Beginning pianists of all ages will cherish this excellent compilation of beloved piano classics. Each piece has been carefully selected and simplified to help students develop their skills. The special arrangements also offer novices the pleasure and satisfaction of playing music that's usually beyond their grasp.
Some of the master composers are represented by several pieces each: nine works by Bach include Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Mozart's Rondo alia Turca appears along with eight other selections from his oeuvre; seven by Chopin include Funeral March; the "Emperor" Concerto, Ode to Joy, and "Fvr Elise" are among the eight Beethoven features; and eight by Tchaikovsky include Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker. Other well-known pieces include Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Liszt, Brahms' "Lullaby," Morning Mood by Grieg, Haydn's "Surprise" Symphony, plus compositions by Schubert, Verdi,Debussy, Handel, Mendelssohn, and others.
Bach Minuet
Sheep May Safely Graze
Sarabande
Air on a G String
Ariafrora The Goldberg Variations
Toeatta and Fugue in D Minor (opening)
Prelude in C Major
Invention in F Major
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
Bartdk Rumanian Sketch
Beethoven Ftir Elise
Ode to Joy
Sonatina in G (opening)
Moonlight Sonata (opening)
Minuet in G
"'Emperor" Concerto
Symphony No. 5 (opening)
Turkish March
Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 5
Lullaby
Chopin Mazurka
Nocturne
Etude No. 3
Prelude No. 7
Funeral March
"Raindrop" Prelude
Fantaisie-impromptu
Clementi Air Suisse
Rondo in C
Debussy The Maiden with the Flaxen Hair
Dvorak From the New World
Humoresque
Foster Beautiful Dreamer
Gluek Ballet Air
Grieg Piano Concerto
Morning Mood
Handel Sarabande
The Harmonious Blacksmith
Haydn Sonata in C
Rondo
"Surprise" Symphony
Liszt Consolation
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
MacDowell To A Wild Rose
Mendelssohn Venetian Gondola Song
Mozart Minuet from Don Giovanni
Papageno's Song
Romanze
Sonata in A
Allegro from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Aria from Don Giovanni
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Rondo Alla Turca
Symphony No. 40 (opening)
Mussorgsky Hopak
Paderewski Krakowiak
Minuet in Olden Style
Rameau Tambourin
Rachmaninoff Prelude
Rubinstein Melody in F
Saint-Saens The Swan
Satie Lullaby
Searlatti, D. Sonata in D Minor (Aria)
Schubert The Trout
Impromptu
Schumann Traumerei
The Happy Farmer
The Poet Speaks
Scriabin Prelude
Sibelius Finlandia
Strauss Pizzicato Polka
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6 (theme)
Marche Slave
Fifth Symphony
Romeo and Juliet (theme)
1812 Overture (Allegro)
Swan Lake (theme)
Eugene Onegin Waltz
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker
Verdi Grand March
Vivaldi The Autumn Hunt
Wagner Bridal Procession
Song to the Evening Star
