Core Classics is a collection of seven books of music from the piano canon, selected and graded by leading educationalists. Each volume contains a rich selection of engaging pieces to form the backbone of any pianist’s repertoire. With pieces from Chaminade, Diabelli, Scarlatti, and many more, this book includes an abundance of much-loved music.
Each book is authoritatively graded, with pieces gradually increasing in difficulty throughout. The books are equally valuable for learners working towards a grade exam, between grades, or playing for leisure, building technical skills and confidence.
Rondo in F, K. 15hh, from ‘London Notebook’ [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
A Celtic Song [Thomas Dunhill]
Roundabout [Dorothy Pilling]
Prayer, Op. 25 No. 5 [Génari Karganov]
Sunset over Stac Pollaidh [David Bedford]
The Policeman's Song: from The Pirates of Penzance [Arthur Sullivan]
In the Bay [Felix Swinstead]
Sonata in G minor [Domenico Scarlatti]
Butterfly, Op. 36 No. 8 [Eduard Rohde]
Moderato cantabile: 1st movt from Sonatina in F, Op. 168 No. 1. No. 1 from Diabelli, 7 Sonatinas, Op. 168 [Anton Diabelli]
Suite No. 2 in B flat, 2. Siciliana: Adagio [John Alcock]
Idylle, No. 1 from Album des enfants, deuxième série, Op. 126 [Cécile Chaminade]
Minuet in G: No. 2 from Six Minuets, WoO 10 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
Scherzo: from Musikalische Nebenstunden [Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach]
Premier Chagrin (First Sorrow), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 6 [Benjamin Godard]
Bread and Butter: No. 2 [Alan Haughton]
Arietta: No.7 from Eight Easy Pieces, Op.43 [Reyngol'd Moritsevich Glier]
Habanera: No. 6 from Ten Dances [Michael Rose]
Prelude in F, BWV 927, from ‘Clavierbuchlein’ for W. F. Bach [Johann Sebastian Bach]
Alvedans (Dance of the Elves), Op. 12 No. 4 [Edvard Grieg]
