New Listing from NSM: Masters of the 19th Century Spanish Piano Music, Edited by Ana Benavides

SOMERVILLE, Mass. - Jan. 23, 2015 - PRLog -- Ana Benavides is an internationally acclaimed pianist and Steinway Artist who has performed recitals in Europe, Australia, South America, and North America.  Born in Malaga, Ana Benavides studied at the Malaga, Granada, Madrid, and Vienna conservatories.  She received a degree in Piano Perfomance from the Royal College of Music of London, a masters in Spanish Music from the Marshall Academy in Barcelona, and a doctorate in Humanities and Premio Extraordinario de Doctorado from the University Carlos III in Madrid.

Dr. Benavides has received numerous national and international awards for piano performance, recorded a number of CD’s, and written a variety of articles and books on the piano and Spanish music.  A regular visitor to international festivals both as soloist and chamber musician, she has maintained a keen interest in rare Spanish piano music of the 19^th century.  More information about Ana Benavides and her work may be found at www.anabenavides.com.

Masters of the 19^th Century Spanish Piano Music (copyright © 2014) is a compilation of exceptional but little-known and difficult to find works, all carefully selected and edited by Ana Benavides.  The works are rare masterpieces of Spanish piano music that have been rediscovered and reprinted in an edition formatted to facilitate reading by professionals and aficionados at any level.  The main objective of this publication is to establish a unifying link between the 18^th century Spanish harpsichordists and the great nationalists.  This outstanding book, an anthology of piano masterworks written by influential Spanish composers with different styles and posing varied degrees of difficulty for the player, is an essential tool for understanding music in Spain during the 19^th century.

Masters of the 19^th Century Spanish Piano Music was published by Bassus Ediciones Musicales and is distributed in the United States by Noteworthy Sheet Music.  The book is available in paperback print edition only, not as a PDF.  Here is a link to the listing on the Noteworthy Sheet Music website: http://www.noteworthysheetmusic.com/nsm/products-a-services/piano/170-benavides-masters-piano

Noteworthy Sheet Music, LLC (NSM) is an online sheet music publishing enterprise with a catalog of >130 editions, most of which are unavailable from other sources.  NSM specializes in, but is not limited to, sheet music for flute and alto flute.  They offer original contemporary works by distinguished American composers, facsimile editions of rare historical scores, and unique transcriptions of pieces from the classical repertoire.  Selected NSM publications are offered as professionally-printed hard copy versions, and most of NSM’s catalog listings are available as convenient pdf downloads from the NSM website.  Visit www.NoteworthySheetMusic.com for additional information about the new release mentioned above and other NSM editions.  New sheet music selections are uploaded often, along with preview pages, contributing composer biographies, useful links, reviews and articles.