The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever – Various Artists

1

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1: I. Allegro

Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh & Julian Rachlin

3:22

2

Chopin: 夜想曲第2番変ホ長調作品9の2 - Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

4:02

3

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Recorded 1982)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Edvard Grieg

4:09

4

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

Berliner Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

1:46

5

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

Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:23

6

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis & Edvard Grieg

12:29

7

Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries

Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender & Claudia Hellmann

6:25

8

Tchaikovsky: バレエ《白鳥の湖》作品20: 第9曲: 情景 - Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I: No. 10, Scene. Moderato

Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:25

9

Beethoven: Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:02

10

Debussy: ベルガマスク組曲: 第3曲: 月の光 - Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune

Pascal Rogé & Claude Debussy

5:29

11

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)

Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert & René Pape

25:37

12

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Seiffert) (Recorded 1983)

Frank Maus, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Johann Pachelbel

5:10

13

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

London Symphony Orchestra, Kristjan Järvi & Samuel Barber

9:46

14

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:12

15

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede & Pietro Mascagni

3:50

16

Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!

Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra

3:00

17

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta & Edward Elgar

3:49

18

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:15

19

Einaudi: I giorni: I giorni

Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon & Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin

3:24

20

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String"

David Bell, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:06

21

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IIb. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1:48

22

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)

I Musici & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:14

23

Liszt: 愛の夢第3番変イ長調 S.541の3 - Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541/3

Jorge Bolet & Franz Liszt

4:58

24

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839

Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs & Franz Schubert

4:20

25

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero

Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate

7:06

26

J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm & Johann Strauss II

9:41

27

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro

Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

8:13

28

Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile

Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Giuseppe Verdi

2:24

29

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau & Radio Suisse Romande Chorus

4:15

30

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet & Gabriel Fauré

5:13

31

Bizet: Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

5:34

32

Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"

Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo & Richard Bonynge

6:06

33

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49

Minnesota Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band, Antal Doráti & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14:45

34

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta & Aaron Copland

2:47

35

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Live)

Lang Lang, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev & Sergei Rachmaninoff

12:31

36

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo

András Schiff & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:54

37

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Pascal Rogé & Erik Satie

3:13

38

J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata

Simon Preston & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:34

39

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Recorded 1982)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Edvard Grieg

2:12

40

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly & Antonín Dvořák

13:24

41

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee

Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

1:21

42

John Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")

Nicola Benedetti, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Kirill Karabits

3:50

43

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro (Live In Bochum/2007)

Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin & Ludwig van Beethoven

21:03

44

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & André Previn

13:52

45

Allegri: Miserere

The Sixteen, Harry Christophers & Gregorio Allegri

11:57

46

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Gustav Holst

7:20

47

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner & George Frideric Handel

3:43

48

Orff: Carmina Burana: I. O fortuna

Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Antal Doráti

2:26

49

Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse

Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Jules Massenet

5:41

50

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso – Allegro

Peter Hurford, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit & Camille Saint-Saëns

7:49