The 99 Most Essential Piano Pieces

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1The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
piano:
Květa Novotná (Czech pianist)
Květa Novotná1:31
2Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla TurcaFinghin Collins3:25
3Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, G 541, op. 62: “O Lieb So Lang’ Du Lieben Kannst’’Jerome Rose4:18
4Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27:2, “Moonlight Sonata’’: Adagio sostenutoFinghin Collins5:36
5Préludes, op. 28 no. 15 in D-flat major, ’’Raindrop’’Ketevan Badridze5:49
6Gymnopédie no. 1
piano:
Finghin Collins (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie: Lent et douloureux
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Finghin Collins23:40
7Keyboard Sonata in D minor, KK. 1, L 366: AllegroDubravka Tomšič1:57
8Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
piano:
Tatiana Nikolayeva (pianist)
recording of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988
Татьяна Пeтрoвнa Николаева3:58
9Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59, “Für Elise’’
piano and solo piano:
Finghin Collins (pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Finghin Collins3:16
10Sonata in B minor, S. 178
piano:
Dag Achatz (pianist and composer)
Dag Achatz29:53
11Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
piano:
Finghin Collins (pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Finghin Collins5:13
12Sonata for Piano no. 8 in A minor, K. 310: III. PrestoCarmen Piazzini3:15
13Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9
piano:
Finghin Collins (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Finghin Collins4:53
14Sonata no. 23 in F minor for Piano, op. 57, “Appassionata’’: I. Allegro assai
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Angela Giulini (fictitious pianist created by Alfred Scholz) and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
dedicated to:
Franz Brunsvik
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 57)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Silvia Čápová10:21
15Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53, “Heroic’’: Maestoso
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53 “Heroique” (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53)
Peter Schmalfuss6:24
16Pavane Pour Une Infante DéfunteYukie Nagai7:44
17Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor: LentoTomislav Baynov4:14
18Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, “Pathétique’’: II. Adagio cantabileDubravka Tomšič5:36
19Ballade in G minor, op. 23Staffan Scheja9:25
20Préludes, Book 2: Lent (La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair de Lune)Yukie Nagai5:06
21Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
piano:
Freddy Kempf (pianist)
Freddy Kempf8:50
22Songs Without Words, op. 30: Song of the Venetian Gondolier
piano:
Jenö Jando (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte a-Moll, op. 62 Nr. 5 (Venetianisches Gondellied)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 151)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (for piano)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte fis-Moll, op. 30 Nr. 6 (ended)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1833 until 1834)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 110)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 30
Jenő Jandó2:40
23Deux Arabesques (Two Arabesques), L 66: no. 1
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Peter Schmalfuss3:55
24Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
piano:
Freddy Kempf (pianist)
Freddy Kempf16:44
25Sonata no. 2 in B minor for Piano, op. 35: IV. Funeral March: LentoVitaly Margulis8:14
26Pictures at an Exhibition (piano): Promenade 1
Sergei Oskolkov1:23
27Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: no. 3 in G-flat major: Andante
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist) and Hélène Gàl (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Impromptu in G-flat major, op. 90 no. 3, D. 899 no. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Silvia Čápová6:38
28Préludes, op. 28: no. 4 in E minorKetevan Badridze2:21
29Gaspard de La Nuit for Piano, M. 55: I. OndineJana Brovkina6:37
30Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53, “Waldstein’’: I. Allegro con brioRonald Brautigam10:04
31Fantaisie Impromptu in C-sharp major, op. 66: Allegro agitato
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Fantaisie-impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66)
Peter Schmalfuss4:35
32Impromptus, op. 142, no. 1 in F minor, D 935: Allegro moderatoSilvia Čápová10:09
33Kinderszenen, op. 15: VII. Träumerei
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Roland Pöntinen3:15
34Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47: Allegretto
