This collection of intermediate piano solos includes 20 arrangements of some of the most romantic songs from ages past. These beautiful, lyrical songs are perfect for weddings, easy listening repertoire, personal enjoyment, and even a few for church worship services.

These arrangements were created to make challenging classical music more accessible for the intermediate player or easier to sight-read by more advanced players (comes in handy when asked to perform on short notice). Another feature of these arrangements is they are consistent at the intermediate to advanced-intermediate skill level throughout each piece. Many have been simplified and only include excerpts from the longer original movements. Other simplified characteristics include easier key signatures, timings, and fingerings. Complimentary interludes and introductions were added when appropriate and melodies modified to create a more contemporary sound.

Each of the 20 arrangements is also available separately with accompanying preview pages and audio samples. The audio sample plays ?Starlight Serenade? by Alexander Ilyinsky.

Titles in this collection include:
Aura Lea ~ by George Poulton
Butterfly Serenade ~ Impromptu (Op. 90, No. 3) by Franz Schubert
Cherish the Moments ~ Rondo from Pathétique by Ludwig van Beethoven
Dance with Me ~ Valse Lente from ?Coppelia? by Leo Delibes
Dream with Me ~ Andante from Piano Concerto No. 21 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Evening Breezes ~ Intermezzo from Carmen Suite No. 1 by Georges Bizet
A Journey of Love ~ Sicilienne by Gabriel Fauré
The Joys of Love ~ Plaisir d?Amour by Jean-Paul Martini
Jupiter from ?The Planets? ~ by GustavHolst
Love?s Greeting ~ Salut d?Amour by Edward Elgar
Melody of Love ~ by Hans Engelmann
Moonlight Sonata ~ Adagio from Sonata Op. 27, No. 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Nightingale Serenade ~ Serenata by Enrico Toselli
O Lord Most Holy ~ Panis Angelicus by Cesar Auguste Franck
Orange Blossoms in Spring ~ Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni
A Romanian Love Song ~ Rumänisches Liebesleben by Iosif Ivanovici
Spring ~ Allegretto from Songs without Words by Felix Mendelssohn

Starlight Serenade ~ Berceuse Op. 13, No. 7 by Alexander Ilyinsky
Waves of the Danube ~ Donauwellen by Iosif Ivanovici
Yearning for Love ~ Adagio from Pathétique by Ludwig van Beethoven

This expressive romantic piece is often played by violin and and an accompaniment instrument, but it makes a lovely solo for harp. I play it at nursing homes, Valentine's Day concerts, wedding receptions and other classy events.

There are a number of pedal changes, but the tempo is slow and very flexible, so I don't find them too difficult.

Edward Elgar wrote his Variations on an Original Theme in 1899; each variation was meant toportray one of Elgar's close friends. The ninth movement, ?Nimrod? is about and conversation thatthe composer had with music editor, Augustus J. Jaeger. They discussed the beauty of Beethoven?sslow movements and this can be heard in ?Nimrod.? This brass quintet arrangement recreates thisBeethovenian beauty with warm voicing. It is important for players to listen to one or severalrecordings of this movement in order to get a feel for the style and changes in tempo. The printedtempi are approximate and may be deviated from. Duration?3:30

Edward Elgar composed his Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra ("Enigma"), Op. 36, commonly referred to as the Enigma Variations, in 1898?99. It is a set of fourteen variations on a hidden "theme" that is, in Elgar's words, "not played". It is Elgar's best-known large-scale composition, for both the music itself and the enigma behind it. Nimrod is the 9th variation from this.

Duration: About 3 minutes 30 seconds

Elgar wrote Chanson de matin (Morning song) as a companion piece to Chanson de Nuit (Evening song). Here I have arranged it for Flute with Piano accompaniment.

1. Pomp and Circumstance Edward Elgar

2. Andante (Surprise Symphony) Franz Joseph Haydn

3. Arioso Daniel Gottlob Turk

4. Lullaby Johannes Brahms

5. Melody Robert Schumann

6. Sarabande George Frideric Handel

7. Silent Night Franz Xaver Gruber

8. A Little Piece Robert Schumann

9. Carnival Of Venice Julius Benedict

10. La Donna E Mobile Giuseppe Verdi

11. Largo (The New World) Antonin Dvorak

12. Old French Song Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

13. Waltz (Sleeping Beauty) Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14. We Wish You A Merry Christmas EnglishFolk Song

15. Air Henry Purcell

16. Ode To Joy LudwigVan Beethoven

17. Italian Polka SergeiRachmaninoff

18. Minuet (In F Major) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

19. Solveig`s Song EdvardGrieg

20. Sonatina (In C Major) Muzio Clementi

21. Waltz DmitriKabalevsky

22. Alouette FrenchFolk Song

23. Gaudeamus Igitur Johannes Brahms

24. Green Sleeves English Folk Song

25. Hongroise Adolphe-Charles Adam

26. Minuet (In F Major) Franz Joseph Haydn

27. Serenade (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

28. Soldier\'s March Robert Schumann

29. Arietta MuzioClementi

30. Emperor Waltz JohannStrauss Jr.

31. Grand March (Aida) Giuseppe Verdi

32. Happy Birthday To You Patty and Mildred J. Hill

33. Minuet (In D Minor) Johann Sebastian Bach

34. Santa Lucia Italian Folk Song

35. The Emperor\'s Hymn Franz Joseph Haydn

36. La Paloma Sebastian Yradier

37. Dance Of The Hours Amilcare Ponchielli

38. Fur Elise Ludwig Van Beethoven

39. Humoresque Antonin Dvorak

40. Minuet (In G Major) Johann Sebastian Bach

41. Toreador Song Georges Bizet

42. Turkish March Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

43. Ave Maria FranzSchubert

44. Barcarolle Jacques Offenbach

45. In The Hall Of The Mountain King Edvard Grieg

46. Melody In FAnton Rubinstein

47. None But The Lonely Heart Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

48. Polovtsian Dance Alexander Borodin

49. Spanish Romance

50. Liebestraum (Dream Of Love) Franz Liszt

51. Arioso George Frideric Handel

52. O Mio Babbino Caro Giacomo Puccini

53. O Sole Mio Eduardo Di Capua

54. To A Wild Rose EdwardMacDowell

55. Sobre Las Olas (Over The Waves) JuventinoRosas

56. Waltz (Op. 39 No. 15) Johannes Brahms

57. Blue Danube Waltz Johann Strauss Jr.

58. Bridal Chorus (Wedding March) Richard Wagner

59. Gavotte Jean-Baptiste Lully

60. Die Forelle FranzSchubert

61. Pavane Gabriel Faure

62. The Skaters Waltz Emile Waldteufel

63. Wedding March FelixBartholdy Mendelssohn

64. Adagio (In G Minor) Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

65. Can Can Jacques Offenbach

66. Habanera GeorgesBizet

67. Passacaglia Handel-Halvorsen

68. Radetzky March JohannStrauss Sr.

69. Serenade FranzSchubert

70. Theme From Symphony No.40 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart