Piano Masterworks

[dtwilbanks]

Is there a list anywhere online that compiles the pianistic masterpieces? I want to make sure I have the basics at least. Or, if you're an expert, paste one of your own in this thread, if you wanna.

Thanks, folks.

[oyasumi]

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/debussy_works_piano.html

[dtwilbanks]

http://w3.rz-berlin.mpg.de/cmp/debussy_works_piano.html

So, as long as I have all the Debussy piano works, I'm set? 

[Kullervo]

Allmusic.com is helpful for this. Just search for a composer you like, take a look at the works list, organize by genre (keyboard, in this instance) and there you are. Some pieces have written comments as well, usually depending on the obscurity of said piece.

[Dancing Divertimentian]

This thread I started about 20th century solo piano might be of use.

[dtwilbanks]

Thank you.

[Ten thumbs]

Here are some from my own library, although incomplete as some works are beyond the scope of my thumbs:
J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Scarlatti and Soler as keyboard composers if not for piano.
Haydn - Sonatas
Mozart - Sonatas and variations
Beethoven - Sonatas and variations
Chopin - Valses, Nocturnes, Scherzos, Ballades, Preludes, Sonatas, Polonaises, etc.
Mendelssohn - Songs without Words etc
Fanny Mendelssohn - Songs 1836-7, Das Jahr, Book for Felix 1843
Listz - Hungarian Rhapsodies, Etudes Transcendentales, Sonata etc
Brahms - Rhapsodies etc
Faure - Nocturnes, Barcarolles
Debussy - Preludes etc
Scriabin - Sonatas, Etudes, Preludes etc
Prokofief - Sonatas etc
Medtner - Sonatas, Contes etc
Rachmaninoff - Preludes, Etudes Tableaux etc
and the others I have forgotten.

[Ten thumbs]

Here are some 'wot I forgot'
Schubert - Sonatas, Impromptus
Alkan - Etudes, Chansons etc
Szymanowski - Mazurkas etc
Shostakovich - Preludes etc

[hornteacher]

A list of the 150 most popular works for solo piano/organ/harpsicord:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-key.html



A list of the 60 most popular piano/organ/harpsicord concertos:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-concerto.html

[George]

A list of the 150 most popular works for solo piano/organ/harpsicord:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-key.html



A list of the 60 most popular piano/organ/harpsicord concertos:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-concerto.html

Well it says "greatest" which I guess could be construed as most popular. 

[hornteacher]

Well it says "greatest" which I guess could be construed as most popular. 

Yeah, I actually used the term "popular" because I thought "greatest" was too subjective, but whatever.  All lists are subjective anyway, at least its a good place to start.

[BachQ]

Is there a list anywhere online that compiles the pianistic masterpieces? I want to make sure I have the basics at least. Or, if you're an expert, paste one of your own in this thread, if you wanna.

Thanks, folks.

1. Type the word "piano" into the GMG search engine;
2. Read the results;
3. Compile a summary, and post it for us to critique.

[George]

Yeah, I actually used the term "popular" because I thought "greatest" was too subjective, but whatever.  All lists are subjective anyway, at least its a good place to start.

Yeah, I agree. More proof is that they have Brahms 3rd sonata as the 19th greatest solo keyboard work.

[orbital]

Yeah, I agree. More proof is that they have Brahms 3rd sonata as the 19th greatest solo keyboard work.

or that they include Claire de Lune as a stand alone piece 

[locrian]

A list of the 150 most popular works for solo piano/organ/harpsicord:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-key.html



A list of the 60 most popular piano/organ/harpsicord concertos:

http://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best-classic-concerto.html

Thanks!

[locrian]

1. Type the word "piano" into the GMG search engine;
2. Read the results;
3. Compile a summary, and post it for us to critique.

Yeah, right. 

[BachQ]

Yeah, right. 

Just this once, I'll waive my standard fee for consulting services rendered ..........

[m_gigena]

Is there a list anywhere online that compiles the pianistic masterpieces? I want to make sure I have the basics at least. Or, if you're an expert, paste one of your own in this thread, if you wanna.

Thanks, folks.

I can compose one for you:

1. Gaspard de la Nuit

[jjfan]

I'm not an expert. But here's a try on a few...

Rachmaninoff
- Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argerich - Philips)
- Piano Cencerto No.2 (Sviatoslav Richter - DG)

Tchaikovsky
- Piano Concerto No.1 (Van Cliburn - RCA)

Prokofiev
- Piano Concerto No.3 (Martha Argerich - DG)
- Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major (Maurizio Pollini - DG)

Beethoven
- Piano Concerto No.3 & 5 (Rudolf Serkin - Sony)

Bach
- Goldberg Variations (Glenn Gould 1955 - Sony)
- Partita No.2 (Martha Argerich - DG)

Mozart
- Piano Concerto No.20 & 21 (Mitsuko Uchida - Philips)

Liszt
- Piano Sonata in B minor (Martha Argerich - DG)
- Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 15 in A minor (Arcadi Volodos - Sony)
- Wedding March transcription for piano after Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream (Arcadi Volodos - Sony)

Ravel
- Gaspard de la nuit (Martha Argerich - DG)

Schumann
- Piano Concerto in A minor (Sviatoslav Richter - DG)

Schubert
- Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D. 960 (Mitsuko Uchida - Philips)

Stravinsky
- Petrushka (Maurizio Pollini - DG)

Chopin
- Scherzo No.3 (Martha Argerich - EMI)
- Polonaise No.6 (Martha Argerich - EMI)

Grieg
- Lyric Pieces (Emil Grigoryevich Gilels - DG)

Rimsky-Korsakov
- Flight of the Bumblebee (Arcadi Volodos - Sony)

Horowitz
- Variations on a Theme from Bizet's Carmen (Arcadi Volodos - Sony)

Note: Suggested recordings in parenthesis.