Album of Pieces for Intermediate Pianists

Selected and revised by Ivo Kahánek

• A survey of original Czech piano compositions from the 18th century to the late 20th century
• For intermediate pianists
• Fingerings by Ivo Kahánek

Renowned Czech pianist Ivo Kahánek responds to practical needs with his album of recital pieces for solo piano, recommending easier works by significant Czech composers to young, intermediate pianists. Even the most challenging pieces do not exceed the technical difficulty level of the lower grades of conservatories or other music high schools. In his selection, he applied not only his refined taste but also considered the popularity of these pieces among teachers and students.

• This journey through the history and recent past of original Czech piano compositions offers a representative selection of Czech Classicism (Benda, Dusík), the Romantic period of the 19th century and the turn of the 20th century (Voříšek, Smetana, Dvořák, Fibich, Suk, Novák, Janáček), and various compositional styles from the second half of the last century (Martinů, Vřešťál, Kabeláč, Eben, Dlouhý, Sluka).
• All pieces are originals, without any alterations or simplifications.

Contents

• Jiří Antonín Benda (1722–1795) Sonatina III a moll
• Jan Ladislav Dusík (1760–1812) Chansonette
• Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek (1791–1825) Rondo G dur
• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Přívětivá krajina
• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Vzpomínka
• Bedřich Smetana (1824–1884) Polka g moll
• Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) Humoreska Ges dur
• Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) Rej skřítků
• Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900) Upomínka
• Josef Suk (1874–1935) Idylky
• Vítězslav Novák (1870–1949) Čertovská polka
• Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) Frýdecká Panna Maria
• Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) Sýček neodletěl!
• Leoš Janáček (1854–1928) Pojďte s námi!
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) Colombina tančí
• Bohuslav Martinů (1890–1959) Harlekýn
• Jiří Vřešťál (1930–1952) Sextová studie
• Miloslav Kabeláč (1908–1979) Preludio ostinato
• Petr Eben (1929–2007) Zvony před usnutím
• Milan Dlouhý (*1938) Bagatela č. 2
• Luboš Sluka (*1928) Labutě

Details

• Publisher: Bärenreiter Praha
• Type of publication: Educational music book
• Instrumentation: Solo piano
• Language of publication: Czech / English / German
• Extent / Format: 64 pages - 31.0 x 24.3 cm
• Binding: Sewn binding with two metal staples (V1)