The Top 100 Masterpieces of Classical Music: 1685-1928

Toccata in D minor

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

Hannes Kästner

Canon in D

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

Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: I. Allegro

Johann Sebastian Bach - Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048

Helmut Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air

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

Helmut Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten

The Four Seasons - Spring

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

Károly Botvay, Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

Mandoline Concerto in C, RV 425

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425

Károly Botvay, Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor "Minuet and Badinerie"

Johann Sebastian Bach - Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067

Helmut Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten, Paul Meisen

Messiah: Hallelujah

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

Marcus Creed, RIAS Kammerchor

Orpheus and Eurydice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Christoph Willibald von Gluck - Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits”

András Kórodi, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia in G

Johann Sebastian Bach - Weihnachts-Oratorium, BWV 248: Teil II, X. Sinfonia

Ralf Otto, Concerto Köln

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216: I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 3 in G major, K. 216 “Straßburg”

Helmut Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten, Christian Altenburger

Xerxes: Largo

George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù”

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

Oboe Concerto in D minor, 2nd Movement

Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, BWV 1059R

Burkhard Glaetzner, Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Concerto grosso in A minor Op. 6 No. 4

George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in A minor, op. 6 no. 4, HWV 322

Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219: II. Adagio

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra no. 5 in A major, K. 219 “Turkish”

Helmut Winschermann, Deutsche Bachsolisten, Christian Altenburger

Concerto for Piano No. 21 in C major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante

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

Alberto Lizzio

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia

Alfred Scholz, Hamburger Symphoniker

Concerto for Flute No. 2 in D major, K. 285d/314: II. Adagio ma non troppo

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Flute no. 2 in D major, K. 285d/314

Alberto Lizzio

Sonata for Piano No. 11 in A major, K. 300i/331 "Alla Turca": III. Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto

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

Leonard Hokanson

Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, K. 527: Ouverture. Andante - allegro molto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Don Giovanni: Ouvertura

Aleksandr Titov

Concerto for Horn No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447: II. Romance. Larghetto

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Horn no. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447

Jörg-Peter Weigle, Sebastian Weigle

Concerto for Piano No. 23 in A major, K. 488: I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 23 in A major, K. 488

Alberto Lizzio

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Act IV, Scenes XII-XIV. No. 23 Finale "Ecco la marcia, Andiamo" (Barbarina, Coro)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Atto III, Scenas XII-XIV. (no. 23) Finale “Ecco la marcia, Andiamo” (Barbarina, Coro)

Hans Graf, Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg

Serenata notturna, K. 239

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Serenade no. 6 in D major, K. 239 “Serenata notturna”

Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto

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

Hans Graf, János Sándor, Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg

Symphony No. 94 in G major ("Surprise"), H. 1/94 2nd movement

Joseph Haydn - Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”

János Ferencsik

Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), opera, K. 620 Overture

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre

Alberto Lizzio, Alfred Scholz, Süddeutsche Philharmonie

Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

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

Leonard Hokanson

String Quartet No. 62 in C major ("Emperor"), Op. 76/3, H. 3/77 Emperor's Hymn

Joseph Haydn - String Quartet in C major, op. 76 no. 3 Hob. III:77 “Kaiser”

Kodály Quartet

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio

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

Herbert Kegel

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio

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

Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra, Béla Kovács, János Rolla

Minuet for Piano, WoO 10 No. 2 in G major

Ludwig van Beethoven - Minuet in G major, WoO 10 no. 2

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, H. 7e/1 3rd movement

Joseph Haydn - Konzert für Trompete und Orchester Es-Dur, Hob. VIIe:1

Ludwig Güttler, Max Pommer, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

The Barber of Seville - Overture

Gioachino Rossini - Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia

Alfred Scholz, Anton Nanut, Ruslan Raichev

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished'

Franz Schubert - Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”

János Kovács, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Spring Song

Felix Mendelssohn - Lied ohne Worte A‐Dur, op. 62 Nr. 6

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

Polonaise in A, Op. 40 No. 3, 'Military'

Frédéric Chopin - Polonaise in A major, op. 40 no. 1 “Military”

Halina Czerny-Stefańska

Ballet Music in G, From 'Rosamunde'

Franz Schubert - Rosamunde, D. 797

János Kovács, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Der Freischütz - Overture

Carl Maria von Weber - Der Freischütz: Ouvertüre

Gustav Kuhn, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Ave Maria

Franz Schubert - Ave Maria

Károly Botvay, Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace

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

János Sándor

German Dance No. 1

Franz Schubert - Menuette und Deutsche, D. 90: Deutscher no. 1 in C-Dur

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

Nabucco: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - Nabucco: Sinfonia

Iosif Conta

La Traviata: Prelude to Act 1

Giuseppe Verdi - La traviata: Preludio

Vassil Stefanov

Tannhäuser: Arrival of the Guests at Wartburg

Richard Wagner - Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Aufzug II, Scene IV. "Freudig begrüssen wir die edle Halle"

