Classical Music Playlist

Still Playing the Piano at Age 70!

My Music List for 2026

Beethoven wikit

 

For the last few years, I have been playing the piano almost daily, slowly gaining back skills and ability. Here are some of the pieces I have played. It a continuous challenge; some days I nail it, other days not so much, but then I play again the next day. I like to challenge myself every day. Keeps me young at heart, may keep the dreaded Alzheimer’s at bay!  With any luck, I can update this list yearly and rock on the piano until I am at least  85!!!!!

Incidentally, I hear that William Shatner, the actor, Captain Kirk, has joined a heavy metal band playing the guitar at age 95! And is still rocking!  Good for him and provides hope to us other younger seniors! That we can do it too, maybe not heavy metal though….the next day again

Easy classics

 

Arlen Harold I Love a Parade

Bach, Carl Philiph Emaneul Piece for left Hand or Right Hand Alone

JS Bach

Be Thou with Me

Gavotee

JS Bach March

JS Bach Polonaise

JS Bach Prelude in C

JS Bach Prelude in F

Barton, Bella Playing Soldiers

Barton, Bella Ritual Dance

Barton, Bella Teasing

Barton, Bella “Watch Your Step” Dance

Beethoven Allegro Excerpt 7^th Symphony

Beethoven I Love Thee

Beethoven Three German Dances

Bocchieri Luigi Minuet

Borodin, Alexander Plaviason Dance

Bratton, John W the Teddy Bear Picnic

Burmeller, Friederick Pastrole

Cui, Caesar Petite Valse

Chopin, Maurka

Chopin, Prelude

Francis Couperin Rigaudon

Francis Couperin, the Kings Crest of Viols

Dvorjak Indian Legend

Edward, Gus In My Merry Oldsmobile

Friml,  Rudolf  March of the Musketters

Rose Marie

Folk Music, Arkansas Traveler

Coming through the Rye

Red River Valley

Ghys, Henry Amarlys

Michale Glinka the Lark

Gluck, Christoph Air

Gluck, Christoph Gavotee

Ground Charles Ballet Scene from Fraust

Ground Charles Funeral March of a Marionette

Gruber, Brig Caisons Go Rolling Along

Handel Air from Water Music

Handel Minuet

Handel Sarabanda

Haydn Allegro

Haydn Adnatino

Haydn Hymn to Saint Anthony

Haydn Minuet

Haydn Minuet and Trio

Haydn Scherzo

Karganof Petite Valse

Khachaturian Oriental Dance

Liadoff  The Music Box

Edward Mc Donald A Deserted Farm

Edward Mc DonaldA Moon Idly

Mendelsohn Consolidation

Mendelsohn Songs without words

Mozart, Leopold Minuet

Mozart Menuto

Sonata in C

 Nevin the Rosary

Poldini Pouple Valadanse

Waltz Serenade

Walz of the Mice

Prokofieff Grashopper Parade

March

Rainbow in the Rain

Rameu Litle Rondo

Reibekoff In the Mill

Legends

The Wandering Muscians

Rimsky Korsakoff Flight of the Bumblebees

Shcerazande

Rose, Billy Barney Google

Eric Satie Gymnopédie 1

Gynopedie 2

Gynopedie 3

Schubert Waltz

Robert Schuman  Cradle Song

Little Humming Song

Little Study

Song of the Reaper

Jean Sibelius A Prayer from Finland

Silvers April Showers

Smetna Polka nad Furiant

Prelude

Steiner Max Tara From Gone With the Wind

Stravinsky  Lullaby from the Firebird

Teleman Gigun

Tschaikowsky Romeo and Juliet

Song of the Lark

Verdi Grand March from Aida

Villonda Chocolo

Warren September in the Rain

 

Easy Classics to Modern

 

Henry Purcell Minuet

Henry Purcell Air

Henry Purcell Trumpet Tune

Henry Purcell Farewell

George Philip Telemann Bouree

George Philip Telemann Minuet

Archangel Corelli Sarabande

JS Bach Musette

Anna Magalena Bach Minuet

Anna Magalena Bach Minuet

Anna Magalena Bach  Polonaise

Anna Magalena Bach   Musette

Anna Magalena Bach  March

Anna Magalena Bach Minuet

Joseph Haydn Gavotte and Variation

JS Bach Little Prelude in F

Leopold Mozart Minuet

Leopold Mozart Burlesque

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet

JS Bach  Little Prelude in F

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Allegro

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach La Caroline

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Sherzo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Presto

