The 200 Classical Music Pieces Everyone Should
Know, as compiled by Greg Hlatky (mailto:monsalvat61@gmail.com)
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Composer |
Title |
Artist |
Time |
1 |
John
Adams |
Short
Ride in a Fast Machine |
The
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Edo de Waart |
4:20 |
2 |
Richard
Addinsell |
Warsaw
Concerto |
Misha
Dichter (piano); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner |
8:12 |
3 |
Tomaso
Albinoni |
Adagio
in G minor |
The
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner |
8:00 |
4 |
Gregorio
Allegri |
Miserere |
The
Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers |
11:55 |
5 |
Leroy
Anderson |
The
Sleigh Ride |
The
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin |
2:43 |
6 |
Leroy
Anderson |
The
Syncopated Clock |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
2:25 |
7 |
Leo
Arnauld |
Bugler's
Dream |
The
Concert Arts Orchestra conducted by Felix Slatkin |
3:58 |
8 |
Thomas
Arne |
Rule
Britannia (arranged by Sir Malcolm Sargent) |
Anne
Collins (contralto); The Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves |
6:00 |
9 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Air
from the Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068 |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
6:06 |
10 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Bist
du bei mir, BWV 508 (arranged by Thomas Frost) |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
3:45 |
11 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Cello
Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007 |
Yo-Yo
Ma (cello) |
16:42 |
12 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Chaconne
from the Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (orchestrated by Joachim Raff) |
The
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin |
13:13 |
13 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Jesu,
Joy of Man's Desiring, BWV 147 (arranged by Lucien Calliet) |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
3:26 |
14 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Sheep
May Safely Graze, BWV 208 (arranged by Sir William Walton) |
The
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Louis Frémaux |
6:14 |
15 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Sleepers,
Awake, BWV 645 (arranged by William Smith) |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
4:00 |
16 |
Johann
Sebastian Bach |
Toccata
and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 |
Michael
Murray (organ) |
8:38 |
17 |
Samuel
Barber |
Adagio
for Strings, Op. 11b |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Thomas Schippers |
9:14 |
18 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Bagatelle
No. 25 in A minor, Für Elise |
Rudolf
Buchbinder (piano) |
2:47 |
19 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Leonore
Overture No. 3, Op. 72b |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
13:17 |
20 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Piano
Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, Emperor |
Murray
Perahia (piano); The Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by
Bernard Haitink |
38:47 |
21 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Piano
Sonata No. 14 in C sharp major, Op. 27, No. 2, Moonlight |
Alfred
Brendel (piano) |
16:07 |
22 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Symphony
No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber |
33:26 |
23 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Symphony
No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
32:54 |
24 |
Ludwig
van Beethoven |
Symphony
No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral |
Irmgard
Seefried (soprano), Maureen Forrester (contralto), Ernst Haefliger (tenor),
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), The Choir of St. Hedwig's Cathedral,
Berlin and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ferenc Fricsay |
68:37 |
25 |
Hector
Berlioz |
Symphonie
Fantastique, Op. 14 |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti |
54:38 |
26 |
Georges
Bizet |
L'Arlésienne
Suite No. 1 |
The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell |
17:18 |
27 |
Georges
Bizet |
Music
from Carmen |
Leontyne
Price (Carmen), Franco Corelli (Don José), Robert Merrill (Escamillo); The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
