The Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2015/2016 comprises a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the Associated Board syllabus. The anthology is enhanced with Performance Notes by Norman Beedie, Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, giving guidance and promoting reflection on technical and interpretative matters for each piece. List A: J. S. Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 847; J. S. Bach - Allegro in E minor from Sonata VI for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1019. Handel - Air and Doubles (‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’). D. Scarlatti - Sonata in F minor, Kp. 239 (L. 281); D. Scarlatti - Sonata in B minor, Kp. 497 (L. 146). C. Schumann - Prelude and Fugue in G minor, Op. 16 No. 1. List B: Beethoven - Allegro: 1st movt from Sonata in G, Op. 14 No. 2. J. L. Dussek - Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in B flat, Op. 24. Field - Rondo: Twelve O’Clock (‘Midi’). Grieg - Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in E minor, Op. 7. Haydn - Allegro moderato: 1st movt from Sonata in A, Hob. XVI No. 26. Hummel - Rondo all’Ungherese, Op. 107 No. 6. Mozart - Allegro con spirito: 1st movt from Sonata in D, K. 311. Schubert - Allegro, ma non troppo: 1st movt from Sonata in A minor, D. 537. List C: Brahms - No. 1 from 4 Ballads, Op. 10. Chabrier - Habanera. Chopin - Waltz in B minor, Op. 69 No. 2. Debussy - Danse bohémienne. Fauré - Andante quasi allegretto: No. 1 from Pièces breves. Janácek - Sýcek neodletel! (The Barn Owl Has Not Flown Away!). Liszt - Eglogue: No. 7 from Années de Pèlerinage, Première Année: Suisse. Tchaikovsky - Nocturne, Op. 10 No. 1