classical piano music
my canon
!work in progess!
please, give me some time to finish this list of classical piano music which i consider as 'best choice to play'.
my original plan was to record each piece by myself. i gave up after a few since it seemed to be incompatible with my life expectancy. instead i picked some fabulous recordings from professional pianists.
in the first column publication dates are given. they may differ significantly from the date of composition.
as an amateur i find it extremly helpful to use music sheets with fingering. i prefer them over more popular edititons.
now, off to practice ...
the main list covers all pieces for two hands without orchestra, including transcriptions
| 1722 | bach | the well-tempered clavier | bwv.846 | praeludium & fuga I | c-dur |  |  | |
| bwv.847 | praeludium & fuga II | c-moll | | | ||||
| bwv.848 | praeludium & fuga III | cis-dur | | | ||||
| bwv.849 | praeludium & fuga IV | cis-moll | | | ||||
| bwv.850 | praeludium & fuga V | d-dur | | | ||||
| bwv.851 | praeludium & fuga VI | d-moll | | | ||||
| 1723 | bach | invention | bwv.779 | invention 8 | f-dur | | | |
| 1723 | bach | praeludium in c-moll | bwv.999 | c-moll | | | ||
| 1766 | c.p.e.bach | solfeggietto | wq 117/2, h.220 | c-moll | | | ||
| 1781 | mozart | 12 variations 'ah! vous dirai-je, maman' | kv.265 | c-dur | | | ||
| 1783 | mozart | sonata in c-dur | kv.330 | 1.allegro moderato | c-dur | | | 2021 |
| 2.andante cantabile | f-dur | | 2021 | |||||
| 3.allegretto | c-dur | | ||||||
| 1784 | mozart | sonata in d-dur | kv.331 | 1.andante grazioso | a-dur | | | |
| 2.menuetto, trio | a-dur | |||||||
| 3.allegretto, 'alla turca' | a-moll | |||||||
| 1785 | mozart | fantasie in d-moll | kv.397 | andante | d-moll | | | |
| 1785 | mozart | fantasie in c-dur | kv.475 | adagio | c-dur | | | |
| 1788 | mozart | sonata in c-dur 'facile' | kv.545 | 1.allegro | c-dur | | | |
| 2.andante | g-dur | | ||||||
| 3.rondo, allegro | c-dur | | ||||||
| 1796 | beethoven | sonata in f-moll | op.2 nr.1 | 1.allegro | f-moll | | | |
| 2.adagio | f-dur | | ||||||
| 3.allegretto | f-moll | | ||||||
| 4.prestissimo | f-moll | | ||||||
| 1799 | beethoven | sonata in c-moll 'pathetique' | op.13 | 1.grave | c-moll | | | |
| 2.adagio cantabile | as-dur | | ||||||
| 3.rondo, allegro | c-moll | | ||||||
| 1801 | beethoven | sonata in cis-moll 'mondschein' | op.27 nr.2 | 1.adagio sostenuto | cis-moll | | | |
| 2.allegretto | des-dur | | ||||||
| 3.presto agitato | cis-moll | | ||||||
| 1801 | beethoven | sonata in d-dur 'pastorale' | op.28 | 1.allegro | d-dur | | | |
| 2.andante | d-moll | | | |||||
| 3.allegro vivace | d-dur | | ||||||
| 4.allegro, ma non troppo | d-dur | | ||||||
| 1805 | beethoven | sonata in c-dur 'waldstein' | op.53 | 1.allegro con brio | c-dur | | | |
| 2.adagio molto | f-dur | | ||||||
| 3.allegretto moderato - prestissimo | c-dur | | ||||||
| 1810 | beethoven | bagatelle nr.25 in a-moll 'für elise' | woo 59 | poco moto | a-moll | | | |
