chopin ballades 1,3,4  rachmaninoff concerto no 2  chopin op 48 no 1  debussy clair de lune

Chopin ballade no 2 😭😭😭😭😭

The coda goes so hard 

the beat drop going from tranquil and gentle to some anime cardinal level betrayal goes hard  😫 😫 😫 😫

The ballade no 2 hate is strong. It was the first ballade I learned, and I still think it's the most exciting ballade. I think it's fair to say it's not that beautiful though. Even the andantino introduction isn't very beautiful. It's very sweet and gentle, but not that beautiful.

Haha the chopin ballades are so subjective its impressive. Right now my favorites are 1 and 2. But that will for sure change in the future

I believe everyone first knows about 1, then four, then 3, and finally 2

Exactly what i was thinking. The only thing I'd say you missed would be liebestraum no. 3.

Learning this one at the moment, I love it so much.

Bro, I'm way to far away from being able to play that, I wish

The gaps between the fingers are horrible (thanks for your composition Mr. Liszt but we don't all have huge hands like you). That said, it seems much more difficult than it really is compared to much more technical pieces!! I would love to know how to play La Campanella, but I think that will be for another life.

My teacher has super small hands and during our lesson earlier to day she just hit that whole rolled chord right before the second cadenza with one note on each finger (like without taking the first two with the thumb), perfectly clean, perfect voicing. I was shocked, my hands are much bigger than hers and I’m simply not able to do that.

That’s rlly hard dude 😭 when I first learned that piece I tried to not use thumb for both and it just makes it unnecessarily difficult

Personally, the fingering for some of the left hand runs was a real pain when I was learning it.

a little overplayed in my opinion. The melody is nice and all but theres only so much variation you can add onto a melody before it becomes dull.

I second rach 2

Missing Etude op 10 no 3 by Chopin but solid list :)

How about op 25 no 1..?

thats true tristesse has a good melody im just not really fan of the etudey parts of the piece

un sospiro liebestraum Waltz of the flowers Swan Lake (scene) rachmaninov piano concerto 3 Moonlight Sonata first movement Schubert serenade Chopin: nocturne in c# minor nocturne op.9 no.1 nocturne op.27 no.2 the entirety of C418 tracks for Minecraft highlights: sweden wet hands aria math

Rach 3 is better

better? yes. more beautiful? i’m not exactly sure. rach 3 is a hell of a journey but it’s also very dense and not always beautiful. oftentimes it’s more painful, yearning, even ugly… maybe brutal is a better word (think the cadenza before the start of the third movement). in contrast rach 2 is a lot more tender. moments in all three movements generally have less of an edge to them. i understand why rach 2 fits this question better than 3

Personally, I find the 2nd movement of Rach 3 the most beautiful thing I've listened to. I've listened to it countless of times. In general, all of Rachmaninoff's 2nd movements are beautiful tbh, I love Rach 1's 2nd mov as well

and the third movement of the second symphony. never forget. what a crime we only hear that melody in full once and it’s never fully resolved

The Rach 3 second movement climax is absolutely unreal and very beautiful.

Brahms 118/2. Here’s Grigory Sololov playing it https://youtu.be/cb8QPgQHsag?si=IuJGVId_Gi2LPYGG Also Rachmaninoff 2nd piano concerto, and Rachmaninoff 18th Variation from Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Here is Daniel Trifonov https://youtu.be/ThTU04p3drM?si=HrQIYqlz9xWEenor

Brahms Opus 118 and 119 are superb.

Pogorelich’s 118/2 is the benchmark. There is no other for me.

have you heard Jason Moran play it? It’s totally different but you might be interested

Probably not the MOST beautiful, but probably the most beautiful that no one has written here yet. (The order I put them means nothing) 1. Mikhail Glinka - Variations on a theme by Alabiev 2. Dimitri Shostakovitch - Piano concerto no.2 (2nd movement is the best of the three but all are very gud) 3. Alexander Scriabin - Two Impromptus op.12 4. Sergei Bortkiewicz - Etude op.29 no.3 Some for non-solo piano: 1. Mikhail Glinka - Trio pathetique 2. Robert Schumann - Adagio and Allegro op.70 3. Anton Arensky - Piano Trio no.2 op.73 (Just realized out of seven pieces six are by Russian composers lol) (Edit: I thought more people commented here already, so I definitely missed some stuff no one mentioned yet)

I'd add Bortkiewicz's preludes 33-7 and 33-8.

