Best Classical Music – Various Artists

1

Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan

Isata Kanneh-Mason, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Camille Saint-Saëns

2:31

2

Liszt: Consolations, S. 172: No. 3 in D-Flat Major. Lento, placido

Daniel Barenboim & Franz Liszt

4:14

3

Richter: Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1 (2012)

Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin & André de Ridder

2:36

4

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Alice Sara Ott & Claude Debussy

4:55

5

Richter: Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1 (2022)

Max Richter, Elena Urioste & Chineke! Orchestra

2:33

6

Cimarosa: Sonata No. 42 in D Minor (Arr. Ólafsson)

Víkingur Ólafsson

2:24

7

Einaudi: Full Moon (Arr. Lewin for Guitar)

Miloš Karadaglić

3:40

8

Einaudi: Experience

Ludovico Einaudi, Daniel Hope & I Virtuosi Italiani

5:13

9

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major

Jan Lisiecki & Frédéric Chopin

3:55

10

J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041: I. (Allegro moderato)

Daniel Lozakovich, Kammerorchester des Symphonieorchesters des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Radoslaw Szulc & Olga Watts

3:56

11

Chopin: 3つの夜想曲作品9: 第1番変ロ短調（第1番） - Chopin: Nocturne No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9 No. 1

Maurizio Pollini & Frédéric Chopin

4:50

12

Beving: Ala

Joep Beving

2:01

13

Silvestrov: 3 Postludes: Postlude No. 3

Anja Lechner & Silke Avenhaus

4:16

14

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

Pierre Fournier & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:50

15

Liszt: Ave Maria, S. 558 No. 12 (After Schubert, D. 839)

Benjamin Grosvenor & Franz Liszt

5:28

16

Einaudi: Nuvole Bianche

Ludovico Einaudi

5:58

17

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

Lang Lang & Ludwig van Beethoven

3:27

18

Chopin: Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72 No. 1

Benjamin Grosvenor & Frédéric Chopin

4:02

19

Richter: Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Autumn 3 (2022)

Max Richter, Elena Urioste & Chineke! Orchestra

1:33

20

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Autumn, Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293, Op. 8 No. 3: I. Allegro

Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh & Julian Rachlin

5:02

21

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

5:06

22

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Dance of the Blessed Spirits "Melody" (Arr. Sgambati for Piano)

Yuja Wang

3:02

23

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto (Recorded 1983)

Daniel Barenboim & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:36

24

Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125: VII. Aquarium

Pascal Rogé, Cristina Ortiz, London Sinfonietta & Charles Dutoit

2:32

25

Coleridge-Taylor: Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, Op. 59 No. 22

Isata Kanneh-Mason

4:02

26

Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 3, Op. 43: No. 6, To Spring

Alice Sara Ott & Edvard Grieg

3:20

27

Cohen: Hallelujah (Arr. Hodge for Cello & Strings)

Sheku Kanneh-Mason

3:27

28

Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Dritter Aufzug: The Ride of the Valkyries

Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti & Richard Wagner

3:05

29

Rachmaninoff: Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: 1. Elégie

Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason & Sergei Rachmaninoff

5:18

30

J.S. Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 "Actus tragicus": I. Sonatina

Márta Kurtág, György Kurtág & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:19

31

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 In E Flat, Op. 9 No. 2

Maurizio Pollini & Frédéric Chopin

4:07

32

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet & Gabriel Fauré

5:16

33

Rachmaninoff: Preghiera (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler from Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18, 2nd Movement)

Gidon Kremer, Daniil Trifonov & Sergei Rachmaninoff

5:30

34

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

6:04

35

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scene "Swan Theme". Moderato

Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:03

36

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90: 3. Poco allegretto

The Cleveland Orchestra, Lorin Maazel & Johannes Brahms

6:44

37

J.S. Bach: Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54 (Transcr. by Víkingur Ólafsson)

Víkingur Ólafsson & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:27

38

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria (Edit)

Lang Lang & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:42

39

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Pascal Rogé & Erik Satie

3:12

40

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

Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta & Edward Elgar

3:46

41

J.S. Bach: Partita No. 1 for Solo Violin in B Minor, BWV 1002: IV. Double

Hilary Hahn & Johann Sebastian Bach

3:31

42

Tchaikovsky: バレエ《くるみ割り人形》作品71 第2幕: 第14曲パ・ド・ドゥ c: ヴァリアシオン II (こんぺい糖の踊り) - Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: No. 14, Pas de deux: Var. 2. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

2:06

43

Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel & Sergei Rachmaninoff

5:28

44

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2: Prelude No. 12 in F Minor, BWV 881/1

András Schiff & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:09

45

Richter: Infra 5 (Orchestra Version)

Baltic Sea Philharmonic & Kristjan Järvi

5:35

46

Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa (Recorded 1975)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

3:29

47

Richter: On the Nature of Daylight

Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner & John Metcalfe

6:12

48

Debussy: Préludes / Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin

Víkingur Ólafsson & Claude Debussy

2:24

49

For Mark

Joep Beving

5:10

50

River Flows in You (Orchestra Version)

