Essential repertoire for piano
ABRSM
Editor: Jones, Richard
Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist’s repertoire. With pieces from Farrenc, Glier, Tchaikovsky, and many more, this book includes an abundance of much-loved music.
Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. The books are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence.
Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. The books are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence.
Contents:
- Vieux Noel (Old Christmas Carol) (G minor) [César Franck]
- Soldiers’ March, Op. 47 No. 14 [Robert Fuchs]
- Prelude in C minor, BWV 999 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
- Prelude in D minor, Op. 40 No. 3 [Anatoly Lyadov]
- Bagatelle, Op. 119 No. 1 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
- Grandmother’s Song, Op. 27 No. 10 [Robert Volkmann]
- Christmas Piece: No. 1 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Allegro non troppo in G) [Felix Mendelssohn]
- Tunch [Graham Fitkin]
- Scherzetto [Harold Samuel]
- Study in D minor [Louise Farrenc]
- Allegro molto from Sonatina in F, Op. 88 No. 4 [Friedrich Kuhlau]
- La Chevaleresque (The Knight Errant), Op. 100 No. 25 [Johann Friedrich Franz Burgmüller]
- Andante: 3rd movt from Sonata in D minor, BWV 964 [Johann Sebastian Bach]
- Sketch in D: No.3 from Twelve Sketches, Op.47 [Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier]
- Philomela [Dorothy Pilling]
- In a Gondola, Op. 105 No. 4 [Eduard Schütt]
- Minuet in G minor, from Suite No. 1 in Bb (1727 coll.), HWV 434 [George Frideric Handel]
- Folk Song, Op. 12 No. 5 [Edvard Grieg]