Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2017/2018 (Piano Solo)

The Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2017/2018 comprises a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus.The anthology is enhanced with Performance Notes by Norman Beedie, Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, giving guidance and promoting reflection on technical and interpretative matters for each piece. The volume is further enhanced by Aural Notes by Caroline Evans, author of the Peters Edition Aural Test Survival Books, which draw upon music in the Anthology to provide preparation material for the type of discussion topics typically encountered in the Grade 8 aural test. Contents: List A J.S. Bach Gigue from French Suite No. 5 in G Handel Fugue in B flat J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in D minor Reicha Fugue No. 1 D. Scarlatti Sonata in E List B Beethoven Rondo from Sonata in E Mozart Allegro from Sonata in C Haydn Presto from Sonata in E minor C. P. E. Bach Allegro from Sonata in A Beethoven Allegro from Sonata in F minor Mozart Allegro in B flat List C Brahms Intermezzo in A minor Debussy Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum Chopin Mazurka in A flat Medtner Idylle No. 1 Mendelssohn Song Without Words, Op. 67 No. 4 Paderewski Nocturne Rachmaninoff Daisies Ravel Menuet No. 5 from Le tombeau de Couperin