Download MP3s of Mozart's Piano Sonatas

Mozart portrait Mozart's genius is apparent in his symphonies, concertos, masses and operas, but it also shows in his chamber music. He learned to play keyboards from an early age, and his piano sonatas seem to spring from an endless supply of musical inspiration:

Purcell: Funeral Music for Queen Mary

Portrait of Henry Purcell Henry Purcell wrote music for royal occasions, including the funeral of Queen Mary II. In a cruel irony Purcell himself died the next year and his music was also used on that occasion. Here are midi files of the March from the Funeral Music in 2 versions:

Vivaldi: Autumn from The Four Seasons

Antonio Vivaldi holding a violin - painting by the artist Francois Morellon La Cave The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi is a set of 4 violin concertos depicting each of the seasons. On mfiles we now have the 3rd season "Autumn" in the following versions: the original (violin and orchestra), arrangement for Violin and Piano and arrangement for Piano Solo. more...

National Anthems and Patriotic Songs

German Flag In our review of National Anthems and Patriotic Songs we find that some are based on hymn songs while others are more closely related to folk songs. Our article includes a number of examples in Midi format from Europe, the US, the UK, France, Germany, Australia and More...

Tango by Isaac Albeniz

Isaac Albeniz photo (head) Isaac Albeniz composed many piano works based on evocative Spanish folk music and dances. His Tango from the suite España (Op.165 No.2) is one of many such pieces. Here are mp3 files of two different versions of this piece:

Mozart's Clarinet Concerto

Mozart portrait Mozart's Clarinet Concerto is one of the most famous wind concertos, and it has been used in numerous films most notably in "Out of Africa". Here are mp3 files of the serene slow movement in two alternative arrangements:

Grieg's "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen"

Troldhaugen Museum - Edvard Grieg's House The composer Edvard Grieg had a house built for him near Bergen in Norway. Though this is now a museum dedicated to Grieg, he and his family lived there for many years and they called the house "Troldhaugen" which means "Troll's Hill". Among his "Lyric Pieces" for piano there is a popular piece called "Wedding Day at Troldhaugen" whose happy mood seems to suggest the Grieg family enjoyed life to the full in this house. At mfiles we now have 3 Lyric Pieces and one arrangement available as mp3 files to download:

Brahms' Intermezzo in A Op.118 No.2

Johannes Brahms old photo We have to admit that we weren't familiar with this gem for piano by Brahms until it appeared on the audition playlist for the Youtube Symphony. Now that we've discovered it, we've completely fallen in love with the piece, and here is an MP3 file of the Brahms' Intermezzo in A (Op.118 No.2) for our visitors, so you too can sit back under your patio umbrella and enjoy it as much as we have.

Mozart's & the film "Elvira Madigan":

elvira madigan DVD cover Among Mozart's great legacy of classical music are a total of 27 Piano Concertos. The slow movement of his Piano Concerto No. 21 in C may be familiar from its use on television and its regular inclusion in albums of classical favourites. This movement is often called "Elvira Madigan" because it was used on a Swedish film of that name. This film and its music captured the public imagination and made the music even more famous. As a reminder of how this music goes, here is a realisation of it in MP3 file format. For other formats (e.g. midi) and the sheet music for all the instruments including the conductor's score, please refer to the online sheet music page.

Tchaikovsky: Piano Music

tchaikovsky photograph The Russian composer Peter Tchaikovsky is known for his ballet music and Symphonies, but he also composed lots of smaller pieces for piano, which are great for piano students. The "Album for the Young" is a set of 24 short pieces and we've chosen No. 8 Waltz as an example. Although much of Tchaikovsky's ballet music is very happy in mood, the composer suffered from bouts of depression and some of his shorter piano works seem to reflect that. Here is his "Sad Song" or Chanson Triste.

New Ragtime Music

James Scott photograph We have some new ragtime music composed by Scott Joplin, Scott Hayden and James Scott. All these new pieces are for piano, and you can download these mp3 files free for personal use. Our full catalogue of piano rags is available from our Ragtime Music page.

Brahms Lullaby or Wiegenlied

The Lullaby by Johannes Brahms is one of his best known songs. It also works very well as an instrumental piece. Here is the Lullaby and other works by Brahms:

Handel and his Water Music

George Frideric Handel - portrait One of George Frideric Handel's most popular works is the Water Music he composed for a Royal event on the Thames. Here are mp3 files for three different versions of the famous "Hornpipe" from Handel's Water Music:

Folk Music and Songs:

With our growing collection of folk songs, we've decided to create a new page dedicated to Folk Music and Songs. Here are some of the examples you will find there:

Franz Schubert's Trout Quintet

Franz Schubert portrait Schubert's Trout Quintet is a Piano Quintet in 5 movements. The 4th movement is a set of variations on the melody from "The Trout", one of his songs where the piano plays a delightful rippling accompaniment like water in a stream. Here is an mp3 file of the Quintet's Trout Variations.

Tchaikovsky's Sugar Plum Fairy

Sugar Plum Fairy Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker ballet is a favourite at Christmas Time. In particular the "Sugar Plum Fairy" is often heard on TV, its tinkling sound suggesting toys, magic, children and fantasy. Here is an mp3 file of the orchestral Sugar Plum Fairy and here is a Piano arrangement of the piece.

Church Music and Hymns

We've made further additions to our collection of traditional Christian Hymns with some of these tying in with our review of the music for the recent remake of True Grit, which adapts old hymns in its soundtrack:

Bugle Calls

Our new article on Bugle Calls looks at their influence on Classical, Film and Popular music. See the article for the full list, but here are some of these calls in mp3 format:

Bach's P&F No.7 from Book 2

Johann Sebastian Bach picture (head) Bach's keyboard works continue to fascinate people, particularly the 48 preludes and fugues known as The Well-Tempered Clavier. The 7th Prelude from Book 2 appeared on the soundtrack to "Milk" so here are both the prelude and fugue in MP3 format:

We have also updated and improved our version of Bach's famous "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" for Organ. It is now available in the following versions:

Camille Saint-Saens - The Elephant

Camille Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals CD cover Regular visitors to mfiles will know that we cover both Classical and Film Music. The French Composer Camille Saint-Saens was the first well-known composer to compose music in both these camps. The film "L'Assassinat du Duc de Guise" is considered to be the first film for which music was specially written 100 years ago. Among the composer's most famous concert pieces is "The Carnival of the Animals" which is a fun suite which depicts members of the animal kingdom. One of its movements is called "The Elephant" where a double-bass plays a ponderous but witty waltz. More...


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