27:43 |
28 |
Luigi
Boccherini |
Minuet |
I Musici |
4:11 |
29 |
Alexander
Borodin |
Polovetsian
Dances from Prince Igor |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
11:08 |
30 |
Johannes
Brahms |
Academic
Festival Overture, Op. 80 |
The
Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig conducted by Riccardo Chailly |
9:24 |
31 |
Johannes
Brahms |
Hungarian
Dance No. 6 in D major |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado |
3:09 |
32 |
Johannes
Brahms |
Symphony
No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlos Kleiber |
39:41 |
33 |
Johannes
Brahms |
Wiegenlied,
Op. 49, No. 4 |
Anne
Sofie von Otter (soprano), Bengt Forsberg (piano) |
1:55 |
34 |
Benjamin
Britten |
Four
Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a |
The
Ulster Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley |
15:45 |
35 |
Max
Bruch |
Violin
Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 |
Jascha
Heifetz (violin); The New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by Sir
Malcolm Sargent |
22:10 |
36 |
Emmanuel
Chabrier |
España |
The
Orchestre National de France conducted by Armin Jordan |
6:29 |
37 |
Emmanuel
Chabrier |
Suite
Pastorale |
The
Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paul Paray |
16:01 |
38 |
Frédéric
Chopin |
Fantasie
Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 |
Artur
Rubinstein (piano) |
5:20 |
39 |
Frédéric
Chopin |
Piano
Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, Funeral March |
Artur
Rubinstein (piano) |
22:53 |
40 |
Frédéric
Chopin |
Polonaise
in A major, Op. 40, No. 1, Military |
Artur
Rubinstein (piano) |
4:16 |
41 |
Frédéric
Chopin |
Waltz
in D flat major, Op. 64, No. 1, Minute |
Artur
Rubinstein (piano) |
1:55 |
42 |
Jeremiah
Clarke |
Trumpet
Voluntary |
Gilbert
Johnson (trumpet); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
2:21 |
43 |
Eric
Coates |
The
Dambusters |
The
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Groves |
3:59 |
44 |
Aaron
Copland |
Appalachian
Spring |
The
Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antal Doráti |
23:06 |
45 |
Aaron
Copland |
Fanfare
for the Common Man |
The
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Aaron Copland |
3:18 |
46 |
Aaron
Copland |
Four
Dance Episodes from Rodeo |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
18:18 |
47 |
Arcangelo
Corelli |
Concerto
Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Christmas |
The
English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock |
14:07 |
48 |
Claude
Debussy |
Claire
de Lune (orchestrated by Lucien Calliet) |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
5:04 |
49 |
Claude
Debussy |
Prélude
à l'après-midi d'un faune |
The
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch |
9:05 |
50 |
Léo
Delibes |
Flower
Duet from Lakmé |
Dame
Joan Sutherland (Lakmé), Jane Berbié (Mallika); The Orchestra of the Monte
Carlo Opera conducted by Richard Bonynge |
6:06 |
51 |
Grigoras
Dinicu |
Hora
Staccato |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
2:07 |
52 |
Gaetano
Donizetti |
Sextet
from Lucia di Lammermoor |
Dame
Joan Sutherland (Lucia), Luciano Pavarotti (Edgardo), Sherrill Milnes
(Enrico), Huguette Tourangeau (Alisa), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Raimondo), Ryland
Davies (Arturo); The Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden conducted by Richard Bonynge |
3:46 |
53 |
Paul
Dukas |
The
Sorcerer's Apprentice |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
10:29 |
54 |
Antonín
Dvořák |
Carnival
Overture, Op. 92 |
The
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi |
9:08 |
55 |
Antonín
Dvořák |
Humoresque
in G flat major, Op. 101, No. 7 |
Itzhak
Perlman (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello); The Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted
by Seiji Ozawa |
3:32 |
56 |
Antonín
Dvořák |
Symphony
No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, From the New World |
The
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi |
44:50 |
57 |
Edward
Elgar |
Pomp
and Circumstance March in D major, Op. 39, No. 1 |
The
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult |
6:09 |
58 |
Edward
Elgar |
Salut
d'Amour, Op. 12 |
The
Bournemouth Sinfonietta conducted by Norman Del Mar |
3:28 |
59 |
Gabriel
Fauré |
Pavane,
Op. 50 |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
