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The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

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Disc 1
1
Adagio For Strings, Op. 11/2 - LiveSamuel Barber / Baltimore Symphony Orchestra / David Zinman
8:42
2
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brioLudwig van Beethoven / Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
7:56
3
Deux Arabesques L. 66: No. 1 Andante con motoClaude Debussy / Zoltán Kocsis
3:57
4
Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Act 3: The Ride Of The ValkyriesRichard Wagner / London Symphony Orchestra / Leopold Stokowski
5:08
5
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio) - LiveEdward Elgar / Czech Philharmonic / Leopold Stokowski
4:10
6
Canon in D, P. 37Johann Pachelbel / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra / Karl Münchinger
4:31
7
Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de luneClaude Debussy / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Herrmann
5:50
8
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" - LiveLudwig van Beethoven / Vladimir Ashkenazy
2:59
9
Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Prelude to Act 4 (Morning mood)Edvard Grieg / San Francisco Symphony / Edo de Waart
4:17
10
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureuxErik Satie / Pascal Rogé
3:11
11
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannstFranz Liszt / Jorge Bolet
4:57
12
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: ToccataJohann Sebastian Bach / Daniel Chorzempa
3:27
13
Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH. 12: No. 10 Scène: ModeratoPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / National Philharmonic Orchestra / Richard Bonynge
2:54
14
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2Frédéric Chopin / Claudio Arrau
4:49
15
2 Rhapsodies Op. 79: No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 79Johannes Brahms / Wilhelm Kempff
7:13
16
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum FairyPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti
1:48
17
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante)Edward Elgar / Philharmonia Orchestra / Giuseppe Sinopoli
1:38
18
Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"Léo Delibes / Dame Joan Sutherland / Jane Berbié & 2 more
6:06
19
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314Johann Strauss II / Wiener Staatsopernchor / Wiener Philharmoniker & 1 more
7:57
20
Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258: 1. Zadok the PriestGeorge Frideric Handel / Choir of King's College, Cambridge / English Chamber Orchestra & 1 more
5:55
Disc 2
1
The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-BeeNikolai Rimsky-Korsakov / Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
1:20
2
Boléro, M.81 - ExcerptMaurice Ravel / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa
5:17
3
Requiem, Op. 48: 4. Pie JesuGabriel Fauré / Kiri Te Kanawa / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & 1 more
3:45
4
Nabucco / Act 3: "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)Giuseppe Verdi / Wiener Staatsopernchor / Vienna State Opera Orchestra & 1 more
4:47
5
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348: 5. AirGeorge Frideric Handel / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra / Simon Preston
3:36
6
Pavane, Op. 50Gabriel Fauré / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Bernard Herrmann
8:17
7
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86Claude Debussy / Timothy Hutchins / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & 1 more
10:42
8
Rigoletto / Act III: La donna è mobileGiuseppe Verdi / Plácido Domingo / Wiener Philharmoniker & 1 more
3:08
9
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (Arr. Giazotto)Remo Giazotto / Martin Haselböck / Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & 1 more
6:38
10
Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D MajorEdward Elgar / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti
6:36
11
Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga"George Frideric Handel / Bernadette Greevy / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
4:52
12
MiserereGregorio Allegri / Saul Quirke / Westminster Cathedral Choir & 1 more
11:18
13
Solomon, HWV 67 / Act III: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"George Frideric Handel / The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock
3:10
14
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)Ludwig van Beethoven / Radu Lupu
4:40
15
Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno": 1. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi / Alan Loveday / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
5:03
16
Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": 1. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi / Alan Loveday / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
3:13
17
Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera": 3. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi / Alan Loveday / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
4:39
18
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da CapoJohann Sebastian Bach / András Schiff
3:53
19
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: EinleitungRichard Strauss / Wiener Philharmoniker / Lorin Maazel
2:01
20
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (From 24 Preludes, L. 117)Claude Debussy / Albrecht Mayer / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
2:41
Disc 3
1
Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1: 5. "Una voce poco fa...Io sono docile"Gioachino Rossini / Dame Joan Sutherland / Welsh National Opera Orchestra & 1 more
6:30
2
Carmina Burana - 3. Cour d'amours: "In trutina"Carl Orff / Lynne Dawson / San Francisco Symphony & 1 more
2:38
3
The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of JollityGustav Holst / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti
7:19
4
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 3. AllegroJohann Sebastian Bach / I Musici / Maria Teresa Garatti
5:13
5
Children's Corner, L. 113: 6. Golliwogg's CakewalkClaude Debussy / Pascal Rogé
2:55
6
Peer Gynt, Op. 23: In The Hall Of The Mountain KingEdvard Grieg / San Francisco Symphony / San Francisco Symphony Chorus & 1 more
2:30
7
Méditation from ThaïsJules Massenet / Nicola Benedetti / London Symphony Orchestra & 1 more
5:34
8
Il barbiere di Siviglia: OvertureGioachino Rossini / London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado
7:25
9
Valse romantique, L. 71Claude Debussy / Jean-Yves Thibaudet
4:02
10
Requiem in D minor, K.626: Sequentia: LacrimosaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
4:12
11
Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. AllegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
5:47
12
Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance (Andante)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
6:07
13
Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo (Allegro)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
3:04
14
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 (Third Movement - Rondo alla turca)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Allan Schiller
3:13
15
Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: No. 42 "Hallelujah"George Frideric Handel / John Alldis Choir / London Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
4:03
16
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G MinorJohannes Brahms / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Walter Weller
2:12
17
Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet: 2. HabaneraAlexandre Lagoya / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Kenneth Sillito
3:46
18
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. AirJohann Sebastian Bach / Münchener Bach-Orchester / Karl Richter
5:47
19
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: OvertureWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Georg Solti
3:58
20
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu joy of man's desiringJohann Sebastian Bach / Kirsten Flagstad / London Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
6:10
Disc 4
1
Messa da Requiem: 2b. Tuba mirum - 2c. Mors StupebitGiuseppe Verdi / Martti Talvela / Wiener Staatsopernchor & 2 more
3:03
2
Messa da Requiem: 2. Dies iraeGiuseppe Verdi / Ernst Senff Chor / Berliner Philharmoniker & 1 more
2:43
3
Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2 - LiveAntonín Dvořák / Czech Philharmonic / Leopold Stokowski
6:43
4
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14Sergei Rachmaninoff / Vladimir Ashkenazy
5:58
5
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. LargoAntonín Dvořák / Wiener Philharmoniker / Kirill Kondrashin
11:07
6
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenutoLudwig van Beethoven / Vladimir Ashkenazy
6:10
7
Ave Maria, D. 839Franz Schubert / Elly Ameling / Dalton Baldwin
5:47
8
When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament)Henry Purcell / Elin Manahan Thomas / Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & 1 more
4:48
9
The Planets, Op. 32: 2. Venus, the Bringer of PeaceGustav Holst / Wiener Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
8:22
10
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegroWolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Josef Krips
9:35
11
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M.19 (Arr. for Oboe & Orchestra)Maurice Ravel / Albrecht Mayer / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
5:55
12
Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22: 1. ModeratoAntonín Dvořák / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
4:35
13
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: AllegrettoFranz Schubert / Mitsuko Uchida
8:10
14
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Act 1: 19. Balcony SceneSergei Prokofiev / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
3:13
15
Rhapsody In BlueGeorge Gershwin / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / André Previn
13:51
16
Turandot, SC 91, Act III: Nessun dorma!Giacomo Puccini / Luciano Pavarotti / John Alldis Choir & 3 more
3:00
17
Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Credo: Et resurrexitJohann Sebastian Bach / Wiener Singverein / Herbert von Karajan & 1 more
4:20
18
Symphony No. 7 In A, Op. 92: 2. AllegrettoLudwig van Beethoven / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
7:44
19
Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98: 1. Allegro non troppoJohannes Brahms / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
13:03
20
The Lark AscendingRalph Vaughan Williams / Iona Brown / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & 1 more
15:28
Disc 5
1
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: 2. AdagioJoaquín Rodrigo / Pepe Romero / Christine Pendrill & 2 more
11:33
2
Sospiri, Op. 70Edward Elgar / Academy of St. Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
4:54
3
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: 2. AquariumCamille Saint-Saëns / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra / André Previn
2:07
4
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)Hector Berlioz / Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Sir Colin Davis
6:52
5
Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caroGiacomo Puccini / Renée Fleming / London Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
2:54
6
Gnossiennes: No. 1, LentErik Satie / Reinbert de Leeuw
5:38
7
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: 12. Alla HornpipeGeorge Frideric Handel / Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra / Simon Preston
3:18
8
The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P. 7Felix Mendelssohn / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
10:46
9
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. PréludeJohann Sebastian Bach / Pierre Fournier
2:51
10
Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1: "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?"Felix Mendelssohn / Edinburgh Festival Chorus / Stephen Doughty & 2 more
3:53
11
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. AdagioEdward Elgar / Julian Lloyd Webber / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & 1 more
5:20
12
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: Le CygneCamille Saint-Saëns / Anne Martindale Williams / Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & 1 more
3:14
13
The Gadfly, Op. 97: 3. Youth (Romance)Dmitri Shostakovich / Erez Ofer / Philadelphia Orchestra & 1 more
3:01
14
Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances and ChorusAlexander Borodin / London Symphony Chorus / London Symphony Orchestra & 1 more
13:41
15
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1: 13. Dance Of The KnightsSergei Prokofiev / Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
5:40
16
Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3, La campanellaFranz Liszt / Jorge Bolet
5:10
17
Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89Ludwig van Beethoven / Julius Katchen
5:06
18
Ave MariaCharles Gounod / José Carreras / Michael G. Gormley & 2 more
2:49
19
Oedipus: Music For A While, Z583Henry Purcell / Andreas Scholl / Accademia Bizantina & 1 more
4:14
20
Panis Angelicus, Op.12/VCésar Franck / Luciano Pavarotti / Wandsworth School Boys Choir & 2 more
4:04
21
Overture 1812, Op. 49 - Choral version, edited by Andrew Cornall: Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 - Choral VersionPyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / St.Petersburg Chamber Choir / Leningrad Military Orchestra & 2 more
16:04

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