200 Greatest Classical Music Favourites: The Essential Classics

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
    8:42
  2. 2.
    Sleepers, Awake (from Cantata no. 140, BWV 645)
    5:44
  3. 3.
    Prelude no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)
    2:44
  4. 4.
    Ave Maria (Based on Bach's Prelude no. 1, BWV 846) (Orchestral version)
    3:03
  5. 5.
    Air on the G String (from Suite for Orchestra no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
    4:01
  6. 6.
    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria
    4:58
  7. 7.
    Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 (Arr. for Two Orchestras)
    14:05
  8. 8.
    Adagio for Strings (from String Quartet in B minor, op. 11: II. Adagio) (featured in "Platoon" and "The Elephant Man")
    7:26
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    6:51
  10. 10.
    Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59)
    3:05
  11. 11.
    Egmont Overture, op. 84
    8:24
  12. 12.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-Sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio sostenuto
    6:05
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, Op 68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso (Scene by the Brook)
    12:39
  14. 14.
    Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    4:49
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto (featured in "Zardoz")
    9:08
  16. 16.
    Ode to Joy (Theme) (from Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral") (featured in "Dead Poets Society")
    2:48
  17. 17.
    Farandole (from L'arlésienne, Suite no. 2)
    3:13
  18. 18.
    Les Pecheurs de Perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I. Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Duet Theme) [Orchestral version]
    2:44
  19. 19.
    Carmen: March of the Toreadors
    2:09
  20. 20.
    Menuet (from L'arlésienne, Suite no. 2)
    3:48
  21. 21.
    Minuet (from String Quintet no. 5 in E, op. 13)
    3:12
  22. 22.
    Nocturne (from String Quartet no. 2 in D)
    8:10
  23. 23.
    Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
    2:37
  24. 24.
    Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
    6:26
  25. 25.
    Waltz in A-Flat major, op. 39, no. 5
    1:24
  26. 26.
    Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
    11:17
  27. 27.
    Lullaby (from 5 Lieder, op. 49) (Orchestral version)
    2:24
  28. 28.
    The Banks of Green Willow
    6:07
  29. 29.
    Etude no. 3 in E major, op. 10 "Tristesse"
    4:11
  30. 30.
    Waltz no. 6 in D-Flat, op. 64 "Minute Waltz"
    1:50
  31. 31.
    Concerto for Piano no. 1 in E minor, op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto)
    10:01
  32. 32.
    Waltz no. 7 in C-Sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2
    3:15
  33. 33.
    Prelude in D-Flat major, op. 28, no. 15 "Raindrop"
    6:15
  34. 34.
    Nocturne in A-Flat, op. 32, no. 2 (Arranged for Piano & Orchestra)
    4:00
  35. 35.
    Trumpet Voluntary in D major (The Prince of Denmark's March)
    2:09
  36. 36.
    Simple Gifts (from Appalachian Spring)
    4:38
  37. 37.
    Clair de Lune (from Suite Bergamasque, L 75)
    4:34
  38. 38.
    Rêverie, L 68
    4:23
  39. 39.
    Nocturnes, L 91: I. Nuages (Clouds) (Orchestral version)
    6:48
  40. 40.
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L 86
    10:32
  41. 41.
    Lakmé, Act I: Flower Duet (Theme to British Airways TV Commercial)
    4:01
  42. 42.
    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
    6:32
  43. 43.
    Carnival Overture, op. 92
    9:25
  44. 44.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo (Excerpt)
    3:38
  45. 45.
    Rusalka, op. 114 (B. 203), Act I: O Lovely Moon (Orchestral version)
    4:15
  46. 46.
    Humoresque, op. 101, no. 7
    3:35
  47. 47.
    String Quartet no. 12 in F, op. 96 "American": II. Lento
    7:20
  48. 48.
    Slavonic Dance in C major, op. 46, no. 1
    4:03
  49. 49.
    Slavonic Dance in E minor, op. 72, no. 2
    5:34
  50. 50.
    Variations On an Original Theme, op. 36 "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
    3:23
  51. 51.
    Piano Quintet in A minor, op. 84: II. Adagio
    11:40
  52. 52.
    Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: March no. 1 in D
    6:10
  53. 53.
    Pavane, op. 50
    4:03
  54. 54.
    Requiem, op. 48: III. Sanctus (Arranged for Orchestra)
    3:13
  55. 55.
    Quartet no. 1 in C minor for Piano and Strings, op. 15: II. Scherzo, Allegro vivo
    5:39
  56. 56.
    Trois mélodies, op. 23, no. 1: Les berceaux (Arranged for Orchestra)
    3:17
  57. 57.
    Psyché (Symphonic Poem for Orchestra), M. 47: IV. Psyché et Éros (Allegreto modére)
    7:31
  58. 58.
    Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
    6:19
  59. 59.
    Symphony in D minor: III. Allegro non troppo
    9:58
  60. 60.
    Entry of the Gladiators, op. 68, "Triumph March"
    2:45
  61. 61.
    Patience: Overture
    2:53
  62. 62.
