A recording of J.S. Bach's 'Preludie in C' played by Neil Balfour.

When J.S. Bach began working on his epic Well-Tempered Clavier in 1722, chances are he wasn't thinking that it would become one of the defining musical texts in keyboard history. But, somehow, it has - and the Prelude No. 1 in C Major is where it all starts.

The Well-Tempered Clavier (there are two volumes of it, each containing a prelude and a fugue in each musical key) kicks off in C Major, the most 'natural' musical key, so he obviously made sure that the first entry is a good one. Few pieces of keyboard music sound so delicate and fragile, but there's a very Bach-ian stability to it as well. 

It's a strikingly simple piece to begin with, gently phasing through different chords and registers, but it's one of those pieces that demands to be tinkered with. Consequently, you'll hear plenty of different interpretations of this much-loved work.

Prelude No. 1 In C Major | Bach

09 - Tomaso Albinoni - Concerto a 5 Op.9,8 g for Oboe 3 Allegro

Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" or "Fuer Elise"  commonly misspelled "Fur Elise", is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It is usually classified as a bagatelle, but it is also sometimes referred to as an Albumblatt.

Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp Minor, Op. 27: II. "Moonlight Sonata"

Für Elise

The Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2, popularly known as the Moonlight Sonata, is a piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven. Completed in 1801 and dedicated in 1802 to his pupil, Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, it is one of Beethoven's most popular compositions for the piano.

Moolight Sonata

Ave Maria has become one of Schubert's most popular works, recorded by a wide variety and large number of singers, under the title of Ave Maria, in arrangements with various lyrics which commonly differ from the original context of the poem. It was arranged in three versions for piano by Franz Liszt.

Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, Op. 52, No. 6 "Ave Maria"

Ave Maria

"The Flower Duet" (French: Duo des fleurs / Sous le dôme épais) is a famous duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, first performed in Paris in 1883. 

The duet takes place in act 1 of the three-act opera, between characters Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river.

Classical Music - The Essential Collection

Sous Le Dôme Épais "Flower Duet"

Flower Duet

Golden Afternoon

Beethoven Symphony No. 7, II Allegretto

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European Melodies

Andante Spianato et Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-Flat Major, Op. 22

Chopin - Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante in E-flat major, Op. 22 (Live)

J.S. Bach - Cello Suite No. 1, Prelude

Jules Massenet |  Méditation from Thaïs - Violin & Piano

Violin: Lelie Cristea
Piano Instrumental Accompaniment: Tamilla Guliyeva
Sound Recording by Arthur Jogerst

Méditation from Thaïs - Violin & Piano

Jules Massenet |  Méditation from Thaïs - Violin & Piano

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