Description

This collection features pieces that have been included in ABRSM's piano exam syllabi over the years. The collection is divided into three series, each containing five graded volumes that reflect the wide variety of compositions covered in the ABRSM syllabuses, with a focus on the baroque and romantic periods.

Songs / Content

• 1. Menuet-Trio in G minor, BWV 929, from 'Clavierbuchlein for W. F. Bach' [J. S. Bach]
• 2. Menuett in Eb (attrib.) [W. F. Bach]
• 3. Lustig und Traurig (Merry and Sad), WoO 54 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• 4. Sonata No. 1 in G, from '10 Easy Sonatas': 2nd movement, Scherzando [M Camidge]
• 5. Study in Ab, Op. 139 No. 51 [Czerny]
• 6. Sea Pink: No. 11 from 'Kleine Blumen' (Little Flowers), Op. 205 [Cornelius Gurlitt]
• 7. Sonata in G, Hob. XVI/8: 3rd movement, Andante [Joseph Haydn]
• 8. Air (Andantino) in A: Lesson No. 17 from 'Guida di Musica', Op. 37 [James Hook]
• 9. Little Study in D minor, Op. 71 No. 18 [T. F Kirchner]
• 10. Christmas Piece: No. 2 from '6 Kinderstucke', Op. 72 (Andante sostenuto in Eb) [Felix Mendelssohn]
• 11. Rigaudon 1 and 2 in E minor, from 'Pieces de Clavecin' 1724 [Rameau]
• 12. Bange Frage (Anxious Question): No. 8 from 'Aus der Jugendzeit' (From youthful days), Op. 17 [Max Reger]
• 13. Sonatina in A minor, Op. 127A No. 6: 1st movement, Allegro [Carl Reinecke]
• 14. Sonata in G for the Young, Op. 118 No. 1: 1st movement, Allegro [Robert Schumann