Classical Essentials – Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Johann Strauss II, Erik Satie, Johannes Brahms, Fritz Kreisler, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg, Claude Debussy, Antonio Vivaldi, Maurice Ravel

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Ainsi parlait Zarathoustra, Op. 30: No. 1, Lever du soleil

Karl Böhm, Berliner Philharmoniker

1:46

2

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture. Sostenuto, ma non troppo - Allegro - Allegro con brio

London Symphony Orchestra, Alberto Lizzio & Ludwig van Beethoven

8:27

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Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Inger Sördegren & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:10

4

Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988: Aria

Michal Mašek & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:50

5

Swan Lake, Act II, Op. 20, TH 12: No. 10, Moderato

Kirov Opera and Ballet Theatre Symphony Orchestra, Boris Khaikin & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

3:19

6

Serenade for Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 7

Eastman Wind Ensemble, Frederick Fennell

9:47

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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 1, Allegro molto

London Festival Orchestra, Alfred Scholz & Johannes Brahms

3:31

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String Quartet in D Minor, Op. 103, Hob. III:83: I. Andante grazioso

Quatuor Suk & Joseph Haydn

5:09

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Boléro, M. 81

Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Veronica Dudarova & Maurice Ravel

16:07

10

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

Ochestre de chambre tchécoslovaque de Prague, Alain Boulfroy & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:50

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

Vadim Sakharov & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:20

12

Requiem, KV 626: Lacrimosa

Teresa Stich-Randall, Wiener Staatsoper, Karl Böhm, Ira Malaniuk, Wiener Symphoniker, Waldemar Kmentt & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

4:11

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Symphonie n9 en ré mineur, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace - Presto

Orchestre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz, Christine Zoller, Barbara Decker, Henner Leyhe, Philip Langshaw & Ludwig van Beethoven

12:22

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Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi. O Fortuna! (Live)

Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Radio Choir, Veronika Dudarova

2:34

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Piano Sonata No. 8, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile

Inger Södergren & Ludwig van Beethoven

5:13

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Piano Sonata No. 17, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto

Inger Sördegren & Ludwig van Beethoven

6:44

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Piano Sonata No. 27, Op. 90: II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Inger Sördegren & Ludwig van Beethoven

9:55

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

Victor Yoran & Johann Sebastian Bach

1:48

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Das Liebesverbot

Philharmonia Slavonica, Alfred Scholz & Richard Wagner

10:27

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Grand Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 "Concert sans orchestre": I. Allegro

Edith Picht-Axenfield & Robert Schumann

9:19

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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate": III. Presto, tempo impetuoso d'estate

Antonio Vivaldi

3:03

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Le Beau Danube Bleu, Op. 314

Johann Strauss II

10:41

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Etudes, Op. 10: No. 3 in E Major

Rafal Lewandowski & Frédéric Chopin

3:41

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Nocturnes, Op. 62: No. 1 in B Major, Andante

Viacheslav Grohovski & Frédéric Chopin

7:42

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Trois Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

Stéphane Blet & Erik Satie

3:28

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Children's Corner: IV. The Snow Is Dancing

Théodore Paraskivesco & Claude Debussy

2:53

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Piano Sonata No. 21, Op. Posth, D. 960: II. Andante sostenuto

Inger Södergren & Franz Schubert

8:26

28

Night on Bald Mountain

Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Skripka & Modest Mussorgsky

11:46

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Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade I

Mikhaïl Rudy & Modest Mussorgsky

1:27

30

3 Études, Op. 65: No. 3, Molto vivace

Mikhaïl Rudy & Alexander Scriabin

1:48

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Ave verum corpus, S. 44

Chœurs de la Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris, Nicole Corti, David Selig & Franz Liszt

4:01

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Miserere du Trovatore, S. 433 (Transcription pour piano d'après Giuseppe Verdi)

Florence Delaage & Franz Liszt

9:38

33

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": I. Langsam. Schleppend

Yuri Nikolaevski, Philharmonic Festival Orchestra & Gustav Mahler

16:19

34

Gianni Schicchi, Act I: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)

Carolina Jaegers, Soloists of the Comic Opera Berlin, Wolfgang Trommer & Giacomo Puccini

2:08

35

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pešek & Edvard Grieg

3:56

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Symphonie fantastique in C Minor, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo

Suddeutsche Philharmonie, Alberto Lizzio & Hector Berlioz

6:13

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Präludium und Allegro

Tatiana Samouil, Irina Lankova

6:01

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Introduction et rondo capriccioso, Op. 28

Tatiana Samouil, Irina Lankova & Camille Saint-Saëns

9:39

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Le carnaval des animaux: V. L'éléphant

Süddeutsche Philharmonie, Hanspeter Gmür & Camille Saint-Saëns

1:23

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Ma mère l'oye, M. 60: No. 1, Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant. Lent

Théodore Paraskivesco, Jacques Rouvier & Maurice Ravel

1:21

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Te Deum (Prelude)

Charpentier

1:51

42

Façades

Saint-Maur String Quartet, Nicolas Prost

6:42

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Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90, Act I: Prélude (Transcr. for Piano)

Christophe Vautier & Richard Wagner

9:56

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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Orchestre à cordes de la Garde Républicaine, Sébastien Billard & Samuel Barber

7:10

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Songs Without Words, Op. 19b: No. 1, Andante con moto, MWV U86

Marie-Catherine Girod & Felix Mendelssohn

3:11