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Today's Piano: Masterpieces and Popular Pieces Woven with Delicate Tones

There is an endless number of pieces that are beloved in piano performance—works not originally composed for piano but arranged for it, as well as many others—spanning all kinds of formats and genres.

In this article, we’ve gathered masterpieces from among such piano music that we recommend for today.

The featured pieces are updated daily, so if you want to fully enjoy the piano’s timbre through a wide variety of works, be sure to check back frequently.

Explore lots of pieces and keep adding to your list of favorites!

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Today's Piano: Masterpieces and Popular Pieces Woven with Delicate Tones
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1eastCanonJohann Pachelbel
CanonJohann Pachelbelplay_arrow
Performance Techniques and Appeal of Pachelbel's Canon
2eastJe te veuxErik Satie
Je te veuxErik Satieplay_arrow
Introduction to Satie’s Spring Waltzes
3eastMay Breeze Op. 62-1Felix Mendelssohn
May Breeze Op. 62-1Felix Mendelssohnplay_arrow
A spring masterpiece from Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words
4eastMaiden’s PrayerTekla Bądarzewska
Maiden's PrayerTekla Bądarzewskaplay_arrow
The graceful piano piece by Badarzewska
5eastSpringHisaishi Joe
SpringHisaishi Joeplay_arrow
Expressing the anticipation and tension of spring in a piano piece by Joe Hisaishi
6eastCherry Blossom ChapterTenmon
Cherry Blossom ChapterTenmonplay_arrow
The soundtrack of 5 Centimeters per Second
7eastMidnight Fire FestivalHirayoshi Takeshu
Midnight Fire FestivalHirayoshi Takeshuplay_arrow
Kiyosu Hirayoshi’s dynamic solo piano piece
8eastSummer MorningHeino Kasuki
Summer MorningHeino Kasukiplay_arrow
A refreshing piano piece for a summer morning
9eastKanadeSukima Suichi
KanadeSukima Suichiplay_arrow
A tenderness that seeps into the heart from the piano intro…
10eastFantasia Sakura SakuraHirai Kōsaburō
Fantasia Sakura SakuraHirai Kōsaburōplay_arrow
Contemporary piano piece of Japanese traditional music
11eastChampion CynthiaMasuda Junichi
Champion CynthiaMasuda Junichiplay_arrow
A grand composition whose powerful piano melody stirs the heart
12eastPiano Sonata No. 0 “Sōmei”Kakuno Hayato
Piano Sonata No. 0 “Sōmei”Kakuno Hayatoplay_arrow
Fusion of classical and contemporary music
13eastChase the mysteryJuhara Ryoko
Chase the mysteryJuhara Ryokoplay_arrow
A thrilling musical work with a sense of storytelling
14eastbroad daylightKing Gnu
broad daylightKing Gnuplay_arrow
As the theme song for a drama about wrongful convictions, Ki…
15eastA Naked Heartaimyon
A Naked Heartaimyonplay_arrow
A heartwarming ballad woven by piano and vocals...
16eastNovelbrightTsukimisō
NovelbrightTsukimisōplay_arrow
The pain of heartbreak, lingering attachment after a breakup, and inner turmoil
17eastSonatina No. 1, Movement I, Op. 20-1Friedrich Kuhlau
Sonatina No. 1, Movement I, Op. 20-1Friedrich Kuhlauplay_arrow
A clear piece in C major, perfect for spring
18eastwhite birchJean Sibelius
white birchJean Sibeliusplay_arrow
A piano piece that depicts an elegant scene of nature
19eastTAKUMI / ArtisanMatsutani Taku
TAKUMI / ArtisanMatsutani Takuplay_arrow
Piano piece for the theme song of an architecture program
20east5 Pieces (Suite of Trees), Op. 75: No. 1, When the Rowans BloomJean Sibelius
5 Pieces (Suite of Trees), Op. 75: No. 1, When the Rowans BloomJean Sibeliusplay_arrow
A light and delicate piece composed by Sibelius
21eastspringFrederic Chopin
springFrederic Chopinplay_arrow
Chopin’s spring expresses a melancholy, delicate spring.
22eastViolet, Op. 99 No. 1Jean-Louis Gobbaerts
Violet, Op. 99 No. 1Jean-Louis Gobbaertsplay_arrow
An elegant piano miniature that heralds the arrival of spring
23eastGalanthus (snowdrop)Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Galanthus (snowdrop)Pyotr Tchaikovskyplay_arrow
Tchaikovsky The Seasons April
24eastBeloved May,Robert Schumann
Beloved May,Robert Schumannplay_arrow
Schumann’s gentle May masterpiece
25eastKanadeSukima Suichi
KanadeSukima Suichiplay_arrow
A classic hit by Sukima Switch filled with bittersweet feelings for the season of farewells
26eastSpring has come, and the cherry blossoms are in bloom.Nakata Yoshinao
Spring has come, and the cherry blossoms are in bloom.Nakata Yoshinaoplay_arrow
A song that expresses the joy of celebrating the arrival of spring and cherry blossoms
27eastComedyHoshino Gen
ComedyHoshino Genplay_arrow
The theme song for the TV anime “SPY×FAMILY” e...
28eastloveHoshino Gen
loveHoshino Genplay_arrow
Gen Hoshino’s signature song sparked a social phenomenon with the “Koi Dance.”
29eastdogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yo
dogwood (flowering dogwood)Hitoto Yoplay_arrow
There are countless songs with striking piano intros…
30eastI amMorita Manami
I amMorita Manamiplay_arrow
A jazz piano masterpiece of hope and self-acceptance