The 99 Most Essential Piano Pieces

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1.
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846
Květa Novotná
2.
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla turca
Finghin Collins
3.
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, G 541, Op. 62: "O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst"
Jerome Rose
4.
Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
Finghin Collins
5.
Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrops"
Ketevan Badridze
6.
Gymnopédie No. 1
Finghin Collins
7.
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1, L 366: Allegro
Dubravka Tomšič
8.
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
Tatiana Nikolayeva
9.
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
Finghin Collins
10.
Sonata in B Minor, S. 178
Dag Achatz
11.
Suite bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
Finghin Collins
12.
Sonata No. 8 in A Minor for Piano, K. 310: III. Presto
Carmen Piazzini
13.
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Finghin Collins
14.
Sonata No. 23 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
Sylvia Capova
15.
Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic": Maetoso
Peter Schmalfuss
16.
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Yukie Nagai
17.
Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, "The Bells of Moscow": Lento
Tomislav Bavnov
18.
Sonata No. 8 in C Minor for Piano, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Dubravka Tomšič
19.
Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23
Staffan Scheja
20.
Préludes, Book 2: Lent (La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune)
Yukie Nagai
21.
Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Freddy Kempf
22.
Songs Without Words, Op. 30: Song of the Venetian Gondolier
Jenő Jandó
23.
Deux arabesques (Two Arabesques), L 66: No. 1
Peter Schmalfuss
24.
Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Freddy Kempf
25.
Sonata No. 2 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Funeral March: Lento
Vitaly Margulis
26.
Pictures at an Exhibition (piano): Promenade 1
Sergei Oskolkov
27.
Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90: No. 3 in G-Flat Major: Andante
Sylvia Capova
28.
Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
Ketevan Badridze
29.
Gaspard de la Nuit for Piano, M. 55: I. Ondine
Jana Brovkina
30.
Sonata No. 21 in C Major for Piano, Op. 53, "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
Ronald Brautigam
31.
Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Major, Op. 66: Allegro agitato
Peter Schmalfuss
32.
Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 1 in F Minor: Allegro moderato
Sylvia Capova
33.
Kinderszenen (Childhood Scenes), Op. 15: VII. Träumerei (Dreaming)
Roland Pöntinen
34.
Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47: Allegretto
Peter Schmalfuss
35.
Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo
Freddy Kempf
36.
Le tombeau de Couperin: Prélude
Yukie Nagai
37.
Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso
Sergio Tiempo
38.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244
Dieter Goldmann
39.
Sonata No. 7 in B Major, Op. 83: Precipitato
Anthree Nikolsky
40.
Carnaval, Op. 9, "Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes": XII. Chopin
Tamara Sanikidze
41.
Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49
Peter Schmalfuss
42.
Estampes (Woodcuts), L 100: I. Pagodes (Pagodas)
Alexander Botalov-Mironovich
43.
12 Études d´exécution transcendante: Paysage
Laszlo Simon
44.
Children's Corner, L 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-walk
Peter Schmalfuss
45.
Sonata No. 5, Op. 53
Yevgeny Sudbin
46.
Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65: VI. Bryllopsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)
Eva Knardahl
47.
Préludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro
Andrei Ivanovich
48.
Sonata No. 8 in A Minor for Piano, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile, con espressione
Carmen Piazzini
49.
Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172: Lento placido
Dubravka Tomšič
50.
Für Alina
Alexei Lubimov
51.
Liebesträume (Three Nocturnes for Piano), Nocturne No.3 in A Major, S. 541
Aldona Dvarionaité
52.
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major, "Minute Waltz"
Vitaly Margulis
53.
Sonata No. 17 in D Minor for Piano, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest): III. Allegretto
Herbert Waltl
54.
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
Slovak Philharmonic, Peter Toperczer
55.
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo
Slovak Philharmonic, Peter Toperczer
56.
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
Slovak Philharmonic, Peter Toperczer
57.
Sonata No. 16 in C Major for Piano, K. 545, "Sonata facile": I. Allegro
Carmen Piazzini
58.
Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
Mitsuko Uchida
59.
Variations sérieuses, Op.54
Lucia Negro
60.
Années de pèlerinage II Italie, S 161, No. 7: Apres une lecture de Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)
Alfredo Perl
61.
Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
Povilas Stravinsky
62.
Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso
Slovak Philharmonic, Marian Lapsansky
63.
Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, "Black Mass"
Roland Pöntinen
64.
Chromatic Fantasia, BWV 903
Michael Habermann
65.
Sonata No. 10 in C Major for Piano, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato
Carmen Piazzini
66.
Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major, "Military"
Dubravka Tomšič
67.
Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16: II. Adagio
Slovak Philharmonic, Marian Lapsansky
68.
Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: I. Allegro
Carmen Piazzini
69.
Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante ("Elvira Madigan")
Carmen Piazzini
70.
Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai
Carmen Piazzini
71.
Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57: Lullaby
Peter Schmalfuss
72.
Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1: Allegro
Dubravka Tomšič
73.
Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60
Květa Novotná
74.
Carnaval, Op. 9: Valse noble
Tamara Sanikidze
75.
Rondo Capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14: Andante - Presto (live)
Sergio Tiempo
76.
Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor
Dubravka Tomšič
77.
Moment musicaux, Op. 94: No. 3 in F Minor, D. 780
Elisso Bolkvadze
78.
Sonata No. 12 in F Major for Piano, K. 332: II. Adagio
Carmen Piazzini
79.
Images pour Piano, Set 1, L 110: III. Mouvement
Noriko Ogawa
80.
Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": I. Allegro
Slovak Philharmonic, Peter Toperczer
81.
Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (attacca)
Slovak Philharmonic, Peter Toperczer
82.
Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": III. Rondo: Allegro
Slovak Philharmonic, Peter Toperczer
83.
Prélude No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 23
Mario-Ratko Delorko
84.
Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2 in D-Flat Major: Lento sostenuto
Peter Schmalfuss
85.
Partita in B-Flat Major for Harpsichord, BWV 825: I. Prelude
Dubravka Tomšič
86.
Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Slovak Philharmonic, Marian Lapsansky
87.
Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor
Dubravka Tomšič
88.
Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
Makiko Takeda
89.
Twelve Etudes for Piano, Op. 8: No. 12 in D-Sharp Minor, "Patetico"
Sophia Lisovskaya
90.
The Seasons, Op. 37a: Herbstlied
Hélène Gàl
91.
Waltz in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande Valse Brilliante"
Elisso Bolkvadze
92.
12 Études for Piano, L 136: Étude 1 pour les cinq doigts d'après Monsieur Czerny (Five Fingers, after Monsieur Czerny)
Noriko Ogawa
93.
Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Pavica Gvozdic
94.
Fantasy Pieces, Op. 12: Des Abends (The Evening)
Jura Margulis
95.
Nocturnes, Op. Posth: No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor: Lento con gran espressione
Roland Pöntinen
96.
Islamey: An Oriental Fantasy for Piano
Boris Lvov
97.
Sonata No. 25 (Sonatine) in G Major, Op. 79: Vivace
Ronald Brautigam
98.
Piano Sonatina (1905): III. Animé
Liselotte Weiss
99.
Arabesque in C Major, Op. 18
Freddy Kempf

