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This recording presents performances of some of the best piano music available for beginners. Christopher Northam's recital covers three centuries, from Byrd to Debussy, and is designed to introduce learners of any age to piano music that will be both satisfying and accessible to their developing talents. It is also certain to please a wider musical audience, not least because many of the pieces are difficult to find on other recordings. The selection mixes well-known pieces (Bach's Minuet in G, Beethoven's Für Elise) with unjustly neglected gems (Pachulski's Prelude in C minor, and two delightful pieces by Alkan). Album Tracks 1. Earl of Salisbury~Pavane 2. Musette in D (Little Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) 3. Minuet in D (Little Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) 4. Twelve Little Preludes for Beginners Prelude in C minor 5. Twelve Little Preludes for Beginners Prelude in C major 6. Minuet with Variations~[Excerpt] 7. Caroline 8. Sonata in D major (Hob. 19)~Finale 9. Sonatina in F Op. 36 No. 4~I. Con spirito 10. Sonatina in F Op. 36 No. 4~II. Andante con espressione 11. Sonatina in F Op. 36 No. 4~III. Rondo Allegro Vivace 12. Minuet in F 13. Allegro in B flat 14. London Notebook Allegro 15. Second Viennese Sonatina in A~Allegro 16. 'Für Elise' (WoO 59) 17. Bagatelle in F Op. 33 No. 3 18. Bagatelle in G minor Op. 119 No. 1 19. Bagatelle in A minor Op. 119 No. 9 20. Allegretto in C 21. Nocturne in B flat 22. Originaltänze, Op. 9~No. 2. Waltz in A flat 23. Waltzes, Op. 18~No. 6. Waltz in B minor 24. Galop & Écossaises, Op. 49~Galop in G major 25. Three Studies Op. 100~Arabesque 26. Three Studies Op. 100~Innocence 27. Song Without Words in A Op. 19 No. 4 28. Six Pieces for Children Op. 72 No. 1 in G 29. Album for the Young Op. 68~No. 1 Melody 30. Album for the Young Op. 68~No. 8 Wild Horseman 31
