Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger, born in 1839 in Vaduz, the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein, and died in 1901 in Munich, his second home, to which he had already been drawn at the age of twelve, is regarded as one of the most important Romantic organ composers. He wrote no fewer than 20 large-scale sonatas for the ‘queen of instruments’, leaving behind two quite monumental concertos for organ and orchestra, as well as some chamber music and choral-instrumental music involving the organ. In Munich, he held positions as organist and cantor at various churches, and from 1877 also at court, taught organ and counterpoint as a professor at the Royal School of Music, built up an immense circle of students over almost four decades, and was highly regarded as an organ virtuoso and teacher. He rejected the modernity of a Wagner or Liszt. Rather, he saw his destiny in preserving the tradition of the Classical and early Romantic periods. This becomes clear in the format, but This is also and especially evident in the design of the themes and their harmonic backbone. The Intermezzo from the Organ Sonata No. 4 in A minor op. 98, dated 1877, is undoubtedly an outstanding and extraordinarily concise ‘calling card’ for Rheinberger.

Félix Alexandre Guilmant was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1837. In 1871 he became organist at the church of Ste. Trinité in Paris. Together with Ch. Bordes and V. d'Indy, he founded the Schola Cantorum in 1894. In 1896, he succeeded Widor as organ teacher at the Paris Conservatoire. Guilmant died in 1911 in Mendon near Paris. The Cantilène Pastorale was published in 1864 in the ‘Pièces d'orgue dans differents styles’. This composition for solo organ served as the model for the present arrangement for saxophone and organ.

The easy ragtime trios are a contribution to enriching everyday musical life through motivating ensemble playing. All arrangements are kept at an easy level of difficulty. Content: - The Easy Winners (Scott Joplin) - The Entertainer (Scott Joplin) - Dickie's Rag (Uwe Heger) - The Strenuous Life (Scott Joplin) - The Sycamore (Scott Joplin)

These six trios are written in four different keys that are easy to play, even for beginners. Short preludes and postludes frame the arrangements. The print is designed in such a way that the valuable score can be played without turning the pages. Content: 1. Guten Abend, gute Nacht 2. Bruder Jakob 3. Weißt du, wieviel Sternlein stehen 4. Guter Mond, du gehst so stille 5. Dat du min Leevsten büst 6. Es waren zwei Königskinder

The aim of Let's rag... is to make ragtime music accessible to a large number of instrumentalists. The choice of easy-to-play keys and the shortening of the original length to a manageable two piano pages per ragtime enables players to realise these arrangements without time-consuming preparation. Content: - The Easy Winners - Peacherine Rag - Maria's Rag - The Entertainer - The Sycamore - Dickie's Rag - Sunflower Slow Drag - The Strenuous Life - Little Annie's Swing Rag - The Ragtime Dance

Content: I. Adagio molto II. Allegro con brio

Hommage à Bach is originally an etude for solo concert guitar. In the title, Alexander Zinowsky expresses his special relationship to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. It was only later that Zinowsky added a solo part for flute (saxophone, oboe, etc.) to the composition. The saxophonist Manfred Wordtmann arranged the work for saxophone and piano (organ).

Let's play Classic and Folk offers almost all instrumentalists a collection of well-known old pieces from several epochs, summarised here with the popular term Classic, as well as well-known folk songs. For each solo instrument there is the possibility to play these interesting as well as clever and lively arrangements of popular tunes with traditional piano accompaniment or to be accompanied by a CD. Content: 1. Jacques Offenbach: Can-Can 2. Edward Elgar: Land Of Hope And Glory 3. Luigi Boccherini: Menuett 4. Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio 5. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Türkischer Marsch 6. Johannes Brahms: Walzer 7. Edvard Grieg: Solveig's Lied Traditional: 8. Greensleeves 9. The Last Rose Of Summer 10. Henry Martin 11. Puff, The Magic Dragon 12. Scarborough Fair 13. Amazing Grace 14. The House Of The Rising Sun 15. Loch Lomond

This arrangement is based on Debussy's original composition of the same name for piano, composed in 1890.

Thirty of the best-known Christmas carols from Germany, France, England, America and Switzerland are provided here with skilful upper parts. The less advanced saxophonist will enjoy playing the well-known melodies; the more technically adept will find their challenge in the demanding second parts. It can be Christmas for three when these lively duets are accompanied by a harmony instrument (guitar | keyboard | piano) using the chord symbols.

The composition ‘Prélude, Fugue et Variation en si mineur op. 18’ presented here in the arrangement for saxophone and piano or organ is the third work of the early cycle of ‘Six piéces pour grand orgue’ written between 1860 and 1862.