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100 Greatest Classical Songs
A definitive collection of the most well-known and universally loved classical pieces.
98 songs (9 hours and 48 minutes) curated by Amazon's Music Experts
1 | Serenade No. 13, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro Vienna Mozart Orchestra & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - MOZART: In Vienna | 5:37 | ||||
2 | Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, No. 1, Spring: I. Allegro Nigel Kennedy & Antonio Vivaldi - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons | 3:07 | ||||
3 | Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35 - 3. Waltz Of The Flowers Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites (Swan Lake; The Sleeping Beauty; The Nutcraker) | 6:45 | ||||
4 | Puccini: Turandot / Act 3 - "Nessun dorma!" Luciano Pavarotti, The John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta & Giacomo Puccini - Luciano Pavarotti - The Best | 3:00 | ||||
5 | Die Walküre, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (arr. L. Stokowski): Die Walkure, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries (ed. H. Zumpe, L. Stokowski) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra - Wagner: Symphonic Syntheses by Stokowski | 5:38 | ||||
6 | Romeo And Juliet Op. 64, Act I: Dance Of The Knights André Previn - Prokofiev: Romeo And Juliet | 5:41 | ||||
7 | Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67 - 1. Allegro con brio (Live At Deutsches Museum, Munich / 1976) Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leonard Bernstein & Ludwig van Beethoven - Beethoven: The Amnesty International Concert; Symphonies Nos.7 & 9; Overtures; String Quartet Arr.; Missa solemnis | 8:05 | ||||
8 | Jenkins: Palladio - 1. Allegretto (arr. for Strings Orchestra) Karl Jenkins, Carmine Lauri, David Alberman & London Symphony Orchestra - Quirk | 3:46 | ||||
9 | Carmen, Act 1: "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle" (Carmen, Chorus) [Habanera] Maria Callas - Pure - Maria Callas | 4:29 | ||||
10 | J. Strauss II: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 Wiener Philharmoniker & Willi Boskovsky - The Ultimate Strauss Album | 9:11 | ||||
11 | Gabriel's Oboe Ennio Morricone - The Mission: Music From The Motion Picture | 2:14 | ||||
12 | Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125 - Le Cygne Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich & Nelson Freire - Martha Argerich - The Collection 4 - Complete Philips Recordings | 3:10 | ||||
13 | Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L.75 - 3. Clair de lune Pascal Rogé - Debussy: Clair de Lune & Other Piano Works | 5:30 | ||||
14 | Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 - Variation 18 Tamás Vásáry, London Symphony Orchestra & Yuri Ahronovitch - Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies & Piano Concertos (Collectors Edition) | 3:18 | ||||
15 | Delibes: Lakmé / Act 1 - "Viens, Mallika, ... Dôme épais" Dame Joan Sutherland, Jane Berbié, Orchestre National de l'Opéra de Monte-Carlo & Richard Bonynge - Delibes: Lakmé | 5:58 | ||||
16 | J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No.3 in D Major, BWV 1068 - 2. Air Münchener Bach-Orchester, Karl Richter & Johann Sebastian Bach - Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos; 4 Ouvertures; Tripel Concerto BWV 1044 | 5:44 | ||||
17 | String Quintet in E Major, G. 275: III. Minuetto György Éder - Takako Nishizaki Plays Suzuki Evergreens, Vol. 1 | 3:31 | ||||
18 | Messiah, HWV 56: Part II: Chorus: Hallelujah Henry Jenkinson - A Guided Tour of the Baroque Era, Vol. 7 | 4:03 | ||||
19 | III. Finale: Allegro Jürgen Schuster - Haydn, J.: Trumpet Concerto / Horn Concerto No. 1 / Keyboard Concerto in D Major / Double Concerto in F Major (Bruhl) | 4:39 | ||||
20 | Rossini: William Tell - Overture Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner - Rossini: Complete Overtures | 11:06 | ||||
21 | Also Sprach Zarathustra (From "2001: A Space Odyssey") The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra - 100 Greatest Film Themes | 1:50 | ||||