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1841)
dedicated to:
Pauline de Noailles
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 47)
Peter Schmalfuss6:39
35Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo
piano:
Freddy Kempf (pianist)
Freddy Kempf4:04
36Le Tombeau de Couperin: PréludeYukie Nagai3:10
37Sonata no. 3 in B minor for Piano, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
Sergio Tiempo9:04
38Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
piano:
Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related)
Dieter Goldmann9:23
39Sonata no. 7 in B major, op. 83: PrecipitatoAnthree Nikolsky4:32
40Carnaval, op. 9, “Scenes Mignonnes Sur Quatre Notes’’: XII. ChopinTamara Sanikidze1:23
41Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1841)
dedicated to:
Catherine de Souzzo
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 49)
Peter Schmalfuss12:08
42Estampes, L 100 (1913): I. Pagodes
piano:
Alexander Botalov-Mironovich
recording of:
Estampes, L. 100: I. Pagodes. Modérément animé (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1903-07)
part of:
Estampes, L. 100, CD 108 (for piano)
Alexander Botalov-Mironovich4:45
4312 Etudes D’Exécution Transcendante: PaysageLászló Simon5:06
44Children’s Corner, L 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Peter Schmalfuss2:43
45Sonata no. 5, op. 53Yevgeny Sudbin11:13
46From Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: VI. Bryllopsdag På Troldhaugen (Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen)Eva Knardahl7:10
47Préludes, op. 32: no. 12 in G-sharp minor: Allegro
piano:
Andrei Ivanovich (Romanian pianist)
Andrei Ivanovich2:34
48Sonata for Piano no. 8 in A minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile, con espressioneCarmen Piazzini7:58
49Consolation no. 3 in D-flat major, S. 172: Lento placidoDubravka Tomšič4:57
50Für Alina
piano:
Алексей Борисович Любимов (Russian pianist, fortepianist and harpsichordist)
Алексей Любимов2:22
51Liebesträume (Three Nocturnes for Piano), Nocturne No.3 in A major, S. 541Aldona Dvarionaité5:54
52Waltzes, op. 64: no. 1 in D-flat major, “Minute Waltz’’Vitaly Margulis1:53
53Sonata no. 17 in D minor for Piano, op. 31/2 (The Tempest): III. AllegrettoHerbert Waltl7:40
54Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist) and Peter Toperczer (Slavic pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor), Bystrík Režucha (conductor) and Laurence Siegel (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1988)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский20:16
55Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist) and Peter Toperczer (Slavic pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor), Bystrík Režucha (conductor) and Laurence Siegel (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1988)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:07
56Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
piano:
Ida Černecká (pianist) and Peter Toperczer (Slavic pianist)
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
conductor:
Anton Nanut (conductor), Bystrík Režucha (conductor) and Laurence Siegel (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mediaphon (for copyrights use only – this is the short name used in legal notices by Mediaphon GmbH, aka Mediaphon-Musikproduktion und Verlag GmbH) (in 1988)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco (original 1874/75 version)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (original 1874/75 version)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский7:02
57Sonata no. 16 in C major for Piano, K. 545, “Sonata Facile’’: I. AllegroCarmen Piazzini3:00
58Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39
piano:
内田光子 (pianist)
recording of:
Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1839)
dedicated to:
Adolphe Gutmann
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 39)
内田光子7:20
59Variations Sérieuses, op.54Lucia Negro12:12
60Années de Pèlerinage II Italie, S 161, no. 7: Apres Une Lecture de Dante (Fantasia Quasi Sonata)
piano:
Alfredo Perl (pianist and conductor)
Alfredo Perl17:06
61Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20
piano:
Povilas Stravinsky
recording of:
Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1831 until 1832)
dedicated to:
Thomas Albrecht (friend of Chopin)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 20)
Povilas Stravinsky9:56
62Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestosoEdvard Grieg10:20
63Sonata no. 9, op. 68, “Black Mass”
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
Roland Pöntinen8:35
64Chromatic Fantasia, BWV 903Michael Habermann9:42
65Sonata for Piano no. 10 in C major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderatoCarmen Piazzini6:09
66Polonaises, op. 40: no. 1 in A major, “Military’’
