This collection investigates the technical and melodic adaptation of orchestral ballet music for the solo piano medium. Ernő Dohnányi, a renowned pianist and composer, utilizes his expertise in keyboard arrangement to translate the complex textures of Léo Delibes' ballet scores into accessible yet virtuosic piano pieces. The work serves as a practical study in transcription, focusing on maintaining the rhythmic vitality and harmonic richness of the original compositions within a reduced instrumental framework.

Musicians and piano students frequently utilize these arrangements for their pedagogical value in developing phrasing and rhythmic precision. Experts highlight this as a standard example of the salon-style transcription tradition prevalent in the early 20th century.