50 Best Piano Classics (2010)

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1. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
2. Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini (6), for piano, S. 140 (LW A52): La campanella
3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
4. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): 3. Rondo alla turca: Allegro

1. Nocturne for piano in C sharp minor (doubtful), KK Anh.Ia/6
2. Études d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini (6), for piano, S. 140 (LW A52): La campanella
3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2: 1. Adagio sostenuto
4. Etude for piano No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, CT. 16
5. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i): 3. Rondo alla turca: Allegro
6. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, CD 125 (L. 117): La Fille aux cheveux de lin
7. Moment musical for piano in F minor ("Air russe"), D. 780/3 (Op. 94/3)
8. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
9. The Piano, film score: The heart asks pleasure first
10. Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174): Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
11. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ("Héroique"), Op. 53, CT. 155
12. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59
13. Song Without Words for piano No. 30 in A major ("Frühlingslied"), Op. 62/6
14. Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 66, CT. 46
15. Rondo for piano No. 1 in D major, K. 485
16. Arabesque, for piano No. 1 in E major, CD 74/1 (L. 66/1)
17. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra), M. 19
18. Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major ("Coronation") K. 537: 1. Allegro
19. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
20. Rhapsody in Blue, for piano & orchestra (orchestrated by F. Grofé):
21. La belle excentrique, "serious fantasy" for orchestra (or piano, 4 hands): 1. Grande Ritournelle
22. Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18
23. Fantasiestücke (8 Fantasy Pieces), for piano, Op. 12: Aufschwung
24. Rondo capriccioso, for piano in E major, Op. 14
25. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major ("Waldstein"), Op. 53: 1. Allegro
26. Années de pèlerinage, 3rd Year, suite for piano, S. 163 (LW A283): Les Jeux d'eau à la villa d'Este
27. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano, M. 55: 1. Ondine
28. Impromptu for piano No. 2 in F minor, Op. 31
29. Le Piccadilly, march for piano
30. Invitation to the Dance (Aufforderung zum Tanze), rondo brillant for piano, J. 260 (Op. 65)
31. Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major ("Sonata semplice") K. 545: 1. Allegro
32. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3. Allegro ma non tanto
33. Variations on "I Got Rhythm," for piano & orchestra (or 2 pianos)
34. Gymnopédie for piano No. 1
35. Gnossienne for piano No. 1
36. Rêverie, for piano, CD 76 (L. 68)
37. Un sospiro, for piano in D flat major, S. 144/3 (LW A118/3) (Grande études de concert No. 3)
38. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467: 2. Andante
39. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13: 2. Adagio cantabile
40. España, album leaves (6) for piano, Op. 165, B. 37: 2. Tango
41. Consolation, for piano No. 3 in D flat major ("Lento placido"), S. 172/3 (LW A111a/2/2)
42. Song Without Words for piano No. 1 in E major, Op. 19b/1
43. Prelude for piano No. 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172
44. Goldberg Variations, for keyboard, BWV 988 (BC L9) (Clavier-Übung IV): Aria
45. Waldszenen (Forest Scenes), for piano, Op. 82: Vogel als Prophet
46. Estampes, for piano, CD 108 (L. 100): 2. Pagodes
47. Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2
48. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
49. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102: 2. Adagio
50. Berceuse for piano in D flat major, Op. 57, CT. 7