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Minuet

Jean Francois Dandreu Gavotee in Rondo

Jean-Philippe Rameau Rondino

Francis Couperin  Carnival

Francis Couperin Le Petit Rien

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Polonaise

Joseph Haydn Andantino

Joseph Haydn Scherzo From Sonatina No 4

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Rondo

Ludwig Beethoven Bagatelle

Ludwig Beethoven Ecossaise in G

Joseph Haydn Seven German Dances

Carl Maria Von Weber Ecossaise

Jakob Schmitt Sonatina

Joseph Nepomik Hummel Bagatelle

Daniel Gottlob Turk  Gavotte

Daniel Gottlob Turk A Regal Dance

Daniel Gottlob Turk Serande

Daniel Gottlob Turk Miniature Rondo

Daniel Gottlob Turk Evening Song

Daniel Gottlob Turk The Hunters

Daniel Gottlob Turk Carefree

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  Adagio

Johann Philipp Kimbeger Lullaby

Anton Andre Sonatina

Jakob Schmitt Sonatina in G

Ludwig Beethoven  Three Country Dances

Muzio Clementi Sonatina

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Minuet in F

Franz Schubert Waltz

Ludwig Beethoven Russian Folk Song

 Ludwig Beethoven’s German Dance

Franz Schubert Two Ecossaises

Franz Schubert  Four Ladlers

Franz Schubert Allegretto from Minuet in F

Franz Schubert Adantino Trio from Waltz in C Op 19)

Carl Czerny Two Austrian Folk Themes

Felix Mendelssohn Peasant Song

Henry Bertini On Tiptoes

Henry Bertini Dance Intermezzo

Theodor Kullak, the Clock

Theodor Kullak Cradle Song

Robert Schumann Melody

Robert Schumann The Wild Horseman

Robert Schumann Bagatelle

Robert Schumann Soldier’s March

Robert Schumann Hunter’s Song

Robert Schumann Reaper’ Song

Fredrich Burmuller Arabesque

Friedrich Burmuller Pastoral

Steven Heller An Old Romance

Cornelius Gurlitt Little Suite Morning Song

Cornelius Gurlitt March

Cornelius Gurlitt  Scherzo

Louis Kohler Song of the Hussars

Louis Kohler Village Waltz

Louis Kohler Chromatic Polka

Konard M Kunz Four Short Canons

Peter Tschikovsky Morning Prayer

Peter Tschikovsky Old French Song

Peter Tschikovsky German Song

Peter Tschikovsky Italian Song

Peter Tschikovsky Reverie

Peter Tschikovsky  The Sick Doll

Cezar Franck Song from the Creuse

Cezar Franck Puppet’s Complaint

Robert Volkmann Once Upon A Time

Robert Volkmann, the Enchanted Garden

Robert Volkmann Dance With Me

Robert Volkmann Over Hill and Dale

Vladimir Reibkoff Playing Soldiers

Vladimir Reibkoff Evening in the Meadow

Vladimir Reibkoff Oriental Dance

Alexander Gretchaninoff Tender Moments

Alexander Gretchaninoff Promenade

Nicolas Misaskowsky Fugue in Classic Style

Igor Stravinsky’s Three Easy Pieces on Five Notes

Serge Prokofieff Trantella

Dmitri Kabalevsky Humming

Dmitri Kabalevsky  First Dance

Dmitri Kabalevsky  Little March

Dmitri Kabalevsky Chit Chat

Dmitri Kabalevsky  Waltz

Dmitri Kabalevsky Tocatina

Dmitri Kabalevsky Prelude

Dmitri Kabalevsky Ride, Ride

Dmitri Kabalevsky Scherzo

Dmitri Kabalevsky In the Country

Hector Villa Lobos Constante

Hector Villa Lobos Circle Dance

Alan Khatchaturian Melody

Bella Bartok Six Miniatures

 

Robert  Schumann  Album for the Young‘s Album for the Young (Album für die Jugend), Op/. hum 68 consists of 43 piano pieces, composed in 1848. [en.wikipedia.org], [bing.com]  

Perosnal  – first played in high school  still a bit challenging at times

 

 

Part I (Nos. 1–18)

