Ovation, Book 2

Description

“Showpieces” provide opportunities for pianists to display their skills and elicit the “Wow!” response from an audience. The anticipation of acquiring virtuosity is highly motivating for piano students because there is a special thrill in experiencing the sound and feel of playing showpieces, as well as having the admiration of listeners! The music of Ovation, Books 1 and 2 was selected with this in mind.

Book Two, for the advanced grades, continues to develop a virtuoso technique.

Music by Felix Mendelssohn, Frederic Chopin, Edvard Grieg, Edward MacDowell, Ernst von Dohnányi, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Béla Bartók, Friedrich Burgmüller, Moritz Moszkowski.

Contents:

BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945)
Allegro Barbaro

FRIEDRICH BURGMÜLLER (1806-1874)
Arpeggio Etude, Op. 105, No. 1 • Octave Etude, Op. 105, No. 9

FREDERIC CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Prelude in G Minor, Op. 28, No. 22

EDVARD GRIEG (1843-1907)
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65, No. 6

ERNST VON DOHNÁNYI (1877-1960)
Rhapsody in C, Op. 11, No. 3

EDWARD MACDOWELL (1860-1908)
Hexentanz, Op. 17, No. 2 • Preludium, Op. 10, No. 1

FELIX MENDELSSOHN (1809-1847)
Hunting Song, Op. 19, No. 3 • Scherzo in E Minor, Op. 16, No. 2

MORITZ MOSZKOWSKI (1854-1925)
Etude in F, Op. 72, No. 6

SERGEI RACHMANINOFF (1873-1943)
Prelude in C# Minor, Op. 3, No. 2 • Humoresque, Op. 10, No. 5