György Orbán, born in Transylvania in 1947, is one of the most important members of the middle generation of present-day Hungarian composers: his orchestral and vocal works are performed with great success worldwide. His pieces written for children were originally composedfor the excellent piano teacher Ágnes Lakos' publication entitled 'Friendly Piano Tutor'. The works are arranged in order of difficulty, as in the piano tutor. Among these compositions there are several pieces for three or four hands, which the beginner can play together with the teacher or with another pupil. In these pieces we have marked the learner's part with a little child's head. The enclosed CD contains all the pieces in the collection. On the recording, which was made in Hungary in 2010, the pieces are played by pupils of Ágnes Lakos.
1.
On the bridge of Avignon
2.
Up by the bridge the torrent roars
3.
Tootling
4.
a: Shared-out melody, b: It is beautiful this way too
5.
Enchanted forest
6.
Trumpet sound
7.
Mimicking monkey
8.
Your true friend follows your footsteps
9.
Decelerating ostinato
10.
Mirror study
11.
Old-style dance
12.
a: The cockoo, b: The quicker cuckoo
13.
Miraculous well
14.
a: On the Boat (1), b: On the Boat (2)
15.
Your true friend again follows your footsteps
16.
Cradle song
17.
Up into Italy!
18.
Bear's dance
19.
Harp
20.
Ancient forest
21.
Marriage porposal (Polish folksong)
22.
a: Chorale, b: Chorale in the bass
23.
Wandering melody
24.
Hide and seek
25.
a-b: Exercises in passing over and under
26.
Catch me!
27.
Heavy syncopation
28.
Find me!
29.
Jazz!
30.
Over and under
31.
a: Quintuplets, b: Sextuplets
32.
The stubborn left hand
33.
Hold on tight!
34.
Crackling thirds
35.
Swelling
36.
a: Medieval tune, b: The princess is dreaming
37.
Ceremonial entance of the king
38.
Flowing brook
39.
Spring song
40.
Concertino
41.
In memory of Anna Magdalena Bach
42.
Watch out!
43.
The left hand has gone crazy
44.
Canon
45.
Five-finger position with bulgarian rhythm
46.
Mr. Ruler
47.
Ode to the chromatic scale
48.
If the thorn didn't hurt so much (Minor second is nice too!)
49.
Winter forest
50.
With the pedal
51.
Pedal to the end
52.
Courtship (Polish folksong)
53.
Don't be grumpy!
54.
Evening bell
55.
Dance of the princess
56.
Funny dance
57.
The show-off
58.
Sixths
59.
For Mr. Türk
60.
In memory of the minuet
61.
Romanian Christmas carol
62.
Finnish lullaby
63.
Cradle song
64.
Olga, my Dear - Hommage a Beatles
65.
Almost a jazz waltz
66.
Song of slumber
67.
In a rocking boat
68.
Crescendo - Decrescendo (Little waltz)
69.
Tricky minuet (with rhytmic complications)
70.
Jazz
71.
Variations on the Glockenspiel Theme (Te magic flute)
72.
Variations on a Hungarian Christmas tune
73.
Goodbye (... but we shall meet again! ...)
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