1. Melodie (Melody)
2. Soldatenmarsch (Soldiers’ March)
3. Trällerliedchen (Humming Song)
4. Ein Choral (Chorale)
5. Stückchen (Little Piece)
6. Armes Waisenkind (The Poor Orphan)
7. Jägerliedchen (Hunting Song)
8. Wilder Reiter (The Wild Rider / Wild Horseman)
9. Volksliedchen (Folk Song)
10. Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend (The Happy Farmer, Returning from Work)
11. Sizilianisch (Sicilienne)
12. Knecht Ruprecht
13. Mai, lieber Mai (May, Dear May)
14. Kleine Studie (Little Etude)
15. Frühlingsgesang (Spring Song)
16. Erster Verlust (First Loss)
17. Kleiner Morgenwanderer (Little Morning Wanderer)
18. Schnitterliedchen (Reaper’s Song) [en.wikipedia.org]

Part II (Nos. 19–43) – “Für Erwachsenere” (“For More Grown-Up Ones”)

1. Kleine Romanze (Little Romance)
2. Ländliches Lied (Rustic Song)
3. Untitled (based on Beethoven’s Fidelio)
4. Rundgesang (Roundelay / Round Song)
5. Reiterstück (Horseman’s Piece)
6. Ernteliedchen (Harvest Song)
7. Nachklänge aus dem Theater (Echoes from the Theatre)
8. Untitled
9. Kanonisches Liedchen (Little Canon)
10. Erinnerung (Remembrance)
11. Fremder Mann (Strange Man / Foreign Man)
12. Untitled
13. Kriegslied (War Song)
14. Scheherazade
15. Weinlesezeit – fröhliche Zeit! (Vintage Time – Happy Time!)
16. Thema (Theme)
17. Mignon
18. Lied italienischer Marinari (Song of Italian Mariners)
19. Matrosenlied (Sailors’ Song)
20. Winterzeit I (Wintertime I)
21. Winterzeit II (Wintertime II)
22. Kleine Fuge (Little Fugue)
23. Nordisches Lied (Nordic Song)
24. Figurierter Choral (Figured Chorale)
25. Sylvesterlied (New Year’s Eve Song) [en.wikipedia.org]

The most famous piece from the collection is No. 10,“The Happy Farmer, Returning from Work” (Fröhlicher Landmann). [bing.com], [en.wikipedia.org]

Other classical music played

Piano Repertoire Inventory

Casio Song Book 1 & Song Book 2

(Works marked (Song Book 2) are from the second volume.)

Classical Composers

Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685–1750)

• Air from Suite No. 3
• Invention No. 1 (Song Book 2)
• Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude)
• Musette in D Major
• Prelude No. 1 (Song Book 2)

Badarzewska, Tekla (1834–1861)

• La Prière d’une Vierge (Song Book 2)

Bailey, Thomas Haynes (1797–1839)

• Long, Long Ago

Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770–1827)

• Für Elise
• Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2
• Ode to Joy
• Sonata No. 8 “Pathétique” (Second Movement)

Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley (1786–1855)

• Home Sweet Home

Bizet, Georges (1838–1875)

• Habanera (from Carmen)

Burgmüller, Friedrich (1806–1874)

• Arabesque
• La Chevaleresque

Chopin, Frédéric (1810–1849)

• Étude Op. 10 No. 3 (Chanson de l’Adieu)
• Nocturne Op. 9 No. 2 (Song Book 2)
• Prelude Op. 28 No. 7
• Valse Op. 64 No. 1 (Petit Chien)

Clementi, Muzio (1752–1832)

• Sonatina Op. 36 No. 1 (First Movement)

Debussy, Claude (1862–1918)

• Arabesque No. 1 (Song Book 2) hard
• Clair de Lune (Song Book 2)  hard
• Rêverie  hard

Dvořák, Antonín (1841–1904)

• Going Home (from Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”)
• Humoresque (Song Book 2)

Foster, Stephen Collins (1826–1864)

• Beautiful Dreamer
• Camptown Races
• Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
• My Old Kentucky Home
• Oh! Susanna

Gossec, François-Joseph (1734–1829)

• Gavotte

Gounod, Charles-François (1818–1893)

• Ave Maria

Händel, George Frideric (1685–1759)

• Joy to the World

Joplin, Scott (1868–1917)

• Maple Leaf Rag (Song Book 2) hard
• The Entertainerd hard

Kuhlau, Friedrich (1786–1832)

• Sonatina Op. 20 No. 1, First Movement (Song Book 2)

Liszt, Franz (1811–1886)

• Liebestraum No. 3 hard d

Meacham, Frank W. (1856–1909)

