The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

01	The Four Seasons, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1 : Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1: I. Allegro	Janine Jansen	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:20
	Composers: Antonio Vivaldi
02	Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2	Vladimir Ashkenazy	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:59
	Composers: Frédéric Chopin
03	Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 : Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Recorded 1982)	Berliner Philharmoniker	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	04:03
	Composers: Edvard Grieg
04	Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 : R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)	Berliner Philharmoniker	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	01:37
	Composers: Richard Strauss
05	Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 : Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio	Wiener Philharmoniker	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	07:19
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
06	Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 : Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato	Stephen Kovacevich	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	12:25
	Composers: Edvard Grieg
07	Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3 : Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries	Birgit Nilsson	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	06:20
	Writer: Richard Wagner / Composers: Richard Wagner
08	Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I : Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I: No. 10, Scene. Moderato	Mariinsky Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:21
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
09	Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (Live)	Vladimir Ashkenazy	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:58
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
10	Suite bergamasque, CD 82 : Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune	Pascal Rogé	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	05:36
	Composers: Claude Debussy
11	Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" : Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)	Anja Harteros	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	25:36
	Writer: Friedrich Schiller / Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
12	Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37 : Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Seiffert) (Recorded 1983)	Frank Maus	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	05:02
	Composers: Johann Pachelbel
13	Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11	London Symphony Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	09:47
	Composers: Samuel Barber
14	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata" : Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto	Vladimir Ashkenazy	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	06:06
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
15	Cavalleria rusticana : Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico	Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:45
	Writer: Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti - Guido Menasci / Composers: Pietro Mascagni
16	Turandot, Act III : Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!	Luciano Pavarotti	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:57
	Writer: Giuseppe Adami - Renato Simoni - Carlo Gozzi / Composers: Giacomo Puccini
17	Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" : Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)	Los Angeles Philharmonic	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:45
	Composers: Edward Elgar
18	Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525 : Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro	Wiener Philharmoniker	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	06:13
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19	I giorni : Einaudi: I giorni: I giorni	Daniel Hope	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:22
	Composers: Ludovico Einaudi
20	Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 : J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String"	David Bell	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	05:59
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
21	The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a : Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IIb. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy	Chicago Symphony Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	01:45
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
22	Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 : J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)	I Musici	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	06:10
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
23	Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541/3	Jorge Bolet	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	04:54
	Composers: Franz Liszt
24	Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839	Renée Fleming	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	04:19
	Writer: Walter Scott - Adam Storck / Composers: Franz Schubert
25	Chants d'Auvergne : Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero	Renée Fleming	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	07:09
	Composers: Joseph Canteloube
26	J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314	Wiener Philharmoniker	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	09:37
	Composers: Johann Strauss II
27	Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550 : Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro	Staatskapelle Dresden	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	08:12
	Composers: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
28	Rigoletto, Act III : Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile	Luciano Pavarotti	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:26
	Writer: Francesco Maria Piave - Victor Marie Hugo / Composers: Giuseppe Verdi
29	Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2 : Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"	Joan Sutherland	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	04:08
	Writer: Jules Barbier - Michel Carré / Composers: Jacques Offenbach
30	Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50	Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	05:06
	Composers: Gabriel Fauré
31	Carmen / Act 1 : Bizet: Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"	Tatiana Troyanos	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	05:33
	Writer: Henri Meilhac - Ludovic Halévy - Prosper Mérimée / Composers: Georges Bizet
32	Lakmé / Act 1 : Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"	Joan Sutherland	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	06:03
	Writer: Edmond Gondinet - Philippe Gille / Composers: Léo Delibes
33	Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49	Minnesota Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	14:49
	Composers: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
34	シミンノタメノファンファーレ : Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man	Los Angeles Philharmonic	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:47
	Composers: Aaron Copland
35	Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 : Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Live)	Lang Lang	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	12:28
	Composers: Sergei Rachmaninoff
36	Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 : J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo	András Schiff	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:53
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
37	ミッツノジムノペディ : Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux	Pascal Rogé	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:06
	Composers: Erik Satie
38	Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 : J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata	Simon Preston	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:31
	Composers: Johann Sebastian Bach
39	Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 : Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Recorded 1982)	Berliner Philharmoniker	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:07
	Composers: Edvard Grieg
40	Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World" : Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo	Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	13:18
	Composers: Antonín Dvořák
41	The Tale Of Tsar Saltan : Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee	Philharmonia Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	01:16
	Composers: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
42	John Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")	Nicola Benedetti	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:53
	Composers: John Williams
43	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor" : Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro (Live In Bochum/2007)	Daniel Barenboim	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	21:12
	Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven
44	Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé)	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	13:51
	Composers: George Gershwin
45	Allegri: Miserere	The Sixteen	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	11:53
	Writer: Traditional / Composers: Gregorio Allegri
46	The Planets, Op. 32 : Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity	London Philharmonic Orchestra	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	07:15
	Composers: Gustav Holst
47	Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 : Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth	Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	03:41
	Writer: Charles Jennens / Composers: George Frideric Handel
48	Carmina Burana : Orff: Carmina Burana: I. O fortuna	Brighton Festival Chorus	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	02:25
	Writer: Anonymous / Composers: Carl Orff
49	Thaïs / Acte Deux : Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse	Nigel Kennedy	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	05:36
	Writer: Louis Marie Alexandre Gallet - Anatole France / Composers: Jules Massenet
50	Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony" : Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso – Allegro	Peter Hurford	The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever	07:44
	Composers: Camille Saint-Saëns

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The Four Seasons, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1 : Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1: I. Allegro

Janine Jansen

03:20

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Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Vladimir Ashkenazy

The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

03:59

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Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 : Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Recorded 1982)