Schumann - Traumerei from Kinderszenen played by Horowitz as an encore

This moment exists outside of space and time.

While you’re at it, the whole Horowitz Favorite Encores album is lovely.

Gaspard de la Nuit, especially Ondine.

Ravel is highly underrated.

Ya. Ondine really does something for me. I went 30+ years without ever knowing who Ravel was. Une barque sur l'océan also does things for me. Those dreamy cascades!

I can't believe noone mentioned Liszt's Un Sospiro! Particularly by [Fuziko Hemming](https://open.spotify.com/intl-es/track/7IA9DHsY9IPBUdIzmrbSTr?si=39698fed704942d4)

Reminds me of Ravel’s Miroirs III: une barque sur L’ocean

My favourite piece! I don’t think anything will ever top that one for me 😭

Rachmaninoff Prelude in G Major is pretty nice

Bill Evans trio version of “My Foolish Heart” recorded at Village Vanguard: https://youtu.be/EpVXH3Vm2wg?si=Lxm8c0ec_Kq2D4fb

Liebestraum no.3

same!! can't believe i had to scroll so much to see it

[Moszkowski Piano Concerto in E minor, op. 59](https://youtu.be/eh3l8I-JT4Q?si=HsaRXFS9mBXbBFkI) [Moszkowski Caprice Espagnole](https://youtu.be/OYHhUaWWCkw?si=RotLRRILbiONv9TA) ☺️☺️☺️

Satie - Gnossienne No. 3

I was searching for this, the piece is so beautiful and melancholic. I feel like Antonio staring at his ships arriving.

Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin

The prelude, forlane, and menuet, man

My top listens (many I will probably never be able to play): Medtner - Phrygian Mode (some of the most beautiful 2 minutes of piano in existence) Ravel - Ondine Chopin - Ballade 4 Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G Major Mendelssohn - Songs without Words Op 67 No 2 Chopin Berceuse Ravel - Pavane Scriabin - Op 12 no 2 Ravel - Jeux d’eau Albeniz - Suite Espanola Op 47 No 1 (played by Alicia de Larrocha) Grenados - The Maiden and the Nightingale (also by Alica de Larrocha)

What in phrygian mode? That’s not a name, the search doesn’t give anything

You can also try searching for Op. 42 no. 2, it’s one of his “Skazki” (Fairy Tales).

Thanks to you I looked up Medtner on my Apple Music and dove in. I’d never heard of him. His music is luscious!

He’s very underrated! I hadn’t heard of him until somewhat recently as well.

Chopin Op. 25 No 1. Pletnev’s arrangement of the Grande Pas De Deux from The Nutcracker

For those who haven't listened to the pas de deux arrangement please give it a listen: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aH5VuyqqfA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aH5VuyqqfA)

Schubert Sonata 960. Beethoven Pathetique 2nd movement. Chopin Berceuse Debussy Reverie Edit: Sunken Cathedral by Debussy

+1 to all of these, particularly the Schubert!

Chopin's Op. 9 No. 1 and Op. 48 No. 1 are great. There are the Ballades, too. Specifically 4.

Op48 n.1 listening ☺️ Op48 n.1 playing 💀

As someone who learned 48:1 I agree 💯

Lol so true. Although there are some performances of this piece that I can't listen to. Some pianists, including myself, lose the melody in the doppio movimento section and it sounds like mud. I could listen to Maria Joao Pires play that nocturne all day though.

Right now, it could be paganini variations no.18 by rachmaninov

I was a recital recently where the piano professor claimed many people consider Liszt’s “Un Sospiro” is the most beautiful piece ever written for piano. I internally rolled my eyes are there are so many beautiful pieces to choose from. But when the pianist finished, I think I agreed.

