Pure Piano

Pure Piano

Apple Music Classical

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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.

No. 2, Leicht bewegt und verträumt

2:57

Reflection (Arr. Hough for Piano)

2:50

Shine

2:27

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

1:51

VII. Vals. 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

VI. 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)

Marielle Labèque, Katia Labèque

6:11

No. 12, Ellens dritter Gesang (Ave Maria)

Stella Almondo

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)

Katia Labèque, Marielle 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

Stella Almondo

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

To Gia Kancheli (P. S.)

Lisa Batiashvili, Giorgi Gigashvili

3:58

No. 4 in E Minor. Largo

Mikhail Pletnev

1:50

Mazurka in C Minor

Alexander Malofeev

1:42

No. 1, Élégie in E-Flat Minor

Alexander Malofeev

5:45

No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor

Piotr Anderszewski

3:55

Raindrop Postlude (Inspired by Chopin's Raindrop Prelude, Op. 28 No. 15)

4:47

Do You Want to Build a Snowman? (Arr. Hough for Piano) [From "Frozen"]

2:25

II. Siciliano (Arr. Kempff for Solo Piano)

4:02

No. 5, Largo

2:09

V. May. White Nights. Andantino

4:13

No. 8, Chor. Weh', weh', er fehlte das Ziel (Arr. for Piano by Nathalia Milstein)

Nathalia Milstein

2:33

Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1 (Live)

6:03

No. 9, Andante

Arta Arnicane

4:20

II. Adagio

Jeneba Kanneh-Mason

5:29

VI. Canzona serenata

Alexander Malofeev

4:47

I. Moderato

Víkingur Ólafsson

4:46

IV. Andante cantabile

4:46