100 of the Most Beautiful Piano Solos Ever | Piano Sheet Music Book | Intermediate Piano Songbook with Classical and Pop Standards | Essential Solo Repertoire for Adult Students and Gift for Pianists

As a pianist with years of training but a frustrating lack of sight-reading skills, stumbling upon "Classic Piano Favorites" felt like discovering a hidden gem. This book not only offers a rich collection of beloved classics such as Ballade Pour Adeline, Moon River, and Memory but also presents them in a format that's conducive to my learning style.Opting for the spiral-bound edition turned out to be a wise decision. The convenience of being able to lay the book open flat on my piano stand is invaluable, enhancing my practice sessions and overall user experience. While I initially debated between the paperback and spiral-bound versions, the extra investment was undoubtedly worthwhile.However, one minor disappointment is the absence of lyrics printed alongside the songs. As someone who enjoys singing along while playing, having the lyrics included would have been a welcome addition. Nonetheless, this doesn't detract significantly from the book's overall quality and utility.In summary, "Classic Piano Favorites" is a must-have for pianists seeking a diverse repertoire of timeless classics. Whether you're a seasoned musician like myself or a beginner looking to expand your musical horizons, this book offers a wealth of familiar tunes in a format that enhances both learning and enjoyment. With its spiral-bound design and meticulously selected repertoire, it's a valuable addition to any pianist's library. Highly recommended, with the only caveat being the absence of printed lyrics.

Great songs--easy to learn to play

The headline says it all. This is very nice, very diverse collection (some classical, some jazz-swing-big band, some modern popular). The only downside is that they saved money by not paying for the lyrics rights. It may have said this on the Amazon page, but, if so, it must have been in the fine print. I guess since it is titled "piano solos", you were to infer that.The level is intermediate plus, so if you're a relative beginner wait awhile for this one.

There is a range of difficulty in this volume that makes many of the songs accessible to the intermediate pianist with room for embellishment for the advanced musician. There are frequent key changes (that sometimes make sense and sometimes do not) in the longer pieces. Overall the scope of the music is very nice, lovely music. Many of the tunes are lovely lullabies that calm a fussy baby (true story) or soothe a busy day. Hubby said "Blue Moon" is worth the purchase of my grand piano. This isn't intended as solely classical piano, for that many books are available, however it contains some very sweet popular music from Billy Joel to Sting and terrific oldies like "Jean" or classics by Gershwin such as "Summertime". I thoroughly enjoy the selections. Clair de Lune, Fur Elise, and Canon in D are examples of the classical pieces included in this book, and they are lovely arrangements. I recommend this for pure enjoyment, relaxing and beautiful songs, and elegant non-tyrannical arrangements.

This collection of music is really fun to play. It's got a lot of fairly well known music in it which makes the songs a little easier to play and there are others that I've never heard of which are turning out to be fun to play as well! The book is bound together very well and sits open on the music stand without having to put things in front of the pages to hold it there. Arrived in perfect condition from Amazon.I haven't played the piano actively for at least 5 years, so I'm just getting back into the swing of things but I took lessons for more than 10 years. I haven't had any problem with reading the music, but my fingers sometimes don't want to keep up as well as they used to. As soon as I stop being so rusty, the songs will come along. There are no symbols or signs in the book that I've come across that I don't understand. I would say this book is average difficulty. Harder than easy piano but not as hard as many other books that I've seen. It's wonderful that the songs are translated to be piano solos, because they sound beautiful!I would recommend this book to anybody who's looking for some fun music to play, that's been playing the piano for a while. It's fun, challenging without being too difficult, and just a great time!

I don't quite understand the reviews of this, saying it is for very advanced pianists. It is NOT. It is definitely for beginning to intermediate pianists, and I almost returned it for that reason. The arrangements are extremely simple and are mostly from Broadway musicals. I was imagining a wider cross-section of classical, pop, romantic, religious, ballads, etc. The most beautiful piano solos surely encompass more than Broadway pop! My training was mostly classical and there are MANY classical solos that could have been simplified down for this book to add another level of interest. I just feel this is a big book of very limited scope and not that exciting for someone who has much musical exposure. But it is relaxing to sit down and sight-read, and I'm keeping it for my little ones to work through once I teach them to play piano.

These arrangements are playable for somewhat experienced players. So many songs to choose from. Highly recommend depending on your skill level

I love it for my son to learn these beautiful song selections.