200 Greatest Classical Music Favourites: The Essential Classics

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1Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2 in C-Sharp minor, S. 244
Franz Liszt10:24
2Liebestraum no. 3 in A-Flat, S. 541 no. 3
Franz Liszt4:10
3Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in E-Flat major, S. 124: I. Allegro maestoso
Franz Liszt5:32
4Fantasia on Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123 ("Hungarian Fantasy")
Franz Liszt15:12
5Ballet Egyptien: II. Andante sostenuto
Alexandre Luigini4:37
6Symphony no. 5 in C-Sharp minor: IV. Adagietto
Gustav Mahler11:21
7Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (featured in "Raging Bull," "A Midsummer Night's Dream")
Pietro Mascagni3:40
8Méditation from Thaïs
Jules Massenet5:05
9Le Cid: Spanish Dance
Jules Massenet2:07
10Élégie (for Cello and Orchestra)
Jules Massenet2:09
11A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 21: Concert Overture
Felix Mendelssohn12:21
12A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: IX. Wedding March
Felix Mendelssohn4:35
13The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave Overture"), op. 26
Felix Mendelssohn10:10
14Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64: III. Allegro molto vivace
Felix Mendelssohn5:49
15Songs Without Words, Vol. 1, Book 2, op. 30: I. Andante espressivo (featured in "Sophie's Choice")
Felix Mendelssohn3:56
16Symphony no. 4 in A major, op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace
Felix Mendelssohn7:59
17Rondeau (from "Suite de Symphonies no. 1") (Theme to "Masterpiece Theatre")
Jean‐Joseph Mouret1:26
18Eine kleine Nachtmusik ("A Little Night Music"), Serenade no. 13 in G major, K. 525: I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:56
19Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:17
20Concerto for Piano no. 21 in C major, K. 467 ("Elvira Madigan"): II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:02
21The Magic Flute: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:43
22Coronation Mass in C major, K. 317: II. Gloria
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:18
23Ave Verum Corpus in D, K. 618
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:45
24Piano Sonata no. 11 in A major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla Turca ("Turkish March") (Allegretto)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:19
25The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:23
26The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Act III. Recitative and Aria: "Dove Sono"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:30
27Symphony no. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:59
28Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:26
29Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Featured in "Out of Africa")
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:17
30Vesperae Solennes de Confessore in C major, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:24
31Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia: Confutatis maledictis
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:04
32Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade (Piano Solo)
Modest Mussorgsky1:46
33Orpheus in the Underworld: Can Can
Jacques Offenbach2:12
34The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle
Jacques Offenbach4:06
35Canon in D (featured in "Ordinary People")
Johann Pachelbel5:18
36La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours (featured in "Fantasia")
Amilcare Ponchielli9:45
37The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33b: March
Sergei Prokofiev1:25
38Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (featured in "A Room with a View")
Giacomo Puccini2:08
39Tosca: "Vissi d'arte, vissi d'amore"
Giacomo Puccini3:10
40Tosca: "E Lucevan le Stelle"
Giacomo Puccini2:52
41Suor Angelica: "Senza mamma, o bimbo, tu sei morto!"
