The latest in ABRSM's much-lauded Spectrum series, this edition is an exciting collection of 16 contemporary pieces by some of today's leading composers ... all 16 are useful towards understanding and therefore improving a student's performance of contemporary classical music. Starting from the very basic, they quickly progress to beautiful pieces, worthy of inclusion in any recital. Highly recommended.

• A Fork in the Road [David Sawer] ; Joshi's Dance [Michael Zev Gordon] ; An Alpine Tune [David Matthews] ; Forgotten Game [Philip Cashian] ; Arietta [Howard Skempton] ; Daydream [Timothy Salter] ; Lydian River [Dobrinka Tabakova] ; Woodman's Echo [Tansy Davies] ; Bagatelle [Hugh Wood] ; Sarabande [Huw Watkins] ; Collage on D [Patrick Nunn] ; Canto [Helen Grime] ; An Implausible Tale (with moral) [Kenneth Hesketh] ; Moto ascendente [Daniel Giorgetti] ; The Egrets have Landed [Thea Musgrave] ; The Fifth String [Joao Pedro Oliveira]

The latest in ABRSM's much-lauded Spectrum series, this edition is an exciting collection of 16 contemporary pieces by some of today's leading composers ... all 16 are useful towards understanding and therefore improving a student's performance of contemporary classical music. Starting from the very basic, they quickly progress to beautiful pieces, worthy of inclusion in any recital. Highly recommended.

• A Fork in the Road [David Sawer] ; Joshi's Dance [Michael Zev Gordon] ; An Alpine Tune [David Matthews] ; Forgotten Game [Philip Cashian] ; Arietta [Howard Skempton] ; Daydream [Timothy Salter] ; Lydian River [Dobrinka Tabakova] ; Woodman's Echo [Tansy Davies] ; Bagatelle [Hugh Wood] ; Sarabande [Huw Watkins] ; Collage on D [Patrick Nunn] ; Canto [Helen Grime] ; An Implausible Tale (with moral) [Kenneth Hesketh] ; Moto ascendente [Daniel Giorgetti] ; The Egrets have Landed [Thea Musgrave] ; The Fifth String [Joao Pedro Oliveira]

The latest in ABRSM's much-lauded Spectrum series, this edition is an exciting collection of 16 contemporary pieces by some of today's leading composers ... all 16 are useful towards understanding and therefore improving a student's performance of contemporary classical music. Starting from the very basic, they quickly progress to beautiful pieces, worthy of inclusion in any recital. Highly recommended.

• A Fork in the Road [David Sawer] ; Joshi's Dance [Michael Zev Gordon] ; An Alpine Tune [David Matthews] ; Forgotten Game [Philip Cashian] ; Arietta [Howard Skempton] ; Daydream [Timothy Salter] ; Lydian River [Dobrinka Tabakova] ; Woodman's Echo [Tansy Davies] ; Bagatelle [Hugh Wood] ; Sarabande [Huw Watkins] ; Collage on D [Patrick Nunn] ; Canto [Helen Grime] ; An Implausible Tale (with moral) [Kenneth Hesketh] ; Moto ascendente [Daniel Giorgetti] ; The Egrets have Landed [Thea Musgrave] ; The Fifth String [Joao Pedro Oliveira]