Selected Piano Exam Pieces
This album contains nine pieces from ABRSM's 2011 & 2012 Grade 8 Piano syllabus.
Key features:
- three pieces from each of Lists A, B and C
- appealing and varied repertoire from which to create a balances programme for the exam or a concert
- well-known pieces in new arrangements
- helpful information about the pieces and the exam
- carefully edited and clearly presented throughout
Recordings
All of the pieces on the Grade 1 syllabus have been recorded for ABRSM by leading professional pianists, providing inspiring performances to help the player when choosing pieces and to demonstrate one possible way of interpreting the music. The recordings are available on CD - sold individually or as part of the "Selected Piano Exam Pieces with CD" package.
LIST A
- Johann Sebastian Bach - Capriccio
- Tryve Madsen - Prelude and Fugue in C
- Clara Schumann - Prelude and Fugue
LIST B
- Ludwig van Beethoven - Rondo
- John Field - Allegro moderato
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Allegro
LIST C
- Isaac Albeniz - Sous le palmier
- Claude Debussy - Valse romantique
- Dave Brubeck - King for a Day
- Fryderyck Chopin - Nocturne in Bb
- George Gershwin - Novelette in Fourths
- Sergey Prokofiev - Prelude