100 Best Piano Classics

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1. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6  (4:23)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Nocturne For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Genre	Nocturne / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
2. Études d'exécution transcendante (12 Transcendental Etudes), for piano, S. 139 (LW A172): La Campane  (4:35)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Etudes D'execution Transcendante 12 Transcendental Etudes For Piano
Catalog No.	S 139
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Andre Watts (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period
Date Written	1851
Period	Romantic
3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto  (7:15)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Moonlight Piano, Piano Sonata 14
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1801
Period	Classical
4. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16  (4:55)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Etude For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Etude / Romantic Period
Date Written	1832
Period	Romantic
5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): 3. Rondo alla turca: Allegro  (3:37)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Alla Turca Piano, Piano Sonata 11
Catalog No.	K 300I / K 331
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1783
Period	Classical
Notes	Composition written: 1783. Composition revised: Turkey.
6. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: La Fille aux cheveux de lin  (2:37)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin, Preludes For Piano
Catalog No.	L 117
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Prelude
Date Written	1907-1910
Period	Modern
Country	France
7. Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)  (1:33)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Moment Musical For Piano
Catalog No.	D 780
Composer	Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Performer	Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Genre	Moment Musicaux / Romantic Period
Date Written	1823
Period	Romantic
Country	Austria
8. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212  (1:48)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Minute Waltz, Waltz For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Dance / Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written	1846-1847
Period	Romantic
9. The Piano, film score: The heart asks pleasure first  (1:36)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	The Heart Asks Pleasure First, The Piano Film Score
Composer	Michael Nyman (1944 - )
Performer	Michael Nyman (Piano)
Genre	Film Score
Date Written	1992
Period	Modern
10. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"  (3:31)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben, Cantata, Cantata 147
Catalog No.	BWV 147
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Cantata / Sacred Music
Date Written	07/02/1723
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
11. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155  (6:32)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Heroique Polonaise, Polonaise For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Martha Argerich (Piano)
Genre	Dance / Polonaise / Romantic Period
Date Written	1842-1843
Period	Romantic
Country	Poland
12. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59  (2:26)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Fur Elise Bagatelle, Bagatelle For Piano
Catalog No.	WOO 59
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Genre	Bagatelle / Classical Period
Date Written	1810
Period	Classical
13. Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6  (2:11)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Fruhlingslied Song, Song Without Words For Piano
Composer	Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Performer	Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Song Without Words
Date Written	06/01/1842
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
14. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46  (5:01)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Fantasy Impromptu For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Fantasy / Impromptu / Romantic Period
Date Written	1834
Period	Romantic
15. Rondo for piano No. 1 in D major, K. 485  (4:35)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Rondo For Piano
Catalog No.	K 485
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Rondo
Date Written	1786
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
16. Arabesque, for piano No. 1 in E major, L. 66/1  (4:21)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Arabesque For Piano
Catalog No.	L 66
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Arabesque
Date Written	1888
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	France
17. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)  (6:20)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte For Piano Or Orchestra
Composer	Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Performer	Cecile Ousset (Piano)
Genre	Pavane
Date Written	1899
Period	Modern
Country	France
18. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ("Coronation") K. 537: 1. Allegro (extract)  (3:04)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Coronation Piano, Piano Concerto 26
Catalog No.	K 537
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	David Zinman
Performer	Christian Zacharias (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written	1788
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
19. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207  (4:45)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Waltz For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Dance / Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written	1831-1832
Period	Romantic
20. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé): [Excerpt]  (3:23)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Rhapsody In Blue For Piano & Orchestra
Composer	George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Conductor	Wayne Marshall
Performer	Wayne Marshall [Piano / Organ] (Piano)
Genre	Rhapsody
Date Written	1924
Period	Modern
