Essential Classical Music - The Best Solo Piano Recordings

Gil Zilkha, singer/collector/music enthusiast In this installment of Essential Classical Music, I cover the best recordings of the major solo piano, keyboard, and organ works. This video covers solo works by Albéniz, Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, Fauré, Granados, Grieg, Ives, Janáček, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Satie, Scarlatti, Schubert, Schumann, and Shostakovich. 0:00 Introduction 1:09 Albéniz, Iberia 3:39 Bach, Goldberg Variations 12:38 Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 22:08 Bach, English & French Suites 23:47 Bach, 2 & 3-Part Inventions 25:29 Bach, Partitas 28:06 Bach, Italian Concerto, French Overture, Chromatic fantasia & fugue 30:57 Bach, Organ works 43:57 Bach, The Art of Fugue 48:16 Beethoven, Early & Middle Piano Sonatas 1:05:40 Beethoven, Late Piano Sonatas 1:13:05 Beethoven, Complete Piano Sonatas 1:21:53 Beethoven, Diabelli Variations 1:25:13 Brahms, Fantasias, Intermezzi, Klavierstücke, Rhapsodies 1:30:38 Brahms, Handel & Paganini Variations, Ballades 1:35:56 Brahms, Waltzes 1:38:29 Brahms, Piano Sonata No. 3 1:40:52 Chopin, Ballades 1:46:13 Chopin, Études 1:49:27 Chopin, Impromptus 1:51:15 Chopin, Mazurkas 1:53:39 Chopin, Nocturnes 1:59:14 Chopin, Polonaises 2:01:44 Chopin, Preludes 2:10:27 Chopin, Scherzi 2:12:15 Chopin, Piano Sonatas 2:20:19 Chopin, Waltzes 2:23:51 Debussy, Piano works 2:36:12 Fauré, Nocturnes 2:37:41 Granados, Goyescas, Spanish Dances 2:39:27 Grieg, Lyric Pieces 2:42:43 Ives, "Concord" Sonata 2:45:34 Janáček, Piano works 2:47:28 Liszt, Piano Sonata 2:53:25 Liszt, Short works 2:55:08 Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsodies 2:56:13 Liszt, Transcendental Études 2:57:46 Liszt, Années de pèlerinage 2:59:50 Mendelssohn, Songs Without Words 3:03:04 Mozart, Piano Sonatas 3:08:37 Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition 3:13:00 Prokofiev, "War" Piano Sonatas Nos. 6-8 3:17:54 Rachmaninoff, Preludes 3:22:40 Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit 3:28:23 Satie, Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes 3:30:23 Scarlatti, Keyboard Sonatas 3:33:28 Schubert, Impromptus 3:37:05 Schubert, Moments Musicaux 3:38:23 Schubert, Wanderer Fantasy 3:42:33 Schubert, Fantasie in F minor 3:44:03 Schubert, Late Piano Sonatas, Nos. 19-21 3:53:07 Schumann, Carnaval 3:58:24 Schumann, Davidsbündlertänze, Études symphoniques 4:01:46 Schumann, Fantasie in C 4:05:49 Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 4:08:33 Schumann, Kinderszenen 4:12:02 Schumann, Kreisleriana 4:16:50 Schumann, Waldszenen 4:17:54 Scriabin, Piano Sonata No. 5, Vers la flamme 4:20:12 Shostakovich, 24 Preludes & Fugues