What is your favorite piano song?

[Lambert Simnel]

Sparta, I wouldn't get too optimistic about that Wiki piece - I'm pretty sure that there is little recognition of the reconstruction of the "7th symphony" in classical music circles - "The Grove Concise Dictionary of Music" certainly doesn't mention it under Tchaikovsky. Also, it's worth contrasting a simple google for "tchaikovsky+6th" and the results for a similar "tchaikovsky+7th" search. My best guess is that you're mistaken about either the composer or the music. (Sorry )

 

[Cu Chulainn]

Instrumental:
Beethoven Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, "The Tempest"
Beethoven "Moonlight Sonata"
Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" Piano solo

with Vocals:
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Warren Zevon - Werewolf of London

 

[Goonie]

Moonlight Sonata and Fantasia.

Of course, the solo in Clapton's Layla is also a lot of fun. And Sour Suite by the Guess Who is also a fun tune.

 

[kryszcztov]

Used to be the first song of Melancolie and the Infinite Sadness

I thought of this too, maybe because I'm listening to Pumpkins right now.

But seriously, I don't know.

 

[willemvanoranje]

Satie's #5

 

[thetrooper]

What is your favorite piano song?

Mozart; 'Turkish March'. a.k.a. 'Rondo Alla Turca'.

 

[Lambert Simnel]

Satie's #5

Satie's Gymnopedies & Gnossiennes are simply sublime - presumably it's Gnossienne no 5 you're referring to ?

 

[LLXerxes]

Let it Be

or perhaps some Joplin, if you mean like that. I'm fond of his ragtag music, if I 'd have to pick.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Cold as Ice by Foreigner, lol

 

[CivCynic]

or perhaps some Joplin, if you mean like that. I'm fond of his ragtag music, if I 'd have to pick.

You should watch The Sting with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. There's a lot of Joplin's ragtag music in that movie.

 

[classical_hero]

I can't find the specific versions but here they are I'd go with chopin myself

But how about Rachmaninov for sheer virtuosity?

http://www.classicalmidiresource.com/site/cmmmp3/rachmaninov_prelude_no.mp3

Rachmaninov^

The others by Chopin:-

http://jnjmuse.cnei.or.kr/musicbox_2/chopin_mazurka_C_major.mp3

http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/s...ral+march&x=0&y=0&a_eml_search=1&email_type=2

If you want virtuosity then you can go no further than Franz Lizst. Just about every piano piece by him is a masterpice and the vast majority show great dexterity for the pianist. Listen to his Etude D'execution Transcendate. He wrote twelve of them and there are two variations on them. The first one is the 1832 version. These were considered so difficult that he had to revise them just so that people could play them. So generally when you here versions on the Transcendental Etudes, you will normally hear the 1851 version. All twelve are very diffuclt to play. Originally he was intending to have all keys represented, but he did not get there. I think he was thinking of doing something like Bach and do them twice.

Now onto Chopin, argueable the greatest composer for the Piano. Just about every poosible thing for the piano was done by Chopin. He also made many genres special to himself. Whenever you hear of the Nocturne, Mazurka and Polonaise, the name Chopin right jumps up at you. He is a trailblazer.