It’s a lot more than just pianos!
We’ll follow the story of the musical keyboard from the ancient Greeks all the way to synthesizers, examining music for many different types— clavichords, harpsichords, fortepianos, organs, harmoniums, accordions, dulcimers, cimbaloms, melodicas, and mallet instruments from Java to jazz. This is a large and interesting family!
Anonymous: Passamezzo Pavan
Peter Watchorn, harpsichord
Music Of Tudor & Jacobean England
Musica Omnia 104
2:32
Giles Farnaby: A Toye
Richard Burnett, virginal
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
1:02
Girolamo Frescobaldi: Capriccio VI Sopra la Spagnoletta
Jean-Marc Aymes, claviorganum
Complete Keyboard Works
LIGA 101199
5:29
J.S. Bach: Prelude in E
Richard Burnett. fretted clavichord
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
1:23
J.S. Bach: Prelude in E
Richard Burnett. fretted clavichord
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
0:21
Carlos de Seixas: Sonata for Clavichord No. 14, in c minor Minuet I, Minuet II
Bernard Brauchli, clavichord
Seixas: Sonate per tastiera
Stradivarius STR33544
2:59
Domenico Zipoli: Sonata I In si Minore I. Preludio: Largo
Luca Guglielmi, Cristofori fortepiano
Sei Sonate Di Varij Autori
Stradivarius STR33608
4:31
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata (In mi minore), K. 81 I. Grave; IV. Allegro
Luca Guglielmi, Cristofori fortepiano
Sei Sonate Di Varij Autori
Stradivarius STR33608
3:03
Franz Joseph Haydn: Pieces for Musical Clock
Richard Burnett, chamber organ by John Avery
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
1:42
Franz Joseph Haydn: Pieces for Musical Clock
Richard Burnett, chamber organ by John Avery
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
1:05
W.A. Mozart: Adagio for Glass Harmonica
Richard Burnett, square piano by Anton Walte
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
3:21
John Field: Nocturne in e minor
Richard Burnett, cabinet piano by Clementi
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
3:21
Antonín Dvořák: Bagatelles, Op. 47 Allegretto scherzando
Beethovenhalle Orchestra/ Dennis Russell Davies
Bagatelles Op.47, Serenade In D Minor Op.44
Musical Heritage Society MHS 912509L
3:34
Anonymous: Cymbalom Fantasy
Gypsy Band of Victor Laszlo, The Hungarian Gypsy Orchestra
Hungarian Gypsies
FM Records FM1034
1:28
Bach: Cantata #29, BWV 29, “Wir Danken Dir, Gott”
Wendy Carlos, synthesizer
Switched-On Bach 2000
Telarc 80323
3:35
Bach: Cantata #29, BWV 29, “Wir Danken Dir, Gott”
Wendy Carlos, synthesizer
Switched-On Bach 2000
Telarc 80323
0:35
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in E, K. 380
Ralph Kirkpatrick, harpsichord
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas for Harpsichord
Archiv 4775003
2:55
Domenico Scarlatti: Harpsichord Sonata In f minor, K 386
David Schrader, fortepiano
Scarlatti on Fortepiano
Cedille 42
3:14
Domenico Scarlatti: Keyboard Sonata In D, K 33;
Keyboard Sonata In F, K 525
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Horowitz Vol Ii – The Celebrated Scarlatti Recordings
Sony 53460
5:09
Alessandro Scarlatti: Variations On “La Follia”
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
MAHAN ESFAHANI TIME PRESENT AND TIME PAST
Archive 497 4481
6:26
WA. Mozart: Sonata in A, K. 331 III. Alla Turca/Allegretto
Richard Burnett, grand piano by Johann Fritz
Keyboards Collection
Amon RA SAR 6
3:10
Francis Poulenc: Concert Champetre – III. Finale (Presto)
Orchestre de l’Opera Bastille/Myung-Whun Chung, c. Y. Loriod, harpsichord
Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony; Poulenc
EMI 69752
7:58
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki: Harpsichord Concerto,
Op. 40 1. Allegro Molto
Concerto Köln Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
MAHAN ESFAHANI TIME PRESENT AND TIME PAST
Archive 479 4481
4:24
Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto #1 In e minor,
Op. 11, B 53 2. Romance: Larghetto
Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment/Charles Mackerras, c.
