The 100 Most Essential
Pieces of Classical Music







1. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute) 7:28
2. Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major 3:25
3. The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni) 3:31
4. Canon in D Major Musica Antiqua New York 4:48
5. Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20 2:49
6. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 2:46
7. Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major 4:18
8. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Majorn 6:40
9. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate" 8:19
10. Concerto No. 21 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra 6:07
11. Hungarian Dances No. 5 in G Minor:45
12. Symphony No. 40 in G Minor 7:53
13. Chorale from Cantata BWV 147 3:11
14. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor 6:59
15. Serenade No. 13 in G Major, KV 525 6:32
16. Cavatina Trio Zur 3:42
17. Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and B.C. in D Minor 4:07
18. Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach) Mary Jane Newman 3:06
19. Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ London Festival Orchestra 6:51
20. Bagatelle in A Minor:46
21. Cantata BWV 208 4:35
22. Overture to Egmont, Op. 84 The London Symphony Orchestra 8:24
23. Fugue for solo Guitar in G Minor, BWV 1000 Klaus Jackle 5:45
24. The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra 5:35
25. Vocalise for Cello and Piano, Op. 34: Lentamente Markus Stocker 6:28
26. Suite From "The Gadfly" 7:14
27. Symphony No. 94 in G Major, "The Surprise" 5:56
28. Partita 3:36
29. 1812 Festival Overture, Op. 49 Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra 15:23
30. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 Peter Schmalfuss 4:41
31. Turandot: Nessun dorma Jose Carreras 3:21
32. Requiem Mass in D Minor 3:57
33. Sonata No. 8 in C Minor for Pianol 5:40
34. Cantabile, Op. 17 Daniela Rusoova 3:15
35. The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestraa 8:16
36. Concerto in G Major for Viola and Orchestra 3:38
37. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major 1:47
38. An der Schonen Blauen Donau 6:35
39. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune 10:35
40. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: XI. Solveigs Sang 4:49
41. Requiem Mass: II. Dies irae - Tuba mirum Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra 4:10
42. Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor 12:04
43. String Quartet No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 5:33
44. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: III. Credo 4:34
45. Quintet in A Major, Op. 114, "The Trout": II. Andante Rochester Chamber Players 7:02
46. Concerto in E Minor for Violin and Orchestra, 13:07
47. Concerto Grosso 2:18
48. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor 12:14
49. Bolero The London Symphony Orchestra 15:33
50. Peer Gynt Suite 3:51
51. Tragical Overturea 13:26
52. Sonata No. 11 in A Major for Piano, K. 331: III. Alla Turca - Allegretto Walter Klien 3:07
53. Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra 12:50
54. Trois Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 1 2:57
55. Concerto in A Minor for Piano and Orchestra 13:05
56. Thais: Meditation Caffee Concerto Ensemble 4:50
57. Adagio for Strings New Zealand Symphony Orchestra 9:03
58. Syrinx Jadwiga Kotnowska 2:28
59. String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno Rimsky-Korsakov Quartet 8:45
60. Water Music Suite 4:10
61. Pavane The New York Philomusica Winds 5:10
62. Suite Bergamasque, L 75: III. Clair de lune Peter Schmalfuss 5:12
63. Rhapsody in Blue Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra 17:57
64. The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni) 2:51
65. Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Major, BWV 1051: I. Allegro Slovak Chamber Orchestra 6:41
66. Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: 4:39
67. Chorale for Organ, BWV 650 3:28
68. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 8:19
69. Cello Concerto in B Minor 16:45
70. Carnival Of The Animals: XIII. The Swan 2:53
71. Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626 1:48
72. Sonata No. 5 in F Major for Violin and Piano 10:09
73. Ma Vlast (My Country) 13:37
74. 24 Caprices For Solo Violin, Op. 13:49
75. Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto Benedikt Kohlen 10:26
76. Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, "Unfinished" 11:27
77. Woll-Temperierte Klavier, Book I, BWV 846: Prelude in C Major Kveta Novotna 1:31
78. Orpheus and Eurydice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits Munich Chamber Orchestra 10:12
79. Arabesque No. 1 Peter Schmalfuss 3:55
80. Carmina Burana (Cantiones Profanae) 2:35
81. Concerto for Mandolin, Strings and B.C. in C Major 3:10
82. Suite No. 3 in C Major for Solo Cello 3:56
83. Also Sprach Zarathustra - Tone Poem For Large Orchestra 1:41
84. English Suite No. 4 in F Major 3:23
85. Trumpet Voluntary in D Major 2:18
86. Egmont (Incidental Music) 8:06
87. The Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah Chorus Atlanta Symphony Orchestra 3:32
88. Ellen's Chants, D. 839, Op. 56,2: III. Ave Maria Mary Jane Newman 5:58
89. Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin 15:54
90. Symphonie Fantastique:42
91. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major 6:53
92. Harold in Italy - Symphony for Viola and Orchestra 16:34
93. Waltzes, Op. 34: No. 2 in A Minor Abbey Simon 5:28
94. La Mer - Trois Esquisses Symphoniques a 9:20
95. Tristan and Isolde: Prelude to Act 1 10:28
96. Serenade No. 10 in B-Flat Major 9:47
97. Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra10:53
98. Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite No. 25:22
99. Rinaldo: Recitativo and Aria - "Lascia ch'io pianga" 4:28
100. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" 5:01