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Top 100 Iconic Classical Works

The 100 most influential and recorded masterworks in history, curated from Classikal's catalog with live interactive acoustic piano playback, falling notes visualizer, complete MIDI scores where available, and clearly marked piano excerpts.

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1Baroque

Intermediate

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I Johann Sebastian Bach

Piano excerpt

4,460 recs

2Baroque

Intermediate

The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II Johann Sebastian Bach

3,266 recs

3Late Romantic

Intermediate

Le Carnaval des animaux Camille Saint-Saëns

1,550 recs

4Late Romantic

Intermediate

Tableaux d’une exposition Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Complete MIDI

1,300 recs

520th Century

Virtuoso

Le Sacre du printemps Igor Stravinsky

2,228 recs

6Early Romantic

Intermediate

Winterreise, op. 89, D. 911 Franz Schubert

2,204 recs

7Baroque

Intermediate

Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”Antonio Vivaldi

1,184 recs

8Baroque

Intermediate

h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232 Johann Sebastian Bach

2,177 recs

9Baroque

Intermediate

Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”Antonio Vivaldi

1,162 recs

10Baroque

Intermediate

Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 Johann Sebastian Bach

1,080 recs

11Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“Antonín Dvořák

1,040 recs

12Late Romantic

Intermediate

The Nutcracker (suite from the ballet), op. 71a Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

1,040 recs

13Classical

Advanced

Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”Ludwig van Beethoven

Complete MIDI

972 recs

14Classical

Intermediate

Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano excerpt

1,912 recs

15Late Romantic

Intermediate

The Planets, op. 32 Gustav Holst

882 recs

16Late Romantic

Intermediate

Swan Lake, op. 20 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

854 recs

17Baroque

Intermediate

Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007 Johann Sebastian Bach

828 recs

18Classical

Intermediate

Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”Ludwig van Beethoven

Complete MIDI

802 recs

19Early Romantic

Intermediate

Carnaval, op. 9 Robert Schumann

1,768 recs

20Early Romantic

Intermediate

Dichterliebe, op. 48 Robert Schumann

1,736 recs

21Classical

Intermediate

Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 Ludwig van Beethoven

1,717 recs

22Late Romantic

Intermediate

Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18 Sergei Rachmaninoff

699 recs

23Classical

Intermediate

Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”Ludwig van Beethoven

1,646 recs

24Late Romantic

Intermediate

Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46 Edvard Grieg

612 recs

25Impressionist

Intermediate

Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 Claude Debussy

Complete movement available

601 recs

26Classical

Intermediate

Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Complete MIDI

586 recs

27Impressionist

Intermediate

Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125 Claude Debussy

1,531 recs

28Baroque

Virtuoso

Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach

436 recs

29Baroque

Intermediate

Goldberg-Variationen, BWV 988 Johann Sebastian Bach

423 recs

30Impressionist

Intermediate

Boléro Maurice Ravel

385 recs

31Impressionist

Intermediate

Pavane pour une infante défunte Maurice Ravel

383 recs

3220th Century

Intermediate

Carmina Burana Carl Orff

1,381 recs

33Classical

Intermediate

Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92 Ludwig van Beethoven

1,376 recs

34Early Romantic

Intermediate

Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei Robert Schumann

Complete movement available

349 recs

35Baroque

Intermediate

Canon and Gigue in D major, P. 37, T. 337 Johann Pachelbel

Piano excerpt

343 recs

36Early Romantic

Advanced

Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2 Frédéric Chopin

Complete MIDI

327 recs

37Early Romantic

Intermediate

Parsifal, WWV 111 Richard Wagner

1,287 recs

38Early Romantic

Intermediate

Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”Frédéric Chopin

Complete MIDI

284 recs

39Early Romantic

Intermediate

Waltz no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 64 no. 2 Frédéric Chopin

274 recs

40Baroque

Intermediate

Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”George Frideric Handel

268 recs

41Early Romantic

Advanced

Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 Liebestraum As‐Dur “Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst”Franz Liszt

Piano excerpt

266 recs

42Classical

Beginner

Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto Ludwig van Beethoven

Complete MIDI

252 recs

43Early Romantic

Intermediate

Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23 Frédéric Chopin

Complete MIDI

234 recs

44Late Romantic

Intermediate

Variations on an Original Theme (‘Enigma’), op. 36 Edward Elgar

1,213 recs

45Impressionist

Beginner

Première Gymnopédie : Lent et douloureux Erik Satie

Piano excerpt

174 recs

46Early Romantic

Intermediate

Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 Hector Berlioz

1,162 recs

47Early Romantic

Advanced

Nocturne no. 20 in C‐sharp minor “Reminiscence”, op. posth. 1 no. 16, B. 49, KKIVa/16 Frédéric Chopin

