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The 99 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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The 99 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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Johann Sebastian Bach

Ludwig van Beethoven

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Georg Friedrich Händel

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Musica Antiqua New York

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Camerata Rhenania

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Mary Jane Newman

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

A. Robert Johnson

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London Philharmonic Orchestra

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Musica Antiqua New York

Conrad von der Goltz

Finghin Collins

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Klemens Schnorr

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1

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach

3

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Pachelbel

4

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

David Parry, Ludwig van Beethoven, London Philharmonic Orchestra

5

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

Finghin Collins, Frédéric Chopin

6

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

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

7

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

Finghin Collins

8

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

9

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

Pieter Schoeman, Antonio Vivaldi, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

10

Ave Maria, D. 839

Amy Butler, Mary Jane Newman, Franz Schubert, Calvin Wiersma

11

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor for Organ, BWV 565

Johann Sebastian Bach, Klemens Schnorr

12

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

13

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction "Sunrise"

Leonard Slatkin, St. Louis Symphony, Richard Strauss

14

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

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Finghin Collins

15

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg

16

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

Johann Sebastian Bach, Conrad von der Goltz

17

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

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

18

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIV. Waltz of the Flowers

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

19

3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux

Erik Satie, Finghin Collins

20

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

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

21

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

22

Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène

David Parry, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, London Philharmonic Orchestra

23

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

Ludwig van Beethoven, Finghin Collins

24

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johannes Brahms

25

Adagio in G Minor

Remo Giazotto, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

26

Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst

Franz Liszt, Jerome Rose

27

14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Lentamente)

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Viktor Yampolsky, Markus Stocker

28

The Blue Danube, Op. 314

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Strauss II

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

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies Irae

Johannes Somary, Amor Artis Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Amor Artis Chamber Choir

31

Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846

Christiane Jaccottet, Johann Sebastian Bach

32

Craig Ogden, Stanley Myers

33

Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto

Roland Keller, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Haydn, Laszlo Varga

34

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonín Dvořák

35

Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic, Edvard Grieg

36

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

37

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

Claude Debussy, Finghin Collins

38

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

Berliner Symphoniker

39

David Parry, Gabriel Fauré, London Philharmonic Orchestra

40

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

Alexander Borodin, Lucerne String Quartet

41

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

Franz Schubert, Hans Swarowsky, Münchener Sinfonieorchester

42

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach

43

Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Samuel Barber

44

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

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

45

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

Eva Knardahl, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kjell Ingebretsen, Edvard Grieg

46

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Owain Arwel Hughes, Royal Scottish National Orchestra

47

Recorder Concerto in C Major, RV 443: II. Largo

Antonio Vivaldi, Bach Collegium Japan, Dan Laurin

48

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

David Parry, Ludwig van Beethoven, London Philharmonic Orchestra

49

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

Jaime Laredo, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn

50

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

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

51

Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante

Rochester Chamber Players, Franz Schubert

52

Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208: IX. Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze)

Mary Jane Newman, Johann Sebastian Bach, Musica Antiqua New York

53

Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto": V. Allegro - VI. Pastorale: Largo

Günter Kehr, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra, Arcangelo Corelli

54

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

Gustav Mahler, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

55

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

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

56

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)

Claude Debussy, Bertrand Loic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

57

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

Stockholm Chamber Duo

58

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

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

59

Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio

Robert Johnson, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, New York Philomusica Winds

60

Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude to Act I

Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, Robert Wagner

61

Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

Lev Markiz, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Edward Elgar, Torleif Thedéen

62

Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

Giacomo Puccini, Jan Štych, Brno Janácek Opera Orchestra, Andrej Kucharsky

63

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustav Holst

64

Orpheus and Eurydice, Wq. 41: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Jan-Olav Wedin, Stockholm Chamber Orchestra, Christoph Willibald Gluck

65

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

Ludwig van Beethoven, Alfred Brendel

66

Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, RV 315 "L'estate" (Summer): III. Presto: Tempo impetuoso d'Estate

Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble, Antonio Vivaldi, Nils-Erik Sparf

67

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Catherine Bremen, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Todd Donovan, London Philharmonic Choir, Elisabeth Santi, Andrej Kucharsky

68

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

Stanislav Gorkovenko, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Hermitage Museum Orchestra

69

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

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

70

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

Utah Symphony Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Maurice Abravanel

71

Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

Nobuko Imai, Johann Sebastian Bach

72

Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. 1:94 "The Surprice": II. Andante

Camerata Rhenania, Eugen Duvier, Joseph Haydn

73

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

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

74

Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": V. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat (The Witches' Sabbath)

Hector Berlioz, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

75

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg

76

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

Bedřich Smetana, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

77

Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op. 81: Allegro ma non troppo - Molto più moderato - Tempo primo ma tranquillo

Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Arpad Joo, Johannes Brahms

78

24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: No. 24, Caprice in A Minor, Tema con variazioni (Quasi presto)

Ruggiero Ricci, Niccolò Paganini

79

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

Richard Wagner, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

80

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

Quartetto Pressenda, Joseph Haydn

81

Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach)

Amy Butler, Mary Jane Newman, Charles Gounod, Musica Antiqua New York

82

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

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

83

Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104: I. Allegro

Frans Helmerson, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, Antonín Dvořák

84

Claude Debussy, Jadwiga Kotnowska

85

Trumpet Voluntary in D Major (The Prince of Denmark's March)

Jeremiah Clarke, Mary Jane Newman, Musica Antiqua New York

86

Rhapsody in Blue

Leonard Slatkin, George Gershwin, St. Louis Symphony, Jeffrey Siegel

87

Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro

Karel Brazda, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Johann Sebastian Bach

88

Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite No. 2, Op. 64: I. Montagues and Capulets

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Minnesota Orchestra, Sergei Prokofiev

89

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

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Elgar

90

Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto

Helmar Stiehler, Franz Schubert, Heidrun Ganz, Benedikt Köhlen

91

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace

SWR Symphony Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ernest Bour

92

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo

Aaron Rosand, Johannes Brahms, Derrick Inouye, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

93

Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis

Atlanta Symphony Chorus, Robert Shaw, Antonio Vivaldi, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

94

Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"

Giacomo Puccini, Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Victoria Anderson, Andrew Lane

95

Maurice Ravel, Arpad Joo, London Symphony Orchestra

96

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

Johann Sebastian Bach, Torleif Thedéen

97

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

Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Maurice Ravel, Minnesota Orchestra

98

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

99

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