22 | La traviata, Act 1 Scene 2: No. 2b, Brindisi, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" (Alfredo, Violetta, Chorus) Roberto Alagna - L'enchanteur | 2:57 | ||||
23 | Orff: Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi - 1. O Fortuna Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin & Carl Orff - Orff: Carmina Burana | 2:35 | ||||
24 | Main Theme (From "Jurassic Park") John Williams - John Williams - Greatest Hits 1969-1999 | 5:29 | ||||
25 | Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 Royal Scottish National Orchestra - Barber (Eternal) | 7:47 | ||||
26 | Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana - Intermezzo sinfonico Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Sinopoli - Mascagni: Cavalleria Rusticana | 4:16 | ||||
27 | Massenet: Meditation - Méditation from Thaïs Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding & Jules Massenet - The 101 Most Essential Classical Music Pieces Ever | 5:34 | ||||
28 | Chopin : Nocturne No.2 In E Flat Major Op.9 No.2 Elisabeth Leonskaja & Frédéric Chopin - Chopin : Nocturnes [Complete] - APEX | 5:04 | ||||
29 | I Giorni Ludovico Einaudi - Islands - Essential Einaudi | 6:51 | ||||
30 | Schubert: Ave Maria "Ellens Gesang III", D. 839 Renée Fleming & Christoph Eschenbach - Schubert: Lieder - Ave Maria; Die Forelle; Heidenröslein; Gretchen am Spinnrade; Der Tod und das Mädchen | 7:59 | ||||
31 | O mio babbino caro from Gianni Schicchi Kiri Te Kanawa - Greatest Hits - Puccini | 2:26 | ||||
32 | Variations on an Original Theme, Op.36 'Enigma': IX. Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle - Elgar: Orchestral Works | 4:25 | ||||
33 | The John Dunbar Theme (film version) John Barry - Dances With Wolves - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | 2:21 | ||||
34 | Boléro - Tempo Di Bolero Moderato Assai London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Maurice Ravel - Ravel: Complete Orchestral Works | 14:24 | ||||
35 | Bizet: Carmen - Prélude Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan - Bizet: Carmen - Highlights | 3:36 | ||||
36 | Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 - Overture London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart 50, The Very Best Of Classical Music | 3:53 | ||||
37 | Bruch : Violin Concerto No.1 In G Minor Op.26 : III Finale - Allegro Energico Maxim Vengerov - Bruch & Mendelssohn : Violin Concertos | 7:34 | ||||
38 | Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 - 4. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal & Charles Dutoit - Holst: The Planets | 7:57 | ||||
39 | Le sacre du printemps, Pt. 1: L'adoration de la Terre - 1. Introduction, Lento - Più mosso - 2. Les augures printaniers - Danses des adolescentes, Tempo giusto - 3. Jeu du rapt, Presto Sir Simon Rattle - Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Petrushka, The Firebird & Apollo | 5:02 | ||||
40 | Dvorák: Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95, B. 178 "From The New World" - 2. Largo Wiener Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan - Dvorák: Symphony No.9 , Op.95, B. 178 "From the New World" / Smetana: The Moldau | 12:26 | ||||
41 | Piazzolla: Libertango - orchestrated by Luis Enriques Bacalov Hèctor Ulises Passarella, Luis Bacalov, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia & Myung Whun Chung - Bacalov: Misa Tango; Tangosaín / Piazzolla: Adiós Nonino; Libertango | 5:42 | ||||
42 | Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio Daniel Barenboim, John Williams, English Chamber Orchestra & James Brown - Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez - Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto, W501 | 11:27 | ||||
43 | Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Andrew Davis - Vaughan Williams Essentials | 15:52 | ||||
44 | Fauré: Pavane, Op.50 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Tanglewood Festival Chorus & Gabriel Fauré - Fauré: Requiem Op.48 · Pavane Op.50 · Elégie Op.24 · Après Un Rêve Op.7 | 6:46 | ||||
45 | Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (Suite), Op.20a, TH 219 - 1. Scene - Swan Theme Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti - Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.5/Swan Lake Suite | 2:43 | ||||
