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1 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.1, La Candeur - youtube
2 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.2, Arabesque - youtube
3 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.3, Pastorale - youtube
4 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.4, Petite Reunion - youtube
5 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.5, Innocence - youtube
6 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.6, Progres - youtube
7 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.7, Courant Limpide - youtube
8 - Liszt S.172 No.1, Consolation No.1 - youtube
9 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.8, La Gracieuse - youtube
10 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.9, La Chasse - youtube
11 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.10, Tendre Fleur - youtube
12 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.11, La Bergeronette - youtube
13 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.12, Adieu - youtube
14 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.13, Consolation - youtube
15 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.14, La Styrienne - youtube
16 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.15, Ballade - youtube
17 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.16, Douce Plainte - youtube

Youtube playlist with the Burgmuller etudes that I have recorded so far.

1. Bouree in e minor (BWV 996) - J.S. Bach <youtube link>
2. Sonatina in C Major 1st mov. (Op 36. No 1/1) - M. Clementi <youtube link>
3. Little Prelude in C Major (BWV 939) - J.S. Bach <youtube link>
4. Etude in e minor (Op 37, No. 10) - H. Lemoine[/b] <youtube link>
5. Polonaise in g minor (BWV Anh 125) - C.P.E. Bach <youtube link>
6. Sonatina in C Major 3rd mov (Op 36. No 1/3) - M. Clementi <youtube link>
7. Sonatina in C Major 2nd mov (Op 36. No 1/2) - M. Clementi <youtube link> (gathering whole thing now, have to relearn 1st mov)

It's been a while since I've recorded anything, but four new recordings today (only three of which were 'new pieces'. A lovely waltz by a lady who contacted me on YouTube about a month ago, a lovely little children's song from Austria, and an age-old classic by Burgmüller.

1 Robert Fuchs – Sad at Heart (Op. 47, No. 5)
2 Cornelius Gurlitt – Wild Mignonette (Op. 205, No. 1)
3 Dmitri Shostakovich – Waltz (Op. 69, No. 2)
4 Alexandre Tansman – Dreams (Happy Time, Book 1, No. 14)
5 Erik Satie – Chocolate-Almond Waltz (Menus Propos Enfantins, No. 3)
6 Béla Bartók – In Three Parts (Mikrokosmos, Book 3, No. 76)
7 Cornelius Gurlitt – Lullaby (Op. 101, No. 6)
8 Béla Bartók - Little Study (Mikrokosmos, Book 3, No. 77)
9 Feliks Rybicki - Sad Autumn
10 Erik Satie – Berceuse (Enfantillages Pittoresques, No. 2)
11 Charles Koechlin – Canon (Op. 208, No. 2)
12 Charles Koechlin – Valse (Op. 208, No. 3)
13 Charles Koechlin – Andante con moto (Op. 208, No. 8)
14 Dmitri Kabalevsky - Prelude (Op. 39, No. 19)
15 Dmitri Kabalevsky - Clowns (Op. 39, No. 20)
16 Dmitri Kabalevsky - Improvisation (Op. 39, No. 21)
17 J.S. Bach - Menuet fait par Mons. Böhm (Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach, No. 21)
18 Béla Bartók - Lento (For Children, Book 1, No. 11)
19 Cornelius Gurlitt - Turkish March (Op. 101, No. 9)
20 Nicoline van Goor – Potterwaltz
21 Friedrich Burgmüller - La Candeur (Op. 100, No. 1)
22 Jenő Takács - Playing in the Rain (Op. 76, No. 1)

1 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.1, La Candeur - youtube
2 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.2, Arabesque - youtube
3 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.3, Pastorale - youtube
4 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.4, Petite Reunion - youtube
5 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.5, Innocence - youtube
6 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.6, Progres - youtube
7 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.7, Courant Limpide - youtube
8 - Liszt S.172 No.1, Consolation No.1 - youtube
9 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.8, La Gracieuse - youtube
10 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.9, La Chasse - youtube
11 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.10, Tendre Fleur - youtube
12 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.11, La Bergeronette - youtube
13 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.12, Adieu - youtube
14 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.13, Consolation - youtube
15 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.14, La Styrienne - youtube
16 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.15, Ballade - youtube
17 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.16, Douce Plainte - youtube
18 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.17, Babillarde - youtube
19 - Schumann Op.68 No.1, Melody - youtube
20 - Bach BWV 784, Invention No.13 in A minor - youtube

Youtube playlist with the Burgmuller etudes that I have recorded so far.

My pieces for 2019.

