101 Essential Classics

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Probably this: http://www.worldcat.org/title/101-essential-classics-the-ultimate-classical-collection/oclc/49589929
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1Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: Allegro non troppo
piano:
Jenő Jandó (pianist)
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
András Ligeti (violinist and conductor)
partial recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1888 version, most often performed)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1874-11 until 1875-02)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23 (1888 version, most often performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (1879 version, rarely performed)
revision of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Andante non troppo e molto maestoso (original 1874/75 version, rarely performed)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2.58:57
2A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Spring Song
Felix Mendelssohn2:41
3Rondo alla turcaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:34
4Tritsch Tratsch Polka
recording of:
Tritsch–Tratsch Polka, op. 214
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (until 1858)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 214)
Johann Strauss II2:40
5Swan Lake: Dance of the SwansПётр Ильич Чайковский1:31
6Flight of the Bumblebee
recording of:
Flight of the Bumblebee (Rimski‐Korsakov work, catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer)
publisher:
Domaine public (refers to works that are in the public domain)
arrangement of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков1:12
7Kinderszenen, op. 15: Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 1. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
part of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15
Robert Schumann1:26
8Overture of 1812
recording of:
The Year 1812, Festival Overture in E-flat major, op. 49
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1882-08-20)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (from 1880-09 until 1880-11)
part of:
The Tchaikovsky Handbook (number: TH 49), Thematic and Bibliographical Catalogue of P. I. Čajkovskij's Works (number: ČW 46) and Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 49)
is based on:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
quotes music from:
Troparion of the Holy Cross
quotes music from:
La Marseillaise (national anthem of France)
quotes music from:
Боже, Царя храни! (God Save the Tsar!)
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:25
9Album für die Jugend - Fröhlicher LandmannRobert Schumann0:40
10Swan Lake: Waltz
Пётр Ильич Чайковский6:51
11Peer Gynt: Morning
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
Edvard Grieg3:30
12Waltz in D-flat
Frédéric Chopin1:50
13Blue Danube
recording of:
An der schönen blauen Donau, op. 314 (On the Beautiful Blue Danube, op. 314)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1867-02-15)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1866)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 314)
Johann Strauss II3:22
14Sonata Facile
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 16 in C major, K. 545 "Sonata facile"
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1788)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 71), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 545), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 545) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 545)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:03
15Romeo and Juliet Love Theme
Пётр Ильич Чайковский3:09
16String Quartet in E
Luigi Boccherini3:34
17Gymnopédie
Erik Satie3:23
18Ave Maria
organ:
Jean-Louis Gil
trumpet:
André Bernard (trumpet player and conductor)
recording of:
Ave Maria (catch-all for arrangements of the Bach / Gounod work)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) and Charles Gounod (French composer)
publisher:
Lam Larghetto Music (from 1993 to present)
arrangement of:
Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod)
Bach / Gounod5:22
19Clair de Lune
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 3)
part of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 (for piano)
Claude Debussy5:07
20Ständchen
Franz Schubert3:17
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1Carmen: Prélude
recording of:
Carmen : Prélude
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
librettist:
Ludovic Halévy (French librettist) and Henri Meilhac
part of:
Carmen (Italian lyrics)
part of:
Carmen (German translation, Julius Hopp)
part of:
Carmen (english lyrics, David Parry)
part of:
Carmen, WD 31 (opera by Georges Bizet)
Georges Bizet1:24
2Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro
recording of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“: I. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1787)
part of:
Serenade no. 13 for Strings in G major, K. 525 „Eine kleine Nachtmusik“
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:40
3Four Seasons - Spring: Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi3:25
4Orchestral Suite no. 2: Menuett & Badinerie
Johann Sebastian Bach2:55
5Für Elise
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven3:17
6Orchestral Suite no. 3: Air on a G String
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
Johann Sebastian Bach4:29
7Eugene Onegin: Polonaise