| 1827 | schubert | impromptus, erste sammlung | op.90 nr.2 | allegro | es-dur | | | |
| op.90 nr.3 | andante | ges-dur | | | ||||
| op.90 nr.4 | allegretto | as-dur | | | ||||
| 1831 | mendelssohn bartholdy | rondo capriccioso | op.14 | andante | e-dur | | | 2008 |
| 1832 | chopin | nocturne in es-dur | op.9 nr.2 | andante | es-dur | | | |
| 1833 | chopin | etude in c-dur 'waterfall' | op.10 nr.1 | allegro | c-dur | | | |
| etude in a-moll 'chromatique' | op.10 nr.2 | allegro | a-moll | | ||||
| etude in e-dur 'tristesse' | op.10 nr.3 | lento, ma non troppo | e-dur | | ||||
| etude in c-moll 'revolutionsetude' | op.10 nr.12 | allegro con fuoco | c-moll | | ||||
| 1834 | chopin | fantasie impromptu in cis-moll | op.66 | allegro agitato | cis-moll | | | |
| 1835 | chopin | deux valses - valse in as-dur 'l'adieu' | op.69 nr.1 | lento | as-dur | | ||
| 1836 | schumann | grand sonata nr.1 | op.11 | 1.un poco adagio - allegro vivace | fis-moll | | | |
| 2.senza passione, ma espressivo | a-dur | |||||||
| 3.scherzo e intermezzo | fis-moll | |||||||
| 4.allegro und poco maestoso | fis-moll | |||||||
| 1837 | chopin | etude in as-dur 'aeolian harp' | op.25 nr.1 | allegro sostenuto | as-dur | | | |
| etude in f-moll 'the bees' | op.25 nr.2 | presto | f-moll | | | |||
| 1837 | chopin | piano sonata nr.2 - march funebre in b-moll | op.35 | 3.lento | b-moll | | | |
| 1838 | chopin | polonaise in a-dur 'military' | op.40 nr.1 | allegro con vrio | a-dur | | | |
| 1838 | liszt (schubert) | la sérénade | 559a/1 | moderato. tempo rubato | d-moll | | | |
| 1838 | schumann | kinderszenen | op.15 nr.1 | von fremden ländern | g-dur | | | 2007 |
| op.15 nr.7 | träumerei | f-dur | 2008 | |||||
| 1839 | chopin | prélude in e-moll | op.28 nr.4 | largo | e-moll | | | |
| prélude in a-dur | op.28 nr.7 | andantino | a-dur | | | |||
| prélude in des-dur 'regentropfen-prélude' | op.28 nr.15 | andantino (Sostenuto) | des-dur | | | |||
| 1839 | schumann | arabeske in c-dur | op.18 | leggiero e teneramente | c-dur | | | |
| 1842 | chopin | polonaise in as-dur 'heroic' | op.53 | maestoso | as-dur | | | |
| 1842 | chopin | nocturne in f-moll | op.55 nr.1 | andante | f-moll | | | |
| 1847 | mendelssohn bartholdy | 6 kinderstücke | op.72 nr.6 | vivace | f-dur | | | |
| 1847 | chopin | valse in des-dur 'minute' | op.64 nr.1 | molto vivace | des-dur | | | |
| valse in cis-moll | op.64 nr.2 | tempo giusto | cis-moll | | | |||
| 1848 | heller | 30 etudes progressives | op.46 nr.7 | vivace | e-moll | | | |
| 1850 | liszt | liebestraum nr.3 | s.541/3 | poco allegro, con affetto | as-dur | | | 2007 |
| 1851 | liszt | ungarische rapsodie nr.2 | s.244/2 | lento a capriccio | cis-moll | | | |
| 1857 | liszt | etude de concert nr.3 un sospiro | s.144 | allegro affettuoso | des-dur | | | 2007 |
| 1860 | liszt (schubert) | gretchen am spinnrade | s.375/2 d.118 | non troppo allegro | d-moll | | | 2021 |
