Four well contrasted movements – Prelude, Scherzo, Serenade and Dance – complete this attractive Suite by Christine Brown. Herself an experienced teacher of piano ensembles, she knows how bored cellists can become with their continuo parts in the standard classical repertoire. Consequently she sees to it that each of her young players has the kind of solo passages and accompanying sections to enable them to become aware of the balance of the performance, through listening carefully to each other.

The Scherzo introduces whole-tone scales for young pianists on black keys while a swinging Serenade in 6/8 leads into the final Dance – full of Bartokian rhythmic drive

Young players can’t help but find the Chandos Suite a real experience to perform!

Nadia Lasserson, Piano Journal