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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla turca

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, G 541, Op. 62: "O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst"

Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto

Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrops"

Gymnopédie No. 1

Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 1, L 366: Allegro

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

Sonata in B Minor, S. 178

Suite bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune

Sonata No. 8 in A Minor for Piano, K. 310: III. Presto

Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

Polonaise in A-Flat Major, Op. 53, "Heroic": Maetoso

Pavane pour une infante défunte

Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: II. Prélude in C-Sharp Minor, "The Bells of Moscow": Lento

Sonata No. 8 in C Minor for Piano, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ballade in G Minor, Op. 23

Préludes, Book 2: Lent (La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune)

Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

Songs Without Words, Op. 30: Song of the Venetian Gondolier

Deux arabesques (Two Arabesques), L 66: No. 1

Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Sonata No. 2 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 35: III. Funeral March: Lento

Pictures at an Exhibition (piano): Promenade 1

Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90: No. 3 in G-Flat Major: Andante

Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor

Gaspard de la Nuit for Piano, M. 55: I. Ondine

Sonata No. 21 in C Major for Piano, Op. 53, "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio

Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Major, Op. 66: Allegro agitato

Impromptus, D. 935, Op. 142: No. 1 in F Minor: Allegro moderato

Kinderszenen (Childhood Scenes), Op. 15: VII. Träumerei (Dreaming)

Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 47: Allegretto

Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo

Le tombeau de Couperin: Prélude

Sonata No. 3 in B Minor for Piano, Op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244

Sonata No. 7 in B Major, Op. 83: Precipitato

Carnaval, Op. 9, "Scenes mignonnes sur quatre notes": XII. Chopin

Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49

Estampes (Woodcuts), L 100: I. Pagodes (Pagodas)

12 Études d´exécution transcendante: Paysage

Children's Corner, L 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-walk

Sonata No. 5, Op. 53

Lyric Pieces, Book VIII, Op. 65: VI. Bryllopsdag på Troldhaugen (Wedding Day at Troldhaugen)

Préludes, Op. 32: No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor: Allegro

Sonata No. 8 in A Minor for Piano, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile, con espressione

Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172: Lento placido

Für Alina

Liebesträume (Three Nocturnes for Piano), Nocturne No.3 in A Major, S. 541

Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1 in D-Flat Major, "Minute Waltz"

Sonata No. 17 in D Minor for Piano, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest): III. Allegretto

Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo

Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Sonata No. 16 in C Major for Piano, K. 545, "Sonata facile": I. Allegro

Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39

Variations sérieuses, Op.54

Années de pèlerinage II Italie, S 161, No. 7: Apres une lecture de Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)

Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20

Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso

Sonata No. 9, Op. 68, "Black Mass"

Chromatic Fantasia, BWV 903

Sonata No. 10 in C Major for Piano, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato

Polonaises, Op. 40: No. 1 in A Major, "Military"

Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16: II. Adagio

Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: I. Allegro

Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante ("Elvira Madigan")

Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai

Berceuse in D-Flat Major, Op. 57: Lullaby