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Martha Argerich performs the third and last movement from Prokofiev's Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major

Prokofiev – Sonata No. 7, Precipitato – Argerich, Piano

Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83 (1942) (occasionally called the “Stalingrad”) is the second of the three “War Sonatas” written by Sergei Prokofiev. The sonata was first performed on 18 January 1943 in Moscow by Sviatoslav Richter.

Debussy - Arabesque No 1 in E Major - Wang, Piano

IMPRESSIONIST MUSIC / Arabesque / Piano

Debussy – Arabesque No. 1 – Yuja Wang, Piano

Although quite an early work, the Arabesques contain hints of Claude Debussy’s developing musical style. The suite is one of the very early impressionistic pieces of music, following the French visual art form.

Beethoven - Waldstein Sonata -Horowitz, Piano

CLASSICAL MUSIC / Piano / Sonata

Beethoven – Sonata No. 21 (Waldstein) – Horowitz, Piano

Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No 21 in C major, Op. 53, known as the Waldstein, is one of the three most notable sonatas of his middle period (the other two being the Appassionata, Op. 57, and Les Adieux, Op. 81a).

Bach - Prelude No 1 in C Major BWV 846 - Grimaud, Piano

BAROQUE MUSIC / Piano / Prelude

Bach – Prelude No. 1, Book I – Grimaud, Piano

The Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846, is a keyboard composition written by Johann Sebastian Bach. It’s the first prelude from The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846–893, a collection of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys.

Martha Argerich plays Chopin's Andante Spianato

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Piano

Chopin – Andante Spianato – Argerich, Piano

In 1834, Frédéric Chopin wrote an Andante Spianato in G Major, for piano solo, which he added to the start of the Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-Flat Major and joined the two parts with a fanfare-like sequence.

Yuja Wang performs Brahms' Intermezzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Intermezzo / Piano

Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 117 No. 3 – Wang, Piano

Intermezzo Op 117 No 3 in C-Sharp Minor is the third of the three Intermezzi for piano composed by Johannes Brahms in 1892 for solo piano.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Buniatishvili, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Concerto in A Minor – Khatia Buniatishvili, Piano

The Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 was completed in the year 1845 and is the only piano concerto written by the German Romantic composer Robert Schumann. The work was premiered in Dresden on December 4, 1845.

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor - Grimaud, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Concerto / Piano

Schumann – Concerto in A Minor – Grimaud, Piano

The Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54, was completed in the year 1845 and is the only piano concerto written by Robert Schumann who had earlier worked on several piano concerti who were never completed.

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Mazurka / Piano

Chopin – Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1 – Argerich, Piano

Mazurka Op. 59 No. 1 in A Minor is the opening piece of Mazurkas Op. 59, a set of three Mazurkas for solo piano by Frédéric Chopin. The set was composed and published in 1845.

Chopin - Ballade No 1 in G minor - Wang, Piano

ROMANTIC MUSIC / Ballade / Piano

Chopin – Ballade No. 1 – Yuja Wang, Piano

Chopin’s Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, dates to sketches Chopin made in 1831 during his eight-month stay in Vienna. It was completed in 1835 after his move to Paris.