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1.
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
David Zinman, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
2.
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
3.
Deux Arabesques: No. 1 Andante con moto
Zoltán Kocsis
4.
Die Walküre, Act III: The Ride of the Valkyries (Concert Version)
London Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski
5.
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod (Adagio)
Leopold Stokowski, Czech Philarmonic Orchestra
6.
Canon in D Major
Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
7.
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann
8.
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
9.
Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Prelude to Act 4 (Morning Mood)
San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
10.
3 Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie No. 1
Pascal Rogé
11.
Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 No. 3 (Arr. by Liszt from "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 298)
Jorge Bolet
12.
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata
Daniel Chorzempa
13.
Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10 Scène (Moderato)
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
14.
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Claudio Arrau
15.
2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor
Wilhelm Kempff
16.
Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Sir Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
17.
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
18.
Lakmé, Act I: Viens, Mallika, . Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge, Orchestre national de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Jane Berbié
19.
An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
Wiener Philharmoniker, Willi Boskovsky, Vienna State Opera Chorus
20.
Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"
Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks, Thurston Dart
21.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
Philharmonia Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
22.
Boléro: Conclusion (Shorter Excerpt)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
23.
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu
Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Kiri Te Kanawa
24.
Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
Lamberto Gardelli, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
25.
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air
Simon Preston, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
26.
Pavane, Op. 50
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Herrmann
27.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
Charles Dutoit, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Timothy Hutchins
28.
Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile"
Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini, Plácido Domingo
29.
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor
Karl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Martin Haselböck
30.
"Pomp and Circumstance", Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
31.
Rinaldo, Act II: "Lascia ch'io pianga"
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Raymond Leppard, Bernadette Greevy
32.
Miserere
Stephen Cleobury, Saul Quirke, Westminster Cathedral Boys Choir
33.
Solomon HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
34.
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
Radu Lupu
35.
Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Alan Loveday
36.
Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Alan Loveday
37.
Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": III. Allegro pastorale
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Alan Loveday
38.
Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria
András Schiff
39.
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Einleitung
Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel
40.
Preludes, Book 1, L. 117: La fille aux cheveux de lin
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Albrecht Mayer, Mathias Mönius
41.
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: No. 5 Cavatina "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile"
Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera, Dame Joan Sutherland, Richard Bonynge
42.
Carmina Burana: "In trutina"
San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt, Lynne Dawson
43.
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
44.
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro
I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
45.
Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Pascal Rogé
46.
Peer Gynt, Op. 23: in the Hall of the Mountain King
San Francisco Symphony Chorus, San Francisco Symphony, Edo de Waart
47.
Thaïs: Meditation
London Symphony Orchestra, Nicola Benedetti, Daniel Harding
48.
Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Overture (Sinfonia)
London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
49.
Valse romantique, L. 71
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
50.
Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Lacrimosa
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus
51.
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
52.
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance (Andante)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
53.
Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo (Allegro)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
54.
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca
Allan Schiller
55.
Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Chorus "Hallelujah"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter, John Alldis Choir
56.
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Walter Weller
57.
Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet: II. Habanera
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Alexandre Lagoya, Kenneth Sillito
58.
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air
Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter
59.
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
60.
Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Kirsten Flagstad
61.
Messa da Requiem: Tuba mirum
Wiener Philharmoniker, Sir Georg Solti, Vienna State Opera Chorus, Martti Talvela
62.
Messa da Requiem: Dies irae
Berliner Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini, Ernst Senff Chor
63.
Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2
Leopold Stokowski, Czech Philarmonic Orchestra
64.
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Vladimir Ashkenazy
65.
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Wiener Philharmoniker, Kirill Kondrashin
66.
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Vladimir Ashkenazy
67.
Ellens Gesang III, D. 839 "Ave Maria"
Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin
68.
Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth ("Dido's Lament")
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Harry Christophers, Elin Manahan Thomas
69.
The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
Wiener Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
70.
Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Josef Krips
71.
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Albrecht Mayer, Mathias Mönius
72.
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: I. Moderato
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
73.
4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major (Allegretto)
Mitsuko Uchida
74.
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: XIX. Balcony Ccene
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
75.
Rhapsody in Blue
André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
76.
Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma!
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir
77.
Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Et resurrexit
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein
78.
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
79.
Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
80.
The Lark Ascending
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Iona Brown
81.
Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Pepe Romero, Christine Pendrill
82.
Sospiri, Op. 70
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
83.
Dyrenes Karneval: Aquarium
André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
84.
Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
Sir Colin Davis, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
85.
Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Renée Fleming, Sir Charles Mackerras
86.
Gnossiennes: No. 1, Lent
Reinbert de Leeuw
87.
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: XII. Alla Hornpipe
Simon Preston, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
88.
The Hebrides, Op. 26 (Fingal's Cave)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
89.
Suite for Cello Solo No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude
Pierre Fournier
90.
Elijah, Op. 70, Pt. 1: "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou Quite Destroy Us?"
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Paul Daniel, Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Stephen Doughty
91.
Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: III. Adagio
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Julian Lloyd Webber, Yehudi Menuhin
92.
Dyrenes Karneval: Le cygne
André Previn, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Anne Martindale Williams
93.
The Gadfly, Op. 97: III. Youth (Romance)
Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly, Erez Ofer
94.
Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances and Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, London Symphony Chorus
95.
Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: XIII. Dance of the Knights
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy
96.
6 Etudes d'exécution transcendante d'après Paganini, S. 140: III. La campanella
Jorge Bolet
97.
Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89
Julius Katchen
98.
Ave Maria
José Carreras, Uwe Christian Harrer, Michael G. Gormley, Vienna Symphony
99.
Oedipus, Z. 583: Music for a While
Accademia Bizantina, Andreas Scholl, Stefano Montanari
100.
Panis Angelicus
Luciano Pavarotti, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Herbert Adler, Wandsworth School Boys Choir
101.
Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 (Choral Version)
Vladimir Ashkenazy, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, St.Petersburg Chamber Choir, Leningrad Military Orchestra

