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The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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Various Artists
Release date 2010

Tracklist

1
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
2
Praeludium und Fuge C-dur, BWV 846: Praeludium
3
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air
4
Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
5
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
6
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
7
Canon in D Major
8
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565
9
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
10
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo
11
Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
12
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
13
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, ''Moonlight Sonata'': Adagio Sostenuto
14
The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: III. March: Tempo di marcia viva
15
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVC. Pas de Deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
16
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
17
Sinfonie No.94 G-Dur, Hob. I:94 ('mit dem Paukenschlag') - Andante
18
Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor: Lento
19
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
20
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 "Ave Maria"
21
L'Arlesienne Suite no. 1: I. Prelude
22
Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Introduction
23
String Quartet in A minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”: II. Andante
24
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche
25
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
26
Gymnopédie No. 1
27
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
28
Fratres for Strings and Percussion (1977/1991)
29
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
30
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
31
Double Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace
32
Sonata for Piano No. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 "Alla Turca": III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
33
Boléro, M. 81
34
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
35
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
36
Suite No. 1 In G Major For Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
37
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet
38
Nocturne No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 9
39
Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
40
Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
41
The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
42
Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne
43
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
44
3 Nocturnes for Piano, op. 62: Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, G. 541: "O lieb so lang' Du lieben kannst": Poco allegro con affetto
45
Panis angelicus
46
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
47
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
48
Bagatelle In A Minor, WoO 59, ''Für Elise''
49
Vocalise, Op. 34
50
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314
51
The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
52
Xerxes, Hwv 40: “Ombra mai fu”: Largo
53
La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
54
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
55
Finlandia, Op. 26
56
Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo: Allegro
57
Pavane, Op. 50
58
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance
59
String Quartet No. 2 In D Major: III. Notturno
60
Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
61
Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”: Allegro moderato
62
Thaïs: Méditation
63
Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
64
Kantate, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": Teil II, X. Choral "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"
65
Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: I. Land of Hope and Glory
66
Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
67
The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
68
Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
69
Slavonic Dance no. 2, op. 72
70
Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto
71
Chôro no. 1 "Chôro típico"
72
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
73
Songs Without Words, Op. 62: Spring Song in A Major: Allegro grazioso
74
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": Ode an die Freude
75
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
76
Radetzky March, Op. 228
77
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio
78
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18. Andante cantabile
79
The Barber of Seville: Overture
80
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
81
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors
82
Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
83
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
84
Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
85
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: III. Wedding March
86
Suite from "The Gadfly", op. 97a: VIII. Romance
87
Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau)
88
Trumpet Voluntary in D major (The Prince of Denmark's March)
89
Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
90
Rhapsody in Blue
91
Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
92
Pavane pour une infante defunte
93
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II, Scene VIII. No. 14 Aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Die Königin der Nacht)
94
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla hornpipe
95
String Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76 no. 3 "Kaiser": II. Poco adagio, Cantabile
96
Waltzes, op. 64: No. 1 in D-flat major "Minute Waltz"
97
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
98
Concerto Grosso no. 8 in G minor, op. 6 "Christmas Concerto": III. Vivace - Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
99
Turandot: Nessun dorma
100
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
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