100 Must-Have Classical Music for the Reader – Various Artists

1

Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium

Camille Saint-Saëns & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:40

2

Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1, No. 1 in C Major, BWV. 846: Prelude

Johann Sebastian Bach & Andrea Vigh

2:25

3

Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59: "Für Elise"

Ludwig Van Beethoven & Evelyne Dubourg

2:53

4

Canon in D Major

Johann Pachelbel & Berliner Kammerorchester

4:25

5

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Various Artists & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:27

6

Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto

Gustav Mahler & Budapest Festival Orchestra

9:44

7

String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5: III. Minuetto (Menuet - Minuet)

Budapest Strings

3:34

8

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": III. Rondo - Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Anton Dikov

11:24

9

Préludes, Book I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Claude Debussy, János Bálint & Deborah Sipkai

2:23

10

Concerto for Oboe and Strings No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 9: II. Adagio

Tomaso Albinoni & Hans-Dieter Weber

3:42

11

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance - Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

5:43

12

Clarinet Concerto, K. 622: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra & Béla Kovács

7:02

13

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No.2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ludwig Van Beethoven & Evelyne Dubourg

5:26

14

Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, K. 299: II. Andantino

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Vienna Mozart Ensemble

8:40

15

Lyric Pieces, Op. 12: I. Arietta

Edvard Grieg & Jenö Jando

1:11

16

Nocturne in C Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

Frederic Chopin & Evelyne Dubourg

4:04

17

Spring Song, Op. 62: No. 6

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy & Jenö Jando

2:29

18

String Quartet No. 77 in C Major, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco Adagio cantabile

Joseph Haydn & Kodaly Quartet

5:25

19

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

Giacomo Puccini & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

1:52

20

Album for the Young, Op. 68: X. The Happy Farmer

Robert Schumann & Evelyne Dubourg

0:56

21

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: II. Andantino semplice

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Jenö Jando

6:47

22

La Traviata, Act I.: Preludio

Giuseppe Verdi & Sofia Symphony Orchestra

3:47

23

Concerto for Piano, Strings and Continuo No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

Johann Sebastian Bach, Sofia Soloists Chamber Ensemble & Dora Milanova

3:21

24

Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Miklos Szenthelyi

9:30

25

Violin Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Miklos Szenthelyi

7:59

26

Moment Musical No. 6 in F Minor

Franz Schubert & Jenö Jando

9:03

27

Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II.: II. Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Christoph Willibald Gluck & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

7:27

28

Organ Concerto in F Major, Op. 4, No. 4: II. Andante

George Frederic Handel, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra & Gabor Lehotka

6:58

29

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major K. 467: II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna Mozart Ensemble & Vilmos Fischer

5:37

30

The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492, Act II: Cherubino's Aria - "Voi che sapete" (Instrumental Version)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

2:52

31

Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545, "Sonata Facile": II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Jenö Jando

5:25

32

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Ludwig van Beethoven & Istvan Szekely

5:02

33

Mother Goose Suite: I. Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty

Maurice Ravel & Prague Festival Orchestra

1:37

34

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance - Larghetto

Frederic Chopin, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Sandor Falvai

10:15

35

Waltz in D Minor, Op. 54: No. 7

Antonin Dvorak & Budapest Strings

3:32

36

Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen

Franz Schubert & Budapest Strings

3:23

37

Tosca, Act II: Tosca's Prayer - "Vissi d'arte" (Instrumental Version)

Giacomo Puccini & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

3:12

38

Scenes of Childhood: I. Of Foreign Lands and People

Robert Schumann & Evelyne Dubourg

1:37

39

Romance in E Minor

Franz Liszt & Vilmos Fischer

2:53

40

Two Pieces for Oboe and Piano, No. 1: Andante

Evert van Trigt & Benno Pierweijer

3:22

41

Holberg Suite, Op. 40: IV. Air - Andante religioso

Edvard Grieg & Budapest Strings

6:44

42

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Robert Schumann, Budapest Strings & Karoly Botvay

3:09

43

Caro mio ben

Budapest Strings

3:07

44

Etude in A Major, Op. 60: No. 3

Matteo Carcassi & Rita Honti

2:31

45

Tango

Francisco Tarrega

3:44

46

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

Antonio Vivaldi & Budapest Strings

2:19

47

Nocturne in D Flat Major, Op. 27: No. 2

Frederic Chopin & Dénes Várjon

6:02

48

Waldszenen, Op. 82: IX. Abscheid

Robert Schumann & Evelyne Dubourg

3:28

49

Lágrima

Francisco Tarrega & Rita Honti

1:49

50

Chanson Triste, Op. 40: No. 2

Budapest Strings

3:15

51

The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II: Pamina's Aria - "Ach, ich fühl's es ist verschwunden" (Instrumental Version)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

4:02

52

Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565: II. Siciliano

Antonio Vivaldi & Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

3:00

53

Quartet in G Major, D 96: Theme and Variations

Franz Schubert, Zoltan Jenez, Laszlo Karper & Pal Lukacs

4:41

54

Rigoletto, Act I: Gilda's Aria - "Caro nome" (Instrumental)

Giuseppe Verdi & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

4:55

55

Greensleeves

London Symphony Orchestra & Ralph Vaughan Williams

3:00

56

Nocturnes, L. 91: I. Nuages - "Clouds"

Claude Debussy & Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

8:18

57

Xerxes, HWV 40, Act I: Largo - "Ombra mai fu"

George Frederic Handel & Budapest Strings

3:02

58

Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - "Va pensiero"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra & Bulgarian National Choir

5:20

59

The Nutcracker, Op. 71: XIIIb. Coffee (Arabian Dance)

Sofia National Opera Orchestra

3:01

60

Songs Without Words, Op. 62: V. The Venetian Gondola

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy & Jenö Jando

2:46

61

The Ice Skaters Waltz, Op. 183

Strauß-Orchester Wien

7:14

62

The Nutcracker, Op. 71: XIIIa. Chocolate (Spanish Dance)

Sofia National Opera Orchestra

1:13

63

Ave Maria

Franz Schubert & Budapest Strings

4:47

64

Lyric Pieces, Book III, Op. 43: No. 1 "Butterfly"

Edvard Grieg & Jenö Jando

1:46

65

Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Claire de lune - "Moonlight"

Claude Debussy & Evelyne Dubourg

5:14

66

Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, K. 299: II. Andantino

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Vienna Mozart Ensemble

8:40

67

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Samuel Barber & Budapest Strings

8:13

68

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

Edvard Grieg & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

3:35

69

Vocalise, Op. 34: No. 14

Serge Rachmaninoff & Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

6:05

70

Thaïs: Méditation

Jules Massenet & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

5:09

71

Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan

Camille Saint-Saëns & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra

2:55

72

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541

Franz Liszt & Simhah Chamber Collegium

4:13

73

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

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna Mozart Ensemble & Daniel Gerard

5:57

74

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10 Scene (Moderato)

Prague Festival Orchestra

2:50

75

Cradle Song, Op. 49: IV. Lullaby

Johannes Brahms & Budapest Strings

1:50

76

Prelude in D-Flat Major, Op. 28: No. 15 "Raindrops"

Frederic Chopin & Stanislav Bunin

5:37

77

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": II. Largo (Excerpt)

Antonin Dvorak & Prague Festival Orchestra

3:29

78

The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole

Jacques Offenbach & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

3:28

79

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Butterfly's Aria - "Un bel di vedremo" (Instrumental Version)

Giacomo Puccini & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

4:23

80

Fantasiestücke in D-Flat Major, Op. 12: I. Das Abends

Robert Schumann & Jenö Jando

3:31

81

The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi, Budapest Strings & Bela Banfalvi

3:36

82

Melancholy Galliard, P. 25

John Dowland & Rita Honti

2:25

83

Salut d'Amour, Op. 12

Budapest Strings

3:14

84

La Boheme, Act I: Mimi's Aria - "Si, mi chiamano Mimi" (Instrumental Version)

Giacomo Puccini & Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

4:47

85

Mother Goose Suite: V. The Fairy Garden

Maurice Ravel & Prague Festival Orchestra

4:06

86

Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air

George Frederic Handel, Budapest Strings & Budapest Wind Ensemble

3:37

87

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: III. Anitra's Dance

Edvard Grieg & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

3:40

88

Neapolitan Song: Torna a Surriento

Budapest Strings

3:43

89

The Planets, Op. 32, H 125: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Gustav Holst, London Symphony Orchestra & London Symphony Chorus

8:22

90

Albinoni: Adagio In G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni & Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

9:50

91

The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293, "Autumn": I. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi & Budapest Strings

5:23

92

The Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66, Act II: XVII. Panorama

Prague Festival Orchestra

3:03

93

Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Andante (Excerpt)

Danielle Dechenne, Colorado String Quartet & Franz Schubert

3:05

94

Pavanas

Various Artists

3:50

95

Song Without Words, Op. 109

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Miklos Perenyi & Zoltan Kocsis

4:26

96

Pictures at an Exhibition: II. The Old Castle

Modest Mussorgsky & Dénes Várjon

4:35

97

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: II. Ases Death

Edvard Grieg & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

5:12

98

The Nutcracker, Op. 71: XIIIe. Dance of the Toy Flutes

Sofia National Opera Orchestra

3:10

99

Laudate Dominum, K. 339

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Maria Zadori

4:11

100

La campanella

Franz Liszt & Donatella Failoni

5:46