Mozart: Rondos in D major and A minor, Adagio in B minor
Beethoven: Sonata opus 110 A major, Eroica Variations, 32 Varaitions C minor,
Bagatelles
Schubert: Sonatas (other than B flat Sonata)
Schumann: Variations Symphoniques, Fantasiestücke, Kreisleriana, Sonatas, Romances
Chopin: Ballades in F major and A flat major, Scherzos, Fantasy in F minor, Impromptus,
Mazurkas, Waltzes
Liszt: Spanish Rhapsody, Mephisto Waltz, Funerailles. Il Sposalizio, Gnömenreigen,
Waldesrauschen, La Leggierezza, Valse Impromptu, Valse Oubliée, Petrarcan sonnets
Brahms: Sonatas
Debussy: La Plus que Lente, Children’s Corner Suite
Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso
Rachmaninoff: Sonata no. 2 B flat minor
Analysis
Chopin was by far the most popular composer.
Beethoven was the second most popular composer
The favourite Beethoven piano sonatas were:
1 Opus 27 no. 2 Moonlight C sharp minor
2 Opus 13 Pathétique C minor
3 Opus 57 Appassionata F minor
4 Opus 53 Waldstein C major
5 Opus 111 C minor
6 Opus 106 Hammerklavier B flat major
7 Opus 32 no. 2 Tempest D minor
8 Opus 109 E major
9 Opus 110 A flat major
10 Opus 81a Les Adieux E flat major
The other composers followed Beethoven fairly closely and evenly.
The top 10 composers, Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Schumann, Bach, Debussy,
Mozart, Brahms and Ravel, accounted for over three quarters of the top 100 pieces.