An ideal collection for a student performing in a contest or recital for the first time. All of the pieces can be played comfortably in first position. The book includes access to online recordings of piano accompaniments for each piece for download or streaming. Contents: Country Gardens (Anonymous) • Bourrée from the Suite in C Major, BWV 1031 (J.S. Bach) • Scherzo from the String Quartet in C minor, Op. 18, No. 4 (Beethoven) • Hungarian Dance No. 5 (Brahms) • Waltz, Op. 39, No. 15 (Brahms) • The Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) • Solvejg’s Song from Peer Gynt (Grieg) • Gigue from the Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 9 (Handel) • Minuet from the Serenade in B-flat Major for Wind Instruments, (KV 361 (Mozart) • I Attempt from Love’s Sickness to Fly from The Indian Queen (Purcell) • Minuet from the String Quartet in B-flat Major, D. 112 (Schubert) • Soldier’s March from Album for the Young, Op. 68, No. 2 (Schumann) • Mazurka from the Piano Trio in A minor, Op. 50 (Tchaikovsky) • Les Plaisirs from the Suite for Recorder and Strings in A minor, TV 55, No. 12 (Telemann).
Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary.
