Editors' Notes Coming onto the scene around 1700 and taking over the duties of the harpsichord, the piano has long been one of the most popular instruments used in what we now call classical music. Whether the keyboard works of Bach—which he composed largely as pedagogical exercises and chamber experiments—or those of Beethoven, which were written to advance the art of composition and form (and, of course, to sound beautiful), the piano's versatility has been integral in humanity's exploration of sound and space. By the 20th century, works by Debussy, Ravel, and Glass would challenge our notions of what was possible in music.
Trois Gymnopédies (1888): I. Lent et douloureux
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Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV846
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331/300i: III. Alla Turca
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Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
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Rhapsody In Blue (Version for Solo Piano)
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Three Movements from Petrushka: I. Russian Dance
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Keyboard Sonata No. 47 in B minor, Hob.XVI:32: II. Menuet
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Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
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Six Preludes, Op. 13: No. 1. Maestoso in C Major
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The Seasons, Op. 37a, TH 135: No. 6 in G Minor, June. Barcarolle
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Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq 30: Melodie (Arr. Sgambati)
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La campanella in G-Sharp Minor from Grandes études de Paganini, S 141/3
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Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Solveig's Song (Arr. for Piano)
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Piano sonata in G Major, D. 894 "Fantaisie": III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato - Trio
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24 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor
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8 Études-Tableaux, Op. 33: No. 7 in G Minor (Moderato)
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Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: 2. Adagio (Live)
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Piano Sonata No. 2 - "Concord Mass, 1840-1860": III. The Alcotts
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Concerto in D Minor after Alessando Marcello, BWV 974: I. Andante spiccato
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Suite Española, Op. 47: I. Granada
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6 Romances sans paroles, Op. 76: VI. Méditation
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco moto - attacca
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Keyboard Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826: II. Allemande
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24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 22 in G Minor
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Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus: Regard Du Père
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Préludes, Book 1, L. 117, L. 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
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Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scerzo. Assai vivace
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Suite in G Minor, HWV 439: Menuet (Arr. by Wilhelm Kempff)
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15: II. Adagio
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto
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Sports et divertissements: Choral inappétissant
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Songs without Words, Op. 62: No. 6 in A Major "Frühlingslied"
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Pieces de clavecin, Book 3: Le Tic-Toc-Choc Ou Les Maillotins (18e Ordre)
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Paisajes: I. La Fuente y la Campana
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Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (1955 Recording): Aria
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Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
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Three Piano Pieces, Op. 11: I. Mässige Viertel
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10 Pieces for Piano, Op. 24: No. 9, Romance
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Danzas Argentinas, Op. 2: II. Danza de la moza donosa
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24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop"
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato
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Songs Without Words, Op. 67: No. 6 in E Major (Allegretto non troppo)
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Deux arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 Andante con moto
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Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
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Keyboard Suite in G Minor, HWV 452: I. Allemande
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4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 2 in E-Flat: Allegro
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Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160: No. 2, Au lac de Wallenstadt
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Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine (Live)
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Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso
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Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat, Op. 81a, "Les adieux": I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
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Piano Sonata (Partita) No. 13 in G Major, Hob. XVI:6: III. Adagio
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Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: No. 6, To Spring
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Música Ricercata: VII. Cantabilê, molto legato
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The Seasons, Op. 37a: XI. November - On the Troika
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Piano Sonata No. 9, Op. 68 "Black Mass"
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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romanze
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Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Il Vecchio Castello
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Liebestraum - Notturno No. 3, S 541/3
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Ma mère l'oye, for Piano Duet: V. Le jardin féerique
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Piano Variations (1930) (LP Version)
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18. Andante cantabile
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6 Pieces, Op. 19, TH 133: No. 4, Nocturne
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Suite for Harpsichord No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: I. Prelude
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Papillons, Op. 2
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Ballet Suite No. 3: Elegy (Arr. Dmitry Masleev)
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Grandes études de Paganini, S.141: No. IV in E major ‘Arpeggio’
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The Arts and the Hours
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Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Major, K. 283: II. Andante
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Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: VII. Aquarium
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Keyboard Sonata No. 62 in E-Flat Major, Hob. XVI:52: I. Allegro
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Valses nobles et sentimentales: I. Modéré - très franc
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": III. Rondo (Allegretto moderato- Prestissimo)
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Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: II. Andante
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Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178: II. Andante sostenuto
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Goyescas: No. 1, Los requiebros
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Waltz No. 1 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, "Minute Waltz"
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
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