The 100 Most Essential Pieces of Classical Music (Including selections from the 20th Century)

Album by William Bowles.

Release date: 2011-11-03

Tracks (50)

  1. Rossini: La scala di seta (The Silken Ladder) Opera: Overture
  2. Delibes: Coppelia (Ballet): Waltz, Act I, 2. Valse Lente
  3. Tchaikovsky: "Chanson Triste" from 12 Pieces, Op 40: No. 2
  4. Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11: Alla Marcia (March)
  5. Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite 1, Op 55: Solveig's Song
  6. Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana (Rustic Chivalry) Opera: Intermezzo
  7. Sinding: Rustle of Spring, Op. 32, No. 3 (Frühlingsrauschen)
  8. Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor (Opera): Overture
  9. Rachmaninoff: Prelude In G Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12
  10. Vaughan-Williams: Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
  11. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, Orchestral Suite: No. 4. "Jupiter" - the Bringer of Jollity
  12. Strauss: The Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314
  13. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor for piano and orchestra, Op. 18: No. 3. Allegro Scherzando
  14. Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, No. 2 Waltz: Moderato-Tempo di valse
  15. Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 11 in D-flat Major, S.139 "Harmonies du Soir"
  16. Brahms: Waltz In A Flat Major, Op 39, No. 15
  17. Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice (symphonic poem)
  18. Copland: Fanfare For The Common Man
  19. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade Symphonic Suite, Op. 35, Mvt. 3 The Young Prince And The Princess (Andantino quasi allegretto)
  20. Khachaturian: Spartacus Ballet Suite: Adagio
  21. Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: Tempo di minuetto
  22. Holst: The Planets, Op. 32, Orchestral Suite: No. 1 "Mars" - the Bringer of War
  23. Schubert: Six moments musicaux, D 780 (Op. 94): No. 3 Allegro moderato in F minor
  24. Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
  25. Schubert: Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960: No. 3 Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
  26. Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique: (An Episode in the Life of an Artist), Op. 14: No. 2 "Un bal" (A Ball)
  27. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: Mvt. I Allegro con brio
  28. Chopin: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 55, No. 2
  29. Delibes: Lakmé (Opera): Act 1, Flower Duet
  30. Chopin: Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2
  31. Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours (Ballet) "La Gioconda"
  32. Chopin: Étude Op. 10, No. 12 in C minor
  33. Mozart: Serenade No. 13 for strings in G major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": Romance Andante
  34. Waldteufel: The Skater's Waltz, Op. 183
  35. Verdi: Aida (Opera): Triumphal March
  36. Chopin: Étude Op. 10, No. 4 in C-sharp minor
  37. Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11 No. 1 "Intermezzo"
  38. Delibes: Sylvia (Ballet): Act III, No. 20 Variation dansée (Pizzicati)
  39. Tchaikovsky: Les Saisons, Op. 37a No. 6 June: Barcarolle (G minor)
  40. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 1 in E major, Op. 8, RV 269 "La primavera" (Spring): Allegro
  41. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 "Jupiter" Allegro vivace (excerpt)
  42. Barber: Adagio For Strings, Op. 11
  43. Liszt: Nocturne In A Flat Major, Op 62, No. 3
  44. Wagner: Lohengrin (Opera): Prelude to Act III
  45. Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No.1, S.514
  46. Albinoni: Adagio in G minor
  47. Schumann: Fantasy Pieces, Op. 12, No. 3 "Warum?" (Why?) in D-flat major
  48. Vivaldi: The Four Seasons: Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "Summer" No. 1 Allegro non molto
  49. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C- Sharp Minor, S.244 No. 2
  50. Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Op. 30, No. 6: "Barcarolle"

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