03 December 2025
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At this time of year – as nights draw in, air grows crisp, and urchins longingly press cherubic faces against frosty toy shop windows – we are delighted to present our favourite piano pieces evoking the festive season – so dive in and start learning!
Chopin 'Winter Wind' Etude Op 25 No 11
Watch Beatrice Rana's stunning performance:
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Debussy: The Snow is Dancing from Children's Corner
Performed by the legendary Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli:
Franck: Vieux Noël in G minor
Grieg: Bell Ringing, Lyric Piece Op 54 No 6
Grovlez: Petites litanies de Jésus
Holst arr. Bertenshaw: In the Bleak Midwinter
Performed by our very own Chenyin Li (the sheet music can be found inside Pianist issue 135):
Liszt: Christmas Tree Suite S.186
Lyapunov: Chanteurs de Noël Op 41 No 3
MacDowell: By Smouldering Embers
Again, performed by Chenyin Li:
MacDowell (again!): Winter, No 4 from 4 Little Poems Op 32
Here performed by Ivan Gusev:
Mendelssohn: Six Christmas Pieces Op 72
Palmgren: Snowflakes Op 57 No 2
Played by Shoko Kuroe:
Rebikov: Waltz from The Christmas Tree Op 21
Chenyin Li again:
Schumann: Wintertime from Album for the Young Op 68
Tchaikovsky: December from The Seasons Op 37a
Performed by Seong-Jin Cho:
Trad. arr. Bertenshaw: Silent Night
Chenyin's final appearance here (the sheet music is inside Pianist issue 123):