Listening List
*Taken from David Dubal, The Art of the Piano: Its Performers, Literature, and Recordings (Amadeus Press, 2005)
Albeniz:
Iberia (Books I - IV): Arrau, De Larrocha
Bach:
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor - Schiff, Tureck
Italian Concerto - Gould
Six English Suites, Six French Suites, and Six Partitas - Gould, Schiff, Perahia
The Goldberg Variations - Gould (1955 and 1981)
Well-Tempered Clavier I and II - Gould, Schiff
Balakirev:
Islamey - Arrau, Bronfman
Barber:
Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26: Horowitz
Bartok:
Sonata for Piano (1926): Argerich, Kalichstein, Kocsis, Kovacevich
Out of Doors Suite (1926): Perahia
Piano Concerti Nos. 1-3: Sandor, Katchen, Pollini, P. Serkin, Ashkenazy, Weissenberg
Beethoven:
Thirty-two Sonatas: Arrau, Backhaus, Barenboim, Brendel, A. Fischer, Frank, Goode, Gulda, Kempff, Lipkin, O'Conor, Schnabel
15 Variations and Fugue in E-flat major on a Theme from the Eroica, Op. 35: Arrau, Curzon, Ax, Richter
33 Variations in C major on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: Brendel, Katchen, R. Serkin, Sokolov
5 Concerti: Brendel, Fleisher, Gilels, Schnabel, Perahia, Michelangeli, Rubinstein, Hess
Berg:
Sonata, Op. 1: Barenboim, Cherkassky, Gould
Brahms:
Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Arrau, Curzon, Katchen, Kempff, Kocsis, Rubinstein, Solomon
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Ax, Bolet, Cliburn, Fleisher, Katchen, R. Serkin, Solomon, Tureck
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Books I and II, Op. 35: Bachauer, Cherkassky, Michelangeli, Ohlsson
8 Klavierstucke, Op. 76: Gieseking, Goode, Katchen, Kempff
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Nos. 1 and 2: Ax, Cliburn, Gieseking, Gould, Lupu, Rubinstein
7 Fantasie, Op. 116: Gieseking, Gilels, Goode
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: Cliburn, Lupu
6 Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Cliburn, Gieseking, Lupu, Rubinstein
4 Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Cliburn, Gieseking, R. Serkin, Lupu
2 Piano Concerti: Arrau, Ax, Backhaus, Curzon, Fleisher, Gilels, Rubinstein, Schnabel, R. Serkin
Carter:
Sonata - Rosen
Chopin:
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 22: Ax, Davidovich, Rubinstein, Zimerman
4 Ballades: Ashkenazy, Cortot, Gilels, Hofmann, Horowitz, Kissin, Michelangeli, Rubinstein
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60: Argerich, Ashkenazy, Lipatti, Moiseiwitsch, Rubinstein, Sherman, Sofronitsky
2 Concerti: Zimerman, Ax, Cliburn, Fou Ts'ong, Gilels, Neuhaus, Pollini, Rubinstein
Etudes, Op. 10 and Op. 25: Arrau, Ashkenazy, Bachaus, Browning, Cortot, Cziffra, Friedman, Pollini
Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49: Arrau, Horowitz, Michelangeli, Rubinstein, Solomon, Zimerman
4 Impromptus: Cziffra, Francois, Frankl, Rubinstein
Mazurkas: Horowitz, Kapell, Michelangeli, Rubinstein
Nocturnes: Arrau, Ashkenazy, Fou Ts'ong, Godowsky, Moravec, Rubinstein, Weissenberg, Pogorelich, Rachmaninoff, Solomon
Polonaises: Berman, Cherkassky, Frankl, Rubinstein, Lhevinne, Neuhaus, Horowitz
24 Preludes, Op. 28: Cortot, Eschenbach, Feltsman, Freire, Kissin, Moravec, Pogorelich
4 Scherzos: Ax, Freire, Richter, Rubinstein, Wild, Cliburn, Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Zimerman