Country	United States of America
21. La belle excentrique, "serious fantasy" for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): 1. Grande Ritournelle  (1:34)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Serious Fantasy La, La Belle Excentrique For Orchestra Or Piano 4 Hands
Composer	Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Ballet / Fantasy
Date Written	1920
Period	Modern
Country	France
22. Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18  (1:52)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Etude For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Etude / Romantic Period
Date Written	1830-1832
Period	Romantic
23. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Aufschwung  (2:47)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Aufschwung, Fantasiestucke 8 Fantasy Pieces For Piano
Composer	Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Performer	Martha Argerich (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Fantasy / Romantic Period
Date Written	1837
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
24. Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14  (6:57)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Rondo Capriccioso For Piano
Composer	Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Performer	Helmut Roloff (Piano)
Genre	Capriccio / Romantic Period / Rondo
Date Written	06/13/1830
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
25. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ("Waldstein"), Op. 53: 1. Allegro (extract)  (4:12)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Waldstein Piano, Piano Sonata 21
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1803-1804
Period	Classical
26. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Les Jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este  (7:46)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Les Jeux D'eau A La Villa D'este, Annees De Pelerinage 3rd Year Suite For Piano
Catalog No.	S 163
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Andre Watts (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written	1877-1882
Period	Romantic
27. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: 1. Ondine  (5:17)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	1. Ondine, Gaspard De La Nuit For Piano
Composer	Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Performer	Martha Argerich (Piano)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1908
Period	Modern
Country	France
28. Impromptu for piano No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31  (3:46)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Impromptu For Piano
Composer	Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Performer	Cecile Ousset (Piano)
Genre	Impromptu / Romantic Period
Date Written	1883
Period	Romantic
Country	France
29. Le Piccadilly, march for piano  (1:34)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	March
Date Written	circa 1904
Period	Modern
Country	France
30. Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze), rondo brillant for piano, J. 260 (Op. 65)  (7:58)   MP3 Sample
Catalog No.	J 260
Composer	Carl Maria von Weber (1786 - 1826)
Performer	Thierry de Brunhoff (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Rondo / Waltz
Date Written	1819
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
31. Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545: 1. Allegro  (4:30)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Sonata Semplice Piano, Piano Sonata 15
Catalog No.	K 545
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Performer	Christian Zacharias (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1788
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
32. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3. Allegro ma non tanto (extrait)  (3:13)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	3. Extrait, Piano Concerto 3
Composer	Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Conductor	Leonard Bernstein
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Concerto
Date Written	1909
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	Russia
33. Variations on "I Got Rhythm," for piano & orchestra (or 2 Pianos)  (8:25)   MP3 Sample
Composer	George Gershwin (1898 - 1937)
Conductor	Wayne Marshall
Performer	Wayne Marshall [Piano / Organ] (Piano)
Genre	Variations
Date Written	1934
Period	Modern
Country	United States of America
34. Gymnopedie for piano No. 1  (3:10)
Common Name	Gymnopedie For Piano
Composer	Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece
Date Written	1888
Period	Modern
Country	France
35. Gnossienne for piano No. 1  (3:04)
Common Name	Gnossienne For Piano
Composer	Erik Satie (1866 - 1925)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece
Date Written	1890
Period	Modern
Country	France
36. Reverie, for piano, L. 68  (4:56)
Common Name	Reverie For Piano
Catalog No.	L 68
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece
Date Written	1890
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	France
37. Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major (Grande etudes de concert No. 3), S. 144/3 (LW A118/3)  (5:43)
Catalog No.	S 144
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Andre Watts (Piano)
Genre	Etude / Romantic Period
Date Written	1848
Period	Romantic
Country	Hungary
38. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: 2. Andante  (5:20)
Common Name	Elvira Madigan Piano, Piano Concerto 21
Catalog No.	K 467
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Conductor	Bryden Thompson
Performer	Stephen Hough (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written	1785
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
39. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathetique"), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile  (5:33)
Common Name	Pathetique Piano, Piano Sonata 8
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1797-1798
Period	Classical
40. Tango, contrapuntal arrangement for piano (after Albeniz's Op. 165/2)  (3:17)
Composer	Leopold Godowsky (1870 - 1938)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Tango
Date Written	1921
Period	Modern
41. Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major "Lento placido", S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2)  (4:52)
