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The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever
VARIOUS ARTISTS
50 SONGS • 5 HOURS AND 23 MINUTES • JAN 01 2013
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber & Ludwig van Beethoven
07:23
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato
Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis & Edvard Grieg
12:29
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Wagner: Die Walküre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries
Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler, Vera Schlosser, Wiener Philharmoniker & Sir Georg Solti
06:24
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Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Mariinsky Version / Act 1: Scene 2: Scène. Moderato
Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
02:25
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Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" (Live)
Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven
03:01
10
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune
Pascal Rogé
05:29
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)
Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert, René Pape, Vokalensemble Kölner Dom, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim & Ludwig van Beethoven
25:36
12
Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon in D Major, P. 37/1 (Orch. Seiffert) (Recorded 1983)
Frank Maus, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
05:10
13
Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
London Symphony Orchestra & Kristjan Järvi
09:45
14
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Vladimir Ashkenazy & Ludwig van Beethoven
06:11
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Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico
Orchestra Del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Alberto Erede
03:49
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Puccini: Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!
Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta & Giacomo Puccini
03:00
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Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
03:48
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Mozart: Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
06:15
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Einaudi: I giorni: I giorni
Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin & Ludovico Einaudi
03:24
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J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air "on the G String"
David Bell, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan & Johann Sebastian Bach
06:05
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Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
VARIOUS ARTISTS & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
01:47
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J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)
I Musici & Johann Sebastian Bach
06:14
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Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Jorge Bolet
04:57
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Schubert: Ave Maria, D. 839
Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs & Franz Schubert
04:20
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Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero
Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate
07:06
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J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm
09:40
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Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro
Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
08:13
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Verdi: Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile
Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Giuseppe Verdi
02:24
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Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour"
Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Richard Bonynge
04:15
30
Fauré: Pavane, Op. 50
Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet & Gabriel Fauré
05:12
31
Bizet: Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
05:34
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Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"
Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo & Richard Bonynge
06:06
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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band, Antal Doráti & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
14:45
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Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Zubin Mehta
02:46
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Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Live)
Lang Lang, Mariinsky Orchestra & Valery Gergiev
12:30
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo
András Schiff & Johann Sebastian Bach
03:54
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Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Pascal Rogé
03:12
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J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata
Simon Preston & Johann Sebastian Bach
02:34
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Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King (Recorded 1982)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
02:11
40
Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Riccardo Chailly
13:24
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Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy
01:21
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John Williams: Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
Nicola Benedetti, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Kirill Karabits
03:49
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro (Live In Bochum/2007)
Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin & Ludwig van Beethoven
21:03
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Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & André Previn
13:51
45
Allegri: Miserere
The Sixteen & Harry Christophers
11:57
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Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti
07:20
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Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
03:42
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Orff: Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: "O Fortuna"
Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti & Carl Orff
02:25
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Massenet: Thaïs / Acte Deux: Méditation religieuse
Nigel Kennedy, The National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge & Jules Massenet
05:41
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Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso - Più allegro - Molto allegro
Peter Hurford, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit
07:49
℗ This Compilation 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited © 2013 Decca, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited