The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)
The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)

The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)

Compilation by Various Artists

Released 3 November 2011
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  • 1
    La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder) Opera: Overture
    Gioachino Rossini
    6:51
  • 2
    Coppelia (Ballet): Waltz, Act I, 2. Valse Lente
    Léo Delibes
    2:23
  • 3
    "Chanson Triste" from 12 Pieces, Op 40: No. 2
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Sarah Ainsworth
    4:11
  • 4
    Karelia Suite, op. 11: Alla Marcia (March)
    Jean Sibelius
    4:31
  • 5
    Peer Gynt Suite 1, Op 55: Solveig's Song
    Edvard Grieg & Sarah Ainsworth
    4:41
  • 6
    Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) Opera: Intermezzo
    Pietro Mascagni
    3:32
  • 7
    Rustle of Spring, op. 32, no. 3 (Frühlingsrauschen)
    Christian Sinding & Sarah Ainsworth
    2:52
  • 8
    The Merry Wives of Windsor (Opera): Overture
    Otto Nicolai
    8:54
  • 9
    Prelude In G Sharp Minor, op. 32, no. 12
    Sergei Rachmaninoff & Sarah Ainsworth
    2:34
  • 10
    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
    Ralph Vaughan Williams
    4:56
  • 11
    The Planets, op. 32, Orchestral Suite: No. 4. "Jupiter" - the Bringer of Jollity
    Gustav Holst
    8:02
  • 12
    The Blue Danube Waltz, op. 314
    Johann Strauss II
    10:06
  • 13
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor for piano and orchestra, op. 18: No. 3. Allegro Scherzando
    Sergei Rachmaninoff, William Bowles, Sarah Ainsworth & The Royal Festival Orchestra
    11:34
  • 14
    Serenade for Strings in C major, op. 48, no. 2 Waltz: Moderato-Tempo di valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:53
  • 15
    Transcendental Etude no. 11 in D-flat Major, S.139 "Harmonies du Soir"
    Franz Liszt & Sarah Ainsworth
    5:15
  • 16
    Waltz In A Flat Major, Op 39, no. 15
    Johannes Brahms & Sarah Ainsworth
    1:44
  • 17
    The Sorcerer's Apprentice (symphonic poem)
    Paul Dukas
    11:17
  • 18
    Fanfare For The Common Man
    Aaron Copland
    3:05
  • 19
    Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, op. 35, Mvt. 3 The Young Prince And The Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)
    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
    10:13
  • 20
    Spartacus Ballet Suite: Adagio
    Aram Khachaturian
    10:32
  • 21
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: Tempo di minuetto
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    4:14
  • 22
    The Planets, op. 32, Orchestral Suite: No. 1 "Mars" - the Bringer of War
    Gustav Holst
    7:24
  • 23
    Six moments musicaux, D 780 (op. 94): No. 3 Allegro moderato in F minor
    Franz Schubert & Sarah Ainsworth
    1:47
  • 24
    Carmen Suite no. 2: Habanera
    Georges Bizet
    2:17
  • 25
    Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960: No. 3 Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
    Franz Schubert & Sarah Ainsworth
    4:21
  • 26
    Symphonie Fantastique: (An Episode in the Life of an Artist), op. 14: No. 2 "Un bal" (A Ball)
    Hector Berlioz
    6:32
  • 27
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: Mvt. I Allegro con brio
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    7:23
  • 28
    Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 55, no. 2
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    5:21
  • 29
    Lakmé (Opera): Act 1, Flower Duet
    Léo Delibes
    6:17
  • 30
    Waltz in C-sharp minor, op. 64, no. 2
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:53
  • 31
    Dance of the Hours (Ballet) "La Gioconda"
    Amilcare Ponchielli
    9:55
  • 32
    Étude op. 10, no. 12 in C minor
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    2:47
  • 33
    Serenade no. 13 for strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": Romance Andante
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    6:45
  • 34
    The Skater's Waltz, op. 183
    Émile Waldteufel
    7:30
  • 35
    Aida (Opera): Triumphal March
    Giuseppe Verdi
    7:24
