100 Best Chamber Music – Various Artists

1

Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Continuo in D Major: Canon

Taverner Players & Andrew Parrott

5:04

2

Abdelazer, Z. 570: II. Rondeau (feat. Taverner Players)

Andrew Parrott & Henry Purcell

1:37

3

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

Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi & Antonio Vivaldi

2:00

4

Flute Sonata in E-Flat Major, BWV 1031: II. Siciliano

Michel Debost, Lionel Rogg & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:25

5

The Earle of Essex Galiard from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares

Fretwork, Christopher Wilson & John Dowland

1:31

6

Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus Tragicus": No. 1, Sonatina

Taverner Players, Andrew Parrott & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:50

7

Tafelmusik, Pt. 3, Oboe Sonata in G Minor, TWV 41:g6: VI. Allegro

Han de Vries, Bob Van Asperen & Wouter Möller

3:03

8

Ricercare del duodecimo tuono a 4 (Madrigali et ricercari, 1589) (1989 Remastered Version)

Various Artists

2:28

9

String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5, G. 275: III. Minuetto

Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi

3:38

10

Concerto for Flute, Violin and Harpsichord in A Minor, BWV 1044: II. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce (feat. Lisa Beznosiuk & Paul Nicholson)

Elizabeth Wallfisch & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:00

11

Viola da Gamba Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace

Jordi Savall, Ton Koopman & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:31

12

Lachrimae Antiquae from Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares

Fretwork, Christopher Wilson & John Dowland

4:18

13

Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major: I. — (After Trio Sonata No. 1, BWV 525)

Musica Pacifica & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:30

14

Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050: II. Affettuoso (feat. Lisa Beznosiuk & Malcolm Proud)

Elizabeth Wallfisch & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:15

15

Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448 "Fandango": IV. Fandango (Excerpt) (feat. Giangiacomo Pinardi)

Europa Galante & Fabio Biondi

2:48

16

Fantasias and In nomines: No. 1 in D Minor, Z. 732

Fretwork & Henry Purcell

2:56

17

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

Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi & Antonio Vivaldi

3:04

18

Violin Sonata in G Major, HWV 358

Hiro Kurosaki/William Christie & George Frideric Handel

5:24

19

Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079: Sonata sopr' il soggetto Reale. IV. Allegro (feat. Linde Consort)

Hans-Martin Linde & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:25

20

Violin Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1023: I. — & II. Adagio ma non tanto (feat. Susan Sheppard)

John Holloway, Davitt Moroney and Susann Sheppard & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:19

21

Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Danse des ombres heureuses (feat. Paul Davies)

Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields

6:05

22

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

London Mozart Players, Jane Glover & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:51

23

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: II. Romance. Andante

London Mozart Players, Jane Glover & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:50

24

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

London Mozart Players, Jane Glover & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2:00

25

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro

London Mozart Players, Jane Glover & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:11

26

String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516: III. Adagio ma non troppo (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett/Markus Wolf & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:30

27

String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3, Hob. III:77 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio, cantabile (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett & Joseph Haydn

3:35

28

Divertimento No. 17 in D Major, K. 334/320b: III. Menuetto - Trio

Franz Welser-Möst & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:27

29

String Quartet No.17 in B flat "Hunt" K458: I. Allegro vivace assai (extract)

Alban Berg Quartett & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:19

30

Flute Quartet No. 1 in D Major, K. 285: I. Allegro (Excerpt)

Emmanuel Pahud, Christoph Poppen, Hariolf Schlichtig & Jean-Guihen Queyras

4:06

31

Violin Sonata No. 21 in E Minor, K. 304: II. Tempo di menuetto

Frank Peter Zimmermann, Alexander Lonquich & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:02

32

String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 76 No. 4, Hob. III:78 "Sunrise": I. Allegro con spirito (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett & Joseph Haydn

4:37

33

Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581 "Stadler": I. Allegro

Sabine Meyer, Wiener Streichsextett & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

9:23

34

The Seven Last Words, Op. 51, Hob. XX/1B: Sonata VII. "Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum"

