The 100 Best Classical Masterworks: Famous Overtures and Adagios

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La gazza ladra: Overture

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata & Saulius Sondeckis

10:55

2

L'italiana in Algeri: Overture

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata & Saulius Sondeckis

8:40

3

La Scala Di Seta: Overture

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata & Saulius Sondeckis

6:01

4

La Cenerentola: Overture

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata & Saulius Sondeckis

8:23

5

I Due Foscari: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

4:53

6

Giovanna d'Arco: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

8:27

7

Les vêpres siciliennes: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

9:21

8

La forza del destino: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Giuseppe Verdi

7:53

9

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Maurice Ravel

3:04

10

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Pavel Bubelnikov & Igor Uryash

2:30

11

Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046: II. Adagio

Saint Petersburg Orchestra Opera, Alexander Titov & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:44

12

Préludes, Op. 3: No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor

Andrei Ivanovich & Sergei Rachmaninoff

3:23

13

Adagio for Strings (arr. from Quartet for Strings, Op. 11)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Kakhidze & Andrei Antonov

3:08

14

Keyboard Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: II. Adagio e piano sempre

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Julius Geniušas, Albina Šikšniūtė & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:37

15

Canon and Gigue in D Major: I. Canon

Chamber Orchestra Renaissance & Leo Korchin

3:05

16

Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio (excerpt)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

3:02

17

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Adil Fedorov & Alexander Titov

3:03

18

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297, “Winter”: II. Largo

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko, Pavel Popov & Antonio Vivaldi

2:14

19

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra & Sergei Evgenin

4:14

20

The Barber of Seville, Act I: "Una voce poco fa" (Rosina)

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra, Sergei Evgenin & Eteri Lamoris

7:31

21

William Tell: Overture

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra & Sergei Evgenin

12:54

22

Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, BWV 1052: II. Adagio

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Julius Geniušas, Albina Šikšniūtė & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:04

23

L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 1: III. Adagietto

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Yun-Sung Chang & Georges Bizet

3:10

24

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": II. Andante con moto

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Djansug Kakhidze

3:02

25

Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Mark Drobinsky, Saulius Sondeckis & Antonín Dvořák

3:01

26

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, George Vachnadze & Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:37

27

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile (excerpt)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, SIMI Studio Choir, Djansug Kakhidze & Natalia Volchenko

2:39

28

4 Klavierstücke, Op. 119: 1. Intermezzo. Adagio

Olga Kopil & Johannes Brahms

3:08

29

Symphony No. 2, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Sergei Rachmaninoff

3:02

30

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Rafael Khismatulin

2:38

31

Symphony No. 3, Op. 90: II. Andante

Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz & Johannes Brahms

2:41

32

La Traviata: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Kakhidze & Giuseppe Verdi

4:03

33

Die Fledermaus: Overture

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Johann Strauss II

8:50

34

Orphée aux enfers: Overture

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg & Alexander Titov

10:28

35

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Overture

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra, Sergei Evgenin & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:40

36

The Queen of Spades, Op. 68: Introduction

Saint Petersburg Festival Orchestra, Sergei Evgenin & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:29

37

Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Saulius Sondeckis & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:19

38

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze, Elisso Bolkvadze & Edvard Grieg

3:02

39

Piano Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a: II. Abwesenheit. Adante espressivo

Nodar Gabunia

3:48

40

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Vasily Popov, Pavel Bubelnikov & Franz Joseph Haydn

3:00

41

Serse, HWV 40, Act I: Largo "Ombra mai fù"

Chamber Orchestra Renaissance & Leo Korchin

2:54

42

Coriolan, Op. 62: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra

7:50

43

Tragic Overture Op. 81

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Johannes Brahms

11:53

44

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo

Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Dmitriev & Dmitry Alexeyev

2:34

45

Symphony No. 92 in G Major "Oxford“: II. Adagio cantabile

Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz & Franz Joseph Haydn

2:30

46

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo (excerpt)

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Antonín Dvořák

2:31

47

Andante in C major, K. 315/285e

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Saulius Sondeckis & Valentinas Gelgotas

2:31

48

Divertimento No. 15 in B-Flat Major, K. 287: IV. Adagio

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra & Georg Mais

2:35

49

Violin Concerto, Op. 64: II. Andante

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Felix Mendelssohn

2:32

50

A Musical Joke, K. 522: III. Adagio cantabile

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata & Pavel Bubelnikov

2:36

51

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3: II. Adagio

Elisso Bolkvadze

3:43

52

Flute Concerto No. 1 in G Major, K. 313: II. Adagio non troppo

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Saulius Sondeckis & Valentinas Gelgotas