    The Pirates of Penzance: Oh, Better Far to Live and Die
    2:19
  63. 63.
    H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture
    4:07
  64. 64.
    H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail the Ocean Blue
    2:09
  65. 65.
    H.M.S. Pinafore: I'm Called Little Buttercup
    1:27
  66. 66.
    The Mikado: Three Little Maids from School Are We
    1:24
  67. 67.
    The Pirates of Penzance: I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General
    3:00
  68. 68.
    Caro mio ben (Orchestral version)
    3:35
  69. 69.
    Andrea Chenier: La Mamma Morta (Orchestral version)
    3:47
  70. 70.
    Russlan and Ludmilla: Overture
    5:44
  71. 71.
    Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
    2:25
  72. 72.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
    12:59
  73. 73.
    Lyric Suite, op. 54: IV. March of the Dwarfs
    3:21
  74. 74.
    Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood
    3:55
  75. 75.
    Peer Gynt Suite no. 2, op. 55: IV. Solveig's Song (Orchestral version)
    5:12
  76. 76.
    Return to Rundarne
    3:04
  77. 77.
    Holberg Suite, op. 40: II. Sarabande (Andante)
    3:31
  78. 78.
    Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Act III: Chorus "See, the Conquering Hero"
    2:22
  79. 79.
    Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air
    1:52
  80. 80.
    Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
    3:12
  81. 81.
    Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo ("Ombra Mai Fu")
    3:46
  82. 82.
    Concerto Grosso, op. 6: No. 5 in D major, HWV 323: I. Larghetto e Staccato
    3:24
  83. 83.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
    4:18
  84. 84.
    String Quartet in C, op. 76, no. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio; cantabile (Excerpt) (Arranged for Orchestra)
    3:42
  85. 85.
    Symphony in G major, Hob. I, no. 94 "Surprise": II. Andante (Excerpt)
    4:08
  86. 86.
    Symphony no. 104 in D "London": IV. Finale: Allegro spirituoso
    6:42
  87. 87.
    Sinfonia Concertante in B-Flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra, Hob. 1: 105: II. Andante
    5:30
  88. 88.
    Sonata no. 10, HOB XVI: II. Andante
    3:39
  89. 89.
    The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:42
  90. 90.
    The Planets, op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    8:50
  91. 91.
    Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra in E major: III. Rondo
    3:49
  92. 92.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in A minor, op. 85: II. Larghetto
    4:48
  93. 93.
    Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer (Orchestral version)
    2:54
  94. 94.
    Danube Waves
    5:26
  95. 95.
    The Entertainer (featured in "The Sting")
    3:42
  96. 96.
    Sabre Dance
    2:33
  97. 97.
    Symphonie espagnole in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)
    8:53
  98. 98.
    The Merry Widow Waltz (from "The Merry Widow")
    3:21
  99. 99.
    I Pagliacci: "Vesti La Giubba"
    3:46
  100. 100.
    I Pagliacci: Intermezzo
    3:23

Disc 2

  1. 1.
    Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-Sharp minor, S. 244
    10:24
  2. 2.
    Liebestraum no. 3 in A-Flat, S. 541 no. 3
    4:10
  3. 3.
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E-Flat major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso
    5:32
  4. 4.
    Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123 ("Hungarian Fantasy")
    15:12
  5. 5.
    Ballet Egyptien: II. Andante sostenuto
    4:37
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in C-Sharp minor: IV. Adagietto
    11:21
  7. 7.
    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (featured in "Raging Bull," "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
    3:40
  8. 8.
    Méditation from Thaïs
    5:05
  9. 9.
    Le Cid: Spanish Dance
    2:07
  10. 10.
    Élégie (for Cello and Orchestra)
    2:09
  11. 11.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: Concert Overture
    12:21
  12. 12.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: IX. Wedding March
    4:35
  13. 13.
    The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave Overture"), op. 26
    10:10
  14. 14.
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegro molto vivace
    5:49
  15. 15.
    Songs Without Words, Vol. 1, Book 2, op. 30: I. Andante espressivo (featured in "Sophie's Choice")
    3:56
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
    7:59
  17. 17.
    Rondeau (from "Suite de Symphonies no. 1") (Theme to "Masterpiece Theatre")
    1:26
  18. 18.
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik ("A Little Night Music"), Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525: I. Allegro
    5:56
  19. 19.
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
    6:17
  20. 20.
    Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467 ("Elvira Madigan"): II. Andante
    7:02
  21. 21.
    The Magic Flute: Overture
    6:43
  22. 22.
    Coronation Mass in C major, K. 317: II. Gloria
    4:18
  23. 23.
    Ave Verum Corpus in D, K. 618
    3:45
  24. 24.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla Turca ("Turkish March") (Allegretto)
    3:19
  25. 25.
    The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture
    4:23
  26. 26.
    The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III. Recitative and Aria: "Dove Sono"
    6:30
  27. 27.
    Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro
    5:59
  28. 28.
    Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture
    6:26
  29. 29.
    Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Featured in "Out of Africa")
    7:17
  30. 30.
    Vesperae Solennes de Confessore in C major, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum
    5:24
  31. 31.
    Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Confutatis maledictis
    3:04
  32. 32.
    Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade (Piano Solo)
    1:46
  33. 33.
    Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can
    2:12
  34. 34.
    The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
    4:06
  35. 35.
    Canon in D (featured in "Ordinary People")
    5:18
  36. 36.
    La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (featured in "Fantasia")
    9:45
  37. 37.
    The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33b: March
    1:25
  38. 38.
    Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (featured in "A Room with a View")
    2:08
  39. 39.
    Tosca: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
    3:10
  40. 40.
    Tosca: "E Lucevan le Stelle"
    2:52
  41. 41.
    Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!"
    4:44
  42. 42.
    Suor Angelica: "Sorella, o buona sorella"
    2:08
  43. 43.
    Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
    2:38
  44. 44.
    La Bohème: "O soave fanciulla"
    4:04
  45. 45.
    La Bohème: Act II. Musetta's Waltz (Orchestral version)
    2:29
  46. 46.
    Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Arr. for Chorus and Orchestra)
    3:28
  47. 47.
    Trumpet Tune and Air
    4:27
  48. 48.
    Ten Sonatas in Four Parts: Sonata no. 5 in G minor, Z. 806: III. Largo - Adagio
    2:32
  49. 49.
    Concerto for Flute in G major: I. Allegro assai
    5:48
  50. 50.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 18th Variation (featured in "Somewhere in Time")
    3:16
  51. 51.
    Prelude in C-Sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2
    4:00
  52. 52.
    Concerto for Piano no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Featured in "Brief Encounter")
    11:45
  53. 53.
    Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
    13:29
  54. 54.
    Concerto for Piano no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    14:59
  55. 55.
    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2: I. Daybreak
    5:20
  56. 56.
    Pavane for a Dead Princess
    6:24
  57. 57.
    Mother Goose Suite: V. The Fairy Garden
    3:58
  58. 58.
    Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and Strings
    11:04
  59. 59.
    Sheherazade: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
    9:42
  60. 60.
    The Flight of the Bumblebee
    1:27
  61. 61.
    William Tell: Overture (Finale)
    3:23
  62. 62.
    The Barber of Seville: Overture
    7:51
  63. 63.
    La Danza (from Soirées Musicales) (Orchestral version)
    3:13
  64. 64.
    Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium (featured in "Days of Heaven")
    2:19
  65. 65.
    Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
    3:03
  66. 66.
    Danse Macabre, op. 40
    7:03
  67. 67.
    Gymnopédie no. 1
    3:45
  68. 68.
    Gymnopédie no. 2
    3:10
  69. 69.
    Gymnopédie no. 3
    3:02
  70. 70.
    Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
    11:19
  71. 71.
    Ave Maria, D. 839 (op. 52, no. 6)
    4:57
  72. 72.
    Impromptu, op. 90, no. 3 in G-Flat
    6:14
  73. 73.
    Trio no. 2 in E-Flat, op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto (featured in "Barry Lyndon")
    9:19
  74. 74.
    Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), op. 15: VII. Träumerei (Dreaming)
    2:54
  75. 75.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-Flat, op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft
    9:15
  76. 76.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. Andante
    7:10
  77. 77.
    The Bartered Bride: Overture
    6:31
  78. 78.
    Má Vlast (My Country): II. Vltava (The Moldau)
    12:19
  79. 79.
    By the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, op. 314 (featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")
    9:42
  80. 80.
    Tales from the Vienna Woods
    10:49
  81. 81.
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Introduction (Sunrise) (featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")
    2:00
  82. 82.
    1812 Overture, op. 49
    15:25
  83. 83.
    Nutcracker Suite, op. 71A: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
    1:46
  84. 84.
    The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Waltz
    3:47
  85. 85.
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor "Pathetique", op. 74: IV. Finale (Adagio lamentoso)
    9:48
  86. 86.
    Concerto for Piano no. 1 in B-Flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino simplice - Prestissimo
    7:19
  87. 87.
    Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Waltz
    6:56
  88. 88.
    Messa da Requiem: II. Dies Irae: 1. Dies Irae
    2:11
  89. 89.
    Rigoletto: "La Donna è Mobile" (Orchestral version)
    1:33
  90. 90.
    La Traviata: "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" (The Drinking Song) (Orchestral version)
    2:51
  91. 91.
    Aida: Triumphal March and Chorus "Gloria all'Egitto"
    5:43
  92. 92.
    The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 4 for Violin in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
    2:18
  93. 93.
    The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 1 for Violin in E major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
    3:33
  94. 94.
    Gloria in D, RV 589: I. Gloria in Excelsis Deo
    2:24
  95. 95.
    Concerto for 2 Mandolines in G: II. Andante
    4:41
  96. 96.
    The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 2 for Violin in G minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
    3:02
  97. 97.
    The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 3 for Violin in F major, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro
    5:46
  98. 98.
    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
    3:15
  99. 99.
    Tistan und Isolde: Liebestod
    9:37
  100. 100.
    Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries (featured in "Apocalypse Now")
    4:35

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