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Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Deux Arabesques: No. 1 Andante con moto

Die Walküre, Act III: The Ride of the Valkyries (Concert Version)

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Variation IX. Nimrod (Adagio)

Canon in D Major

Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Prelude to Act 4 (Morning Mood)

3 Gymnopédies: Gymnopédie No. 1

Liebesträume No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 No. 3 (Arr. by Liszt from "O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst", S. 298)

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10 Scène (Moderato)

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79: No. 2 in G Minor

Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Theme (Andante)

Lakmé, Act I: Viens, Mallika, . Dôme épais (Flower Duet)

An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the Priest"

The Tale of Tsar Saltan: The Flight of the Bumble-Bee

Boléro: Conclusion (Shorter Excerpt)

Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu

Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air

Pavane, Op. 50

Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86

Rigoletto, Act III: "La donna è mobile"

Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor

"Pomp and Circumstance", Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major

Rinaldo, Act II: "Lascia ch'io pianga"

Miserere

Solomon HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": II. Introduzione (Adagio molto)

Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293 "L'autunno": I. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)

Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": I. Allegro

Le quattro stagione, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "La primavera": III. Allegro pastorale

Aria mit 30 Veränderungen, BWV 988 "Goldberg Variations": Aria

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Einleitung

Preludes, Book 1, L. 117: La fille aux cheveux de lin

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: No. 5 Cavatina "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile"

Carmina Burana: "In trutina"

The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro

Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk

Peer Gynt, Op. 23: in the Hall of the Mountain King

Thaïs: Meditation

Il barbiere di Siviglia, Act I: Overture (Sinfonia)

Valse romantique, L. 71

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Lacrimosa

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance (Andante)

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo (Allegro)

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 42, Chorus "Hallelujah"

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

Danses espagnolas sur les motifs de l'opéra Carmen de Georges Bizet: II. Habanera

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Cantata, BWV 147: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring

Messa da Requiem: Tuba mirum

Messa da Requiem: Dies irae

Slavonic Dance in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2

Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

Ellens Gesang III, D. 839 "Ave Maria"

Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626: When I Am Laid in Earth ("Dido's Lament")

The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

Pavane pour une infante defunte