46 | Puccini: La Bohème / Act 1 - "Che gelida manina" José Carreras, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Sir Colin Davis - José Carreras - The Golden Years | 4:49 | ||||
47 | Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541 - No. 3 in A-Flat Major "Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst" Jorge Bolet & Franz Liszt - Liszt: Liebestraum - Favourite Piano Works | 4:53 | ||||
48 | Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 -"Für Elise" Alfred Brendel & Ludwig van Beethoven - Alfred Brendel: Steinway Legends | 3:28 | ||||
49 | Norma, Act 1 Scene 4: No. 4b, Aria, "Casta diva" (Norma, Chorus) Maria Callas, Coro Del Teatro Alla Scala Milano, Orchestra Del Teatro Alla Scala, Milano & Tullio Serafin - Bellini Norma | 7:18 | ||||
50 | Dukas: L'Apprenti sorcier Los Angeles Philharmonic & André Previn - Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune / Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé Suite No. 2 / Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice etc | 11:17 | ||||
51 | Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No.1, Op.46 - 4. In The Hall Of The Mountain King Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi & Edvard Grieg - Edvard Grieg: Peer Gynt-Suiten Nr. 1 & 2 | 2:57 | ||||
52 | Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan - Suite - 3. The Flight of the Bumble-Bee Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, David Zinman & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale Of Tsar Saltan Suite; The Golden Cockerel Suite | 1:26 | ||||
53 | Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26 Philharmonia Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy - Sibelius: Finlandia; Luonnotar; Tapiola etc. | 8:01 | ||||
54 | Leoncavallo: Pagliacci / Act 1 - "Vesti la giubba" José Carreras, London Symphony Orchestra & Jesús López-Cobos - José Carreras - The Golden Years | 3:47 | ||||
55 | Myers: Cavatina (Arranged By John Williams) Göran Söllscher - 50 Classical Chillout - by Classic FM | 3:35 | ||||
56 | Purcell: When I Am Laid In Earth (Dido's Lament) Elin Manahan Thomas, Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment & Harry Christophers - Eternal Light | 4:41 | ||||
57 | Donizetti: L'elisir d'amore / Act 2 - "Una furtiva lagrima" Juan Diego Flórez, Riccardo Frizza & Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi - Rolando Villazon's Guide To Opera | 4:42 | ||||
58 | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor (1998 Remastered Version): Fourth movement: Adagietto (Sehr langsam) Sir John Barbirolli/New Philharmonia Orchestra - Great Recordings of the Century - Mahler: Symphony No. 5 | 9:51 | ||||
59 | Appalachian Spring: VII. Doppio movimento Aaron Copland - A Copland Celebration, Vol. 1 | 2:35 | ||||
60 | Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein - Gershwin: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story; Candide Overture; Rhapsody in Blue; An American in Paris | 16:24 | ||||
61 | 3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux Anne Queffélec - Satie: Gymnopedies - Gnossiennes - Piano Works | 3:31 | ||||
62 | Ponchielli: La Gioconda / Act 3 - Dance of the Hours Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan - Herbert von Karajan - Invitation to the Dance | 10:33 | ||||
63 | Offenbach: Overture Orpheus in the Underworld Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Neville Marriner - Offenbach: Can Can; Gaité Parisienne; Overtures | 9:17 | ||||
64 | Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia - "Largo al factotum" Plácido Domingo, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe & Claudio Abbado - The Essential Plácido Domingo | 4:49 | ||||
65 | Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3 - "La donna è mobile" Juan Diego Flórez, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi & Carlo Rizzi - Juan Diego Florez: Great Tenor Arias ((with bonus track "Malinconia" - recorded Live in Recital)) | 2:22 | ||||
