The ABRSM 'Easier Piano Pieces' series features pieces chosen for their comparative lack of technical difficulty, therefore providing an excellent introduction to the music of great composers throughout history.
19th-century Danish composer Niels Gade was strongly influenced by Mendelssohn and Schumann, as can be appreciated from the highly romantic pieces in this album. The contents have been selected from albums published between 1850 and 1880.
- Arabeske in E, Op. 27 No. 3
- Boys’ Merry-go-round (Ringeltanz): No. 2 from ‘Children’s Christmas’, Op. 36
- Canzonette: No. 3 from ‘Aquarelles’, Op. 19
- Capriccio, from ‘Album Leaves’
- Elegie: No. 1 from ‘Aquarelles’, Op. 19
- Humoreske: No. 4 from ‘Aquarelles’, Op. 19
- Intermezzo: No. 1 from ‘Rebus’, Op. 2A
- Intermezzo: No. 8 from ‘Aquarelles’, Op. 19
- Little Girls’ Dance: No. 3 from ‘Children’s Christmas’, Op. 36
- Mignon: No. 2 from ‘Fantasy Pieces’, Op. 41
- Romanza: No. 4 from ‘New Aquarelles’, Op. 57
- Romanza: No. 7 from ‘Aquarelles’, Op. 19
- Scherzo: No. 2 from ‘Aquarelles’, Op. 19
- Scherzo: No. 2 from ‘Rebus’, Op. 2A