Autumn for the Arts: Treasured Piano Pieces | Enjoy Classical Music by Listening and Playing

Speaking of autumn… yes, “the season of the arts”! If you’re a music lover, you probably think of this phrase before “the season of appetite” or “the season of sports,” don’t you? Autumn is the perfect time to enjoy music, with concerts and arts festivals held all over the country.

This time, we’ve curated and will introduce some beautiful piano pieces from among the classical works you’ll want to hear in autumn.

Enjoy quietly at home, or have fun playing them yourself! Please enjoy the season of the arts in your preferred style, together with beautiful piano music.

Playlist

Autumn for the Arts: Treasured Piano Pieces \| Enjoy Classical Music by Listening and Playing
	Title	Playlist	Review
1	Préludes, Book II, No. 2 “Dead Leaves”Claude Debussy		Debussy’s prelude “Dead Leaves” is a work that expresses the melancholy of autumn.
2	“The Four Seasons” — 12 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 37bis: October, “Autumn Song”Pyotr Tchaikovsky		Tchaikovsky's Autumn Song
3	Maiden’s PrayerTekla Bądarzewska		The graceful piano piece by Badarzewska
4	Suite bergamasque, No. 3: Clair de LuneClaude Debussy		The Allure of Debussy’s Masterpiece “Clair de Lune” and How to Enjoy It
5	Six Concert Études, Op. 35-2 “Autumn”Cécile Chaminade		A piano piece depicting Chaminade’s autumn
6	Liebesträume No. 3Franz Liszt		Liszt’s Liebesträume is popular in films and TV dramas.
7	From the children’s piano collection ‘Rainbow Rhythm,’ No. 22: ‘Fallen Leaves Dancing in the Autumn Light’Hirayoshi Takeshu		Expressing the scene of autumn leaves in a piano piece for children
8	Clair de lune from the song collection “Two Songs”Gabriel Fauré		Fauré’s Moonlight Ball Depiction Piece
9	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight,” First MovementLudwig van Beethoven		Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata is a beautiful masterpiece
10	“The Seasons” – 12 Characteristic Pieces, Op. 37bis: November “Troika”Pyotr Tchaikovsky		Tchaikovsky “The Seasons” November: Troika
11	Whispers of AutumnRichard Clayderman		Richard Clayderman's famous piece themed around autumn
12	Variations on AkatomboMiyake Haruna		Arrange the melody of Akatonbo into five variations
13	Lyric Pieces: “Autumn Sketch”William Gillock		Gurlitt’s Autumn Sketch is a beautiful piece that expresses the atmosphere of autumn.
14	From “The Four Seasons” No. 3 “Autumn” First MovementAntonio Vivaldi		Autumn, First Movement, from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons
15	Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1Frederic Chopin		The beauty of Chopin’s No. 15 and the feeling of being saved
16	Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 7: “Träumerei”Robert Schumann		The charm of Schumann’s masterpiece “Träumerei” and how to enjoy it
17	“Dragonfly” from the Lyric PiecesWilliam Gillock		Introducing Gillock’s Lyric Pieces “Dragonflies”
18	From Lyric Pieces: “October Morning”William Gillock		An elegant piano piece portraying a Gilock autumn morning
19	Gnossiennes No. 1 in Three PartsÉric Satie		Satie’s melancholic piano piece, Gnossienne
20	Autumn WaltzIsaac Albeniz		Albéniz’s Autumn Waltz, its poignancy is the charm.
21	Étude Op. 25, No. 11 “Winter Wind”Frederic Chopin		Chopin Etude: the ferocity and delicacy of Winter Wind
22	Trout (arranged by Liszt)Franz Schubert		The Trout, piano arrangement by Liszt
23	Le Tombeau de Couperin, No. 2: FugueMaurice Ravel		Ravel’s composition: the only fugue in memory of his fallen comrade
24	Suite ‘Mirrors’ No. 5 – The Valley of the BellsMaurice Ravel		A piece that expresses Ravel’s fantastical bell chimes
25	Slavonic Dance No. 8Antonin Dvořák		Dvořák’s Slavonic Dances are ideal for piano four hands
26	Three Romances, Op. 11 No. 1Clara Schumann		An emotional piano piece imbued with hidden feelings for Clara
27	Serenade from SchwanengesangFranz Schubert		The melancholy and beauty of Schubert's lieder
28	Nocturne No. 19 in E minor, Op. 72 No. 1, “Posthumous”Frederic Chopin		Chopin’s emotionally rich Nocturnes
29	Sonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40: II. MenuetMaurice Ravel		The beauty of Ravel’s piano piece “Sonatine”
30	Dumka in C minor, Op. 59Pyotr Tchaikovsky		Expressive piano piece by Tchaikovsky
31	In the ForestAlbert Ketèlbey		A gentle, shade-like piano piece that soothes the heart
32	Burgmüller 25 Progressive Pieces, Op. 100 No. 2 “The Hunt”Johann Burgmüller		A brilliant march inspired by Islamic art
33	Seaside at Dusk, H.128: No. 3 “The Stormy Seashore”Bohuslav Martinů		Seaside Evening Piano Piece That Makes You Forget Summer
34	dreamClaude Debussy		The serene beauty of fantastical Impressionist music
35	Petite Suite: I. En bateauClaude Debussy		Debussy’s water scenes, with a cool, refreshing tone
