20 Intermediate to Early Advanced Pieces with Practice and Performance Tips-The music in this collection has been selected to illustrate specific topics that would be addressed in a piano lesson. Dr. Immanuela Gruenberg provides clear techniques and ideas about performance that explore the characteristics and demands of each piece. CONTENTS: CPE BACH: Solfeggietto · BARTOK: Minuet from The First Term at the Piano · CIMAROSA: Sonata in B-flat Major C. 27 · FAURE: Romance Without Words Op. 17 No. 3 · FRANCK: Adagio from Three Early Pieces · FRANCK: Poco maestoso from L'organiste Volume 1 · GREIG: Bell Ringing from Lyric Pieces Op. 54 No. 6 · HAYDN: Allegretto from Sonata in C Major Hob. XVI:3 · LISZT: Etude in D Minor Op. 1 No. 4 · MACDOWELL: TheWitch from Marionettes Op. 38 No. 6 · MENDELSSOHN: Prelude in B-flat Major Op. 35 No. 6 · MENDELSSOHN: A Song Without Words in F Major · L MOZART: Allegro moderato in F Major from Nannerl's Notebook · WA MOZART: German Dance K. 509 No. 3 · SATIE: Crooked Dance No. 2 from Cold Pieces · D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in C Major K. 95/L. 358 · D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in D Minor K. 141/L. 422 · SCHUBERT: Ecossaise D. 735 No. 3 · Landler D. 145 No. 7 · SCHUMAN: Wild Rider from Album for the Young Op. 68 No. 8 The music in this collection has been selected to illustrate specific topics that would be addressed in a piano lesson. Dr. Immanuela Gruenberg provides clear techniques and ideas about performance that explore the characteristics and demands of each piece. CONTENTS: CPE BACH: Solfeggietto · BARTOK: Minuet from The First Term at the Piano · CIMAROSA: Sonata in B-flat Major C. 27 · FAURE: Romance Without Words Op. 17 No. 3 · FRANCK: Adagio from Three Early Pieces · FRANCK: Poco maestoso from L'organiste Volume 1 · GREIG: Bell Ringing from Lyric Pieces Op. 54 No. 6 · HAYDN: Allegretto from Sonata in C Major Hob. XVI:3 · LISZT: Etude in D Minor Op. 1 No. 4 · MACDOWELL: TheWitch from Marionettes Op. 38 No. 6 · MENDELSSOHN: Prelude in B-flat Major Op. 35 No. 6 · MENDELSSOHN: A Song Without Words in F Major · L MOZART: Allegro moderato in F Major from Nannerl's Notebook · WA MOZART: German Dance K. 509 No. 3 · SATIE: Crooked Dance No. 2 from Cold Pieces · D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in C Major K. 95/L. 358 · D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in D Minor K. 141/L. 422 · SCHUBERT: Ecossaise D. 735 No. 3 · Landler D. 145 No. 7 · SCHUMAN: Wild Rider from Album for the Young Op. 68 No. 8

For this collection of pieces Nicolai Podgornov has produced masterful arrangements of classics from Russian operas ballets and symphonies. Compositions such as the famous waltz from Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty or the main theme from his Swan Lake the waltz from Shostakovich’s Jazz Suite No. 2 Prokofiev’s Montagues and Capulets from the ballet Romeo and Juliet Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance from Gayane and his Adagio from the ballet Spartacus all of these are sure to give great pleasure to intermediate-level Piano students.Nicolai Podgornov has expertly arranged these popular pieces with easy fingering so that playing them is straightforward after all familiar pieces are easier to master.

The Sonata is one of Erkin's works which the casual listener may fail to attribute to a particular geography at a first hearing. He will however become absorbed by a unique sense of identity, surprising harmonies and rhythms which integrate with such sincerity and authenticity in the flow of the music. At a more attentive hearing, one can discover features of ancient Anatolian music which Erkin always transforms with extraordinary inspiration, enfolding audiences unfamiliar with this culture in a music which is often profoundly spiritual with an admirably woven polyphonic texture in which not one bar seems superfluous or out of place. The first movement Allegro is woven from two contrasting themes. The first is a vigorous progression in the middle register with contrapuntal elements quasi as counterpoint. A luminous second theme evoking folk tunes connects back to the first theme and the movement ends in a brisk tone. In the second movement Adagio molto sostenuto a profound, introspective first theme is developed in variations of exquisite lyricism. The imposing middle section which forms a rondo suggests latent unrest. Imbued with energy and determination, the final Allegro consists of abstracted elements of Anatolian folk music bearing the creative stamp of Erkin. The movement ends with an impressive crescendo. / Piano

