The No. 1 Classical Collection: The Nation's 50 Favourite Works

The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Andrew Litton, Nicola Benedetti

Piano Concerto no. 2: II.

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

André Previn, Vladimir Ashkenazy, London Symphony Orchestra

Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

"Emperor" Piano Concerto: II.

Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”

Colin Davis, Stephen Kovacevich, London Symphony Orchestra

"Pastoral" Symphony: V.

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

Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Clarinet Concerto: II.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Violin Concerto no. 1: III.

Max Bruch - Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, op. 26

Rudolf Kempe, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Kyung-wha Chung

Cello Concerto: I.

Edward Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor, op. 85

Yehudi Menuhin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber

"Choral" Symphony: Ode to Joy IV - ii 'O Freunde, nicht diese Töne'

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

Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

"Choral" Symphony: Ode to Joy IV - iii Allegro assai

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

Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Enigma Variations: Nimrod

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

Charles Mackerras, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Canon in D

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

Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Gigue in D

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

Micaela Comberti, Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock

Piano Concerto: I.

Edvard Grieg - Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16

Colin Davis, Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra

The Armed Man: Benedictus

Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace: Benedictus

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"Organ" Symphony: Finale

Camille Saint-Saëns - Symphony no. 3 in C minor “avec orgue”, op. 78

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Peter Hurford

Adagio for Strings

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings

David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

The Planets: Jupiter

Gustav Holst - The Planets, op. 32

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

1812 Overture

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49

Antal Doráti, Minnesota Orchestra

Concierto de Aranjuez: II.

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

Miserere

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei, Deus

Harry Christophers, The Sixteen

Symphony no. 2: III.

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Symphony no. 7: II.

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

Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Piano Concerto no. 2: II.

Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

"New World" Symphony: II.

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

Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra

Requiem: Lacrimosa

Franz Xaver Süssmayr - Requiem in D minor, K. 626

László Heltay, Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Finlandia

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

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

Christopher Hogwood

Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Giuseppe Sinopoli, Philharmonia Orchestra

Rhapsody in Blue

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Paganini Rhapsody: Variation 18

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII

Edo de Waart, Zoltán Kocsis, San Francisco Symphony

Symphony no. 5: I.

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

Colin Davis, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade, op. 35

Kirill Kondrashin, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Herman Krebbers

The Four Seasons, Winter: I.

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

Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Violin Concerto: III.

Felix Mendelssohn - Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64

Charles Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Kyung-wha Chung

Zadok the Priest

George Frideric Handel - The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258

Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert

Moonlight Sonata: I.

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Requiem: Pie Jesu

Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, op. 48

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

The Pearl Fishers Duet, Act 1

Georges Bizet - Les Pêcheurs de perles : Acte I. No. 2 Duo « Au fond du temple saint » (Zurga, Nadir)

National Philharmonic Orchestra

Double Violin Concerto: II.

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043

Árpád Gérecz, Herman Krebbers

Piano Concerto no. 3: I.

Sergei Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30

Edo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto no. 1: I.

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

Edo de Waart, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Piano Concerto no. 21: II.

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

András Schiff, Sándor Végh, Camerata Salzburg

Symphony no. 5: IV. Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Riccardo Chailly, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Clair de lune

Claude Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82

Zoltán Kocsis

Four Last Songs: "Im Abendrot"

Richard Strauss - Vier letzte Lieder, AV 150

Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic

Symphony no. 5 "Pathetique": I.

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy, Philharmonia Orchestra

Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning

Herbert Blomstedt, San Francisco Symphony

Má vlast: Vltava

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

James Levine, Vienna Philharmonic