Cherubini Quartet

4:06

35

Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 "Salzburg Symphony No. 1": I. Allegro

Stockholm Chamber Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:04

36

Serenade for Winds No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran partita": III. Adagio

Berliner Philharmonisches Bläserensemble & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:50

37

Serenade No. 6 in D Major, K. 239 "Serenata Notturna": I. Marcia. Maestoso

Jeffrey Tate & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:20

38

Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)

Chung Trio & Ludwig van Beethoven

4:25

39

Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di menuetto

Nash Ensemble & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:18

40

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

Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:33

41

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro

Alban Berg Quartett & Ludwig van Beethoven

9:30

42

Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": II. Adagio

Nash Ensemble & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:13

43

String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:54

44

Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)

Raphael Wallfisch & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:40

45

String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

Alban Berg Quartett & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:28

46

Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo (Excerpt)

Chung Trio & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:17

47

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (Excerpt)

Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zukerman & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:14

48

String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, Op. 29, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante

Alban Berg Quartett & Franz Schubert

6:42

49

Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt) (feat. Charles Owen)

Natalie Clein/Charles Owen & Franz Schubert

3:08

50

String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett & Franz Schubert

4:36

51

String Quartet No. 12 in C Minor, D. 703 "Quartettsatz" (Excerpt)

Belcea Quartet & Franz Schubert

5:49

52

Piano Quintet in A Major, Op. Posth. 114, D. 667 "The Trout": IV. Tema con variazione. Andantino

Alban Berg Quartett, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Georg Hörtnagel & Franz Schubert

7:33

53

Fantasiestücke, Op. 73: No. 2, Lebhaft, leicht (feat. Mikhail Rudy)

Michel Portal & Robert Schumann

3:53

54

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace (feat. Dora Schwarzberg, Lucy Hall, Nobuko Imai & Mischa Maisky)

Martha Argerich

4:26

55

3 Romances for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 94: No. 1, Nicht schnell (feat. Mikhail Rudy)

Michel Portal & Robert Schumann

3:43

56

String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41 No. 1: II. Scherzo. Presto

Cherubini-Quartett & Robert Schumann

3:41

57

Piano Quartet in E-Flat Major, Op. 47: III. Andante cantabile (Excerpt) (feat. Nobuko Imai)

Dora Schwarzberg/Nobuko Imai/Mischa Maisky/Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky & Robert Schumann

5:04

58

Adagio and Allegro in A flat Op.70: Allegro (extract)

Robert Schumann

4:56

59

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: III. Largo

Paul Tortelier, Aldo Ciccolini & Frédéric Chopin

3:25

60

String Quartet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12, MWV R25: II. Canzonetta. Allegretto

Alban Berg Quartett & Felix Mendelssohn

3:59

61

String Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20, MWV R20: III. Scherzo. Allegro leggierissimo

Hausmusik & Felix Mendelssohn

4:41

62

String Quartet No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro (Excerpt)

Britten Quartet & Johannes Brahms

7:53

63

Cello Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro non troppo (Excerpt)

Natalie Clein/Charles Owen & Johannes Brahms

6:02

64

String Sextet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 18: II. Andante ma moderato (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett & Johannes Brahms

7:06

65

Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 100: II. Andante tranquillo - Vivace

Kyung-Wha Chung, Peter Frankl & Johannes Brahms

6:13

66

String Quartet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Op. 67: II. Andante (Excerpt)

Britten Quartet & Johannes Brahms

4:00

67

Clarinet Quintet in B Minor, Op. 115: III. Andantino

Sabine Meyer, Wiener Streichsextett & Johannes Brahms

4:52

68

String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96, B. 179 "American": II. Lento

Britten Quartet & Antonín Dvořák

6:41

69

Piano Trio No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 90, B. 166 "Dumky": I. Lento maestoso - Allegro quasi doppio movimento

Nash Ensemble & Antonín Dvořák

4:18

70

String Sextet in A Major, Op. 48, B. 80: II. Dumka. Elegie (feat. Bernhard Hartog, Wolfram Christ, Tanja Christ & Georg Faust)