1. Ol' Rockin' Chair Blues - Martha Mier Ol' Rockin Chair Blues
2. Just Struttin' Along - Martha Mier Just Struttin Along
3. Ragtime Do Si Do = Martha Mier Ragtime Do-Si-Do
4. Surfboard Boogie - Martha Mier Surfboard Boogie
5. Don't Wanna Leave You Blue - Martha Mier Don't Wanna Leave You Blue
6. Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers Unchained Melody
7. La donna e mobile - ABRSM Grade 1 - Classical selection. La donna e mobile
8. The Lonely Road 3 - Felix Swinstead - 2019 ABRSM Grade 1 romantic selection The Lonely Road
9. Happy Day - Ian King - Happy Day
10. Melancholia: One by Daniel McFarlane Melancholia: One
11. Happy Birthday in the style of Mozart - Composer ???Happy Birthday Mozart Style
12. Sleepsong - From The Secret Garden Sleepsong

*** January 2019
1. Come, Thou Almighty King (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
2. My Faith Looks Up To Thee (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
3. Jesus Shall Reign (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
4. Faith of Our Fathers (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
5. For The Beauty Of The Earth (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
6. Morning Mood (Classic Themes by the Masters)
7. Ode to Joy (Classic Themes by the Masters)
*** February 2019
8. Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
9. Sun of My Soul (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
10. All My Loving (Beatles – The Easy Fake Book)
12. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Random Lead sheet off the internet)
*** March 2019
13. Abide with Me (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
14. More Love To Thee (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
15. Unchained Melody (Righteous Brothers – The Easy Fake Book)
16. Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day – Youtube/Synthesia) I blame the Synthesia thread for this one
*** April 2019
17. We Gather Together (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
18. Praise To The Lord (Religious Favorites - Bastien)
19. Carnival of Venice (Faber Piano Adventures Performance Book 3A)
20. Long, Long Ago (Faber Piano Adventures Performance Book 3A)
21. Here Comes The Sun (The Beatles Best: Easy Piano, Dan Fox arranger)

=========== JANUARY===========
1. Guitar Serenade by Rick Robertson from Kaleidoscope Volume 1 (Level - Late Beginner; 2 pages - Key of C major, although not entirely stable in the key)
2. Nuvole Bianche by Ludovico Einaudi Graded Pieces - Arrangements (Level Preparatory; 2 pages - Key of E minor
3. Etude by Felix Le Couppey (Gade 1 - 2 pages ))
4. Time Alone by Rick Robertson from Kaleidoscope Volume 1 (Level - Late Beginner; 2 pages
5. Fantasia in G minor, Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 - 1767), TWV 33:8, Piano (Grade 1 - 1 page)
6. Le Onde by Ludovico Einaudi Graded Pieces - Arrangements (Level Preparatory; 2 pages

=========== FEBRUARY ===========
7. Imitation and Inversion no.25 - Bella Bartok Mikrokosmos Volume 1 - (G Major)
8. I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi Graded Pieces - Arrangements
9. Sarabande by Ludovico Einaudi Graded Pieces - Arrangements
10. Scherzo by Dmitry Kabalevsky - Grade 2
11. Peacefull Calm by Rick Robertson from Kaleidoscope Volume 1 (Level - Late Beginner)
12. Cloudy Day by Rick Robertson from Kaleidoscope Volume 1 (Level - Late Beginner)
13. Repetition no.26 - Bella Bartok Mikrokosmos Volume 1

=========== MARCH ===========
14. Arabesque by Rick Robertson from Kaleidoscope Volume 1 (Level - Early Intermediate)
15. Dance Song from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena
16. Syncopation #27 Bella Bartok Mikrokosmos Volume 1

=========== APRIL ===========
17. Bartok Dialog #3 from The First Term On the Piano
18. Bartok - Village Dance or Hungarian Song
19. Stravinsky - Walking Piece

April/May Update:
23 Gypsy Legend, Kalman Chovan
24 Ceremony for Peace-D Maj
25 Colors of the Wind ,from Pocahontas, A.Menken
26 Return of the Scale Monster Op.599, No.69 C.Czerny

Wow. You guys are fast! It took me two years to learn the 30 Goldberg variations.

Yes, the material that we learn is just on another level compared to that child's play!