Sonatas: Horowitz, Kapell, Pogorelich, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Sokolov
Waltzes: Bunin, Cortot, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Zimerman
Debussy:
Images I and II: Casadesus, Francois, Gieseking
24 Preludes: Cortot, Arrau, Haas, Michelangeli
12 Etudes: Gieseking, Uchida, Pollini
Franck:
Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue: Cherkassky, Cortot, Moravec
Granados:
Goyescas: De Larrocha, Granados
Grieg:
Concerto in A minor: Backhaus, Fleisher, Lipatti, Lupu, Michelangeli, Richter
Haydn:
Sonatas: Ax, Backhaus, Brendel, Horowitz
Ives:
Concord Sonata: Hamelin, Ives, Kalish
Janacek:
In the Mist: Schiff, Moravec
Sonata: Moravec
Ligeti:
Etudes: Aimard
Liszt
Douze Etudes d'execution transcendante: Arrau, Berman, Bolet, Cziffra
Trois Etudes de concert: Arrau, Bolet, Lortie
Deux Etudes de concert: Bolet, Wild, Ogdon
Mephisto Waltzes: Bolet, Berman, Browning, Czifra, Horowitz, Wild
Annees de pelerinage: Berman, Cziffra, Lortie
Sonata in B minor: Arrau, Berman, Bolet, Cortot, Horowitz, Pogorelich, Argerich
Concerti: Arrau, Rubinstein, Richter
Totentanz: Freire, Watts
Arrangements, Transcriptions, Paraphrases (ex. Don Juan, Norma, Rigoletto, Faust): Hmelin, Wild, Bolet
Late pieces (ex. Unstern, Nuages gris): Brendel, Howard
Mendelssohn:
Songs without Words: Barenboim, Gieseking, Perhaia
Variations serieuses: Cortot, De Larrocha, Horowitz, Perahia, Richter, Sofronitsky
Messiaen:
Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus: Aimard, Ogdon
Mozart:
Concerti: Perahia, Barenboim, Brendel, Levin, R. Serkin
Sonatas: Schiff, Pires, Gieseking, Bilson, Richter, Arrau, Landowska, Uchida
Fantasias: Brendel, Fischer, Badura-Skoda
Mussorgsky:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Horowitz, Richter, Wild, Kapell
Poulenc:
Les soirees de Nazelles: Roge
Prokofiev:
Sonatas: Berman, Sandor, Bronfman
Concerti: Argerich, Kissin, Richter, Prokofiev, Cliburn, Bronfman
Rachmaninoff:
Six Moments musicaux: Berman, Horowitz
Preludes: Rachmaninoff, Richter, Weissenberg
Sonatas: Cliburn, Horowitz, Berezosky
Etudes-tableaux: Ashkenazy, Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Sofronitsky
Variations on a Theme by Corelli: Thibaudet, Wild, Yablonskaya
Concerti: Rachmaninoff, Wild, Cliburn, Kapell, Kissin, Richter, Rubinstein, Berman, Argerich, Volodos
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Cliburn, Davidovich, Graffman, Kapell, Rachmaninoff
Ravel:
Jeux d'eau: Cortot, Gieseking, Gilels, Rose, Thibaudet
Miroirs: Gieseking, Roge, Francois
Gaspard de la nuit: Argerich, Ax, Bachauer, Francois
Le Tombeau de Couperin: Casadesus, Thibaudet, Weissenberg
Concerto in G: Argerich, Entremont, Grimaud, Rose
Concerto for Left Hand: Casadesus, Cortot, De Larrocha, Fleisher, Rose
Saint-Saens:
Concerti: Entremont, Rose, Moiseiwitsch, Rubinstein, Casadesus, Cortot
Scarlatti:
Sonatas: Horowitz, Weissenberg, Schiff, Pogorelich
Schoeberg:
Suite, Op. 25: Gould, Helffer
Schubert:
Sonatas: Badura-Skoda, Kempff, Kuerti, Schiff, Lupu, Goode, Brendel, Richter, Kalish, Schnabel, Lupu, R. Serkin
Wanderer Fantasy: Fleisher, Graffman, Perahia, Richter
Impromptus: Brendel, Kempff, Lipatti, Perahia, Zimerman, Schnabel, R. Serkin, Lupu
Six Moments musicaux: Gilels, Kempff, Schnabel
Schumann:
Variations on the Name Abegg, Op. 1: Arrau, Haskil, Kissin, Richter
Papillons, Op. 2: Arrau, Cortot, Perahia, Richter, Schiff, Sofronitsky
Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6: Arrau, Cortot, Gieseking, Perahia, Rose, Rosen, Schein
Carnaval, Op. 9: Hess, Michelangeli, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Sofronitsky, Solomon
Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: Arrau, Berman, Gilels, Kalichstein, Rosen
Fantasiestucke, Op. 12: Argerich, Arrau, Ax, Brendel, Gulda, Perahia, Rubinstein
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Arrau, Hess, Perahia, Pollini, Weissenberg
Sonata in F minor, Op. 14: Horowitz, Kuerti
Kinderscenen, Op. 15: Horowitz, Lupu, Schnabel
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Argerich, Arrau, Ashkenazy, Cortot, De Larrocha, Gieseking, Horowitz, Rubinstein
Fantasia, Op. 17: Argerich, Backhaus, Goode, Horowitz, Perahia, Pollini, Richter, Rubinstein
Arabeske, Op. 18: Gilels, Horowitz, Kissin, Moravec, Rubinstein, Schiff
Humoreske, Op. 20: Arrau, Ashkenazy, Ax, Goode, Horowitz, Richter, Schiff, Schein
Sonata in G minor, Op. 22: Argerich, Arrau, Berman, Grainger, Perahia, Richter
Fashchingschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: Barenbiom, Michelangeli, Richter
Waldscenen, Op. 82: Arrau, Gieseking, Haskil
Concerto, Op. 54: Kaskil, Hess, Lipatti, Lupu, Rubinstein, R. Serkin
Scriabin:
Preludes, Op. 11: Bachauer, Laredo, Sofronisky
Sonatas: Ashkenazy, B. Berman, Hamelin, Laredo, Ogdon, Sofronitsky
Shostakovich:
Preludes, Op. 34: Berman
Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Gilels, Richter
Concerto No. 2, Op. 101: Bernstein, Ogdon, Shostakovich
Stravinsky:
Concerto for Piano and Winds: Engremont, Kovacevich, Lipkin
Szymanowski:
Four Etudes: Cliburn
Mazurkas, Op. 50: Hamelin, Rubinstein
Tchaikovsky:
Concerto No. 1: Argerich, Berman, Cliburn, Curzon, Gilels, Horowitz, Pogorelich, Rubinstein, Weissenberg
Webern:
Variations for Piano, Op. 27: Gould, Pollini, Richter, P. Serkin
Albeniz:
Iberia (Books I - IV): Arrau, De Larrocha
Bach:
Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor - Schiff, Tureck
Italian Concerto - Gould
Six English Suites, Six French Suites, and Six Partitas - Gould, Schiff, Perahia
The Goldberg Variations - Gould (1955 and 1981)
Well-Tempered Clavier I and II - Gould, Schiff
Balakirev:
Islamey - Arrau, Bronfman
Barber:
Sonata in E-flat minor, Op. 26: Horowitz
Bartok:
Sonata for Piano (1926): Argerich, Kalichstein, Kocsis, Kovacevich
Out of Doors Suite (1926): Perahia
Piano Concerti Nos. 1-3: Sandor, Katchen, Pollini, P. Serkin, Ashkenazy, Weissenberg
Beethoven:
Thirty-two Sonatas: Arrau, Backhaus, Barenboim, Brendel, A. Fischer, Frank, Goode, Gulda, Kempff, Lipkin, O'Conor, Schnabel
15 Variations and Fugue in E-flat major on a Theme from the Eroica, Op. 35: Arrau, Curzon, Ax, Richter
33 Variations in C major on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120: Brendel, Katchen, R. Serkin, Sokolov
5 Concerti: Brendel, Fleisher, Gilels, Schnabel, Perahia, Michelangeli, Rubinstein, Hess
Berg:
Sonata, Op. 1: Barenboim, Cherkassky, Gould
Brahms:
Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5: Arrau, Curzon, Katchen, Kempff, Kocsis, Rubinstein, Solomon
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24: Ax, Bolet, Cliburn, Fleisher, Katchen, R. Serkin, Solomon, Tureck
Variations on a Theme by Paganini, Books I and II, Op. 35: Bachauer, Cherkassky, Michelangeli, Ohlsson
8 Klavierstucke, Op. 76: Gieseking, Goode, Katchen, Kempff
