Best Piano Classics 50

Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. posth.

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16

Mikhail Pletnev

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No.2 "Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”

Mikhail Pletnev

Étude Op. 10/3 (Lento ma non troppo)

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo

Stanislav Bunin

Moment musical D780 No.3: Allegro moderato

Franz Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato

Stephen Kovacevich

Waltz in D flat Op. 64 No.1

Frédéric Chopin - Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”

John Ogdon

The Piano - soundtrack: The heart asks pleasure first

Michael Nyman - The Heart Asks Pleasure First

Michael Nyman

Für Elise

Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto

Jean-Bernard Pommier

Frühlingslied, Op.62 No.6

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6

Jean-Bernard Pommier

Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66

Frédéric Chopin - Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66

Stanislav Bunin

Rondo in D K485

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Rondo in D major, K. 485. Allegro

Stanislav Bunin

Piano Concerto No.26 - I: Allegro (extract)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 26 in D major, K. 537 “Coronation”

Christian Zacharias, David Zinman, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

Étude Op.10 No.5

Frédéric Chopin - Étude in G‐flat major, op. 10 no. 5 “Black Keys”: Vivace

Stanislav Bunin

Piano Sonata No.21 in C Op.53 "Waldstein" - I: Allegro (extract)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 “Waldstein”

John Ogdon

Piano Sonata in C K545 - I: Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro

Christian Zacharias

Piano Concerto No.3 in D minor Op.30 - III: Allebro ma non tanto (extract)

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Leonard Bernstein, Orchestre National de France

I Got Rhythm

George Gershwin - Variations on "I Got Rhythm" for Piano and Orchestra

Wayne Marshall, Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto No.21 in C K467 - II: Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467

Bryden Thomson, The Hallé, Stephen Hough

Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 'Pathetique' - II: Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”

Stephen Kovacevich

Prelude in A Op.28 No.7

Frédéric Chopin - Prélude no. 7 in A major, op. 28

John Ogdon

Piano Concerto No.2 in F Op.102 - II: Andante

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Jerzy Maksymiuk, English Chamber Orchestra

Berceuse in D flat Op.57

Frédéric Chopin - Berceuse in D‐flat major, op. 57

Peter Donohoe