ABRSM Exams

ABRSM Grade 8 Piano Pieces 2007-2008
Anyone taking ABRSM grade 8 piano exams on 2007 or 2008? Well, they just announced the pieces on their newsletter, Libretto.

Ok, for those people interested, I'll post here what will be the pieces for the next 2 years.

List A
A1 - JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in A-flat, BWV 862: No. 17 from Das wohltemperirte Clavier (The Well-tempered Clavier), Part 1*
A2 - Mendelssohn Prelude and Fugue in D: No. 2 from Six Prelude and Fugues, Op. 35*
A3 - D Scarlatti Sonata in A minor, Kp. 175 (L. 429)*
A4 - JS Bach Duetto No. 3 in G, BWV 804
A5 - Handel Prelude and Gigue: 1st and 4th movts from Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431
A6 - D Scarlatti Sonata in E, Kp. 46 (L. 25)
A7 - Shostakovich Prelude and Fugue in A, Op. 87 No. 7
A8 - A Soler Sonata in D minor (Allegretto), R. 15

List B
B1 - Clementi Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in G minor, Op. 7 No. 3*
B2 - Haydn Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in E-flat, Hob. XVI/52*
B3 - Mozart Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in F, K. 332 (K. 300k)*
B4 - Beethoven Adagio cantabile-Allegro ma non troppo: 1st movt from Sonata in F-sharp, Op. 78
B5 - Beethoven Allegro vivace: 1st movt from Sonata in G, Op. 31 No. 1
B6 - Haydn Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/50 ('English')
B7 - Mozart Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in C, K. 309 (K. 284b)
B8 - Schubert Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in E-flat, D. 568, Op. 122

List C
C1 - Eleanor Alberga If the Silver Bird could speak*
C2 - Martinů The Puppets' Dance, No. 5 from Puppets, Book 1*
C3 - Prokofiev Gavotte: No. 2 from Three Pieces from Cinderella, Op. 95*
C4 - Ravel Mouvement de menuet: 2nd movt from Sonatine*
C5 - Turina Vals romántico: No. 3 from Linterna mágica, Op. 101*
C6 - Copland Jazzy: No. 3 from Three Moods*
C7 - Albéniz Rumores de la caleta (Malagueña): No. 6 from Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71
C8 - Bortkiewicz Prelude: No. 1 from Six Preludes, Op. 13
C9 - Brahms Intermezzo in E (Adagio): No. 4 from Seven Fantasies, Op. 116
C10 - Chopin Nocturne in F minor Op. 55 No. 1
C11 - Debussy La sérénade interrompue: No. 9 from Préludes, Book 1
C12 - Gershwin Liza
C13 - Grieg Notturno (Nocturne): No. 4 from Lyric Pieces, Book 5 Op. 54
C14 - Moeran Irish Love Song: No. 1 from Two Folksong Arrangements
C15 - Poulenc Toccata: No. 3 from Trois Pièces pour piano
C16 - Rachmaninov Prelude in F: No. 7 from 13 Preludes, Op. 32
*Those in astericks are those pieces that can be found in ABRSM Grade 8 Selected Exam Pieces 2007-2008 album.

Anyway, have fun preparing these pieces for those taking Grade 8 Piano in 2007 or 2008.

Woodwind Exam Pieces CD
Anyone taking ABRSM Oboe, Bassoon or Alto Saxophone exams? Ok, the good news is they have come up with the exams pieces recordings for Grade 1 to 8, in addition to Flute and Clarinet. Well, it is confirm that they had the complete syllabus for Grade 1 to 3, not really sure about Grade 4 to 8.






Pictures taken from ABRSM online newsletter, Libretto.

So, those taking Oboe, Bassoon or Alto Saxophone exams, you don't have to worry too much about which pieces you should choose, and also about the piano accompaniment during your practise, since they have the playalong practise tracks inside the CDs.

All information taken from ABRSM online newsletter, Libretto (May 2006)
http://www.abrsm.org/resources/libretto2006_2.pdf