György Lehel

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64: II. Andante

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

Árpád Joó, Emmy Verhey

Poet and Peasant: Overture

Franz von Suppè - Dichter und Bauer: Ouvertüre

János Sándor

Orpheus in the Underworld - Overture

Jacques Offenbach - Orphée aux enfers : Ouverture

Pinchas Steinberg

Melody in F

Anton Rubinstein - 2 Mélodies, op. 3: No. 1 in F major

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

Les Preludes

Franz Liszt - Les Préludes, S. 97

Yuri Ahronovitch, Vienna Symphony

The Force of Destiny - Overture

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino: Sinfonia

Iosif Conta, Vassil Stefanov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

I Love You

Edvard Grieg - Hjertets melodier, op. 5, no. 3: Jeg elsker dig

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra

The Bartered Bride - Overture

Bedřich Smetana - Prodaná nevěsta: Overture

János Sándor, Leopold Hager, Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

Barcarolle, From "The Tales of Hoffman"

Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d’Hoffmann: Barcarolle

János Sándor, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

Johann Strauss II - Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214

Alfred Scholz, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

Light Calvary - Overture

Franz von Suppè - Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre

János Sándor

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23: 1st Movement (excerpt)

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

András Ligeti, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jenő Jandó

Cradle Song

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

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

The Moldau

Bedřich Smetana - Má vlast, JB 1:112

Alfred Scholz, Yuri Ahronovitch, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg

The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt

György Lehel

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

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

János Sándor, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Carmen: Les Toreadors

Georges Bizet - Carmen Suite no. 1

Alfred Scholz, János Sándor, Jovan Šajnović

Coppelia: Notturno

Léo Delibes - Coppélia : Ballet Suite: Notturno

Heinz Fricke, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Marche Slave, Op. 31

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Marche slave in B-flat minor, op. 31

Ádám Fischer, Hungarian National Philharmonic

L'Arlesienne - Intermezzo

Georges Bizet - L’Arlésienne Suite no. 2

János Sándor, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Polonaise, From 'Eugene Onegin'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Евгений Онегин, op. 24: Действие III, картина 1, no. 19. Полонез

Hans Vonk, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Waltz of the Flowers, From 'The Nutcracker'

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Щелкунчик, op. 71: Действие II, Картина III, no. 13. Вальс цветов

Hans Vonk, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34: Alborada

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Каприччио на испанские темы, op. 34

János Sándor

The Last Spring

Edvard Grieg - To elegiske melodier, op. 34: No. 2. Våren

Herbert Kegel, Dresden Philharmonic

Slavonic Dance No. 2

Antonín Dvořák - Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 2 in E minor (Dumka)

Ádám Fischer, Hungarian National Philharmonic

The Sleeping Beauty - Introduction

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Introduction

Hans Vonk

Siegfried's Death and Funeral March, From 'Twilight of the Gods'

Richard Wagner - Excerpt from Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D: Akt III, Scene II. Trauermusik beim Tode Siegfrieds

Yuri Ahronovitch

Songs My Mother Taught Me

Antonín Dvořák - Gipsy Songs, op. 55

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

Emperor Waltz

Johann Strauss II - Kaiser‐Walzer, op. 437

Alfred Scholz, Symphony Orchestra of the Volksoper Vienna

Also Sprach Zarathustra ("Thus Spoke Zoroaster"), Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 30 (Trv 176): Fanfare

Richard Strauss - Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30

János Sándor, Zdeněk Košler, Hungarian National Philharmonic

Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: Adagietto

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no. 5

Iván Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra

Finlandia, Tone Poem for Orchestra, Op. 26

Jean Sibelius - Finlandia, op. 26

Ruslan Raichev, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite for Orchestra/1-3 (Complete), Op 57: Flight of the Bumble Bee

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Полёт шмеля

Miklós Perényi, Zoltán Kocsis

Thäis, Violin & Orchestra Version and Various Arrangements, Opera: Méditation

Jules Massenet - Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation”

András Kórodi, János Sándor, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Humoresque No. 7 for Piano in G-flat major, B. 187/7 (Op. 101/7)

Antonín Dvořák - Humoresque in G-flat major, op. 101 no. 7

Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra, Béla Bánfalvi

Kuolema, for Orchestra, Op. 44/1: Valse Triste

Jean Sibelius - Valse triste, op. 44 no. 1

Herbert Kegel, Dresden Philharmonic