The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)

01	La scala di seta: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:52
	Composers: Gioachino Rossini
02	Coppelia Waltz	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:25
	Composers: Léo Delibes
03	Chanson Triste, Op 40	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:12
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
04	Karelia Suite, Op. 11: March	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:32
	Composers: Jean Sibelius
05	Peer Gynt Suite 1, Op 55: IV. Solveig's song	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:43
	Composers: Edvard Grieg
06	Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:33
	Composers: Pietro Mascagni
07	Rustle of Spring, Op. 32	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:53
	Composers: Christian Sinding
08	The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:55
	Composers: Otto Nicolai
09	Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32: No. 12	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:35
	Composers: Sergei Rachmaninoff
10	Fantasia on Greensleeves	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:57
	Composers: Ralph Vaughan Williams
11	The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:03
	Composers: Gustav Holst
12	The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	10:07
	Composers: Johann Strauss II
13	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: III. Allegro scherzando	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	11:35
	Composers: Sergei Rachmaninoff
14	Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: II. Moderato - tempo di valse	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:54
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
15	Transcendental Etude in D-Flat Major, S. 139	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:16
	Composers: Franz Liszt
16	Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op 39	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	01:45
	Composers: Johannes Brahms
17	The Sorcerer's Apprentice	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	11:18
	Composers: Paul Dukas
18	Fanfare for the Common Man	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:06
	Composers: Aaron Copland
19	Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op. 35: III. Andantino quasi allegretto	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	10:14
	Composers: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
20	Spartacus Ballet Suite: Adagio	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	10:33
	Composers: Aram Khachaturian
21	Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: Tempo di minuetto	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:15
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
22	The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:26
	Composers: Gustav Holst
23	Six Moments Musicaux in F Minor, Op. 94: III. Allegro moderato	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	01:48
	Composers: Franz Schubert
24	Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:18
	Composers: Georges Bizet
25	Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960: III. Scherzo - allegro vivace con delicatezza	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:22
	Composers: Franz Schubert
26	Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14: II. Un bal	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:33
	Composers: Hector Berlioz
27	Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:24
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
28	Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 55	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:22
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
29	The Flower Duet	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:18
	Composers: Léo Delibes
30	Waltz in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:54
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
31	Dance of the Hours	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	09:56
	Composers: Amilcare Ponchielli
32	Étude in C Minor, Op. 10	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:48
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
33	Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance andante	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:46
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus
34	The Skaters Waltz, Op. 183	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:31
	Composers: Émile Waldteufel
35	Triumphal March	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:25
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
36	Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:22
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
37	Karelia Suite, Op. 11: I. Intermezzo	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:16
	Composers: Jean Sibelius
38	Sylvia Ballet Suite: III. Pizzicati	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:16
	Composers: Léo Delibes
39	The Seasons in G Minor, Op. 37a: VI. Barcarolle - Andante cantabile	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:55
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
40	The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, Op. 8, Spring: I. Allegro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:09
	Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
41	Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:41
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
42	Adagio For Strings, Op. 11	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:51
	Composers: Samuel Barber
43	Nocturne in A-Flat Major, Op 62	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:13
	Composers: Franz Liszt
44	Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:51
	Composers: Richard Wagner
45	Mephisto Waltz, No. 1	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:49
	Composers: Franz Liszt
46	Adagio in G Minor	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	11:32
	Composers: Tomaso Albinoni
47	Fantasiestücke, Op. 12	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:12
	Composers: Robert Schumann
48	The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 8, Summer: I. Allegro non molto	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:31
	Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
49	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	10:48
	Composers: Franz Liszt
50	Songs Without Words, Op. 30, No. 6 Barcarolle	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:42
	Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
51	Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D.485: I. Allegro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:59
	Composers: Franz Schubert
52	Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:58
	Composers: Franz Liszt
53	Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Violin and String Orchestra: I. Allegro moderato	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	10:09
	Composers: Joseph Haydn
54	Bagatelle in A Minor "Für Elise"	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:33
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
55	Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	09:31
	Composers: Gustav Mahler
56	Nocturne in F-Sharp Major, Op 15, No. 2	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:49
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
57	La gazza ladra: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	10:05
	Composers: Gioachino Rossini
58	Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K 331: III. Alla turca - Allegretto	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:32
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
59	Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: Minuet	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:42
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
60	Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Des Abends	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:25
	Composers: Robert Schumann
61	Der Freischutz: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	09:17
	Composers: Carl Maria von Weber
62	La forza del destino: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:45
	Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
63	Carnival of the Animals: Introduction and Royal March of the Lion	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:00
	Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
64	Étude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:54
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
65	Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. Morning Mood	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:57
	Composers: Edvard Grieg
66	Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op 28	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:01
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
67	Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67: Andantino	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:18
	Composers: Sergei Prokofiev
68	Prelude No. 7 in A Major, Op 28: Andantino	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	00:59
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
69	Concerto in E-Flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra: I. Allegro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:20
	Composers: Joseph Haydn
70	Fantasie in C, Op. 17: No. 1	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	14:16
	Composers: Robert Schumann
71	Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:31
	Composers: Franz Schubert
72	Symphony No. 94 in G Major "Surprise": II. Andante	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:23
	Composers: Joseph Haydn
73	Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:44
	Composers: Felix Mendelssohn
74	Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297 "The Four Seasons": Winter: I. Allegro non molto	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:24
	Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
75	Boléro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	16:14
	Composers: Maurice Ravel
76	Piano Concerto No. 11 in D Major: III. Rondo all'ungarese - Allegro assai	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:13
	Composers: Joseph Haydn
77	Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	01:52
	Composers: Richard Strauss
78	Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:40
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
79	Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:54
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
80	Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:18
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Samuel Barber - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Ludwig van Beethoven - Gustav Holst - Aaron Copland - Franz Liszt
81	Carnival of the Animals: The Aquarium	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:05
	Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns
82	Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:22
	Composers: Richard Wagner
83	Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15: Träumerei	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:15
	Composers: Robert Schumann
84	Swan Lake Ballet, Op. 20, Waltz: Tempo di valse	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:33
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
85	Clair de Lune	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	05:41
	Composers: Claude Debussy
86	The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 3 in F Major, Op. 8, RV 293 Autumn: I. Allegro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:16
	Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
87	Die Fledermaus: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:42
	Composers: Johann Strauss II
88	Fantaisie in F Minor, Op. 49	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	12:12
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
89	Carmen Suite No. 1: Aragonaise	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	02:31
	Composers: Georges Bizet
90	The Magic Flute, K. 620: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:31
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
91	Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": III. Scherzo - Molto vivace	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:15
	Composers: Antonín Dvořák
92	Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219: III. Rondeau - Tempo di menuetto	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:16
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
93	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo - Allegro	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	06:42
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
94	Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: III. Allegretto	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:48
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
95	Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1041: I. Allegro	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	09:05
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
96	Pour le piano, L. 95: III. Toccata	Sarah Ainsworth	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	03:43
	Composers: Claude Debussy
97	Hansel and Gretel: Overture	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	08:05
	Composers: Engelbert Humperdinck
98	Salome, Op. 54: Dance of the Seven Veils	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	09:46
	Composers: Richard Strauss
99	Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique" excerpt: I. Adagio - allegro non troppo	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	07:55
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
100	Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": IX. Adagio	The Royal Festival Orchestra	The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)	04:29
	Composers: Edward Elgar

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La scala di seta: Overture

The Royal Festival Orchestra

06:52

02

Coppelia Waltz

The Royal Festival Orchestra

The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)

02:25

03

Chanson Triste, Op 40