The Piano

There are different kinds of piano. Some are big and some are small. But they all have one thing in common: a keyboard with white keys and black keys.

When you learn to play the piano, you use one hand first. Then you use the other hand. Then you play with both hands together. When you become really good you can play things fast, with fingers moving at different speeds in different directions! And you can play all your favourite tunes.

On this recording you can hear some of the best piano music written by famous composers. It is played by very good pianists. These pianists started to learn the piano when they were young children. They all like playing the piano better than anything else!

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Music Tracks and Information:

TR 1 ( 00:03:01 ) Lyric Pieces, Op. 54: No. 3. March of the Trolls

Composer: Grieg, Edvard | Performer: Szokolay, Balázs

TR 2 ( 00:01:14 ) Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee (arr. S. Rachmaninov for piano)

Composer: Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay Andreyevich | Performer: Szokolay, Balázs

TR 3 ( 00:00:49 ) For Children, BB 53, Vol. 2 (based on Hungarian folk tunes): No. 27. Jest

Composer: Bartók, Béla | Performer: Jandó, Jenő

TR 4 ( 00:01:05 ) For Children, BB 53, Vol. 3 (based on Slovakian folk tunes): No. 61. Pleasantry

Composer: Bartók, Béla | Performer: Jandó, Jenő

TR 5 ( 00:05:13 ) 3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major

Composer: Schubert, Franz | Performer: Jandó, Jenő; Kollár, Zsuzsa

TR 6 ( 00:01:48 ) Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64, No. 1, "Minute"

Composer: Chopin, Fryderyk | Performer: Biret, Idil

TR 7 ( 00:03:10 ) Maple Leaf Rag

Composer: Joplin, Scott | Performer: Peskanov, Alexander

TR 8 ( 00:05:18 ) Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Composer: Beethoven, Ludwig van | Performer: Jandó, Jenő

TR 9 ( 00:02:21 ) Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (excerpts) - I. Berceuse

Composer: Fauré, Gabriel | Performer: Volondat, Pierre-Alain; Hooge, Patrick de

TR 10 ( 00:02:10 ) Dolly Suite, Op. 56 (excerpts) - VI. Le pas espagnol

Composer: Fauré, Gabriel | Performer: Volondat, Pierre-Alain; Hooge, Patrick de

TR 11 ( 00:01:44 ) Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 4. Little bird

Composer: Grieg, Edvard | Performer: Szokolay, Balázs

TR 12 ( 00:02:38 ) Keyboard Sonata in G Major, K.125/L.487/P.152

Composer: Scarlatti, Domenico | Performer: Huang, Chu-Fang

TR 13 ( 00:01:21 ) Album für die Jugend (Album for the Young), Op. 68, Part II: Für Erwachsenere: No. 23. Reiterstück

Composer: Schumann, Robert | Performer: Gulda, Rico

TR 14 ( 00:03:23 ) Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca: Allegretto

Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Jandó, Jenő

TR 15 ( 00:03:37 ) French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816: VII. Gigue

Composer: Bach, Johann Sebastian | Performer: Rübsam, Wolfgang

TR 16 ( 00:02:05 ) Histoires (Stories): II. Le petit âne blanc (The Little White Donkey)

Composer: Ibert, Jacques | Performer: Chang, Hae Won

TR 17 ( 00:04:14 ) Piano Sonata No. 50 in D Major, Hob.XVI:37: I. Allegro con brio

Composer: Haydn, Franz Joseph | Performer: Jandó, Jenő

TR 18 ( 00:05:48 ) Suite bergamasque: III.