| 1860 | liszt | mephisto walzer nr.1 | s.514 | allegro vivace (quasi presto) | a-dur | | | |
| 1867 | brahms | 16 walzer | op.39 nr.15 | as-dur | | | 2021 | |
| 1874 | mussorgsky | pictures at an exhibition | promenade | b-dur | | | 2007 | |
| 1.gnomus | es-moll | | ||||||
| promenade | as-dur | | ||||||
| 2.il vecchio castello | gis-moll | | ||||||
| promenade | h-dur | | ||||||
| 3.tuileries (dispute d'enfants aprčs jeux) | h-dur | | ||||||
| 4.bydlo | gis-moll | | ||||||
| promenade | d-moll | | ||||||
| 5.ballett der unausgeschlüpften küken | f-dur | | ||||||
| 6.„samuel“ goldenberg und „schmu˙le“ | b-moll | | ||||||
| promenade | b-dur | | ||||||
| 1880 | brahms | rapsodia in g-moll | op.79 nr.2 | molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro | g-moll | | | 2007 |
| 1889 | macdowell | etude de concert | op.36 | allegro con fuoco | fis-dur | | | 2012 |
| 1893 | rachmaninoff | prélude in cis-moll | op.2 nr.3 | lento | cis-moll | | | |
| 1903 | rachmaninoff | prélude in b-dur | op.23 nr.2 | maestoso | b-dur | | | |
| prélude in g-moll | op.23 nr.5 | alla marcia | g-moll | | ||||
| 1905 | debussy | suite bergamasque - clair de lune | l.75 | andante tres expressif | des-dur | | | |
| 1906 | albeniz | iberia | book 1 | 1.evocation, allegretto expressivo | as-moll | | | |
| 2.el puerto, allegro commodo | des-dur | | ||||||
| 3.el corpus en sevilla, allegro gracioso | fis-moll | | ||||||
| 1908 | debussy | children's corner | l.113 | 1.doctor gradus ad parnassum | c-dur | | | |
| 2.jimbo's lullaby | b-dur | | ||||||
| 3.serenade for the doll | e-dur | | ||||||
| 4.snow is dancing | f-dur | | ||||||
| 5.the little shepherd | a-dur | | ||||||
| 6.golliwog's cake walk | es-dur | | ||||||
| 1910 | rachmaninoff | prélude in gis-moll | op.32 nr.12 | allegro | gis-moll | | | |
| 1911 | rachmaninoff | études-tableaux in d-moll | op.33 nr.5 | moderato | d-moll | | | |
| 1916 | calvo | intermezzo n°2 - lejano azul | b-moll | | | |||
| 1921 | casella | 11 pezzi infantile | op.35 nr.4 | 4.bolero, allegro spagnuolo | c-dur | | | |
| 1922 | shostakovich | three fantastic dances | op.5 nr.1 | allegreto | c-dur | | | |
| op.5 nr.2 | andantino | g-dur | | |||||
| op.5 nr.3 | allegretto | c-dur | | |||||
| 1931 | rachmaninoff (rimsky-korsakov) | flight of the bumblebee | transcription | presto | c-dur | | | 2021 |
| 1933 | shostakovich | 24 preludes | op.34 nr.2 | allegretto | a-moll | | | 2001 |
| op.34 nr.7 | andante | a-dur | | | 2001 | |||
| op.34 nr.13 | moderato | fis-dur | | | 2001 | |||
| op.34 nr.14 | adagio | es-moll | | | 2001 | |||
| op.34 nr.20 | allegretto furioso | c-moll | | | 2001 | |||
| 1935 | howe (bach) | sheep may safely graze | transcription | b-dur | | | ||
| 1938 | prokofiev | romeo and juliet: ten pieces for piano | op.75 nr.1 | national dance, allegro giocoso | d-dur | | | |
| op.75 nr.4 | juliet as a young girl, vivace | c-dur | | |||||
| op.75 nr.6 | montagues and capulets, allegro pseante | e-moll | |