Favorite piano piece of all time?

[the89thkey]

What is your favorite composition of all time? After I get 5 pieces I will put them in a poll to see whose piece is the most popular

[the89thkey]

Keep in mind that you can post chamber music (duos, trios, quartets, quintets, etc), concertos, or solo works.

[ladychopin]

that is not possible to answer to... sorry
maybe I can say who is my favorite composer or groups of music pieces that I love the most (like chopin's mazurkas, prokofiev's sonatas... you get it)
but ONE piece?!?!

[drexo]

Well, you're asking so if I had to answer that, I'd go for Scriabin Op.2 No.1. I love melancholic pieces and also keeping in mind Alexander composed this when he was only 14 years old - my hero.

[patrickd]

Easy question, my favorite piece of all time (at the moment) is the transcription of Bach's Chaconne in D minor by Busoni.

[49410enrique]

hmm this is a toughy, i'll base my answer on a balance between what i enjoy listening to the most and what I would enjoy playing (and re-playing the most, I say would since this is to my knowledge has not really published and available for purchase/rent .....yet (I HOPE AND WISH!!)! but I have read through concert transcriptions of many of the solo versions of each of the themes this wonderful little concerto has).

Arrangement/Orchestration (for the Concerto) by Roger Wanamo
performed on 16/11/2012 by the WDR Radio Orchestra from Cologne.

I. Grave - Allegro

II. Adagio cantabile
 
III. Allegro molto


OMG that second movement! so beautiful!.....

[teran]

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No 30 Op 109

[perprocrastinate]

Alkan - Le Festin d'Esope, Op. 39, No. 12

It never ceases to amaze me every time I listen to it.

[austinarg]

Whenever I pick a piece as my all time favourite, I'll hear something new and it will take its place. I don't think the question you ask could be answered consistently.

[the89thkey]

Interesting answers.