Bernstein, Leonard – Selected Anniversaries for Piano

Selected Anniversaries for Piano brings together 16 of Leonard Bernstein’s short piano Anniversaries, drawn from Four Anniversaries, Five Anniversaries, Seven Anniversaries and Thirteen Anniversaries.

Bernstein wrote a total of 29 Anniversaries throughout his career, many as birthday tributes to friends, colleagues, teachers, students and musical mentors. Several others were written In Memoriam. This newly researched and engraved edition includes extensive performance notes, a composer biography, and access to online video piano lessons with editor Michael Mizrahi.

Full Contents

1. For Aaron Copland
2. In Memoriam: Alfred Eisner
3. In Memoriam: Nathalie Koussevitzky
4. For Sergei Koussevitzky
5. For William Schuman
6. For Felicia Montealegre
7. For Johnny Mehegan
8. For Elizabeth Rudolf
9. For Lukas Foss
10. For Susanna Kyle
11. For Shirley Gabis Rhoads Perle
12. For Stephen Sondheim
13. For Craig Urquhart
14. For Leo Smit
15. In Memoriam: Helen Coates
16. In Memoriam: Ellen Goetz

Additional Features

• Newly researched and engraved edition
• Extensive performance commentary
• Bernstein biography
• Online video piano lessons by Michael Mizrahi
• Video access code included with the book
• Suitable for piano study and performance