It is obvious that the emergence of the piano was turning point in the history of art. This invention changed the nature of the whole European music, which is an important part of world culture. Over the past three hundred years, almost all the great composers wrote piano music, and many of them it became [...]

In the Romantic period piano became a popular tool for home improvisation. The growth in popularity has led to the emergence of a piano virtuoso pianists. Yet it must be noted that despite the drop in harpsichord’s popularity, it has not disappeared from the scene altogether. You can still hear its gentle sound in concerts. [...]

Number of lovers of piano music began to grow. More and more people were willing to pay for it, to listen to a soloist. This raised the number of composers who received recognition through piano music. Classical period has been replaced by the era of romanticism, when in music and art in general, the main role [...]