The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
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- # Track Artist Length
- 1 Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro 3:20
- 2 Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 3:59
- 3 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood [Recorded 1982] 4:3
- 4 R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang) 1:37
- 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio 7:19
- 6 Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato 12:25
- 7 Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries 6:20
- 8 Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Mariinsky Version / Act 1: Scene 2: Scène. Moderato 2:21
- 9 Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" 2:58
- 10 Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune 5:36
- 11 Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai) 25:36
- 12 Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Seiffert) [Recorded 1983] 5:2
- 13 Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 9:47
- 14 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto 6:6
- 15 Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico 3:45
- 16 Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma! 2:57
- 17 Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio) 3:45
- 18 Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro 6:13
- 19 Einaudi: I giorni: I giorni 3:22
- 20 J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String" 5:59
- 21 Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy 1:45
- 22 J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro) 6:10
- 23 Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst 4:54
- 24 Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 4:19
- 25 Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero 7:9
- 26 J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 9:37
- 27 Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro 8:12
- 28 Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile 2:26
- 29 Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" 4:8
- 30 Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 5:6
- 31 Bizet: Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" 5:33
- 32 Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais" 6:3
- 33 Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49 14:49
- 34 Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man 2:47
- 35 Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto 12:28
- 36 J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo 3:53
- 37 Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux 3:6
- 38 J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata 2:31
- 39 Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King [Recorded 1982] 2:7
- 40 DvoÅák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo 13:18
- 41 Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee 1:16
- 42 John Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List") 3:53
- 43 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro [Live In Bochum/2007] 21:12
- 44 Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue 13:51
- 45 Allegri: Miserere 11:53
- 46 Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity 7:15
- 47 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth 3:41
- 48 Orff: Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: "O Fortuna" 2:25
- 49 Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse 5:36
- 50 Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro 7:44

