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VARIOUS ARTISTS

The 99 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

VARIOUS ARTISTS

87 SONGS • 11 HOURS AND 21 MINUTES • JAN 26 2010

1
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
06:24
2
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
04:14
3
Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon
Johann Pachelbel, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:30
4
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
07:28
5
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major
Frédéric Chopin & Finghin Collins
04:53
6
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Ludwig van Beethoven
03:16
7
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman & London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:13
8
Ave Maria, D. 839
Franz Schubert, Calvin Wiersma, Amy Butler & Mary Jane Newman
05:59
9
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Johann Sebastian Bach
08:55
10
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
07:02
11
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction "Sunrise"
Richard Strauss, Leonard Slatkin & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
01:42
12
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Finghin Collins
03:25
13
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:43
14
Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
Conrad von der Goltz & Johann Sebastian Bach
15:54
15
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
07:18
16
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIV. Waltz of the Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel & Bonn Classical Philharmonic
07:21
17
3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux
Erik Satie & Finghin Collins
03:41
18
Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 1, O Fortuna
Carl Orff, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir
02:43
19
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:51
20
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:02
21
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven & Finghin Collins
05:37
22
21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro in F-Sharp Minor
Johannes Brahms, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
02:39
23
Adagio in G Minor
Remo Giazotto, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
08:38
24
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst
Franz Liszt & Jerome Rose
04:19
25
14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise (Lentamente)
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Markus Stocker & Viktor Yampolsky
06:28
26
The Blue Danube, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:51
27
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, James Judd, John Lill & London Symphony Orchestra
20:29
28
Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies Irae
Amor Artis Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
01:38
29
Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Johann Sebastian Bach
03:46
30
Cavatina
Stanley Myers & Craig Ogden
04:00
31
Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: III. Allegro molto
Joseph Haydn, Roland Keller, Laszlo Varga & Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
06:53
32
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Antonín Dvořák, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
12:50
33
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring
Edvard Grieg, Heribert Beissel & Bonn Classical Philharmonic
04:40
34
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - Rondo (Allegro)
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Ludwig van Beethoven
18:35
35
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy & Finghin Collins
05:14
36
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La réjouissance
George Frideric Handel, Isaiah Jackson & Berliner Symphoniker
02:25
37
Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:08
38
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Andante)
Alexander Borodin & Lucerne String Quartet
08:11
39
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Franz Schubert
15:43
40
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:45
41
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
08:23
42
Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Jules Massenet, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:01
43
Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Ludwig van Beethoven
07:58
44
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Felix Mendelssohn, Jaime Laredo & Scottish Chamber Orchestra
13:08
45
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Scene 7: No. 44, Hallelujah (Chorus)
George Frideric Handel, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir
03:32
46
Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
Franz Schubert & Rochester Chamber Players
07:02
47
Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd, BWV 208: IX. Schafe können sicher weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Johann Sebastian Bach
04:35
48
Concerto Grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 8 "Christmas Concerto": V. Allegro - VI. Pastorale: Largo
Arcangelo Corelli, Günter Kehr & Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn
05:24
49
Symphony No. 5, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto
Gustav Mahler, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
11:01
50
Messa da Requiem: II. Sequence, No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Giuseppe Verdi, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir
03:55
51
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun)
Claude Debussy, Bertrand Loic & Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
10:18
52
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne
Camille Saint-Saëns & Stockholm Chamber Duo
02:54
53
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo, John Lubbock, Michael Conn & Orchestra Of St. John's
10:53
54
Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio
The New York Philomusica Winds & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
05:45
55
Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude to Act I
Richard Wagner, Robert Wagner & Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra
10:28
56
Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
Giacomo Puccini, Andrej Kucharsky, Jan Stych & Brno Janácek Opera Orchestra
02:51
57
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)
Gustav Holst, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
07:46
58
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Ludwig van Beethoven
05:41
59
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz, Lacrymosa
London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Choir and David Parry & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02:50
60
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Interlude "Flight of the Bumblebee"
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Stanislav Gorkovenko & Hermitage Museum Orchestra
01:34
61
Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 "The Year 1812"
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Maurice Abravanel & Utah Symphony Orchestra
15:44
62
Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. 1:94 "The Surprice": II. Andante
Joseph Haydn, Eugen Duvier & Camerata Rhenania
05:55
63
The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Dmitri Shostakovich, Ivan Marinov, Ivan Peev & Sofia Symphony Orchestra
07:14
64
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14 "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": V. Songe d'une Nuit du Sabbat (The Witches' Sabbath)
Hector Berlioz, Anton Nanut & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
10:50
65
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:45
66
My Fatherland, JB 1:112 "Ma Vlast": II. Vltava (The Moldau River)
Bedřich Smetana, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
11:27
67
Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op. 81: Allegro ma non troppo - Molto più moderato - Tempo primo ma tranquillo
Johannes Brahms, Arpad Joó & Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
13:27
68
24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: No. 24, Caprice in A Minor, Tema con variazioni (Quasi presto)
Nicolò Paganini & Ruggiero Ricci
03:50
69
Die Walkürie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Richard Wagner, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:11
70
String Quartet in C Major, Hob. III:77 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio cantabile
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Joseph Haydn
08:40
71
Ave Maria (After J.S. Bach)
Charles Gounod, Mary Jane Newman, Amy Butler & Musica Antiqua New York
03:07
72
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
Johann Sebastian Bach, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, Vesselin Gellev & London Philharmonic Orchestra
03:39
73
Syrinx, L. 129
Claude Debussy & Jadwiga Kotnowska
02:28
74
Trumpet Voluntary in D Major (The Prince of Denmark's March)
Jeremiah Clarke, Mary Jane Newman & Musica Antiqua New York
02:19
75
Rhapsody in Blue
George Gershwin, Leonard Slatkin, Jeffrey Siegel & Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
17:57
76
Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro
Johann Sebastian Bach, Karel Brazda & Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
07:11
77
Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite No. 2, Op. 64: I. Montagues and Capulets
Sergei Prokofiev, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & Minnesota Orchestra
05:22
78
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major
Edward Elgar, David Parry & London Philharmonic Orchestra
05:46
79
Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
Franz Schubert, Benedikt Köhlen, Heidrun Ganz & Helmar Stiehler
10:27
80
Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace
SWR Symphony Orchestra and Ernest Bour & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
11:31
81
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
Johannes Brahms, Derrick Inouye, Aaron Rosand & Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra
20:55
82
Gloria in D Major, RV 589: I. Gloria in excelsis
Antonio Vivaldi, Robert Shaw, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Atlanta Symphony Chorus
02:22
83
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
Giacomo Puccini, Andrew Lane, Victoria Anderson & Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
02:17
84
Boléro, M. 81
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Maurice Ravel
15:33
85
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
Maurice Ravel, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski & Minnesota Orchestra
06:56
86
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act II: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Queen of the Night's Aria)
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
02:54
87
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto (Excerpt: Ode to Joy)
Ludwig van Beethoven, David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra & London Philharmonic Choir
02:33
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