• American Patrol

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809–1847)

• Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–1791)

• Serenade from Eine kleine Nachtmusik
• Sonata K. 545 (First Movement)
• Turkish March

Oesten, Theodor (1813–1870)

• Dolly’s Dreaming and Awakening (Song Book 2)

Pachelbel, Johann (1653–1706)

• Canon in D

Poulton, George R. (1828–1867)

• Aura Lee

Saint-Saëns, Camille (1835–1921)

• Le Cygne (The Swan) from Carnival of the Animals

Satie, Erik (1866–1925)

• Gymnopédie No. 1
• Gymnopédie No  2
• Gymnopédie No  3
• Je te veux

Schubert, Franz (1797–1828)

• Heidenröslein

Schumann, Robert (1810–1856)

• Fröhlicher Landmann (The Happy Farmer)
• Träumerei (Song Book 2)

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840–1893)

• March (from The Nutcracker)

Verdi, Giuseppe (1813–1901)

• Brindisi (from La Traviata)

Vivaldi, Antonio (1678–1741)

• Spring (from The Four Seasons)

Folk Songs, Hymns, Spirituals & Traditional Tunes

American Folk Songs

• Home on the Range
• House of the Rising Sun
• I’ve Been Working on the Railroad
• Little Brown Jug
• Mary Had a Little Lamb
• Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
• On Top of Old Smoky
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
• Sipping Cider Through a Straw
• Turkey in the Straw
• When the Saints Go Marching In
• Yankee Doodle

Australian Folk Song

• Waltzing Matilda

Bohemian Folk Song

• Come Birds

British Folk Songs

• Deck the Halls
• Greensleeves
• London Bridge
• My Bonnie
• The Muffin Man
• Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree
• We Wish You a Merry Christmas

French Folk Songs

• On the Bridge of Avignon
• Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

German Folk Songs

• Could You Ever See a Lassie?
• O Christmas Tree

Hymns

• Amazing Grace

Irish Folk Songs

• Danny Boy

Jamaican Folk Songs

• Jamaican Farewell

Japanese Folk Songs

• Sakura, Sakura

Japanese Songs

Okano, Teiichi (1878–1941)

• Furusato

Polish Folk Songs

• Szła Dzieweczka

Russian Folk Songs

• Krakowiak

Scottish Folk Songs

• Auld Lang Syne
• Annie Laurie

Spanish Folk Songs

• If You’re Happy and You Know It
• Lightly Row

Spirituals

• Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho

Traditional

• Chopsticks
• Santa Lucia

Ward, Henry Clay (1840–1905)

• Grandfather’s Clock

Bach: Two-Part Inventions

• Inventions No. 1-15

Bach: Three-Part Inventions (Sinfonias)

• Sinfonias No. 1-15

Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier

Completed

• Prelude and Fugues Nos. 1-24

 

1. 1 In C
2. 2 IN E Flat
3. 3 In D
4. 4 In E Flat  Major
5. 5 In E Flat
6. 6 In E
7. 7 In B Minor
8. 8 In F
9. 9 In A Flat
10. 10 In G
11. 11 In G Minor
12. 12 In A
13. 13 In C
14. 14 In B Flat
15. 15 In D
16. 16 Sinfonia 1 In C
17. 17 Sinfonia 2 In C Minor
18. 18 Sinfonia 3 In D
19. 19 Sinfonia 4 In D Minor
20. 20 Sinfonia 5 In E Flat
21. 21 Sinfonnia 6 In E
22. 22 Sinfonia 7 In G
23. 23 Sinfonia 8 In F
24. 24 Sinfonia 9 In F Minor
25. 25 Sinfonia 10 In G
26. 26 Sinfonia In G Minor
27. 27 Sinfonia 12 In A
28. 28 Sinfonia 13 In C
29. 29 Sinfonia 14 In B Flat
30. 30 Sinfonia 15 In F

Bach WTC

 

31. Prelude and Fugues 1
32. Prelude and Fugues 2
33. Prelude and Fugues 3
34. Prelude and Fugues 4
35. Prelude and Fugues 5
36. Prelude and Fugues 6

Eric Satie Three Gymnopedes

 

