Deutsche Grammophon, home to the greatest pianists, presents a collection of the most essential piano masterworks – a collection of the most beautiful, exciting and moving pieces for piano; presenting the world’s best composers, popular works, and outstanding performances from Deutsche Grammophon’s unrivalled roster of pianists: from the greats – Horowitz, Gilels, Richter, Argerich – to the younger generation: Seong-Jin Cho, Alice Sara Ott, Vikingur Ólafsson, Hélène Grimaud, Yuja Wang. Also represented are the new faces of composition – Max Richter and Ludovico Einaudi.

A perfect introduction to classical piano music while enthusiasts will enjoy listening to acclaimed recordings. Ideal for anyone studying the piano repertoire, and the perfect album to relax or study to.

Tracklisting:

CD 1
JS Bach - Partita for Violin Solo No.3 in E, BWV 1006 (arr. Rachmaninov): 1. Preludio
- Hélène Grimaud
Grieg - Lyric Pieces Book X, op.71: 3. Puck
- Emil Gilels
Chopin - Waltz No.1 in E flat, op.18 "Grande valse brillante"
- Alice Sara Ott
Prokofiev - Toccata, op.11  
- Martha Argerich
Glass - Études: No.6
- Vikingur Olafsson
Beethoven - Bagatelle in A minor "Für Elise"
- Anatol Ugorski
Grieg - Lyric Pieces Book V, op.54: 3. March of the Trolls    
- Alice Sara Ott
Debussy - Children's Corner, L113: 6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk   
- Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Schubert - Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 (arr. Liszt)
- Yuja Wang
Ravel - Jeux d'eau, M30
- Lilya Zilberstein
Mozart - Piano Sonata No.11 in A, K331: 3. Alla Turca
- Maria João Pires
Rimsky-Korsakov - The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
- Ingolf Wunder
Brahms - 16 Waltzes, op.39: No.1 in B
- A & A Kontarsky
Brahms - 16 Waltzes, op.39: No.15 in A flat
- A & A Kontarsky
Schubert - 6 Moments musicaux, op.94 D780: No.3 in F minor
- Maria João Pires
Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L75: 4. Passepied    
- Tamás Vásáry
Liszt - Grandes études de Paganini, S141: No.3 in G sharp minor "La Campanella"
- Yundi
Chopin - Waltz no.6 in D flat, op.64 no.1 "Minute"      
- Maria João Pires
Rachmaninov - Prélude in C sharp minor, op.3 no.2
- Anatol Ugorski
Ravel - Ma mère l'oye, M60: 3. Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
- Martha Argerich/Mikhael Pletnev
Mozart - Piano Sonata no.15 in C, K545 "Facile": 1. Allegro
- Maria João Pires

CD 2
Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L75: 3. Clair de lune
- Tamás Vásáry
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28: No.15 in D flat
- Seong-Jin Cho
Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, op.19: No.1 in E (Andante con moto) "Sweet Remembrance"
- Daniel Barenboim
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 "Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto     
- Emil Gilels
Liszt - 3 Etudes de Concert, S144: No.3 in D flat "Un sospiro"
- Daniil Trifonov
Debussy - Pour le piano, L95: 2. Sarabande      
- Rafał Blechacz
Schumann - Kinderszenen, op.15: 7. Träumerei       
- Martha Argerich
JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C (Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I), BWV 846: Prelude
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Grieg - Lyric Pieces Book V, op.54: 4. Notturno   
- Emil Gilels
Schumann - 3 Romanzen, op.28: No.2 in F sharp
- Jan Lisiecki
Liszt - Schwanengesang, S560 (Piano Transcriptions after Schubert): No.4 Ständchen
- Vladimir Horowitz
Satie - Gnossiennes: 1. Lent
- Jean Marc Luisada
Liszt - Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S541 no.3
- Yundi
Debussy - Deux Arabesques, L66: No.1 Andante con moto  
- Tamás Vásáry
Max Richter - Vladimir's Blues
- Max Richter
Einaudi - Dolce Droga
- Einaudi
Debussy - Préludes Book 1, L117: 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin   
- Dino Ciani
Schubert - 4 Impromptus, Op.90 D899: No.3 in G flat major (Andante)        
- Maria João Pires
JS Bach - French Suite no.6 in E, BWV 817: 3. Sarabande    
- Murray Perahia     

CD 3
Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito (excerpt)          
- Martha Argerich/Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Dutoit
Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54: 2. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)
- Maria João Pires/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Claudio Abbado
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16: 1. Allegro molto moderato     
- Lilya Zilberstein/Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.4 in G, op.58: 2. Andante con moto  
- Mikhail Pletnev/Russian National Orchestra/Christian Gansch
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor, op.18: 1. Moderato  
- Sviatoslav Richter/Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra/Stanisław Wisłocki
Ravel - Piano Concerto in G major, M83: 3. Presto           
- Yuja Wang/Tonhalle Orchester Zürich/Lionel Bringuier
Mozart - Piano Concerto no.21 in C, K467: 2. Andante  
- Friedrich Gulda/Wiener Philhamoniker/Claudio Abbado
Mozart - Piano Concerto no.27 in B flat, K595: 3. Allegro         
- Friedrich Gulda/Wiener Philhamoniker/Claudio Abbado
Scriabin - Piano Concerto in F sharp minor, op.20: 1. Allegro  
- Anatol Ugorski/Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Pierre Boulez
JS Bach - Keyboard Concerto no.1 in D minor, BWV 1052            
- Hélène Grimaud/Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

