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 Albéniz, Rebello, Schumann, 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.

Songlist:

1. Andante in B flat, K. 15ii, from London Notebook [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]

2. Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4 [Chopin]

3. Corant from Lesson in E minor [Loeillet]

4. Andante from Sonata in G op14 no2 [Ludwig van Beethoven]

5. May, lovely May (Mai, lieber Mai), Op. 68 No. 13 [Schumann]

6. Invention No. 8 in F, BWV 779 [Johann Sebastian Bach]

7. Vals Poético Nr 6 [Granados]

8. Study in C: No. 12 from The Wheel of Progress, Op. 74, Book 3 [Dunhill]

9. Album Leaf, from Lyrische Stücke (Lyric Pieces), Op. 12 [Edvard Grieg]

10. A New Ground, Z. T682 [Henry Purcell]

11. Mazurka, Op. 43 No. 3 [Glier]

12. A Maske, from Fitzwilliam Virginal Book [Farnaby]

13. Scherzo Valse [Chaminade]

14. Chanson napolitaine (Neopolitan song), Op. 39 No. 18 [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky]

15. There was a most beautiful Lady, from Country Pageant [Howells]

16. Rondo: second movement from Sonatina in E flat, Op. 19 No. 6 [Dussek]

17. Musical Snuffbox, Op. 32 [Lyadov]

18. Tango Op. 165 nr 2 [Albéniz]

19. Larghetto maestoso - Allegro assai from Sonata in F minor WoO 47 nr 2 [Ludwig van Beethoven]

20. A Wise Bud [Rebello]