Common Name	Consolation For Piano
Catalog No.	S 172
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Tzimon Barto (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written	1849-1850
Period	Romantic
42. Song Without Words for piano No. 1 in E major, Op. 19b/1  (4:12)
Common Name	Song Without Words For Piano
Composer	Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
Performer	Daniel Adni (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Romantic Period / Song Without Words
Date Written	circa 1829-1830
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
43. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172  (0:52)
Common Name	Prelude For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Prelude / Romantic Period
Date Written	1838-1839
Period	Romantic
Country	Poland
44. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard (Clavier-Ubung IV), BWV 988 (BC L9): Aria  (3:04)
Common Name	Goldberg Variations For Keyboard
Catalog No.	BWV 988
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Maria Tipo (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Variations
Date Written	1741
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
45. Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82: Vogel als Prophet  (3:38)
Common Name	Vogel Als Prophet, Waldszenen Forest Scenes For Piano
Composer	Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written	1848-1849
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
46. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: 2. Pagodes  (5:11)
Common Name	2. Pagodes, Estampes For Piano
Catalog No.	L 100
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Cecile Ousset (Piano)
Genre	Sketch
Date Written	1903
Period	Modern
Country	France
47. Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2  (5:44)
Composer	Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Nocturne
Date Written	1894
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	Russia
48. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115  (5:29)
Common Name	Nocturne For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Nocturne / Romantic Period
Date Written	1835
Period	Romantic
49. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: 2. Adagio  (6:07)
Common Name	Piano Concerto 2
Composer	Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Conductor	Jerzy Maksymiuk
Performer	Dmitri Alexeev (Piano)
Genre	Concerto
Date Written	1957
Period	Modern
Country	Soviet Union
50. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7  (4:24)
Common Name	Berceuse For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period
Date Written	1844
Period	Romantic
51. Etude for piano No. 12 in C minor ("Revolutionary"), Op. 10/12, CT. 25  (2:52)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Revolutionary Etude, Etude For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Etude / Romantic Period
Date Written	1830-1832
Period	Romantic
52. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73: 3. Rondo: Allegro (extract)  (3:21)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Emperor Piano, Piano Concerto 5
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Conductor	George Szell
Performer	Emil Gilels (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Concerto
Date Written	1809
Period	Classical
53. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato (extract)  (2:30)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	1. Extract, Piano Concerto
Composer	Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Conductor	Lovro von Matacic
Performer	Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Genre	Concerto / Romantic Period
Date Written	1868
Period	Romantic
Country	Norway
54. Polonaise for piano No. 3 in A major ("Military"), Op. 40/1, CT. 152  (3:23)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Military Polonaise, Polonaise For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Polonaise / Romantic Period
Date Written	1838
Period	Romantic
Country	Poland
55. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ("Appassionata"), Op. 57: 3. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto  (7:34)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Appassionata Piano, Piano Sonata 23
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1804-1805
Period	Classical
56. Slavonic Dance No. 2 for piano, 4 hands in E minor, B. 78/2 (Op. 46/2): Allegro scherzando  (3:55)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Slavonic Dance 2 For Piano 4 Hands
Catalog No.	B 78
Composer	Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Performer	Michel Beroff (Piano) Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano)
Genre	Dance / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
Country	Czechoslovakia
57. Etude for piano in D sharp minor, Op. 8/12  (2:34)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Etude For Piano
Composer	Alexander Scriabin (1872 - 1915)
Performer	Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Genre	Etude
Date Written	1894
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	Russia
58. The Well-Tempered Clavier (24), collection of preludes & fugues, Book I, BWV 846-869 (BC L80-103): P  (3:11)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	The Well Tempered Clavier Collection Of Preludes & Fugues Book I
Catalog No.	BWV 846
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Edwin Fischer [Piano] (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Prelude & Fugue
Date Written	1722
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
59. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly): 1. Allegretto  (7:02)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Piano Concerto 3
Catalog No.	SZ 119
Composer	Béla Bartók (1881 - 1945)
Conductor	Sir Simon Rattle
Performer	Peter Donohoe (Piano)
Genre	Concerto
Date Written	1945
Period	Modern
60. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 3. Marcia funebre  (9:20)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	3. Marcia Funebre, Piano Sonata 2 Ct 202
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Sonata
Date Written	1837
Period	Romantic
Country	France
61. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ("The Bells of Moscow"), Op. 3/2  (4:16)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Prelude For Piano
