The Classic 100: Piano - The Top Ten & Selected Highlights

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Tracklist

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1Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto (live)
piano:
Gerard Willems (Australian pianist)
live recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Ludwig van Beethoven7:06
2Aria mit verschiedenen Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria
Johann Sebastian Bach1:18
3Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune
piano:
John Chen (NZ classical pianist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
included in:
Granblue Fantasy (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:44
43 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux (Gymnopédie no. 1)
composer:
Erik Satie (French composer) (from 1888-02 until 1888-04)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 4)
part of:
Gymnopédies
Erik Satie3:02
5Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": 2. Adagio cantabile
piano:
Gerard Willems (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
Ludwig van Beethoven5:39
64 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major (Andante)
recording engineer:
Allan Maclean (engineer/editor) (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
producer:
Andrew McKeich (producer) (from 1995-11 until 1998-02) and Natalie Shea (alto / producer) (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist) (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
recording of:
Impromptu in G‐flat major, op. 90, D. 899: No. 3. Andante (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer) (in 1827)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 6)
part of:
4 Impromptus, op. 90, D. 899
Franz Schubert6:28
7The Celebrated Chop Waltz "Chopsticks"
Arthur de Lulli1:46
8The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude in C Major, BWV 846
piano:
Michael Kieran Harvey (pianist/composer)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: Prelude
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach (1725) (number: 29)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846
revision of:
Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846.1/846a: I. Prelude (early version)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:18
9Piano Sonata No. 21 in G-Flat Major, D. 960: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo (Live)
Franz Schubert7:58
10Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
piano:
Gerard Willems (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
Ludwig van Beethoven10:20
11Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries Gardens
Modest Mussorgsky1:02
12Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven11:03
13Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist)
recording of:
Fantaisie‐impromptu in C‐sharp minor, op. 66
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1834)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 13), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 46), Chopin National Edition: WN Catalogue (number: WN 46), Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 66) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 87)
Frédéric Chopin5:38
14Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Ludwig van Beethoven2:49
15Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 7. Träumerei
piano:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso 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
Robert Schumann3:18
16Nocturne 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 Chopin3:49
17Lyric Pieces, Op. 65: 6. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
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 Grieg5:20
18Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: 3. Alla Turca. Rondo
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 Mozart3:47
196 Stücke, Op. 32: 3. Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring)
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 Sinding2:17
20Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Myra Hess)
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 Bach3:59
21Préludes, Book 1, L.117: 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin
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 Debussy2:40
225 Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: 2. Prelude in C-Sharp Minor
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 Rachmaninoff4:14
23Liebestraum in A-Flat Major, S. 541 No. 3
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
Franz Liszt4:16
24The 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 Joplin4:46
25Six Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento placido
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 Liszt4:05
26Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel5:31
27Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: 3. Marche funèbre (Lento) (Live)
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 Chopin8:58
28Goyescas, Book I: Quejas o la maja y el ruiseñor
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 Granados6:11
29Little Suite: 3. Left 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 Sculthorpe1:34
30The Seasons, Op. 37b: X. October "Autumn Song"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky4:22
31Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a: 3. 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 Ravel5:31
32Handel in the Strand
Percy Grainger2:43