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
The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (2010), CD, on X5 Music Group. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, George Frideric Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by David Parry, Heribert Beissel, Jansug Kakhidze, Alun Francis; 90 tracks.
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Tracklist
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“
Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
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 Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla turca
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Sonata for Piano no. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 “Alla Turca”
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
Suite no. 1 in G major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite für Violoncello solo no. 1 G-Dur, BWV 1007
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, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
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)
Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
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
Partita no. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach - Violin Partita no. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004
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
Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
Franz Liszt - 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244 / R. 106: No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 no. 2