The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

1. 1
   The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture
   3:09
2. 2
   The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"
   2:25
3. 3
   8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor
   4:29
4. 4
   Die Walküre, Act 3: Walkürenritt
   5:22
5. 5
   Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam
   3:45
6. 6
   3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave (Orch. Debussy)
   2:45
7. 7
   Ave verum corpus, K. 618
   3:27
8. 8
   La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise
   4:19
9. 9
   Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 2: No. 7, In the Hall of the Mountain King
   2:41
10. 10
    Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude
    3:13
11. 11
    Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: III. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
    2:36
12. 12
    Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo
    5:35
13. 13
    5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major
    5:07
14. 14
    8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 12 in D Major
    5:31
15. 15
    8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 13 in B-Flat Minor
    2:53
16. 16
    Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: I. Moderato
    4:10
17. 17
    Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 3: Polonaise
    4:36
18. 18
    Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 "Salzburg Symphony No. 1": III. Presto
    3:53
19. 19
    Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314: II. Andante ma non troppo
    5:54
20. 20
    Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 16, Anitra's Dance
    3:52
21. 21
    Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 20, Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon
    2:26
22. 22
    Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 5: No. 21, Prelude. Peer Gynt's Homecoming
    2:20
23. 23
    Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
    6:34
24. 24
    Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major: I. Allegro (Orch. Thilde After Violon Sonata, RV 20)
    1:15
25. 25
    3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major "Die Schlittenfahrt"
    2:49
26. 26
    Faust, Act 5: Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": III. Danse antique. Allegretto
    1:48
27. 27
    Faust, Act 5: Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": V. Les Troyennes. Moderato con moto
    2:25
28. 28
    Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 2: No. 8, Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter
    1:37
29. 29
    Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 3: No. 12, The Death of Åse
    4:56
30. 30
    Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
    1:25
31. 31
    Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
    4:09
32. 32
    Carmen, WD 31: Prélude
    3:19
33. 33
    Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
    2:33
34. 34
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Theme. Andante
    2:09
35. 35
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation I. Poco più animato
    1:27
36. 36
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation II. Più vivace
    1:03
37. 37
    Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: III. Presto
    6:00
38. 38
    Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: March
    1:46
39. 39
    Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
    1:09
40. 40
    Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
    1:12
41. 41
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12a, Divertissement. Chocolate, Spanish Dance
    1:13
42. 42
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12b, Divertissement. Coffee, Arabian Dance
    3:53
43. 43
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes
    2:29
44. 44
    Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Soave sia il vento" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)
    3:01
45. 45
    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: III. Allegro assai
    6:57
46. 46
    Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus
    5:20
47. 47
    Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies irae
    1:54
48. 48
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": III. Nicht schnell
    5:22
49. 49
    Faust, Act 5: Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": I. Les Nubiennes. Allegretto
    2:34
50. 50
    Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 2, Feuilles mortes (Orch. Matthews)
    3:35
51. 51
    Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 15, Arabian Dance
    4:58
52. 52
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation III. Con moto
    1:55
53. 53
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation IV. Andante con moto
    2:06
54. 54
    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Finale. Andante
    3:35
55. 55
    Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: Entr'acte
    1:40
56. 56
    Messa da Requiem: III. Dies iræ
    2:25
57. 57
    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
    9:34
58. 58
    Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Merry Gathering of the Country Folk. Allegro
    5:51
59. 59
    Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Storm and Tempest. Allegro
    3:46
60. 60
    Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito
    3:40
61. 61
    Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major: II. Sarabande (Orch. Thilde After Violon Sonata, RV 20)
    3:18
62. 62
    Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major: III. Presto (Orch. Thilde After Violon Sonata, RV 20)
    1:26
63. 63
    Trumpet Concerto in D Major, TWV 51:D7: IV. Allegro
    1:48
64. 64
    Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro
    3:23
65. 65
    Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: Overture
    5:02
66. 66
    Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: VII. Le jardin féerique
    4:00
67. 67
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 1: No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes
    6:40
68. 68
    The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14b, Pas de deux. Variation I "Tarantella"
    0:39
69. 69
    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
    5:07
70. 70
    Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso
    6:29
71. 71
    Symphony No. 2 in B Minor: II. Scherzo. Molto vivo - Trio. Allegretto
    5:23
72. 72
    8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 3 in A-Flat Major
    4:55
73. 73
    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Perf. by Violin and Orchestra)
    4:45
74. 74
    Suor Angelica: Intermezzo
    5:00
75. 75
    Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa
    3:41
76. 76
    The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Augurs of Spring
    1:21
77. 77
    The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Dance of the Earth
    1:11
78. 78
    The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    8:02
79. 79
    Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 "Wagner Symphony": III. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell (1878 Version)
    6:58
80. 80
    Carmina Burana, Introduction "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi": O Fortuna
    2:28
81. 81
    Candide, Act 1: Overture
    4:17
82. 82
    Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
    1:20
83. 83
    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto
    4:26
84. 84
    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
    8:01
85. 85
    Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
    6:00
86. 86
    The Bells, Op. 35: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    6:25
87. 87
    Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace
    11:47
88. 88
    4 German Dances, K. 602: No. 3 in C Major
    2:01
89. 89
    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro
    5:59
90. 90
    Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
    5:52
91. 91
    Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio
    6:09
92. 92
    Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364: III. Presto
    6:16
93. 93
    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
    11:01
94. 94
    Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 "Legends of the Kalevala": II. The Swan of Tuonela
    8:38
95. 95
    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro
    14:00
96. 96
    Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
    11:56
97. 97
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87, L. 86
    10:24
98. 98
    Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante
    6:16
99. 99
    España
    6:13
100. 100
     Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante
     7:21

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