Pure Piano

Pure Piano

Apple Music Classical

Updated 3 days ago

The piano has an almost infinite emotional capacity with its ability to whisper and roar with equal effectiveness. No wonder that, ever since its invention over 300 years ago, almost every Western composer has written music for it. Here you can enjoy the full spectrum, from the great piano works to music composed by today’s post-classical stars. We regularly update this playlist, so if you like a track, add it to your library.

Glossa sobre

1:36

The Frolic

2:37

IV. Do It Again

1:43

No. 1 in A-Flat Major "Aeolian Harp"

Saehyun Kim

2:35

II. Adagio

Denis Kozhukhin

4:11

IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)

4:21

Prelude II - Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

3:27

Lacrimosa (Arr. Xiaofu for Piano)

4:37

Lucky To Be Me (Arr. For Piano by Bill Evans)

3:24

No. 1, Lent (Arr. for Lute by Toby Carr)

2:27

Dream 2

Aleksander Dębicz

3:40

No. 1, Lent et douloureux

3:48

III. Presto agitato

7:01

VI. Idyll. A Lyrical Piece (Excerpt)

Matthias Kirschnereit

3:33

Sleep Spiral

Víkingur Ólafsson

5:40

White Flowers Take Their Bath (Version for Piano)

3:22

No. 2, Leicht bewegt und verträumt

2:57

Reflection (Arr. Hough for Piano)

2:50

No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau

Carmen Stefanescu

5:02

Shine

2:27

Prélude in A Minor, M. 65 (Upright Version)

1:51

VII. Waltz. Poco allegro

Vladimir Feltsman

1:16

XVII. I Got Rhythm

1:35

Variation 1

Jimin Oh-Havenith

2:17

II. Allegretto (Live at Wigmore Hall, London, 2025)

4:14

Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 26

Saehyun Kim

4:43

V. Menuet II

Francesco Tristano

2:17

Pearl's Lullaby

2:45

IV. Harare

Clemens Christian Poetzsch

2:58

Rêverie, CD 76

4:19

II. Minuet

Simone Sammicheli

1:08

I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo – (Live at Suntory Hall, Tokyo, 2025)

4:14

II. Andantino. Getragen

4:41

No. 13 in A Major

Rudolf Buchbinder

1:04

III. In Hunding's House. Nocturne (Excerpt)

Matthias Kirschnereit

3:01

I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio – Allegro (Live at Wigmore Hall, London, 2025)

7:22

II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam

Nikolai Lugansky

3:15

Var. XXIV. Fughetta. Andante

Cédric Tiberghien

3:13

Réminiscences de l'opéra Turandot de Puccini, Op. 39

3:00

Barcarolle No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 26

4:46

Lady Be Good - Berceuse, in F#

3:08

No. 5, Einfach

2:27

I. Allegro

Denis Kozhukhin

2:43

Romance

Alexandra Dariescu

3:17

Song Without Words in E Major, Op. 19, No. 1

2:57

Ungarische Melodie, D. 817

George Xiaoyuan Fu

4:04

I. Prelude in the Depths of the Rhine

Matthias Kirschnereit

3:51

V. Bourrée

Francesco Tristano

0:58

VII. Träumerei

3:01

Barcarolle in E-Flat Major, Op. 71

Joanna Kacperek

4:24

Aquarium

Célia Oneto Bensaid

4:06

VII. Vogel als Prophet

2:37

When Dusk Falls

Michael Clark

1:36

No. 3, La nuit

Alexander Malofeev

4:32

I. Intermezzo. Adagio

Behzod Abduraimov

3:47

II. Allegretto

Denis Kozhukhin

1:52

Les sylvains, Op. 60

4:10

Rêverie, Op. 13 (Visions of the Past)

5:02

I. Allegro brillante

Joanna Kacperek

5:43

Nocturne No. 5 in B-Flat Major, H 37

2:45

Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn, M. 58

Sasha Stychkina

1:48

Wild is the Wind (Transcribed for two pianos by Michael Blasky after Nina Simone's version)

Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque

6:11

No. 12, Ellens dritter Gesang (Ave Maria)

5:11

II. The Seal-Woman's Sea-Joy

2:08

No. 4, Valse noble

2:12

II. La chaise à porteurs

Juho Pohjonen, Wu Qian

1:38

No. 5, Lilacs (Version for Piano) [Live]

2:27

Valse noire for M.

2:44

No. 1, Fairy Spring

Isata Kanneh-Mason

1:00

Refine

3:42

Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

2:32

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (Arr. Kocsis for Piano)

5:38

No. 1, Assez vivement (E Major)

Andrew Yiangou

5:23

IV. Passepied. Allegretto ma non troppo

Behzod Abduraimov

3:49

No. 2, Ein einsamer Quelle

3:19

Nocturne No. 15 in F Minor, Op. 55 No. 1 (Musical Moments)

Rafał Blechacz

4:34

I. Prelude

Vsevolod Zavidov

3:23

III. Troubled Water (Arr. for two pianos by Clémentin Bonjour)

Marielle Labèque, Katia Labèque

3:59

I. Allegro

Moritz Winkelmann

5:40

No. 7, Vogel als Prophet

3:58

VIII. Alla Reminiscenza

Alexander Malofeev

2:33

III. Lento placido

4:01

No. 7, Prélude

Isata Kanneh-Mason

2:30

Chaconne in G Minor, BWV 1179 (Transcr. Pontier for Piano)

Aurélien Pontier

3:56

I. Opening

Célia Oneto Bensaid

5:24

No. 4, Juliet as a Young Girl

Isata Kanneh-Mason

3:51

II. Adagio

6:57

II. Andante sostenuto

9:58

II. Largo

Claire-Marie Le Guay

2:54

Remember Me (Arr. Hough for Piano)

2:47

I. Vivace ma non troppo, sempre legato - Adagio espressivo

3:45

No. 5, Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for Solo Piano)

Alexander Malofeev

2:50

Melodia (III) [Performed on Piano]

2:33

No. 13, Andante cantabile

Jacopo Salvatori

2:08

No. 3

Johanna Henschel

5:15

No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor

Fabrizio Chiovetta

4:00

Larghetto (After Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto)

4:44

IX. Menuet

Débora Halász

1:22

Dawn

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

2:34

No. 3, Dreaming

4:29