Thirty-one classical piano pieces from the devotional series Psalms: Lessons in Prayer
By Eric Elder and Family

A Word From Eric

Thirty-one of my favorite classical piano pieces from the 17- and 1800s, including works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Daquin, Debussy, Graupner, Handel, Haydn, Kirberger, MacDowell, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Offenbach, Pachelbel, Petzold, Ravel, and Tchaikovsky.

Each song is performed by one of my six kids, my sister, or myself.

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Playlist

1. “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring” by Johann Sebastian Bach (1716), played by Bo Elder (1:52)
2. “Canon in D” by Johann Pachelbel (1680-1706), played by Eric Elder (1:15)
3. “The Sick Doll” by Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893), played by Makari Elder (0:57)
4. “To A Wild Rose” by Edward MacDowell (1896), played by Josiah Elder (2:04)
5. “Minuet” by Leopold Mozart (1719-1787), played by Kaleo Elder (0:58)
6. “Country Minuet” by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), played by Marilyn Elder Byrnes (1:34)
7. “Intrada” by Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), played by Eric Elder (2:21)
8. “Sonatina” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), played by Marilyn Elder Byrnes (4:21)
9. “Rigaudon” by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), played by Bo Elder (1:51)
10. “Minuet in G” by Christian Petzold/Johann Sebastian Bach (1725), played by Josiah Elder (1:21)
11. “Prelude in C” by Johann Sebastian Bach (1722), played by Lucas Elder (2:13)
12. “Anglaise” by Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach (1732-1795), played by Kaleo and Karis Elder (1:40)
13. “Minuet in G Minor” by Christian Petzold/Johann Sebastian Bach (1725), played by Eric Elder (1:17)
14. “Moonlight Sonata” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1802), played by Marilyn Elder Byrnes (3:52)
15. “Arietta in A” by Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809), played by Eric Elder (0:43)
16. “Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28, No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin (1839), played by Eric Elder (2:22)
17. “Sonata Pathetique” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1798-1799), played by Bo Elder (1:38)
18. “Prelude in C Minor, Op. 28, No. 20” by Frédéric Chopin (1839), played by Josiah Elder (2:02)
19. “Clair de Lune” by Claude Debussy (1890), played by Bo Elder (1:56)
20. “Fughetta” by Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706), played by Eric Elder (1:41)
21. “Für Elise” by Ludwig van Beethoven (1810), played by Lucas Elder (2:36)
22. “Sarabande” by George Frideric Handel (1706), played by Eric Elder (3:21)
23. “Noël” by Louis-Claude Daquin (1757), played by Eric Elder (1:23)
24. “Barcarolle” by Jacques Offenbach (1877), played by Eric Elder (3:00)
25. “Minuet in F” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1762), played by Eric Elder (0:58)
26. “Lullaby” by Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-1783), played by Kaleo Elder (0:49)
27. “Prelude in A, Op. 28, No. 7” by Frédéric Chopin (1839), played by Josiah Elder (0:44)
28. “Venetian Boat Song” by Felix Mendelssohn (1829), played by Eric Elder (2:45)
29. “Solfeggietto” by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1766), played by Eric Elder (1:39)
30. “Gigue” by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), played by Bo Elder (0:51)
31. “Bolero” by Maurice Ravel (1929), played by Marilyn Elder Byrnes (1:11)
32. BONUS! “Bolero” (Extended) by Maurice Ravel (1929), played by Eric Elder (17:00)

My Favorite Classics Piano Book

You can also download the sheet music for all thirty-one songs from this album. Just click this link My Favorite Classics Piano Book.  (This book is also available in Paperback.)

Lana’s Psalms

You can also listen to these classics paired with Lana Elder’s scripture readings from the Psalms!

Psalms: Lessons In Prayer – Devotional

You can ALSO read an inspiring devotional book based each of the Psalms in these recordings. Just click this link to read or listen to Psalms: Lessons In Prayer.

Credits

All songs were written by the composers as noted in the playlist, and were arranged, performed, and recorded by Eric Elder & Family, also as noted by each song. Copyright © & ℗ 2017 by Eric Elder.