Keith Jarret, The Köln Concert (1975)

Beethoven pathetique 2nd mvmt Beethoven sonata 30 variations Beethoven sonata 31 1st mvmt Chopin sonata 3 movement 3

Pavane pour une enfante defunte, à la maniere de Borodine, and Le Gibet- Ravel Fantasie in B Minor, piano concerto in F-sharp Minor, and 5 preludes Op. 16: II + IV by Scriabin Melodiya Op. 21 No. 5, Suite No. 2 Op.17: II + IV, and Suite No. 1 Op. 5: I - Rachmoninoff Piano Concerto in E major and B Minor - Moszkovski Nocturne In D flat major - Lyapunov Prelude Op. 6 No. 1 and his Piano concerto No. 1 + 2 - Bortkiewicz Ballade No. 1 - Chopin I could make such a longer list but those are some of my favorites

I really enjoy the pathetique and the moonlight sonatas from beethoven. Im fairly new into classical music so this might be a more mainstream take Edit: i have listened to all of the sonatas, so when i say mainstream take i mean taste since i do believe musical taste changes the more you listen

Nothing wrong with mainstream! The “hits” are hits for a reason. Getting to know all the sonatas has been a beautiful journey.

If you like Moonlight, check out the Schnabel recording, I think he really understood that piece better than everyone else.

Seconding Brahms 118/2, almost all of the Chopin Nocturnes (yes over the ballades!), Beethoven sonatas (I’m particularly fond of the Pastorale, Waldstein and Tempest). What I haven’t seen mentioned yet: Ravel piano concerto, second movement, Rachmaninoff preludes (esp. 23/2, 23/4)… There’s so much more but this is as good a place to start as any!

Rachmaninoff Suite No 1 Op 5 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfXKKLqpVi4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfXKKLqpVi4)

Rachmaninoff prelude op.32 no.10

If I can only take one to the next life. It's Rach 2 for sure. Other interesting are Bach invention no.2 by Glenn Gould (only him) Liszt/Schubert Ave Maria Lot of Ravels: Miroirs and Gaspard de la Nuit. It makes me wonder every time how is it possible to generate these sounds from piano.

Rachmaninoff piano concerto no 2

I have a soft spot for Rhapsody in Blue. I don't know why. Does that count?

Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Liszt - Benediction de dieu dans la solitude

Saw a few people mention lesser known pieces. I am going to go fully off the reservation. “Each Drop” by masayoshi soken. It is from the FFXIV sound track but for a piano piece it is very simple compared to others mentioned but evokes a lot of emotions to me at least.

Arts and the Hours by rameau. Very pretty.

I listen to this cover when I want something epic and inspiring: https://youtu.be/h7T0hMNx-H0?si=coJeBXpnsu4I8w2F

Rach 2 Chopin Ballade 1 Chopin Etude op. 10. No. 3 "Tristesse"

I’m in a Schubert phase. Sonatas in B flat and G major; all the impromptus; the Moments Musicaux. Can’t go wrong with any of them!

Brahms Op.117 Brahms Op.118 Feinberg Sonata No.1 Scriabin Sonata No.2 Scriabin Sonata No.4

Everyone else has given their answers in the obvious classics. So I’ll go for a more contemporary choice here. It's hard to get now. La Monte Young. The Well-Played Piano. You need to listen to this by lying flat on the floor in the dead of night to fully feel the vibrations and overtones clashing in the air and right onto your skin and skull to take in its impact. It’s so so so beautiful I can't take it.

Rach 1 & 4 aren’t to be scoffed at!

Opus 23 No. 4 by Rachmaninov, Prokofiev’s Prelude Op. 12 No. 7, and Berg’s Schließe mir die Augen beide

Rach Op.23 No 5 “Alla Marcia” best harmony and suspense ever

Thanks for commenting this, I loved it. I decided to make a playlist of all my favourites and this is the first entry lol

Haha its the first on my playlist as well. The song is just so damn good. Might be my favorite Rach composition

Do you know any other songs that have similar feel to Alla marcia

Anything in Ravel-Jean Doyen (2024 remastered recording) exept tombou couperin

I love "dark" songs: Mendelssohn's Op.30: 6 aka "Venetian Gondola Song" Scriabin's Op 16: 4, Prelude No. 4 in E-Flat Minor: Lento the second is a tiny prelude, barely a minute long, but it's soooo beautiful.

