Ciccolini was most appreciated for his interpretations of Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and Erik Satie. But also for his performances from less-known composers such as Déodat De Séverac, Jules Massenet, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Alexis de Castillon. He's also well known for his Franz Liszt performances.

Aldo Ciccolini made a lot of recordings for Pathé Marconi EMI, including the complete piano works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, [a=Ludwig Van Beethoven] and Erik Satie.

He was awarded the Diapason d'Or for his recording of Leoš Janáček's complete piano work for Abeille Music and Robert Schumann's piano work on Pathé Marconi EMI.