28 Pieces by 22 Composers in Progressive Order. Baroque to Modern presents music from the 1700s through the 1900s, with composer biographies and practice and performance tips. Organized by difficulty level, the music is presented in newly researched editions. Each volume is in progressive order. ANTHEIL: Little Shimmy C.P.E. BACH: Solfeggietto in C minor, H. 220 J. S. BACH: Prelude in D minor, BWV 926 · Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 BARBER: Petite Berceuse · To My Steinway from Three Sketches for Piano BEACH: Gavotte in D minor from Children's Album, Op. 36, No. 2 BEETHOVEN: German Dance in C Major, WoO 8, No. 7 BONIS: Frère Jacques from Scènes enfantines, Op. 92, No. 6 BURGMÜLLER: Restlessness (Inquiétude) from 25 Easy and Progressive Studies, Op. 100, No. 18 CHOPIN: Prelude in A Major, Op. 28, No. 7 CRESTON: Rustic Dance from Five Little Dances, Op. 24, No. 1 HANDEL: Prelude in G Major from Suites de pièces, Volume 2, HWV 442, No. 9 HELLER: Study in A minor (The Avalanche) from 25 Melodious Etudes, Op. 45, No. 2 KABALEVSKY: Lyric Piece from 30 Pieces for Children, Op. 27, No. 16 · The Chase from 30 Pieces for Children, Op. 27, No. 21 · Rondo-Toccata from Four Rondos, Op. 60, No. 4 KHACHATURIAN: Ivan Sings from Adventures of Ivan MACDOWELL: To a Wild Rose from Woodland Sketches, Op. 51, No. 1 MOZART: Funeral March for Signor Maestro Contrapunto, K. 453a · Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K. 356 (617a) MUCZYNSKI: Fable No. 9 from Fables, Op. 21, No. 9 PROKOFIEV: Morning from Music for Children, Op. 65, No. 1 · Promenade from Music for Children, Op. 65, No. 2 RAVEL: Prélude D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in D minor, L. 423 (K. 32, P. 14) SCHUMANN: Of Strange Lands and People (Von fremden Ländern und Menschen) from Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen), Op. 15, No. 1 SHOSTAKOVICH: Birthday from Children's Notebook for Piano, Op. 69, No. 7

The Top Ten Most Beautiful Pieces To Play On Piano is part of a series that has been specially designed to help pianists of all levels to find the repertoire they really want to play. Featuring some ofthe world's greatest pieces of music from a variety of different genres the 'Top Ten' series contains music for everyone. Whether you're a beginner who wants to know the best classical pieces to learn or a more experiencedplayer looking for the ultimate Piano songs to add to your repertoire we have a 'Top Ten' for you! Each piece comes with interesting background notes to give you that extra bit of insight. The Top Ten MostBeautiful Pieces To Play On Piano brings you the most stunning musical outpourings offered by composers over the last 300 years. Lose yourself in heart-rending melodies by Beethoven Elgar and Debussy. Thiscollection contains Barber's Adagio For Strings Handel's Lascia Ch'io Pianga from Rinaldo HWV 7 Richter's On The Nature Of Daylight/Written On The Sky Einaudi's Nuvole Bianche and more.

Features piano solo arrangements of 10 selections from Yanni's two latest releases plus fantastic photos and a biography. Includes: Adagio in C Minor - The Flame Within - Highland - If I Could Tell You - In Your Eyes - Nightingale - November Sky - Tribute - A Walk in the Rain - Waltz in 7/8. Music is an incredibly direct language-it bypasses logic and speaks directly to your soul.-Yanni

A collection of Elgar's most popular works arranged for solo piano by Desmond Ratcliffe. Includes Chanson De Nuit Theme from Enigma Variations and Adagio from the Cello Concerto.

including the unfinished works-The second volume in this series of Franz Schubertâ??s Complete Piano Sonatas has been carefully edited annotated and fingered for the ABRSM by Howard Ferguson. This is part of a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works prepared from original sources by leading scholars including informative introductions performance notes and detailed editorial markings. Volume Two includes the four sonatas: D.575 D.664 D.784 and D.845 as well as five unfinished works and range from popular favourites to mere fragments only a few bars long. Even in the earliest of these sonatas Schubert demonstrates his compositional poeticism sensitivity and skill inthe romantic idiom. For a broad scope of emotion and feeling they are second only to Beethovenâ??s sonatas.

Contents include: Air on the G String; Cantabile from Verdi's Requiem; Adagio from Symphony No. 5; Andante from Carnival of the Animals; Bourree from Suite XIX; Partita; Prelude op. 28 No. 20; Allegro from Cello Sonata No. 6 BWV 1012; Where'er You Walk from Semele.

Ease away the stresses of the day with two collections of beautiful tranquil music.Put your feet up and enjoy the best-selling Adagio Chillout CD from Naxos containing the most relaxing and soothing orchestral music of the last 300 years. Then explore the complementary collection of Piano music with a hand-picked selection of your favourite slow movements and gentle themes for Piano.

No. 1-4. Par ULLMANN VIKTOR. Ullman‘s seven Piano Sonatas were written between 1936 and 1944. Though rediscovered as recently as 1990, they are now available in a number of recordings. Neo-classical in approach, the piano writing and the use of polytonality places them closer to Skriabin and Prokofiev than to the works of Ullman‘s teachers Arnold Schoenberg and Alois Hába – this applies also to the Piano Concerto, written during the same period. The numerous quotes from Mozart, Wagner, Mahler, and Dukas to folksongs and tunes from operettas are particulary interesting in this context./ Répertoire / Piano

Specially arranged and simplified these Beethoven works for beginner pianists will delight students and teachers alike. Discover the joys of playing the great Beethoven melodies including such popular melodies as Für Elise Ode to Joy and the opening of the Moonlight Sonata along with excerpts from other sonatas and highlights from the symphonies.

Play the world's most dynamic and spirited classical and film music specially arranged for the Solo Piano. Includes the 'Finale' from 1812 Overture by Tchaikovsky and 633 Squadron. For Intermediate level Pianists.