Piano Collection: Performances of the World's Most Popular Short Piano Pieces

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1For Élise
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Beethoven?:??
2Sonata no. 14, op. 27 no. 2 "Clair de Lune"
piano:
Éric Heidsieck (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 1) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 2)
part of:
Two Piano Sonatas, op. 27
Beethoven?:??
3Marche militaire
piano:
Jacques Février (pianist) and Gabriel Tacchino (pianist)
recording of:
Marche militaire, op. 51, D. 733 no. 1 in D major
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
3 Marches militaires, op. 51, D. 733
Schubert?:??
4Moment musical no. 3
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist)
recording of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor. Allegro moderato
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
part of:
6 Moments musicaux for Piano, op. 94, D. 780
Schubert?:??
5La Campanella, étude no. 3 after Paganini
piano:
François‐René Duchâble (French pianist)
recording of:
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3. La campanella in G‐sharp minor
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141
revision of:
Études d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S. 140: no. 3 in A-flat minor “La campanella”
Liszt?:??
6Rêve d'amour
piano:
Georges Cziffra (pianist)
recording of:
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst” (Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum in A flat major “Dream of Love”, for piano)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor) (in 1850)
piano arranger:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
arrangement of:
O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S. 298/2 (second version)
part of:
Liebesträume, S. 541
Liszt?:??
7La Ronde des lutins
piano:
Georges Cziffra (pianist)
recording of:
Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins" (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Antonio Bazzini (Italian violinist and composer) (in 1852)
arrangement of:
Scherzo fantastique, op. 25 "La Ronde des lutins"
Liszt?:??
8Étude no. 3, op. 10 no. 3
piano:
Alexis Weissenberg
recording of:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1832)
part of:
Études, op. 10
Chopin?:??
9Valse brillante, op. 34 no. 3
piano:
Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist)
recording of:
Waltz no. 4 in F major, op. 34 no. 3
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 34
Chopin?:??
10Nocturne no. 13, op. 48
piano:
Bruno Rigutto (pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, op. 48 no. 1: Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 48
Chopin?:??
11Mazurka, op. 33 no. 2
piano:
Marc Laforet (French pianist)
recording of:
Mazurka no. 23 in D major, op. 33 no. 2, CT. 73
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Mazurkas, op. 33
Chopin?:??
12Prélude no. 15, op. 28 "Goutte d'eau"
piano:
Samson François (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Chopin?:??
13Polonaise "Héroïque", op. 53
piano:
Maurizio Pollini (pianist)
recording of:
Polonaise in A‐flat major, op. 53 “Heroique”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1842)
dedicated to:
Auguste Léo
part of:
List of numbered polonaises by Fryderyk Chopin (in composition date order) (number: 6), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 16) and Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 53)
Chopin?:??
14Valse, op. 39
piano:
Bruno Leonardo Gelber (pianist)
recording of:
Walzer, op. 39: Nr. 15 As-dur (Zu zwei Händen; for piano two hands)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
version of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Walzer, op. 39 (16 Waltzes, op. 39, Zu zwei Händen)
Brahms?:??
15Hungarian Dance no. 1
piano:
Michel Béroff (French pianist) and Jean‐Philippe Collard (French classical pianist)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, no. 1 in G minor: Allegro molto
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
part of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1
Brahms?:??
16Rêverie
piano:
Maria Tipo (pianist)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 17)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Schumann?:??
17Le Gai Laboureur
piano:
Danielle Laval (pianist)
recording of:
Album für die Jugend, op. 68: X. Fröhlicher Landmann
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer)
part of:
Album für die Jugend, op. 68
Schumann?:??
18Intermezzo
piano:
Sviatoslav Richter (pianist)
Schumann?:??
19Spring Song
piano:
Aldo Ciccolini (pianist)
recording of:
Lied ohne Worte A-Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6 (Song Without Words in A major, Op. 62 No. 6, Frühlingslied / Spring Song; original for piano)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (from 1842 until 1844)
part of:
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Thematisch-systematisches Verzeichnis der musikalischen Werke (MWV) (number: MWV U 161)
part of:
Lieder ohne Worte, op. 62 (Songs Without Words, op. 62, for piano)
Mendelssohn?:??
20La Tartine de beurre
piano:
Émile Naoumoff (pianist)
recording of:
La Tartine de beurre
composer:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
previously attributed to:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. Anh. 284n), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. Anh. C 29.23) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. Anh. C 27.09)
Mozart?:??
21Marche turque
piano:
Christian Zacharias (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
composed in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (in 1778)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1783)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 32)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
Mozart?:??
22Jésu, Joy of Man's Desiring
piano:
Dinu Lipatti (Romanian classical pianist and composer)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben”: Teil II, X. Choral “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring; catch‐all for arrangements and unknown orchestrations)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
Bach?:??
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