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The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
Year
2012
Language
ENGLISH
Duration
9h 16m 59s
Performers
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Philharmoniker, Zoltan Kocsis, London Symphony Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy, San Francisco Symphony, Jorge Bolet, Daniel Chorzempa, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Arrau, Wilhelm Kempff, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Dame Joan Sutherland, Wiener Staatsopernchor, King's College Choir, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Timothy Hutchins, Martin Haselbock, Bernadette Greevy, Saul Quirke, The English Concert, Radu Lupu, Alan Loveday, Andras Schiff, Albrecht Mayer, Lynne Dawson, I Musici, Nicola Benedetti, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Allan Schiller, John Alldis Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexandre Lagoya, Münchener Bach-Orchester, Kirsten Flagstad, Martti Talvela, Ernst Senff Chor, Elly Ameling, Elin Manahan Thomas, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Mitsuko Uchida, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti, Wiener Singverein, Berliner Philharmoniker, Iona Brown, Pepe Romero, Renee Fleming, Reinbert De Leeuw, Pierre Fournier, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Julian Lloyd Webber, Anne Martindale Williams, Erez Ofer, London Symphony Chorus, Julius Katchen, Andreas Scholl, St. Petersburg Chamber Choir
Publication Information
Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Songs
| 1 | Adagio For Strings, Op.11 | 00:08:43 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1. Allegro con brio | 00:07:57 |
| 3 | Debussy: Deux Arabesques L. 66 - No. 1 Andante con moto | 00:03:57 |
| 4 | The Ride Of The Valkyries | 00:05:09 |
| 5 | Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" - 9. Nimrod (Adagio) (Live) | 00:04:11 |
| 6 | Pachelbel: Canon in D, P. 37 | 00:04:31 |
| 7 | Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75 - 3. Clair de lune | 00:05:51 |
| 8 | Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (Live) | 00:03:00 |
| 9 | Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23 - Prelude to Act 4 (Morning mood) | 00:04:17 |
| 10 | Satie: 3 Gymnopédies - No. 1, Lent et douloureux | 00:03:11 |
| 11 | Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 | 00:04:57 |
| 12 | J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 - Toccata | 00:03:27 |
| 13 | No.10 Scène (Moderato) | 00:02:55 |
| 14 | Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat, Op. 9 No. 2 | 00:04:49 |
| 15 | No.2 In G Minor, Op.79 | 00:07:14 |
| 16 | Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a - 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy | 00:01:48 |
| 17 | Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma" - Theme (Andante) | 00:01:38 |
| 18 | Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet) | 00:06:07 |
| 19 | J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 | 00:07:58 |
| 20 | Zadok The Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258) | 00:05:55 |
| 21 | The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee | 00:01:21 |
| 22 | Boléro, M.81 (Excerpt) | 00:05:18 |
| 23 | Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48 - 4. Pie Jesu | 00:03:46 |
| 24 | "Va, pensiero" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves) | 00:04:48 |
| 25 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F, HWV 348 - 5. Air | 00:03:36 |
| 26 | Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50 | 00:08:17 |
| 27 | Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L.86 | 00:10:43 |
| 28 | Verdi: Rigoletto / Act III - La donna è mobile | 00:03:09 |
| 29 | Giazotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor (Arr. Giazotto) | 00:06:38 |
| 30 | Pomp & Circumstance March No.1 in D Major, Op.39, No.1 | 00:06:36 |
| 31 | Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 2 - "Lascia ch'io pianga" | 00:04:52 |
| 32 | Allegri: Miserere | 00:11:18 |
| 33 | Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba | 00:03:10 |
| 34 | Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" - II. Introduzione (Adagio molto) | 00:04:40 |
| 35 | Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Major, Op. 8, No. 3, RV 293 "L'autunno" - 1. Allegro | 00:05:04 |
| 36 | Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" - 1. Allegro | 00:03:14 |
| 37 | Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269 "La primavera" - 3. Allegro | 00:04:40 |
| 38 | J.S. Bach: Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations" - Aria da Capo | 00:03:54 |
| 39 | R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 - Einleitung | 00:02:01 |
| 40 | La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (From 24 Preludes, L. 117) | 00:02:41 |
| 41 | No.5 Cavatina: "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile" | 00:06:30 |
