Piano SKU: BR.SON-623
Klavierwerke ohne Opuszahl. Composed by Jean Sibelius. Edited by Anna Pulkkis. Linen. Complete Works. Late-romantic; Early modern. Complete Works. 216 pages. Breitkopf and Haertel #SON 623. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.SON-623). ISBN 9790004803257. 9 x 12 inches.
Three volumes of the Complete Edition and many single publications derived from them featuring piano music by Jean Sibelius have brought this weighty work group to center stage once again. The fourth volume, Piano Works Without Opus Number, rounds off this enjoyable collection. The sheer number of the pieces is enough to contradict the familiar prejudice that the piano played a subordinate role in Sibelius oeuvre. The Finnish composer repeatedly returned to this instrument for a variety of reasons, and in the wealth of small piano forms, one finds many a musical idea that was later elaborated and bore fruits for the large orchestral works.
