Sonata in G major - K245/P299/L450

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Allegro molto 5 Moderato 5 Menuet and trio 4 Finale: Presto 5 Allegro moderato 7 Menuet and Trio 5 Finale: Tempo di menuet 6 Moderato 7 Adagio 5 Finale: Presto 6 Allegro 7 Adagio 6 Finale: Presto 5 Allegro con Brio 6 Menuet 5 Finale: Presto 5 Allegro moderato 8 Menuet and trio 5 Finale: Presto 6 Allegro moderato 7 Menuet 5 Finale: Presto ma non troppo 6 Allegro moderato 8 Adagio 6 Finale: Allegro di Molto 8 Allegro moderato 8 Adagio 8 Finale: Presto 7 Adagio 6 Allegro 6 Finale: Tempo di Minuetto 6 Moderato 8 Larghetto 6 Finale: Presto 8 Moderato 5 Menuet 3 or less Finale: Presto 5 I'll just list my favourites but they are all pretty good Probably better suited to older students.

Good preparation for Chopin Op. As you know beginners have difficulty with chords, so this is a good one. Although Brazilian by birth, Oswald spent most of his life in Europe, so his music is completely European, with much French influence. All of his work is highly poetic and romantic. A hilarious fugue with chopsticks on the RH and very fast scales over two octaves on the LH.

A beautiful, magical piece with a fast broken chord accompaniment creating a mist of sound around the right hand melody. Very impressive watch out for the glissandi! This piece was originally written for harp. Main difficulty is pedal use. Andantino Andante Assai Sostenuto — the most difficult of the lot. The melody is in the left hand while the right hand plays a repeated but complex dotted rhythm pattern. Promenade — Joyful and bouncy Historiette Tarantella — Fast and rhythmical with a melodic middle section.

Sounds much more difficult than it actually is. Waltz - A nice little waltz with unexpected turns of the harmony. Wonderfully tonal and yet very modern. Playing tag — a fast moto perpetuo requiring good finger agility. The moon strolls in the Meadows — This is my top favourite — A beautiful, melodic piece of great delicacy with the melody played alternatively in the right and left hand. Fast and delicate with lots of thirds and scale runs on the right hand, but no difficulty at all in the left hand. Difficult to play at full speed but easy if played slowly and still effective Recorded by Ivo Pogorelich for DG.

A minor - Presto — Electrical piece with ultra fast scale rushes. Looks easy on the page, but wait until you try to play it up to tempo G minor — Allegro In spite of the tempo indication this is a slow, lyrical sonata. G major — Presto Fast and brilliant with a catchy, rhythmical theme on repeated notes. One of my favourites. G major — Presto Looking for fast very fast scale runs interspersed with a beautiful staccato melody? Look no further than this sparkling gigue. Great show off piece.

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If you want to develop a certain kind of technique, burn the Czerny and play this sonata instead. A major - Allegro — Virtuoso piece alternating relatively calm sections with dazzling scale runs. F minor — Allegro — A not too fast, beautiful two voice invention that moves in a relentless way with one of the most beautiful motifs of all sonatas. Broken chords figuration in both hands. Harmonically adventurous and mood setting.

B minor — Allegro This is my all time favourite Scarlatti sonata. Surprisingly romantic, could very well have been composed by someone like Schubert. Arpeggio figurations and lots of crossing hands. G minor - Moderato — A beautiful and complex fugue. D minor — Aria Lyrical sonata much easier than it sounds. Although just one page long it requires some musical maturity to be truly effective. This is an ideal piece to open a recital, since it is slow and introspective it will calm you down. This is a real gem. Only 24 bars long, technically unchallenging grade 3 , and yet one of the most beautiful sonatas.

Slow paced and exuding tranquillity, this reflective piece is the best of the four. A slow thoughtful piece, only 28 bars long A major — Allegro — Fast and furious, full of nervous energy. Excellent for waking up the audience! Figurations are shared equally by both hands. Excellent Czerny replacement and superior warm up piece. Equally effective at a slower tempo. A nice minuet only a page long 24 bars — amongst the easiest of Scarlatti pieces G minor — Allegrissimo Ferocious and virtuosistic sonata.