Yiruma

4:46

51

J.S. Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro

Janine Jansen, Boris Brovtsyn, Cindy Albracht & Frederik Paulsson

7:26

52

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"

Martha Argerich & Frédéric Chopin

4:51

53

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

Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber & Ludwig van Beethoven

7:22

54

Opus 18 (Silfur Version)

Dustin O'Halloran

3:32

55

Main Title (From "Star Wars: A New Hope")

Wiener Philharmoniker & John Williams

6:26

56

John Williams: Schindler's List: Main Theme

Janine Jansen, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Barry Wordsworth & John Williams

3:45

57

Halston

Stephan Moccio

5:08

58

Chopin: Waltz No. 19 in A Minor, KK IVb (Version for Harp in A Flat Minor)

Magdalena Hoffmann & Frédéric Chopin

2:23

59

Mozart: Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397

Alfred Brendel & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:20

60

Vivaldi: Nulla in mundo pax, R.630: 1. Nulla in mundo pax sincera (Edit)

Emma Kirkby, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Antonio Vivaldi

2:49

61

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock & George Frideric Handel

3:11

62

Luminous

Ludovico Einaudi

4:44

63

Chopin: Nocturne No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3

Daniel Barenboim & Frédéric Chopin

3:57

64

Glass: Glassworks: Opening

Víkingur Ólafsson

7:45

65

Tchaikovsky: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42 (Arr. Lascae for Violin & String Orchestra): III. Mélodie

Janine Jansen, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Daniel Harding & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:51

66

Silvestrov: Two Dialogues with Postscript: III. Morning Serenade (Edit)

Hélène Grimaud & Camerata Salzburg

2:43

67

Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Violin in E Minor, K. 304: II. Tempo di minuetto

Hilary Hahn, Natalie Zhu & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:38

68

Sunset Bird

Yiruma

3:11

69

Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. Piano)

Alan Feinberg & Gabriel Fauré

3:19

70

J.S. Bach: Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208 "Hunting Cantata": IX. Aria. Schafe können sicher weiden (Arr. Howe for Piano 4 Hands)

Lucas Jussen, Arthur Jussen & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:16

71

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier I, Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude

Lang Lang & Johann Sebastian Bach

2:20

72

Debussy: 2 Arabesques, CD 74: No. 1 in E Major. Andantino con moto

Zoltán Kocsis & Claude Debussy

3:57

73

Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre, Op. 40, R.171

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Andrew Wan, Kent Nagano & Camille Saint-Saëns

7:23

74

Lawson: Stay

Chad Lawson

3:21

75

Satie: グノシェンヌ第1番 - Satie: Gnossienne No. 1 (Arr. Kleynjans)

Kaori Muraji & Erik Satie

3:41

76

saman

Ólafur Arnalds

2:12

77

Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76

Jean-Yves Thibaudet & Claude Debussy

4:23

78

Lionheart

Stephan Moccio

3:30

79

Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs

Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding & Jules Massenet

5:38

80

A Collective Destiny

Luke Howard

4:22

81

Schubert: Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen in D Minor (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Daniil Trifonov & Franz Schubert

4:32

82

Chopin: Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

Daniil Trifonov & Frédéric Chopin

5:37

83

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation No. 18 Andante cantabile

Daniil Trifonov, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Sergei Rachmaninoff

2:55

84

Marianelli: Dawn (From "Pride & Prejudice" Soundtrack)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

2:35

85

Pärt: Für Alina

Alexander Malter & Arvo Pärt

10:48

86

Nocturnal

Joep Beving

5:13

87

Liszt: Ave verum corpus, S. 461a (Arr. for Piano After Mozart, K. 618)

Víkingur Ólafsson & Franz Liszt

4:03

88

Richter: Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Summer 1 (2022)

Max Richter, Elena Urioste & Chineke! Orchestra

3:52

89

Open

Luke Howard

3:03

90

Sakamoto: Opus

Gina Alice

4:52

91

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major, K. 332: II. Adagio

Maria João Pires & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:44

92

Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Kent Nagano & John Adams

4:07

93

Schubert: Nacht und Träume, Op. 43 No. 2, D. 827

Harriet Krijgh, Magda Amara & Franz Schubert

3:26

94

Elgar: 愛のあいさつ作品12 - Elgar: Salut d'amour, Op. 12 (Arr. Viola & Piano)

Nobuko Imai, Roland Pöntinen & Edward Elgar

2:53

95

Jeux Interdits: Spanish Romance (Arr. for Guitar and Orchestra)

Miloš Karadaglić, English Chamber Orchestra & Paul Watkins

3:03

96

Superman March

Berliner Philharmoniker & John Williams

4:54

97

Vague / E la nave va

Anja Lechner & François Couturier

6:59

98

Garbarek, Morales: Parce Mihi Domine

Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble

6:36

99

Rachmaninoff: 12 Songs, Op. 21: V. Lilacs (Transcr. Rachmaninoff for Solo Piano)

Sergei Babayan & Sergei Rachmaninoff

3:02