100 Must-Know Piano and Instrumental Pieces

Author: Xu Liwen
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: These 100 instrumental pieces are irreplaceable masterpieces in the history of music and are worth highly recommending to you. This book collects 100 classic compositions by 40 renowned classical music masters, adhering to the consistent principle of "Enjoying Classical Music with Ease." It guides you into a rich and diverse world of instrumental music through interesting creation stories, anecdotes about the composers' lives, and simple yet clear classical music knowledge.
Piano Pieces
The Old Testament - Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
Not Just a Lullaby - Bach's Goldberg Variations
Born to Accompany a Princess - Bach's Sonatas
Scarlatti's Sonatas
Sensitive Without Turmoil - Scarlatti's Sonatas
Haydn's C Minor Piano Sonata
An Ordinary Fantasy - Haydn's C Major Fantasy
Increasing Creative Power with the Evolution of the Piano - Mozart's Piano Sonatas
A Folk Song That Shines for Over Two Centuries - Mozart's Variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
Baroque Fantasy - Mozart's D Minor and C Major Fantasies
Rotating Love and Melancholy - Mozart's D Major and A Minor Rondo
A Grand Sonata That Breaks Free from Melancholy - Beethoven's No. 8 Piano Sonata, "Pathétique"
Playing the Piano Under the Moonlight - Beethoven's No. 14 Piano Sonata, "Moonlight"
A Storm in the Night - Beethoven's No. 23 Piano Sonata, "Appassionata"
Beethoven's Favorite Composition - Beethoven's F Major Adagio, "Für Elise"
A Love Song with a Misspelled Name - Beethoven's Waltz Variations on "Diabelli"
A Transformative Metamorphosis! - Beethoven's Variations on "Diabelli"
A Bitter Sweetness Born from Pain - Beethoven's A-flat Major No. 31 Piano Sonata
A Wanderer's Fantasy Journey - Schubert's C Major Fantasy
Refusing to Be Beethoven's Second - Schubert's Piano Sonata
Happiness Needs No Words - Mendelssohn's Songs Without Words
The Friendship with Liszt Proven by Mendelssohn
Chopin's 12 Etudes
A Magical Night That Quiets the Disputes - Chopin's Nocturnes
Endless Longing for the Homeland - Chopin's Polish Dances
A Mixture of National Spirit and Unique Personality - Chopin's Mazurkas
Gorgeous and Elegant Upper-Class Dance - Chopin's Waltzes
Everyone Should Bravely Walk the Last Path - Chopin's B-flat Minor No. 2 Piano Sonata, "Funeral March"
A Distant Voyage in the Sea of Music - Chopin's Barcarolle
Dancing Amidst the Spring - Schumann's "Ciciliano"
The Chemical Effect of Intense and Gentle Collision - Schumann's Piano Sonata
Violin Pieces
Cello Pieces
Flute Pieces
Guitar Pieces
Other Instruments