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- these short pieces were written as Christmas presents for various young members of a family Mendelssohn and his wife stayed with on their visit to London in 1842.
- tuneful and well contrasted, they form an excellent introduction to Mendelssohn's piano music.
Contents
- Christmas Piece: No. 1 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Allegro non troppo in G)
- arr. Howard Ferguson Christmas Piece: No. 2 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Andante sostenuto in Eb)
- Christmas Piece: No. 3 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (rom ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Allegretto in G)
- Christmas Piece: No. 4 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (rom ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Andante con moto in D)
- Christmas Piece: No. 5 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Allegro assai in G minor)
- arr. Howard Ferguson Christmas Piece: No. 6 from ‘6 Kinderstucke’, Op. 72 (Vivace in F)
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