  • 36
    Étude op. 10, no. 4 in C-sharp minor
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    2:21
  • 37
    Karelia Suite, op. 11 no. 1 "Intermezzo"
    Jean Sibelius
    4:15
  • 38
    Sylvia (Ballet): Act III, no. 20 Variation dansée (Pizzicati)
    Léo Delibes
    2:15
  • 39
    Les Saisons, op. 37a no. 6 June: Barcarolle (G minor)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:54
  • 40
    The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 1 in E major, op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera" (Spring): Allegro
    Antonio Vivaldi
    3:08
  • 41
    Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter" Allegro vivace (excerpt)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    8:40
  • 42
    Adagio For Strings, op. 11
    Samuel Barber
    7:50
  • 43
    Nocturne In A Flat Major, Op 62, no. 3
    Franz Liszt & Sarah Ainsworth
    5:12
  • 44
    Lohengrin (Opera): Prelude to Act III
    Richard Wagner
    2:50
  • 45
    Mephisto Waltz no.1, S.514
    Franz Liszt & Sarah Ainsworth
    2:48
  • 46
    Adagio in G minor
    Tomaso Albinoni
    11:31
  • 47
    Fantasy Pieces, op. 12, no. 3 "Warum?" (Why?) in D-flat major
    Robert Schumann & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:11
  • 48
    The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 8, RV 315, "Summer" no. 1 Allegro non molto
    Antonio Vivaldi
    5:30
  • 49
    Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C- Sharp Minor, S.244 no. 2
    Franz Liszt
    10:47
  • 50
    Songs Without Words, op. 30, no. 6: "Barcarolle"
    Felix Mendelssohn & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:41
  • 51
    Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, D.485: No. 1. Allegro
    Franz Schubert
    6:58
  • 52
    Consolation no. 3 In D Flat Major
    Franz Liszt & Sarah Ainsworth
    4:57
  • 53
    Concerto in C for Violin and String Orchestra, no. 1 Allegro Moderato
    Joseph Haydn
    10:08
  • 54
    Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
    Ludwig van Beethoven & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:32
  • 55
    Symphony no. 5 in C sharp minor, no. 4 Adagietto
    Gustav Mahler
    9:30
  • 56
    Nocturne In F Sharp Major, Op 15, no. 2
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:48
  • 57
    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie) Opera: Overture
    Gioachino Rossini
    10:04
  • 58
    Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K 331, no. 3 Rondo Alla Turca: Allegretto in A minor and major
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:31
  • 59
    Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 no. 6 Minuet
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    2:41
  • 60
    Fantasy Pieces, op. 12, no. 1 "In the Evening" in D-flat major
    Robert Schumann & Sarah Ainsworth
    4:24
  • 61
    Der Freischutz (Opera): Overture
    Carl Maria von Weber
    9:16
  • 62
    La forza del destino (The Force of Destiny) Opera: Overture
    Giuseppe Verdi
    7:44
  • 63
    The Carnival of the Animals, Musical Suite no. 1 Introduction and Royal March of the Lion
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    1:58
  • 64
    Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op 15, no. 7
    Sarah Ainsworth & Frédéric Chopin
    5:53
  • 65
    Peer Gynt: Suite no. 1, op. 46 Morning Mood
    Edvard Grieg
    3:56
  • 66
    Prelude In E Minor, Op 28, no. 4 Largo 2:00
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    2:00
  • 67
    Peter and The Wolf: Andantino - Poco Meno Mosso - Moderato no. 35 - Sostenuto - L'istesso Tempo no. 48
    Sergei Prokofiev
    2:17
  • 68
    Prelude In A Major, Op 28: No. 7 Andantino
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    0:57
  • 69
    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob.: VII e, no. 1 for Trumpet and Orchestra: 1. Allegro (sonata)
    Joseph Haydn
    6:19
  • 70
    Fantasie in C major, op. 17, no. 1
    Robert Schumann & Sarah Ainsworth
    14:15
  • 71
    Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": Mvt. I-Allegro moderato (excerpt)
    Franz Schubert
    3:30
  • 72
    Symphony no. 94 in G major "Surprise": Mvt. II-Andante
