The ABRSM 'Easier Piano Pieces' series features pieces chosen for their comparative lack of technical difficulty, therefore providing an excellent introduction to the music of great composers throughout history.
Benjamin Godard was a French composer and violinist who wrote a great many pieces for the piano. This instructional album of studies provides some interesting contrasts of styles.
- Balancelle (See-saw), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 4
- Bien Sage (Be Good!), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 9
- Marche des Fillettes (March of the Little Girls), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 3
- Marche des Garconnets (March of the Little Boys), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 2
- Menuet des Bambins (Children’s Minuet), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 10
- Nous n’irons plus au bois (‘We shall go no more to the wood’), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 4
- Peur de l’Enfer (Fear of the Inferno), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 8
- Prelude, Op. 149 Book 1 No. 1
- Premier Chagrin (First Sorrow), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 6
- Taquinerie (Teasing), Op. 149 Book 1 No. 7