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military” (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Polonaises, op. 40
Dubravka Tomšič4:33
67Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. AdagioCarmen Piazzini, St. Petersburg Soloists, Михаил Ханонович Гантварг6:07
68Concerto no. 21 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: I. Allegro
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
orchestra:
Leningrad Soloists
conductor:
Michael Gantvarg (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: I. Allegro
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Carmen Piazzini, St. Petersburg Soloists, Михаил Ханонович Гантварг313:46
69Concerto no. 21 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante (“Elvira Madigan’’)
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
orchestra:
Leningrad Soloists
conductor:
Michail Gantvarg (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Carmen Piazzini, St. Petersburg Soloists, Михаил Ханонович Гантварг5:39
70Concerto no. 21 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai
piano:
Carmen Piazzini (pianist)
orchestra:
Leningrad Soloists
conductor:
Michael Gantvarg (violinist and conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1785 until 1785-03-09)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Carmen Piazzini, St. Petersburg Soloists, Михаил Ханонович Гантварг6:36
71Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57: Lullaby
piano:
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of:
Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57 (ended)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer)
dedicated to:
Elise Gavard
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 57)
Peter Schmalfuss5:10
72Keyboard Sonata in D minor, KK. 1: AllegroDubravka Tomšič1:57
73Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60
piano:
Květa Novotná (Czech pianist)
Květa Novotná8:06
74Carnaval, op. 9: Valse nobleTamara Sanikidze1:55
75Rondo Capriccioso in E major, op. 14: Andante - Presto (live)Sergio Tiempo6:33
76Waltzes, op. 64: no. 2 in C-sharp minor
piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C-sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Dubravka Tomšič3:28
77Moment Musicaux, op. 94: no. 3 in F minor, D. 780Elisso Bolkvadze1:41
78Sonata for Piano no. 12 in F major, K. 332: II. AdagioCarmen Piazzini5:23
79Images Pour Piano, Set 1, L 110: III. Mouvement
piano:
小川典子 (pianist)
小川典子3:30
80Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73, “Emperor’’: I. AllegroLudwig van Beethoven20:54
81Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73, “Emperor’’: II. Adagio un poco mosso (Attacca)Ludwig van Beethoven8:19
82Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73, “Emperor’’: III. Rondo: AllegroLudwig van Beethoven10:41
83Prélude no. 5 in G minor, op. 23Mario‐Ratko Delorko4:46
84Nocturnes, op. 27: no. 2 in D-flat major: Lento sostenutoPeter Schmalfuss5:33
85Partita in B-flat major for Harpsichord, BWV 825: I. Prelude
producer:
Udo Unger
harpsichord and piano:
Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
recording of:
Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825: I. Prelude (in 1987)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Partita no. 1 in B-flat major, BWV 825
Dubravka Tomšič2:10
86Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderatoEdvard Grieg13:05
87Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minorDubravka Tomšič4:23
88Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23Dubravka Tomšič9:14
89Twelve Etudes for Piano, op. 8: no. 12 in D-sharp minor, “Patetico’’Sophia Lisovskaya2:41
90The Seasons, op. 37a: Herbstlied
piano:
Hélène Gàl (pianist, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
Helene Gal3:50
91Waltz in E-flat major, op. 18, ’’Grande Valse Brilliante’’Elisso Bolkvadze5:13
92Twelve Études for Piano, L 136: Étude 1 Pour Les Cinq Doigts D’Après Monsieur Czerny (Five Fingers, After Monsieur Czerny)
piano:
小川典子 (pianist)
小川典子3:27
93Mephisto Waltz no. 1, S. 514Pavica Gvozdić11:41
94Fantasy Pieces, op. 12: Des Abends (The Evening)
piano:
Jura Margulis (pianist)
recording of:
Fantasiestücke, op. 12: I. Des Abends
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (until 1837-07)
part of:
Fantasiestücke, op. 12
Jura Margulis4:04
95Nocturnes, op. Posth. 72: no. 2 in C-sharp minor: Lento con gran espressione
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
Roland Pöntinen4:46
96Islamey: An Oriental Fantasy For (piano)
piano:
Roland Pöntinen (pianist and composer)
Roland Pöntinen8:52
97Sonata no. 25 (Sonatine) in G major, op. 79: VivaceRonald Brautigam2:28
98Piano Sonatina (1905): III. AniméLiselotte Weiss4:10
99Arabesque in C major, op. 18 (1838): Arabesque in C major, op. 18 (1838) minore I & II
piano:
Freddy Kempf (pianist)
Freddy Kempf6:17

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