"...an important tool for any pianist or musicologist who wants to explore the piano repertoire. Its thoroughness and scholarly approach are products of the most painstaking research and labors of love."- "Journal of the American Liszt Society". In an alphabetical listing of some 1,800 composers, Maurice Hinson provides essential information about individual piano works. For each entry, he gives the date of composition or publication, the publisher(s), level of difficulty, and length of the piece, and describes any special musical features.