Korean Light Classical Set

1. Chopin Piece
2. Beethoven Disco For Eliza
3. Apartment
4. Verglis Mein Nicht
5. Malguenia
6. Disco City
7. Io Ti Daro Di Piu
8. Dark Eye Boogie Woman
9. El Bimbo
10. Rumba Rhapsody
11. Korean Song Book
12. Ganadiri
13. Nununhannuri
14. Moknochuchang
15. Babo
16. Sarang
17. Ayaohchmari
18. Chackunlabi
19. Changelog
20. Hangku
21. Kudaeyae
22. Laegaedo Saranoi
23. Miwoimiwoimiwoi
24. Baramireoo
25. Sarangsarangnuka Milhaeni
26. Bayayae
27. Yet Siinuilorae
28. Chrumomoichukkae
29. Ku Saram
30. Biramchoram Nakyomchorum
31. Saransuron Kudae
32. Sarangiyo

 

100 Greatest Hits

1. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Marvin Gaye
2. All Blues Nailed It, Miles Davis,
3. All Day All The Night The Kinks
4. All My Loving The Beatles
5. Anarchy In The UK -Really Rocked Out With This One Sex Pistols
6. And She Was Talking Heads
7. Back On The Chain Gang Pretenders
8. Bad Moon Rising Creedence Clearwater Revival Nailed It
9. Badge Cream
10. Being A Gong Get It On T Rex
11. Beth Kiss
12. Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Nailed It
13. Bo Diddley Nailed It
14. The Book Of Love Peter Gabriel
15. Both Sides Now Joni Mitchel
16. California Sun Ramones
17. Can’t Help Falling In Love Elvis Presely
18. Candle In The Wind Elton John
19. Chain Gang Nailed It Nirvana
20. Desperado Eagles
21. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic The Police
22. Everyday I Write The Book Elvis Costello
23. Everyday People Sly And The Family Stone
24. Feeling Alright Traffic
25. Fields Of Gold Sting
26. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Paul Simon
27. Forever Young Rod Stewart
28. Foxy Lady Jimi Hendrix
29. Freddy’s Dead Curtis Mayfield
30. Free Falling Tom Petty
31. Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles
32. Give Up The Funk Chairs The Roof Off The Sucker Parliament
33. Glory Days Bruce Springsteen
34. I Can’t Help Myself Sugar Pie Honey Bunch The Four Tops
35. I Still Haven’t Found What I Was Looking For You 2
36. I Walk The Line Johnny Cash
37. I’m Hoochie Choohie Man Muddy Waters
38. Imagine John Lennon Then Plastic Ono Band
39. Isn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder
40. It’s In The Way You Use It Eric Clapton
41. It’s Too Late Carole King
42. Just My Imagination Running Away From Me The Temptations
43. Kashmir Led Zeppelin
44. Landslide Fleetwood Mac
45. Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan
46. Like A Prayer Madonna
47. Living In America James Brown Losing My Religion R.E.M.
48. Love Walks In Van Halen
49. Lust For Life Iggy Pop
50. Man In The Mirror Michael Jackson
51. Me And Bobby Mcgee Janis Joplin
52. Midnight Train At Georgia Gladys Knights And The Pips
53. Money Pink Floyd
54. Moondance Van Morrison
55. Naima John Coltrane
56. You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman Aretha Franklin
57. Never Say Goodbye The Jackson Jackson 5 Night Fever The Bg’s
58. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band
59. 1999 Prince
60. No Particular Place To Go, Chuck Berry,
61. Ol 55 Tom Waits
62. Only The Lonely You Know The Way I Feel Roy Orbison
63. Oya Como Va Santana
64. Peggy Sue Buddy Holly
65. Proud Mary Ike And Tina Turner
66. Pin Ball Wizzard The Who
67. Pride And Joy Stevie Ray Vaughan
68. Rambling Man Allman Brothers Band
69. Reeling In The Years Steely Dan
70. Rock The Casbash The Clash
71. Ruby Tuesday The Rolling Stones
72. September Earth Wind And Fire
73. Silly Love Songs Paul Mccartney
74. Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay Otis Redding
75. The Sound Of Silence Simon And Garfield
76. Sweet Emotions Aerosmith
77. Sweet Home Chicago Robert Johnson
78. Sweet Jane Velvet Underground
79. Teach Your Children Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young
80. The Tears Of A Clown Smokey Robinson And The Miracles
81. 3 Little Birds Bob Marley
82. The Thrill Is Gone B.B. King
83. Tired Of Being Alone Al Green
84. Touch Of Grey Grateful Dead
85. Turn Turn Turn To Everything There’s This Season The Byrds
86. Tutti Fruity Little Richard
87. We Will Rock You Queen
88. Working In The Coal Mine Devo
89. Wouldn’t It Be Nice The Beach Boys
90. You Can’t Hurry Love Diana Ross And The Supremes
91. Young Americans David Bowie