1 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.1, La Candeur - youtube
2 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.2, Arabesque - youtube
3 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.3, Pastorale - youtube
4 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.4, Petite Reunion - youtube
5 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.5, Innocence - youtube
6 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.6, Progres - youtube
7 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.7, Courant Limpide - youtube
8 - Liszt S.172 No.1, Consolation No.1 - youtube
9 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.8, La Gracieuse - youtube
10 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.9, La Chasse - youtube
11 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.10, Tendre Fleur - youtube
12 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.11, La Bergeronette - youtube
13 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.12, Adieu - youtube
14 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.13, Consolation - youtube
15 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.14, La Styrienne - youtube
16 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.15, Ballade - youtube
17 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.16, Douce Plainte - youtube
18 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.17, Babillarde - youtube
19 - Schumann Op.68 No.1, Melody - youtube
20 - Bach BWV 784, Invention No.13 in A minor - youtube
21 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.18, Inquietitude - youtube


Youtube playlist with the Burgmuller etudes that I have recorded so far.

Updating my list: 😀

The Joy of First Year Piano
Denes Agay

1. First Serenade
2. Mysterious Procession
3. On the Merry-Go-Round
4. Old World Melody
5. Spring Morning
6. Cathedral Bells
7. Lullaby for a French Doll
8. Psalm without Words
9. Shepherd’s Hay
10. On a Country Lane
11. Summer Afternoon

An Intro to Classics to Moderns
Denes Agay

12. Dudelsack - Unknown composer
13. Old German Dance - Michael Praetorius
14. Curtain Raiser - Daniel Gottlob Turk
15. Minuet - Alexander Reinagle

The Classical Piano Method
Method Book 1
Heumann

16. Arrangement by Heumann of Ode to Joy- Beethoven

The Classical Piano Method
Repertoire Collection 1
Heumann

17. Melody No. 12 from L’ABC dunPiano - Couppey
18. March - Kuffner, Arr: Heumann
19. Hansel and Gretel- German Folk Song, Arr: Heumann
20. Lullaby - Melody from Salzburg, Arr: Heumann
21. Rock Fever - Heumann

The Joy of First - Year Piano
Denes Agay

22. Playful Dialogue- German Children’s Song
23. Roundelay
24. Fiddler’s Holiday
25. Miniature Sonatina

LOL. You put a smile on my face. Carry on.

And one I can’t believe I forgot to put on my updated list given the weeks I spent on it! Gavotte by Handel from Intro to Classics to Moderns 🥳 so current grand total is 26 🥳

The Joy of First Year Piano
Denes Agay

1. First Serenade
2. Mysterious Procession
3. On the Merry-Go-Round
4. Old World Melody
5. Spring Morning
6. Cathedral Bells
7. Lullaby for a French Doll
8. Psalm without Words
9. Shepherd’s Hay
10. On a Country Lane
11. Summer Afternoon

An Intro to Classics to Moderns
Denes Agay

12. Dudelsack - Unknown composer
13. Old German Dance - Michael Praetorius
14. Curtain Raiser - Daniel Gottlob Turk
15. Minuet - Alexander Reinagle

The Classical Piano Method
Method Book 1
Heumann

16. Arrangement by Heumann of Ode to Joy- Beethoven

The Classical Piano Method
Repertoire Collection 1
Heumann

17. Melody No. 12 from L’ABC dunPiano - Couppey
18. March - Kuffner, Arr: Heumann
19. Hansel and Gretel- German Folk Song, Arr: Heumann
20. Lullaby - Melody from Salzburg, Arr: Heumann
21. Rock Fever - Heumann

The Joy of First - Year Piano
Denes Agay

22. Playful Dialogue- German Children’s Song
23. Roundelay
24. Fiddler’s Holiday
25. Miniature Sonatina

Introduction to Classics to Moderns
Denes Agay

26. Gavotte - George Frederic Handel

1 To Catch A Dream <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
2 Shadows At Sunset <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
3 Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers - from Waldszenen, Opus 82) <Recording> (by Robert Schumann)
4 Arietta (from Lyric Pieces, Opus 12, No. 1) <Recording> (by Edvard Grieg)
5 Folkevise (Popular Melody - from Lyric Pieces, Opus 12, No. 5) <Recording> (by Edvard Grieg)
6 Eintritt (Entry - from Waldszenen, Opus 82) <Recording> (by Robert Schumann)
7 Old French Song (from Children's Album, Opus 39) <Recording> (by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

A short easy piece as my #7. My first Tchaikovsky, I think...

