Bendel F. Sechs deutsche Märchenbilder, Op. 135 (Piano Solo)

New York: G. Schirmer, 1908. — 64 p.
Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.620, edited and fingered by Louis Oesterle. English title: Six German Fairy Tales.
Level of difficulty: advanced.Fom Wikipedia: Franz Bendel (1833–1874) was a German Bohemian pianist and composer... He was a student of Franz Liszt for five years in Weimar. From 1862, he lived in Berlin and taught at Theodor Kullak's Music Academy, Neue Akademie der Tonkunst. He was also the author of over four hundred compositions, many of them for the piano, including one piano concerto. Bendel was a superb pianist who toured extensively until his death from typhoid fever in Boston while on an American tour. He was aged only 41.From The Etude Music Magazine 25, no. 9 (September 1907), "The World's Greatest Pianists by James M. Tracy:... Another of Liszt's most gifted pupils was Franz Bendel, born at Prague, Bohemia...Bendel was talented as a composer, as well as pianist, and many of his piano compositions are extremely beautiful and popular. He left more than four hundred compositions, a majority of which are for the piano.Youtube performances of the 6 pieces:
Frau Holle & Schneewittchen:
Aschenbrödel & Bremer Stadtmusikanten:
Rothkäppchen & Hans im Glück: Frau Holle / The Snow Witch
Schneewittchen / Little Snowwhite
Aschenbrödel / Cinderella
Bremer Stadtmusikanten / The Waygthes of Bremen
Rothkäppchen / Little Red Ridinghood
Hans im Glück / Hans in Luck