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The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

Release date December 10, 2012
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Tracklist

1
Adagio for Strings, op. 11
8:43
8:43
2
Symphonie Nr. 5 c-moll, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
7:57
7:57
3
Deux Arabesques L. 66: no. 1 Andante con moto
3:57
3:57
4
The Ride of the Valkyries "Die Walküre"
5:09
5:09
5
Variations on an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
4:11
4:11
6
Canon in D major
4:31
4:31
7
Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune
5:51
5:51
8
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise". Poco moto
3:00
3:00
9
Peer Gynt: Act IV. Prelude (Morning Mood)
4:17
4:17
10
Gymnopédie no. 1
3:11
3:11
11
Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, S. 541 no. 3
4:57
4:57
12
Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565: Toccata
3:27
3:27
13
Swan Lake: Act II: no. 14: Scène (Moderato)
2:55
2:55
14
Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2
4:49
4:49
15
Rhapsodies, op. 79, no. 2 in G minor: Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro
7:14
7:14
16
The Nutcracker - Suite: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
1:48
1:48
17
Variations on an Original Theme "Enigma", op. 36: Enigma: Andante
1:38
1:38
18
Lakmé : Acte I. « Viens, Mallika … Dôme épais le jasmin » (Lakmé)
6:07
6:07
19
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 with chorus
7:58
7:58
20
Zadok the Priest
5:56
5:56
21
The Flight of the Bumble Bee From Rimsky‐Korsakov “Scheherazade”
1:21
1:21
22
Boléro
5:18
5:18
23
Requiem, op. 48: 4. Pie Jesu
3:46
3:46
24
Nabucco: “Va pensiero” (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
4:48
4:48
25
Water Music: Suite I: Air
3:36
3:36
26
Pavane, op. 50
8:18
8:18
27
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
10:43
10:43
28
Rigoletto: Atto III, scena 1. Canzone: La donna è mobile
3:09
3:09
29
Adagio in G minor
6:38
6:38
30
Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D, op. 39 no. 1
6:37
6:37
31
Lascia ch’io pianga (Rinaldo)
4:53
4:53
32
Miserere mei
11:19
11:19
33
Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
3:10
3:10
34
Sonata for Piano no. 21 in C major, op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
4:41
4:41
35
Concerto for Violin and Strings in F, op. 8 no. 3, RV. 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)
5:04
5:04
36
Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269 "La Primavera": I. Allegro
3:14
3:14
37
Concerto for Violin and Strings in E, op. 8 no. 1, RV. 269 "La Primavera": III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
4:40
4:40
38
Goldberg Variations in G major, BWV 988: XXXII. Aria
3:54
3:54
39
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Einleitung
2:02
2:02
40
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (From 24 Preludes, L. 117)
2:41
2:41
41
Il barbiere di Siviglia (Atto I): "Una voce poco fa"
6:31
6:31
42
Carmina Burana: III. Cour d’amours: In trutina
2:39
2:39
43
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
7:20
7:20
44
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
5:14
5:14
45
Children’s Corner: VI. Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
2:56
2:56
46
Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King
2:30
2:30
47
Thaïs, Act II Scene 1: Méditation religieuse
5:35
5:35
48
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia (Ouverture)
7:26
7:26
49
Valse romantique
4:03
4:03
50
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (Beyer edition): IIIf. Sequenz: "Lacrimosa"
4:13
4:13
51
Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
5:48
5:48
52
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”: II. Romance. Andante
6:08
6:08
53
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”: IV. Rondo. Allegro
3:04
3:04
54
Piano Sonata in A major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla Turca
3:14
3:14
55
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
4:04
4:04
56
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G minor
2:12
2:12
57
Carmen: Habanera
3:47
3:47
58
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
5:47
5:47
59
Le nozze di Figaro — Overture
3:59
3:59
60
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. W.G. Whittaker)
6:11
6:11
61
Messa da requiem: Dies Irae: Tuba mirum
3:04
3:04
62
Messa da requiem : Dies irae
2:43
2:43
63
Slavonic Dance No 10 In E Minor,op 72 - 2
6:44
6:44
64
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. Zoltán Kocsis)
5:59
5:59
65
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
11:08
11:08
66
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
6:11
6:11
67
Ave Maria, D. 839
5:48
5:48
68
Dido's Lament: 'When I Am Laid in Earth' (From Dido and Aeneas)
4:49
4:49
69
The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
8:23
8:23
70
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K 550: I. Molto allegro
9:36
9:36
71
Pavane pour une infante defunte, M.19
5:56
5:56
72
String Serenade in E major, op. 22: I. Moderato
4:36
4:36
73
Impromptus, D. 899, Op. 90: No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto
8:11
8:11
74
Romeo & Juliet: Act I: Balcony scene
3:14
3:14
75
Rhapsody in Blue
13:52
13:52
76
Turandot: “Nessun dorma”
3:01
3:01
77
Mass in B minor: Credo: XVIII. Et resurrexit
4:20
4:20
78
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
7:44
7:44
79
Symphonie Nr. 4 e-moll, op. 98: 1. Allegro non troppo
13:04
13:04
80
The Lark Ascending
15:29
15:29
81
Concierto de Aranjuez (2)
11:34
11:34
82
Sospiri for Strings, Harp and Organ, op. 70
4:54
4:54
83
Le Carnaval des animaux: VII. Aquarium
2:07
2:07
84
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice
6:52
6:52
85
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
2:55
2:55
86
Trois Gnossiennes : I. Lent
5:39
5:39
87
Water Music: Suites II & III: Alla Hornpipe
3:18
3:18
88
The Hebrides, op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)
10:47
10:47
89
Suite for Cello Solo No.1 in G Major, BWV 1007: 1. Prélude
2:52
2:52
90
Elijah, op. 70: Part I, no. 1 Chorus "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us" (the people)
3:54
3:54
91
Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85: III. Adagio
5:21
5:21
92
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne
3:14
3:14
93
The Gadfly, op. 97: III. Youth (Romance)
3:01
3:01
94
Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances and Chorus
13:42
13:42
95
Dance of the Knights (Romeo & Juliet)
5:41
5:41
96
6 Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140: No. 3. La Campanella
5:10
5:10
97
Polonaise in C, op. 89
5:07
5:07
98
Ave Maria
2:49
2:49
99
Music for a While, Z583
4:15
4:15
100
Panis Angelicus
4:05
4:05
101
1812 Overture
16:05
16:05

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