Yep, I learnt Scriabins Op. 16 No. IV and it’s great, I really wish it was longer. You should check out Op. 16 No. II as well as his Fantasie in B minor if you haven’t already

I definitely will!

I really like these piano duo adaptations of some of Tchaikovsky's work, really beautiful. https://open.spotify.com/album/1FpowTrXTDVyQDIKfdxPB0?si=EoX8TX3xQVmGg59OxUJDNg&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A1FpowTrXTDVyQDIKfdxPB0 If you're interested in anything more than classical though then I would highly recommend Michel Polnareff, he's easily my favourite musician, a great pianist and singer. His style is pretty unique and he did a lot of different stuff. I would recommend these songs for the most piano focused: - Love Me, Please Love Me - Comme Juliette et Romeo - Ame caline - Nos mots d'amour - Qui a tué grand' maman? - Lettre à France But if you're interested in more of his stuff I made a playlist of what I consider his best: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5pnIGwGLjzALuWXWReNF9c?si=73fGHBFGReiNyXvrZxWoUQ&pi=e-MMIn0DLZQcWK

I’m a sucker for George Winston’s December. Just throwing that in there because everything mentioned is classical. Bach’s Goldberg variations. The intro to Joan Crawford has Risen from the Grave by Blue Öyster Cult. Allen Lanier was classically trained.

Maurice Ravel's Ondine

Rach 3rd

Chilly Gonzales - the tearjerker returns Nobuo uematsu - zanarkand Angelo badalamenti - Laura palmers theme Ryuichi sakamoto - merry Christmas mr Lawrence Toby fox - fallen down Joe hisaishi - one summer day Alexandra streliski - plus tot Jeremy soule - secunda SIE sound team - girl in profile Now we are free - Jacob’s piano Some of my favourites, I do have a whole playlist with this sort of music on too if you fancy a listen 18 and a half hours so far [listen at night playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KaqDGBQ9FhsE8gdIF6Qxy?si=uSmVvDKgRsWUVDBu2M4qJw&pi=e-_XiBbZUHS_KP)

Gnossienne No.5 - Erik Satie

Ravel’s Mirroirs is pretty great, I particularly like the last movement, pretty gut wrenching. The third movement is also amazing.

Some of my favorites: Liebeslied - Rachmaninoff/Kreisler Liebestraum No. 3 - Lizst Moment Musicaux No 4 - Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1 - Chopin

Ravel piano concerto second movement. Best piece of piano music ever imo.

Tchaikovsky Barcarolle, June

Bill Evans lucky to be me

spring waters piano solo arrangement, rachmaninoff

Scriabin Fantasy in B minor

Rachmaninoff Prelude in G major op 32 no 5 Rachmaninoff prelude in b minor op 32 no 10 Ravel piano concerto in G 2nd movement

Mariage d'Amour

Schubert/Liszt: Auf dem Wasser zu singen Schubert/Liszt: Ständchen

Gonna recommend some "lesser" known pieces - Mendelssohn op 67 no 5 - Mendelssohn op 62 no 5 - Scarlatti K466 - Bach Invention 2 and 4 Simone Dinnerstein's interpretation

Sonetto del Petrarca by Liszt is a gorgeous solo piano piece. One of the only which inspired tears to fall from my eyes

Chopin - nocturne 27.2. Absolutely magical nocturne imo. Rubinstein plays it best for me. Chopin - ballad 1,2,3,4. Listen to Zimmerman. Chopin - heroic polonaise (kissin). Brahms - intermezzo 118.2 (kovacevich). Chopin - 24 preludes (pogorelich). Listen to .15(raindrop) - and the final in d minor. Rachmaninoff - vocalise (cello is the main instrument but the piano support is so beautiful, also can hear piano only version). (Narek version on YouTube is phenomenal or Yuja wang). Beethoven - pathetique (2nd movement) - (entire sonata is beautiful, but this part especially for me). Mozart / listz - lacrymosa. Rachmaninoff - moments musicaux no.4. (Lugansky or kassia on YouTube, I think have wonderful interpretations). Debussy - arabesque 2, suit bergamasque. (Mahidhara plays this wonderfully). Schubert - impromptu 2/3. (2 by Zimmerman, 3 by Horowitz). Schumann - traumerei. (horowitz) Honestly there’s toooooooo many to name but there should be something here you’ll love.

