Book Lesson

Solo Repertoire

JS BACH
  • English Suite no. 2 in A minor, BWV 807
  • French Suite no. 4 in E flat major, BWV 815
  • JS Bach/Egon Petri – Sheep may safely graze (Schafe können sicher weiden) from the Cantata Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208
  • JS Bach/Ferruccio Busoni – Ich ruf zu Dir, Herr Jesu Christ (from Orgelbüchlein Part III, BWV 639)
  • JS Bach/Ferruccio Busoni – Chaconne in D minor from the Violin Partita no. 2, BWV 1004
  • Toccata in C minor, BWV 911
  • Toccata in E minor, BWV 914
  • Various Preludes and Fugues, WTC 1 and WTC 2
  • Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV 828
  • Selected Sonatas
  • Sonata in C minor Hob XVI: 20
  • Sonata in F major Hob XVI: 23
  • Sonata in B minor Hob XVI: 31
  • Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI: 34
  • Sonata in G major Hob XVI: 40
  • Sonata in C major Hob XVI: 50
  • Sonata in E-flat major Hob XVI: 52
  • The complete Sonatas
  • Nine Variations in D major on a Minuet of Duport, K. 573
  • Sonata no. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, no. 1
  • Sonata no. 2 in A major, Op. 2, no. 2
  • Sonata no. 3 in C major, Op. 2, no. 3
  • Sonata no. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, no. 1
  • Sonata no. 6 in F major, Op. 10, no. 2
  • Sonata no. 7 in D major, Op. 10, no. 3
  • Sonata no. 9 in E major, Op. 14, no. 1
  • Sonata no. 10 in G major, Op. 14, no. 2
  • Sonata no. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26
  • Sonata no. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27, no. 1
  • Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2 (Moonlight)
  • Sonata no. 19 in G minor, Op. 49, no. 1
  • Sonata no. 20 in G major, Op. 49, no. 2
  • Sonata no. 21 in C major, Op. 53 (Waldstein)
  • Sonata no. 22 in F major, Op. 54
  • Sonata no. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (Appassionata)
  • Sonata no. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 (À Thérèse)
  • Sonata no. 25 in G major, Op. 79
  • Sonata no. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81a (Les Adieux)
  • Sonata no. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
  • Sonata no. 28 in A major, Op. 101
  • Sonata no. 30 in E major, Op. 109
  • Sonata no. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110
  • Sonata no. 32 in C minor, Op. 111
  • Sonata in A minor, D. 537
  • Sonata in A major, D. 664
  • Sonata in A minor, D. 784
  • 4 Impromptus, D. 899
  • Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
  • Carnaval, Op. 9
  • Etudes Symphoniques, Op. 13
  • Kinderszenen, Op. 15
  • Kreisleriana, Op. 16
  • Fantasie, Op. 17
  • Arabeske, Op. 18
  • Humoreske, Op. 20
  • Sonata no. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
  • 12 Etudes, Op. 10
  • Scherzo no. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
  • Sonata no. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35
  • Impromptu in F-sharp major, Op. 36
  • Scherzo no. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39
  • Two Polonaises, Op. 40
  • Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47
  • Fantasy in F minor, Op. 49
  • Impromptu in G-flat major, Op. 51
  • Ballade no. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
  • Polonaise Heroïque, Op. 53
  • Barcarolle, Op. 60
  • Polonaise Fantasy, Op. 61
  • Selected Waltzes
  • Selected Mazurkas
  • Selected Nocturnes
  • Sonata in E major, Op. 6
  • Rondo Capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
  • Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in E minor, Op. 35, no. 1
  • Variations Sérieuses, Op. 54
  • Deux Légends (Two Legends), S. 175 (St. Francis of Assisi’s sermon to the birds and
    St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves)
  • La Campanella (no. 3 from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141)
  • Vallée d’Obermann, from S. 160
  • Après une lecture du Dante, from S. 161
  • Venezia e Napoli, S. 162
  • Les jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este, from S. 163
  • Sonata in B minor, S. 178
  • Ballade no. 2 in B minor (1853)
  • Isoldes Liebestod (after R. Wagner), S. 447
  • Variations on a motif from JS Bach’s Cantata ‘Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen’ (BWV 12) and ‘Crucifixus’ from the Mass in B minor (BWV 232), S. 180
  • Ave Maria für die Große Schule von Lebert und Stark, S. 182
  • Hungarian Rhapsodies nos. 2, 12 and 13 (S. 244/2, 12, 13)
  • Transcendental Etudes, S. 139 (nos. 10, 11 and 12)
  • Scherzo no. 2 in C minor, Op. 14 (1841)
  • 4 Flüchtige Stücke, Op. 15

  • Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M. 21

  • Sonata no. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
  • Variations on a theme of Paganini, Op. 35
  • Sieben Fantasien, Op. 116
  • Drei Intermezzi, Op. 117
  • Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71 (transcribed by M. Pletnev)
  • Extracts from The Seasons, Op. 37a
  • Sonata in E minor, Op. 7
  • 20 Selected Lyric Pieces
  • Holberg Suite, Op. 40
  • Peasant Dances, Op. 72
  • Nocturne no. 6 in D flat major, Op. 63
  • Nocturne no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 74
  • Suite Bergamasque (1890), L. 75
  • Suite ‘Pour le Piano’ (1894-1901), L. 95
  • L’isle joyeuse, L. 106
  • Selected Preludes and Etudes
  • Loose character pieces

Finlandia, Op. 26 (solo piano transcription)

Various character pieces

  • Complete Gnossiennes
  • Complete Gymnopédies
  • Preludes, Op. 11
  • Sonata no. 4, Op. 30
  • Selected Preludes from Op. 23 and Op. 32
  • Selected Etudes Tableaux from Op. 33 and Op. 39
  • Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 36 (1913, rev. 1931)
  • Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11
  • Jeux d’eau (1901)
  • Sonatine (1903-1905)
  • Gaspard de la nuit (1908)
  • Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-1917)
  • Suite, Op. 14
  • Mikrokozmosz (Mikrokosmos, 1926, 1932-9), Sz. 107, BB. 105 (Books 5 and 6)
  • Szabadban (Out of Doors, 1926), Sz. 81, BB. 89

Dances of Marosszék (1927)

  • Colonial Song
  • Bridal Lullaby
  • English Country Gardens
  • The Man I Love (arranged from Gershwin’s song)
  • Shepherd’s Hey
  • To a Nordic Princess
  • Sailor’s Song
  • Irish Tune from County Derry
  • Handel in the Strand
  • Valsa da dor, W316
  • Impressões seresteiras from Ciclo brasileiro, W374
  • Sonata no. 3, Op. 28
  • Sonata no. 6, Op. 82
  • Sonata no. 7, Op. 83
  • Various character pieces
  • Napoli Suite, FP 40
  • Three Novelettes, FP 47
  • Eight Nocturnes, FP 56
  • Loose Character Pieces
  • Préludes (1929)
  • Selected works from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jésus (1944)
Three Piano Pieces (1946-1947)
  • Tres Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2
  • Sonata no. 1, Op. 22 (1952)
Music of Changes (1951)

Klavierstück IX (Nr. 4) – (1954-1961)

South African Piano Music

  • Barbaric Dance Suite (1949)
  • Pastorale e Capriccio (1948, 1955)
  • Ricordanza (1973-1979)

Four Piano Pieces (nos. 3 & 4 are missing), 1975
Songs and Dances from Africa (1988-90), Music from Africa No. 5

  • Stamping Dance
  • A Night Song in a Distance
  • Greeting the New Day
  • A Quiet Song in the Twilight
  • Dance of The Witchdoctor
  • Mbira Song carried by the Night Breezes
  • Dance of the Wind Spirit


Nonyana, The Ceremonial Dancer (1994), Music from Africa No. 12

Images from Africa (1998-1999), Music from Africa No. 18

  • Morning Music
  • Twilight Music
  • Invocation of the Water Spirits
  • Lamenting Birds
  • Yemoja, Queen of the Waters


Dance Song for the Nyau Dance (2003), Music from Africa No. 23

Glimpses, Five Miniatures for Piano (2004), Music from Africa No. 28

  • The limping Lion – Dem Verfasser Gewidmet (Dedicated to the Author)
  • The Meditating Butterfly – For Alison (Grové’s wife)
  • Configurations of the Dragonfly – Pour Christopher (Grové’s son)
  • The serene Sea Horse – For Chloé (Grové’s daughter)
  • The masked Weaver’s masquerade – For Kara (Grové’s daughter)


Obstinacy (composed for the UNISA Music Examinations) (2007), Music from Africa No. 35

Zauberhafte Musik (Haunting Music) (2010), Music from Africa No. 39

  • Strange Valley in the Mists
  • Wandering through an enchanted Forest
  • Hobgoblin at Midnight


Klaviergedanken (Piano Thoughts) (2010), Music from Africa No. 40

My Jaargetye/My Seasons, Music from Africa No. 43 (composed for Ben Schoeman in 2012)

  • On an Autumn Day
  • Wandering in a white, cold Landscape
  • First Spring Rain and the Awakening of delicate Colours
  • Summer Abundance
  • From the Poets (Complete), 1992
  • Makoemazaan (Water Nymph)
  • Virtuoso 1 (1988)
  • Ebb and Flow (2019)
  • AfrEtude (2019)
  • Chaconne (Op. 43, 1999)
  • Partita Africana (Op. 95, 1999 – 2006)
  • African Funk for Felix (2005)
  • Toccata for John Roos (2007)
  • Umlalo Emlanjeni (2013)
  • Schattenspiegel (3 Movements), 2004