The 50 Greatest Performances of Classical Music

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1.
Carmen : "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet, Sir Georg Solti, Plácido Domingo
2.
Sonata in A Minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato
Franz Schubert, Benjamin Britten, Mstislav Rostropovich
3.
Romance No. 2 in F Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50
Ludwig van Beethoven, Pinchas Zukerman, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
4.
Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Richard Wagner, Hans Knappertsbusch, Birgit Nilsson
5.
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Joaquín Rodrigo, Pepe Romero
6.
Sonata No. 3 in D Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato
Johannes Brahms, Julius Katchen, Josef Suk
7.
Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 450: II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein
8.
Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
George Frideric Handel, English Chamber Orchestra, José Carreras, Vjekoslav Sutej
9.
Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos and Strings, RV 531: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Anner Bylsma, Anthony Pleeth
10.
Symphony No. 4 in G Major for Soprano and Orchestra: IV. Sehr behaglich: "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden"
Zubin Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustav Mahler, Barbara Hendricks
11.
Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, "Tristesse": Lento ma non troppo
Frédéric Chopin, Sviatoslav Richter
12.
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Theme and Variations
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wiener Symphoniker, Christoph von Dohnányi, Maurice Gendron
13.
La forza del destino, Act 4: "Pace, Pace, mio Dio"
Giuseppe Verdi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Renata Tebaldi
14.
Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, Sz. 112: III. Allegro molto
Béla Bartók, Antal Doráti, Yehudi Menuhin, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
15.
Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brio
Johannes Brahms, Beaux Arts Trio
16.
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: Cavatina: "Porgi, amor"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis, Jessye Norman
17.
Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35: III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Vadim Repin
18.
Songs Without Words, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Major, "Venezianisches Gondellied"
Felix Mendelssohn, András Schiff
19.
Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 (320d): II. Andante
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin
20.
Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107: I. Allegretto
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Dmitri Shostakovich, Maxim Shostakovich, Heinrich Schiff
21.
Ellen's Chants, D. 839, Op. 56: Ave Maria
Franz Schubert, Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Ambrosian Singers
22.
Suite bergamasque, L 75: III. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy, Claudio Arrau
23.
Concerto No. 1 in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 6: III. Allegro spirituoso
London Symphony Orchestra, Niccolò Paganini, Anthony Collins, Ruggiero Ricci
24.
The Lark Ascending
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Iona Brown
25.
Die Walküre, WWV 86b, Act 3: ”Loge hör!”
Wiener Philharmoniker, Richard Wagner, Sir Georg Solti, Hans Hotter
26.
Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani (1910)
Fritz Kreisler, Henryk Szeryng, Charles Reiner
27.
Exsultate, jubilate - Motet in F Major, K. 165
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, London Symphony Orchestra, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Colin Davis
28.
Concerto in E-Flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra, Hob. VIIe: III. Finale: Allegro
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Joseph Haydn, Håkan Hardenberger
29.
String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro
Franz Schubert, Quartetto Italiano
30.
Messa da Requiem: II. Ingemisco (attacca)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Giuseppe Verdi, Fritz Reiner, Jussi Björling
31.
Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 129: III. Adagio - Allegro
Gidon Kremer, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Dmitri Shostakovich
32.
Sonata in E Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV 40: II. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Hogwood, Christophe Coin, Ageet Zweistra, Eugène Ferré
33.
Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Giacomo Puccini, Montserrat Caballé
34.
Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne
Johann Sebastian Bach, Arthur Grumiaux
35.
Ständchen, D. 920
Franz Schubert, Raymond Leppard, Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra Chorus
36.
L'estro armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 8 in A Minor for Two Violins and Strings, RV 522: I. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Monica Huggett, John Holloway
37.
Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ Symphony": III. Finale: Maestoso
Camille Saint-Saëns, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Marcel Dupré, Paul Paray
38.
String Quartet (1916): III. Slow and wistfully, "Late Swallows"
Frederick Delius, Brodsky Quartet
39.
Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 (Adagio after Hebrew melodies)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber, James Judd, Max Bruch
40.
Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 47, "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven, Lev Oborin
41.
Zaide, K. 344, Act 1: "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Edith Mathis, Bernhard Klee, Staatskapelle Berlin
42.
Concerto No. 11 in D Major for Harpsichord and Orchestra, Hob. XVIII/11: III. Rondo all'Ungarese: Allegro assai
Joseph Haydn, Ton Koopman, Musica Antiqua Amsterdam
43.
Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: III. Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Artur Balsam, Zara Nelsova
44.
En blanc et noir for Two Pianos, L 134: I. Avec emportement
Claude Debussy, Martha Argerich, Stephen Kovacevich
45.
Concerto in A Major for Violin and Strings, RV 335, "The Cuckoo": III. Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi, Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, Andrew Manze
46.
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno: Andante
Alexander Borodin, Borodin Quartet
47.
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. Ging heut' Morgen übers Feld
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta, Gustav Mahler, Marilyn Horne
48.
Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto - Adagio
Joshua Bell, Dmitri Shostakovich, Olli Mustonen, Steven Isserlis
49.
Gayaneh : Sabre Dance
Wiener Philharmoniker, Aram Khachaturian
50.
Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (live at Arena di Verona)
Luciano Pavarotti, Giacomo Puccini, Orchestra del Teatro Arena di Verona, Armando Gatto

