The Post Classical Piano Repository

ShiroKuro · 2026-07-12T16:24:26+00:00

I envision this thread a place to share information about composers who write post classical piano music. It would be great to have a list of composers here, and then link to posts in the thread with details about different compositions, difficulty level, versions and arrangements etc. I can keep this top post edited as more composers are added, and hopefully the thread will grow, and I can add links to posts "down-thread" so people can use the thread as a resource. A note about definitions: the term post classical is subject to a fair amount of debate (see this PT thread). The list below will include composers who might also be listed under film composition, who might be called by other terms (e.g., new age, neoclassical), so let's not turn this thread into a discussion of the label, but rather keep it as a place to talk about the composers and their music. Post Classical Piano Composers (in alphabetical order) Crain, Brian https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/2 Currea, Rachel https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/3 Einaudi, Ludovico https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/4 Fiscella, Thad https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/5 Ffrench, Alexis https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/6 Hammer, Doug https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/7 Hicken, David https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/8 Hisaishi, Joe https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/9 Lanz, David https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/10 LaVallee, Jacob https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/11 McLaughlin, Michele https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/13 Moccio, Stephan https://forum.pianotell.com/d/2489-the-post-classical-piano-repository/24 Nevue, David Nyman, Michael Sakamoto, Ryuichi Tiersen, Yann Wesley, Phillip Winston, George Yiruma At minimum, I will commit to making at least one post for each of the above composers, with a few key pieces and comments. Please add your comments below, and add any composers who should be added to the list. (Please be sure that it is a composer of piano music, if not exclusively than significantly). Request: If possible, please limit a single post to a single composer, and then it will be easy to add a link here so readers can jump straight to a post about a specific composer.

ShiroKuro

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ShiroKuro

Not sure this is the right way to do this... 😅

The idea is that I'll come back and populate the above posts with some recommendations of pieces, links, comments.... And in the meantime, other people will chime in, adding info about the above and also adding names of people I've left out.

I guess we'll find out if it works this way... 😃

KevinM

I suspect it may struggle to work this way as some composers will get a lot more attention than others.

But perhaps a starting point and we see how it plays out.

Making a plan is always a good move even when it most often falls over at the first interaction with data or a project.

TulipAcid

Lately I’ve flitted from Einaudi, Ólafur Arnalds, Nils Frahm, Max Richter and Stephan Moccio.

My source for their music is MusicNotes.com.

I have several Moccio pieces I have at various stages of comprehension. I recommend them all.

Il etait une fois
Le Temps Qui Passe
The Wanderer
Le Jardin de Monsieur Monet
Whitby
Lionheart

All the above have simple melodies recapitulated in various ways and evocative chord progressions. What stands out is that his accompaniment, apart from bass, for the most part is NOT simple arpeggios.

When I first began looking at these pieces, I thought he was making the accompaniment needlessly complex (in fact, in listening to recordings for some you can barely hear the accompaniment/counterpoint) even pointlessly random upon repetition. As I persevered, I realized the combinations and variations featured brief counterpoint motifs or simple passing notes that added to the musical tension and release.

As a performer, I like music that keeps me on my toes and have cool facets that I want to bring out to share with my listeners.

ShiroKuro

KevinM I suspect it may struggle to work this way as some composers will get a lot more attention than others.

That's to be expected, and probably fine. The idea is to have a starting point, as you say. And if people add posts about specific composers, I can add the link in the first thread. (I have done one so far, and also linked @TulipAcid 's post about Moccio). I imagine that a specific composer might eventually have multiple links under their name.

It could become a great resource, or a massive failure. Time will tell! 😃

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