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E major — Presto This one of my favourite fast sonatas. One of the most catchy motifs amongst all sonatas it makes one wish to dance and jump for joy. This is amazing music. D minor — Andante moderato — Wonderful sonata, lyrical and devotional, uplifting and tranquil. Written mostly in 3-voice counterpoint. A minor — Allegro After a typical plaintive start in A minor, it suddenly displays a most romantic theme. The main difficulty is to be found in the several bars where the hands cross. There are some thirds and sixths but they are easily negotiable.

G major — Allegro — Also known as Capriccio, this is celebratory, joyful and uplifting music that is much easier to play than it sounds. An all time favourite. Wide skips, echo effects, but fits the hand surprisingly well. F minor My favourite amongst the slow, lyrical sonatas, this is a hauntingly beautiful piece with a complex polyphonic texture — difficult to read but easy to play.

Spend sometime analysing its structure before tackilng it at the piano. Bb major - Allegro A two voice invention with a third voice intruding on the last two bars of the first part , this is excellent for finger and hand independence. D minor — Moderato e cantabile — minuet Painfully nostalgic and evocative lyrical sonata followed by a lively minuet.

B minor - Andante Intensely lyrical work of great musical depth. Couterpoint in three and four parts. Said to be Horowitz favourite Scarlatti sonata. It has everything in it: Horn calls, fast repeated notes, trills, suspensions, cross relations, parallel fifths, big leaps, scale runs and guitar imitations. E minor — Alegrissimo Wonderful study in rhythm with unexpected developments, suspensions and syncopations. C minor - — A beautiful , tranquil and lyrical sonata that grows in emotional intensity as it develops.

A minor — Adagio — Beautiful lyrical writing in three and four part couterpoint. Excellent as a study in voicing. Recital material for the intermediate player. Bb major - Allegro — A beautiful, lyrical sonata. D major — Allegro — Another sonata ideally suited to replace some of the common technical studies. Fast repeated notes, broken chords, arpeggios, leaps, crossing hands, scale runs. This unusual, percussive — watch out for the castanet sounds! D minor — Allegro A fast sonata full of nervous energy, this is the cross hand piece to end all cross hand pieces!

Leaping bass figures, double notes in both hands. Eb major — Allegro — Joyful and uplifting. G major — Allegro Tired of practising arpeggios? Try this sonata instead. A breezy arpeggio study with very fast triplet semiquavers. Go and jump on a lake, Hanon!. G major — Vivo — This non-stop sonata will not allow you to catch your breath! Great fun to play and an excellent virtuosistic piece to end a recital on a high note.

If you are looking for a Czerny alternative look no further: Also good practice for quick adjustments. One of my all time favourites. E major — Allegro Dazzling finger work alternating with slow episodes in 4-voice counterpoint. D minor — Allegro — A masterpiece. A fast toccata with lots of repeated notes over long stretches. Broken chords and skips. Virtuosic with dissonant guitar strumming in the left hand and lots of cross hands. Excellent as a study replacement. Although it sounds dazzling and virtuosic it is much easier than it sounds.

Main difficulty are the fast alternating hands. E minor — Lento A beautiful lyrical and reflective sonata. E major - Andante After a slow, lyrical beginning all hell breaks loose, and a fast, dazzling sonata ensues with occasional returns to the slow theme. The left hand which demands a hand span covering at least an octave plays sonorous chords and tone clusters — with up to ten notes!

This Sonata was composed in Here Scarlatti succeeds in making conventional harmonies with slight changes sound quite extraordinary for the period. The Sonata has real Spanish character with vitality and bravura. Musically, the guitar-like sounds of the left hand chords are particularly fascinating. E flat major - Allegretto — A beautiful, lyrical sonata not too slow.

B minor - Andante — Sonata in a lyric, cantabile style, moderately flowing. E minor — Allegro — A masterpiece. Dramatic and powerful, this 2 voice invention with a third voice intruding on 4 bars near the start of the second part is still effective at a slower tempo. An insistent and catchy motif keeps bringing the sonata together. Requires a sizeable hand span and accurate skips in some of the figurations. A major — Andante e cantabile — Lyrical sonata, with a hauntingly beautiful melody and compelling harmonic progressions.