Composer	Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Fantasy / Prelude
Date Written	1892
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	Russia
62. Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ("Tempest"), Op. 31/2: 1. Largo - Allegro  (4:09)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Tempest Piano, Piano Sonata 17
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Sonata
Date Written	1802
Period	Classical
63. Scherzo for piano No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39, CT. 199  (7:03)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Scherzo For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Martha Argerich (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Scherzo
Date Written	1839
Period	Romantic
64. Islamey, Oriental fantasy for piano  (7:54)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Mily Balakirev (1837 - 1910)
Performer	Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Genre	Fantasy
Date Written	1869
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	Russia
65. Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for piano: The Great Gate of Kiev  (4:59)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Pictures At An Exhibition Kartinki S Vistavski For Piano
Composer	Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written	1874
Period	Romantic
Country	Russia
66. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto moderato (extract)  (3:42)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	1. Extract, Piano Concerto 1
Composer	Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Conductor	Riccardo Muti
Performer	Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Genre	Concerto / Romantic Period
Date Written	1874
Period	Romantic
Country	Russia
67. Work(s): Liebestraum  (4:46)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Liebestraum
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period
Date Written	1824-1886
Period	Romantic
68. Suite bergamasque, for piano, L. 75: Clair de lune  (5:01)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Clair De Lune, Suite Bergamasque For Piano
Catalog No.	L 75
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1890
Period	Modern
Country	France
69. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: 1. Moderato (extract)  (4:52)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	1. Extract, Piano Concerto 2
Composer	Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Conductor	Riccardo Muti
Performer	Andrei Gavrilov (Piano)
Genre	Concerto
Date Written	1900-1901
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	Russia
70. Prelude for piano No. 15 in D flat major, Op. 28/15, CT. 180  (6:01)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Prelude For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Prelude / Romantic Period
Date Written	1838-1839
Period	Romantic
71. Valse romantique, for piano, L. 71  (3:29)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Valse Romantique For Piano
Catalog No.	L 71
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Waltz
Date Written	1890
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	France
72. Jeux d'eau, for piano  (5:29)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Performer	Cecile Ousset (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece
Date Written	1901
Period	Modern
Country	France
73. Valse-Impromptu (I & II), for piano, S. 213 (LW 84c)  (4:36)   MP3 Sample
Catalog No.	S 213
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Alexis Weissenberg (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Impromptu / Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written	1850
Period	Romantic
74. Waltz for piano in A flat major, Op. 39/15  (1:45)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Waltz For Piano
Composer	Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Performer	Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Genre	Dance / Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written	1865
Period	Romantic
75. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Introduction and 24 Variations), for piano & orchestra in A minor,  (2:59)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
Conductor	Sir Simon Rattle
Performer	Cecile Ousset (Piano)
Genre	Rhapsody / Romantic Period / Variations
Date Written	1934
Period	Romantic
Country	Russia
76. Nocturne for piano No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112  (3:28)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Nocturne For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	Maurizio Pollini (Piano)
Genre	Nocturne / Romantic Period
Date Written	1830-1832
Period	Romantic
77. Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra  (6:36)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Alborada Del Gracioso For Orchestra
Composer	Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Performer	Cecile Ousset (Piano)
Genre	Transcription
Date Written	1918
Period	Modern
Country	France
78. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), "Pastorale"  (4:16)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Pastorale Sonata, Sonata For Keyboard
Catalog No.	K 9 / L 413
Composer	Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Sonata
Date Written	1738-1739
Period	Baroque
79. Piece for piano in F major (K. 33b)  (1:16)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Piece For Piano
Catalog No.	K 33B
Composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Piece
Date Written	1766
Period	Classical
Country	Austria
80. Valse oubliée, for piano No. 1, S. 215/1 (LW A311/1)  (3:29)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Valse Oubliee For Piano
Catalog No.	S 215
Composer	Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
Performer	Andre Watts (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written	1881
Period	Romantic
Country	Hungary
81. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213  (3:03)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Waltz For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Dance / Romantic Period / Waltz
Date Written	1846-1847
Period	Romantic
82. Petite suite (4), for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 65: 2. En bateau  (3:17)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	2. En Bateau, Petite Suite For Piano 4 Hands Or Orchestra
Catalog No.	L 65