Blues Standards

37. All Your Love (I Miss Loving)
38. Baby Please Don’t Go
39. Baby, What You Want Me To Do
40. Back Door Man
41. Bluebird
42. Blues Before Sunrise
43. Blues With A Feeling
44. Boogie Chillen No. 2
45. Caledonia
46. Checkin’ Up On My Baby
47. Confessin’ The Blues
48. Crossroads
49. Everyday (I Have The Blues)
50. Evil (Is Going On)
51. Five Long Years
52. Going Down Slow
53. Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
54. Help Me
55. Honest I Do
56. How Long, How Long Blues
57. I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom
58. I Can’t Quit You Baby
59. I’m A Man
60. I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man
61. I’m Gonna Move On The Outskirts Of Town
62. I’m Ready
63. I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
64. It Hurts Me Too
65. Key To The Highway
66. Killing Floor
67. Little Red Rooster
68. Mean Old Frisco
69. Mean Old World
70. Mellow Down Easy
71. Merry Christmas, Baby
72. Milk Cow Blues
73. My Babe
74. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down And Out
75. On The Road Again
76. Please Send Me Someone To Love
77. Ramblin’ On My Mind
78. Reconsider Baby
79. Rollin’ And Tumblin’
80. Saint James Infirmary
81. Louis Blues
82. See See Rider
83. Sitting On Top Of The World
84. The Sky Is Crying
85. Smokestack Lightning
86. Spoonful
87. Sweet Home Chicago
88. Tain’t Nobody’s Biz-Ness If I Do
89. The Thrill Is Gone
90. Trouble In Mind
91. Walkin’ Blues
92. Wang Dang Doodle
93. You Don’t Have To Go

Duke Ellington Song Book

1. Alabama Home
2. Azure
3. Birmingham Breakdown
4. Black Butterfly
5. Blip Blip
6. Boy Meets Horn
7. Brown Skin Gal In The Colico Gown
8. Caravan
9. Creole Love Call
10. Come Sunday
11. Day Dream
12. Do Nothing Until You Hear From Me
13. Doing The Crazy Walk
14. Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
15. Echoes Of Harlem
16. Everything But You
17. Five O Clock Drag
18. Gal From Joes
19. Gypsy With Out A Song
20. I Got It Bad (And That Ain’t Good)
21. Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
22. I Never Felt This Way Before
23. I’m Just A Lucky So And So
24. Riding On The Moon And Dancing On The Stars
25. So In Love With You
26. In A Sentimental Mood
27. It Doesn’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
28. Jeep In Jumping
29. Lady In Blue
30. Lost In Meditation
31. Mood Indigo
32. Paris Burning
33. Please Forgive Me
34. Prel;Ude To A Kiss
35. Ring Dem
36. Rocking My Rhtyim
37. Satin Doll
38. Solitude
39. Something To Live For
40. Sosphicated Lady
41. Take The A Train

Planned

Here’s a practical approximate difficulty ranking (Henle/ABRSM-style perspective) from easy → extremely difficult. Difficulty varies by movement, but this is useful for repertoire planning.

Mozart Piano Sonatas (Easy → Hard)

Early Intermediate

1. K. 545 in C major (“Sonata Facile”)
2. K. 283 in G major
3. K. 570 in B-flat major

Intermediate

1. K. 279 in C major
2. K. 280 in F major
3. K. 281 in B-flat major
4. K. 330 in C major
5. K. 331 in A major (“Turkish March”)

Upper Intermediate

1. K. 282 in E-flat major
2. K. 332 in F major
3. K. 309 in C major
4. K. 311 in D major

Advanced

1. K. 333 in B-flat major
2. K. 533/494 in F major
3. K. 576 in D major

Very Advanced

1. K. 284 in D major (“Dürnitz”)
2. K. 310 in A minor
3. K. 457 in C minor

The hardest Mozart sonatas are generally considered:

• K. 457
• K. 310
• K. 576
• K. 284

Beethoven Sonatas (Easy → Hard)