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Carmen : "La fleur que tu m'avais jetée"

Sonata in A Minor for Arpeggione and Piano, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato

Romance No. 2 in F Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50

Tristan and Isolde, Act 3: "Mild und leise wie er lächelt" (Isoldes Liebestod)

Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio

Sonata No. 3 in D Minor for Violin and Piano, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato

Concerto No. 15 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 450: II. Andante

Rinaldo, HWV 7, Act 2: "Lascia ch'io pianga"

Concerto in G Minor for Two Cellos and Strings, RV 531: I. Allegro

Symphony No. 4 in G Major for Soprano and Orchestra: IV. Sehr behaglich: "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden"

Etude No. 3 in E Major, Op. 10, "Tristesse": Lento ma non troppo

Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33: Theme and Variations

La forza del destino, Act 4: "Pace, Pace, mio Dio"

Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, Sz. 112: III. Allegro molto

Piano Trio No. 1 in B Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brio

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act 2: Cavatina: "Porgi, amor"

Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35: III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

Songs Without Words, Op. 30: No. 6 in F-Sharp Major, "Venezianisches Gondellied"

Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 (320d): II. Andante

Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 107: I. Allegretto

Ellen's Chants, D. 839, Op. 56: Ave Maria

Suite bergamasque, L 75: III. Clair de lune

Concerto No. 1 in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 6: III. Allegro spirituoso

The Lark Ascending

Die Walküre, WWV 86b, Act 3: ”Loge hör!”

Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani (1910)

Exsultate, jubilate - Motet in F Major, K. 165

Concerto in E-Flat Major for Trumpet and Orchestra, Hob. VIIe: III. Finale: Allegro

String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810, "Death and the Maiden": I. Allegro

Messa da Requiem: II. Ingemisco (attacca)

Concerto No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 129: III. Adagio - Allegro

Sonata in E Minor for Cello and Continuo, RV 40: II. Allegro

Turandot, Act 1: "Signore, ascolta"

Partita No. 2 in D Minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: V. Chaconne

Ständchen, D. 920

L'estro armonico, Op. 3 - Concerto No. 8 in A Minor for Two Violins and Strings, RV 522: I. Allegro

Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, "Organ Symphony": III. Finale: Maestoso

String Quartet (1916): III. Slow and wistfully, "Late Swallows"

Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 (Adagio after Hebrew melodies)

Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 47, "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - Adagio

Zaide, K. 344, Act 1: "Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben"

Concerto No. 11 in D Major for Harpsichord and Orchestra, Hob. XVIII/11: III. Rondo all'Ungarese: Allegro assai

Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: III. Andante

En blanc et noir for Two Pianos, L 134: I. Avec emportement

Concerto in A Major for Violin and Strings, RV 335, "The Cuckoo": III. Allegro

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno: Andante

Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: II. Ging heut' Morgen übers Feld

Piano Trio No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegretto - Adagio

Gayaneh : Sabre Dance

Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma" (live at Arena di Verona)