Fantasy Piano: 20 Enchanting Easy Pieces

Pianodao Music Library
Selected and Reviewed by Andrew Eales

With the new term getting underway at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, now is surely a good time to mention Hans-Günter Heumann‘s magical collection ‘Fantasy Piano’, recently published by Schott Music.

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My First Beethoven

Pianodao Music Library
Selected and Reviewed by Andrew Eales

In my recent review of Schott’s ‘My First Schumann’ I concluded :

“This is a collection that will “keep on giving”, with such a great selection of pieces for students to enjoy over a number of years… ‘My First Schumann’ is a brilliant introduction to one of the world’s greatest ever piano composers. Highly Recommended!”

Hot on its heels comes the latest book in the series, ‘My First Beethoven’. Can it repeat the success of the previous book? Let’s take a closer look…

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My First Schumann

Pianodao Music Library
Selected and Reviewed by Andrew Eales

Schott Music, the German publishers founded back in 1770, are maintaining an impressive commitment to new piano music publishing projects, including a wide range of resources and publications for players of all levels.

Of special interest to intermediate players will be their ongoing My First Composers series. The first two issues (Bach and Mozart) have recently been joined by My First Schumann, which I am delighted to review here.

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