• Beethoven
• Work in progress – next year’s project is to play through all the Mozart and Beethoven sonatas; I decide to continue improving my piano skills before re-attempting Mozart and Beethoven.
• Sonata No. 1, K. 279, C major – Beginner/Intermediate
• Sonata No. 2, K. 280, F major – Intermediate
• Sonata No. 5, K. 283, G major – Intermediate
• 1 Sonata No. 14, K. 457, C minor – Advanced Moonlight
• 1 Sonata No. 16, K. 545, C major (“Sonata Facile”) – Beginner
• No. 27, Op. 90, E minor
• No. 16, Op. 31 No. 1, G major
• No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2, C-sharp minor (“Moonlight”)

Intermediate

1. Op. 49 No. 2 (Sonata No. 20)
2. Op. 49 No. 1 (Sonata No. 19)

Upper Intermediate

1. Op. 79 (No. 25)
2. Op. 14 No. 1 (No. 9)
3. Op. 14 No. 2 (No. 10)
4. Op. 10 No. 2 (No. 6)

Advanced

1. Op. 2 No. 1 (No. 1)
2. Op. 26 (No. 12)
3. Op. 31 No. 1 (No. 16)
4. Op. 10 No. 1 (No. 5)
5. Op. 22 (No. 11)
6. Op. 31 No. 3 (No. 18)

Advanced+

1. Op. 27 No. 1 (No. 13)
2. Op. 28 “Pastoral” (No. 15)
3. Op. 2 No. 2 (No. 2)
4. Op. 10 No. 3 (No. 7)
5. Op. 90 (No. 27)
6. Op. 78 (No. 24)

Very Advanced

1. Op. 13 “Pathétique” (No. 8)
2. Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight” (No. 14)
3. Op. 81a “Les Adieux” (No. 26)
4. Op. 31 No. 2 “Tempest” (No. 17)
5. Op. 54 (No. 22)
6. Op. 2 No. 3 (No. 3)
7. Op. 7 (No. 4)

Virtuoso

1. Op. 101 (No. 28)
2. Op. 53 “Waldstein” (No. 21)
3. Op. 57 “Appassionata” (No. 23)

Elite Concert Level

1. Op. 109 (No. 30)
2. Op. 110 (No. 31)
3. Op. 111 (No. 32)

Among the Hardest Works in the Entire Piano Literature

1. Op. 106 “Hammerklavier” (No. 29)

Major Beethoven Piano Works Outside the Sonatas

Easier

• Ecossaise in G major, WoO 23
• Für Elise, WoO 59
• Six Easy Variations, WoO 77
• German Dances

Intermediate

• Bagatelles Op. 119
• Bagatelles Op. 33
• Rondo in C major Op. 51 No. 1
• Rondo in G major Op. 51 No. 2

Advanced

• Andante Favori, WoO 57
• 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
• Fantasia Op. 77
• Bagatelles Op. 126

Virtuoso

• Seven Fantasies on Themes from The Ruins of Athens, Op. 76
• Polonaise in C major Op. 89

Major Virtuoso Masterpieces

• Six Variations in F major Op. 34
• Eroica Variations Op. 35
• Fifteen Variations and Fugue (“Eroica”)
• Diabelli Variations Op. 120

Beethoven’s Hardest Piano Works Overall

1. Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106
2. Diabelli Variations, Op. 120
3. Sonata Op. 111
4. Sonata Op. 110
5. Sonata Op. 109
6. Appassionata Sonata
7. Waldstein Sonata
8. Eroica Variations
9. Tempest Sonata
10. Les Adieux Sonata

Op. 49 No. 2 → Op. 79 → Op. 14 No. 1 → Pathétique → Moonlight → Tempest → Waldstein → Appassionata → Op. 109 → Op. 110 → Op. 111 → Hammerklavier.

 

Haydn and Clementi are excellent bridges between Mozart and Beethoven. Clementi in particular is often underappreciated—he was arguably the greatest piano technician-composer before Chopin and Liszt.

Joseph Haydn – Piano Sonatas

(Hob. XVI numbering)

Haydn’s sonatas vary enormously. The early ones are often suitable for intermediate players; the late sonatas rival Mozart and occasionally anticipate Beethoven.

