The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music (feat. George Gershwin)

1

The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:10

2

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

Herbert von Karajan & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:41

3

Adagio for Strings

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Samuel Barber

8:58

4

2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste

Herbert von Karajan & Jean Sibelius

5:58

5

Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude

Herbert von Karajan & Richard Wagner

3:14

6

Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Johannes Brahms

6:45

7

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

André Cluytens & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:30

8

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio (feat. Karl Leister)

Herbert von Karajan & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:40

9

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Hector Berlioz

6:27

10

8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor

Lorin Maazel & Antonín Dvořák

4:30

11

Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

Jeffrey Tate & Edvard Grieg

3:54

12

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

6:56

13

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:26

14

Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: III. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Maurice Ravel

2:37

15

Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: VI. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Maurice Ravel

5:05

16

La Mer, CD 111, L. 109: II. Jeux de vagues

Sir Simon Rattle & Claude Debussy

6:47

17

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Herbert von Karajan & Johann Strauss II

10:28

18

Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Johannes Brahms

6:30

19

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft

Klaus Tennstedt & Robert Schumann

5:34

20

Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo

David Oistrakh, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter & Herbert von Karajan

5:36

21

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

Daniel Barenboim, Berliner Philharmoniker & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

8:14

22

Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso

Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Berliner Philharmoniker & Johannes Brahms

4:53

23

Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

Sarah Chang & Jules Massenet

5:33

24

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Antonio Vivaldi

3:29

25

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Antonio Vivaldi

2:01

26

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": III. Allegro

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Antonio Vivaldi

3:12

27

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Perf. by Violin and Orchestra)

Sarah Chang & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:46

28

Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

Riccardo Muti & George Frideric Handel

4:10

29

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

Herbert von Karajan & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:46

30

Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino

Emmanuel Pahud, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado

8:51

31

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Gustav Mahler

9:35

32

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 3: Polonaise

Seiji Ozawa & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

4:37

33

Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam

Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Robert Schumann

3:46

34

Der fliegende Holländer: Overture

Herbert von Karajan & Richard Wagner

11:08

35

Slavonic March, Op. 31

Seiji Ozawa & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

9:35

36

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 1: No. 1, Decoration of the Christmas Tree

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:48

37

Carmen, WD 31: Prélude

Sir Simon Rattle & Georges Bizet

3:20

38

Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Modest Mussorgsky

6:01

39

5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major

Sir Simon Rattle

5:08

40

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

Leif Ove Andsnes & Sergei Rachmaninoff

10:59

41

3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave (Orch. Debussy)

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Erik Satie

2:46

42

Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

Sarah Chang & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:10

43

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87, L. 86

Emmanuel Pahud, Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle & Claude Debussy

10:25

44

Ave verum corpus, K. 618 (feat. Stockholm Chamber Choir & Swedish Radio Chorus)

Riccardo Muti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:28

45

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus (feat. Patrizia Pace, Stockholm Chamber Choir & Swedish Radio Chorus)

Riccardo Muti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:21

46

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa (feat. Stockholm Chamber Choir & Swedish Radio Chorus)

Riccardo Muti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:42

47

La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise

Herbert von Karajan & Hector Berlioz

4:20

48

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

Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker & Gustav Holst

8:03

49

Variations on "I Got Rhythm" (feat. Alexis Weissenberg & Karl Leister)

Seiji Ozawa

8:02

50

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco

Herbert von Karajan & Antonín Dvořák

11:02

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