Emanuel Ax, piano by Sébastien Érard
Piano Concerto No. 1 / Grande Valse Brillante / Variations On “Lá Ci Darem La Mano”
Sony 60771
9:47
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata #7 In B Flat,
Op. 83, “War Sonata #2” 3. Precipitato
Martha Argerich, piano
Live From The Concertgebouw
EMI 56975
3:34
J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier,
Book 1 Prelude #13 In F Sharp, BWV 858
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Bach, J.S.: The French Suites
DG 479 2789
3:24
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major,
BWV 1050: I. Allegro
European Brandenburg Ensemble Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord
Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Avie 2119
9:56
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major,
BWV 1050 : I. Allegro
Marlboro Festival Orchestra/Pablo Casals, c. Rudolf Serkin, piano
Marlboro Fest 40th Anniversary- Bach: Brandenburg Cti 4-6
Sony 46254
10:50
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto Doppio in E-Flat Major for Harpsichord and Fortpiano,
2 Flutes, 2 Horns, Strings and Basso Continuo,
W.67, H. 479
I. Larghetto
III. Presto
Musica Antiqua Köln/Reinhard Goebel Léon Berben & Robert Hill,
harpsichord and fortepiano
Bachiana II – Music by the Bach Family: Concertos
GD Archive 471 579
10:38
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Aria
Glenn Gould, piano
32 Variationen über Glenn Gould
Sony 46686
1:54
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Aria
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
Bach: Harpsichord Music
Philips 416 141
2:36
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 – Aria
Gustav Leonhardt, harpsichord
Bach: Harpsichord Music
Philips 416 141
00:59
J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Variatio 1. a
1; Variatio
2. a 1; Variatio
3. Canone all’unisuono a 1 Clav. (Arr. for Accordion)
Janne Rättyä, accordion
Bach: Goldberg Variations Accordion
Ondine 1209-2
4:49
Bach: English Suite #2 In A Minor, BWV 807 – Bourrée
Martha Argerich, piano
Live From The Concertgebouw 1978 & 1979
EMI 56975
3:55
J.S. Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier,
Book 1 Prelude #13 In F Sharp, BWV 858
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Bach, J.S.: The French Suites
DG 479 2789
1:34
Bartók: Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion, SZ 110
3. Allegro Non Troppo
Murray Perahia, Georg Solti, David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie
Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion / Haydn Variations For 2 Pianos
CBS 42625
6:41
Traditional: 8 Pieces On Filipino Folk Tunes:
Music in the Indian Reductions Adagio; Las Piñas;
Pagtatanim Ng Palay (Planting Rice)
Guy Bovet, Bamboo organ
Historical Organs of the Philippines, Vol. 4
Gall 1360
2:17
José Blasco de Nebra: Fandango de España
Guy Bovet, Bamboo organ
Historical Organs of the Philippines, Vol. 4
Gall 1360
2:09
J.S. Bach: Passacaglia in c minor
Ullrich Böhme, organ Thomaskirche, Leipzig
The New Bach Organ at St Thomaskirche, Leipzig
GEMA 0120
12:51
J.S. Bach: Nun Freut Euch, Liebe Christen, BWV 734
Virgil Fox, organ
Heavy Organ – Bach Live At Carnegie Hall
RCA 68816
1:44
Poulenc: Concerto For Organ, Strings & Timpani
Orchestre National De L’ORTF/ Jean Martinon, conductor Marie-Claire Alain, organ
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 “Organ”;
Le Rouet d’Omphale; Danse Macabre; Poulenc: Organ Concerto
ERATO 55001
21:20
Bartók: Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion, SZ 110
1. Assai Lento
3. Allegro Non Troppo (excerpt)
Murray Perahia, Georg Solti, David Corkhill, Evelyn Glennie
Sonata For 2 Pianos & Percussion / Haydn Variations For 2 Pianos
CBS 42625
1:56
Russel Hartenberger: The Invisible Proverb l. Okarche
Nexus Percussion Ensemble
Drumtalker
Nexus 10713
0:34
Zoltan Kodály: Háry János Suite, Op. 35A – Song
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra/Antal Doráti, c
Doráti Conducts Kodály And Bartó
Mer. 432005
4:56
Russel Hartenberger: The Invisible Proverb l. Okarche
Nexus Percussion Ensemble
Drumtalker
Nexus 10713
5:09
Lou Harrison: Concerto In Slendro: I. Allegro
Robert Hughes, Patricia Jennerjohn, Don Marconi, Machiko Kobialka,
James Barbagallo, Jerome Neff & Daniel Kobialka
REISSUED ON NEW WORLD
New World Records 80643
3:00
Hot Ideas: Thumb Piano Percussion
World Music Masters
Drums of the World
1:49
Lawrence Inns: Robbin’ Harry
Evelyn Glennie, Ray Russell, percussion
Rhythm Song
RCA 602422RC
2:35
Fred Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated Theme. With Determination;
Var. 1 Weaving. Delicate But Firm
Ursula Oppens, Jerome Lowenthal, pianos
The People United Will Never Be Defeated!
Cedille 158
2:10
Sergio Ortega: El Pueblo Unido Jamàs Serà Vencido
Quilapayún
El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido
Movieplay 17.0887
3:34
Alec Wilder: All Through the Night
Gil Goldstein, Heidi Grant Murphy & Kevin Murphy
Lullabies & Night Songs
eOne 7746
3:51
Jean Brun/Hubert Giraud: Sous Le Ciel De Paris
Karrin Allyson, voice, Gil Goldstein, accordion
From Paris To Rio
Concord Records 4865
4:06
Ástor Piazzolla: Libertango
Ástor Piazzolla, bandoneon
Libertango
Chrysalis CHR 1096
2:46
Anonymous: Ode to Cleavage or the Camel
Art Van Damme Quintet
The Accordion Legend
Rhino Records 71847
3:53
Zydeco: Sont Pas Sale
Clifton Chenier
The Best of Clifton Chenier
Arhoolie Records 474
3:44
Tolchard Evans: Lady of Spain
Dick Contino, accordion
The Accordion Legends
Rhino Records 71847
1:54
Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever,
arrangement by Morton Gould: 10 solo pianists
Faculty and artists of the Eastman School of Music
Sousa Forever!
RCA Victor Red Seal 2569
4:51