Check out yoshimatsus Pleiades dances, kapustin’s concert etudes, ornstein has a lot of super beautiful stuff too!

aight lemme add some rachmaninoff prelude in b minor, e flat major, d major, lento from piano sonata no.2 scriabin prelude op.16 no.1 in b major, op.11 no.1 in c major, sonata 2, sonata 3 andante, sonata 4

The piece that most recently totally blew me away was Thalberg's Moïse fantasy. It's sort of divided into two parts, often performed separately. Go for the second part.

I don’t have a favourite but at the moment I love Schubert D946 1, 2; impromptu op 90 no 1; and his 4 last sonatas. A hidden gem is medtner’s forgotten melodies op 38. I wish there were less obvious choices in the comment section, surely ballade no 1 and op 48 no 1 are really beautiful but I feel like it would be better if we shared less « mainstream » to discover new music.

Scriabin Sonata 2 first movement, etudes op 8 no 4, op 8 no 6, op 42 no 5, preludes op 11 no 15, waltz op 38 Chopin prelude in B major, all the nocturnes and ballades, scherzo 2, etudes op 25 no 1, op 10 no 1, op 10 no 3, all 4 impromptus, barcarolle, berceuse, 3rd sonata Liszt liebestraum no 3, transcendental etude no 11 harmonies du soir Schubert's 3rd impromptu, winterreise(for voice and piano though) Faure pavane, nocturne no 6 d flat Rachmaninoff prelude G major Ravel Jeux deau Debussy Reverie, nuit d'etoiles(piano and voice), Clair de lune Satie tendrement, je te veux solo piano versions Brahms intermezzos op 117 no1, op 118 no 2, op 119 no 1 These are just some but I tried to include some from a bunch of different composers.

Scriabin's 2nd piano sonata (listen to Richter's version)

It just depends who's playing it. Even Bach inventions have stopped time for me when I hear a truly exceptional performer play them

Benediction de Dieu.

Not classical, but I'm answering your question. [akagi party from final fantasy x-2, piano collections ](https://youtu.be/aJDDRLqRT14?si=1UEMTuI1zB8lblbc)

Damn, mine seems plebeian compared to some of the pieces here, so I won’t even say it

Beethoven sonata 29 3th, 4th mvmt Scriabin sonata 5, 7, 10 Bach well-tempered cavier book 1 fuga 4, Bach sinfonia 9 Liszt sonata in B minor Beat Furrer - Phasma

I really liked Peter Buka's rendition of Hanz Zimmer's "Time", hauntingly beautiful.

https://youtu.be/lB4PRX737-0?si=fqhqAz8JlEn1XouQ The piece that help jump start my journey

Anything Chopin and Rachmaninov piano concerto #2

Supertramp - Rudy (1974)

Most music by Olafur Arnalds. Fuckin beautiful!

I love this rendition of Bloody Tears from Castlevania. Not necessarily the most beautiful I've ever heard, but it makes me feel emotional. https://youtu.be/_MM_Q0nfaG0?si=C8nB1yXLl1ApsMuO

Currently my favorites are: - Beethoven Sonatas no. 30 and 31 (honestly his final sonatas as a whole) - Chopin Op. 49, 60, and 61 (highly underrated imo) - Liszt Benediction de Dieu dans la Solitude

Liszt Les Cloches de Geneve [https://youtu.be/_Xfnh4MnzEM?si=APWJ9-Y1ZSJ6TW0I](https://youtu.be/_Xfnh4MnzEM?si=APWJ9-Y1ZSJ6TW0I) And his sonnet 104 de Petrarca [https://youtu.be/CnkVjsvdyoM?si=qeCwxgQZ_WztKaA0](https://youtu.be/CnkVjsvdyoM?si=qeCwxgQZ_WztKaA0)

Ballet from Primrose - Gershwin

[Tigran Hamasyan - What the Waves brought](https://youtu.be/pVN36Ou4BUU?si=wh41p60jLuzLp1LK) played by himself left me emotionally completely out of sorts for a week. It's the perfect mix of the folk and jazz genres with excellent views on technique and ryhtmic vocal patterns.

