #EP68107, $11.95
listen to excerpts:
1. Four-part Slow Drag
2. The "Last Call" Waltz
3. The Bowery Rag
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| "Tango Bittersweet" |
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"Tango Bittersweet", for cello (or violin) and piano, was first composed in 1989, and re-arranged in 2006. A minor-key, lyrical tango that features a piano solo section and a virtuoso string solo.
(duration 7'30")
Edition Peters #68120, $17.95
listen to an excerpt
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| "Lyric Piece" |
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"Lyric Piece" for piano/violin/cello trio is a single-movement composition in rondo form with influences of Faure, Ravel and Brahms.
(duration 12'30")
Edition Peters #68109, $25.00
listen to an excerpt
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| "13 Ways of Looking at The Goldberg" |
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These 12 diverse new variations on the original aria by Bach were commissioned by the Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival for pianist Gilbert Kalish, who gave the first performance at the Festival on May 2, 2004 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Besides Hersch, composers include Sheng, Higdon, Del Tredici, Foss, Bermal and Bolcom.
Edition Peters #68122, $25.00
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