The Classic 100: Piano – The Top 10 & Selected Highlights

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1Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
piano:
Ewa Kupiec (pianist) (from 2011-03-15 until 2011-03-16)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2011-03-15 until 2011-03-16)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (from 2011-03-15 until 2011-03-16)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 3), Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 18) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 109)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Frédéric Chopin3:55
2Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op. 65 No. 6
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65: No. 6: Bryllupsdag på Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces, Book 8, op. 65: No. 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, for piano)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 19)
part of:
Lyriske stykker, hefte VIII, op. 65 (Lyric pieces, book VIII, op. 65)
Edvard Grieg5:26
3Piano Sonata No. 1 in A major, KV331: III. [Rondo] Alla turca: Allegretto
piano:
Gerard Willems (Australian pianist)
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”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:53
4Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring), Op. 32 No
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
6 Stücke, op. 32: Nr. 3. Frühlingsrauschen (6 Pieces, op. 32: No. 3. Rustle of Spring, for piano)
composer:
Christian Sinding (Norwegian composer)
part of:
6 Stücke, op. 32
Christian Sinding2:22
5Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desire, from BWV 147 (for piano, Myra Hess)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
piano arranger:
Dame Myra Hess (pianist)
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)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:05
6Préludes, Book I: La Fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
piano:
Duncan Gifford (pianist)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-06-02)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
Claude Debussy2:46
7Prelude No. 1 in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:20
8Liebestraum in A-flat major, S541 No. 3
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Franz Liszt4:21
9The Entertainer
piano:
Donna Coleman (American pianist in Australia)
recording of:
The Entertainer
composer:
Scott Joplin (composer and pianist) (in 1902)
publisher:
Chappell, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and Multimood Music (publisher)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 25)
Scott Joplin4:51
10Consolation in D-flat major, S172 No. 3
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Consolation in D‐flat major, S. 172 no. 3: Lento placido
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
Franz Liszt4:10
11Pavane pour une infante défunte
Maurice Ravel5:36
12Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funèbre
piano:
Roger Wright (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35: III. Marche funèbre. Lento
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1839)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”
Frédéric Chopin9:04
13Goyescas, Book I: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (The Maiden and the Nightingale)
piano:
John Champ (pianist)
recording of:
Goyescas, H.64, No. 4: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor (piano piece)
composer:
Enrique Granados (composer) (in 1911)
part of:
Goyescas, H.64 (piano suite)
Enrique Granados6:16
14Left Bank Waltz
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Left Bank Waltz, W70
composer:
Peter Sculthorpe (composer) (in 1958)
part of:
Peter Sculthorpe's Worklist (number: W70) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 43)
Peter Sculthorpe1:39
15The Seasons, Op. 37b: October: Autumn Song
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky4:28
16Le Tombeau de Couperin: III. Forlane
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Le tombeau de Couperin: III. Forlane (for solo piano)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer)
part of:
Le tombeau de Couperin (for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel5:36
17Handel in the Strand (Clog Dance)
Percy Grainger2:43