The 50 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music – Various Artists

1

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture

Ernest Bour, SWR Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:15

2

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture

Alfred Scholz, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:29

3

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

Frank Shipway, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:26

4

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Antonio Vivaldi

3:13

5

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

Marko Munih, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:50

6

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

Aaron Rosand & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:37

7

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

2:44

8

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

Mary Jane Newman, Musica Antiqua New York & Johann Pachelbel

4:49

9

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

Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:20

10

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

Jerome Rose

4:19

11

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

Günter Kehr, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn & Johann Sebastian Bach

6:41

12

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

Helmut Müller-Brühl, Evgeni Koroliov, Cologne Chamber Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

6:08

13

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

Jörg Faerber, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn & Antonio Vivaldi

3:30

14

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

Zagreb Soloists & Antonio Vivaldi

3:11

15

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

Ernest Bour, SWR Symphony Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:48

16

Cavatina

Trio Sur

3:43

17

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

David Parry, Pieter Schoeman & London Philharmonic Orchestra

3:39

18

Adagio in G Minor

Ilmar Lapinsch & Mostar Symphony Orchestra

7:50

19

Adagio in G Minor

Ross Pople

6:52

20

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Leonard Hokanson & Ludwig van Beethoven

2:47

21

Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208: IX. Schafe können sicher weiden

Mary Jane Newman, Musica Antiqua New York & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:36

22

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:07

23

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

Alfred Scholz, London Symphony Orchestra & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:25

24

Fugue in G Minor, BWV 1000

Klaus Jäckle & Johann Sebastian Bach

5:46

25

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

David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra

5:12

26

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

Markus Stocker & Viktor Yampolsky

6:29

27

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

Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg, NDR Symphony Orchestra & Franz Joseph Haydn

6:33

28

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

Günter Ludwig & Franz Joseph Haydn

5:57

29

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Evgeny Svetlanov, State Symphony Capella of Russia & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

13:05

30

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

Peter Schmalfuss

4:42

31

Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

Lorin Maazel, José Carreras, Wiener Staatsopernorchester & Wiener Staatsopernchor

3:22

32

Die Schöpfung, Hob. XXI:2, Pt. 1: No. 1, Prelude, Die Vorstellung des Chaos

Moshe Atzmon, Christoph Prégardien, Harald Stamm & World Symphony Orchestra

9:44

33

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

José Serebrier, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Holst

8:11

34

Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: I. Largo

Paul Kantschieder, Ladislav Kyselák, Capella Istropolitana & Georg Philipp Telemann

3:39

35

Requiem Mass: II. Dies irae - Tuba mirum

Oliver von Dohnanyi, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Philharmonic Chorus & Giuseppe Verdi

4:11

36

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

Harold Farberman, London Symphony Orchestra & Gustav Mahler

12:05

37

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

Masaaki Suzuki, Carolyn Sampson, Gerd Turk & Peter Kooij

3:55

38

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

Jaime Laredo, Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Felix Mendelssohn

13:08

39

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

Dekany String Quartet & Franz Joseph Haydn

4:21

40

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

Quartetto Pressenda & Franz Joseph Haydn

5:34

41

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

Günter Kehr & Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn

2:19

42

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

Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra & Antonín Dvořák

12:15

43

Cello Concerto No. 1, Hob. VIIb:1: II. Adagio

Roland Keller, Laszlo Varga, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra & Franz Joseph Haydn

8:29

44

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

Walter Klien & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:08

45

Boléro, M. 81

Arpad Joó, London Symphony Orchestra & Maurice Ravel

15:34

46

Trois Gymnopédies: I. Lent et Douloureux

Frank Glazer

2:58

47

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

Bystrik Rezucha, Marian Lapsansky, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Edvard Grieg

13:06

48

Thaïs, Act II: Meditation

Café Concerto & Jules Massenet

4:51

49

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro

Christian Ehwald & Kosice Philharmonic Orchestra

2:46

50

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a

Andrew Schenck, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Samuel Barber

9:04

51

Ave Maria, CG 89a

Mary Jane Newman, Amy Butler, Musica Antiqua New York & Charles Gounod

3:07

52

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

Various Artists

8:46

53

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

Bohdon Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra & George Frideric Handel

3:04

54

Pavane, Op. 50

A. Robert Johnson, Frank Morelli, Humbert Lucarelli & Susan Jolles

5:11

55

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

Peter Schmalfuss & Claude Debussy

5:13

56

Rhapsody in Blue

Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Siegel & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

17:58