Popular classical piano pieces. A collection of masterful performances by Japanese pianists.
Unless you’ve learned an instrument or had family who listened to it a lot, you might not have many chances to hear classical music.
For those of you who listen to rock and pop but not so much classical, we’ve put together a selection of must-hear piano masterpieces.
Classical piano includes many works that laid the foundations of modern music and are frequently quoted across different genres, so you might find yourself thinking, “Huh? I’ve heard this before.”
From among the many great performances, this time we’ve gathered recordings by Japanese artists!
Playlist
| Popular classical piano pieces. A collection of masterful performances by Japanese pianists. | |||
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| show_chart | Title | Playlist | Review |
| 1east | Maiden’s PrayerUshida Tomohisa | play_arrow | Badarzewska’s composition “The Maiden’s Prayer” is a... |
| 2east | Turkish MarchYokouchi Ayumi | play_arrow | “Turkish March.” Children who practice the piano… |
| 3east | Traumereiaki no piano ensō | play_arrow | It is composed of all 13 pieces composed by Schumann... |
| 4east | Farewell SongFujiko Hemming | play_arrow | Speaking of the “Farewell” Etude, everyone’s familiar with it… |
| 5east | La CampanellaTsujii Nobuyuki | play_arrow | La Campanella was composed by Franz Liszt... |
| 6east | Grand Waltz Brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18Miyazaki Miho | play_arrow | Grande valse brillante in E-flat major, Op. 18 |
| 7east | Rachmaninoff / Piano Concerto No. 2, First MovementTanaka Kiyoko | play_arrow | Piano Concerto No. 2, First Movement. Rachmani... |
| 8east | revolutionNakamura Hiroko | play_arrow | Revolution opens with a suddenly intense prelude... |
| 9east | Liebestraum (Dream of Love)Fujinami Yuka | play_arrow | Liszt's composition 'Liebesträume.' Flowing arpeggios... |
| 10east | NocturneKuniyataka-no-Mikoto | play_arrow | Chopin, over the course of his life, composed nocturnes... |
| 11east | Fantaisie-ImpromptuHaneda Kentarō | play_arrow | Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu. Everyone, at least once… |
| 12east | MoonlightTani Masato | play_arrow | Clair de Lune, composed by Debussy. The piano arran… |
| 13east | Polonaise in A-flat major “Heroic”Yokoyama Yukio | play_arrow | When it comes to pianists who represent the Romantic era, Chi… |
| 14east | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: 1. PreludeHaraguchi Masumi | play_arrow | The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: No. 1, Pr... |
| 15east | Hungarian Dance No. 1piano dyuo duuoru | play_arrow | Composed by Brahms, “Hungarian Dance No. 1”… |
| 16east | passionChino Yoshihiro | play_arrow | “Appassionata,” third movement. Fierce, passion without end… |
| 17east | Ballade No. 3Matsushita Nao | play_arrow | Chopin’s Ballade No. 3—I've heard it somewhere... |
| 18east | Für EliseMatsuoka Toyohisa | play_arrow | One of Beethoven’s famous piano pieces, ... |
| 19east | Moonlight, Movement ISUGAYAN | play_arrow | “Moonlight, First Movement.” This piece is by Beetho— |
| 20east | PatheticNagatomi Aya | play_arrow | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 “Sonata… |
| 21east | Csikos PostObara Rinko, Hirayanagi Mino | play_arrow | A classic piece for sports days and the like, composed by Hermann Necke… |
| 22east | Song of Springmaeda katsunori | play_arrow | The “Songs Without Words” consist of a total of 48 pieces... |
| 23east | Arabesque No. 1Morimoto Mai | ![]() | One of the most frequently performed pieces among Debussy’s works is… |
| 24east | Sonata in C majorAkamatsu Rintaro | play_arrow | Sonata in D major, K.63 L.84 is by J.S.... |
| 25east | raindropsSorita Kyohei | play_arrow | Chopin’s Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major, Op. 28… |
| 26east | Wedding MarchTabataba | play_arrow | When it comes to weddings, this song is practically synonymous with them… |
| 27east | Piano Sonata No. 17 “The Tempest,” Movement IIIIkeyama Yōko | play_arrow | Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor… |
| 28east | HumoresqueWatanabe Izumi | play_arrow | Antonín Dvořák’s “Eight Humoresques”... |
| 29east | SerenadeTabe Kyoko | play_arrow | Famously known as “Schubert’s Serenade”… |
| 30east | Suite bergamasque, No. 3: Clair de LuneClaude Debussy | play_arrow | Clair de Lune is a serene and enchanting masterpiece. |
| 31east | 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40 No. 1: PreludeNikolay Kapustin | play_arrow | |
| 32east | 8 Concert Etudes, Op. 40 No. 3: ToccatinaNikolay Kapustin | play_arrow | |
| 33east | Waltz No. 6 in D-flat major “Minute Waltz”pianisuto maiko | play_arrow | This charming piece by Chopin dates from 1847… |
| 34east | FlightOkumura Tomomi | play_arrow | Schumann’s Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 “Flight…” |
| 35east | Piano Sonata No. 35, 1st movementMegu Yūmiko | play_arrow | Haydn’s Piano So... begins with a concise opening. |
| 36east | Gondolier’s SongSuzuki Naomi | play_arrow | The German pianist Burgmüller’s “1... |
| 37east | The Voice of Springpiano gokko | ![]() | Johann Strauss II’s splendid waltz piece... |


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