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Despite the fact that the organ is also a keyboard instrument, and that in Bach's time the distinction wasn't always made whether a keyboard composition was for organ or another keyboard instrument, Wolfgang Schmieder ranged organ compositions in a separate section of the Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (Nos. 525-771).
Emerson Overture for Piano and Orchestra or Emerson Concerto (1911–12, incomplete, but re-used for the first movement of Piano Sonata No.2) Matthew Arnold Overture (1912, inc.) Overture and March: 1776 (1904, rev. 1910; re-used in "Putnam's Camp" from Three Places in New England and Holidays Symphony) Overture in G Minor (1899, inc.)
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the concertos is the extent to which Mozart (or other contemporary performers) would have embellished the piano part as written in the score. Mozart's own ability to improvise was famous, and he often played from very sketchy piano parts.
For the least often used keys in orchestral music, the piano concerto listed might be famous only for being in that key. Technically, the piano can play in any key, and the unaccompanied solo piano repertoire abounds in keys that are used less frequently in orchestral music. Even so, some preferences manifest themselves.
Piano Concerto No. 17 (Mozart) Piano Quartet No. 2 (Oswald) Piano Sonata in G major (Tchaikovsky) Piano Sonata in G major, D 894 (Schubert) Piano Sonata No. 2 (Hindemith) Piano Sonata No. 5 (Mozart) Piano Sonata No. 10 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 16 (Beethoven) Piano Sonata No. 25 (Beethoven) Piano Sonatas Nos. 19 and 20 (Beethoven) Piano Trio ...
Leonore No. 3 is well known for portraying some of the major events of the plot in a condensed, purely orchestral form, most notably the distant trumpet fanfares of the finale. Next to the actual, finalized Fidelio overture, this is the most commonly performed version, and still sometimes replaces the Fidelio overture in some productions.
D 592, Overture in D major for piano duet, in the Italian Style (1817, version for piano duet of D 590) D 597, Overture in C major for piano duet, in the Italian Style (1817, version for piano duet of D 591) D 668, Overture in G minor for piano duet (1819) D 675, Overture in F major for piano duet (1819?, first published as Op. 34)
Antonín Dvořák composed over 200 works, most of which have survived. They include nine symphonies, ten operas, four concertos and numerous vocal, chamber and keyboard works. His most famous pieces of music include the Ninth Symphony (From the New World), the Cello Concerto, the American String Quartet, the Slavonic Dances, and the opera Rusalka.