100 Greatest Classics

Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba (Solomon)

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

Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Turandot: “Nessun dorma” (None Shall Sleep)

Giacomo Puccini - Turandot: Atto III, scena 1. Aria “Nessun dorma” (Calaf)

Edward Downes, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Madama Butterfly: “One Fine Day”

Giacomo Puccini - Madama Butterfly: Atto II. “Che tua madre dovrà” (Butterfly)

Tullio Serafin, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

Ave Maria

Johann Sebastian Bach - Ave Maria

Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Claude Debussy - Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87

Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Orchestra

Piano Concerto in A Minor op. 16: Last Movement

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

Herbert Menges, Philharmonia Orchestra

Hallelujah Chorus ('Messiah')

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

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

La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours

Amilcare Ponchielli - La Gioconda: Atto III, scena 2. Danza delle ore

Georg Solti, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major op. 73 'Emperor': Third Movement (Rondo)

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

George Szell, Cleveland Orchestra