Christian Sinding’s six Piano Pieces Op. 32 have become world famous due to third piece Rustle of Spring. Sinding’s music combines late-Romantic tonal charm with mysterious Nordic cadences, also typical of Edvard Grieg or Niels W. Gade. The sometimes virtuosic character does not rival the complexity of Franz Liszt, meaning some pieces remain within the grasp of the advanced pupil. The whole opus, available in the original version for the first time, is based on a critical comparison of the first edition with the composer’s autograph. The six pieces are each of a different character and level of difficulty. For both music lessons and concert performances, they are a welcome addition to the late 19th century piano repertoire.

Sinding’s music combines late-Romantic tonal charm with mysterious Nordic cadences. The six pieces are each of a different character and level of difficulty. They are a welcome addition to both music lessons and concert performances.

Mysterious Nordic Inflections
Christian Sindings opus with the famous Rustle of Spring
A varied repertoire for study and performance
Pieces with varying technical demands
For the first time in an Urtext edition

Contents

• Marche grotesque
• Melodie
• Frhlingsrauschen / Rustle of Spring / Gazouillement du printemps
• Im Volkston / Popular Song / Chanson populaire
• Rondoletto giocoso
• Gobelin