Editors’ Notes In a memorable exchange, jazz pianist/composer Thelonious Monk once called a Columbia University radio station to tell a so-called expert who praised his music even though he “played the wrong notes on the piano” that, in fact, “the piano ain't got no wrong notes.” In that spirit, here's a mix of both classical and jazz that demonstrates the dynamism of the piano at its best. We regularly update this playlist. If you like a track, add it to your library.
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Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Allegro assai (Live at Mozart Hall of the Zaragoza Auditorium / 2019)
By Ludwig van BeethovenGrigory Sokolov
5:54
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
By Ludwig van BeethovenSeiji Ozawa, Martha Argerich & Mito Chamber Orchestra
9:30
33 Variations in C Major, Op. 120 on a Waltz by Diabelli: Var. 31 (Largo, molto espressivo)
By Ludwig van BeethovenRudolf Buchbinder
3:53
Sweet Power of Song, Woo. 152 No. 2 (Arr. by Chad Lawson for Piano)
By Ludwig van BeethovenChad Lawson
3:07
7 Bagatelles, Op. 33: I. Andante grazioso quasi allegretto
By Ludwig van BeethovenTanguy de Williencourt
3:45
Piano sonata in G Major, D. 894 "Fantaisie": III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato - Trio
By Franz SchubertAdam Laloum
4:03
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (With Alaap in Raag Jaunpuri Introduction) [feat. Mehboob Nadeem]
By Ludwig van BeethovenShani Diluka & Mehboob Nadeem
7:46
Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18: I. Andantino. II. Lento (Arr. pour piano)
By César FranckNikolai Lugansky
4:16
Concerto in D Minor after Alessando Marcello, BWV 974: I. Andante spiccato
By Johann Sebastian BachAlessio Bax
2:27
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: III. Allegro vivace
By Frédéric ChopinBenjamin Grosvenor, Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Elim Chan
8:34
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro)
By Ludwig van BeethovenFazil Say
4:36
Variations on a theme by Paganini in A Minor, Op. 35, Book I: Variation 11. Andante
By Johannes BrahmsNelson Goerner
1:24
Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année, "Italie", S. 163: IV. Les Jeux d'eaux á la Villa d'Este
By Franz LisztGeorge Li
7:15
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
By Ludwig van BeethovenIgor Levit
2:05
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
By Ludwig van BeethovenMichel Dalberto
4:37
Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza (Live)
By Franz SchubertFrancesco Piemontesi
3:53
The Sufferings of the Queen of France, Op. 23: V. Sa résignation
By Jan Ladislav DussekDavid Kadouch
1:47
Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332/300k: II. Adagio
By Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAnne Queffélec
4:59
L'Art du chant appliqué au Piano, Op. 70: XIX. Casta diva, cavatine de l'opéra Norma de Bellini
By Sigismond ThalbergMark Viner
6:52
Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974 (after Marcello S. Z799): 2. Adagio
By Johann Sebastian BachAnna Gourari
3:53
2 Pieces for 6 Hands, TN ii/22: No. 2, Romance
By Sergei RachmaninoffAlexandre Tharaud, Alexander Melnikov & Aleksandar Madzar
4:34