7:04 |
60 |
César
Franck |
Panis
angelicus |
Dame
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Barry
Rose |
3:40 |
61 |
Julius
Fučík |
Entry
of the Gladiators, Op. 68 |
The
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Václav Neumann |
2:47 |
62 |
George
Gershwin |
Bess,
you is my woman now (from Porgy and Bess) |
Donnie
Ray Albert (Porgy), Clamma Dale (Bess); The Orchestra of the Houston Grand
Opera conducted by John DeMain |
6:06 |
63 |
George
Gershwin |
Rhapsody
in Blue |
Earl
Wild (piano); The Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
16:24 |
64 |
Reinhold
Glière |
Russian
Sailor's Dance from The Red Poppy |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
3:28 |
65 |
Mikhail
Glinka |
Overture
to Ruslan and Ludmila |
The
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti |
4:59 |
66 |
Christoph
Willibald Gluck |
Dance
of the Blessed Spirits from Orfeo ed Euridice |
The
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden conducted by Sir Georg
Solti |
7:34 |
67 |
Morton
Gould |
American
Salute |
The
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lukas Foss |
4:30 |
68 |
Charles
Gounod |
Ave
Maria |
Dame
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano); The Utah Symphony Orchestra conducted by Julius
Rudel |
2:53 |
69 |
Charles
Gounod |
Funeral
March for a Marionette |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
4:08 |
70 |
Charles
Gounod |
Music
from Faust |
Plácido
Domingo (Faust), Mirella Freni (Marguerite), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Mephistopheles);
The Paris Opera Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Georges Prêtre |
23:37 |
71 |
Percy
Grainger |
Irish
Tune from County Derry, Danny Boy |
The
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin |
6:20 |
72 |
Edvard
Grieg |
Piano
Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 |
Philippe
Entremont (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
27:48 |
73 |
Edvard
Grieg |
Suite
No. 1 from Peer Gynt |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
14:49 |
74 |
Johann
Halvorsen |
March
of the Boyars |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
4:23 |
75 |
George
Frederic Handel |
Music
for the Royal Fireworks |
La
Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roi conducted by Jean-Claude Malgoire |
22:09 |
76 |
George
Frederic Handel |
Music
from Messiah |
Dame
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano), Anne Gjevang (alto), Keith Lewis (tenor), Gwynne
Howell (bass); The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir
Georg Solti |
38:51 |
77 |
George
Frederic Handel |
The
Harmonious Blacksmith |
Igor
Kipnis (harpsichord) |
4:17 |
78 |
George
Frederic Handel |
Three
Choruses from Judas Maccabeus |
The
Wandsworth School Boys' Choir and the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by
Sir Charles Mackerras |
7:32 |
79 |
George
Frederic Handel |
Water
Music Suite (arranged by Hamilton Harty) |
The
Ulster Orchestra conducted by Bryden Thomson |
15:50 |
80 |
Franz
Josef Haydn |
Symphony
No. 104 in D major, London |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
24:05 |
81 |
Franz
Josef Haydn |
Symphony
No. 94 in G major, Surprise |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Pierre Monteux |
20:52 |
82 |
Franz
Josef Haydn |
Trumpet
Concerto in E flat major |
Wynton
Marsalis (trumpet); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted
by Raymond Leppard |
14:15 |
83 |
Gustav
Holst |
The
Planets, Op. 32 |
The
New England Conservatory Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted
by William Steinberg |
45:51 |
84 |
Mikhail
Ippolitov-Ivanov |
Procession
of the Sardar from the Caucasian Sketches, Op. 10 |
The
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Loris Tjeknavorian |
3:37 |
85 |
Aram
Khachaturian |
Suite
from Gayaneh |
The
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Gennady Rozhdestvensky |
20:11 |
86 |
Erich
Korngold |
Suite
from The Sea Hawk |
The
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn |
17:25 |
87 |
Fritz
Kreisler |
Liebesfreud |
Shlomo
Mintz (violin), Clifford Benson (piano) |
3:04 |
88 |
Franz
Lehár |
Waltz
from The Merry Widow |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
5:50 |
89 |
Ruggiero
Leoncavallo |
Recitar!.. Vesti la giubba (from I Pagliacci) |
Luciano
