The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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  1. 1.
    Carmina Burana: O Fortuna
    2:42
  2. 2.
    The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846: I. Prelude
    2:26
  3. 3.
    Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
    4:14
  4. 4.
    Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune
    5:13
  5. 5.
    The Tale of Tsar Saltan, op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee
    1:32
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": Allegro con brio
    7:28
  7. 7.
    Canon in D major
    3:30
  8. 8.
    Toccata and Fugue in D minor for Organ, BWV 565
    8:54
  9. 9.
    The Four Seasons, op. 8: Violin Concerto no. 1 in E major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
    3:31
  10. 10.
    The Four Seasons, op. 8: Violin Concerto no. 4 in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
    2:01
  11. 11.
    Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
    3:52
  12. 12.
    Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": Allegro
    5:51
  13. 13.
    Piano Sonata no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto
    5:36
  14. 14.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a: III. March: Tempo di marcia viva
    2:27
  15. 15.
    The Nutcracker, op. 71a: XVC. Pas de deux - Variation II: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    2:14
  16. 16.
    Adagio for strings, Op. 11a
    8:22
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I/94 "The Surprise": II. Andante
    6:44
  18. 18.
    Morceaux de Fantasie, op. 3: II. Prélude in C-sharp minor
    4:14
  19. 19.
    Brandenburg Concerto no. 3 in G major, BWV 1048: Allegro
    5:44
  20. 20.
    Ellen's Chants, D. 839: Ave Maria
    4:47
  21. 21.
    L'Arlesienne Suite no. 1: Prelude
    6:53
  22. 22.
    Also Sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: Introduction
    1:32
  23. 23.
    String Quartet no. 13 in A minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante
    7:09
  24. 24.
    The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33: March
    1:47
  25. 25.
    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances
    13:24
  26. 26.
    Gymnopédie no. 1
    3:40
  27. 27.
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Allegro molto
    7:02
  28. 28.
    Fratres for strings and percussion
    9:49
  29. 29.
    Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
    20:29
  30. 30.
    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
    5:11
  31. 31.
    Double Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace
    3:38
  32. 32.
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: Rondo: Alla turca
    3:27
  33. 33.
    Boléro, M. 81
    15:33
  34. 34.
    Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: Andante
    7:18
  35. 35.
    Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: In the Hall of the Mountain King
    2:43
  36. 36.
    Suite no. 1 in G major for Solo Cello, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
    2:12
  37. 37.
    String Quintet in E major, op. 13: Minuet
    3:48
  38. 38.
    Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9
    4:53
  39. 39.
    Carmen suite no. 2: Habanera
    2:12
  40. 40.
    Requiem Mass in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Sequentia: Lacrimosa dies illa
    3:24
  41. 41.
    The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
    4:51
  42. 42.
    Swan Lake Suite, op. 20: Scéne
    3:01
  43. 43.
    Hungarian Dance no. 5 in G minor
    2:38
  44. 44.
    3 Nocturnes for Piano, op. 62: Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major, G. 541: "O lieb so lang' Du lieben kannst": Poco allegro con affetto
    5:13
  45. 45.
    Panis Angelicus
    3:23
  46. 46.
    Adagio in G minor for strings and organ
    8:37
  47. 47.
    Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
    3:03
  48. 48.
    Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
    3:16
  49. 49.
    Vocalise, op. 34
    5:50
  50. 50.
    On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314
    5:51
  51. 51.
    The Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle
    3:33
  52. 52.
    Xerxes, HWV 40: Largo. "Ombra mai fu"
    3:04
  53. 53.
    La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
    3:49
  54. 54.
    Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": Largo
    12:49
  55. 55.
    Finlandia, op. 26
    8:06
  56. 56.
    Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major for Piano and Orchestra, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo. Allegro
    18:37
  57. 57.
    Pavane
    5:07
  58. 58.
    Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance
    2:24
  59. 59.
    String Quartet no. 2 in D major: III. Notturno
    8:11
  60. 60.
    Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va', pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
    4:59
  61. 61.
    Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
    13:41
  62. 62.
    Thaïs: Meditation
    5:01
  63. 63.
    Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
    13:05
  64. 64.
    Cantata, BWV 147 "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben": X. Chorale "Jesu bleibet meine Freude"
    3:20
  65. 65.
    Pomp and Circumstance, op. 39: Land of Hope and Glory
    5:45
  66. 66.
    Concerto in E minor for Violin and Orchestra, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
    13:07
  67. 67.
    Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus
    3:32
  68. 68.
    Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
    6:57
  69. 69.
    Slavonic Dance no. 2, op. 72
    5:35
  70. 70.
    Symphony no. 5: Adagietto
    11:00
  71. 71.
    Chôro no. 1 "Chôro típico"
    4:13
  72. 72.
    Messa da Requiem: Dies irae - Tuba mirum
    3:55
  73. 73.
    Songs Without Words, op. 62: Spring Song in A major. Allegro grazioso
    2:05
  74. 74.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": An die Freude
    2:32
  75. 75.
    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
    2:53
  76. 76.
    Radetzky March, op. 228
    3:05
  77. 77.
    Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio
    10:53
  78. 78.
    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation 18. Andante cantabile
    3:22
  79. 79.
    The Barber of Seville: Overture
    6:58
  80. 80.
    Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    18:14
  81. 81.
    Carmen Suite no. 1: Les Toréadors
    2:22
  82. 82.
    Partita no. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: Chaconne
    15:54
  83. 83.
    The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    7:46
  84. 84.
    Sonata no. 8 in C minor for Piano, op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    4:57
  85. 85.
    A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: III. Wedding March
    5:07
  86. 86.
    Suite from "The Gadfly", op. 97a: VIII. Romance
    7:14
  87. 87.
    Má vlast: Vltava
    11:26
  88. 88.
    Trumpet Voluntary in D major (The Prince of Denmark's March)
    3:02
  89. 89.
    Ave Maria (after J. S. Bach)
    2:34
  90. 90.
    Rhapsody in Blue
    16:33
  91. 91.
    Romeo and Juliet Suite no. 2, op. 64c: Montagues and Capulets
    5:34
  92. 92.
    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
    6:38
  93. 93.
    The Magic Flute, K. 620: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night)
    2:54
  94. 94.
    Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla hornpipe
    4:51
  95. 95.
    String Quartet no. 62 in C major, op. 76 no. 3, "Emperor": II. Poco adagio - Cantabile
    8:40
  96. 96.
    Waltzes, op. 64: No. 1 in D-flat major "Minute Waltz"
    1:53
  97. 97.
    Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244
    9:18
  98. 98.
    Concerto Grosso no. 8 in G minor, op. 6 "Christmas Concerto": III. Vivace - Allegro - Pastorale ad libitum: Largo
    6:40
  99. 99.
    Turandot: Nessun dorma
    3:21
  100. 100.
    Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49 "The Year 1812"
    15:43

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