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The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

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No. Title Length
1. Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, David Zinman) 8:42
2. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (Claudio Abbado, Wiener Philharmoniker) 7:56
3. Deux Arabesques: No. 1 Andante con moto (Zoltán Kocsis / Zoltan Kocsis) 3:57
4. Die Walküre, Act III: The Ride of the Valkyries (Concert Version) (London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Leopold Stokowski) 5:08
5. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod (Adagio) (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski) 4:10
6. Canon in D Major (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger / Karl Munchinger) 4:31
7. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Bernard Herrmann, The London Philharmonic Orchestra) 5:50
8. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (Vladimir Ashkenazy) 2:59
9. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Prelude to Act 4 (Morning Mood) (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Edo De Waart) 4:17
10. 3 Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie No. 1 (Rogé Pascal / Roge Pascal) 3:11
11. Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 No. 3 (Arr. by Liszt from "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 298) (Jorge Bolet) 4:57
12. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata (Daniel Chorzempa) 3:27
13. Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10 Scène (Moderato) (Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra) 2:54
14. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 (Claudio Arrau) 4:49
15. 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor (Wilhelm Kempff) 7:13
16. Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy (Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti) 1:48
17. Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante) (Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra) 1:38
18. Lakmé, Act I: Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet) (Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbie, Orchestre National De L'Opera De Monte-Carlo) 6:06
19. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Willi Boskovsky) 7:57
20. Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest" (Cambridge, Choir Of King'S College, English Chamber Orchestra, Thurston Dart, David Willcocks) 5:55
21. The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee (Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra) 1:20
22. Boléro: Conclusion (Shorter Excerpt) (Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra) 5:17
23. Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (Charles Dutoit, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Kiri Te Kanawa) 3:45
24. Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) (Wiener Staatsopernorchester, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Lamberto Gardelli) 4:47
25. Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air (Simon Preston, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra) 3:36
26. Pavane, Op. 50 (Bernard Herrmann, The London Philharmonic Orchestra) 8:17
27. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Charles Dutoit, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Timothy Hutchins) 10:42
28. Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile" (Plácido Domingo / Placido Domingo, Carlo Maria Giulini, Wiener Philharmoniker) 3:08
29. Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor (Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Martin Haselbock, Karl Münchinger / Karl Munchinger) 6:38
30. "Pomp and Circumstance" Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major (The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti) 6:36
31. Rinaldo, Act II: "Lascia ch'io pianga" (Raymond Leppard, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Bernadette Greevy) 4:52
32. Miserere (Stephen Cleobury, Westminster Cathedral Choir, Saul Quirke) 11:18
33. Solomon HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Trevor Pinnock, English Concert) 3:10
34. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto) (Radu Lupu) 4:40
35. Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli) (Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Alan Loveday) 5:03
36. Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro (Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Alan Loveday) 3:13
37. Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": III. Allegro pastorale (Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Alan Loveday) 4:39
38. Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria (András Schiff / Andras Schiff) 3:53
39. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Einleitung (Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel) 2:01
40. Preludes, Book 1, L. 117: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Albrecht Mayer, Mathias Mönius / Mathias Monius) 2:41
41. Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: No. 5 Cavatina "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile" (Richard Bonynge, Joan Sutherland, Welsh National Opera Orchestra) 6:30
42. Carmina Burana: "In trutina" (Lynne Dawson, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Herbert Blomstedt) 2:38
43. The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti) 7:19
44. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro (I. Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti) 5:13
45. Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk (Rogé Pascal / Roge Pascal) 2:55
46. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King (San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, Edo De Waart, San Francisco Symphony Chorus) 2:30
47. Thaïs: Meditation (Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Daniel Harding) 5:34
48. Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Overture (Sinfonia) (Claudio Abbado, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus) 7:25
49. Valse romantique, L. 71 (Jean - Yves Thibaudet) 4:02
50. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Lacrimosa (Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Academy Of St Martin-In-The-Fields Chorus) 4:12
51. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro (Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner) 5:47
52. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance (Andante) (Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner) 6:07
53. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo (Allegro) (Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner) 3:04
54. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca (Allan Schiller) 3:13
55. Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Chorus "Hallelujah" (The London Philharmonic Orchestra, The John Alldis Choir, Karl Richter) 4:03
56. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor (The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Weller) 2:12
57. Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet: II. Habanera (Kenneth Sillito, Alexandre Lagoya, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields) 3:46
58. Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air (Karl Richter) 5:47
59. Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture (The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti) 3:58
60. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring (Sir Adrian Boult, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad) 6:10
61. Messa da Requiem: Tuba mirum (Wiener Philharmoniker, Martti Talvela, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Georg Solti) 3:03
62. Messa da Requiem: Dies irae (Carlo Maria Giulini, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ernst Senff Chor Berlin) 2:43
63. Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2 (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski) 6:43
64. Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 (Vladimir Ashkenazy) 5:58
65. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo (Wiener Philharmoniker, Kyril Kondrashin) 11:07
66. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Vladimir Ashkenazy) 6:10
67. Ellens Gesang III, D. 839 "Ave Maria" (Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin) 5:47
68. Dido and Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth (Dido's Lament) (Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas) 4:48
69. The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Herbert Von Karajan, Wiener Philharmoniker) 8:22
70. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro (Josef Krips, Concertgebouworkest) 9:35
71. Pavane pour une infante defunte (The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Albrecht Mayer, Mathias Mönius / Mathias Monius) 5:55
72. Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: I. Moderato (Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner) 4:35
73. 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto) (Mitsuko Uchida) 8:10
74. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: XIX. Balcony Ccene (Vladimir Ashkenazy, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 3:13
75. Rhapsody in Blue (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn / Andre Previn) 13:51
76. Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma! (The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Zubin Mehta, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir) 3:00
77. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et resurrexit (Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein) 4:20
78. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker) 7:44
79. Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo (Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker) 13:03
80. The Lark Ascending (Neville Marriner, Iona Brown, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields) 15:28
81. Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio (Pepe Romero, Neville Marriner, The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields, Christine Pendrill) 11:33
82. Sospiri, Op. 70 (Academy Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields / Sir Neville Marriner) 4:54
83. Dyrenes Karneval: Aquarium (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn / Andre Previn) 2:07
84. Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo) (Concertgebouworkest, Colin Davis) 6:52
85. Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renée Fleming / Renee Fleming, Sir Charles Mackerras) 2:54
86. Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent (Reinbert De Leeuw) 5:38
87. Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: XII. Alla Hornpipe (Simon Preston, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra) 3:18
88. The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave) (Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker) 10:46
89. Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude (Pierre Fournier) 2:51
90. Elijah, Op. 70, Pt. 1: "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?" (Daniel Paul, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Stephen Doughty) 3:53
91. Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio (Julian Lloyd Webber, Yehudi Menuhin, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 5:20
92. Dyrenes Karneval: Le cygne (Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn / Andre Previn, Anne Martindale Williams) 3:14
93. The Gadfly, Op. 97: III. Youth (Romance) (Riccardo Chailly, Philadelphia Orchestra, The, Erez Ofer) 3:01
94. Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances and Chorus (London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra And Chorus, Georg Solti) 13:41
95. Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: XIII. Dance of the Knights (Vladimir Ashkenazy, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 5:40
96. 6 Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140: III. La campanella (Jorge Bolet) 5:10
97. Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 (Julius Katchen) 5:06
98. Ave Maria (Uwe Christian Harrer, Wiener Symphoniker, Jose Carreras, Michael G Gormley) 2:49
99. Oedipus, Z. 583: Music for a While (Andreas Scholl, Accademia Bizantina, Stefano Montanari) 4:14
100. Panis Angelicus (Kurt Herbert Adler, Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Wandsworth School Boys' Choir) 4:04
101. Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 (Choral Version) (Vladimir Ashkenazy, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, St. Petersburg Kammerchor) 16:04

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