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 Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart 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]