The music in this collection has been selected to illustrate specific topics that would be addressed in a piano lesson. Dr. Immanuela Gruenberg provides clear techniques and ideas about performance that explore the characteristics and demands of each piece.
CPE BACH: Solfeggietto
BARTOK: Minuet from The First Term at the Piano
CIMAROSA: Sonata in B-flat Major, C. 27
FAURE: Romance Without Words, Op. 17, No. 3
FRANCK: Adagio from Three Early Pieces
FRANCK: Poco maestoso from L'organiste, Volume 1
GREIG: Bell Ringing from Lyric Pieces, Op. 54, No. 6
HAYDN: Allegretto from Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:3
LISZT: Etude in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 4
MACDOWELL: The Witch from Marionettes, Op. 38, No. 6
MENDELSSOHN: Prelude in B-flat Major, Op. 35, No. 6
MENDELSSOHN: A Song Without Words in F Major
L MOZART: Allegro moderato in F Major from Nannerl's Notebook
WA MOZART: German Dance, K. 509, No. 3
SATIE: Crooked Dance No. 2 from Cold Pieces
D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in C Major, K. 95/L. 358
D. SCARLATTI: Sonata in D Minor, K. 141/L. 422
SCHUBERT: Ecossaise, D. 735, No. 3 · Landler, D. 145, No. 7
SCHUMAN: Wild Rider from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 8