36	Nocturne No. 2 in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2Frederic Chopin		Chopin's beautiful nocturnes, soothing to the soul
37	Daylight saving timeGeorge Gershwin		A Lullaby to Soothe Gershwin's Heart
38	At the seaside at nightHeino Kasuki		A cool piano piece that makes you forget the summer heat
39	Little Boat on the Ocean from the Suite ‘Mirrors’Maurice Ravel		My heart is cleansed by Ravel’s cool, refreshing piano piece.
40	Etude-Tableaux, Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor “The Sea and the Seagull”Sergei Rachmaninov		A summer piano piece, a masterpiece by Rachmaninoff
41	Midnight Fire FestivalHirayoshi Takeshu		Kiyosu Hirayoshi’s dynamic solo piano piece
42	French Suite No. 2, BWV 813 – CouranteJ.S.Bach		Elegant dance works of Baroque music
43	Six Ecossaises No. 3Ludwig van Beethoven		A lively Scottish-style social dance tune
44	Armand in A major, WoO 81Ludwig van Beethoven		4/4 time, the allure of a splendid dance
45	The Confectionery World, No. 14: “Demon Arare”Yuyama Akira		Fuse Japanese and Western music in a short piece
46	Masquerade Ball ‘Waltz’Aram Khachaturian		Waltz. Used in a movie and the Olympics.
47	Children’s Album, Volume 1: “Album of My Boyhood,” No. 5: EtudeAram Khachaturian		A short piece of ethnic music for children with an impressive staccato feel
48	Children’s Corner No. 4: “The Snow Is Dancing”Claude Debussy		A snowy scene depicted from a child's perspective
49	Little Suite: IV. BalletClaude Debussy		An elegant piano duet in the style of a Rococo-era ball
50	Video, Episode 1: “Reflections of Water”Claude Debussy		Debussy's beautiful piano piece that depicts water
51	Video, Episode 2: “And Then the Moon Falls on the Abandoned Temple”Claude Debussy		Debussy’s piano piece depicting a ruined temple in moonlight
52	Love’s GreetingEdward Elgar		Composed by Elgar, a masterpiece of love, spring music
53	To a Wild Rose, Op. 51-1 (Forest Sketches)Edward MacDowell		A beautiful short piece by an American composer
54	Songs Without Words, Book I, No. 3, Hunter’s Song, Op. 19Felix Mendelssohn		Mendelssohn’s passionate hunting piece
55	Etude Collection (Studies) No. 4, Op. 10-4 in C-sharp minorFrederic Chopin		Passionate music with advanced technique is captivating.
56	Joy of LoveFritz Kreisler		A traditional light dance from Vienna
57	Grand WaltzFrederic Chopin		Chopin’s masterpiece, a splendid piece of dance music
58	8 Pieces, Op. 84: No. 4, AdagiettoGabriel Fauré		A small French musical piece with the delicate melodic beauty of E minor
59	Eight Pieces, Op. 84: No. 7, JoyGabriel Fauré		An elegant French piano piece
60	Suite ‘Dolly’ Op. 56 No. 4, Kitty-ValseGabriel Fauré		Play the graceful waltz of French music on the piano
61	Barcarolle No. 10 in A minor, Op. 104-2Gabriel Fauré		A delicate piano piece depicting the water’s surface of a gondola
62	Barcarolle No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 105-2Gabriel Fauré		A French piano piece composed in 1921
63	The Rite of SpringIgor Stravinsky		A musical revolutionary work by The Rite of Spring
64	white birchJean Sibelius		A piano piece that depicts an elegant scene of nature
65	Intermezzo, Op. 118 No. 2Johannes Brahms		An elegant piano piece composed in 1893
66	From the suite ‘Ma mère l’Oye’: No. 1 Pavane of the Sleeping BeautyMaurice Ravel		An elegant piano duet inspired by the theme of Sleeping Beauty
67	Sonatina No. 9, First MovementMuzio Clementi		Clementi’s lively composition, brimming with vibrant tones.
68	The Carnival of the Animals, No. 12: FossilsCamille Saint-Saëns		Fossils, No. 12 from Saint-Saëns’s The Carnival of the Animals
69	Demon KingSchubert=Liszt		A famous song composed by Schubert
70	Je te veux (I want you)Éric Satie		Waltz: A Passionate and Elegant Masterpiece
71	Impromptu of the WindNakata Yoshinao		A melody like a refreshing, free wind
72	Something good might happen!Yuyama Akira		A piano piece that fuses classical and jazz
73	Sorrow of LoveKreisler=Rachmaninov		Liebesleid arranged by Rachmaninoff
74	Suite ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ No. 1 ‘Promenade’Modest Mussorgsky		Pictures at an Exhibition is Mussorgsky’s piano suite
75	Midnight Fire Festival from ‘Rhythm of the Rainbow’Hirayoshi Takeshu		A passionate, Spanish-style piano miniature
76	Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major “Minute Waltz”Frederic Chopin		A piano solo piece depicting a puppy scampering about
77	Etude No. 13 in A-flat major, Op. 25 No. 1 “Aeolian Harp”Frederic Chopin		A technically intricate piano piece that expresses the atmosphere of spring
78	Turkish MarchWolfgang Amadeus Mozart		A masterpiece influenced by Turkish-style music
79	Spring has come, and the cherry blossoms are in bloom.Nakata Yoshinao		Expressing the joy of welcoming spring and the blooming of cherry blossoms