The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever by Various Artists

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

Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Julian Rachlin, Maarten Jansen, Stacey Watton, Liz Kenny & Jan Jansen

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

Vladimir Ashkenazy

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

Herbert von Karajan

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

Berliner Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Carlos Kleiber

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

Sir Colin Davis & Stephen Kovacevich

Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries

Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler, Vera Schlosser, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act I: No. 10, Scene. Moderato

Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Beethoven: Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune

Pascal Rogé

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)

Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert, René Pape, Vokalensemble Kölner Dom, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Seiffert) (Recorded 1983)

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Frank Maus

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Kristjan Järvi

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico

Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Alberto Erede

Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!

Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)

Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

Einaudi: I giorni: I giorni (Radio Edit)

Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon & Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin

J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String"

David Bell, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: IIb. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

Sir Georg Solti

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)

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Liszt: Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541/3

Jorge Bolet

Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839

Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Andreas Delfs

Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero

Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate

J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro

Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis

Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile

Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"

Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Richard Bonynge

Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50

Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra & Jean Fournet

Bizet: Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"

Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo & Richard Bonynge

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49

Minnesota Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band & Antal Doráti

Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Live)

Lang Lang, Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo

András Schiff

Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1. Lent et douloureux

Pascal Rogé

J.S. Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata

Simon Preston

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Recorded 1982)

Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo

Riccardo Chailly

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee

Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy

John Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")

Nicola Benedetti, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Kirill Karabits

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro (Live In Bochum/2007)

Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (Orch. Grofé)

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & André Previn

Allegri: Miserere

The Sixteen & Harry Christophers

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus & Sir Neville Marriner

Orff: Carmina Burana: I. O fortuna

Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Antal Doráti

Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse

Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra & Richard Bonynge

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso – Allegro

Peter Hurford, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit