Piano - Intermediate SKU: AP.12-0571542042
A seasonal selection of 20 wintry pieces, ideal for the intermediate pianist. Collections; Piano Collection; Piano Supplemental. The Piano Player Series. Christmas; Classical; Traditional; Winter. Book. 64 pages. Faber Music #12-0571542042. Published by Faber Music (AP.12-0571542042). ISBN 9780571542048. English. Howard Blake; Antonio Vivaldi; Gustav Holst; Christina Rossetti; Chilly Gonzales; Traditional; Mykola Leontovych; Arcangelo Corelli; Michael Praetorius; Franz Xaver Gruber; Johann Sebastian Bach; Sergei Prokofiev; Franz Liszt; Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.
The Piano Player: Wintertide Collection presents 20 seasonal and wintry pieces of classical music, specially arranged for intermediate solo piano. Contents include Carol Of The Bells by Mykola Leontovych, Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio by J.S. Bach. The cover features Edward Bawden's watercolor Great Bardfield, 1955, and a double-side color print provides the full artwork as a beautiful collectible.
With its gorgeous presentation, superb musical selection, adept pianistic arrangements and helpful fingering, it is very easy to recommend this publication to late intermediate and more advanced players everywhere. The Wintertide Collection really is a fabulous gift, and one that will bring joy for many winters to come!
Andrew Eales, November 2023, pianodao.com.