The Grade 8 Piano Anthology 2025-2026 comprises a broad selection of examination pieces from lists A, B and C of the ABRSM syllabus, together with a valuable selection of fascinating repertoire suitable for the own-choice section of the Performance Exam.

The anthology supports students preparing for ABRSM Practical Exams or Performance Exams. Performance Notes are included for each piece, written by Norman Beedie (Lecturer in Classical Improvisation, Piano and Conducting at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and Ateş Orga (Formerly Lecturer in Music at the University of Surrey and Examiner at the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) which give advice on technique and interpretation for each piece, and guidance on preparing an effective programme.

Contents

• Allegro con brio, 1st movt from Sonata in D, Hob. XVI:37 (Haydn)
• Il pleut (Bonis)
• Allegro, 1st movt from Sonata in E, Op. 14 No. 1 (Beethoven)
• Prelude and Allegro (Fuga), 1st and 2nd movts from Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433 (Handel)
• Allegro/Moderato, 1st movt from Sonata in A (Martínez)
• Sonata in D, Kp. 443, L. 418 (Scarlatti)
• Scherzino, Op. 77 No. 2 (Moszkowski)
• A Hermit Thrush at Morn, Op. 92 No. 2 (Beach)
• Moment musical in Db, Op. 16 No. 5 (Rachmaninoff)
• Andante, No. 1 from In the Mists (Janáček)
• Impromptu (Tailleferre)
• Janvier ‘Au coin du feu’, No. 1 from The Seasons, Op. 37 (Tchaikovsky)
• Andante cantabile in Db (Hensel)
• Columbine (Ireland)
• Caballos Españoles (Korn)
• Dance in Bulgarian Rhythm No. 6, No.153 from Mikrokosmos (Bartók)
• Pierrette (Air de Ballet), Op. 41 (Chaminade)
• Rêverie (Debussy)
• Vespers in Venice, from Four Piano Solos (McDowall)
• Danny Boy (Iles)
• Macedonian Mountain Dance, Op. 144 No. 1 (Hovhaness)
• The Lake (Holland)
• Romance, from Miniature Suite (Jennings)
• Prelude in Jazz Style No. 7, from 24 Preludes in Jazz Style, Op. 53 (Kapustin)