The 99 Most Essential Piano Pieces

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846

Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla Turca

Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, G 541, op. 62: “O Lieb So Lang’ Du Lieben Kannst’’

Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27:2, “Moonlight Sonata’’: Adagio sostenuto

Préludes, op. 28 no. 15 in D-flat major, ’’Raindrop’’

Gymnopédie no. 1

Keyboard Sonata in D minor, KK. 1, L 366: Allegro

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria

Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59, “Für Elise’’

Sonata in B minor, S. 178

Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune

Sonata for Piano no. 8 in A minor, K. 310: III. Presto

Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9

Sonata no. 23 in F minor for Piano, op. 57, “Appassionata’’: I. Allegro assai

Polonaise in A-flat major, op. 53, “Heroic’’: Maestoso

Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte

Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor: Lento

Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, “Pathétique’’: II. Adagio cantabile

Ballade in G minor, op. 23

Préludes, Book 2: Lent (La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair de Lune)

Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato

Songs Without Words, op. 30: Song of the Venetian Gondolier

Deux Arabesques (Two Arabesques), L 66: no. 1

Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile

Sonata no. 2 in B minor for Piano, op. 35: IV. Funeral March: Lento

Pictures at an Exhibition (piano): Promenade 1

Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899: no. 3 in G-flat major: Andante

Préludes, op. 28: no. 4 in E minor

Gaspard de La Nuit for Piano, M. 55: I. Ondine

Sonata no. 21 in C major, op. 53, “Waldstein’’: I. Allegro con brio

Fantaisie Impromptu in C-sharp major, op. 66: Allegro agitato

Impromptus, op. 142, no. 1 in F minor, D 935: Allegro moderato

Kinderszenen, op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Ballade no. 3 in A-flat major, op. 47: Allegretto

Sonata no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo

Le Tombeau de Couperin: Prélude

Sonata no. 3 in B minor for Piano, op. 58: I. Allegro maestoso

Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244

Sonata no. 7 in B major, op. 83: Precipitato

Carnaval, op. 9, “Scenes Mignonnes Sur Quatre Notes’’: XII. Chopin

Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49

Estampes, L 100 (1913): I. Pagodes

12 Etudes D’Exécution Transcendante: Paysage

Children’s Corner, L 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk

Sonata no. 5, op. 53

From Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: VI. Bryllopsdag På Troldhaugen (Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen)

Préludes, op. 32: no. 12 in G-sharp minor: Allegro

Sonata for Piano no. 8 in A minor, K. 310: II. Andante cantabile, con espressione

Consolation no. 3 in D-flat major, S. 172: Lento placido

Für Alina

Liebesträume (Three Nocturnes for Piano), Nocturne No.3 in A major, S. 541

Waltzes, op. 64: no. 1 in D-flat major, “Minute Waltz’’

Sonata no. 17 in D minor for Piano, op. 31/2 (The Tempest): III. Allegretto

Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito

Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo primo

Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Sonata no. 16 in C major for Piano, K. 545, “Sonata Facile’’: I. Allegro

Scherzo no. 3 in C-sharp minor, op. 39

Variations Sérieuses, op.54

Années de Pèlerinage II Italie, S 161, no. 7: Apres Une Lecture de Dante (Fantasia Quasi Sonata)

Scherzo no. 1 in B minor, op. 20

Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso

Sonata no. 9, op. 68, “Black Mass”

Chromatic Fantasia, BWV 903

Sonata for Piano no. 10 in C major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato

Polonaises, op. 40: no. 1 in A major, “Military’’

Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: II. Adagio

Concerto no. 21 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: I. Allegro

Concerto no. 21 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: II. Andante (“Elvira Madigan’’)

Concerto no. 21 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: III. Allegro vivace assai

Berceuse in D-flat major, op. 57: Lullaby

Keyboard Sonata in D minor, KK. 1: Allegro

Barcarolle in F-sharp major, op. 60

Carnaval, op. 9: Valse noble

Rondo Capriccioso in E major, op. 14: Andante - Presto (live)

Waltzes, op. 64: no. 2 in C-sharp minor

Moment Musicaux, op. 94: no. 3 in F minor, D. 780

Sonata for Piano no. 12 in F major, K. 332: II. Adagio

Images Pour Piano, Set 1, L 110: III. Mouvement

Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73, “Emperor’’: I. Allegro

Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73, “Emperor’’: II. Adagio un poco mosso (Attacca)

Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73, “Emperor’’: III. Rondo: Allegro

Prélude no. 5 in G minor, op. 23

Nocturnes, op. 27: no. 2 in D-flat major: Lento sostenuto

Partita in B-flat major for Harpsichord, BWV 825: I. Prelude

Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor

Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23

Twelve Etudes for Piano, op. 8: no. 12 in D-sharp minor, “Patetico’’

The Seasons, op. 37a: Herbstlied

Waltz in E-flat major, op. 18, ’’Grande Valse Brilliante’’

Twelve Études for Piano, L 136: Étude 1 Pour Les Cinq Doigts D’Après Monsieur Czerny (Five Fingers, After Monsieur Czerny)

Mephisto Waltz no. 1, S. 514

Fantasy Pieces, op. 12: Des Abends (The Evening)

Nocturnes, op. Posth. 72: no. 2 in C-sharp minor: Lento con gran espressione

Islamey: An Oriental Fantasy For (piano)

Sonata no. 25 (Sonatine) in G major, op. 79: Vivace

Piano Sonatina (1905): III. Animé

Arabesque in C major, op. 18 (1838): Arabesque in C major, op. 18 (1838) minore I & II