40 Most Beautiful Piano Classics

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1Piano Sonata no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven4:50
2Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood (piano version)
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (for piano solo, Grieg)
composer and arranger:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
arrangement of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46 (for piano solo, Grieg)
Edvard Grieg4:09
3Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
recording engineer:
Guy Laporte
producer:
Michel Garcin (French producer)
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist) (from 1970-12 until 1971-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Erato Disques S.A. (not for release label use, for copyrights use only) (in 1972)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano) (from 1970-12 until 1971-04)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:27
4Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 13), Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 59)
Maurice Ravel7:08
5Kinderszenen, op. 15: no. 7, Träumerei
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann2:56
612 Études, op. 10: no. 3 in E major “Tristesse”
piano:
Борис Березовский (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin4:32
7Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 1 in B‐flat minor, op. 9 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Frédéric Chopin (composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin6:41
8Jeux d’eaux, M. 30
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Jeux d’eau
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1901)
premiered at:
Salle Pleyel (1839-1927) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 30)
Maurice Ravel5:37
94 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: no. 3 in G‐flat major
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 6)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert6:26
10Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3) and Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin5:07
1124 Preludes, op. 28: no. 15 in D‐flat major “Raindrop”
sound engineer and producer:
Horst Kunze (balance engineer)
piano:
Susanne Grützmann (pianist) (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1990)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin5:31
12Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K. 448: II. Andante
piano:
Güher & Süher Pekinel
recording of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K. 375a/448: II. Andante
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, K. 375a/448
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart10:02
13Waltz no. 9 in A‐flat major, op. posth. 69 no. 1 “Farewell”
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 9 in A‐flat major, op. 69 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1835)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 69
Frédéric Chopin4:30
1412 Études, op. 25: no. 1 in A‐flat major “Aeolian Harp”
piano:
Борис Березовский (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in A‐flat major, op. 25 no. 1 “Aeolian Harp”: Allegro sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Études, op. 25
Frédéric Chopin2:20
15Albumblätter, op. 124: no. 16, Schlummerlied
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Albumblätter op. 124: 16. Schlummerlied
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Albumblätter, op. 124
Robert Schumann2:28
16Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: III. Allegro assai
piano:
Karl Engel (pianist)
orchestra:
Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg (Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra)
conductor:
Leopold Hager (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466: III. Rondo. Allegro assai
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Concerto for Piano no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:55
17Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. posth. 70 no. 1
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 11 in G‐flat major, op. 70 no. 1
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1832)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 70
Frédéric Chopin2:16
18Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:46
19Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin3:57
2010 Preludes, op. 23: no. 4 in D major
piano:
Nikolai Lugansky (pianist)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 4 in D major: Andante cantabile
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1903)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:37
21Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K. 397
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Fantasia for Piano in D minor, K. 397/385g
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1782)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 385g), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 397), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 397) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 385g)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:56
2224 Preludes, op. 28: no. 4 in E minor
sound engineer and producer:
Horst Kunze (balance engineer)
piano:
Susanne Grützmann (pianist) (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
TELDEC Classics International GmbH (in 1990)
recorded at:
Lukaskirche (Lutheran church in Dresden, used since sometime after WWII as a recording studio) in Dresden, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo (from 1990-03 until 1990-04)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin2:13
23Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: VII. Aquarium
piano:
Jean‐François Heisser (pianist) and Viktoria Postnikova (pianist)
conductor:
Guennadi Rojdestvenski (Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor)
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : VII. Aquarium (The Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1886-02)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals, Grande fantaisie zoologique, R 125)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:33
24Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Frédéric Chopin5:50
25Holberg Suite, op. 40: IV. Air (piano version)
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40: IV. Air (Andante religioso) (for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1884)
part of:
Fra Holbergs tid, op. 40 (Holberg Suite, op. 40, original for piano)
Edvard Grieg6:24
262 Arabesques, CD 74, L. 66: no. 1, Andantino con moto
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
part of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 (for piano)
Claude Debussy3:50
27Nocturne no. 19 in E minor, op. Posth. 72 no. 1
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 19 in E minor, op. 72 no. 1: Andante
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Nocturne, Marche funebre et 3 Ecossaises, op. 72
Frédéric Chopin4:31
2810 Preludes, op. 23: no. 9 in E‐flat minor
piano:
Борис Березовский (pianist)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 9 in E-flat minor: Presto
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1903)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:19
29Bagatelle no. 25 in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”
piano:
Rudolf Buchbinder (Austrian classical pianist)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:41
30Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in F‐sharp major, op. 15 no. 2: Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 15
Frédéric Chopin4:05
31Pictures at an Exhibition: II. The Old Castle
piano:
Elisabeth Leonskaja (pianist)
recording of:
Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 2 “Il vecchio castello” (original piano version)
composer:
Модест Петрович Мусоргский (Modest Mussorgsky, composer) (from 1874-06-02 until 1874-06-22)
dedicated to:
Viktor Hartmann (Russian architect and painter)
part of:
Pictures at an Exhibition (original piano version)
Modest Mussorgsky5:22
32Waltz no. 10 in B minor, op. Posth. 69 no. 2
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 10 in B minor, op. 69 no. 2
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1829 until 1835)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 69
Frédéric Chopin4:35
33Waldszenen, op. 82: no. 7, Vogel als Prophet
piano:
Cyprien Katsaris (French-Cypriot pianist)
recording of:
Waldszenen, op. 82: VII. Vogel als Prophet. Langsam, sehr zart
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1848 until 1849)
part of:
Waldszenen, op. 82
Robert Schumann3:29
34Children’s Corner, CD 119, L. 113: no. 3, Serenade for the Doll
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:45
3510 Pieces from Romeo & Juliet, op. 75: VI. Montagues and Capulets
piano:
Nikolai Lugansky (pianist)
recording of:
10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, op. 75: No. 6. Montagues and Capulets
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
part of:
10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, op. 75
Sergei Prokofiev3:58
36Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18 (Andante cantabile)
recording engineer:
Jean Chatauret (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
assistant engineer:
Louis-Philippe Fourrez (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
producer:
Wilhelm Hellweg (classical pianist, and sound engineer and producer of classical music recordings for Philips)
editor:
Aline Blondiau (engineer / producer) and Alessandra Galleron
piano:
Nikolai Lugansky (pianist) (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
orchestra:
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
conductor:
Sakari Oramo (conductor) (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
recorded at:
Teldex Studio (Berlin) in Berlin, Germany (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile (from 2004-06-28 until 2004-06-30)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff2:48
3710 Preludes, op. 23: no. 5 in G minor
piano:
Nikolai Lugansky (pianist)
recording of:
10 Preludes, op. 23: No. 5 in G minor: Alla marcia
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1901)
part of:
10 Preludes, op. 23
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:48
38Children’s Corner, CD 119, L. 113: no. 1, Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
piano:
Monique Haas (pianist)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (original piano version)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
Claude Debussy2:16
39Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine
piano:
Борис Березовский (pianist)
recording of:
Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand): I. Ondine
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1908)
is based on:
Ondine
part of:
Gaspard de la nuit (Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand)
Maurice Ravel5:45
4012 Études, op. 10: no. 10 in A‐flat major
piano:
Борис Березовский (pianist)
recording of:
Étude in A‐flat major, op. 10 no. 10: Vivace assai
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Frédéric Chopin2:24