Pavarotti (Canio); The National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by
Giuseppe Patané |
4:08 |
90 |
Franz
Liszt |
Hungarian
Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor (orchestrated by Franz Doppler) |
The
Budapest Festival Orchestra conducted by Iván Fischer |
10:35 |
91 |
Franz
Liszt |
Liebesträume
No. 3 in A flat major |
Jorge
Bolet (piano) |
4:53 |
92 |
Franz
Liszt |
Symphonic
Poem No. 3, Les Préludes |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
14:44 |
93 |
Henri
Litolff |
Scherzo
from the Concerto Symphonique No. 4 in D minor, Op. 102 |
Misha
Dichter (piano); The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Neville Marriner |
7:02 |
94 |
Gustav
Mahler |
Adagietto
from the Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
11:09 |
95 |
Jules
Massenet |
Meditation
from Thaïs |
Michael
Schwalbé (violin); The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von
Karajan |
6:10 |
96 |
Felix
Mendelssohn |
Incidental
Music from A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61 |
Lilian
Watson (soprano), Delia Wallis (mezzo-soprano); The Finchley Children's Music
Group and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn |
37:53 |
97 |
Felix
Mendelssohn |
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25 |
Rudolf
Serkin (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
19:20 |
98 |
Felix
Mendelssohn |
Scherzo
from the Octet in E flat major, Op. 20 |
The
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado |
4:00 |
99 |
Felix
Mendelssohn |
Song
without Words in A major, Op. 62, No. 6, Spring Song |
Daniel
Barenboim (piano) |
2:15 |
100 |
Felix
Mendelssohn |
Symphony
No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, Italian |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi |
25:38 |
101 |
Felix
Mendelssohn |
Violin
Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 |
Isaac
Stern (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
27:24 |
102 |
Jean-Joseph
Mouret |
Suite
de Symphonies |
The
Pfeiffer Trumpet Consort |
5:06 |
103 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Horn
Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495 |
Alan
Civil (horn); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir
Neville Marriner |
16:32 |
104 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Music
from Don Giovanni |
William
Shimell (Don Giovanni), Suzanne Mentzer (Zerlina), Samuel Ramey (Leporello),
Frank Lopardo (Don Ottavio); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by
Riccardo Muti |
24:44 |
105 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Music
from The Marriage of Figaro |
Samuel
Ramey (Figaro), Dame Kiri Te Kanawa (Countess), Frederica von Stade
(Cherubino); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti |
26:13 |
106 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Piano
Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467 |
Alfred
Brendel (piano); The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir
Neville Marriner |
26:18 |
107 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Requiem
aeternam and Kyrie from the Requiem in D minor, K. 626 |
Barbara
Bonney (soprano), Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz
(tenor), Sir Willard White (bass); The Monteverdi Choir and the English
Baroque Soloists conducted by Sir John Eliot Gardiner |
7:12 |
108 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Rondo
alla Turca, K. 331 |
The
Vienna Mozart Orchestra conducted by Konrad Leitner |
3:08 |
109 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Serenade
No. 13 in G major, K. 525, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik |
The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell |
17:24 |
110 |
Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart |
Symphony
No. 41 in C major, K. 551, Jupiter |
The
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham |
30:10 |
111 |
Modest
Mussorgsky |
Night
on Bald Mountain |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
11:45 |
112 |
Modest
Mussorgsky |
Pictures
at an Exhibition (orchestrated by Maurice Ravel) |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti |
31:24 |
113 |
Jacques
Offenbach |
Barcarolle
from Les contes d'Hoffmann |
Anna
Netrebko (Giulietta), Elīna Garanča (Nicklausse), The Prague
Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Emmanuel Villaume |
3:43 |
114 |
Jacques
Offenbach |
Overture
