Gradations is music of variety, of change, of progression, of growing up, even. Mozart’s first keyboard minuets are here, as is a pair of Marcello sonatas. A sonatina by Clementi sits alongside 'Kaleidoscope' by Benjamin Lees. Bartók and Bach knew all about children’s keyboard development and are each represented by absolute gems. César Franck’s Doll’s Lament and Kabalevsky’s My stubborn little brother represent more negative childhood emotions, but in the main this is music of happiness and fun.
Piano Moods is an exciting new piano series from Boosey & Hawkes. Each volume is devoted to a particular mood. The pieces chosen draw on Boosey & Hawkes' extensive collection of wonderful music as well as lesser-known gems from the past - some of them from surprising sources - and newly composed works.
Content : Windsperger: Song without words - Mozart: Minuet(s) K 1 (1e) - Grieg: Ranveig op. 66 no. 12 - Blacher: Prelude no. 15 - Marcello: Minuet (from Sonate IV) - Heller: Allegretto op. 47 no. 1 - Bernstein: For Susanna Kyle (from Five Anniversaries) - Zilcher: A song of happiness (from Studium und Vergnügen op. 121 no. 3) - J. Haydn: Minuet and Trio (from Divertimento Hob XVI/10) - Godard: The hammock op. 149 - Bartók: Variations (from Mikrokosmos III) - Cui: Expansion maive - J. Haydn: Andante (from Divertimento Hob XVI/8) - Davies: Piano Piece No. 31- Beethoven: Country Dance (from 7 Ländler WoO 11) - Kabalevsky: My stubborn little brother op. 87 no. 27 - Franck: Doll's complaint - Clementi: Allegretto (from op. 36 no. 2) - Bartók: Barlando (from Gyermekeknek (For Children)) - Telemann: Presto (from TWV 30:21) - Lees: Andante (from Kaleidoscopes) - J. S. Bach: Minuet BWV Anh 121 - Bartók: Andante sostenuto (from Gyermekeknek (For Children)) - Couperin: Dulcimer dance (from Ordre XX) - Prokofieff: Promenade (from Musiques d'enfants op. 65 no. 2) - Burgmüller: La Styrienne - Zilcher: Waltz op. 93 no. 4 - Mozart: Rondo K 15 - Davies: Piano Piece No. 29 - Blacher: Prelude No. 6 - Bertinti: Minuet - Fine: Lullaby for a baby panda - Kabalevsky: Chastushka op. 89 no. 25
