The Exploring Piano Classics series pairs motivating performance
repertoire with thoughtful technical studies. Each level contains a
Repertoire book with recordings and a Technique book, both with
convenient page-by-page correlation. When used together, the books give
students a deep understanding of the art of music, performance
practices, and the necessary skills to play the piano with technical
ease. The Repertoire books include pieces from the major style periods,
selected and graded based on festival, competition, and examination
lists from the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Background
information on each style period, its instruments, composers, and the
music itself is included.
Level 6 includes online recordings of the repertoire, performed by
internationally known clinician and teacher Nancy Bachus. These provide
an indispensable tool for appropriate musical interpretation. A graduate
of the Eastman School of Music with an M.M. in Piano Performance and
Literature, Nancy Bachus has performed solo recitals across the United
States, Canada, and Italy, and appeared in the original Monster Concerts
in venues such as Lincoln Center and the White House. Titles: Allegro in
C Major (Pescetti) * Aria (Reichardt) * Arietta, Op. 12, No. 1 (Grieg)
* Bagatelle No. 1, Op. 5, No. 1 (Tcherepnin) * Bourrée in A Minor, TWV
32:12 (Telemann) * German Dance in B-flat Major, K. 600, No. 3 (W. A.
Mozart) * Lustig--Traurig, WoO 54 (Beethoven) * Menuet in G Minor
(Stölzel) * Menuet Trio di J. S. Bach (Prelude in G Minor), BWV 929 (J.
S. Bach) * Opening of the Children's Ball, Op. 81, No. 4 (Kullak) *
Prelude in C Minor, Op. 8, No. 1 (Pachulski) * Sarabande, HWV 437
(Handel) * Sommerabend, Op. 71, No. 2 (Grieg) * Sonata in G Major
(Cimarosa) * Sonatina in A Minor (Benda) * Souvenir, Op. 10, No. 1
(Karganov) * Vals poetico No. 3 (Granados) * Valse miniature, Op. 10,
No. 10 (Rebikov) * Vision fugitive No. 10, Op. 22, No. 10 (Prokofiev)
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