Keys to Artistic Performance, Bk 2: 24 Intermediate to Late Intermediate Pieces to Inspire Imaginative Performance

This unique series teaches skills used by professional pianists to make their performances more expressive and dramatic. Students will explore five keys for achieving performance artistry: color, pedaling, rubato/rhythmic freedom, characterization and choreography. In-depth information helps students understand the concepts of balance, voicing, pedal techniques, playing rubato, and how to move at the piano. Titles: German Dance, D. 365, No. 12 (Franz Schubert) * Dawn (BA(c)la BartA3k) * Idylle, Op. 126, No. 1 (CA(c)cile Chaminade).* German Dance, D. 783, No. 14 (Franz Schubert) * Gavotte, Op. 36, No. 2 (Amy Beach) * Cradle Song, Op. 124, No. 6 (Robert Schumann) * Mazurka (Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka) * Impresiones intimas, No. 2 (Federico Mompou) * Naughty Boy, from For Children, Vol. 1, Sz. 42, No. 21 (BA(c)la BartA3k) * A Little Girl Pleading with Her Mother, Op. 37, No. 1 (Vladimir Rebikov) * A Little Girl Rocking Her Dolly, Op. 37, No. 7 (Vladimir Rebikov) * The Bell Tolls (Franz Liszt) * Valse brillante, No. 5 from Valses poA(c)tico (Enrique Granados) * Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posthumous (FrA(c)dA(c)ric Chopin) * Waltz, Op. 12, No. 2 (Edvard Grieg) * Whimsy (Dennis Alexander) * Canon, from For Children, Vol. 2, Sz. 42, No. 31 (BA(c)la BartA3k) * Waltz, Op. 39, No. 3 (Johannes Brahms) * Venetian Gondola Song, from Songs without Words, Vol. 2, Op. 30, No. 6 (Felix Mendelssohn) * Rapsodia EspaAola (Dennis Alexander) * Tarentelle, Op. 123, No. 10 (CA(c)cile Chaminade) * Galop final (Alfredo Casella) * Gallactica (Dennis Alexander).