Tranquil and luminous, this is a masterpiece. A major — Allegro Uplifiting sonata, not too fast. D minor - Andante — Another of my favourites amongst the lyrical sonatas. A slow, full-of-longing melody increases gradually in intensity up to an unusual harmonic climax. Great to play and to listen to. E major — Andante — Sudden shifts of key abound in this sonata. C minor — Allegro — Beautiful lyrical sonata slightly reminiscent of K 69 with a weaving three voice counterpoint. Enharmonic modulations and movement into remote keys.

G major — Andante — A two and three voice invention. Slightly reminiscent of K F major — Andante An unusual key that suggests that Scarlatti was familiar with equal temperament tuning. A lyrical and calm sonata. Amajor - Allegro A delicate, joyful sonata with a Mozartian flavour.

Excellent for finger control and co-ordination, it is actually much easier than it sounds. Great fun to play. G minor — Presto a fugato Wonderful sonata with scales some chromatic alternating hands over the whole extent of the keyboard. E major — Allegro — This beautiful two-voice invention is excellent for finger and hand co-ordination and independence. A most beautiful melody on the second part.

F minor - Another sonata full of brilliance, with fast scales and compelling harmonic progressions. E minor — Andante One of my favourites slow sonatas. Harmonically advanced and elaborate — at seven pages is one of the longest sonatas - this is a masterful sonata with a superb central melody. A major — Beautiful lyrical sonata and technically undemanding. C major — Allegro. This is joyful music that makes you want to skip and jump and dance! This is the kind of music that makes you smile for hours after listening to it.

This cures depression, serious! Great for your trills and glissando-like scales. It is said to represent children running through the streets of Madrid. G minor — Andante Another beautiful lyrical sonata, deeply reflective and tranquil, and not at all melancholic. Rich textures and highly musical. Very good as a study in long phrases. G major — Prestissimo Wonderfully exhilarating sonata, both to play and to listen to.

A really electric and uplifting work requiring pianism of the utmost degree. Has a recurring motif that is incredibly joyful and catchy. My favourite fast sonata. But only if you play it at top speed. It is still effective at lower speeds. This is excellent for rhythm development and to introduce the student to old dance patterns which keep recurring on the piano repertory.

Excellent recital material for the beginners. The harmonies are traditional, the writing is highly pianistic and they make up excellent recital material. The interesting thing here is that they use the whole keyboard and introduce patterns that frequently appear in the more advanced pieces, so they are excellent preparatory pieces. Again very good recital material for beginners. This has to be the first sonatina to be learned.

Grown ups may not find it so useful, but for the below 10 is a great repertory. The second movement is the easiest, but also dull. The first and third movements are excellent. Intro to 2-voice inventions Another excellent preparation for 2-voice inventions. Hand independence Another excellent 2 voice canonic work that will develop hand independence and yet is easy enough for a beginner. Hauntingly beautiful slow minuet. Hand independence Another very beautiful reflective minuet, which will develop hand independence. Bohm Intro to counterpoint Another good introduction to counterpoint that is simple enough for any beginner.

Intro to 2-voice inventions Excellent piece to introduce canon round writing. It is a perfect introduction to 2 voice inventions which are far too difficult for a beginner. Petzold Ornamentation Beautiful lyrical minuet, reflective and slow. For beginners omit the ornamentation. For more advanced players there is a lot of scope for learning the art of ornamentation with these two pieces.

Skips Fast runs Excellent piece for the virtuoso to be very easy but impressive , with daring skips on the LH and fast runs on the RH.

A favorite with kids. These can added later on when the student has progressed enough. Very effective at a fast speed, but equally beautiful at a much slower tempo. The repetitive figuration in broken triads make it an excellent exercise as well. Allegro in C minor 3 Bach, C. March in D, H. Solfeggietto 5 Bach, C.

Solo per il Cembalo, W. Sonata in C Allegretto 7 Bach, C. Sonata in F Allegretto 7 Bach, C. Sonatas Almost forgotten these days and almost never played, his sonatas are real gems. Again, all of the sonatas are around grade , so you should be able to manage. I particularly like w62 in G.