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:44
8Toccata in D minor
recording of:
Toccata und Fuge d-Moll, BWV 565 (Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (first edition, 1950, BWV¹) (number: BWV 565) and Bach Compendium (number: BC J 37)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:45
9A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March
recording of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61: 9. Hochzeitsmarsch. Allegro vivace (A Midsummer Night’s Dream, op. 61: no. 9. Wedding March: Allegro vivace)
composer:
Felix Mendelssohn (composer) (in 1842)
part of:
Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 61 (A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61)
Felix Mendelssohn4:50
10Light Cavalry Overture
recording of:
Leichte Kavallerie: Ouvertüre (Light Cavalry: Overture)
composer:
Franz von Suppé (Franz von Suppè, composer)
part of:
Leichte Kavallerie (Light Cavalry)
Franz von Suppé6:59
11Radetzsky March
recording of:
Radetzky‐Marsch, op. 228 (Radetzky March, op. 228)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss I, Baptist, Vater, Johann Strauss I, Sr., the Elder, the Father) (in 1848)
dedicated to:
Joseph Radetzky von Radetz
premiered at:
Wasserglacis in Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1848-08-31)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Sr. by opus number (number: op. 228)
Johann Strauss I2:57
12Menuet
Ludwig van Beethoven2:29
13Wand of Youth
Sir Edward Elgar2:25
14Sonata in G, op. 1
Georg Friedrich Händel1:49
15Meditation de Thais
recording of:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet5:18
16Scheherazade Suite 1001
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков3:37
17Carnival of the Animals: The Swan
recording of:
Le Carnaval des animaux: XIII. Le Cygne (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer)
arrangement of:
Le Carnaval des animaux : XIII. Le Cygne (The Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan, two pianos and cello)
part of:
Le Carnaval des animaux (catch-all for arrangements)
Camille Saint‐Saëns2:46
18Moment Musical
Franz Schubert1:43
19Sleeping Beauty: Waltz
Пётр Ильич Чайковский4:14
20Swan Lake: Waltz
Пётр Ильич Чайковский1:35
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1Adagio in G minor
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni9:46
2Brandenburg Concerto no. 1, BWV 1046: Allegro
partial recording of:
Brandenburgisches Konzert Nr. 1 F-Dur, BWV 1046 (Brandenburg Concerto no. 1 in F major, BWV 1046)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
dedicated to:
Christian Ludwig (Margrave of Brandenburg)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 1046)
version of:
Sinfonia in F major, BWV 1046a (formerly BWV 1071)
part of:
Six concerts avec plusieurs instruments (Brandenburg Concertos, Brandenburg concertos)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:52
3Pathétique Sonata in C minor, op. 13: II. Adagio cantabileLudwig van Beethoven5:00
4Carmen Suite: 1. Les Toreadors
recording of:
Carmen Suite no. 1: VI. Les Toréadors. Allegro giocoso (theme from Carmen: Prelude to Act I and Carmen: Act IV. « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! »)
composer:
Georges Bizet (French composer)
is based on:
Carmen : Acte IV. No. 26 « Les voici ! Voici la quadrille ! » (Chœur, les gamins, Escamillo, Carmen, Frasquita, Mercédès)
is based on:
Carmen : Prélude
part of:
Carmen Suite no. 1
Georges Bizet2:20
5Cradle Song (Wiegenlied)
Johannes Brahms1:46
6Hungarian Dance
orchestra:
Berliner Symphoniker (known as Symphonisches Orchester Berlin since 1967, renamed Berliner Symphoniker in 1990), Festivalový orchestr Praha (Prague Festival Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Orchestre Symphonique de Dresde (Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra) and Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Julian Armstrong (conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Cesare Cantieri (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Edvard Kronau (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alfred Scholz and Pavel Urbanek (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
performer:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1: No. 5 in G minor (Allegro) (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
21 Hungarian Dances for Orchestra, WoO 1 (catch-all for unknown and one-off orchestrations)
recording of:
Hungarian Dance no. 5 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
arrangement of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in G minor: Allegro - Vivace (Hungarian Dance No. 5, orch. Schmeling)
orchestrator:
Martin Schmeling
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer)
publisher:
Breitkopf & Härtel
orchestration of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
part of:
Hungarian Dances for orchestra (Schmeling orchestration)
recording of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1, No. 5 in F-sharp minor: Allegro – Vivace
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (from 1858 until 1868)
part of:
Hungarian Dances for piano, 4 hands, WoO 1, Book 1
Johannes Brahms2:23
7Waltz in a major, op. 39 no. 15
piano:
Evelyne Dubourg (pianist)
recording of:
Walzer, op. 39: Nr. 15 As-dur (Zu zwei Händen; for piano two hands)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1865)
arrangement of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
version of:
16 Waltzes, op. 39: No. 15 in A-flat major (for piano four hands)
part of:
