With this Urtext edition compiled by the expert pianist and piano instructor Walter Georgii, the budding pianist is offered a little overview of the variety of classical-romantic piano literature. The selection and organization is chiefly oriented on the beauty, popularity and performability of the pieces. Behind this is the intent to present to the player a kind of colorful spectrum of interesting works ranging from clear across a wide variety of eras; next to the “great” names, one can also make surprising discoveries of lesser known composers. Volume I contains the easier pieces; while only two reach difficulty level 5, most of the others lie between levels 2 and 4.
- Bach: Fugue from Eight Fugues E flat major
- Bach: La Stahl (from Musikalisches Mancherley) Wq 117,25
- Beethoven: Bagatelle A major op. 119,4
- Beethoven: Bagatelle D major op. 33,6
- Chopin: Mazurka a minor op. post. 68,2
- Chopin: Prelude b minor op. 28,6
- Grieg: Little Bird
- Heller: Etude A flat major op. 47,23
- Hässler: Allegro from Six Easy Sonatas B flat major
- Jensen: Intermezzo from Songs and Dances G major op. 33
- Liszt: “Hymne de l'enfant son rveil” from Harmonies potiques et religieuses
- MacDowell: “A deserted Farm” from Woodland Sketches op. 51
- MacDowell: “From an Indian Lodge” op. 51
- Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Allegretto from Children's Pieces G major op. 72
- Mozart: Andantino E flat major KV 236 (588b)
- Mozart: Courante from the Suite K. 399 (385i) E flat major
- Mussorgskij: “Eine Tr–ne” op. post. 70,18
- Mussorgskij: Mditation op. post. 70,17
- Schubert: Scherzo B flat major D 593
- Schumann: “Einsame Blume” from Forest Scenes op. 82
- Schumann: “Eintritt” from Forest Scenes op. 82
- Tajcevic: 2 Pieces from Lieder von der Mur-Insel