2:33

53

Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romanze: Andante

Saint Petersburg Musical Theatre Zazerkalye Chamber Orchestra & Pavel Bubelnikov

2:35

54

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

15:31

55

The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra

5:19

56

Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 6: II. Adagio

Saint Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum Camerata, Pavel Bubelnikov & Ilya Ioff

2:35

57

Symphony No. 3, Op. 56: III. Adagio cantabile

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Felix Mendelssohn

4:04

58

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo, Adagio

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:32

59

Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile

Elisso Bolkvadze

3:21

60

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Novosibirsk Symphony Orchestra, Arnold Katz & Sergei Rachmaninoff

3:53

61

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: I. Andante sostenuto (excerpt)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Kakhidze & Elisso Bolkvadze

2:39

62

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: 7. Träumerei

Jurgis Karnavichius & Robert Schumann

2:41

63

Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94: II. Andante

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg, Alexander Titov & Franz Joseph Haydn

3:14

64

Symphony No. 2 in C Major, Op. 61: III. Adagio espressivo

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Robert Schumann

3:37

65

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293, “Autumn”: II. Adagio Molto

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko, Pavel Popov & Antonio Vivaldi

2:32

66

Overture Leonora No. 3, Op. 72b

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg & Alexander Titov

13:32

67

The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:05

68

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Johannes Brahms

2:36

69

Violin Concerto, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko, Lyudmila Malian & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:01

70

Symphony No. 44 in E Minor "Funeral": III. Adagio

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Georg Mais & Franz Joseph Haydn

2:31

71

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Elisso Bolkvadze

3:16

72

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso - Andante (excerpt)

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:15

73

Romeo and Juliet, TH 42: Overture-Fantasy

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Kakhidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

22:29

74

Oboe Concerto in D Minor, S. Z799: II. Adagio

Chamber Orchestra Renaissance, Leo Korchin & Alessandro Marcello

4:06

75

Apollon musagète, Act II: VIII. Pas de deux. Adagio

Novosibirsk Chamber Orchestra & Igor Stravinsky

4:14

76

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act III: No. 28 Pas de deux, Aurore et Désiré, Aurora and Prince Florimund, b) Adagio

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:43

77

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio

Alexander Titov & Veronika Reznikovskaya

5:56

78

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

10:08

79

Symphony No. 100 in G Major, Hob. I:100: I. Adagio - Allegro

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Franz Joseph Haydn

8:36

80

Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg, Alexander Titov & Johannes Brahms

10:40

81

Water Music, Suite in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio E Staccato

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra & Stanislav Gorkovenko

2:45

82

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 1. Ouverture: Adagio, Allegro, Lentement, Allegro

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra & Stanislav Gorkovenko

9:00

83

Serenade in D major, K.250/248b: VIII. Andante. - Allegro assai

Saint Petersburg Musical Theatre Zazerkalye Chamber Orchestra & Pavel Bubelnikov

6:40

84

The Four Seasons - Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, “Summer”: II. Adagio - Presto

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko, Pavel Popov & Antonio Vivaldi

2:21

85

Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act III: "Love Death"

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Titov

18:36

86

Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III, Scene 1: "Ride of the Valkyries"

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Titov

5:34

87

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, WWV 96: Overtüre

Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra & Alexander Dmitriev

10:19

88

Der Ring des Nibelungen, WWV 86: 3. Siegfried, WWV 86C

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra

8:49

89

Tannhäuser, WWV 70: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

14:49

90

Symphony No. 101 in D Major, Hob. I:101: I. Adagio - Presto

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Franz Joseph Haydn

8:33

91

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

11:20

92

Ruslan and Lyudmila, Act III, No. 15 Dances: II. Adagio

Saint Petersburg Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra & Stanislav Gorkovenko

2:50

93

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

18:56

94

Idomeneo, K. 366: Overture

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg & Alexander Titov

4:44

95

The Abduction from the Seraglio, K. 384: Overture

Orchestra New Philharmony Saint Petersburg & Alexander Titov

5:53

96

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Overture

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra & Vakhtang Kakhidze

6:14

97

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo - ma con brio

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Johannes Brahms

17:56

98

Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 ''Moonlight'': I. Adagio Sostenuto

Elisso Bolkvadze

7:01

99

Khovanshchina, Act 1: 1. Prelude: Dawn over the Moscow River

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Djansug Kakhidze & Modest Mussorgsky

6:03

100

Die Hebriden, Op. 26

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra & Felix Mendelssohn

10:27