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 Mozart to Rachmaninov, Brahms to Scriabin, discover the variety of the world’s greatest piano masterpieces.

Tracklist

Bach: Prelude & fugue No.10 in E minor

Prelude In E Minor, BWV 855 (Arr. Piano In B Minor By Alexander Siloti)

Víkingur Ólafsson

3:00

Debussy: Les estampes

I. Pagodes. Modérément animé

Alain Planès

6:08

Chopin: Nocturne No.20 in C# minor

Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Mikhail Pletnev

4:17

Brahms: 3 Intermezzi

Brahms : 3 Piano Pieces, Op. 117: II. Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor

Hélène Grimaud

4:25

Rachmaninov: Prelude No.12 in G-sharp minor

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

Nikolai Lugansky

2:35

Liszt: Liebelied

Liebeslied, S566/R253, "Widmung"

Nino Gvetadze

3:37

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.29 in Bb major

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106, "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo (Assai vivace - Presto - Prestissimo)

Fazil Say

2:53

R. Schumann: Kinderszenen

1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen

Martha Argerich

1:51

Liszt: En rêve

En rêve, S. 207 (Nocturne)

Arcadi Volodos

2:38

Ravel: Jeux d'eau in E major

Jeux d'eau, M. 30

Hélène Grimaud

5:10

Mozart: Piano Sonata No.16 in C major

1. Allegro

Mitsuko Uchida

4:33

D. Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata in A major

Sonata in A Major, K. 343

Lucas Debargue

4:29

Bach: Goldberg Variations

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

Beatrice Rana

5:06

Chopin: Nocturne No.2 in Eb major

Nocturne No.2 In E Flat, Op.9 No.2

Maurizio Pollini

4:02

Satie: Trois gymnopédies

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: II. Lent et triste

Fazil Say

3:07

Gershwin: 3 Preludes

No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor: Blue Lullaby: Andante con moto e poco rubato

Umi Garrett

3:56

Bach: Prelude & fugue No.1 in C major

Prelude in C major BWV 846

Vladimir Ashkenazy

2:41

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.14 in C# minor

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

Stephen Kovacevich

6:34

Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C major

2. Andante

Mitsuko Uchida, The Cleveland Orchestra

6:47

R. Schumann: Carnaval

No. 11, Chiarina

Florian Uhlig

1:22

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book I

1. Arietta

Andrei Gavrilov

1:12

Schubert: 4 Impromptus

No.4 In A Flat: Allegretto

Maria João Pires

7:49

Haydn: Keyboard Sonata No.38 in F major

I. Allegro

Vladimir Horowitz

4:42

Chopin: 24 Préludes

15. in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"

Vladimir Ashkenazy

5:15

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

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor

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

Lang Lang

3:26

Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini

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

Daniil Trifonov

4:51

Rachmaninov: 14 Songs

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (Arr. Trifonov for Piano)

Daniil Trifonov

3:34

Liszt: 3 Liebesträume

Liszt: 3 Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major

Leif Ove Andsnes

4:09

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: Waltz No.7 in C# minor

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

Peter Jablonski

3:43

Mozart: Alla Turca in A major

3. Alla turca (Allegretto)

Mitsuko Uchida

3:31

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

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes & Fugues

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Prelude No. 4 in E Minor "Andante"

Peter Donohoe

2:54

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major

1. Andante - Allegro

Martha Argerich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado

9:00

Cage: In a Landscape

In A Landscape

Francesco Tristano

9:02

Rachmaninov: Piano Sonata No.2 in B-flat minor

I. Allegro agitato

Vladimir Horowitz

9:31

Debussy: Nocturnes

Fêtes

Alexei Lubimov, Alexei Zuev

5:49

Glass: Glassworks

I. Opening No. 2

Jeroen van Veen

6:10

Scriabin: 3 Pieces

Etude Op. 2, No. 1 in C-sharp minor

Lang Lang

2:46

Debussy: Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût

No. 2. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

4:53

Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies

Rhapsody In B Minor, Op.79, No.1

Martha Argerich

8:23

Rhapsody In G Minor, Op.79, No.2

Martha Argerich

6:25

Chopin: 12 Études

No.12 In C Minor "Revolutionary"

Maurizio Pollini

2:37

Scriabin: Huit études

Huit études, Op. 42, étude No. 5 en Ut Dièse Mineur: Affanato

Andrei Korobeinikov

3:02

Curated by

Maryna Boiko

Primephonic Curator

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 Mozart to Rachmaninov, Brahms to Scriabin, discover the variety of the world’s greatest piano masterpieces.

Curated by

Maryna Boiko

Primephonic Curator

Done