Fascinations is a volume of quirky juxtapositions and intriguing pieces of music. Lœillet is cheek-by-jowl with Liszt, Schumann with Scarlatti and Sjögren. There are some fine newly-written miniatures, but also some extraordinary pieces by well-known composers, such as Mozart’s bizarre Funeral march of Signor Maestro Contrapunto or the unsophisticated music-making faithfully represented in Gounod’s Bagpipers and Tchaikovsky’s The peasant plays the mouth-organ. Dance movements by Telemann, Schubert, Rameau, Jiŕovec and Zilcher all have something unexpected or piquant about them, although they are technically straightforward and a joy to play.For intermediate-level pianists.Piano Moods is an exciting new piano series from Boosey & Hawkes. Each volume is devoted to a particular mood. The pieces chosen draw on Boosey & Hawkes' extensive collection of wonderful music as well as lesser-known gems from the past - some of them from surprising sources - and newly composed works.

Bartók: Melody with interruptions (from Mikrokosmos III) - Benda: Presto (from Sonata IX) - Prokofieff: Rain and the rainbow (from Musiques d'enfants op. 65 no. 8) - Heller: Vivace op. 47 no. 7 - Anonymus (early 17th century): Dance and Afterdance (from Klavierbuch der Jungfrau Regina Clara im Hoff) - Grieg: Siri Dale song op. 66 no. 4 - Binkerd: Country Dance - Liszt: Resignazione - Bartók: Scherzo (from Mikrokosmos III) - Telemann: Presto (from TWV 30:25) - Gurlitt: Impromptu op. 224 no. 5 - Mozart: Funeral March for Signor Maestro Contrapunto - Tchaikovsky: The peasant plays the mouth-organ (from Album pour enfants op. 39 no. 13) - Benjamin: Silent and soft and slow descends the snow -Davies: Piano piece no. 23 - D. Scarlatti: Sonata K 431 - Gounod: Bagpipers - Bartók: Bagatelle op. 6 no. 4 - Tomás de Sancta Maria: Fantasia - Andriessen: Base - Schumann: Theme and variations op. 118 no. 1 - Zilcher: Good humour op. 93 no. 5 - Jean-Babtiste Loeillet (of London) - Hornpipe - Davies: Piano Piece no. 16 - Cui: À la Schumann op. 20 no.. 4 - Birtwistle: Dance of the metro-gnome - Rameau: Les tricotets (from Pièces de clavecin 3) - Jirovec: Waltzes 1 and 6 - Sjögren: Andante tranquillo - Clementi: Allegro (from op. 36 no. 2) - Kenins: Sad clown - Fibich: Poco allegretto - Binkerd: Something serious - Zilcher: Scherzo op. 44 no. 2 - Schubert: Two écossaises D 299 Nr. 7 und 8