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79 Nos. 1 and 2: Ax, Cliburn, Gieseking, Gould, Lupu, Rubinstein
7 Fantasie, Op. 116: Gieseking, Gilels, Goode
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117: Cliburn, Lupu
6 Klavierstucke, Op. 118: Cliburn, Gieseking, Lupu, Rubinstein
4 Klavierstucke, Op. 119: Cliburn, Gieseking, R. Serkin, Lupu
2 Piano Concerti: Arrau, Ax, Backhaus, Curzon, Fleisher, Gilels, Rubinstein, Schnabel, R. Serkin
Carter:
Sonata - Rosen
Chopin:
Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 22: Ax, Davidovich, Rubinstein, Zimerman
4 Ballades: Ashkenazy, Cortot, Gilels, Hofmann, Horowitz, Kissin, Michelangeli, Rubinstein
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60: Argerich, Ashkenazy, Lipatti, Moiseiwitsch, Rubinstein, Sherman, Sofronitsky
2 Concerti: Zimerman, Ax, Cliburn, Fou Ts'ong, Gilels, Neuhaus, Pollini, Rubinstein
Etudes, Op. 10 and Op. 25: Arrau, Ashkenazy, Bachaus, Browning, Cortot, Cziffra, Friedman, Pollini
Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49: Arrau, Horowitz, Michelangeli, Rubinstein, Solomon, Zimerman
4 Impromptus: Cziffra, Francois, Frankl, Rubinstein
Mazurkas: Horowitz, Kapell, Michelangeli, Rubinstein
Nocturnes: Arrau, Ashkenazy, Fou Ts'ong, Godowsky, Moravec, Rubinstein, Weissenberg, Pogorelich, Rachmaninoff, Solomon
Polonaises: Berman, Cherkassky, Frankl, Rubinstein, Lhevinne, Neuhaus, Horowitz
24 Preludes, Op. 28: Cortot, Eschenbach, Feltsman, Freire, Kissin, Moravec, Pogorelich
4 Scherzos: Ax, Freire, Richter, Rubinstein, Wild, Cliburn, Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Zimerman
Sonatas: Horowitz, Kapell, Pogorelich, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Sokolov
Waltzes: Bunin, Cortot, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Zimerman
Debussy:
Images I and II: Casadesus, Francois, Gieseking
24 Preludes: Cortot, Arrau, Haas, Michelangeli
12 Etudes: Gieseking, Uchida, Pollini
Franck:
Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue: Cherkassky, Cortot, Moravec
Granados:
Goyescas: De Larrocha, Granados
Grieg:
Concerto in A minor: Backhaus, Fleisher, Lipatti, Lupu, Michelangeli, Richter
Haydn:
Sonatas: Ax, Backhaus, Brendel, Horowitz
Ives:
Concord Sonata: Hamelin, Ives, Kalish
Janacek:
In the Mist: Schiff, Moravec
Sonata: Moravec
Ligeti:
Etudes: Aimard
Liszt
Douze Etudes d'execution transcendante: Arrau, Berman, Bolet, Cziffra
Trois Etudes de concert: Arrau, Bolet, Lortie
Deux Etudes de concert: Bolet, Wild, Ogdon
Mephisto Waltzes: Bolet, Berman, Browning, Czifra, Horowitz, Wild
Annees de pelerinage: Berman, Cziffra, Lortie
Sonata in B minor: Arrau, Berman, Bolet, Cortot, Horowitz, Pogorelich, Argerich
Concerti: Arrau, Rubinstein, Richter
Totentanz: Freire, Watts
Arrangements, Transcriptions, Paraphrases (ex. Don Juan, Norma, Rigoletto, Faust): Hmelin, Wild, Bolet
Late pieces (ex. Unstern, Nuages gris): Brendel, Howard
Mendelssohn:
Songs without Words: Barenboim, Gieseking, Perhaia
Variations serieuses: Cortot, De Larrocha, Horowitz, Perahia, Richter, Sofronitsky
Messiaen:
Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jesus: Aimard, Ogdon
Mozart:
Concerti: Perahia, Barenboim, Brendel, Levin, R. Serkin
Sonatas: Schiff, Pires, Gieseking, Bilson, Richter, Arrau, Landowska, Uchida
Fantasias: Brendel, Fischer, Badura-Skoda
Mussorgsky:
Pictures at an Exhibition: Horowitz, Richter, Wild, Kapell
Poulenc:
