This book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 4 Piano Syllabus for 2019 & 2020, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. The enclosed CD features inspiring recordings of all 18 pieces on the Grade 4 syllabus.
Contents:
- Bagatelle in C WoO 54 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
- Sonatina in A minor [Georg Benda]
- Petit jeu (from Fugues legeres et petits jeux) [Georg Philipp Telemann]
- The Reef: No. 5 from In Southern Seas [Walter Carroll]
- Arietta (No.1 from Lyriske smastykker), Op.12 [Edvard Grieg]
- Chanson de matin, Op 15 No 2 [Edward Elgar]
- Holiday in Paris (from "20th Century American Composers - Intermediate Level") [William Gillock]
- A Kwela for Caitlin [Richard Michael]
- Rhythmical (No. 6 from 'Moments at the Piano') [Lubos Sluka]
RECORDINGS
- Bagatelle in C WoO 54 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
- Sonatina in A minor [Georg Benda]
- Petit jeu (from Fugues legeres et petits jeux) [Georg Philipp Telemann]
- Minuet in B minor: French Suite No. 3, BWV 814, fifth movement [Johann Sebastian Bach]
- Scherzo: Allegro (2nd movement from Sonatina in G), Op. 151 No. 1 [Anton Diabelli]
- Finale: Presto (3rd movement from Sonatina in A), Op. 151 No. 1 [Joseph Haydn]
- The Reef: No. 5 from In Southern Seas [Walter Carroll]
- Arietta (No.1 from Lyriske smastykker), Op.12 [Edvard Grieg]
- Chanson de matin, Op 15 No 2 [Edward Elgar]
- In the Fields (No. 10 from Glass Beads), Op. 123 [Alexander Grechaninov]
- Grandmama Tells a Ghost Story, Op. 81 No. 3 [Theodor Kullak]
- Morning Prayer (No. 1 from Album for the Young), Op. 39 [Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky]
- Holiday in Paris (from "20th Century American Composers - Intermediate Level") [William Gillock]
- A Kwela for Caitlin [Richard Michael]
- Rhythmical (No. 6 from 'Moments at the Piano') [Lubos Sluka]
- Sleepytown Blues (no. 9 from Cool Beans!, Vol. 2) [Ben Crosland]
- Anatolian 08 [Bernard Desormieres]
- Peter's Theme (from Peter and the Wolf), Op. 67 [Sergey Prokofiev]