Sarah Chang & Antonín Dvořák

7:17

71

Serenade for Strings, Op. 48: I. Pezzo in forma di sonatina

London Chamber Orchestra, Christopher Warren-Green & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

8:17

72

Piano Trio in A Minor, Op. 50: II. Tema con variazioni (Extract)

Chung Trio & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

8:53

73

String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11: II. Andante cantabile

St Lawrence String Quartet & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

7:45

74

Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: III. Mélodie (Arr. Parhamovsky)

Maxim Vengerov, Vag Papian, Virtuosi & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:43

75

Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70: II. Adagio cantabile e con moto (Excerpt) (feat. Wolfram Christ, Tanja Christ, Georg Faust & Olaf Maninger)

Sarah Chang & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

5:02

76

2 Morceaux de salon, Op. 6: No. 1, Romance

Kyung-Wha Chung, Itamar Golan & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:19

77

Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante

Paul Tortelier, Aldo Ciccolini & Sergei Rachmaninov

6:15

78

Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Praeludium

Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Edvard Grieg

2:48

79

2 Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: No. 2, Last Spring (Orchestral Version)

Sir Neville Marriner & Edvard Grieg

5:00

80

String Quartet No. 1 in E Minor "From My Life": II. Allegro moderato à la Polka

Alban Berg Quartett & Bedřich Smetana

5:57

81

String Quartet, M. 35: II. Assez vif - Très rythmé

Belcea Quartet & Maurice Ravel

6:04

82

Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera, M. 51 (feat. John Lenehan)

Tasmin Little & Maurice Ravel

3:05

83

Piano Trio in A Minor, M. 67: II. Pantoum. Assez vif

Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley & Maurice Ravel

4:24

84

Berceuse Op. 16

Sarah Chang & Gabriel Fauré

3:59

85

Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 65: IV. Gavotte et Finale

Nash Ensemble & Camille Saint-Saëns

4:13

86

Le carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le cygne (Perf. by Cello and Harp)

Jacqueline du Pré, Osian Ellis & Camille Saint-Saëns

2:50

87

String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, CD 91, L. 85: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé

Belcea Quartet & Claude Debussy

4:04

88

Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144, L. 135: II. Sérénade. Modérément animé - III. Final. Animé, léger et nerveux (feat. Ian Brown)

Christopher van Kampen & Claude Debussy

3:21

89

Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp, CD 145, L. 137: I. Pastorale. Lento, dolce rubato (Excerpt)

Philippa Davies/Roger Chase/Marisa Robles & Claude Debussy

2:29

90

Lyric Suite for String Quartet: III. Allegro misterioso - Trio estatico

Alban Berg Quartet

3:14

91

Verklärte Nacht, for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and 2 Cellos, Op. 4 (Excerpt)

Artemis Quartet

7:29

92

Flute Sonata, FP 164: II. Cantilena

Emmanuel Pahud, Eric Le Sage & Francis Poulenc

4:15

93

String Quartet No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Sz. 85: III. Ricapitulazione della prima parte. Moderato & IV. Coda. Allegro molto

Alban Berg Quartett & Béla Bartók

4:58

94

Flute Sonata in D Major, Op. 94: III. Andante

Emmanuel Pahud, Stephen Kovacevich & Sergei Prokofiev

3:56

95

Bachianas Brasileiras No.1: I. Introdução (extract)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Enrique Bátiz & Heitor Villa-Lobos

3:19

96

Quatuor pour la fin du temps: I. Liturgie de cristal

Christoph Poppen, Manuel Fischer-Dieskau, Wolfgang Meyer & Yvonne Loriod

2:29

97

Piano Quintet in G Minor, Op. 57: III. Scherzo. Allegretto

Nash Ensemble & Dmitri Shostakovich

3:19

98

Liebesleid

Tasmin Little/John Lenehan

3:44

99

Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (feat. John Lenehan)

Tasmin Little & Sir Edward Elgar

3:20

100

Csárdás (Arr. Little & Lenehan for Violin & Piano) [Excerpt] (feat. John Lenehan)

Tasmin Little

3:01