Les soirees de Nazelles: Roge
Prokofiev:
Sonatas: Berman, Sandor, Bronfman
Concerti: Argerich, Kissin, Richter, Prokofiev, Cliburn, Bronfman
Rachmaninoff:
Six Moments musicaux: Berman, Horowitz
Preludes: Rachmaninoff, Richter, Weissenberg
Sonatas: Cliburn, Horowitz, Berezosky
Etudes-tableaux: Ashkenazy, Horowitz, Rachmaninoff, Sofronitsky
Variations on a Theme by Corelli: Thibaudet, Wild, Yablonskaya
Concerti: Rachmaninoff, Wild, Cliburn, Kapell, Kissin, Richter, Rubinstein, Berman, Argerich, Volodos
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: Cliburn, Davidovich, Graffman, Kapell, Rachmaninoff
Ravel:
Jeux d'eau: Cortot, Gieseking, Gilels, Rose, Thibaudet
Miroirs: Gieseking, Roge, Francois
Gaspard de la nuit: Argerich, Ax, Bachauer, Francois
Le Tombeau de Couperin: Casadesus, Thibaudet, Weissenberg
Concerto in G: Argerich, Entremont, Grimaud, Rose
Concerto for Left Hand: Casadesus, Cortot, De Larrocha, Fleisher, Rose
Saint-Saens:
Concerti: Entremont, Rose, Moiseiwitsch, Rubinstein, Casadesus, Cortot
Scarlatti:
Sonatas: Horowitz, Weissenberg, Schiff, Pogorelich
Schoeberg:
Suite, Op. 25: Gould, Helffer
Schubert:
Sonatas: Badura-Skoda, Kempff, Kuerti, Schiff, Lupu, Goode, Brendel, Richter, Kalish, Schnabel, Lupu, R. Serkin
Wanderer Fantasy: Fleisher, Graffman, Perahia, Richter
Impromptus: Brendel, Kempff, Lipatti, Perahia, Zimerman, Schnabel, R. Serkin, Lupu
Six Moments musicaux: Gilels, Kempff, Schnabel
Schumann:
Variations on the Name Abegg, Op. 1: Arrau, Haskil, Kissin, Richter
Papillons, Op. 2: Arrau, Cortot, Perahia, Richter, Schiff, Sofronitsky
Davidsbundlertanze, Op. 6: Arrau, Cortot, Gieseking, Perahia, Rose, Rosen, Schein
Carnaval, Op. 9: Hess, Michelangeli, Rachmaninoff, Rubinstein, Sofronitsky, Solomon
Sonata in F-sharp minor, Op. 11: Arrau, Berman, Gilels, Kalichstein, Rosen
Fantasiestucke, Op. 12: Argerich, Arrau, Ax, Brendel, Gulda, Perahia, Rubinstein
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13: Arrau, Hess, Perahia, Pollini, Weissenberg
Sonata in F minor, Op. 14: Horowitz, Kuerti
Kinderscenen, Op. 15: Horowitz, Lupu, Schnabel
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Argerich, Arrau, Ashkenazy, Cortot, De Larrocha, Gieseking, Horowitz, Rubinstein
Fantasia, Op. 17: Argerich, Backhaus, Goode, Horowitz, Perahia, Pollini, Richter, Rubinstein
Arabeske, Op. 18: Gilels, Horowitz, Kissin, Moravec, Rubinstein, Schiff
Humoreske, Op. 20: Arrau, Ashkenazy, Ax, Goode, Horowitz, Richter, Schiff, Schein
Sonata in G minor, Op. 22: Argerich, Arrau, Berman, Grainger, Perahia, Richter
Fashchingschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: Barenbiom, Michelangeli, Richter
Waldscenen, Op. 82: Arrau, Gieseking, Haskil
Concerto, Op. 54: Kaskil, Hess, Lipatti, Lupu, Rubinstein, R. Serkin
Scriabin:
Preludes, Op. 11: Bachauer, Laredo, Sofronisky
Sonatas: Ashkenazy, B. Berman, Hamelin, Laredo, Ogdon, Sofronitsky
Shostakovich:
Preludes, Op. 34: Berman
Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: Gilels, Richter
Concerto No. 2, Op. 101: Bernstein, Ogdon, Shostakovich
Stravinsky:
Concerto for Piano and Winds: Engremont, Kovacevich, Lipkin
Szymanowski:
Four Etudes: Cliburn
Mazurkas, Op. 50: Hamelin, Rubinstein
Tchaikovsky:
Concerto No. 1: Argerich, Berman, Cliburn, Curzon, Gilels, Horowitz, Pogorelich, Rubinstein, Weissenberg
Webern:
Variations for Piano, Op. 27: Gould, Pollini, Richter, P. Serkin