Best of Piano Classics 2: 40 Arrangements of Popular Classical Masterpieces for Piano

Following the success of the first volume of original compositions for piano in Best of Piano Classics (ED9060), Schott now presents another collection with a selection of 40 arrangements of popular classical masterpieces for the discerning amateur pianist to use over the years. The contents include great works from Bach to Gershwin, ranging from chamber music, symphonies and concertos through to opera. This selection of musical favourites presents the best known and loveliest pieces of classical music from the Baroque era through to the 20th Century, from 'Air' to 'Rhapsody in Blue'. With fingerings, tempo and pedal suggestions added, these appealing arrangements for advanced players in modern printed scores that are easy to read are recommended not only for tuition purposes, but for all those who enjoy playing the piano in their leisure time. # Title 1 J. S. Bach: Air D major BWV 1068 2 J. S. Bach: Badinerie B minor BWV 1067 3 J. S. Bach: Jesus, Joy of Man's Desiring 4 J. Clarke: Trumpet Voluntary 5 G. F. Handel: Ombra mai fu, from "Xerxes" 6 G. F. Handel: Alla Hornpipe, from "Water Music" 7 M-A. Charpentier: Prelude from Te Deum H 146 8 A. Vivaldi: Spring from "The Four Seasons" op. 8/1 9 J. Pachelbel: Canon 10 J. Haydn: Serenade op. 3/5 11 J. Haydn: Symphony "Surprise", 2nd movement 12 W. A. Mozart: A Little Night Music, 2nd movement 13 W. A. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, 2nd movement 14 W. A. Mozart: Symphony No 40, 1st movement 15 W. A. Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21, 2nd movement 16 L. van Beethoven: Symphony No 5, 1st movement 17 L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto  No 5, 2nd movement 18 L. van Beethoven: Song of Joy op. 125 19 L. Boccherini: Minuet from String Quintet op. 13 / 5 20 F. Schubert: Serenade 21 F. Schubert: Ave Maria op. 52 / 6, D 839 22 G. Verdi: Va pensiero, from "Nabucco" 23 G. Verdi: Triumphal March from "Aida" 24 C. Gounod: Ave Maria 25 R. Wagner: Song to the Evening Star from "Tannhauser" 26 I. Ivanovici: Waves of Danube 27 J. Offenbach: Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour (Barcarole) 28 E. Humperdinck: Abends, will ich schlafen gehen 29 C. Saint- Saens: The Swan from "Le Carneval des animaux" 30 R. Schumann: Piano Concerto A Minor op. 54 / 1st movement 31 P. I. Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers from "The Nutcracker 32 E. Grieg: Solvejg's Song from Peer-Gynt Suite No 2 op. 55 33 E. Elgar: Salut d'amour op. 12 34 G. Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5, 4th movement 35 C. Orff: O fortuna from "Carmina Burana" 36 G. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue