The 50 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

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1Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620: Overture
orchestre :
London Philharmonia Orchestra (name used on budget releases, not the London Philharmonic, the Philharmonia or the New Philharmonia), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) et Mozart Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
chef d’orchestre :
Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Alfred Scholz et Laurence Siegel (conductor, possibly another pseudonym Alfred Scholz created)
recording of :
Die Zauberflöte: Ouvertüre
compositeur :
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (le 1791)
partie de :
Die Zauberflöte, K. 620
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:28
2Suite for Orchestra No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
orchestre :
The English Philharmonic Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym assocated with Simon Addison, not the orchestra founded in 1998), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) et Philharmonic Orchestra London (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
chef d’orchestre :
Simon Addison (probably an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of :
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (le 1730)
partie de :
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068
Johann Sebastian Bach3:25
3Concerto for Violin in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8:1, "Spring": I. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi3:10
4Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Scéne (moderato)
orchestre :
Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
chef d’orchestre :
Marko Munih (conductor)
recording of :
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a: I. Scène
compositeur :
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Russian romantic composer) (le 1876)
partie de :
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version A - 6 movements)
partie de :
The Swan Lake (suite from the ballet), op. 20a (Version B - 8 movements)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky2:49
5Partita for Solo Violin No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
violon :
Aaron Rosand (violinist)
recording of :
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (le 1720)
partie de :
Violin Partita no. 3 in E major, BWV 1006
Johann Sebastian Bach3:36
6Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
orchestre :
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
recording of :
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: IV. I Dovregubbens hall
compositeur :
Edvard Grieg (composer) (le 1875)
révisé par :
Edvard Grieg (composer) (le 1888)
version de :
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 2. akt: I Dovregubbens hall
partie de :
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg2:46
7Canon in D Major
orchestre :
Musica Antiqua New York (founded 1989 by Mary Jane Newman)
recording of :
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377: I. Canon
compositeur :
Johann Pachelbel (composer)
partie de :
Canon and Gigue in D major, T. 377
Johann Pachelbel4:48
8Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con BrioLudwig van Beethoven8:19
9Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op.62: "O Lieb So Lang' Du Lieben Kannst"Franz Liszt4:18
10Brandenburg Concerto No.3 In G Major, BWV 1048, 1. Allegro
orchestre :
Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
chef d’orchestre :
Jörg Faerber (conductor) et Günter Kehr (conductor and violinist)
recording of :
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048: I. Allegro
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
partie de :
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048
partie de :
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 3 G-Dur, BWV 1048 (Hillborg version with new 2nd mvt)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:40
11Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:07
12Concerto No. 1 for Mandolin, Strings and B.C in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro
orchestre :
Camerata Romana (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) et Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
chef d’orchestre :
Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) et Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz)
recording of :
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425: I. Allegro
compositeur :
Antonio Vivaldi
partie de :
Concerto for Mandolin in C major, RV 425
Antonio Vivaldi3:10
13Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, KV 550: I. Allegro Molto
orchestre :
SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden‐Baden und Freiburg
recording of :
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great”: I. Allegro molto (2nd version)
compositeur :
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (du 1788 au 1788-07-25)
partie de :
Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K. 550 “Great” (2nd version)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:53
14Cavatina
Stanley Myers3:42
15Concerto for Two Violins, Strings and B.C. in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
violon :
Alexander Schulrufer et Viktor Sidorenko
orchestre :
Russia Mozarteum Orchestra
chef d’orchestre :
Arkady Steinlucht
recording of :
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (du 1730 au 1731)
partie de :
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach4:07
16Adagio in G Minor for Strings and Organ
recording of :
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
compositeur :
Remo Giazotto
attribué précédemment à :
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher :
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:51
17Bagatelle for Piano in A Minor "Für Elise", WoO No. 59
piano :
Leonard Hokanson (pianist)
recording of :
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
compositeur :
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (du 1808 au 1810)
partie de :
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (numéro : WoO 59)
music quoted on :
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
music quoted on :
무릎을 탁 치고
Ludwig van Beethoven2:46
18Cantata BWV 208: IX. Schäfe Können Sicher Weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze)Johann Sebastian Bach4:35
19Overture to Egmont, Op. 84
orchestre :
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990), London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), London Philharmonic Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Symphony Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the real LSO) et Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
chef d’orchestre :
Alberto Lizzio (conductor, pseudonym for Alfred Scholz), Anton Nanut (conductor), Alfred Scholz et Peter Wohlert
recording of :
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
première en :
Wien, Autriche (le 1810-06-15)
compositeur :
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (du 1809-10 au 1810-06)
partie de :
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:24
20Fugue for Solo Guitar, BWV 1000 in A Minor
guitare :
Klaus Jäckle (guitarist)
recording of :
Fuge g-Moll nach BWV 1000 (catch all for arrangements)
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement de :
Fuge g-Moll nach BWV 1000 (original for lute)
Johann Sebastian Bach5:45
21The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries
orchestre :
St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
recording of :
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt
compositeur :
Richard Wagner (composer) (du 1854 au 1856)
publisher :
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
partie de :
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:35
22Vocalise No. 14 for Cello and Piano, Op. 34: Lentamente
piano :
Victor Yampolsky (pianist)
violoncelle :
Markus Stocker
recording of :
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (arr. for cello and piano, unspecified arranger)
compositeur :
Сергей Рахманинов (Russian composer) (le 1912)
arrangement de :
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:28
23Symphony No. 94 in G Major, "The Surprise": II. Andante
orchestre :
Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of :
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”: II. Andante
compositeur :
Joseph Haydn (composer) (le 1791)
partie de :
Symphony no. 94 in G major, Hob. I:94 “Surprise”
Joseph Haydn5:56
241812 Festival Overture, Op. 49
orchestre :
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
recording of :
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
première en :
Moscow, Russie (le 1882-08-20)
compositeur :
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian romantic composer) (du 1880-09 au 1880-11)
partie de :
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (numéro : TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (numéro : ČW 46) et Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (numéro : op. 49)
est basé sur :
Боже, Царя храни!
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky15:23
25Nocturne No. 2, Op. 9 in E-Flat Major
piano :
Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of :
Nocturne no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
compositeur :
Fryderyk Chopin (composer) (du 1830 au 1832)
partie de :
Nocturnes, op. 9 (original for piano)
Fryderyk Chopin24:41
26Turandot: Nessun DormaGiacomo Puccini3:21
27Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Lacrimosa
orchestre :
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
recording of :
Requiem in D minor, K. 626: III. Sequenz: f. Lacrimosa dies illa (catch-all for unknown editions)
compositeur :
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (le 1791)
partie de :
Requiem in D minor, K. 626 (catch-all for unknown editions)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:57
28The Planets, Suite for Large Orchestra, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity
orchestre :
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
chef d’orchestre :
José Serebrier (Uruguayan conductor and composer)
recording of :
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
compositeur :
Gustav Holst (composer) (du 1914 au 1916)
orchestration de :
The Planets, op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (for two pianos)
partie de :
The Planets, op. 32 (Suite for Large Orchestra)
Gustav Holst8:10
29Concerto for Viola and Strings in G Major: II. Largo
producteur :
Günter Appenheimer (producer/engineer)
alto :
Ladislav Kyselák (du 1988-06-02 au 1988-06-03)
orchestre :
Capella Istropolitana (du 1988-06-02 au 1988-06-03)
chef d’orchestre :
Paul Kantschieder (conductor) et Richard Edlinger (conductor and composer) (du 1988-06-02 au 1988-06-03)
enregistré à :
Moyzesova sieň dans Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj, Slovaquie (du 1988-06-02 au 1988-06-03)
recording of :
Viola Concerto, TWV 51:G9: I. Largo (du 1988-06-02 au 1988-06-03)
compositeur :
Georg Philipp Telemann (composer)
partie de :
Viola Concerto, TWV 51:G9
Georg Philipp Telemann3:38
30Dies Irae: Tuba Mirum
orchestre :
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
Giuseppe Verdi4:10
31Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto
producteur :
Max Wilcox (engineer/editor/producer)
orchestre :
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) et London Symphony Orchestra (le 1980)
chef d’orchestre :
David Parry (conductor) et Harold Farberman (conductor and composer) (le 1980)
enregistré à :
Watford Town Hall (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) dans Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Royaume-Uni (le 1980)
recording of :
Symphony no. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam (le 1980)
compositeur :
Gustav Mahler (composer) (du 1901 au 1902)
partie de :
Symphony no. 5
Gustav Mahler12:04
32Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: VI. Et Resurrexit
chœurs :
Simi Studio Choir
orchestre :
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
chef d’orchestre :
Djansug Kakhidze (conductor) et Vakhtang Kakhidze (composer and conductor)
recording of :
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232: II. Symbolum Nicenum: VI. Et resurrexit
composé en :
Leipzig, Sachsen, Allemagne (du 1747 au 1749)
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
partie de :
h-Moll-Messe, BWV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach4:34
33Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Op. 64 in E Minor: I. Allegro molto appassionato
ingénieur :
Antony Howell (engineer)
producteur :
John Boyden Associates (Producer Group)
violon :
Jaime Laredo (violinist & conductor)
orchestre :
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
chef d’orchestre :
Jaime Laredo (violinist & conductor)
recording of :
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
compositeur :
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (du 1838 au 1844-09-16)
révisé par :
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (le 1845)
partie de :
Violinkonzert in e-Moll, op. 64
Felix Mendelssohn13:07
34String Quartet, Op. 1: II. AdagioJoseph Haydn5:33
35Concerto Grosso in G Minor "Christmas Concerto", Op.6/8: II. AllegroArcangelo Corelli2:18
36Symphonie No. 9 in E Minor, "From the New World": II. Largo
orchestre :
London Philharmonic Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonia Slavonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) et Radio Symphony Orchestra Ljubljana (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
chef d’orchestre :
Henry Adolph (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Anton Nanut (conductor) et Victor de Stradelli (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of :
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo
compositeur :
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (du 1893-01-10 au 1893-05-24)
partie de :
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“
Antonín Dvořák12:14
37Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob VIIb/1: II. AdagioJoseph Haydn8:28
38Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331: III. Alla Turca - AllegrettoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:07
39Boléro
orchestre :
London Symphony Orchestra
recording of :
Boléro
compositeur :
Maurice Ravel (classical composer) (le 1928)
publisher :
Ed. Durand & Cie (1909–1947) et Soc. Arima (rights society?)
