Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was a German composer of the classical period and,
although not a piano virtuoso, wrote a large number of sonatas of importance in the
classical period.
Stephen Heller (1813-1888) was a Hungarian/French pianist and composer.
Adolf Henselt (1814-1889) was a German composer and pianist of the romantic period;
he wrote a piano concerto and a number of salon pieces including ‘Si oiseau j’étais’ (‘If I
were a bird’).
Frank Hutchens (1892-1965) was an Australian composer and pianist; his compositions
are in a conservative melodic vein.
Miriam Hyde (1913-2005) was an Australian composer and pianist; she wrote two piano
concertos and a number of piano pieces in an early twentieth century pastoral style which
combined impressionism and post-romanticism.
Jacques Ibert (1890-1962) was a French composer and pianist; he wrote light, witty
pieces and is noted for his ‘Le Petit Ane Blanc’ (‘The Little White Donkey’).
Dmitri Kabalevsky (1904-1987) was a Russian composer and pianist; he wrote sonatas,
sonatinas, preludes and other pieces for piano, and several piano concertos.
Aram Khatchaturian (1903-1978) was an Armenian composer; he wrote a number of
piano pieces and a piano concerto.
Louis Köhler (1820-1886) was a German pianist, teacher, conductor, composer and
writer; he is now mainly remembered for his educational compositions.
Mischa Levitzky (Levitzki) (1898-1941) was a Russian/American pianist and composer
of the late romantic period; he wrote ‘The Enchanted Nymph’ and other pieces for piano.
Scott Joplin (1867-1967) was an American pianist and composer remembered for his
piano rags especially ‘The Entertainer’.
Anatoly Liadov (Lyadov) (1855-1914) was a Russian composer and pianist remembered
for his ‘Musical Snuff Box’.
Franz Liszt (1811-1886) was a Hungarian pianist and composer noted for his Sonata,
Hungarian Rhapsodies, Liebesträume and many other piano compositions, and his two
piano concertos; his piano compositions reach the ultimate in romantic and rhetorical
expression: he extended the possibilities of the piano more than any other composer.
Edward MacDowell (1860-1908) was an American composer and pianist; he wrote two
piano concertos, piano sonatas and other pieces in the romantic vein.