No one has mentioned this so I have to say Consolation No.2 by Liszt, I love no.2 more than no.3.

Here you go: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AO6k_ipgEsI

Guero by Helmet Lachenmann (to be a dick)

I’m very biased, but I like the recordings of my dad playing. I put them on a sound cloud for him for his birthday this month. https://on.soundcloud.com/uKGihTsaS58SSVcM8

Anything that comes from within the heart and not a music sheet

Lick My Love Pump by Nigel Tufnel.

My personal favourite is Liszt's Transcendental Etude no. 9 "Ricordanza", especially the recording by Arrau.

Chopin piano concerto no.1 (especially 2nd movement Chopin etude 10/3 Beethoven piano concerto 5 (specifically second movement) Schubert Sonata D960 (first movement) Beethoven sonata no. 21 (Waldstein 3rd movement) Mozart Sonata for 2 pianos (the entire thing is glorious )

Rach 2

Dax Johnson - A Moment in The Life of Me

Heitor-Villa Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 I just love how it blend sadness and hope together in a such powerful way. Franz Schubert - Gretchen am Spinnrade D. 118 It just captures the poem motifs and storyline in such a beautiful and powerful way. Franz Schubert - Piano Sonata No. 21 in B-flat I think it’s one most complete pieces of work ever created Phillip Glass - Etudes No 2 and No 6 A kind of music to listen at night looking to nowhere Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18 IMO one of the most beautiful melodies ever Brad Mehldau - Blackbird (transcription) I’m obsessed by this melody and arrangement

There's so much... * The first time I heard **clair de lune by debussy** as a kid, I directly bought a complete Debussy Complete Recording CD Box from my pocket money. * I love the **2nd Rachmaninov Piano Concerto** so much, that I played it during my wedding. * And **Over the Rainbow and Londondarry Air played bei Keith Jarrett**... I always have tears in my eyes when I listen to him playing these two pieces 🥹

Keith Jarrett - Don't Ever Leave Me Liszt - Un Sospiro Erik Satie - ...anything he wrote, but the ***Trois Gymnopédies*** are probably the best-known. Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (might be my favourite on this list at the present time) Aphex Twin - Avril14th Aphex Twin - Nanou2 Vagif Mustafazadeh - March Brian Eno - By This River

Chopin ballade no 1, nocturne no 2, sonata no 3 finale, etude op 10 no 12, etude op 25 no 12. Mendelsohn 3 etudes no 1 in b flat minor. Rachmaninoff moment muzicaux no 4. Tchaikovsky piano concerto no 1. Prokofiev piano concerto no 3.

For a solo piano piece, Rachmaninoff - Prelude in G major, Op. 32, No. 5 is one of the most beautiful I have heard

The first cachucha theme from liszts Spanish fantasy for sure. God it’s beautiful

Ravel's Sonatine, or his Jeux d'Eau as played by Martha Argerich.

Horowitz playing chopin and rachmaninoff

Oh man.... How would we answer this....

[Chopin - Op. 48 No. 1](https://youtu.be/aViEAlzrIig) [Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 3](https://youtu.be/Gc6YPoEBwkI)

Dunno if this is a hot take but Gershwin’s Concerto in F. Every note is a stroke of genius, and the buildup and payoff to the third movement’s climax is breathtaking

Everybody has already commented my favourites, and I love exploring the more obscure ends of the classical repertoire, so here are a few picks that are both very beautiful and obscure: John Ireland: Sarnia Selim Palmgren: Snowflakes Nikolai Kapustin: Contemplation Harry Farjeom: A Swansong Lindley Evans: Fragrance Ludwig Schytte: Piano Concerto Qigang Chen: Er Huang

Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Not an expert in any way and of course there are so many more, but I particularly love Rachmaninoff's prelude Op.32 No.12 in G sharp minor. In my mind it's the musical manifestation of water.

Schubert b flat piano sonata, 2nd movement. It’s absolutely heart wrenching

Rachmaninoffs second Trio Elegiaque is definitely somewhere up there

I really like all the cory henry solo piano album ! He sings too and there is a lot of soul :)

Beethoven : )

"That" bit in Candy Necklaces.

