Piano Essentials

About this playlist

The origin of the piano can be traced back to 1700 when an Italian harpsichord maker Bartolomeo Christofori made the instrument as we know it today. From Beethoven to Rachmaninov, discover the variety of the world’s greatest piano masterpieces.

Tracklist

Bach: Prelude & fugue No.1 in C major

Prelude in C major BWV 846

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:41

Mozart: Piano Sonata No.11 in A major

3. Alla turca (Allegretto)

Mitsuko Uchida

3:31

Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in Eb major

Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2

Kun-Woo Paik

5:05

Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini

No.3 In G-Sharp Minor "La Campanella"

Daniil Trifonov

4:51

Debussy: Préludes, Book I

8. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Daniel Barenboim

2:31

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor

1. Moderato

Daniil Trifonov, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

11:14

Liszt: Liebesträume

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 / 3

Lang Lang

4:54

Ravel: Jeux d'eau in E major

Jeux d'eau, M. 30

Hélène Grimaud

5:10

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 in C-sharp minor

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

Stephen Kovacevich

6:34

Rachmaninov: Prelude No.5 in G minor

10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5. Alla marcia in G Minor

Nikolai Lugansky

4:05

R. Schumann: Kinderszenen

1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

Martha Argerich

1:51

Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Pavane pour une infante défunte in G Major, M. 19

Khatia Buniatishvili

5:56

Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in Bb minor

1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

Martha Argerich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado (Live)

19:12

Chopin: Etude No.3 in E major

Chopin: 12 Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major, 'Tristesse'

Boris Berezovsky

4:31

R. Schumann: Carnaval

No. 11, Chiarina

Florian Uhlig

1:22

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book I

1. Arietta

Andrei Gavrilov

1:12

Bach: Goldberg Variations

Bach, JS: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria

Beatrice Rana

5:06

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor

I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

Boris Giltburg

8:33

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Rhapsody In Blue

James Levine, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

16:03

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

Leif Ove Andsnes/Mariss Jansons/Berliner Philharmoniker

12:46

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor

Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Lang Lang

3:26

Satie: Trois gymnopédies

Première Gymnopédie

Alexandre Tharaud

3:24

Debussy: Deux arabesques

No. 1 Andante con moto

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

3:40

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies

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

Georges Cziffra

9:15

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor

2. Romance

Mitsuko Uchida, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

10:12

Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op.28

15. in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"

Vladimir Ashkenazy

5:15

Debussy: Suite bergamasque

Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Khatia Buniatishvili

5:34

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C major

2. Andante

Mitsuko Uchida, The Cleveland Orchestra

6:47

Chopin: Waltz No.7 in C# minor

Waltz No.7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 No.2

Peter Jablonski

3:43

Liszt: Liebesträume

No. 3, Nocturne in A-Flat Major "Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst"

Jorge Bolet

5:03

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major

I. Allegro

Paul Lewis, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Jiri Belohlavek

20:17

Curated by

Maryna Boiko

Primephonic Curator

About this playlist

Curated by

Maryna Boiko

Primephonic Curator