The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music
David Parry · Heribert Beissel · Jansug Kakhidze · Alun Francis · Anton Nanut · Árpád Joó · Masaaki Suzuki · Shigeo Genda · Aleksandr Titov · Alfred Scholz
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Prelude
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": Allegro con brio
Toccata and Fugue in D minor for Organ, BWV 565
The Four Seasons, op. 8: Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in E major, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269 “La primavera”
The Four Seasons, op. 8: Violin Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “L’inverno”
Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
The Nutcracker, op. 71a: III. March: Tempo di marcia viva
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие I, Картина I, no. 2. Марш
The Nutcracker, op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 14c. Па-де-де: Вариация II: Танец Феи Драже
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I/94 "The Surprise": II. Andante
Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Introduction
Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30
Ferdinand Leitner, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra
The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33: March
Sergei Prokofiev - Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”
The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
String Quintet in E major, op. 13: Minuet
Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Requiem in D minor, K. 626
Kazimierz Kord, Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, John Shirley-Quirk
Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a
Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
Johannes Brahms - 21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro)
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
Giacomo Puccini - Gianni Schicchi: “O mio babbino caro” (Lauretta)
The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Acte III. “Belle nuit, ô nuit d’amour” (Nicklausse, Giulietta)
Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo. "Ombra mai fu"
George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": Largo
Antonín Dvořák - Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro)
Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
Cantata, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": X. Chorale "Jesu bleibet meine Freude"
Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“
Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
Edward Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Military Marches, op. 39: March no. 1 in D major
Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus: “Hallelujah”
Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Giuseppe Verdi - Messa da requiem: IIb. Dies irae: Tuba mirum (basso, coro)
Songs Without Words, op. 62: Spring Song in A major. Allegro grazioso
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": An die Freude
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18. Andante cantabile
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: III. Wedding March
Felix Mendelssohn - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace
Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
The Magic Flute, K. 620: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 14 Arie „Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen” (Die Königin der Nacht)
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe