early intermediate

Andante Op.42 No.8

Louise Farrenc

What's this piece like?
Farrenc’s "Studies of medium difficulty" is a collection of twenty short pieces written specifically for early to late intermediate pianists each of them focusing on a specific piano technique. Even though their character is educational, they have a distinct musical appeal typical of Farrenc’s compositions.
Who's this piece for?
An excellent piece for intermediate level pianists who are working on their technique.
1-2 pages
Romantic
G major

MOOD: Melancholic.

TECHNIQUE: Left hand, right hand, thirds and sixths.

Ranking
Equivalent to RCM level 5
Equivalent to ABRSM level 5
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1848

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels write the Communist Manifesto.

1849

Frédéric Chopin died.

1851

Herman Melville writes Moby-Dick.

1853

Crimean War begins as Turkey declares war on Russia.

1854

20 Studies of Medium Difficulty Op. 42 was composed by L. Farrenc at the age of 50 years old.

1856

Robert Schumann died.

1857

First public performance of F. Liszt's Piano Sonata in B Minor by H.V. Bülow.

1858

Abraham Lincoln makes strong antislavery speech: “This Government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.”

1858

First trans-Atlantic telegraph cable completed by Cyrus W. Field.

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