Arvo Pärt

Für Anna Maria

There is comparatively little piano music by this important contemporary composer and both these editions (Für Anna Maria, Four Piano Pieces for Childrens' Theatre) are welcome additions to the young intermediate pianists' standard repertoire. Early compositions, these works nevertheless portray many pictures for young pianists to explore and enjoy. Fur Anna Maria is a romanticised 28 bar replica of Bach's Prelude in C major with a simple harmonic left hand under smoothly flowing right hand quaver sequences while leaving plenty of scope for dynamic exploration throughout.
Piano Professional 2007 (Nadia Lasserson)