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The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

Release date June 22, 2010

Tracklist

1
Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
2:42
2
Praeludium und Fuge C-dur, BWV 846: Praeludium
2:26
3
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air
4:14
4
Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
5:13
5
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
1:32
6
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": Allegro con brio
7:28
7
Canon in D Major
3:30
8
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565
8:54
9
Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”: I. Allegro
3:31
10
Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 "L'inverno": II. Largo
2:01
11
Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
3:52
12
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
5:51
13
Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, ''Moonlight Sonata'': Adagio Sostenuto
5:36
14
The Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a: III. March: Tempo di marcia viva
2:27
15
The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XVC. Pas de Deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
2:14
16
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
8:22
17
Sinfonie No.94 G-Dur, Hob. I:94 ('mit dem Paukenschlag') - Andante
6:44
18
Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor: Lento
4:14
19
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
5:44
20
Ellens Gesang III, op. 52 no. 6, D. 839 “Ave Maria”
4:47
21
L'Arlesienne Suite no. 1: I. Prelude
6:53
22
Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Introduction
1:32
23
String Quartet in A minor, D. 804, “Rosamunde”: II. Andante
7:09
24
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche
1:47
25
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
13:24
26
Gymnopédie No. 1
3:40
27
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
7:02
28
Fratres for Strings and Percussion (1977/1991)
9:49
29
Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
20:29
30
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
5:11
31
Double Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace
3:38
32
Sonata for Piano No. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 "Alla Turca": III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto
3:27
33
Boléro, M. 81
15:33
34
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
7:18
35
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
2:43
36
Suite No. 1 In G Major For Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
2:12
37
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 13: Minuet
3:48
38
Nocturne No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 9
4:53
39
Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
2:12
40
Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
3:24
41
The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
4:51
42
Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne
3:01
43
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
2:38
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
5:13
45
Panis angelicus
3:23
46
Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ, "Albinoni's Adagio"
8:37
47
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
3:03
48
Bagatelle In A Minor, WoO 59, ''Für Elise''
3:16
49
Vocalise, Op. 34
5:50
50
On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314
5:51
51
The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
3:33
52
Xerxes, Hwv 40: “Ombra mai fu”: Largo
3:04
53
La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
3:49
54
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
12:49
55
Finlandia, Op. 26
8:06
56
Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo: Allegro
18:37
57
Pavane, Op. 50
5:07
58
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance
2:24
59
String Quartet No. 2 In D Major: III. Notturno
8:11
60
Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
4:59
61
Symphony no. 8 “Unfinished”: Allegro moderato
13:41
62
Thaïs: Méditation
5:01
63
Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
13:05
64
Kantate, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": Teil II, X. Choral "Jesus bleibet meine Freude"
3:20
65
Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: I. Land of Hope and Glory
5:45
66
Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
13:07
67
The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
3:32
68
Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
6:57
69
Slavonic Dance no. 2, op. 72
5:35
70
Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto
11:00
71
Chôro no. 1 "Chôro típico"
4:13
72
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
3:55
73
Songs Without Words, Op. 62: Spring Song in A Major: Allegro grazioso
2:05
74
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": Ode an die Freude
2:32
75
Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
2:53
76
Radetzky March, Op. 228
3:05
77
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio
10:53
78
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18. Andante cantabile
3:22
79
The Barber of Seville: Overture
6:58
80
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
18:14
81
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors
2:22
82
Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
15:54
83
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
7:46
84
Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
4:57
85
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: III. Wedding March
5:07
86
Suite from "The Gadfly", op. 97a: VIII. Romance
7:14
87
Má Vlast (My Fatherland): Vltava (The Moldau)
11:26
88
The Prince of Denmark’s March (Trumpet Voluntary in D major)
3:02
89
Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
2:34
90
Rhapsody in Blue
16:33
91
Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
5:34
92
Pavane pour une infante defunte
6:38
93
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II, Scene VIII. No. 14 Aria "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Die Königin der Nacht)
2:54
94
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla hornpipe
4:51
95
String Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76 no. 3 "Kaiser": II. Poco adagio, Cantabile
8:40
96
Waltzes, op. 64: No. 1 in D-flat major "Minute Waltz"
1:53
97
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
9:18
98
Concerto Grosso no. 8 in G minor, op. 6 "Christmas Concerto": III. Vivace - Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
6:40
99
Turandot: Nessun dorma
3:21
100
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
15:43

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