to Orpheus in the Underworld |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
9:43 |
115 |
Carl
Orff |
O
Fortuna (from Carmina Burana) |
The
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Robert Shaw |
5:19 |
116 |
Johann
Pachelbel |
Canon
in D major |
The
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner |
5:06 |
117 |
Nicoló
Paganini |
Caprice
No. 24 in A minor |
Salvatore
Accardo (violin) |
4:22 |
118 |
Hubert
Parry |
Jerusalem |
The
Leeds Festival Chorus and the English Northern Philharmonia conducted by Paul
Daniel |
2:42 |
119 |
Arvo
Pärt |
Spiegel
im Spiegel |
Tasmin
Little (violin), Martin Roscoe (piano) |
8:16 |
120 |
Amilcare
Ponchielli |
Dance
of the Hours from La Gioconda |
The
Philharmonic Orchestra of La Scala conducted by Riccardo Chailly |
9:43 |
121 |
Sergei
Prokofiev |
Suite
from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60 |
The
Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado |
20:27 |
122 |
Sergei
Prokofiev |
Suite
No. 2 from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64b |
The
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi |
31:37 |
123 |
Giacomo
Puccini |
Music
from Tosca |
Katia
Ricciarelli (Tosca), José Carreras (Cavaradossi), Ruggiero Raimondi
(Scarpia); The Chorus of the Deutsche Oper, Berlin and the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
16:10 |
124 |
Giacomo
Puccini |
Music
from Turandot |
Dame
Joan Sutherland (Turandot), Luciano Pavarotti (Calaf), Montserrat Caballé
(Liù), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Timur), Tom Krause (Ping), Pier Francesco Poli
(Pang), Piero de Palma (Pong); The John Alldis Choir and the London
Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta |
29:51 |
125 |
Giacomo
Puccini |
O
mio babbino caro (from Gianni Schicchi) |
Renée
Fleming (Lauretta); The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir
Charles Mackerras |
2:53 |
126 |
Sergei
Rachmaninov |
Piano
Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 |
Earl
Wild (piano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jascha Horenstein |
30:28 |
127 |
Sergei
Rachmaninov |
Rhaposdy
on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 |
Vladimir
Ashkenazy (piano); The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by André Previn |
20:32 |
128 |
Sergei
Rachmaninov |
Symphony
No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27 |
The
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy |
54:57 |
129 |
Sergei
Rachmaninov |
Vocalise,
Op. 34, No. 14 |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
6:22 |
130 |
Maurice
Ravel |
Bolero |
The
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Seiji Ozawa |
15:07 |
131 |
Maurice
Ravel |
Pavane
pour une infante défunte |
The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez |
6:49 |
132 |
Silvestre
Revueltas |
Sensemayá |
The
Festival Orchestra of Mexico conducted by Enrique Bátiz |
5:48 |
133 |
Emil
von Reznicek |
Overture
to Donna Diana |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Willy Boskovsky |
5:41 |
134 |
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov |
Bridal
Procession from Le coq d'or |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
3:38 |
135 |
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov |
Capriccio
Espagnol, Op. 34 |
The
RCA Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin |
15:09 |
136 |
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov |
Farewell
of the Tsar from Tsar Saltan |
The
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande conducted by Ernest Ansermet |
4:34 |
137 |
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov |
Procession
of the Nobles from Mlada |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
4:48 |
138 |
Nikolai
Rimsky-Korsakov |
The
Flight of the Bumblebee |
The
National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Leopold Stokowski |
1:25 |
139 |
Joaquín
Rodrigo |
Concierto
de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra |
John
Williams (guitar); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
21:04 |
140 |
Juventino
Rosas |
Over
the Waves |
The
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl |
6:33 |
141 |
Gioacchino
Rossini |
Music
from The Barber of Seville |
Sir
Thomas Allen (Figaro), Agnes Baltsa (Rosina); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus and
the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields conducted by Sir Neville Marriner |
