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The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever

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Released: Mar 2013
Label: Decca
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    Adagio for Strings, Op.11
    Adagio for Strings, Op.11
    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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    7:56
    1. Allegro con brio
    1. Allegro con brio
    Wiener Philharmoniker
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    3:57
    No. 1 Andante con moto
    No. 1 Andante con moto
    Zoltán Kocsis
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    5:08
    The Ride of the Valkyries
    The Ride of the Valkyries
    London Symphony Orchestra
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    4:10
    9. Nimrod (Adagio)
    9. Nimrod (Adagio)
    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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    4:31
    Canon In D
    Canon In D
    Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
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    5:50
    3. Clair de lune
    3. Clair de lune
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    2:59
    Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"
    Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise"
    Vladimir Ashkenazy
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    4:17
    Prelude to Act 4 (Morning mood)
    Prelude to Act 4 (Morning mood)
    San Francisco Symphony
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    3:11
    No.1
    No.1
    Pascal Rogé
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    4:57
    Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 - Arr. by Liszt fr...
    Liebestraum No.3 in A flat, S.541 No.3 - Arr. by Liszt from: O lieb, so lang du lieben kannst, S.298
    Jorge Bolet
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    3:27
    Toccata
    Toccata
    Daniel Chorzempa
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    2:54
    No.10 Scène (Moderato)
    No.10 Scène (Moderato)
    The National Philharmonic Orchestra
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    4:49
    Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2
    Nocturne No.2 in E flat, Op.9 No.2
    Claudio Arrau
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    7:13
    No.2 in G minor, op.79/2
    No.2 in G minor, op.79/2
    Wilhelm Kempff
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    1:48
    Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
    Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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    1:38
    Theme (Andante)
    Theme (Andante)
    Philharmonia Orchestra
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    6:06
    Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
    Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais (Flower Duet)
    Dame Joan Sutherland
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    7:57
    An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314
    An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314
    Wiener Staatsopernchor
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    5:55
    Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258)
    Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258)
    The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
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    1:20
    The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
    The Flight of the Bumble-Bee
    Philharmonia Orchestra
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    5:17
    Conclusion (shorter excerpt)
    Conclusion (shorter excerpt)
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
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    3:45
    4. Pie Jesu
    4. Pie Jesu
    Kiri Te Kanawa
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    Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
    Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
    Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
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    3:36
    5. Air
    5. Air
    Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
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    8:17
    Pavane, Op.50
    Pavane, Op.50
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    10:42
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Timothy Hutchins
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    3:08
    "La donna è mobile"
    "La donna è mobile"
    Plácido Domingo
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    6:38
    Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
    Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
    Martin Haselböck
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    6:36
    "Pomp and Circumstance," Op.39: March, No.1 in D
    "Pomp and Circumstance," Op.39: March, No.1 in D
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    4:52
    "Lascia ch'io pianga"
    "Lascia ch'io pianga"
    Bernadette Greevy
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    11:18
    Miserere
    Miserere
    Saul Quirke
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    3:10
    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
    The English Concert
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    4:40
    2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
    2. Introduzione (Adagio molto)
    Radu Lupu
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    1. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)
    1. Allegro (Ballo, e canto de' villanelli)
    Alan Loveday
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    1. Allegro
    1. Allegro
    Alan Loveday
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    4:39
    3. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
    3. Allegro (Danza pastorale)
    Alan Loveday
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    3:53
    Aria
    Aria
    András Schiff
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    2:01
    Einleitung
    Einleitung
    Wiener Philharmoniker
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    2:41
    La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (from 24 Preludes)
    La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin (from 24 Preludes)
    Albrecht Mayer
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    6:30
    No.5 Cavatina: "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile"
    No.5 Cavatina: "Una voce poco fa" - "Io sono docile"
    Dame Joan Sutherland
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    2:38
    "In trutina"
    "In trutina"
    Lynne Dawson
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    7:19
    4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    5:13
    3. Allegro
    3. Allegro
    I Musici
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    2:55
    6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
    6. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
    Pascal Rogé
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    2:30
    In the hall of the mountain king
    In the hall of the mountain king
    San Francisco Symphony
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    5:34
    Meditation from Thais
    Meditation from Thais
    Nicola Benedetti
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    7:25
    Overture (Sinfonia)
    Overture (Sinfonia)
    London Symphony Orchestra
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    4:02
    Valse romantique (L. 71)
    Valse romantique (L. 71)
    Jean-Yves Thibaudet
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    4:12
    3. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
    3. Sequentia: Lacrimosa
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
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    1. Allegro
    1. Allegro
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    2. Romance (Andante)
    2. Romance (Andante)
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    4. Rondo (Allegro)
    4. Rondo (Allegro)
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K331 (Third Movement - Ron...
