The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

1

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg

3:50

2

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": I. Allegro Con Brio

Ludwig van Beethoven

7:17

3

The Four Seasons, Op. 8, "Spring": Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi

3:36

4

The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner

5:38

5

Canon in D Major

Johann Pachelbel

6:33

6

Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Gustav Mahler

12:01

7

The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Gustav Holst

8:29

8

Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair De Lune

Claude Debussy

5:44

9

Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves, "Va Pensiero, Sull'ali Dorate"

Giuseppe Verdi

8:02

10

Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 467: Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:21

11

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, Bwv 1048: Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach

2:16

12

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "from the New World": Largo

Antonín Dvořák

7:58

13

An Der Schönen Blauen Donau (On the Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314

Johann Strauss II

9:32

14

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in F Sharp Minor

Johannes Brahms

0:46

15

Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scène (Lake in the Moonlight)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:11

16

Gymnopédie No. 1

Erik Satie

3:45

17

Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa Dies Illa

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:31

18

Bagatelle in a Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

Ludwig van Beethoven

3:22

19

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory

Edward Elgar

6:04

20

Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera

Georges Bizet

1:51

21

Serenade in G Major

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

18:23

22

Piano Sonata No. 11 in a Major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla Turca

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:41

23

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:41

24

Messiah, Hwv 56: Hallelujah Chorus

George Frideric Handel

3:52

25

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Edvard Grieg

2:33

26

Double Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, Bwv 1043: Vivace

Johann Sebastian Bach

4:53

27

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor

Ludwig van Beethoven

9:01

28

Concerto Grosso No. 8 in G Minor, Op. 6, "Christmas Concerto": Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli

13:01

29

Vocalise, Op. 34

Sergei Rachmaninoff

6:37

30

Waltz in E Major, B. 44

Frederic Chopin

1:55

31

Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, K. 492

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:01

32

Misera, Dove Son!, K.369

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:07

33

String Quartet in F Major - I. Allegro Moderato

Maurice Ravel

8:11

34

Fantasy in C Major Op.15 D.760 'wanderer' - i. Allegro Con Fuoco

Franz Schubert

6:10

35

Piano Sonata No. 20 in a Major, D. 959 - II. Andantino

Franz Schubert

9:06

36

Polovtsian Dances

N/A

15:37

37

The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

N/A

11:23

38

Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36

N/A

15:37

39

Colonel Bogey March

Kenneth J. Alford

3:10

40

Praise the Lord, the Mighty King of Honor, Bwv 137 - 4. Aria

Johann Sebastian Bach

2:50

41

Schwingt Freudig Euch Empor, Bwv 36

Johann Sebastian Bach

6:36

42

3 Sérénades, Op. 96

Ferdinando Carulli

10:10

43

3 Wind Quintets, Op. 67 - Quintet No. 2 in E Minor

Franz Danzi

14:03

44

Flute Trio in B-Flat Major

N/A

20:57

45

String Quartet, Op. 60 No. 1 - I. Allegro Moderato

N/A

6:47

46

Flute Duet in C Minor - II. Andantino

N/A

1:00

47

Trumpet Sonata No.4 in D Major - I. Adagio

Domenico Gabrielli

1:01

48

Organ Concerto in B Flat Major, Hwv 306 - I. Andante

Georg Friedrich Händel

8:02

49

3 Fantaisies for Solo Flute, Op. 38 - Fantaisie No. 1

Friedrich Kuhlau

10:56

50

The Garden of Orchids, Op. 76 - I. Javanese Dance

Walter Niemann

2:19

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