1. Cotton Reel - Nikki Iles
2. Moody Prawn Blues - Franklyn Gellnick
3. The Bonny Gray Ey'd Morn - Jeremiah Clarke
4. Never Enough - The Greatest Showman
5. Air on the G String - from 100 Most Beautiful Piano Solos
6. Lesson in C - Diabelli

7. Minuet (Kp. 40) - Scarlatti
8. Tempo di Menuetto - J. N. Hummel
9. La Lutin - J. P. Kirnberger
10. Cancion para dormir una muneca - Antonio Estevez
11. Hej, znam ja laczke - Feliks Rybicki
12. Indian Pony Race - D. C. Glover
13. In the Shed - Mike Cornick
14. Just Struttin' Along - Martha Mier
15. Don't Wanna Leave You Blues - Martha Mier
16. Seventh Street Blues - Martha Mier
17. Former Friends - Bartok
18. A Funny Story - Shostakovich
19. Old Money - Lana Del Rey


Although I have not been very good at keeping my list up to date I have been learning lots of new pieces. I am very optimistic that I will successfully complete the challenge and am really enjoying the variety of pieces I've been playing.

Previous Entries

22) Auld Lang Syne (Alfred's AIO, Level 1) <SoundCloud>
23) Jericho (Alfred's AIO, Level 1) <SoundCloud>
24) Arioso, Turk (Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Volume 1) <SoundCloud>
25) Greensleeves (Alfred's AIO, Level 1) <SoundCloud>
26) The Entertainer (Alfred's AIO, Level 1) <The Entertainer>

January
1. Material Girl – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
2. L'apres-midi – Yann Tiersen
3. You're So Vain – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
4. I'll Be There – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
5. My Funny Valentine – The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book 2nd Edition
February
6. Moon River – The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book 2nd Edition
7. A Pleasant Morning Op. 63, No. 1 J.L. Streaborg – Masterwork Classics Level 4
8. Menuet in C Major K.6 W.A. Mozart – Masterwork Classics Level 4
March
9. Nature Boy – The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book 2nd Edition
10. The sick doll – Tchaikovsky – Album for the Young
11. On A Clear Day – The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book 2nd Edition
12. My Favourite Things – The Hal Leonard Real Jazz Standards Fake Book 2nd Edition
April
13. A Day In The Life – The Beatles Complete
14. Eleanor Rigby – The Beatles Complete

I have a new piano tutor who is taking me back to basics. I'm learning more classical pieces, increased scales practice, and have been advised to buy a beginners sight reading book.

15. Pages 1 – 9 – Improve your sight reading! Paul Harris Grade 1
16. Addicted To Love – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
17. American Pie – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
18. Careless Whisper – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
19. Flashdance – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
20. Bette Davis Eyes – Volume 1 The Real Pop Book
21. Etude in A Minor Op. 27, No. 3 Dimitri Kabalevsky – Masterwork Classics Level 5
22. Angels' Voices Op. 100, No. 21 Burgmuller – Masterwork Classics Level 5
23. Andantino Aram Khachaturian – Masterwork Classics Level 5

1 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.1, La Candeur - youtube
2 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.2, Arabesque - youtube
3 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.3, Pastorale - youtube
4 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.4, Petite Reunion - youtube
5 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.5, Innocence - youtube
6 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.6, Progres - youtube
7 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.7, Courant Limpide - youtube
8 - Liszt S.172 No.1, Consolation No.1 - youtube
9 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.8, La Gracieuse - youtube
10 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.9, La Chasse - youtube
11 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.10, Tendre Fleur - youtube
12 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.11, La Bergeronette - youtube
13 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.12, Adieu - youtube
14 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.13, Consolation - youtube
15 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.14, La Styrienne - youtube
16 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.15, Ballade - youtube
17 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.16, Douce Plainte - youtube
18 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.17, Babillarde - youtube
19 - Schumann Op.68 No.1, Melody - youtube
20 - Bach BWV 784, Invention No.13 in A minor - youtube
21 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.18, Inquietitude - youtube
22 - Burgmuller Op.100 No.19, Ave Maria - youtube
23 - Schumann Op.68 No.2, Soldier's March - youtube
24 - C. Petzold - Bach Anna Magdalena Notebook No.5 - Menuet BWV Anhang 115 - youtube


Youtube playlist with the Burgmuller etudes that I have recorded so far.

1 To Catch A Dream <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
2 Shadows At Sunset <Recording> (by Martha Mier)
3 Einsame Blumen (Lonely Flowers - from Waldszenen, Opus 82) <Recording> (by Robert Schumann)
4 Arietta (from Lyric Pieces, Opus 12, No. 1) <Recording> (by Edvard Grieg)
5 Folkevise (Popular Melody - from Lyric Pieces, Opus 12, No. 5) <Recording> (by Edvard Grieg)
6 Eintritt (Entry - from Waldszenen, Opus 82) <Recording> (by Robert Schumann)
7 Old French Song (from Children's Album, Opus 39) <Recording> (by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)
8 Adagio (KV 540) <Recording> (by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

I was inspired to learn this by a thread here in the forum.
For the recording, I played it without the repeats, so that it wouldn't get too long.