    Joseph Haydn
    6:21
  • 73
    Violin Concerto in E minor, op. 64: Mvt. II-Andante
    Felix Mendelssohn
    7:43
  • 74
    The Four Seasons: Concerto no. 4 in F minor, op. 8, RV 297, Winter: 1. Allegro non molto
    Antonio Vivaldi
    3:23
  • 75
    Bolero
    Maurice Ravel
    16:13
  • 76
    Concerto in D major, no. 11, Rondo all Ungarese (Allegro assai)
    Joseph Haydn
    4:11
  • 77
    Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)
    Richard Strauss
    1:51
  • 78
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Mvt. I-Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (excerpt)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    3:39
  • 79
    Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: Mvt. I-Molto allegro
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    7:53
  • 80
    Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, op. 6
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    5:17
  • 81
    Carnival Of The Animals: The Aquarium
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    2:04
  • 82
    Lohengrin (Opera): Act I, Prelude
    Richard Wagner
    8:21
  • 83
    Kinderscenen "Scenes from Childhood" op. 15: No. 7 Träumerei "Dreaming"
    Robert Schumann & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:14
  • 84
    Swan Lake Ballet, op. 20: Act 1, no. 2 Waltz: Tempo di valse
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    7:32
  • 85
    Suite Bergamasque: No. 3 "Clair de lune"
    Claude Debussy & Sarah Ainsworth
    5:40
  • 86
    The Four Seasons, Concerto no. 3 in F major, op. 8, RV 293, "Autumn" no. 1 Allegro
    Antonio Vivaldi
    3:15
  • 87
    Die Fledermaus "The Bat" Operetta: Overture
    Johann Strauss II
    8:41
  • 88
    Fantaisie in F minor, op. 49
    Frédéric Chopin & Sarah Ainsworth
    12:11
  • 89
    Carmen (Opera) Suite no. 1: Aragonaise
    Georges Bizet
    2:30
  • 90
    The Magic Flute (Opera), K. 620: Overture
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    6:30
  • 91
    Symphony no. 9 "New World" Scherzo, molto Vivace
    Antonín Dvořák
    8:13
  • 92
    Violin Concerto no. 5 in A major, K. 219: Mvt. III-Rondeau: Tempo di Menuetto
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    8:14
  • 93
    Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": Mvt. III-Rondo: Allegro
    Ludwig van Beethoven, William Bowles, Sarah Ainsworth & The Royal Festival Orchestra
    6:41
  • 94
    Piano Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K. 491: Mvt. III-Allegretto
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, William Bowles, Sarah Ainsworth & The Royal Festival Orchestra
    8:47
  • 95
    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1041: Mvt. I-Allegro
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    9:04
  • 96
    Pour le piano "For the piano", L.95 Suite for Solo Piano, 3. Toccata
    Claude Debussy & Sarah Ainsworth
    3:42
  • 97
    Hansel and Gretel (Opera): Overture
    Engelbert Humperdinck
    8:04
  • 98
    Salome (Opera): "Dance of the Seven Veils"
    Richard Strauss
    9:45
  • 99
    Symphony no. 6 in B minor, op. 74, "Pathetique" : I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo (excerpt)
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    7:54
  • 100
    Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra, op. 36, Enigma Variations: No. 10 (Adagio) "Nimrod"
    Edward Elgar
    4:28

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  • piano [3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15-16, 23, 25, 28, 30, 32, 36, 39, 43, 45, 47, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 64, 66, 68, 70, 80, 83, 85, 88, 93-94, 96]
  • performing orchestra [1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10-14, 17-22, 24, 26-27, 29, 31, 33-35, 37-38, 40-42, 44, 46, 48-49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59-63, 65, 67, 69, 71-79, 81-82, 84, 86-87, 89-95, 97-100]
  • conductor [1-2, 4, 6, 8, 10-14, 17-22, 24, 26-27, 29, 31, 33-35, 37-38, 40-42, 44, 46, 48-49, 51, 53, 55, 57, 59-63, 65, 67, 69, 71-79, 81-82, 84, 86-87, 89-95, 97-100]

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