The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

Compilation by Berliner Philharmoniker

Released 5 December 2025

Tracklist

1
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Miniature Overture
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3:09
2
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7:40
3
Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber
8:57
4
2 Pieces from Kuolema, op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste
Jean Sibelius
6:04
5
Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude
Richard Wagner
3:19
6
Symphony no. 3 in F major, op. 90: III. Poco allegretto
Johannes Brahms
6:44
4.0 ★
7
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:29
8
Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
7:39
9
Symphonie fantastique, op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo
Hector Berlioz
6:26
10
8 Slavonic Dances, op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G minor
Antonín Dvořák
4:29
11
Peer Gynt, op. 23: Act IV: No. 13. Prelude. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg
3:53
12
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: No. 13. Waltz of the Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
6:55
13
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act II: No. 14c. Pas de deux. Variation II “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
2:25
14
Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: III. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
Maurice Ravel
2:36
15
Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: VI. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
Maurice Ravel
5:04
16
La Mer, CD 111, L. 109: II. Jeux de vagues
Claude Debussy
6:46
17
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314
Johann Strauss
10:27
18
Symphony no. 4 in E minor, op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
Johannes Brahms
6:29
19
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 97 “Rhenish”: V. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann
5:33
20
Triple Concerto in C major, op. 56: II. Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:35
21
Piano Concerto no. 21 in C major, K. 467: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8:13
22
Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
Johannes Brahms
4:53
23
Thaïs: Act II: Méditation
Jules Massenet
5:32
24
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: I. Allegro non molto
Antonio Vivaldi
3:28
25
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi
2:00
26
The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F minor, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297 “Winter”: III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi
3:11
27
Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach
4:45
28
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel
4:09
29
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5:45
30
Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K. 299: II. Andantino
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
8:50
31
Symphony no. 5 in C‐sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
Gustav Mahler
9:34
32
Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Act III: Polonaise
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
4:36
33
Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam
Robert Schumann
3:45
34
Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
Richard Wagner
11:07
35
Slavonic March, op. 31
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
9:34
36
The Nutcracker, op. 71: Act I: No. 1. Decoration of the Christmas Tree
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
3:47
37
Carmen, WD 31: Prélude
Georges Bizet
3:19
4.0 ★
38
Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Knight’s Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev
Modest Mussogrsky
6:00
39
5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, op. 39: No. 4 in G major
Edward Elgar
5:07
40
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Sergei Rachmaninoff
10:58
41
3 Gymnopédies: No. 3. Lent et grave
Erik Satie
2:45
42
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:09
43
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, CD 87, L. 86
Claude Debussy
10:24
44
Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3:27
45
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: I. Introitus
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
5:20
46
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3:41
47
La damnation de Faust, op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise
Hector Berlioz
4:19
48
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst
8:02
49
Variations on “I Got Rhythm”
George Gershwin
8:08
50
Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95, B. 178 “From the New World”: IV. Allegro con fuoco
Antonín Dvořák
11:01