Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of classics. Each piece was carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. Many of the greatest composers---J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, and others---are represented by several pieces each, some newly adapted for the piano. Composers and works not usually featured in beginner's books include pieces by Borodin, Gluck, Rameau, and Tallis. Well-known classics include Bach's "Brandenburg Concerto No. 3", Debussy's "Claire de Lune", Moussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition," Satie's "Gymnopedie No. 1," Schumann's "Child Falling Asleep," and "Spring" from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Several orchestral pieces have been newly adapted for the piano, including "Dance of the Swan" from Swan Lake, "Elephant" from Carnival of the Animals, "Largo" from Xerxes, and "Waltz of the Flowers" from The Nutcracker.
Contents
Solfegietto [Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel
Arioso in G [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
Affetuoso (Brandenburg Concerto No.5) [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
Brandenburg Concerto No.3 (opening) [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
Menuet (Anna Magdalena’s Notebook) [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
Invention In A Minor [Bach, Johann Sebastian]
"Wachet Auf (""Sleepers Awake"") [Bach, Johann Sebastian]"
Symphony No.3 (theme) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Adagio Cantabile (Sonata No.8) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Romanza (Sonatina In G) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Piano Concerto No.4 Mvt.II [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Symphony No.6 (Opening) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Symphony No.8 (Opening) [Beethoven, Ludwig Van]
Piano Quintet (Opening) [Brahms, Johannes]
Hungarian Dance No.1 [Brahms, Johannes]
Serenade (Four Songs) [Brahms, Johannes]
Symphony No.4 (Opening) [Brahms, Johannes]
Variations On A Theme By Haydn [Brahms, Johannes]
Habanera (Carmen) [Bizet, Georges]
Minuet (String Quintet In E) [Boccherini, Luigi]
In The Steppes Of Central Asia [Borodin, Alexander]
Polovetsian Dance No.1 [Borodin, Alexander]
Allegro (Violin Concerto No.1) [Bruch, Max]
First Ballade [Chopin, Frederic]
An Early Nocturne [Chopin, Frederic]
Ballade In F [Chopin, Frederic]
Grand Waltz In A Minor [Chopin, Frederic]
Lullaby [Chopin, Frederic]
Claire De Lune [Debussy, Claude]
Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun [Debussy, Claude]
Flower Duet (Lakmé) [Delibes, Léo]
Sorcerer’s Apprentice [Dukas, Paul]
Slavonic Dance No.2 [Dvorak, Antonin]
Cello Concerto (theme) [Dvorák, Antonin]
Entrance of the Gladiators [Fucík, Julius]
Gregorian Chant [Fucík, Julius]
Dies Irae [Fucík, Julius]
In the Hall of the Mountain King [Grieg, Edvard]
Halleluia Chorus (Messiah) [Handel, George Frideric]