The Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2021/22 comprises a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus.The anthology supports students preparing for the Practical Exam or for the new Performance Exam. Aural Notes, by Caroline Evans (author of the Edition Peters Aural Test Survival Books), draw upon music in the Anthology to provide preparation material for the type of discussion topics typically encountered in the Grade 8 Practical Exam aural test. Those preparing for the Grade 8 Performance Exam are aided by Performance Notes by Norman Beedie (Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland), which give advice on technique and interpretation for each piece, and guidance on preparing an effective programme. The pieces in this volume are drawn from the extensive range of piano music in the Edition Peters catalogue – one of the widest available.
Contents:
List A
J. S. Bach Fantasia in C minor, BWV 906
Haydn Allegro moderato (1st movement from Sonata in A-flat, Hob. XVI:46)
C. Schumann Prelude and Fugue in B-flat (No. 2 from Three Preludes and Fugues, Op. 16)
J. S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 884 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Part 2)
Beethoven Allegro (1st movement from Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1)
Handel Prelude and Allegro (Fuga) (1st and 2nd movts from Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433)
Martínez Allegro/Moderato (1st movement from Sonata No. 3 in A)
Mozart Andante grazioso and Vars. 1–6 (1st movement from Sonata in A, K. 331)
Rameau Les cyclopes (from Pièces de clavecin)
D. Scarlatti Sonata in D, K443
List B
Brahms Intermezzo in E (No. 6 from Fantasies, Op. 116)
Arensky Nocturne in D-flat (No. 3 from 24 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 36)
Chopin Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17 No. 4
Janácek Andante (No. 1 from In the Mists)
Rachmaninoff Moment Musical in D-flat, Op. 16 No. 5
Schubert Impromptu in A-flat (No. 2 from Four Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935)
Schumann Romanze in F-sharp (No. 2 from Drei Romanzen, Op. 28)
List C
Bartók Rondo (No. 1 from Three Rondos on Folk Tunes)
Sculthorpe Snow, Moon and Flowers (from Night Pieces)
Chaminade Pierette (Air de Ballet), Op. 41
Debussy Rêverie
Khachaturian Toccata
Cecilia McDowall Vespers in Venice (from Four Piano Solos)
Villa-Lobos O polichinelo (from A prole do bebê no. 1)