This collection of important piano works by the turn-of-the-century French composer, Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944) has been edited and fingered by William Scharfenberg. Affiliating herself with nationalist composers such as Saint-Saëns and Gounod, her style was very much rooted in both Romantic and French tradition, her tuneful and highly accessible works were also tremendous favorites in the United States. Volume 1 of this collection includes the following: Sérénade, Op. 29; Minuetto, Op. 23; Air de Ballet, Op. 30; Air des Amphores, Op. 37, No. 2; Calirrhoë, Op. 37, No. 4; Lolita, Op. 54; Scarf Dance, Op. 37, No. 3; Pièce romantique, Op. 9, No. 1; Gavotte, Op. 9, No. 2.