101 Classics - The Best Loved Classical Melodies - CD

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Johann Strauss II

An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Waltz, Op. 314 (1867)

 

1. An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Beautiful Blue Danube), Op. 314

00:09:26

Emperor Waltz, Op. 437 (1889)

 

2. Kaiser Walzer (Emperor Waltz), Op. 437

00:11:15

Iosif Ivanovici

The Danube Waves (1880)

 

3. Valurile Dunarii (The Danube Waves)

00:05:27

Franz Lehár

 

4. Gold und Silber (Gold and Silver), Op. 79

00:08:37

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 TH 48 (1880)

 

5. Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48: II. Walzer

00:03:54

Emile Waldteufel

 

6. Les Patineurs, Op. 183, "The Skater's Waltz"

00:07:29

Juventino Rosas

Sobre las olas (1891)

 

7. Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)

00:06:13

Johann Strauss II

Rosen aus dem Suden, Op. 388 (1880)

 

8. Das Spitzentuch der Konigin: Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South), Op. 388

00:08:24

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a (1892)

 

9. The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: VIII. Waltz of the Flowers

00:06:50

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66 (1889)

 

10. The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act I: Waltz

00:04:41

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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (1875)

 

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso (Opening)

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Franz Schubert

4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935 (1827)

 

2. 4 Impromptus, Op. 142, D. 935: Impromptu No. 2 in A-Flat Major

00:07:13

Frédéric François Chopin

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 (1830)

 

3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance: Larghetto

00:11:39

Ludwig van Beethoven

 

4. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Fur Elise"

00:03:06

Johannes Brahms

16 Waltzes, Op. 39 (1865)

 

5. Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 15

00:01:20

Edvard Grieg

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16 (1868)

 

6. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

00:05:49

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words), Op. 62 (1844)

 

7. Lied ohne Worte (Song without Words) No. 30 in A Major, Op. 62, No. 6, "Fruhlingslied" (Spring Song)

00:02:17

Claude Achille Debussy

Suite bergamasque (1890)

 

8. Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune

00:04:14

Erik Satie

Gymnopédies (1888)

 

9. Gymnopedie No. 3

00:01:57

Frédéric François Chopin

24 Preludes, Op. 28 (1839)

 

10. 24 Preludes, Op. 28: Prelude No. 15 in D-Flat Major, "Raindrop"

00:05:48

Franz Liszt

Liebesträume, S. 541 (1850)

 

11. Liebestraume, S541/R211: No. 3. Nocturne in A-Flat Major

00:03:43

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 (1783)

 

12. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla Turca: Allegretto

00:03:41

Robert Schumann

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 (1845)

 

13. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso

00:14:04

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Carl Orff

Carmina Burana (1936)

 

1. Carmina Burana: Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (Fortune, Empress of the World): O Fortuna

00:02:39

Johann Sebastian Bach

Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 (1734)

 

2. Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: Part I: Jauchzet, frohlocket

00:07:13

George Frideric Handel

Messiah, HWV 56 (1741)

 

3. Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Hallelujah!

00:03:43

Johann Sebastian Bach

Mass in B Minor, BWV 232 (1749)

 

4. Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: Osanna in excelsis

00:02:50

George Frideric Handel

Messiah, HWV 56 (1741)

 

5. Messiah, HWV 56: Part I: For unto a child is born

00:04:01

Johann Sebastian Bach

Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 (1723)

 

6. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147: Chorale: Jesus bleibt meine Freude

00:03:22

Gregorio Allegri

 

7. Miserere

00:10:10

Johann Sebastian Bach

St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 (1727)

 

8. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244: Part II: Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder

00:06:28

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 (1791)

 

9. Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: Sequence No. 6: Lacrimosa dies illa

00:03:20

Richard Wagner

Tannhauser (1845)

 

10. Tannhauser, Act III: Begluckt darf nun dich, "Pilgrims' Chorus"

00:03:44

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

 