Recently became enamored with Debussy Arabesque no 1. It sounds even better when you play it because you fully appreciate the beauty of each section. Even second of it is beautiful IMO.

I was just talking about this the other night with a fellow piano player. My opinion of the most beautiful is [Fratres by Arvo Part](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ipI4JFIKXY) (1980). I find it especially beautiful, because it is based on a musical algorithm, with each chord predetermined by a rigid progression through a cycle of three-note combinations. (There is an accompanying violin that adds "context" to each sequence, so it isn't really a solo piano piece.) The sequence goes through 7 iterations, with each sequence's top and bottom notes starting on a different note of the D-minor scale. The middle note is restricted to an A-minor triad. (I won't go into further detail. [Here](https://www.linusakesson.net/music/fratres/index.php) is an excellent explanation with charts. [Here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fratres) is the piece's Wikipedia page.) If you want to listen to the video I linked to on YouTube, be aware that there is a 60-second violin intro that you have to get through to get to first the piano algorithm.

Brad Meldhau’s (sorry about spelling ) Dream Brother live version.

Keith Jarret - Koln part IIc, woody goss opening for Joey dosik

I swear, if anyone says “River Flows In You”…

I love [Vivaldi’s Winter](https://youtu.be/6El8B8hJ4Sg?si=WYR9ONYw7UfYGAwd)

Ahmad Jamal perishing : but not for me

Avril 14th - Aphex Twin

More new age than classical, but the following composers have some great piano solos to listen to: Philip Wesley Scott D Davis Greg Maroney David Lanz

It's hard to narrow it down to the "most beautiful"- any number of Chopin pieces (I like the Berceuse), Beethoven and Mozart middle movements, and Rachmaninoff works would fit the bill. Here's a lesser-known piece that I've fallen for lately: Rachmaninoff Op 32 #5 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-7WeFsooM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q-7WeFsooM) Superficially, this piece has a simple delicate melody. But there's a lot more going on than initially meets the ear. It doesn't have a "given" name, but I when I sat down to learn it, I dubbed it "The Butterfly."

My favorite song ever is Simply Satie by Michael Dulin, it's such a relaxing listen and never seems to grow stale. If you know the song Gymnopédie by Erik Satie, it's literally that but with beautiful ornamentation added to it along with an intro to the piece that wasn't in the original.

It's not really a "piano" piece, as it was written before the piano was common, but it is commonly played on the piano: The middle movement of Bach's F-Minor concerto: I find this melody impossibly beautiful: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q22D69bi\_ao](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q22D69bi_ao)

Schubert sonata in b flat major. Rachmaninoff preludes. Listen to the complete sets. choose a composer and start listening to a playlist of their complete piano works. That’s the way to find stuff you like.

a personal favourite is chopin's winter wind

not classical but Eternity ~Memory of Lightwaves~ from the Final Fantasy X-2 Piano Collections https://youtu.be/LTfgtjcUTsY?si=kfuoe-AyLGm4ru7G To Zanarkand from the Final Fantasy X Piano Collections https://youtu.be/jNjASYqePMA?si=l5WqTeQH4Q8AHp1U

Chopin nocturnes and Debussy preludes

* Chopin's 4th ballade * Rach prelude 32/10 * Liszt's Vallee D'Obermann

Giorno's Theme

vikingur olafson's Bach album

Liszt - Vallee D'obermann

Liszt Réminiscence of Don Juan or gaspard de la nuit im not sure

Liszt - benediction de dieu dans la solitude Scriabin - piano sonata no. 2 in g sharp minor Both of these pieces transport me to a different world 💙💙💙

Something about Rachmaninoff's Elegie just hits me in the feels, ESPECIALLY on the album "Rachmaninoff Plays Rachmaninoff"

The lark Balakirev-Glinka Libeslied Rachmaninoff-Kreisler Pavane pour une infante defunte Ravel

Schubert Impromptu no 3 Debussy Clair de Lune Chopin Ballade no 2 Those three are my favorites imo

im going for something leftfield here: anomalie - fin. I find the piano line so beautiful