SKU: HL.49045386

ISBN 9781847614193. UPC: 888680671457. 9.0x12.0x0.25 inches. English.

The 50 most popular classical pieces in easy arrangements. This new collection presents 50 popular classical pieces in easy arrangements for piano. Taking the concept of the 'playlist' from the world of digital music streaming this book presents a carefully chosen collection of the world's favorite classical pieces for today's student and amateur musicians. Featuring many of the most popular works from the classical repertoire, this offers hours of enjoyable music making. Contents: Adagietto, from Symphony No. 5 (Mahler) • Air, BWV 1068 (Bach) • Piano Concerto No. 23, Andante (Mozart) • The Blue Danube (J Strauss II) • Canon (Pachelbel) • Clair de Lune (Debussy) • Chanson de Matin (Elgar) • Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves (Verdi) • The Dance of the Little Swans (Tchaikovsky) • Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Gluck) • Danse Macabre (Saint-Saens) • The Pearl Fishers' Duet (Bizet) • Emperor Concerto, 2nd mvt. (Beethoven) • Flower Duet (Delibes) • Gavotte (Grieg) • Gymnopedie No. 1 (Satie) • Habanera (Bizet) • Halleluja Chorus (Handel) • Hornpipe, Water Music (Handel) • Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 (Schubert) • Intermezzo (Mascagni) • Jerusalem (Parry) • Jupiter (Holst) • Intermezzo (Sibelius) • Liebestraume No. 3 (Liszt) • Menuet (Ravel) • Menuetto, Symphony No. 104 (Haydn) • Meditation (Massenet) • Morning (Grieg) • Ode to Joy (Beethoven) • Nessun Dorma (Puccini) • Nimrod (Elgar) • Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 (Chopin) • Non piu andrai (Mozart) • O Mio Babbino Caro (Puccini) • Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Tchaikovsky) • Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun (Debussy) • Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner) • Spring, from the Four Seasons (Vivaldi) • Symphony No. 1, 4th mvt. (Brahms) • The Old Castle (Mussorgsky) • The Swan (Saint-Saens) • The Trout (Schubert) • Traumerei (Schumann) • Toreador Song (Bizet) • Violin Concerto, Andante (Mendelssohn) • Vltava (Smetana) • Waltz from Coppelia (Delibes) • When I Am Laid in Earth (Purcell) • Waltz in A-flat, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms).

SKU: HL.51481321

ISBN 9790201813219. UPC: 888680682958. 9.25x12.25x0.065 inches.

Chopin's waltzes were – contrary to, say, those by Schubert – no longer conceived for dancing or for the ballroom. These pieces assumed the form and function of idealized concert waltzes, which Chopin enjoyed performing in the elegant and exclusive art-loving salons of Paris. A particularly eloquent example is the “Grande Valse brillante” op. 18 which, with its multiplicity of charming melodic ideas and moods – now gently rocking, now overwhelming, now again triumphantly jubilant – became one of Chopin's most popular waltzes. The medium level of difficulty allows even less proficient pianists to become familiar with the “brilliant” side of Chopin through this waltz.

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