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The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Luigi Boccherini

Luigi Boccherini

Camille Saint-Saëns

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Johann Sebastian Bach

Arcangelo Corelli

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Tomislav Bavnov

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Marian Lapsansky

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Bonn Classical Philharmonic

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Christian Rainer

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Heribert Beissel

Theodore Bloomfield

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Luigi Boccherini

Luigi Boccherini

Camille Saint-Saëns

ANTONIO VIVALDI (1678-1741)

Piotr IlyichTchaikovsky

Johann Sebastian Bach

Arcangelo Corelli

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Bystrik Rezucha

Bystrik Rezucha

Heribert Beissel

Theodore Bloomfield

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Tomislav Bavnov

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Marian Lapsansky

Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

Bonn Classical Philharmonic

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Christian Rainer

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1

Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 1, O Fortuna

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Orff, London Philharmonic Choir

2

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude

Masaaki Suzuki, Johann Sebastian Bach

3

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach

4

Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Claude Debussy, Finghin Collins

5

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stockholm Chamber Duo

6

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

David Parry, Ludwig van Beethoven, London Philharmonic Orchestra

7

Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Pachelbel

8

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Johann Sebastian Bach, Klemens Schnorr

9

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Camerata Antonio Lucio, Emmy Verhey, Antonio Vivaldi, Alun Francis

10

The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Camerata Antonio Lucio, Emmy Verhey, Antonio Vivaldi, Alun Francis

11

Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act II: Lascia ch'io pianga

George Frideric Handel, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Yoshikazu Mela, Shigeo Genda

12

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13

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

Ludwig van Beethoven, Finghin Collins

14

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: II. March

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

15

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIVc. Var. 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

16

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Barber

17

Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprice": II. Andante

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic, Joseph Haydn

18

5 Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Tomislav Bavnov

19

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach

20

Ave Maria, D. 839

Budapest Strings, Franz Schubert, Bela Banfalvi

21

L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1, WD 40: I. Prelude

Georges Bizet, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

22

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Ferdinand Leitner, Richard Strauss

23

String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante

Quartetto Pressenda, Franz Schubert

24

The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33b: III. March

Andrei Lenard, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev

25

Prince Igor, Act III: Polovtsian Dances

Alexander Borodin, Antal Doráti, London Symphony Orchestra

26

3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux

Erik Satie, Finghin Collins

27

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

28

Fratres for Strings and Percussion

Tapiola Sinfonietta, Arvo Pärt, Jean-Jacques Kantorow

29

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, James Judd, John Lill, London Symphony Orchestra

30

Die Walkürie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

31

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace

Pieter Schoeman, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach, Vesselin Gellev

32

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

Sylvia Capova, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

33

Maurice Ravel, Arpad Joo, London Symphony Orchestra

34

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Finghin Collins

35

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg

36

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

Johann Sebastian Bach, Torleif Thedéen

37

String Quintet in E Major, G. 282: III. Minuetto - Trio

David Parry, Luigi Boccherini, London Philharmonic Orchestra

38

Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major

Finghin Collins, Frédéric Chopin

39

Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera

Georges Bizet, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

40

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz, Lacrymosa

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden State Chorus, Kaszimierz Kord, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

41

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Henrik Måwe, Johann Sebastian Bach

42

Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène

David Parry, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, London Philharmonic Orchestra

43

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro in F-Sharp Minor

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Brahms

44

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

Franz Liszt, Dubravka Tomšič

45

Messe à trois voix, Op. 12: V. Panis Angelicus (Poco lento)

Ilmar Lapinsch, César Franck, Latvian Philharmonic Orchestra

46

Adagio in G Minor

Remo Giazotto, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

47

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

Giacomo Puccini, Slovak Philharmonic, Renata Scotto, Konrad Leitner

48

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

Finghin Collins

49

14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pieter Schoeman, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

50

The Blue Danube, Op. 314

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Strauss II

51

Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour "Barcarolle" (Instrumental Version)

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Offenbach

52

Xerxes, HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu (Largo)

George Frideric Handel, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, Yoshikazu Mela, Shigeo Genda

