39 pieces for intermediate piano, in part arranged Includes brief historical introduction to the period and biographical sketches of each composer (p. [5-7]) Arrangements by Jerry Lanning, Simon Lesley, Jack Long, Andrew Skirrow, and Quentin Thomas
Contents:
Casta diva (from Norma) / Bellini March to the scaffold (from Symphonie fantastique) / Berlioz Habañera : L'amour est un oiseau rebelle (from Carmen) ; Au fond du temple saint (duet from The pearl fishers) ; Prelude (from L'Arlésienne) / Bizet Nocturne (from String quartet no. 2) / Borodin Fantasie-impromptu, op. 66 (Largo and Moderato sections) ; Polonaise in A major, op. 40, no. 1 ("Military polonaise") ; Prélude in D♭ major, op. 28, no. 15 ("Raindrop prelude") ; Nocturne in E♭ major, op. 9, no. 2 ; Prélude in E minor, op. 28, no. 4 ; Valse in D♭ major, op. 64, no. 1 ("Minute waltz") / Chopin Panis angelicus / Franck Flower duet (from Lakmé) ; Valse lente (from Coppélia) / Delibes Liebesträume no. 3 in A♭ major (Dream of love) ; Rakoczy march ; Consolation no. 3 / Liszt O for the wings of a dove ; Octet for strings (1st movement) ; Song without words, op. 38, no. 6 (Duetto) ; Song without words, op. 19, no. 1 (Sweet remembrance) / Mendelssohn Gopak (from Sorotchinsky Fair) ; Promenade (from Pictures at an exhibition) / Moussorgsky Can-can (from La gaîté parisienne) ; Barcarolle (from Tales of Hoffmann) / Offenbach Impromptu, op. 90, no. 2 ; Ave Maria ; Impromptu no. 3 in G♭ major ; Moment musical, op. 94, no. 3 ; Scherzo, D. 593, no. 1 ; Trout quintet op. 114 (4th movement. Andantino) / Schubert Piano concerto in A minor (2nd movement. Intermezzo) ; Träumerei (from Kinderszenen) ; Eintritt (from Waldszenen) / R. Schumann Radetsky march / Strauss I To the evening star (from Tannhäuser) ; Ride of the Valkyries (from Die Walküre) ; Sailor's chorus (from The flying Dutchman) / Wagner
