The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture

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

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

Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon

Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène (Moderato)

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

Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst

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

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

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

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147, Pt. 2: X. Chorale, Jesu bleibet meine Freude (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring) (Arr. for Organ)

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

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

Cavatina

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace

Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach)

Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208: IX. Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in D Minor

Fugue in G Minor, BWV 1000

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

14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Lentamente)

The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance

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

Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major

Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Seq. 3, No. 6. Lacrimosa

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

Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17

The Planets, Op. 32: No. 4, Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Concerto in G Major for Viola and Orchestra with Basso Continuo, TWV 51:G9: I. Largo

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Excerpt)

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

Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act III: No. 13, Solveigs Sang

Requiem Mass: II. Dies irae - Tuba mirum

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto

String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Hob. III:1 "La chasse": III. Adagio

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: II. Symbolum Nicenum, No. 18, Et resurrexit

Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato

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

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

Boléro, M. 81

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Allegretto pastorale)

Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op. 81: Allegro ma non troppo - Molto più moderato - Tempo primo ma tranquillo

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Trois Gymnopédies: I. Lent et Douloureux

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

Thaïs: Meditation

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a

Syrinx, L. 129

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno

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

Pavane, Op. 50

Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Rhapsody in Blue

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto, Tempo impetuoso d'Estate

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro

Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring

Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV 650

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

Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro

Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: II. Dies irae

Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro

Má Vlast, JB 1:112: II. Vltava "The Moldau River"

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: No. 24, Caprice in A Minor, Tema con variazioni (Quasi presto)

Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude

Orpheus and Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Deux arabesques, L. 66: No. 1, Andantino con moto in E Major

Carmina Burana: I. Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, O Fortuna

Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro

Cello Suite No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. Bourée I & II (Arranged for Guitar)

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction "Sunrise"

English Suite No. 4 in F Major, BWV 809: IV. Sarabande

Trumpet Voluntary in D Major (The Prince of Denmark's March)

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: No. 44, Hallelujah

Ave Maria, D. 839

Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne

Symphonie Fantastique, H 48: V. Dream of a Witches' Sabbath

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto

Harold in Italy, Symphony with Solo Viola in 4 Parts, Op. 16: I. Harold in the Mountains

Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 in A Minor

La Mer, L 109: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer

Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude to Act I

Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": I. Largo - molto Allegro

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite No. 2, Op. 64: I. Montagues and Capulets

Rinaldo, HWV 7a, Act II: Lascia ch'io pianga (Almirena)

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt: Ode to Joy)