53

La traviata: Prelude to Act I

Giuseppe Verdi, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic

54

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonín Dvořák

55

Finlandia, Op. 26

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Sibelius

56

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - Rondo (Allegro)

Zsolt Deaky, Ludwig van Beethoven, Nurnberger Symphoniker, Hanae Nakajima

57

David Parry, Gabriel Fauré, London Philharmonic Orchestra

58

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance

Berliner Symphoniker

59

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Andante)

Alexander Borodin, Lucerne String Quartet

60

Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate"

Giuseppe Verdi, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir

61

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

Franz Schubert, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

62

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Pieter Schoeman, Jules Massenet, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

63

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

Slovak Philharmonic, Bystrik Rezucha, Edvard Grieg, Marian Lapsansky

64

Cantata, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", Pt. 2: X. Chorale: "Jesu bleibet meine Freude" (Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring)

Masaaki Suzuki, Bach Collegium Japan, Johann Sebastian Bach

65

Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Elgar

66

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato

Jaime Laredo, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn

67

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 7: No. 44, Hallelujah (Chorus)

George Frideric Handel, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir

68

Trout Quintet, D. 667: II. Andante

Colorado Quartet, Franz Schubert, Danielle Dechenne

69

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2, Dumka (Allegretto grazioso)

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonín Dvořák

70

Symphony No. 5, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto

Gustav Mahler, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

71

Chôros No. 1, W 161 "Chôro típico"

Heitor Villa-Lobos, Dakko Petrinjak

72

Messa da Requiem: II. Sequence, No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum

Giuseppe Verdi, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir

73

Songs Without Words, Op. 62: No. 6, Allegro grazioso "Spring Song" (Arr. for Orchestra)

Anton Nanut, Felix Mendelssohn, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

74

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Excerpt: Ode to Joy)

David Parry, Ludwig van Beethoven, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The London Chorus, London Philharmonic Choir

75

Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): Le cygne (The Swan)

Stockholm Chamber Duo

76

Radetzky March, Op. 228

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Strauss I

77

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

John Lubbock, Joaquín Rodrigo, Michael Conn, Orchestra of St. John's

78

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Dubravka Tomšič, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

79

Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture

Gioachino Rossini, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

80

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Owain Arwel Hughes, Noriko Ogawa

81

Carmen Suite No. 1: VI. Les Toréadors

Emil Edlinger, Georges Bizet, Hungarian National Philharmonic

82

Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne

Johann Sebastian Bach, Conrad von der Goltz

83

The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustav Holst

84

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Henrik Måwe, Ludwig van Beethoven

85

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61: IX. Wedding March

Theodore Bloomfield, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn

86

The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance

Ivan Marinov, Ivan Peev, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Shostakovich

87

My Fatherland, JB 1:112 "Ma Vlast": II. Vltava (The Moldau River)

Bedřich Smetana, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

88

Trumpet Tune in D Major "The Prince of Denmark's March"

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeremiah Clarke, Christian Rainer, Frank Shipway

89

Ave Maria, CG 89a

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gounod, London Philharmonic Choir

90

Rhapsody in Blue

Kamil Hala, Libor Pešek, George Gershwin, Slovak Philharmonic

91

Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Dance of the knights

Sergei Prokofiev, Henry Adolph, Bamberg Symphony

92

Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess), M. 19

London Symphony Orchestra

93

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night's Aria)

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maszella Holzapfel, Klaus Arp

94

Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

George Frideric Handel, Hans Reinartz, Bamberg Symphony

95

String Quartet in C Major, Hob. III:77 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio cantabile

Quartetto Pressenda, Joseph Haydn

96

Waltzes, Op. 64: No. 1, Molto vivace in D-Flat Major "Minute Waltz"

Henrik Måwe, Frédéric Chopin

97

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244

Franz Liszt, Sylvia Capova

98

Christmas Concerto in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8: IV. Vivace - Allegro - Largo

Arcangelo Corelli, Charles Medlam, London Baroque

99

Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

Giacomo Puccini, José Carreras, Lorin Maazel, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus

100

Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 "The Year 1812"

Utah Symphony Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Maurice Abravanel