Intermediate

1. Hob. XVI:8 in G major
2. Hob. XVI:9 in C major
3. Hob. XVI:10 in C major
4. Hob. XVI:11 in G major
5. Hob. XVI:13 in G major
6. Hob. XVI:14 in D major
7. Hob. XVI:21 in C major

Upper Intermediate

1. Hob. XVI:27 in G major
2. Hob. XVI:28 in E-flat major
3. Hob. XVI:29 in E major
4. Hob. XVI:34 in E minor
5. Hob. XVI:35 in C major

Advanced

1. Hob. XVI:37 in D major
2. Hob. XVI:39 in D major
3. Hob. XVI:40 in F major
4. Hob. XVI:41 in E-flat major
5. Hob. XVI:42 in D major

Very Advanced

1. Hob. XVI:43 in A-flat major
2. Hob. XVI:44 in G minor
3. Hob. XVI:46 in A-flat major
4. Hob. XVI:48 in C major

Virtuoso / Concert Level

1. Hob. XVI:49 in E-flat major
2. Hob. XVI:50 in C major
3. Hob. XVI:51 in D major
4. Hob. XVI:52 in E-flat major

The Hardest Haydn Sonatas

1. Hob. XVI:52 in E-flat major
2. Hob. XVI:50 in C major
3. Hob. XVI:49 in E-flat major
4. Hob. XVI:51 in D major
5. Hob. XVI:44 in G minor

Haydn Non-Sonata Piano Works

Intermediate

• Arietta with Variations in E-flat major
• Capriccio in G major (“Acht Sauschneider müssen sein”)

Advanced

• Andante and Variations in F minor, Hob. XVII:6

Very Advanced

• Fantasia in C major, Hob. XVII:4

The Andante and Variations in F minor is generally regarded as Haydn’s greatest solo piano work outside the sonatas.

Muzio Clementi – Piano Sonatas

Clementi wrote over 60 sonatas. Many are substantially more pianistic and technically demanding than Mozart.

Upper Intermediate

1. Op. 36 No. 1 in C major
2. Op. 36 No. 2 in G major
3. Op. 36 No. 3 in C major
4. Op. 36 No. 4 in F major
5. Op. 36 No. 5 in G major
6. Op. 36 No. 6 in D major

Advanced

1. Op. 12 No. 1
2. Op. 12 No. 2
3. Op. 12 No. 3
4. Op. 24 No. 1
5. Op. 24 No. 2
6. Op. 25 No. 5

Very Advanced

1. Op. 34 No. 1
2. Op. 34 No. 2
3. Op. 34 No. 3
4. Op. 40 No. 1
5. Op. 40 No. 2

Virtuoso

1. Op. 50 No. 1
2. Op. 50 No. 2
3. Op. 50 No. 3 (“Didone Abbandonata”)

Elite Virtuoso

1. Op. 46 Sonatas
2. Op. 47 Sonatas
3. Op. 50 No. 3 (“Didone”)—many pianists place this alongside major Beethoven sonatas.

Hardest Clementi Sonatas

1. Op. 50 No. 3 “Didone Abbandonata”
2. Op. 50 No. 2
3. Op. 40 No. 2
4. Op. 46 Sonata in G minor
5. Op. 34 No. 2

Clementi Non-Sonata Piano Works

Easier

• Selected pieces from Introduction to the Art of Playing on the Pianoforte

Progressive Studies

• Gradus ad Parnassum (100 studies)

Approximate progression within Gradus

Intermediate

• Nos. 5, 6, 8, 19, 26

Advanced

• Nos. 15, 24, 44, 47, 58

Virtuoso

• Nos. 65, 77, 84, 95

Extreme Virtuoso

• Nos. 85, 97, 100

These studies were admired and edited by Debussy, who borrowed the title for his own piano suite.

Combined Classical-Era Progression

If you wanted a historical progression through the Classical period:

1. Clementi Op. 36 Sonatas
2. Mozart K. 545
3. Mozart K. 330
4. Haydn Hob. XVI:35
5. Mozart K. 332
6. Beethoven Op. 14 No. 1
7. Haydn Hob. XVI:44
8. Mozart K. 310
9. Beethoven Pathétique
10. Haydn Hob. XVI:52
11. Beethoven Tempest
12. Clementi Op. 50 No. 3
13. Beethoven Waldstein
14. Beethoven Appassionata
15. Beethoven Opp. 109–111
16. Beethoven Hammerklavier

This sequence gives a remarkably complete picture of the evolution of piano writing from about 1770 to 1825.

 

• Other works to Play

 

• Phantom of the Opera – came with my Casio keyboard
• Remaining Haydn Sonatas
• Gershwin Song Book  Cycle

• Remaining Prelude and Fugues
• Additional Bach pieces
• Other Baroque Era composers
• Chopin
• Lizt
• More Schuman,
• Schubert
• More jazz and blues standards

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