11. Ave verum corpus, K. 618

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Richard Wagner

Lohengrin (1848)

 

12. Lohengrin, Act III: Treulich gefuhrt ziehet dahin, "Bridal Chorus"

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Giuseppe Verdi

Nabucco (1842)

 

13. Nabucco, Act III: Va, pensiero, "Chorus of Hebrew Slaves"

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Remo Giazotto

Adagio in G Minor (attrib. to Albinoni) * (1945)

 

1. Adagio in G Minor (attrib. to Albinoni)

00:11:27

Johann Sebastian Bach

Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042 (1730)

 

2. Violin Concerto in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio

00:07:20

Georg Philipp Telemann

Trumpet Concerto in D Major, TWV 51:D7 (1714)

 

3. Trumpet Concerto in D Major, TWV 51:D7: I. Adagio

00:01:59

Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 2 (1722)

 

4. Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9, No. 2: II. Adagio

00:05:19

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488 (1786)

 

5. Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Adagio

00:06:24

Alessandro Marcello

Oboe Concerto in D Minor (1717)

 

6. Oboe Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio

00:04:15

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370 (1781)

 

7. Oboe Quartet in F Major, K. 370: II. Adagio

00:03:28

Max Bruch

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 (1868)

 

8. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio

00:08:05

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Klarinettenkonzert A-Dur, K. 622: 2. Adagio (Jenseits von Afrika) (1791)

 

9. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

00:07:16

Joaquín Rodrigo

Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)

 

10. Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

00:10:21

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216 (1775)

 

11. Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: II. Adagio

00:08:24

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George Frideric Handel

Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40 (arr. for oboe and orchestra) (1738)

 

1. Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu, "Largo"

00:03:42

Johann Sebastian Bach

Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 (1742)

 

2. Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo

00:02:50

George Frideric Handel

Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4, HWV 322 (1739)

 

3. Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4, HWV 322: III. Largo, e piano

00:02:38

Antonio Vivaldi

Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93

 

4. Chamber Concerto in D Major, RV 93: II. Largo

00:05:28

Arcangelo Corelli

Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op. 6, No. 3 (1712)

 

5. Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op. 6, No. 3: I. Largo

00:02:28

Johann Sebastian Bach

Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 (1731)

 

6. Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto

00:06:50

Antonio Vivaldi

Concerto per flautino in G Major, RV 443 (Orig. C Major)

 

7. Flautino Concerto in C Major, RV 443: II. Largo

00:04:09

George Frideric Handel

Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287 (1705)

 

8. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 287: III. Sarabande: Largo

00:03:12

Antonio Vivaldi

Concerto for Oboe and Violin in B-Flat Major, RV 548

 

9. Concerto for Oboe and Violin in B-Flat Major, RV 548: II. Largo

00:03:07

Antonin Dvořák

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World" (1893)

 

10. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo

00:11:58

Antonio Vivaldi

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter)

 

11. The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8, No. 4, RV 297, "L'inverno" (Winter): II. Largo

00:02:21

Frédéric François Chopin

Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (1829)

 

12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

00:09:23

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Georges Bizet

Carmen (1874)

 

1. Carmen, Act I: Prelude

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Giacomo Puccini

Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro (Zimmer mit Aussicht)

 

2. Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

00:02:18

Georges Bizet

Carmen (1874)

 

3. Carmen, Act II: Couplets: Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre

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Pietro Mascagni

Cavalleria rusticana (1890)

 

4. Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo

00:03:39

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 (1791)

 

5. Die Zauberflote (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act II: Der Holle Rache … (Queen of the Night)

00:02:50

Giuseppe Verdi

La traviata (1853)

 

6. La traviata, Act I: Brindisi: Libiamo ne'lieti calici, "Drinking Song"

00:02:55

Giacomo Puccini

Turandot (1926)

 

7. Turandot, Act III Scene 1: Nessun dorma

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Tosca (1895)

 

8. Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle

00:03:09

George Frideric Handel

Rinaldo, HWV 7b (1711)