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Michel Beroff (Piano) Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1888-1889
Period	Post-Romantic
Country	France
83. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso (extract)  (7:46)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	1. Extract, Piano Concerto 1 Ct 47
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Conductor	Charles Dutoit
Performer	Martha Argerich (Piano)
Genre	Concerto / Romantic Period
Date Written	1830
Period	Romantic
Country	Poland
84. A Maiden's Prayer (Molitwa dziewicy) for piano, Op. 3 (or Op. 4)  (5:04)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Tekla Badarzewska (1834 - 1861)
Performer	Jean-Bernard Pommier (Piano)
Genre	Art Song / Romantic Period / Song
Date Written	1859
Period	Romantic
85. Humoresque No. 7 for piano in G flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)  (3:04)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Humoresque 7 For Piano
Catalog No.	B 187
Composer	Antonin Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Performer	Andre Watts (Piano)
Genre	Humoresque / Romantic Period
Period	Romantic
Country	Czechoslovakia
86. Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood) for piano, Op. 15: Unspecified  (2:14)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Unspecified, Kinderszenen Scenes From Childhood For Piano
Composer	Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Performer	Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written	1838
Period	Romantic
Country	Germany
87. Two-Part Invention, for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 772 (BC L42)  (1:20)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Two Part Invention For Keyboard
Catalog No.	BWV 772
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Invention
Date Written	1720
Period	Baroque
Country	Germany
88. Suite for keyboard (Suite de piece), Vol.1, No.5 in E major ("The Harmonious Blacksmith"), HWV 430  (4:11)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	The Harmonious Blacksmith Suite, Suite For Keyboard
Catalog No.	HWV 430
Composer	George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Suite
Date Written	circa 1710-1720
Period	Baroque
89. Le Coucou, rondeau for harpsichord in E minor (Pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3)  (2:04)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Louis-Claude Daquin (1694 - 1772)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Character Piece
Date Written	circa 1735
Period	Baroque
Country	France
90. Cançons i dansas No. 1, for piano ("La Filla del carmesí - Danse de Castellterçol")  (3:48)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Federico Mompou (1893 - 1987)
Performer	Gonzalo Soriano (Piano)
Date Written	1921
Period	Modern
91. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: Golliwogg's Cakewalk  (2:52)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Children's Corner Suite For Piano Or Orchestra
Catalog No.	L 113
Composer	Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Suite
Date Written	1906-1908
Period	Modern
Country	France
92. Nocturne for piano No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109  (5:17)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Nocturne For Piano
Composer	Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Performer	John Ogdon (Piano)
Genre	Nocturne / Romantic Period
Date Written	1830-1832
Period	Romantic
93. Three-Part Invention (Sinfonia), for keyboard No. 1 in C major, BWV 787 (BC L42)  (1:28)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Three Part Invention Sinfonia For Keyboard
Catalog No.	BWV 787
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Aldo Ciccolini (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Invention / Sinfonia
Date Written	1720
Period	Baroque
94. Melody in F, instrumental arrangement, Op. 3/1  (3:50)   MP3 Sample
Composer	Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Melody / Romantic Period
Date Written	1852
Period	Romantic
Country	Russia
95. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: November: Troika  (3:11)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	November Troika, The Seasons For Piano
Composer	Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Performer	Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written	1875-1876
Period	Romantic
Country	Russia
96. The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37: June: Barcarolle  (4:35)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	June Barcarolle, The Seasons For Piano
Composer	Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Performer	Mikhail Pletnev (Piano)
Genre	Character Piece / Romantic Period
Date Written	1875-1876
Period	Romantic
Country	Russia
97. Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, chorale prelude for organ (Schübler Chorale No. 1), BWV 645 (BC K22  (5:10)   MP3 Sample
Catalog No.	BWV 645
Composer	Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Performer	Stanislav Bunin (Piano)
Genre	Baroque Period / Chorale Prelude
Date Written	1748-1749
Period	Baroque
98. Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2  (2:53)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Minuet For Piano
Catalog No.	WOO 10
Composer	Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Performer	Moura Lympany (Piano)
Genre	Classical Period / Minuet
Date Written	1795
Period	Classical
Country	Germany
99. Dolly, suite for piano, 4 hands or orchestra, Op. 56: Berceuse  (2:37)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Berceuse, Dolly Suite For Piano 4 Hands Or Orchestra
Composer	Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Performer	Bruno Rigutto (Piano) Jean-Phillipe Collard (Piano)
Genre	Romantic Period / Suite
Date Written	1893-1896
Period	Romantic
Country	France
100. Quintet for piano, violin, viola, cello & double bass in A major ("Trout"), D. 667 (Op. posth. 114):  (7:38)   MP3 Sample
Common Name	Trout Quintet, Quintet For Piano Violin Viola Cello & Double Bass
Catalog No.	D 667
Composer	Franz Schubert (Vienna) (1797 - 1828)
Performer	Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Genre	Quintet / Romantic Period
Date Written	1819
Ensemble	Members of the Borodin Quartet (Members)
Period	Romantic

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