Great works for piano

The greatest piano piece ever written

The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, by Ludwig van Beethoven, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German), was completed in 1801. It is rumored to be dedicated to his pupil, 17-year-old Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, with whom Beethoven was, or had been, in love.

The "Maple Leaf Rag" (copyright registered September 18, 1899[1]) is an early ragtime composition for piano by Scott Joplin. It was one of Joplin's early works, and is one of the most famous of all ragtime pieces, becoming the first instrumental piece to sell over one million copies of sheet music.[

The Nocturnes, Op. 9 are a set of three nocturnes written by Frédéric Chopin between 1830 and 1832 and dedicated to Madame Camille Pleyel. The work was published in 1833.Chopin composed his popular Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 9, No. 2 when he was about twenty. Like much of Chopin's music, this nocturne is tinged with melancholy

Klaviersonate Nummer 11". It is a sonata in three movements: Andante grazioso — a theme with six variations Menuetto — a minuet and trio Alla Turca: Allegretto in A minor All of the movements are in the key of A major or A minor; that is, the work is homotonal. A typical performance takes about 24 minutes. It is uncertain where and when Mozart composed the sonata; however, Vienna or Salzburg in around 1783 is currently thought to be most likely (Paris and dates as far back as 1778 have also been suggested). The last movement, Alla Turca, popularly known as the Turkish Rondo, is often heard on its own and is one of Mozart's best-known piano pieces.

The Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467, was completed on March 9, 1785 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, four weeks after the completion of the previous D minor concertoThe famous Andante is in three parts. The second section introduces the solo piano and starts off in F major....

The Waltz in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, popularly known as the "Minute Waltz" is a waltz for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin.Chopin wrote the waltz in 1847. Despite its nickname, Chopin did not intend for this waltz to be played in one minute: a typical performance of the work will last between one and a half to two and a half minutes

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set. Few other piano solos have achieved such widespread popularity, offering the pianist the opportunity to reveal exceptional skill as a virtuoso, while providing the listener with an immediate and irresistible musical appeal. It is considered one of the most technically demanding works in the solo piano repertoire.

Liebesträume (German for Dreams of Love, singular Liebestraum), is a set of three solo piano works (S/G541) by Franz Liszt, published in 1850. Often, the term Liebestraum refers specifically to No. 3, the most famous of the three.

The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky between November 1874 and February 1875. It was revised in the summer of 1879 and again in December 1888. It is considered one of the most popular of Tchaikovsky's works and among the best known of all piano concerti.

Rhapsody in Blue is a musical composition by George Gershwin for solo piano and jazz band written in 1924. Whether or not Rhapsody in Blue is "jazz" remains a much-debated topic.

The Suite bergamasque .is one of the most famous piano suites by Claude Debussy. It is named after Paul Verlaine's poem "Clair de lune". Debussy wrote the suite in 1890 at age 28, but it was not published until 1905[

A concerto Marcello wrote in D minor for oboe, strings and basso continuo is perhaps his best-known work. Its worth was attested to by Johann Sebastian Bach who transcribed it for harpsichord (BWV 974). A number of editions have been published of the famous Oboe Concerto in D minor. The edition in C minor is credited to Benedetto Marcello.

Brahms's Lullaby is the common name for a number of children's lullabies with similar lyrics and the same melody, the original of which was Johannes Brahms's Wiegenlied: Guten Abend, gute Nacht, Op. 49, No. 4 (published in 1868). The first verse is taken from a collection of German folk poems called Des Knaben Wunderhorn. In 1922, Australian pianist and composer Percy Grainger arranged the Wiegenlied as one of his "Free Settings of Favorite Melodies" for solo piano,

Für Elise" (English: "For Elise") is the popular name of one of Ludwig van Beethoven's (1770–1827) most popular compositions, the Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor (WoO 59 and Bia 515) for solo piano, marked poco moto, dated 27 April 1810. The original autographed manuscript has been lost and the piece itself was not published until 1865.

The Entertainer is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin.One of the classics of ragtime, it returned to top international prominence as part of the ragtime revival in the 1970s, when it was used as the theme music for the 1973 Oscar-winning film The Sting. Composer and pianist Marvin Hamlisch's adaptation reached #3 on the Billboard pop chart in 1974 and spent a week at #1 on the adult contemporary chart that same year.

Song for Guy is a mainly instrumental piece of music by Elton John. It is the closing track off his 1978 album, A Single Man and is the best known song from that album. Many student of piano (at least in Italy) have learned that composition of "Sir" Elton John