Pre-history: from harpsichord to piano
From Haydn to Schubert: music for the developing 'fortepiano'
From the Mendelssohns to Dvořák: the growing power of the nineteenth-century piano
From Grieg to Ravel: into the twentieth century
From Ives to Gubaidulina: 'stand up and take your dissonance like a man!'
The jazz influence. Ragtime and 'syncopated' piano music ; Jazz piano, jazz pianists ; Jazz goes classical
Today's piano styles: minimalism and historical awareness.