100 Best Classics

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio  - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Ravel: Bolero, M. 81 (Excerpt)  - Kent Nagano

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia  - Sir Thomas Beecham

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, "La primavera": I. Allegro (from "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione", Op. 8, No. 1)  - Yehudi Menuhin

Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco  - Carlo Maria Giulini

Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat Major, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace)  - Barry Tuckwell

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Ode to Joy  - Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: Overture with Military Band, Op. 49, "1812 Overture"  - Mariss Jansons, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)  - Mariss Jansons

Orff: Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - O Fortuna  - Riccardo Muti

Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26  - Paavo Berglund

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Excerpt)  - Sir Simon Rattle

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2, Op. 64ter: I. The Montagues and Capulets (Excerpt)  - Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: I. March in D Major (Sung Version)  - Sir Andrew Davis

Clarke / Arr Defaye: Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary"  - Maurice André

Verdi: Aïda, Act 2 Scene 2: Gloria all'Egitto, ad Iside (Chorus) - Triumphal March  - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Strauss Sr., J.: Radetzky March, Op. 228  - Wiener Johann Strauss-Orchester

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, 'Moonlight': I. Adagio sostenuto  - Maria-João Pires

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino  - Jean-Pierre Rampal

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood (Allegretto pastorale) [Incidental Music]  - Paavo Järvi

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a  - Eugene Ormandy

Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio (Excerpt, Opening)  - Sir Simon Rattle

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo  - André Cluytens

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante  - Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks

Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air  - Sir Neville Marriner

Handel: Keyboard Suite in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Arr. for Orchestra)  - Alexander Briger

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 Violins and Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version)  - Sir Neville Marriner

Giazzotto: Adagio for Strings and Organ in G Minor, "Albinoni's Adagio" (Excerpt)  - Sir Neville Marriner

Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto  - Anne-Sophie Mutter

Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio  - Sabine Meyer

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto  - Philharmonia Orchestra

Elgar: Variations on a Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": IX. Nimrod (Adagio)  - London Symphony Orchestra

Mahler: Symphony No. 5: IV. Adagietto (Excerpt)  - New Philharmonia Orchestra

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers  - André Previn

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt)  - Yehudi Menuhin

Beethoven / Arr. Bates: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro  - Emil Gilels

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Larghetto)  - Martha Argerich

Saint-Saëns : Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le cygne  - Renaud Capuçon

Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation (Andante religioso)  - Renaud Capuçon

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297, "L'inverno": II. Largo (from "Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione", Op. 8, No. 4)  - Yehudi Menuhin

Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice, Wq. 41, Act 2: Ballet des ombres heureuses. Lent, très doux (Arr. for Violin & Piano)  - Renaud Capuçon

Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 1: 6. Waltz (Allegro. Tempo di valse)  - Philharmonia Orchestra

Rimsky Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35: II. The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening)  - Riccardo Muti

Vaughan Williams / Arr Greaves: Fantasia on Greensleeves  - Sinfonia of London

 Williams, J.: Schindler's List: No. 1, Main Theme  - Tasmin Little

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 2: No. 10, Scène (Moderato)  - André Previn

Bach, JS: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto  - Anne-Sophie Mutter

Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A-Flat Major, Op. 69 No. 1  - Samson François

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto  - Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss, J: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314  - Willi Boskovsky

Bellini: Norma, Act 1: "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus)  - Maria Callas

Puccini: Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca)  - Angela Gheorghiu

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro" (Lauretta)  - Angela Gheorghiu

Verdi: Nabucco, Act 3: "Va pensiero, sull`ali dorate" (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)  - Riccardo Muti

Puccini: Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Calaf, Chorus)  - Alain Lombard

Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann, Act 4: No. 13 "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour" (Nicklausse, Giulietta, Chorus)  - Sylvain Cambreling

Dvorák: Rusalka, Op. 114, B. 203, Act 1: "Mesicku na nebi hlubokém" (Rusalka)  - Stefan Soltesz

Delibes: Lakmé, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 2, Duetto, "Viens, Mallika, les lianes en fleurs ? Dôme épais, le jasmin" (Lakmé, Mallika)  - Mady Mesplé

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Là ci darem la mano" (Zerlina, Don Giovanni)  - Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2 Scene 8: No. 14, Arie, "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin)  - Natalie Dessay

Lehár: Die lustige Witwe, Act 3: "Lippen schweigen" (Hanna, Count Danilo)  - Diana Damrau

Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus)  - Sir Thomas Beecham

Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 1: "Ombra mai fu" (Serse)  - Jennifer Larmore

Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30, Act 3 Scene 1: No. 22, Aria, "Che farò senza Euridice?" (Orfeo)  - Riccardo Muti

Schubert: Ellens Gesang III, D. 839, Op. 52: No. 6 Ave Maria  - Barbara Bonney

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: Solveig's song (Solveig)  - Paavo Järvi

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: I. Moderato  - Leif Ove Andsnes

Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.  - Mikhail Pletnev

Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"  - François-René Duchâble

Schubert: 4 Impromptus D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major  - Maria João Pires

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 8 La fille aux cheveux de lin  - Samson François

Bach, JS: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo  - David Fray

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: II. Romance  - Yuri Egorov

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai  - Hélène Grimaud

Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor  - Nikolai Lugansky

Bach, JS: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria  - Daniel Barenboim

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato (Excerpt)  - London Symphony Orchestra

Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Andante très expressif)  - Kun Woo Paik

Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Book 6, Op. 67: No. 2 Allegro leggiero  - Alexandre Tharaud

Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei  - Martha Argerich

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev  - Alexis Weissenberg

Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: VI. June (Barcarolle). Andante cantabile  - Mikhail Pletnev

Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major (Poco allegro con affetto)  - Kun Woo Paik