16 Walzer, op. 39 (16 Waltzes, op. 39, Zu zwei Händen)
Johannes Brahms1:23
8Nocturne in E-flat, op. 39
Frédéric Chopin4:44
9Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
partial recording of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“: II. Largo (Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”: II. Largo)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1893-01-10 until 1893-05-24)
part of:
Symfonie č. 9 e moll, op. 95 „Z Nového světa“ (Symphony no. 9 in E minor, op. 95 “From the New World”)
Antonín Dvořák2:29
10Album Leaf
Edvard Grieg2:03
11Divertimo: Presto
Joseph Haydn2:26
12Hungarian Rhapsody
Franz Liszt5:00
13Figaro Overture
orchestra:
Deutsches Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin (aka RIAS‐Symphonie‐Orchester, 1946–1956 / Radio‐Symphonie‐Orchester Berlin, 1956–1993)
conductor:
Roberto Paternostro (Austrian conductor)
recording of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Sinfonia
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1786)
part of:
Die Hochzeit des Figaro (German translation)
part of:
Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 (The Marriage of Figaro, K 492)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:12
14German Dance "Sleighride"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:06
15Barber of Seville: Overture
recording of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia: Sinfonia
composer:
Gioachino Rossini (composer)
librettist:
Cesare Sterbini
part of:
Der Barbier von Sevilla (german lyrics)
part of:
Il barbiere di Siviglia
part of:
Le Barbier de Séville (french lyrics)
part of:
The Barber of Seville (english lyrics)
Gioachino Rossini5:21
16Sicilienne
Robert Schumann1:57
17Faust: Adagio
recording of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet II. Adagio
composer:
Charles Gounod (French composer)
part of:
Faust : Acte V. Ballet (La Nuit de Walpurgis)
Charles‐François Gounod2:33
18Suite no. 1: Marche Miniature
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:46
19Liebestraum no. 3 in A-flat major
Franz Liszt4:13
20Serenata Notturna: Marcia. MaestosoWolfgang Amadeus Mozart2:22
21Tannhäuser: Overture
recording of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70: Ouvertüre
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1843 until 1845-04-13)
part of:
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, WWV 70
part of:
Tannhäuser: Ouverture and Venusberg Music (ouverture and venusberg music (Act 1, scene 1) from Tannhäuser by Wagner)
Richard Wagner3:35
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1Sylphides: Prelude
Frédéric Chopin2:14
2Sonata no. 8
Arcangelo Corelli3:47
3Coppélia Valse
Léo Delibes2:04
4El amor brujo
partial recording of:
El amor brujo (for symphony orchestra)
composer:
Manuel de Falla (Spanish composer)
premiered at:
Le Trianon in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1925-05-22)
revision of:
El amor brujo (original 1915 version)
Manuel de Falla4:25
5Spanish Dance
Manuel de Falla3:44
6Messiah Sinfonia
Georg Friedrich Händel3:10
7Sabre Dance
recording of:
Sabre Dance, from the ballet Gayaneh (catch-all for unknown versions)
composer:
Aram Khachaturian (Soviet-Armenian composer) (in 1942)
arrangement of:
Gayaneh: Act III, Scene VII (Expiation). Sabre Dance
Արամ Խաչատրյան2:32
8Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Simfonični orkester RTV Slovenija (RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra)
conductor:
András Kórodi (conductor) and Anton Nanut (conductor)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:29
9Masonic Funeral Music
recording of:
Maurerische Trauermusik für Orchester c-Moll, K. 479a/477 (Masonic Funeral Music for Orchestra in C minor, K. 479a/477)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1785)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 477), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 477) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 479a)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:47
10Concierto di Aranjuez
recording of:
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1939)
part of:
Concierto de Aranjuez
Joaquín Rodrigo11:16
11Fantasque: March
Gioachino Rossini1:24
12Annen Polka
recording of:
Annen‐Polka, op. 117
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1852-07-24)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1852)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 117)
Johann Strauss II2:59
13Nutcracker Suite: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
Пётр Ильич Чайковский2:30
14Mandolin Concerto in C: Allegro
Antonio Vivaldi2:19
15Rustle of Spring
Christian Sinding2:56
16Minute Waltz
recording of:
Waltz no. 6 in D‐flat major, op. 64 no. 1 “Minute Waltz”
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1846 until 1847)
part of:
Waltzes, op. 64
Frédéric Chopin1:59
17Trumpet Voluntary
recording of:
The Prince of Denmark’s March (erroneously called “Trumpet Voluntary”)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist) (in 1700)
Jeremiah Clarke2:54
18Berceuse
Gabriel Fauré2:58
19Voices of Spring
recording of:
Frühlingsstimmen, op. 410 (Voices of Spring)
composer:
Johann Strauss (Johann Strauss II, Austro-German composer, „Walzerkönig“, Johann Strauss II, Sohn, Jr., the Younger, the Son) (in 1882)
part of:
Works of Johann Strauss Jr. by opus number (number: op. 410)
Johann Strauss II3:12
20Ride of the Valkyries
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner5:49
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