Item Number: AP.26038

ISBN 0739042963. 9x12 inches.

The piano repertoire in this collection is supported by fascinating insight on the influence of society, style, and musical trends on the great piano composers from of the Classical era. Nancy Bachus brilliantly employs an integrated arts approach, creating an indispensable resource for every piano teacher, student, and music lover alike. The recordings are artistically performed by concert pianist Daniel Glover. This library-quality edition is a complete version of The Classical Spirit Books 1 and 2 by Nancy Bachus, and is conveniently packaged with CDs in one volume.

About A History of Piano Masterworks

This four-volume series summarizes the history of piano music and its influence on and by society from the outset of the 17th century through the early 20th century. Part I of each volume explores musicÕs relationship with literary, scientific, social, and political events. Part 2 focuses on the influences of great composers from that era. Nancy Bachus brilliantly employs an intergrated approach, creating an indispensible resource for every piano teacher, student, and music lover alike.

• Minuet in F Major  Composed by Gambarini
• Two Minuets  Composed by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
• Minuet with Variation  Composed by Jan Ladislav Dussek
• Minuet Danced before Mrs. Washington  Composed by Duport
• Scherzo  Composed by Carl Maria Von Weber
• Allegro in G Major  Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• La Caroline  Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Sonatina in D Major  Composed by Jiri Antonin Benda
• Presto in C Minor, Wq. 114/3  Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Fantasia in G Major  Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Aria  Composed by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
• Polonaise in D Minor  Composed by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
• Sonatina in C Major  Composed by Duncombe
• Intrada 
• Fanfare Minuet 
• The Hunt 
• Toccata  Composed by Johann Christian Bach
• Anglaise  Composed by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
• English Dance  Composed by Karl Ditters Von Dittersdorf
• Allegretto in A Major, Op. 41 , No. 12  Composed by Johann Baptist Vanhal
• Presto in G Major  Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
• Minuet in C Minor  Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
• Klavierstucke in F Major, K. 33B  Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Andante in C Major  Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Marche funebre del Signor Maestro Contrapunto, K. 453a  Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Waltz in E-flat Major, WoO 84  Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Landler, Op. 107, No. 1  Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Allegretto in C Major, Op. 792, No. 8  Composed by Carl Czerny
• Sonatina No. 2 in C Major (First Movement)  Composed by Attwood
• Sonatina in G Major (First Movement)  Composed by Camidge
• Sonatina No. 6 in G Major (First Movement)  Composed by Domenico Cimarosa
• Sonata (Divertimento) in C Major, Hob. XVI/7 ; L. 2  Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn
• Allegro moderato 
• Minuet and Trio: Allegretto 
• Finale: Allegro 
• Variations on an Austrian Folk Song, Op. 42, No. 1  Composed by Friedrich Kuhlau
• Sonata in F Minor (First Movement)  Composed by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
• Allegro in A Major  Composed by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach
• Risoluto  Composed by Johann Christian Bach
• Largo Affannoso  Composed by Johann Christian Bach
• Solemn and Moving  Composed by Daniel Gottlob Turk
• Those Broken Octaves!  Composed by Daniel Gottlob Turk
• Sicilienne  Composed by Paradis
• Andantino in E-flat Major, K. 236 (588b)  Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Rondo in C Major  Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Minuet in E-flat Major, WoO 82  Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Scherzo in A Major  Composed by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
• Steer Her Up and Had Ger Gawn  Composed by Reinagle
• Monferrina, Op. 49, No. 7  Composed by Muzio Clementi