22:49 |
142 |
Gioacchino
Rossini |
Overture
to La gazza ladra |
The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell |
9:21 |
143 |
Gioacchino
Rossini |
Overture
to William Tell |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
11:33 |
144 |
Camille
Saint-Saëns |
Introduction
and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 28 |
Ruggiero
Ricci (violin); The Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg conducted by Pierre Cao |
8:15 |
145 |
Camille
Saint-Saëns |
Mon
coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (from Samson et Dalilah) |
Marilyn
Horne (Dalila); The Vienna State Opera Orchestra conducted by Henry Lewis |
6:29 |
146 |
Camille
Saint-Saëns |
Symphonic
Poem, Danse Macabre, Op. 40 |
The
Orchestre de Paris conducted by Pierre Dervaux |
6:54 |
147 |
Pablo
de Sarasate |
Concert
Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen, Op. 25 |
Itzhak
Perlman (violin); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lawrence
Foster |
11:48 |
148 |
Pablo
de Sarasate |
Zigeunerweisen,
Op. 20 |
Joshua
Bell (violin); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton |
9:07 |
149 |
Erik
Satie |
Three
Gnossiennes |
William
Masselos (piano) |
7:29 |
150 |
Franz
Schubert |
Ave
Maria, D. 839 |
Renée
Fleming (soprano); The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andreas
Delfs |
4:22 |
151 |
Franz
Schubert |
Marche
militaire, Op. 51, No. 1 |
The
Cleveland Pops Orchestra conducted by Louis Lane |
4:09 |
152 |
Franz
Schubert |
Symphony
No. 8 in B minor, D. 759, Unfinished |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel |
22:30 |
153 |
Robert
Schumann |
Kinderszenen,
Op. 15 |
Vladimir
Horowitz (piano) |
17:35 |
154 |
Robert
Schumann |
Piano
Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 |
Rudolf
Serkin (piano); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
30:48 |
155 |
Dmitri
Shostakovich |
Festive
Overture, Op. 96 |
The
Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi |
6:04 |
156 |
Dmitri
Shostakovich |
Suite
for Variety Orchestra |
The
Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam conducted by Riccardo Chailly |
24:11 |
157 |
Jean
Sibelius |
Symphonic
Poem, Finlandia, Op. 26 |
The
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis |
8:04 |
158 |
Jean
Sibelius |
Valse
Triste, Op. 44, No. 1 |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
4:58 |
159 |
Bedřich
Smetana |
Overture
and Dances from The Bartered Bride |
The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell |
17:57 |
160 |
Bedřich
Smetana |
Symphonic
Poem, The Moldau |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
12:34 |
161 |
John
Philip Sousa |
Semper
Fidelis |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
2:30 |
162 |
John
Philip Sousa |
The
Stars and Stripes Forever |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
3:28 |
163 |
Richard
Strauss |
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
35:10 |
164 |
Richard
Strauss |
Don
Juan, Op. 20 |
The
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado |
16:30 |
165 |
Johann
Strauss, Jr. |
Emperor
Waltz, Op. 437 |
The
Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fritz Reiner |
7:35 |
166 |
Johann
Strauss, Jr. |
On
the Beautiful, Blue Danube, Op. 314 |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
11:55 |
167 |
Johann
Strauss, Jr. |
Tales
from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325 |
The
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Willy Boskovsky |
11:16 |
168 |
Johann
Strauss, Jr. |
Voices
of Spring, Op. 410 |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
5:32 |
169 |
Johann
Strauss, Sr. |
Radetzky
March |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
3:16 |
170 |
Igor
Stravinsky |
Suite
from The Firebird |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti |
19:42 |
171 |
Franz
von Suppé |
Overture
to Poet and Peasant |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
9:59 |
172 |
Franz
von Suppé |
Overture
to The Light Cavalry |
The
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan |
7:44 |
173 |
Thomas
Tallis |
Spem
in Alium |
The
Sixteen conducted by Harry Christophers |
9:52 |
174 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
1812
Overture, Op. 49 |
The
Temple University Choirs and the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene
Ormandy |
16:50 |
175 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Marche
Slav, Op. 31 |
The
Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler |
9:47 |
176 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Piano
Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 |
Van
Cliburn (piano); The RCA Orchestra conducted by Kiril Kondrashin |
34:40 |
177 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Romeo
and Juliet |
The
Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Muti |
20:28 |
178 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Suite
from Swan Lake |
The
National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge |
45:01 |
179 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Suite
from The Nutcracker |
The
National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge |
36:24 |
180 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Suite
from The Sleeping Beauty |
The
National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard Bonynge |
38:34 |
181 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Symphony
No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, Pathétique |
The
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yevgeny Mravinsky |
44:02 |
182 |
Peter
Tchaikovsky |
Violin
Concerto in D major, Op. 35 |
Isaac
Stern (violin); The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Eugene Ormandy |
33:00 |
183 |
Ralph
Vaughan Williams |
Fantasia
on Greensleeves |
The
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult |
4:39 |
184 |
Giuseppe
Verdi |
Chorus
of the Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco |
The
Ambrosian Opera Chorus and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Riccardo
Muti |
5:16 |
185 |
Giuseppe
Verdi |
Dies
Irae from the Manzoni Requiem |
The
London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
4:00 |
186 |
Giuseppe
Verdi |
Grand
Triumphal March from Aida |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
6:36 |
187 |
Giuseppe
Verdi |
Music
from Il trovatore |
Leontyne
Price (Leonore), Plácido Domingo (Enrico), Sherrill Milnes (Count di Luna),
Bonaldo Giaiotti (Fernando), Ryland Davies (Ruiz); The Ambrosian Opera Chorus
and the New Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta |
18:31 |
188 |
Giuseppe
Verdi |
Music
from La traviata |
Dame
Joan Sutherland (Violetta), Luciano Pavarotti (Alfredo); The London Opera
Chorus and the National Philharmonic Orchestra of London conducted by Richard
Bonynge |
19:02 |
189 |
Giuseppe
Verdi |
Music
from Rigoletto |
Dame
Joan Sutherland (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Duke of Mantua), Sherrill Milnes
(Rigoletto), Huguette Tourangeau (Maddalena); The London Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Richard Bonynge |
15:40 |
190 |
Antonio
Vivaldi |
The
Four Seasons |
Simon
Standage (violin); The English Concert conducted by Trevor Pinnock |
37:54 |
191 |
Richard
Wagner |
Bridal
Chorus from Lohengrin |
The
Robert Shaw Chorale and the RCA Orchestra conducted by Robert Shaw |
4:59 |
192 |
Richard
Wagner |
Music
from The Ring of the Niebelungs |
The
Cleveland Orchestra conducted by George Szell |
37:57 |
193 |
Richard
Wagner |
Overture
to The Flying Dutchman |
The
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra conducted by James Levine |
11:03 |
194 |
Richard
Wagner |
Pilgrims
Chorus from Tannhäuser |
The
Norman Luboff Choir and the New Symphony Orchestra of London conducted by
Leopold Stokowski |
4:09 |
195 |
Richard
Wagner |
Prelude
and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde |
Jessye
Norman (Isolde); The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von
Karajan |
19:17 |
196 |
Emil
Waldteufel |
The
Skaters, Op. 183 |
The
Orchestra of the Vienna Volksoper conducted by Franz Bauer-Theussl |
8:37 |
197 |
Carl
Maria von Weber |
Invitation
to the Dance, Op. 65 (orchestrated by Hector Berlioz) |
The
New York Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein |
8:38 |
198 |
Kurt
Weill |
Suite
from The Threepenny Opera |
The
Contemporary Chamber Ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisberg |
20:33 |
199 |
Edward
White |
Puffin'
Billy |
The
BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Vernon Handley |
3:48 |
200 |
Charles
Marie Widor |
Toccata
from the Organ Symphony No. 5 in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1 |
Jane
Parker-Smith (organ) |
5:40 |