Awaken Musical Creativity and get to know the "urtext" approach to musicianship! with CD To awaken musical creativity and get to know the "urtext" approach to musicianship - this is the unique and innovative idea pursued by 'Expedition Klavier'. 'Expedition Klavier' is an album of selected easy piano pieces from various Wiener Urtext editions. The volume contains well-known and lesser known original compositions from Bach to Schoenberg which are intended to diversify second- and third-year piano lessons. In contrast to common play-along media, the accompanying CD focuses on a representative selection of pieces from the compositions contained in this volume, thus giving the pupil the opportunity to do his or her own imaginative exploring. He or she will go on an exciting trip through the epochs which is presented by the pianist Markus Schirmer from Graz. This trip illustrates the varied forms and facets of the compositions contained in this volume, from finding the adequate tempo to gaining an insight into an original manuscript by Bach. Internet links listed in an appendix referring to the composers encourage the pupil to search for other pathways. It was with deliberate intent that the pieces were performed not solely by the professional pianist Markus Schirmer but also by his 12-year-old 'travelling companion' Philipp Scheucher. The reduced distance between the performance of a player of the same age and one's own performance will motivate the pupil better than a still unattainable concert-like performance. Nevertheless, this exemplary goal is not suppressed here. An interview with the piano teacher Maria Zgubic from Graz at the end of the CD explains to parents and teachers the purpose and significance of 'Expedition Klavier'.

The Wiener Urtext Edition is a critical musicological edition for practical use and is distinguished from many other Urtext editions by comprehensive textual information in German and English and partly also in French.

REASONS FOR WIENER URTEXT
• Reliable musical text on the basis of the sources reflecting the composers’ ideas as authentic as possible
• Significant text variants for performance practice
• Useful fingerings for musical practice
• Page layout for practical use with convenient page turns
• Clearly printed, reader-friendly layout on high-contrast music paper
• Sustainably printed with green power