Despite the extraordinary significance attributed to Bohuslav Martinu's 14 short Piano pieces entitled Puppets surprisingly little is known about the exact time and circumstances of their composition. It is however certain that these are the first works by Martinu which transcended his initial attempts at composition and they quickly found a publisher. Thanks to their lasting popularity particula…

kleine Stücke für Klavier-This collection of fourteen pieces together entitled Puppets plays an exceptional role in the catalogue of early works by Bohuslav Martinu (1890-1959) namely in that it represents the first works by Martinu which transcended his initial attempts at composition and quickly found a publisher.Thanks to their lasting popularity particularly with young pianists they were u…