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The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
Album · Classical · 2013
The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
Various Artists
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Tracklist for The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever by Various Artists
12 Violin Concertos, Op. 8 "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell' invenzione" / Concerto No. 1 in E Major For Solo Violin, RV 269 "La Primavera": 1. Allegro
Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Julian Rachlin, Stacey Watton, Maarten Jansen, Liz Kenny & Jan Jansen
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat, Op. 9 No. 2
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 1. Morning Mood
Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)
Karl Böhm & Berlin Philharmonic
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio
Carlos Kleiber & Vienna Philharmonic
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato
Sir Colin Davis, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Stephen Kovacevich
Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!".Ride Of The Valkyries
Birgit Nilsson, Sir Georg Solti, Vienna Philharmonic, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler & Vera Schlosser
Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Mariinsky Version, Act I: Scene 2: Scène (Moderato)
Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune
Pascal Rogé
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)
Anja Harteros, Daniel Barenboim, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert, René Pape & Vokalensemble Kölner Dom
Canon and Gigue in D Major - arr. Max Seiffert: Canon
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic & Frank Maus
Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
Kristjan Järvi & London Symphony Orchestra
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -"Moonlight": 1. Adagio sostenuto
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico
Alberto Erede & Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino
Turandot, Act III: "Nessun dorma!"
Luciano Pavarotti, Zubin Mehta, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, John Alldis Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
Serenade in G, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1. Allegro
Vienna Philharmonic & Karl Böhm
I giorni
Daniel Hope, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin & Jacques Ammon
Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068: 2. Air
David Bell, Herbert von Karajan & Berlin Philharmonic
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Sir Georg Solti & Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)
I Musici
Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat, S. 541 No. 3
Jorge Bolet
Ave Maria, D839
Andreas Delfs, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Renée Fleming
Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero
Renée Fleming, Jeffrey Tate & English Chamber Orchestra
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Karl Böhm & Vienna Philharmonic
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro
Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis
Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile" (Edit)
Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge & London Symphony Orchestra
Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act II: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"
Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus & Radio Suisse Romande Chorus
Pavane, Op. 50
Jean Fournet & Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra
Carmen, Act I: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Tatiana Troyanos, Sir Georg Solti, John Alldis Choir & London Philharmonic Orchestra
Lakmé, Act I: "Viens, Mallika, . Dôme épais"
Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo & Jane Berbié
Ouverture solennelle "1812,", Op. 49
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Antal Doráti & University Of Minnesota Brass Band
Fanfare for the Common Man
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: 2. Adagio sostenuto (Live)
Lang Lang, Valery Gergiev & Mariinsky Orchestra
Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria
András Schiff
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1
Pascal Rogé
Toccata And Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: 1. Toccata
Simon Preston
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: 4. in The Hall Of The Mountain King
Berlin Philharmonic & Herbert von Karajan
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B.178 - "From The New World": 2. Largo
Riccardo Chailly & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra
Main Theme From "Schindler's List"
Nicola Benedetti, Kirill Karabits & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro (Live In Bochum/2007)
Staatskapelle Berlin & Daniel Barenboim
Rhapsody in Blue
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & André Previn
Miserere
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2: "Hallelujah"
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: "O Fortuna"
Brighton Festival Chorus, Antal Doráti & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thaïs, Act II: Méditation religieuse
Nigel Kennedy, Richard Bonynge & National Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R.176 - "Organ Symphony": 2b. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
Peter Hurford, Charles Dutoit & Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal
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