The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music

"The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music album by Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra on Music Co IM"

Release Date: 2013-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

  • I. Prelude
  • Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 1, O Fortuna
  • Prelude in C Major, BWV 846
  • Lascia ch´io pianga (Let me Lament)
  • Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
  • Fratres
  • Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
  • The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee
  • Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
  • Canon and Gigue in D Major, P. 37: I. Canon
  • Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
  • The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro
  • The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo
  • Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
  • Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
  • The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: II. March
  • The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIVc. Var. 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
  • Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
  • Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprice": II. Andante
  • 5 Morceaux de Fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
  • Ave Maria, D. 839
  • L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1, WD 40: I. Prelude
  • Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction
  • String Quartet No. 13 in A Minor, D. 804 "Rosamunde": II. Andante
  • The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33b: III. March
  • Prince Igor, Act III: Polovtsian Dances
  • 3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux
  • Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro
  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
  • Die Walkürie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
  • Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
  • Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca
  • Boléro, M. 81
  • Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
  • Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
  • String Quintet in E Major, G. 282: III. Minuetto - Trio
  • Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major
  • Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
  • Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: IIIf. Sequenz, Lacrymosa
  • Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
  • Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène
  • 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro in F-Sharp Minor
  • Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst
  • Messe à trois voix, Op. 12: V. Panis Angelicus (Poco lento)
  • Adagio in G Minor
  • Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
  • Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
  • 14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise
  • The Blue Danube, Op. 314