Albums Suitable For Older Students

NOTE: The following list is only a suggestion and serves as a starting point for further exploration.

​Albums suitable for later-intermediate students may contain selections that are more technically and musically demanding (e.g. thicker textures, more complex harmonies and rhythms, and/or may require a more mature performer/interpretation)


AUERBACH: Images from Childhood
BLOCH: Enfantines
CASELLA: Children’s Pieces, Op. 35
DEBUSSY: Children’s Corner
DELLO JOIO: Lyric Pieces for the Young
GIANNEO: Music for Children
GLIERE: 12 Children’s Pieces, Op. 31
GRANADOS: Cuentos de la Juventud, Op. 1
KHACHATURIAN: Children’s Album, Vols. 1 and 2
​LIEBERMANN: Album for the Young, Op. 43 (selections)
​LUTOSLAWSKI: Album for the Young
MENOTTI: Poemetti
PINTO: Scenas Infantis
​PROKOFIEV: Music for Children, Op. 65
REINHOLD: Miniatures, Op. 39
SHCHEDRIN: Notebook for Young People


For the complete list of albums, please CLICK HERE.

The Pianist’s Guide to Standard Teaching and Performance Literature by Jane Magrath is an excellent reference for repertoire difficulty level.