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The 50 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

By Various Artists

1st January 2013


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Title
Tempo
Key
Length
1
Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Julian Rachlin, Stacey Watton, Maarten Jansen, Liz Kenny, Jan Jansen
103 bpm
E Maj
03:21
2
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Frédéric Chopin, Vladimir Ashkenazy
68 bpm
A# Maj
04:02
3
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
69 bpm
E Maj
04:08
4
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)
Richard Strauss, Berliner Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
80 bpm
C Maj
01:45
5
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber
97 bpm
C min
07:22
6
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg, Stephen Kovacevich, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis
82 bpm
A min
12:29
7
Die WalkĂĽre, WWV 86B / Act 3: "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"...Ride Of The Valkyries
Richard Wagner, Birgit Nilsson, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Claudia Hellmann, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Marilyn Tyler, Vera Schlosser, Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti
88 bpm
G Maj
06:24
8
Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Mariinsky Version / Act 1: Scene 2: Scène. Moderato
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
85 bpm
E min
02:24
9
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "FĂĽr Elise" - Live
Ludwig van Beethoven, Vladimir Ashkenazy
134 bpm
A min
03:01
10
Suite bergamasque, L.75: 3. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy, Pascal Rogé
75 bpm
C# Maj
05:28
11
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral": 4. Finale (Presto - Allegro assai)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Anja Harteros, Waltraud Meier, Peter Seiffert, René Pape, Vokalensemble Kölner Dom, West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim
128 bpm
D Maj
25:36
12
Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon (Arr. Seiffert for Orchestra)
Johann Pachelbel, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Frank Maus
92 bpm
D Maj
05:09
13
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Samuel Barber, London Symphony Orchestra, Kristjan Järvi
77 bpm
A# min
09:45
14
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven, Vladimir Ashkenazy
72 bpm
C# min
06:11
15
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo Sinfonico
Pietro Mascagni, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Alberto Erede
79 bpm
F Maj
03:49
16
Turandot, SC 91, Act III: Nessun dorma!
Giacomo Puccini, Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta
86 bpm
D Maj
02:59
17
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": 9. Nimrod (Adagio)
Edward Elgar, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
81 bpm
D# Maj
03:48
18
Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
130 bpm
G Maj
06:14
19
I giorni: I giorni
Ludovico Einaudi, Daniel Hope, Jacques Ammon, Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin
141 bpm
D Maj
03:23
20
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Johann Sebastian Bach, David Bell, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
88 bpm
D Maj
06:05
21
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: 2b. Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
124 bpm
E min
01:47
22
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G, BWV 1048: 1. (Allegro)
Johann Sebastian Bach, I Musici
89 bpm
D Maj
06:13
23
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
Franz Liszt, Jorge Bolet
71 bpm
G# Maj
04:57
24
Ave Maria, D. 839
Franz Schubert, Renée Fleming, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andreas Delfs
95 bpm
A# Maj
04:19
25
Chants d'Auvergne: 2. Bailero
Joseph Canteloube, Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate
83 bpm
A# Maj
07:05
26
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Johann Strauss II, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
101 bpm
D Maj
09:40
27
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: 1. Molto allegro
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Staatskapelle Dresden, Sir Colin Davis
101 bpm
G min
08:12
28
Rigoletto, Act III: La donna è mobile
Giuseppe Verdi, Luciano Pavarotti, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
134 bpm
F# Maj
02:23
29
Les Contes d'Hoffmann / Act 2: "Belle nuit, Ă´ nuit d'amour"
Jacques Offenbach, Dame Joan Sutherland, Huguette Tourangeau, Chorus Pro Arte Lausanne Du Brassus, Radio Suisse Romande Chorus, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Richard Bonynge
80 bpm
D Maj
04:14
30
Pavane, Op. 50
Gabriel Fauré, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Fournet
169 bpm
F# min
05:12
31
Carmen / Act 1: "Mais nous ne voyons pas la Carmencita" - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Georges Bizet, Tatiana Troyanos, John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
176 bpm
G Maj
05:34
32
Lakmé / Act 1: "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais"
Léo Delibes, Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
82 bpm
B Maj
06:05
33
1812 Overture, Op. 49
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Minnesota Orchestra, University Of Minnesota Brass Band, Antal Doráti
150 bpm
D# Maj
14:44
34
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta
136 bpm
A# Maj
02:46
35
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto - Live
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Lang Lang, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev
77 bpm
E Maj
12:30
36
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da Capo
Johann Sebastian Bach, András Schiff
59 bpm
G Maj
03:53
37
3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux
Erik Satie, Pascal Rogé
70 bpm
G Maj
03:12
38
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: I. Toccata
Johann Sebastian Bach, Simon Preston
117 bpm
D min
02:33
39
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Edvard Grieg, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
96 bpm
B min
02:11
40
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 2. Largo
Antonín Dvořák, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly
93 bpm
C# Maj
13:23
41
The Tale Of Tsar Saltan: 3. The Flight Of The Bumble-Bee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
93 bpm
D min
01:20
42
Main Theme (From "Schindler's List")
John Williams, Nicola Benedetti, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits
101 bpm
D min
03:49
43
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 1. Allegro - Live In Bochum/2007
Ludwig van Beethoven, Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin
126 bpm
D# Maj
21:02
44
Rhapsody In Blue
George Gershwin, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, André Previn
139 bpm
G Maj
13:51
45
Miserere
Gregorio Allegri, The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
72 bpm
G min
11:56
46
The Planets, Op. 32: 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
144 bpm
G min
07:19
47
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth
George Frideric Handel, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
109 bpm
D Maj
03:42
48
Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: "O Fortuna"
Carl Orff, Brighton Festival Chorus, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antal Doráti
156 bpm
D min
02:25
49
ThaĂŻs / Acte Deux: MĂ©ditation religieuse
Jules Massenet, Nigel Kennedy, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
89 bpm
E min
05:41
50
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 "Organ Symphony": IIb. Maestoso - PiĂą allegro - Molto allegro
Camille Saint-Saëns, Peter Hurford, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit
104 bpm
C Maj
07:48