The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
Various Artists
10/11/2016
Decca (UMO)
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
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1 | Barber: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11/2 (Live) | 8:43 | |
2 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio | 7:57 | |
3 | Debussy: Deux Arabesques L. 66 - No. 1 Andante con moto | 3:57 | |
4 | Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B - Concert version / Act 3 - The Ride Of The Valkyries | 5:09 | |
5 | Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" - 9. Nimrod (Adagio) (Live) | 4:11 | |
6 | Pachelbel: Canon in D, P. 37 | 4:31 | |
7 | Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75 - 3. Clair de lune | 5:51 | |
8 | Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (Live) | 3:00 | |
9 | Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Prelude to Act 4 (Morning mood) | 4:17 | |
10 | Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - No. 1, Lent et douloureux by Pascal Rogé | 3:11 | |
11 | Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541 - No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst by Jorge Bolet | 4:57 | |
12 | J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Toccata | 3:27 | |
13 | Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH. 12 - No. 10 Scène: Moderato | 2:55 | |
14 | Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2 | 4:49 | |
15 | Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies Op. 79 - No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 79 | 7:14 | |
16 | Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a - 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | 1:48 | |
17 | Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" - Theme (Andante) | 1:38 | |
18 | Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1 - "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais" by Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo, Richard Bonynge | 6:07 | |
19 | J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 by Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky | 7:58 | |
20 | Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 - 1. Zadok the Priest by Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks | 5:55 |
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
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1 | Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan - 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee | 1:21 | |
2 | Ravel: Boléro, M.81 (Excerpt) | 5:18 | |
3 | Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 - 4. Pie Jesu by Kiri Te Kanawa, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit | 3:46 | |
4 | Verdi: Nabucco / Act 3 - "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) by Wiener Staatsopernchor, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Lamberto Gardelli | 4:48 | |
5 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348 - 5. Air | 3:36 | |
6 | Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 | 8:17 | |
7 | Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86 by Timothy Hutchins, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit | 10:43 | |
8 | Verdi: Rigoletto / Act III - La donna è mobile by Plácido Domingo, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini | 3:09 | |
9 | Giazotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (Arr. Giazotto) by Martin Haselböck, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Karl Münchinger | 6:38 | |
10 | Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39 - March No. 1 in D Major | 6:36 | |
11 | Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2 - "Lascia ch'io pianga" by Bernadette Greevy, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Raymond Leppard | 4:52 | |
12 | Allegri: Miserere by Saul Quirke, Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir, Stephen Cleobury | 11:18 | |
13 | Handel: Solomon, HWV 67 / Act III - Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" | 3:10 | |
14 | Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - II. Introduzione (Adagio molto) by Radu Lupu | 4:40 | |
15 | Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno" - 1. Allegro by Alan Loveday, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 5:04 | |
16 | Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" - 1. Allegro by Alan Loveday, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 3:14 | |
17 | Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" - 3. Allegro by Alan Loveday, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 4:40 | |
18 | J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Aria da Capo | 3:54 | |
19 | R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 - Einleitung | 2:01 | |
20 | Debussy: La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (From 24 Preludes, L. 117) by Albrecht Mayer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Mathias Mönius | 2:41 |
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
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1 | Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1 - 5. "Una voce poco fa...Io sono docile" by Joan Sutherland, Welsh National Opera Orchestra, Richard Bonynge | 6:30 | |
2 | Orff: Carmina Burana - 3. Cour d'amours - "In trutina" | 2:39 | |
3 | Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity | 7:19 | |
4 | J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 - 3. Allegro | 5:14 | |
5 | Debussy: Children's Corner, L. 113 - 6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk by Pascal Rogé | 2:55 | |
6 | Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - In The Hall Of The Mountain King by San Francisco Symphony, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Edo de Waart | 2:30 | |
7 | Massenet: Méditation from Thaïs by Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding | 5:35 | |
8 | Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture | 7:25 | |
9 | Debussy: Valse romantique, L. 71 | 4:03 | |
10 | Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K.626 - Sequentia: Lacrimosa by Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 4:13 | |
11 | Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - I. Allegro | 5:48 | |
12 | Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - II. Romance (Andante) | 6:08 | |
13 | Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - IV. Rondo (Allegro) | 3:04 | |
14 | Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 (Third Movement - Rondo alla turca) | 3:14 | |
15 | Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - No. 42 "Hallelujah" by John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter | 4:04 | |
16 | Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor | 2:12 | |
17 | Lagoya: Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet - 2. Habanera by Alexandre Lagoya, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Kenneth Sillito | 3:47 | |
18 | J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 - II. Air | 5:47 | |
19 | Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture | 3:58 | |
20 | J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147 - Jesu joy of man's desiring by Kirsten Flagstad, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 6:11 |
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
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1 | Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2b. Tuba mirum - 2c. Mors Stupebit by Martti Talvela, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti | 3:03 | |
2 | Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2. Dies irae by Ernst Senff Chor, Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini | 2:43 | |
3 | Dvořák: Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2 (Live) | 6:44 | |
4 | Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 | 5:59 | |
5 | Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World" - II. Largo | 11:07 | |
6 | Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" - I. Adagio sostenuto | 6:11 | |
7 | Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 | 5:48 | |
8 | Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) by Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Harry Christophers | 4:48 | |
9 | Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace | 8:23 | |
10 | Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550 - 1. Molto allegro | 9:36 | |
11 | Ravel: Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M.19 (Arr. for Oboe & Orchestra) by Albrecht Mayer, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Mathias Mönius | 5:55 | |
12 | Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22 - 1. Moderato | 4:36 | |
13 | Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 - No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto | 8:11 | |
14 | Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Act 1 - 19. Balcony Scene | 3:14 | |
15 | Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue | 13:52 | |
16 | Puccini: Turandot, SC 91, Act III - Nessun dorma! | 3:01 | |
17 | J.S. Bach: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Credo - Et resurrexit by Wiener Singverein, Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker | 4:20 | |
18 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 In A, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto | 7:44 | |
19 | Brahms: Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98 - 1. Allegro non troppo | 13:04 | |
20 | Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending by Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 15:28 |
Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
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1 | Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra - 2. Adagio by Pepe Romero, Christine Pendrill, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 11:33 | |
2 | Elgar: Sospiri, Op. 70 | 4:54 | |
3 | Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - 2. Aquarium | 2:07 | |
4 | Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 - IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo) | 6:52 | |
5 | Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro by Renée Fleming, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras | 2:55 | |
6 | Satie: Gnossiennes - No. 1, Lent | 5:39 | |
7 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 - 12. Alla Hornpipe | 3:18 | |
8 | Mendelssohn: The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P. 7 | 10:46 | |
9 | J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - I. Prélude | 2:51 | |
10 | Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1 - "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?" by Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Stephen Doughty, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment, Paul Daniel | 3:53 | |
11 | Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 - III. Adagio by Julian Lloyd Webber, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yehudi Menuhin | 5:21 | |
12 | Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Le Cygne by Anne Martindale Williams, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn | 3:14 | |
13 | Shostakovich: The Gadfly, Op. 97 - 3. Youth (Romance) | 3:01 | |
14 | Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II - Polovtsian Dances and Chorus by London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti | 13:41 | |
15 | Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act 1 - 13. Dance Of The Knights | 5:41 | |
16 | Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 - No. 3, La campanella by Jorge Bolet | 5:10 | |
17 | Beethoven: Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 | 5:07 | |
18 | Gounod: Ave Maria by José Carreras, Michael G. Gormley, Wiener Symphoniker, Uwe Christian Harrer | 2:49 | |
19 | Purcell: Oedipus - Music For A While, Z583 | 4:15 | |
20 | Franck: Panis Angelicus, Op.12/V by Luciano Pavarotti, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler | 4:04 | |
21 | Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op. 49 - Choral version, edited by Andrew Cornall - Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 - Choral Version | 16:04 |
- Duration:
- 9:16:59
- Genres:
- Classical
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- © 2012 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited