100 Essential Pieces of Classical Music: The Very Best of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and more, Including Symphonies, Concertos, Chamber Music, Violin, and Piano

Various Artists

• Released on 5/26/15 by Classical Expressions
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Classical

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

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Lorin Maazel, Conductor - Berlin Philharmonic, Orchestra

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

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Alexander Pitamic, Conductor - Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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3 Carmina Burana: I. O Fortuna

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Carl Orff, Composer - Franz Richter, Conductor - Radio Orchestra Berlin, Orchestra - Chorus of the Radio Orchestra Berlin, Ensemble

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4 Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 - "Für Elise"

Lincoln Mayorga 00:02:46

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Lincoln Mayorga, MainArtist

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5 Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy (Excerpt)

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Various Artists, MainArtist - PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Composer - Berlin Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Ferdinand Lang, Conductor

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6 Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Samuel Barber, Composer - Berlin Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Ferdinand Lang, Conductor

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7 Rodeo: Hoe-Down

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Charles Gerhardt, Conductor - Various Artists, MainArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Aaron Copland, Composer

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8 Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 - "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante

Dubravka Tomsic 00:07:40

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Anton Nanut, Conductor - Dubravka Tomsic, MainArtist - Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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9 William Tell Overture: Finale

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Gioachino Rossini, Composer - Berlin Symphonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Ferdinand Lang, Conductor

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10 Adagio in G Minor

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Philharmonia Slavonica, Orchestra - Tomaso Albinoni, Composer - Karl Brazda, Conductor

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

Dubravka Tomsic 00:06:35

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Dubravka Tomsic, MainArtist

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12 Also sprach Zarathustra: I. Introduction, or Sunrise

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Richard Strauss, Composer - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Fritz Reiner, Conductor

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13 The Flight of the Bumblebee

Serge Rachmaninoff 00:01:13

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer, MainArtist - Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Composer

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14 Boléro

Various Artists 00:15:49

Various Artists, MainArtist - Maurice Ravel, Composer - William Steinberg, Conductor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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15 Canon in D Major

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Johann Pachelbel, Composer - Libor Pesek, Conductor - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, Orchestra

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16 Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Edvard Grieg, Composer - Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Shardad Rohani, Conductor

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17 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49

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Various Artists, MainArtist - PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Composer - Anton Nanut, Conductor - Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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18 Concerto for 2 Violins, Strings and Continuo in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

Erick Friedman 00:06:00

Sir Malcolm Sargent, Conductor - Erick Friedman, MainArtist - Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Jascha Heifetz, MainArtist - New Symphony Orchestra , Orchestra

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19 Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: 44. Hallelujah

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Thomas Beecham, Conductor - Royal Philharmonic Chorus, Ensemble

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20 Pagliacci, Act I: "Recitar!...Vesti la giubba"

Jussi Björling 00:03:59

Renato Cellini, Conductor - Ruggero Leoncavallo, Composer - Jussi Björling, MainArtist - RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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21 Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: I. Allegro

Dubravka Tomsic 00:04:01

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Dubravka Tomsic, MainArtist

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22 Night on Bald Mountain

Various Artists 00:12:01

Various Artists, MainArtist - Modest Mussorgsky, Composer - Jirí Belohlávek, Conductor - Prague Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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23 Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune

Lincoln Mayorga 00:04:23

Claude Debussy, Composer - Lincoln Mayorga, MainArtist

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24 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IVb. Presto, "O Freunde" – Allegro molto assai, "Freude, schöner Götterfunken"

Magdalena Palocza 00:20:34

Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Philharmonia Slavonica, Orchestra - Eva Bandova, MainArtist - Josef Bacek, MainArtist - Peter Kottwald, MainArtist - Eugene Duvier, Conductor - Magdalena Palocza, MainArtist - Choir of the Bratislava State Opera, Ensemble

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25 Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato

Jascha Heifetz 00:11:01

Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Charles Munch, Conductor - Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra - Jascha Heifetz, MainArtist

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26 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

Klemens Schnorr 00:09:02

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Klemens Schnorr, MainArtist

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27 Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 - "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - William Steinberg, Conductor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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28 The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II, Scene 3: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen"

Rita Streich 00:04:02

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Rita Streich, MainArtist - Ferenc Fricsay, Conductor - Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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29 A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 21: Overture

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Felix Mendelssohn, Composer - Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Orchestra - George Szell, Conductor

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30 Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Act III: "Marie Theres!" - "Hab' mir's gelobt"

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf 00:06:03

Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestra - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor - Richard Strauss, Composer - Christa Ludwig, MainArtist - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, MainArtist - Teresa Stich-Randall, MainArtist

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31 Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Claude Debussy, Composer - Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestra - Erich Leinsdorf, Conductor

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32 The Marriage of Figaro: Overture

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Erich Kleiber, Conductor - Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra

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33 Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Ralph Vaughan Williams, Composer - William Steinberg, Conductor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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34 The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: 12d. Trepak

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Various Artists, MainArtist - PIOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY, Composer - Anton Nanut, Conductor - Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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35 Turandot, Act III: "Nessun dorma"

Jussi Björling 00:03:29

Giacomo Puccini, Composer - Jussi Björling, MainArtist - Erich Leinsdorf, Conductor - Rome Opera House Orchestra, Orchestra

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36 Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

Shardad Rohani 00:03:39

Pietro Mascagni, Composer - Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Shardad Rohani, MainArtist

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37 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Pierre Monteux, Conductor - French National Orchestra, Orchestra

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38 Funeral March of a Marionette

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Charles Gounod, Composer - Slovak Radio New Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra - Shardad Rohani, Conductor

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39 Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria Da Capo

Glenn Gould 00:02:12

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Glenn Gould, MainArtist

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40 Lohengrin, Act 1: Prelude

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Richard Wagner, Composer - Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Orchestra - Otto Von Rohr, Conductor

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41 Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Marko Munih, Conductor - Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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42 Ave verum corpus, K. 618

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Erno Seifriz, Conductor - Kammerphilharmonie Bodensee Oberschwaben, Orchestra - Oberschwaebischer Kammerchor, Ensemble

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43 Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Libor Pesek, Conductor - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra London, Orchestra

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44 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

Hyekyung Lee 00:02:16

Johann Sebastian Bach, Composer - Hyekyung Lee, MainArtist

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45 La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Rákóczi March

Philharmonic Symphony of London 00:03:19

Charles Gerhardt, Conductor - Hector Berlioz, Composer - Philharmonic Symphony of London, MainArtist

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46 Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Variation IX. Adagio - "Nimrod"

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Edward Elgar, Composer - William Steinberg, Conductor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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47 Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies irae

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Philharmonia Slavonica, Orchestra - Karl Brazda, Conductor - Chorus of the Philharmonia Slavonica, Ensemble

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48 Carmen Suite No. 1: Les Toréadors

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Various Artists, MainArtist - Georges Bizet, Composer - Marko Munih, Conductor - Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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49 Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: II. Andante sostenuto

Various Artists 00:09:20

Various Artists, MainArtist - Johannes Brahms, Composer - William Steinberg, Conductor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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

Various Artists 00:08:21

Various Artists, MainArtist - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - William Steinberg, Conductor - Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra

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About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 100 track(s)
• Total length: 10:04:18

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Various Composers
• Label: Classical Expressions
• Genre: Classical
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