| 42 | Orff: Carmina Burana - 3. Cour d'amours - "In trutina" | 00:02:39 |
| 43 | 4. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity | 00:07:19 |
| 44 | J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048 - 3. Allegro | 00:05:14 |
| 45 | Debussy: Children's Corner, L. 113 - 6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk | 00:02:55 |
| 46 | In The Hall Of The Mountain King | 00:02:30 |
| 47 | Méditation from Thaïs | 00:05:35 |
| 48 | Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - Overture | 00:07:25 |
| 49 | Debussy: Valse romantique, L. 71 | 00:04:03 |
| 50 | Sequentia: Lacrimosa | 00:04:13 |
| 51 | Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - I. Allegro | 00:05:48 |
| 52 | Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - II. Romance (Andante) | 00:06:08 |
| 53 | Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" - IV. Rondo (Allegro) | 00:03:04 |
| 54 | Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331 (Third Movement - Rondo alla turca) | 00:03:14 |
| 55 | Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2 - No. 42 "Hallelujah" | 00:04:04 |
| 56 | Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor | 00:02:12 |
| 57 | Lagoya: Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet - 2. Habanera | 00:03:47 |
| 58 | J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 - II. Air | 00:05:47 |
| 59 | Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture | 00:03:58 |
| 60 | J.S. Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147 - Jesu joy of man's desiring | 00:06:11 |
| 61 | 2b. Tuba mirum - 2c. Mors Stupebit | 00:03:03 |
| 62 | Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2. Dies irae | 00:02:43 |
| 63 | Dvořák: Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2 (Live) | 00:06:44 |
| 64 | Rachmaninoff: Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 | 00:05:59 |
| 65 | Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World" - II. Largo | 00:11:07 |
| 66 | Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight" - I. Adagio sostenuto | 00:06:11 |
| 67 | Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839 | 00:05:48 |
| 68 | Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) (Album Version) | 00:04:48 |
| 69 | 2. Venus, The Bringer Of Peace | 00:08:23 |
| 70 | Mozart: Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K.550 - 1. Molto allegro | 00:09:36 |
| 71 | Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M.19 | 00:05:55 |
| 72 | Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E, Op. 22 - 1. Moderato | 00:04:36 |
| 73 | Schubert: 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899 - No. 4 in A-Flat Major: Allegretto | 00:08:11 |
| 74 | Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 - Act 1 - 19. Balcony Scene | 00:03:14 |
| 75 | Rhapsody In Blue | 00:13:52 |
| 76 | Nessun dorma! | 00:03:01 |
| 77 | J.S. Bach: Mass In B Minor, BWV 232 / Credo - Et resurrexit | 00:04:20 |
| 78 | Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 In A, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto | 00:07:44 |
| 79 | Brahms: Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98 - 1. Allegro non troppo | 00:13:04 |
| 80 | Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending | 00:15:28 |
| 81 | 2. Adagio | 00:11:33 |
| 82 | Sospiri, Op.70 | 00:04:54 |
| 83 | Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - 2. Aquarium | 00:02:07 |
| 84 | Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48 - IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo) | 00:06:52 |
| 85 | Puccini: Gianni Schicchi - O mio babbino caro | 00:02:55 |
| 86 | Satie: Gnossiennes - No. 1 - Lent | 00:05:39 |
| 87 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 - 12. Alla Hornpipe | 00:03:18 |
| 88 | The Hebrides, Op.26 (Fingal's Cave), MWV P 7 | 00:10:46 |
| 89 | J.S. Bach: Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 - I. Prélude | 00:02:51 |
| 90 | Mendelssohn: Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A25 / Part 1 - "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?" | 00:03:53 |
| 91 | Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85 - III. Adagio | 00:05:21 |
| 92 | Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Le Cygne | 00:03:14 |
| 93 | Shostakovich: The Gadfly, Op. 97 - 3. Youth (Romance) | 00:03:01 |
| 94 | Borodin: Prince Igor, Act II - Polovtsian Dances and Chorus | 00:13:41 |
| 95 | 13. Dance Of The Knights | 00:05:41 |
| 96 | Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 - No. 3, La campanella | 00:05:10 |
| 97 | Beethoven: Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 | 00:05:07 |
| 98 | Gounod: Ave Maria | 00:02:49 |
| 99 | Purcell: Oedipus - Music For A While, Z583 | 00:04:15 |
| 100 | Panis Angelicus, Op.12 | 00:04:04 |
| 101 | Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op. 49 - Choral version, edited by Andrew Cornall - Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 - Choral Version | 00:16:04 |