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Aria in A minor 2 Bach, J. Aria in F Only 16 bars long, this beautiful aria can be easily learned by a beginner and then be used at a later stage to teach improvised ornamentation. Sonata in G Op. This sonata was written for Horowitz. Originally it had only the first three movements, but Horowitz insisted that Barber write a flashy finale for it, hence the - very difficult - fugue.

Excellent exercise in equalizing the hands tone, and an exquisite piece of music. It sounds far more difficult. It is a bit more difficult though. Both of these however are not quite full-fledged sonatas they were most likely composed as exercises for his students. It is considered to be around grade 7, but if you can manage grade 5 pieces, you can manage grade 7.

This is a one-movement sonatina only 49 bars long that sounds much more difficult than it actually is. Once you get used to it, it is very beautiful and lyrical. Modes the piece is written in the Aeolian mode , legato playing the piece requires that one finger be held while the other fingers of the same hand play the melody above it , cantabile. These are really for intermediate students, but I could not resist including it. These are excellent arrangements of classical American folk tunes. The LH mostly plays broken octaves, skipping over two octaves. Excellent for skip accuracy.

And it is a wonderful, hauntingly beautiful piece. Largo 8 Chopin Souvenir de Paganini. This is a fast virtuoso piece, very good as an encore. Slow and slightly lugubrious, it would make quite a good piece to play before an intermission. Allegro ben ritmato e preciso This is my favourite of the three and the most difficult.

These are all short pieces, good as encores. Excellent for teaching how to voice between the hands.

Excellent preparation for similar figuration in the more advanced repertory e. Although easy, it is for the late beginner. From here, go to the one below. Excellent to learn four part harmony and bring up the top voice in each chord. Very good to develop the inflection of short melodic motifs. For the budding virtuoso. Good for learning how to contrast the grazioso section with the scherzo section. Omit the ornaments for the early beginners. Very easy, but due to the unexpected skips it teaches one to think ahead. Excellent for forearm rotation and bringing the bass melody over the mist of sound created by the very fast RH.

Hands swap figurations occasionally, so both hands get a workout. Beginners can easily master this movement at slow speed. More advanced beginners can start working on speed. How to work for speed, how to get accuracy, etc. Probably better suited to older students. Good preparation for Chopin Op. As you know beginners have difficulty with chords, so this is a good one. All of his work is highly poetic and romantic.

Bach Prelude and fugue no. A hilarious fugue with chopsticks on the RH and very fast scales over two octaves on the LH. A beautiful, magical piece with a fast broken chord accompaniment creating a mist of sound around the right hand melody. Very impressive watch out for the glissandi! This piece was originally written for harp. Main difficulty is pedal use. The melody is in the left hand while the right hand plays a repeated but complex dotted rhythm pattern. Sounds much more difficult than it actually is. Wonderfully tonal and yet very modern.

Fast and delicate with lots of thirds and scale runs on the right hand, but no difficulty at all in the left hand. Difficult to play at full speed but easy if played slowly and still effective Recorded by Ivo Pogorelich for DG. One of my favourites. Look no further than this sparkling gigue. Great show off piece.

If you want to develop a certain kind of technique, burn the Czerny and play this sonata instead. Broken chords figuration in both hands.

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Harmonically adventurous and mood setting. Surprisingly romantic, could very well have been composed by someone like Schubert. Arpeggio figurations and lots of crossing hands. Although just one page long it requires some musical maturity to be truly effective. This is an ideal piece to open a recital, since it is slow and introspective it will calm you down. This is a real gem. Only 24 bars long, technically unchallenging grade 3 , and yet one of the most beautiful sonatas.

Slow paced and exuding tranquillity, this reflective piece is the best of the four. Excellent for waking up the audience! Figurations are shared equally by both hands. Excellent Czerny replacement and superior warm up piece. Equally effective at a slower tempo. One of the most catchy motifs amongst all sonatas it makes one wish to dance and jump for joy. This is amazing music. Written mostly in 3-voice counterpoint.

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