Edition Max Eschig ALBUM DES SIX PIANO
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Summary of This Score
This score brings together six pages of music with very contrasting charm, featuring: Auric - Prelude, Durey - Romance sans paroles, Honegger - Sarabande, Milhaud - Mazurka, Poulenc - Waltz, Tailleferre - Pastorale. The set functions as a mini-suite where each piece asserts a strong identity: the direct momentum of the prelude, the inner singing of a "Romance sans paroles," the stylized gravity of a sarabande, the rhythmic relief of a mazurka, the refined spirit and irony of a waltz, and finally the more bucolic lightness of a pastorale. Thanks to these well-defined characters, the performer can work on touch precision, clarity of attacks, management of sound layers, and expressiveness of transitions, all while remaining within a readable and effective score. This collection is particularly relevant for enriching a concert repertoire, preparing an audition with brief but expressive pieces, or simply discovering different French aesthetics in a compact and coherent format.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Classical | Publication | Sheet music |
| Composer | Georges Auric; Louis Durey; Arthur Honegger; Darius Milhaud; Francis Poulenc; Germaine Tailleferre | ||
Questions frequently asked
Which pieces are included in the Album des Six for piano?
The collection includes six pieces: Prelude by Georges Auric, Romance sans paroles by Louis Durey, Sarabande by Arthur Honegger, Mazurka by Darius Milhaud, Waltz by Francis Poulenc, and Pastorale by Germaine Tailleferre.
Which composers are featured in this score?
The edition brings together Georges Auric, Louis Durey, Arthur Honegger, Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, and Germaine Tailleferre. Each composer is represented by a piano piece.
Album des Six Max Eschig: is this a collection of French classical music?
This score belongs to the classical genre and presents six French aesthetics through the works of Auric, Durey, Honegger, Milhaud, Poulenc, and Tailleferre.
What pianistic aspects can be developed with these six pieces?
The writing of the six pieces allows focusing on touch precision and clarity of attacks. The management of tonal layers is especially present in Durey's Romance sans paroles. Expressive transitions can be worked on throughout the Sarabande, Mazurka, Waltz, and Pastorale.
Is the score suitable for a piano recital?
Its format of six brief pieces allows preparation for a recital with contrasting characters, from Auric's Prelude to Tailleferre's Pastorale.



