The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

VARIOUS ARTISTS

50 CANCIONES • 5 HORAS Y 23 MINUTOS • JAN 01 2013

1

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro

Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Julian Rachlin, Stacey Watton, Maarten Jansen, Liz Kenny, Jan Jansen & Antonio Vivaldi

03:22

2

Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin

04:02

3

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Recorded 1982)

Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

04:08

4

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

Berliner Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

01:46

5

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

Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber & Ludwig van Beethoven

07:23

6

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato

Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis & Edvard Grieg

12:29

7

Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries

Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler, Vera Schlosser, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

06:24

8

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Mariinsky Version / Act 1: Scene 2: Scène. Moderato

Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

02:25

9

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (Live)

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

03:01

10

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune

05:29

11

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)

Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert, René Pape, Vokalensemble Kölner Dom, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim & Ludwig van Beethoven

25:36

12

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

05:10

13

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

London Symphony Orchestra & Kristjan Järvi

09:45

14

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven

06:11

15

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico

Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Alberto Erede

03:49

16

Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!

Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta & Giacomo Puccini

03:00

17

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

Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta

03:48

18

Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

06:15

19

Einaudi: I giorni: I giorni

Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin & Ludovico Einaudi

03:24

20

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

06:05

21

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

VARIOUS ARTISTS & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

01:47

22

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)

I Musici & Johann Sebastian Bach

06:14

23

Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst

04:57

24

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839

Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs & Franz Schubert

04:20

25

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero

Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate

07:06

26

J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

09:40

27

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro

Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

08:13

28

Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile

Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Giuseppe Verdi

02:24

29

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Richard Bonynge

04:15

30

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet & Gabriel Fauré

05:12

31

Bizet: Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

05:34

32

Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"

Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo & Richard Bonynge

06:06

33

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49

Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band, Antal Doráti & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

14:45

34

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta

02:46

35

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Live)

Lang Lang, Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

12:30

36

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo

András Schiff & Johann Sebastian Bach

03:54

37

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux

03:12

38

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata

Simon Preston & Johann Sebastian Bach

02:34

39

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Recorded 1982)

Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

02:11

40

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly

13:24

41

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee

Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy

01:21

42

John Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")

Nicola Benedetti, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Kirill Karabits

03:49

43

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro (Live In Bochum/2007)

Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin & Ludwig van Beethoven

21:03

44

Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & André Previn

13:51

45

Allegri: Miserere

The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

11:57

46

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

07:20

47

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

03:42

48

Orff: Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: "O Fortuna"

Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Carl Orff

02:25

49

Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse

Nigel Kennedy, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Jules Massenet

05:41

50

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro

Peter Hurford, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit

07:49

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