– Baroque Music
J. S. Bach (1685 – 1750)
The Well-Tempered Clavier
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Complete
(Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol 1
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Vol 2
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
– Classical Period
Joseph Haydn (1732 – 1809)
Piano Sonatas
Books of Piano Sonatas of Haydn, the pioneer of the Classical (Period) Music and he established the monophony music. I like his simple and innocent music, but some people think it boring and monotonous.
Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Haydn: The Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791)
Mozart: 6 Viennese Sonatinas
Level 3.5/5
Mozart: 6 Viennese Sonatinas
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Mozart: Six Viennese Sonatinas: Piano
(Hal Leonard Piano Library)
– Romantic Music
Frédéric Chopin (1810 – 1849)
Waltzes
Level 4/5
“Waltzes” by Chopin is the pieces almost piano players want to play. Comparatively easy as Chopin’s works, and it’s fun of fingering and rhythm, to play.
Chopin: Waltzes (Complete)
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Chopin: Waltzes for Piano
(Edition Peters)
– Late Romantic
Gabriel Fauré (1845 – 1924)
Nocturnes and Barcarolles for Solo Piano
(Dover Classical Piano Music)
Complete Preludes, Impromptus and Valses-Caprices
(Dover Classical Piano Music)
Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907)
Lyric Pieces
Level 3 – 4/5
It’s suitable for intermediate and upper-intermediate players, also the songs or suits can become a concert repertory. And there’re the taste of North European music, also Impressionism and Modernist Music.
Complete Lyric Pieces
(Schirmer’s Library of Musical Classics)
Complete Lyric Pieces for Piano
(Dover Classical Piano Music)
– Impressionism
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Deux Arabesques
Debussy’s iconic songs. Wonderful and very beautiful compositions has an oriental taste.
Level 4/5
Deux Arabesques for the Piano
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Suite bergamasque
Level 4.5/5
Debussy: Suite bergamasque –
Prelude, Menuet, Clair de lune, Passepied
(Schirmer Performance Editions)
Maurice Ravel (1875 – 1937)
Level 5/5
Piano Masterpieces of Maurice Ravel
(Dover Classical Piano Music)
Maurice Ravel: Works for Piano
(Les Editions Originales Durand: Salabert – Eschig)
– Modernism Music
Satie: Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
“Trois Gymnopedies” is very popular songs, mystic and beautiful, easy to play but very impressive and effective unique compositions.
Level 3/5
Satie: Trois Gymnopedies
on YouTube
Satie: Trois Gymnopedies
on Spotify
Satie: Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes
(Alfred Masterwork Edition)
Satie: Gymnopedies and Gnossiennes
(Schirmer Performance Editions)
Granados: Valses Poeticos
Level 3.5/5
Enrique Granados: Valses Poeticos
(Fjh Classic Editions)
Enrique Granados: Valses Poéticos
(Kalmus Edition)
List of Concet Repertory for Children
& Piano Pieces for Intermediate Players
List of Best Piano Étude Books
Beginners to Intermediates
in a Reasonable Order of Study
List of All Music Reviews
(EN, FR, DE, IT, ES)
Best Classical Recordings
on YouTube
Best Classical Recordings
on Spotify
