Classical Music - 50 of the Best – Franz Lizst

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Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst

Jenő Jandó

4:25

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16 Waltzes, Op. 39: No. 15 in A-Flat Major

İdil Biret & Johannes Brahms

1:35

3

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

Jenő Jandó & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:20

4

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Michael Halász & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:15

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Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie

Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:24

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3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux (Arr. for Piano by Anders Miolin)

Klára Körmendi & Erik Satie

2:42

7

Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12: No. 10, Scene "Swan Theme"

Russian State Symphony Orchestra & Dmitry Yablonsky

2:21

8

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: Pastoral Symphony, "Pifa" (Arr. L. Stokowski)

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, José Serebrier & George Frideric Handel

3:48

9

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

Jenő Jandó, Concentus Hungaricus, András Ligeti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:51

10

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

Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Antonio Vivaldi

2:26

11

Canon & Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon

Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger & Johann Pachelbel

4:49

12

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

Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth & Franz Joseph Haydn

5:37

13

Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Ride of the Valkyries

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Uwe Mund

5:30

14

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

Takako Nishizaki, Capella Istropolitana, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Antonio Vivaldi

3:35

15

Nabucco: Va, pensiero "Chorus of Hebrew Slaves"

Slovak Philharmonic Chorus, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Oliver von Dohnányi

4:43

16

Nocturnes, Op. 9, B. 54: No. 2 in E-Flat Major. Andante

İdil Biret

4:35

17

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Balázs Szokolay & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:10

18

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

Jenő Jandó & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:28

19

Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: O mio babbino caro

Miriam Gauci, Brussels Philharmonic, Ali Rahbari & Giacomo Puccini

2:27

20

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca. Allegretto

Jenő Jandó & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:48

21

Boléro, M. 81

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Adrian Leaper

13:37

22

Symphony No. 5, GMW 44: IV. Adagietto

London Symphony Orchestra & James DePreist

10:40

23

1812 Overture, Op. 49, TH 49

Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra & Theodore Kuchar

15:38

24

Peer Gynt, Op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk & Edvard Grieg

2:43

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An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra & Ondrej Lenárd

9:29

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Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

Wolfgang Rübsam & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:00

27

Adagio in G Minor (Attrib. Albinoni)

Capella Istropolitana & Richard Edlinger

11:35

28

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

Svenska Kammarorkestern, Petter Sundkvist & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:07

29

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: No. 14c, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Slovenská filharmónia & Michael Halász

1:52

30

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Marin Alsop & Samuel Barber

7:39

31

The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena!

Wilfried Gahmlich, Hellen Kwon, Lotte Leitner & Herbert Lippert

2:31

32

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction (Featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Zdeněk Košler

1:52

33

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Jenő Jandó & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:02

34

Ellens Gesang III, D. 839 "Hymne an die Jungfrau"

Ruth Ziesak

5:46

35

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

Bernd Glemser, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra & Antoni Wit

11:09

36

Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro

Ladislav Kyselák, Capella Istropolitana, Richard Edlinger & Georg Philipp Telemann

2:54

37

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

Slovenská filharmónia, Stephen Gunzenhauser & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:27

38

Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. A. Caplet)

Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz & Leif Segerstam

4:31

39

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

Paul O'Dette, The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman & Antonio Vivaldi

2:58

40

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro

Capella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9:33

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

Kölner Kammerorchester, Helmut Müller-Brühl & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:07

42

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

Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Adrian Leaper & Gustav Holst

8:00

43

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

Lucy van Dael & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:04

44

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IVc. Agnus Dei

Martina Koppelstetter, Capella Istropolitana, Christian Brembeck & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:51

45

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

Zagrebačka filharmonija, Richard Edlinger & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:36

46

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

Jan van Reeth, Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra & Alexander Rahbari

10:35

47

Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga

Susanne Rydén, London Baroque, Charles Medlam & George Frideric Handel

3:42

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Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Arr. P. Breiner for Orchestra)

Kiev Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Dmitry Yablonsky & George Frideric Handel

5:50

49

Panis angelicus

József Mukk, Hungarian State Opera Chorus, Camerata Budapest & László Kovács

4:02

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Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance

Aradia Ensemble, Kevin Mallon & George Frideric Handel

3:09