CD 4
Stravinsky - Petrouchka: Three Movements for Piano (1921): Russian Dance
- Anatol Ugorski
Debussy - Estampes, L100: 3. Jardins sous la pluie   
- Lilya Zilberstein
Chopin - Waltz No.9 in A flat, op.69 no.1 "Farewell" 
- Alice Sara Ott
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: The Tuileries Gardens
- Anatol Ugorski
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
- Anatol Ugorski
Grieg - Lyric Pieces Book IV, op.47: No.3 Melodie         
- Emil Gilels
Messiaen - Préludes: 1. La colombe 
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28: No.3 in G major
- Rafał Blechacz
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28: No.4 in E minor
- Rafał Blechacz
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28: No.7 in A major
- Rafał Blechacz
Chopin - 24 Préludes, op.28: No.8 in F sharp minor
- Rafał Blechacz
Liszt - 2 Etudes de Concert, S145: No.2 Gnomenreigen
- Daniil Trifonov
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.13 in E flat, op.27 no.1: 2. Allegro molto e vivace
- Emil Gilels
Grieg - Lyric Pieces Book VIII, op.65: 6. Wedding Day At Troldhaugen
- Alice Sara Ott
Ravel - Miroirs, M43: 5. La vallée des cloches
- Lilya Zilberstein
Messiaen - Préludes: 5. Les sons impalpables du rêve
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chopin - Nocturne No.2 in E flat, op.9 no.2
- Maria João Pires
Rachmaninov - 13 Préludes, op.32: No.12 in G sharp minor
- Lilya Zilberstein
Scriabin - 24 Preludes for piano, op.11: No.11 in B
- Yuja Wang
Scriabin - 6 Preludes, op.13: No.6 in B minor
- Yuja Wang
Rachmaninov - Etude-Tableau in G minor, op.33 no.8
- Mikhail Pletnev
Falla - El amor brujo: Ritual Fire Dance
- Andor Foldes
Albéniz - Iberia, Book 2: 6. Triana
- Yuja Wang
Ravel - Gaspard de la nuit, M55: Ondine    
- Martha Argerich
Chopin - Berceuse in D flat, op.57
- Hélène Grimaud

CD 5
Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, op.19: No.3 in A "Hunting Song"
- Daniel Barenboim
D Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor, K9
- Ivo Pogorelich
JS Bach - Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: 1. Praeludium
- Maria João Pires
Brahms - 4 Piano Pieces, op.119: 3. Intermezzo in C
- Wilhelm Kempff
Haydn - Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob.XVI:34: 3. Vivace molto, innocentemente
- Christoph Eschenbach
JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in A (WTC, Book I), BWV 864: Prelude
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in D minor (WTC, Book I), BWV 851: Prelude
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
JS Bach - Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Book II: Prelude in D minor, BWV 875
- Hélène Grimaud
JS Bach - Das wohltemperierte Clavier, Book II: Fugue in D minor, BWV 875
- Hélène Grimaud
Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, op.38: No.2 in C minor "Lost Happiness"   
- Daniel Barenboim
Brahms - Intermezzi, op.117: No.2 in B flat minor
- Wilhelm Kempff
Schumann - Kinderszenen, op.15: 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
- Martha Argerich
Mozart - Piano Sonata no.8 in A minor, K310: 3. Presto
- Maria João Pires
Scarlatti - Sonata in D minor, K1
- Ivo Pogorelich
Schubert - 4 Impromptus, op.90 D899: No.2 in E flat
- Andrei Gavrilov
Mendelssohn - Lieder ohne Worte, op.67 no.2 in F sharp minor "Lost Illusions"
- Daniel Barenboim
JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in C minor (WTC, Book I), BWV 847: Prelude
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
JS Bach - Prelude and Fugue in E (WTC, Book I), BWV 854: Prelude
- Pierre-Laurent Aimard
JS Bach - Partita No.1 in B flat, BWV 825: 3. Corrente
- Carl Seemann
Beethoven - Piano Sonata no.30 in E, Op.109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo
- Emil Gilels
Brahms - Drei Intermezzi, op.117: Andante moderato in E flat major
- Maria João Pires
Mozart - Piano Sonata no.2 in F, K280: 2. Adagio
- Clara Haskil
Haydn - Piano Sonata in D major, Hob.XVI:19: 3. Finale. Allegro assai
- Ivo Pogorelich
Schubert - Allegretto in C minor, D915
- Wilhelm Kempff
Mendelssohn - Presto agitato in G minor
- Mikhail Pletnev