157 recs

48Impressionist

Beginner

Gymnopédies Erik Satie

Piano excerpt

146 recs

49Impressionist

Intermediate

Gnossienne no. 1 Erik Satie

Complete MIDI

146 recs

50Impressionist

Advanced

Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune Claude Debussy

Complete movement available

145 recs

51Impressionist

Intermediate

Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto Claude Debussy

Complete movement available

135 recs

52Impressionist

Intermediate

Préludes, Livre II, L. 123 Claude Debussy

1,125 recs

53Classical

Beginner

Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 “Sonata facile”: 1. Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Complete MIDI

124 recs

54Late Romantic

Intermediate

Danse macabre, op. 40 Camille Saint-Saëns

110 recs

55Late Romantic

Beginner

5 Lieder, op. 49: Nr. 4. Wiegenlied Johannes Brahms

Piano excerpt

94 recs

56Baroque

Intermediate

Concerto in G minor, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315 “L’estate”Antonio Vivaldi

1,091 recs

57Classical

Intermediate

Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1,075 recs

58Baroque

Intermediate

Concerto in F major, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293 “L’autunno”Antonio Vivaldi

1,061 recs

59Classical

Intermediate

Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1,037 recs

60Late Romantic

Intermediate

Eine Alpensinfonie Richard Strauss

1,029 recs

61Impressionist

Intermediate

Vexations Erik Satie

995 recs

62Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 2 in C minor Gustav Mahler

968 recs

63Classical

Intermediate

Requiem in D minor, K. 626 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

967 recs

64Classical

Intermediate

Symphony no. 41 for Orchestra in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

950 recs

65Early Romantic

Intermediate

Schwanengesang, D. 957 Franz Schubert

919 recs

66Impressionist

Intermediate

Valses nobles et sentimentales Maurice Ravel

884 recs

67Late Romantic

Intermediate

Sinfonie Nr. 1 c-Moll, op. 68 Johannes Brahms

863 recs

68Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74 “Pathétique”Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

834 recs

69Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 5 Gustav Mahler

829 recs

70Early Romantic

Intermediate

Symphonic Etudes for Piano, op. 13 Robert Schumann

825 recs

71Early Romantic

Intermediate

Davidsbündlertänze, op. 6 Robert Schumann

822 recs

Intermediate

Die Schöpfung, Hob XXI:2: Part II: XXVIa. Chor: Vollendet ist das große Werk Joseph Haydn

820 recs

73Late Romantic

Intermediate

Sinfonie Nr. 4 e-Moll, op. 98 Johannes Brahms

816 recs

74Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 9 in D major Gustav Mahler

792 recs

75Late Romantic

Intermediate

Requiem, op. 48 Gabriel Fauré

784 recs

76Early Romantic

Intermediate

Sonata for Piano no. 2 in B‐flat minor, op. 35 “Funeral March”Frédéric Chopin

784 recs

77Late Romantic

Intermediate

Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur, op. 73 Johannes Brahms

767 recs

Intermediate

Die Jahreszeiten Joseph Haydn

762 recs

79Early Romantic

Intermediate

Messa da requiem Giuseppe Verdi

761 recs

80Late Romantic

Intermediate

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

750 recs

81Baroque

Intermediate

Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]George Frideric Handel

748 recs

82Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 5 in E minor, op. 64 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

732 recs

83Late Romantic

Intermediate

Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 Richard Strauss

731 recs

84Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 1 in D major “Titan”Gustav Mahler

730 recs

85Late Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 3 in D minor Gustav Mahler

725 recs

86Early Romantic

Intermediate

Kreisleriana, op. 16 Robert Schumann

713 recs

87Early Romantic

Intermediate

Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64 Felix Mendelssohn

711 recs

88Late Romantic

Intermediate

Sinfonie Nr. 3 F-Dur, op. 90 Johannes Brahms

707 recs

89Late Romantic

Intermediate

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 35 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

668 recs

90Early Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 9 in C major, D. 944 “The Great”Franz Schubert

667 recs

91Early Romantic

Intermediate

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 54 Robert Schumann

665 recs

9220th Century

Intermediate

The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, op. 34 Benjamin Britten

658 recs

93Impressionist

Intermediate

Children’s Corner, L. 113 Claude Debussy

656 recs

94Late Romantic

Intermediate

Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 Johannes Brahms

656 recs

95Impressionist

Intermediate

Le tombeau de Couperin Maurice Ravel

653 recs

Intermediate

Requiem in D minor, K. 626 Franz Xaver Süssmayr

648 recs

97Classical

Intermediate

Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

629 recs

98Early Romantic

Intermediate

Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 “Italian”Felix Mendelssohn

629 recs

99Baroque

Intermediate

Stabat Mater for soprano, alto, strings and basso continuo Giovanni Battista Pergolesi

627 recs

100Late Romantic

Intermediate

Má vlast, JB 1:112 Bedřich Smetana

620 recs

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