Symphony Orchestra Solo Pieces for Piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) dedicated his CONCERTO for Piano No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10, to his teacher Nikolai Tcherepnin. Composing it in the years 1911 and 1912, he gave the premiere in Moscow on May...

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) dedicated his CONCERTO for Piano No. 1 in D-flat, Op. 10, to his teacher Nikolai Tcherepnin. Composing it in the years 1911 and 1912, he gave the premiere in Moscow on May...

ALLEGRO APPASSIONATO IN C-SHARP MINOR, Op. 70 is a work for piano and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). It is the second composition by the composer to be named as such, composed over ten...

ALLEGRO APPASSIONATO IN C-SHARP MINOR, Op. 70 is a work for piano and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921). It is the second composition by the composer to be named as such, composed over ten...

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) wrote his CONCERTO FOR PIANO No. 3 in B minor, OP. 89 in 1819. Similar to his second piano concerto, it is composed in a proto-Romantic style that anticipated later c...

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) wrote his CONCERTO FOR PIANO No. 3 in B minor, OP. 89 in 1819. Similar to his second piano concerto, it is composed in a proto-Romantic style that anticipated later c...

Johann Nepomuk Hummel (1778-1837) wrote his CONCERTO FOR PIANO No. 3 in B minor, OP. 89 in 1819. Similar to his second piano concerto, it is composed in a proto-Romantic style that anticipated later c...

First published and recorded in 1954 (only included at the time on the album "A Leroy Anderson 'Pops' Concert"), this lovely piano instrumental was released as a UK single in 1957 and hit the charts i...

Written by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) in 1934, this set of variations for piano solo and orchestra on Niccolò Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for solo violin is much like a concerto, though it consists...

Percy Grainger (1882-1961) wrote the suite IN A NUTSHELL in 1916, originally scored for large orchestra, although both a solo piano and a 2-piano version followed that same year. The work consists of...

Percy Grainger (1882-1961) wrote the suite IN A NUTSHELL in 1916, originally scored for large orchestra, although both a solo piano and a 2-piano version followed that same year. The work consists of...

Sergei Rachmaninoff's (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40, was completed in 1926. The work exists in three versions. Following its unsuccessful premiere, the composer made cuts and oth...

Sergei Rachmaninoff's (1873-1943) Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40, was completed in 1926. The work exists in three versions. Following its unsuccessful premiere, the composer made cuts and oth...

As an inexhaustible proponent of Beethoven's life and work, Franz Liszt (1811-1886) produced a number of arrangements and transcriptions in homage to the great composer. His FANTASIE ÜBER MOTIVEN AUS...

As an inexhaustible proponent of Beethoven's life and work, Franz Liszt (1811-1886) produced a number of arrangements and transcriptions in homage to the great composer. His FANTASIE ÜBER MOTIVEN AUS...

VARIATIONS ON A NURSERY SONG, Op. 25 is a work by Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) for piano and orchestra, composed in 1913 and premiered in Berlin the same year with the composer himself as soloist. A...

VARIATIONS ON A NURSERY SONG, Op. 25 is a work by Ernst von Dohnányi (1877-1960) for piano and orchestra, composed in 1913 and premiered in Berlin the same year with the composer himself as soloist. A...

Despite its greater popularity now, Béla Bartók's (1881-1945) CONCERTO FOR PIANO NO. 1 was universally panned by critics after its premiere due to its harshness; the innovative use of tone clusters as...

Despite its greater popularity now, Béla Bartók's (1881-1945) CONCERTO FOR PIANO NO. 1 was universally panned by critics after its premiere due to its harshness; the innovative use of tone clusters as...