 

9. Rinaldo, Act II Scene 4: Aria, Lascia ch'io pianga

00:03:46

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492 (1786)

 

10. Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture

00:03:59

Giacomo Puccini

Madama Butterfly, Act II (1904)

 

11. Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo

00:04:36

Georges Bizet

Les pecheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) (1863)

 

12. Les pecheurs de perles, Act I: Au fond du temple saint

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Gioacchino Rossini

Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) (1816)

 

13. Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Act I: Largo al factotum

00:04:34

Giuseppe Verdi

Aida (1871)

 

14. Aida, Act II: Triumph March - Gloria all'Egitto

00:07:20

Rigoletto (1851)

 

15. Rigoletto, Act III: La donna e mobile

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Giacomo Puccini

La boheme (1896)

 

16. La Boheme, Act I: Si. Mi chiamo Mimi

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George Frideric Handel

Solomon, HWV 67 (1748)

 

1. Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

00:03:24

Johann Sebastian Bach

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 (1731)

 

2. Overture (Suite) No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air, "Air on the G String"

00:05:55

Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067 (1739)

 

3. Overture (Suite) No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie

00:01:24

Antonio Vivaldi

The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring)

 

4. The 4 Seasons: Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 1, RV 269, "La primavera" (Spring): I. Allegro

00:03:30

George Frideric Handel

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (1749)

 

5. Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La rejouissance

00:03:29

Johann Sebastian Bach

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 (1708)

 

6. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

00:02:55

Franz Joseph Haydn

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob.VIIe:1 (1796)

 

7. Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob.VIIe:1: III. Finale: Allegro

00:04:28

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan" (1785)

 

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

00:06:43

Ludwig van Beethoven

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 (1808)

 

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

00:06:53

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (1787)

 

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

00:05:49

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

Orfeo ed Euridice (1762)

 

11. Orfeo ed Euridice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

00:06:05

Johann Pachelbel

Canon and Gigue in D Major

 

12. Canon in D Major

00:04:44

Ludwig van Beethoven

Violinromanze Nr. 2 F-Dur, Op. 50 (1798)

 

13. Romance No. 2 in G Major, Op. 50

00:09:49

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Edvard Grieg

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (1875)

 

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

00:03:52

Franz Schubert

 

2. Ellens Gesang III (Ave Maria!), Op. 52, No. 6, D. 839, "Hymne an die Jungfrau" (arr. P. Breiner)

00:06:47

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" (1787)

 

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

00:06:03

Luigi Boccherini

String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5, G. 275 (1771)

 

4. String Quintet in E Major, G. 275: III. Minuetto

00:03:26

Benjamin Godard

Jocelyn Suite, Op. 100 (1888)

 

5. Jocelyn, Suite No. 2: Berceuse

00:05:27

Johannes Brahms

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 (orch. M. Schmeling) (1880)

 

6. 21 Hungarian Dance, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor (arr. Schmeling for orchestra)

00:02:15

Richard Strauss

Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176 (1896)

 

7. Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: Introduction

00:01:49

Sir Edward Elgar

5 Military Marches, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance" (1901)

 

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

00:06:01

Edvard Grieg

Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65 (arr. for orchestra) (1896)

 

9. Lyric Pieces, Book 8, Op. 65: No. 6. Wedding-Day at Troldhaugen (arr. for orchestra)

00:05:55

Franz Schubert

3 Marches militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. P. Breiner) (1818)

 

10. 3 Marches Militaires, Op. 51, D. 733: No. 1 in D Major (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)

00:04:56

Edvard Grieg

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 (1875)

 

11. Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

00:02:35

2 Elegiac Melodies, Op.34 (1880)

 

12. 2 Elegaic Melodies, Op. 34: II. Varen (Last Spring)

00:04:15

Bedrich Smetana

Ma vlast (My Fatherland) (1879)

 

13. Ma vlast (My Fatherland): No. 2. Vltava (Moldau)

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