première à :
Palais Garnier dans Paris, Île-de-France, France (le 1928-11-22)
partie de :
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (numéro : M. 81)
Maurice Ravel15:33
40Trois Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie No. 1 (Lent et Douloureux)Erik Satie2:57
41Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 16 in A Minor: Allegro Molto Moderato
orchestre :
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic, Bratislava)
recording of :
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
compositeur :
Edvard Grieg (composer) (le 1868)
partie de :
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16
Edvard Grieg13:05
42Thaïs: Meditation
orchestre :
Caffé Concerto Ensemble
recording of :
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
compositeur :
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (le 1894)
partie de :
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet4:50
43Hungarian Dances: No. 5 in G Minor
orchestre :
Štátna filharmónia Košice (Slovak State Philharmonic, Košice)
chef d’orchestre :
Christian Ehwald (conductor)
recording of :
Hungarian Dance for Orchestra no. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
compositeur :
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (le 1868)
orchestration de :
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
partie de :
Hungarian Dances for Orchestra (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
recording of :
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (orch. Schmeling)
orchestrateur :
Martin Schmeling
compositeur :
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
publisher :
Breitkopf & Härtel
orchestration de :
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
partie de :
Hungarian Dances for orchestra (Schmeling orchestration)
Johannes Brahms2:45
44Adagio for Strings
orchestre :
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
chef d’orchestre :
Andrew Schenck (conductor)
recording of :
Adagio for Strings
orchestrateur :
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (le 1938)
compositeur :
Samuel Barber (American orchestral, choral, opera & piano composer) (le 1936)
première à :
[radio broadcast] (1938-11-05)
publisher :
G. Schirmer Inc.
arrangement de :
String Quartet, op. 11: II. Molto adagio
Samuel Barber9:03
45Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)
orchestre :
Musica Antiqua New York (founded 1989 by Mary Jane Newman)
chef d’orchestre :
Mary Jane Newman
recording of :
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
compositeur :
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) et Charles Gounod (French composer)
arrangement de :
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Charles Gounod3:06
46String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. NotturnoAlexander Borodin8:45
47Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major: Air
orchestre :
St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra (St Petersburg Radio & TV Orchestra)
recording of :
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air. Presto
compositeur :
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (le 1717)
partie de :
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
George Frideric Handel4:10
48Pavane
instruments à vent :
New York Philomusica Winds
recording of :
Pavane, op. 50 (catch-all for arrangements and unknown versions)
auteur et compositeur :
Gabriel Fauré (French composer)
arrangement de :
Pavane, op. 50 (for piano and chorus)
Gabriel Fauré5:10
49Suite Bergamasque No. 3, L 75: Clair de Lune
piano :
Dieter Goldmann (pianist, Alfred Scholz related) et Peter Schmalfuss (pianist)
recording of :
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
compositeur :
Claude Debussy (du 1890 au 1905)
music quoted on :
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
partie de :
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82a (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:12
50Rhapsody in Blue
orchestre :
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
recording of :
Rhapsody in Blue (standard 1942 orchestration)
orchestrateur :
Ferde Grofé (pianist, arranger, conductor and composer) (le 1942)
compositeur :
George Gershwin (composer) (le 1924)
publisher :
Chappell Music Ltd., Ferde Grofé Music Publishing (New York), New World Music Co. et Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
révision de :
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
George Gershwin17:57

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