This two-volume anthology of studies has been made at the request of the publishers in order to make material available that conforms to the methods and practical requerenents of the present day. Many earlier books of studies have been scrutinized and extracts taken from them; at the same time a number of interested composers who understand the instrument have been commissioned to write etudes. Accordingly this collection comprises material that is both old and new, ranged in order of difficulty...

Vol. 2 contains studies by Hartmut Behrsing, Rolf Handrow, Hans Hombsch, C. Kopprasch, Emil Paudert, Friedrich Schenker, Karl Stefaniszin, Félix Vobaron and Fritz Werner.