    Piano Sonata No.11 in A major, K331 (Third Movement - Rondo alla turca)
    Allan Schiller
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    42. Chorus: "Hallelujah"
    42. Chorus: "Hallelujah"
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    2:12
    Hungarian Dance No.5 in G minor
    Hungarian Dance No.5 in G minor
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    3:46
    2. Habanera
    2. Habanera
    Alexandre Lagoya
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    2. Air
    2. Air
    Münchener Bach-Orchester
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    3:58
    Overture
    Overture
    London Philharmonic Orchestra
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    6:10
    Jesu joy of man's desiring
    Jesu joy of man's desiring
    Kirsten Flagstad
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    3:03
    2. Tuba mirum
    2. Tuba mirum
    Martti Talvela
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    2:43
    2. Dies irae
    2. Dies irae
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    6:43
    Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72, No.2
    Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72, No.2
    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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    5:58
    Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
    Vocalise, Op.34, No.14
    Vladimir Ashkenazy
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    11:07
    2. Largo
    2. Largo
    Wiener Philharmoniker
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    6:10
    1. Adagio sostenuto
    1. Adagio sostenuto
    Vladimir Ashkenazy
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    5:47
    Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839
    Ave Maria, "Ellens Gesang III", D839
    Elly Ameling
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    4:48
    When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament)
    When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament)
    Elin Manahan Thomas
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    8:22
    2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    2. Venus, the Bringer of Peace
    Wiener Philharmoniker
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    9:35
    1. Molto allegro
    1. Molto allegro
    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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    5:55
    Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
    Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
    Albrecht Mayer
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    4:35
    1. Moderato
    1. Moderato
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    8:10
    No.4 in A flat: Allegretto
    No.4 in A flat: Allegretto
    Mitsuko Uchida
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    3:13
    19. Balcony scene
    19. Balcony scene
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    13:51
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Rhapsody in Blue
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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    3:00
    Nessun Dorma!
    Nessun Dorma!
    Luciano Pavarotti
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    4:20
    Et resurrexit
    Et resurrexit
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    7:44
    2. Allegretto
    2. Allegretto
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    13:03
    1. Allegro non troppo
    1. Allegro non troppo
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    15:28
    The Lark Ascending
    The Lark Ascending
    Iona Brown
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    11:33
    2. Adagio
    2. Adagio
    Pepe Romero
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    4:54
    Sospiri, Op.70
    Sospiri, Op.70
    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
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    2:07
    Aquarium
    Aquarium
    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
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    4. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
    4. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)
    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
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    2:54
    "O mio babbino caro"
    "O mio babbino caro"
    Renée Fleming
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    5:38
    No. 1 - Lent
    No. 1 - Lent
    Reinbert de Leeuw
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    3:18
    12. Alla Hornpipe
    12. Alla Hornpipe
    Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
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    10:46
    The Hebrides, Op.26 (Fingal's Cave)
    The Hebrides, Op.26 (Fingal's Cave)
    Berliner Philharmoniker
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    2:51
    1. Prélude
    1. Prélude
    Pierre Fournier
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    3:53
    "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?"
    "Help, Lord! Wilt Thou quite destroy us?"
    Edinburgh Festival Chorus
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    5:20
    3. Adagio
    3. Adagio
    Julian Lloyd Webber
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    3:14
    Le Cygne
    Le Cygne
    Anne Martindale Williams
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    3:01
    3. Youth (Romance)
    3. Youth (Romance)
    Erez Ofer
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    13:41
    Polovtsian Dances and Chorus
    Polovtsian Dances and Chorus
    London Symphony Chorus
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    5:40
    13. Dance of the knights
    13. Dance of the knights
    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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    5:10
    3. La Campanella
    3. La Campanella
    Jorge Bolet
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    5:06
    Polonaise in C, Op.89
    Polonaise in C, Op.89
    Julius Katchen
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    2:49
    Ave Maria
    Ave Maria
    José Carreras
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    4:14
    Music For A While, Z583
    Music For A While, Z583
    Andreas Scholl
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    4:04
    Panis Angelicus
    Panis Angelicus
    Luciano Pavarotti
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    Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 - Choral Version
    Ouverture solennelle "1812", Op. 49 - Choral Version
    St.Petersburg Chamber Choir
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