Giacomo Puccini4:44
42Suor Angelica: "Sorella, o buona sorella"
Giacomo Puccini2:08
43Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Giacomo Puccini2:38
44La Bohème: "O soave fanciulla"
Giacomo Puccini4:04
45La Bohème: Act II. Musetta's Waltz (Orchestral version)
Giacomo Puccini2:29
46Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Arr. for Chorus and Orchestra)
Giacomo Puccini3:28
47Trumpet Tune and Air
Henry Purcell4:27
48Ten Sonatas in Four Parts: Sonata no. 5 in G minor, Z. 806: III. Largo - Adagio
Henry Purcell2:32
49Concerto for Flute in G major: I. Allegro assai
Johann Quantz5:48
50Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: 18th Variation (featured in "Somewhere in Time")
recording of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1934-07-03 until 1934-08-18)
part of:
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (for piano and orchestra)
Sergei Rachmaninoff3:16
51Prelude in C-Sharp minor, op. 3, no. 2
recording of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3: No. 2. Prélude in C‐sharp minor (The Bells of Moscow)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer)
part of:
Morceaux de fantaisie, op. 3
Sergei Rachmaninoff4:00
52Concerto for Piano no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Featured in "Brief Encounter")
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1900-12-15)
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninoff (Russian composer) (from 1900 until 1901-04)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Sergei Rachmaninoff11:45
53Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
recording of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27: III. Adagio
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1906 until 1907)
part of:
Symphony no. 2 in E minor, op. 27
Sergei Rachmaninoff13:29
54Concerto for Piano no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non troppo
recording of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
composer:
Sergei Rachmaninov (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (from 1909 until 1909-09-23)
part of:
Piano Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Sergei Rachmaninoff14:59
55Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2: I. Daybreak
Maurice Ravel5:20
56Pavane for a Dead Princess
Maurice Ravel6:24
57Mother Goose Suite: V. The Fairy Garden
Maurice Ravel3:58
58Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and Strings
Maurice Ravel11:04
59Sheherazade: I. The Sea and Sinbad's Ship
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov9:42
60The Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov1:27
61William Tell: Overture (Finale)
Gioachino Rossini3:23
62The Barber of Seville: Overture
Gioachino Rossini7:51
63La Danza (from Soirées Musicales) (Orchestral version)
Gioachino Rossini3:13
64Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium (featured in "Days of Heaven")
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:19
65Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan
Camille Saint‐Saëns3:03
66Danse Macabre, op. 40
Camille Saint‐Saëns7:03
67Gymnopédie no. 1
Erik Satie3:45
68Gymnopédie no. 2
Erik Satie3:10
69Gymnopédie no. 3
Erik Satie3:02
70Symphony no. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert11:19
71Ave Maria, D. 839 (op. 52, no. 6)
Franz Schubert4:57
72Impromptu, op. 90, no. 3 in G-Flat
Franz Schubert6:14
73Trio no. 2 in E-Flat, op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante con moto (featured in "Barry Lyndon")
Franz Schubert9:19
74Kinderszenen (Scenes from Childhood), op. 15: VII. Träumerei (Dreaming)
Robert Schumann2:54
75Symphony no. 3 in E-Flat, op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft
Robert Schumann9:15
76Piano Concerto no. 2 in F, op. 102: II. Andante
Dmitri Shostakovich7:10
77The Bartered Bride: Overture
Bedřich Smetana6:31
78Má Vlast (My Country): II. Vltava (The Moldau)
Bedřich Smetana12:19
79By the Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, op. 314 (featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")
Johann Strauss II9:42
80Tales from the Vienna Woods
Johann Strauss II10:49
81Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Introduction (Sunrise) (featured in "2001: A Space Odyssey")
Richard Strauss2:00
821812 Overture, op. 49
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:25
83Nutcracker Suite, op. 71A: III. Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky1:46
84The Sleeping Beauty, op. 66: Waltz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky3:47
85Symphony no. 6 in B minor "Pathetique", op. 74: IV. Finale (Adagio lamentoso)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky9:48
86Concerto for Piano no. 1 in B-Flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino simplice - Prestissimo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky7:19
87Eugene Onegin, op. 24: Waltz
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky6:56
88Messa da Requiem: II. Dies Irae: 1. Dies Irae
Giuseppe Verdi2:11
89Rigoletto: "La Donna è Mobile" (Orchestral version)
Giuseppe Verdi1:33
90La Traviata: "Libiamo Ne'lieti Calici" (The Drinking Song) (Orchestral version)
Giuseppe Verdi2:51
91Aida: Triumphal March and Chorus "Gloria all'Egitto"
Giuseppe Verdi5:43
92The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 4 for Violin in F minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
Antonio Vivaldi2:18
93The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 1 for Violin in E major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi3:33
94Gloria in D, RV 589: I. Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Antonio Vivaldi2:24
95Concerto for 2 Mandolines in G: II. Andante
Antonio Vivaldi4:41
96The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 2 for Violin in G minor, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto
Antonio Vivaldi3:02
97The Four Seasons, op. 8: Concerto no. 3 for Violin in F major, RV 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi5:46
98Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III
Richard Wagner3:15
99Tistan und Isolde: Liebestod
Richard Wagner9:37
100Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries (featured in "Apocalypse Now")
Richard Wagner4:35