The Essential Piano: 40 Popular Classics

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1Jessica's Theme
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist)
Bruce Rowland3:17
2Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV147
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 Bach3:58
3Allegro
piano:
Chu-Fang Huang (pianist)
Joseph Haydn5:16
4Rondo alla turca
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:
Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”: III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
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 Mozart2:49
5Wiegenlied (Lullaby)
piano:
Roger Woodward (pianist)
Johannes Brahms2:01
6Pavane pour une infante défunte
piano:
Stephanie McCallum (pianist)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
premiered in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1902-04-05)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 13), Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19) and Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 59)
Maurice Ravel6:18
7Walking in the Air
piano:
William Chen (pianist)
recording of:
Walking in the Air
lyricist and composer:
Howard Blake
publisher:
Faber Music Ltd., Highbridge Music Ltd. and Howard David Blake
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 40)
part of:
The Snowman (film soundtrack)
Howard Blake3:20
8Part IIc
piano:
Sally Whitwell (Australian pianist)
Keith Jarrett5:19
9The Entertainer
piano:
Donna Coleman (American pianist in Australia)
Scott Joplin4:45
10L'Isle joyeuse (The Joyous Isle)
piano:
Kathryn Selby (pianist)
recording of:
L’Isle joyeuse, L. 106, CD 109 (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1903 until 1904-08)
premiered at:
[concert] (1905-02-10)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 106) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 109)
Kathryn Selby5:53
11Für Alina
piano:
Tamara Anna Cislowska (pianist)
recording of:
Für Alina
composer:
Arvo Pärt (Estonian composer) (in 1976)
Arvo Pärt2:00
12Promenade
piano:
Scott Davie (pianist)
Модест Петрович Мусоргский1:17
13Frühlingsrauschen (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
14Irish Tune from Country Derry, 'Danny Boy'
piano:
Leslie Howard (Australian pianist)
recording of:
Irish Tune from County Derry (for piano solo)
composer:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961)
arranger:
Percy Grainger (Australian composer 1882–1961) (in 1911)
arrangement of:
Irish Tune from County Derry
Percy Grainger3:13
15La fille aux cheveux din line (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
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 Debussy2:42
16Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4
piano:
John Champ (pianist)
recording of:
Prélude no. 4 in E minor, op. 28: Largo
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin2:04
17Inpromptu in G-flat major, D899 No. 3
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 Schubert6:27
18Song without Words, Op. 19 No. 4
recording engineer:
Ron Craig (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:
Ron Craig’s Acoustic Studio in Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
Felix Mendelssohn1:54
19Consolation No. 1, S172
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:
Consolation in E major, S. 172 no. 1: Andante con moto (from 1995-11 until 1998-02)
composer:
Franz Liszt (Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor)
part of:
Consolations, S. 172
revision of:
Consolation in E major, S. 171a no. 1: Andante con moto (first, less common version)
Franz Liszt1:21
20Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60
piano:
Slawomir Wilk (pianist)
recording of:
Barcarolle in F‐sharp major, op. 60
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1845 until 1846)
dedicated to:
Madame la Baronne de Stockhausen
publisher:
Brandus & Cie. (Paris) (in 1846), Breitkopf & Härtel (in 1846) and Wessel & Co (London) (in 1846)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 60)
Frédéric Chopin8:39