Stephen Heller's etudes provide excellent stepping-stones to the great works of Chopin, Mendelssohn, and others. They initiate developing pianists naturally into a sophistication of playing as they develop color, fluency, power, and musicality.
Anvil, The (Op. 46, No. 2)
Avalanche, The (Op. 45, No. 2)
Ballet, The (Op. 45, No. 20)
Carefree (Op. 46, No. 1)
Celestial Voices (Op. 45, No. 9)
Il Penseroso (Op. 45, No. 16)
Impatience (Op. 45, No. 18)
Novelette (Op. 46, No. 29)
Petite Tarantelle (Op. 46, No. 7)
Sailor's Song (Op. 45, No. 14)
Shimmering Waters (Op. 46, No. 12)
Song of the Gondolier (Op. 46, No. 25)
Song of the Sea (Op. 46, No. 14)
Spinning Song (Op. 45, No. 19)
Warrior's Song (Op. 45, No. 15)
Wind, The (Op. 46, No. 5)
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