Piano Duets Selections from the Classical Repertoire

These easy-to-intermediate piano duets are adapted from the works of Dvorák, Ravel, Schubert, and other great composers, offering exercises that promote rhythmic steadiness and cultivate sight-reading skills. Featured pieces include Schubert's Variations on a French Song; Dvorák's Slavonic Dances, Op. 72; La valse by Ravel; highlights from Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring; Mendelssohn's Allegro brillante, Op. 92; and many other popular selections from the classical repertoire. A downloadable MP3 file is included for each duet.

Former Dover editor David Dutkanicz holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, New York University, and Columbia University.

CONTENTS
Pachelbel, Canon
Moussorgsky, "Great Gate of Kiev," Pictures at an Exhibition
Dvorak, Slavonic Dance No. 2, Op. 72
Rachmaninoff, The Bells of Moscow, Op. 3, no. 2
Czerny, Sonatina, Op. 50,, no. 1
J. C. Bach, Rondo, from Sonatina in C Major
Mendelssohn, "Aus tiefer Noth," from Kirchenmusik, Op. 23
Grieg, Ase's Death, from Peer Gynt
Beethoven, Fur Elise
J. S. Bach, "Erkenne mich, mein Huter," from St. Matthew Passion
Mozart, Andante, from Piano Concerto No. 21 ("Elvira")
J. Strauss, The Blue Danube
Beethoven, Symphony No 5 (Opening)
J. S. Bach, "Jesu, meine Freude," BWV 
Schubert, Variations on a French Song
Gounod, "Let Me Gaze on the Vision," from Faust
J. S. Bach, Fantasia, D 9