66 | Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain (Arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Los Angeles Philharmonic & André Previn - Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet / Smetana: Vltava / Mussorgsky: A Night On The Bare Mountain / Glinka: Russlan & Ludmilla Overture | 10:53 | ||||
67 | Monteverdi: L'incoronazione di Poppea, SV 308 / Act 3 - Pur ti miro Magdalena Kožená, Anna Prohaska, La Cetra Barockorchester Basel & Andrea Marcon - Monteverdi | 5:14 | ||||
68 | Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice), Wq.30 / Act 3 - Che farò senza Euridice? [Orfeo ed Euridice (Orphée et Euridice) / Act 3] Dame Janet Baker, English Chamber Orchestra & Raymond Leppard - The Legendary Dame Janet Baker | 3:44 | ||||
69 | Chopin: Piano Sonata No.2 in B flat minor, Op.35 - 3. Marche funèbre (Lento) Vladimir Ashkenazy & Frédéric Chopin - Chopin: Preludes; Piano Sonatas 2 & 3; Berceuse; Barcarolle | 8:57 | ||||
70 | The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise (Edit) Michael Nyman - The Piano: Music From The Motion Picture | 3:11 | ||||
71 | Evenstar Howard Shore feat. Isabel Bayrakdarian - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 3:15 | ||||
72 | Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D - Concert version / Dritter Aufzug - Siegfried's Funeral March Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & James Levine - Wagner: Orchestral Music | 12:40 | ||||
73 | Verdi: Messa da Requiem - 2. "Dies irae" Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Claudio Abbado & Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Verdi Requiem | 2:25 | ||||
74 | Weber : Der Freischütz : Overture To Act 1 Nikolaus Harnoncourt feat. Berliner Philharmoniker - Weber : Der Freischütz | 9:56 | ||||
75 | Suppé: Light Cavalry - Overture Detroit Symphony Orchestra & Paul Paray - Suppé: Overtures / Auber: The Bronze Horse, etc. | 6:26 | ||||
76 | Smetana: The Bartered Bride / Act 3 - Dance of the Comedians The Cleveland Orchestra & Christoph von Dohnányi - Smetana: Má Vlast; Overtures; Dances | 5:51 | ||||
77 | J. Strauss I: Radetzky-Marsch, Op.228 Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan - Radetzky March - Marches & Polkas | 2:50 | ||||
78 | Handel: Solomon, HWV 67 - Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock - Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | 3:10 | ||||
79 | Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace Takako Nishizaki - BACH, J.S. / VIVALDI: Violin Concertos | 4:00 | ||||
80 | Corelli: Concerto grosso in G minor, Op.6, No.8 "fatto per la notte di Natale" - 2. Allegro The English Concert & Trevor Pinnock - Corelli: Concerti grossi Op.6 (2 CDs) | 2:01 | ||||
81 | Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op.61, MWV M 13 - No.9 Wedding March Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa - Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream | 5:06 | ||||
82 | Brahms: Hungarian Dance No.5 in G Minor London Symphony Orchestra & Antal Doráti - Brahms: Hungarian Dances; Haydn Variations/Enesco: Romanian Rhapsody No.2 | 2:06 | ||||
83 | Shostakovich: Jazz Suite No.2: 6. Waltz II Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Dmitri Shostakovich & Riccardo Chailly - Russian Classical Music | 3:43 | ||||
84 | Rachmaninov : Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op.43 : II Variations 1 - 6 Nikolai Lugansky - Rachmaninov : Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini | 3:02 | ||||
85 | The Merry Wives of Windsor: "Overture" RSO Ljubljana & Marko Munih - Nicolai: The Merry Wives of Windsor: "Overture" (Digitally Remastered) | 8:53 | ||||
86 | Khachaturian: Gayaneh - Sabre Dance Wiener Philharmoniker & Aram Khachaturian - Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2; Gayaneh Suite | 2:24 | ||||
87 | The Stars & Stripes Forever: The Stars and Stripes Forever United States Continental Army Band - Here's to America | 3:22 | ||||
88 | Fucik: Entry Of The Gladiators Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra & Neeme Järvi - Entry of the Gladiators | 2:45 | ||||
89 | Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16 - 1. Allegro molto moderato Peter Jablonski, Philharmonia Orchestra & Peter Maag - Tchaikovsky/Grieg: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23/Piano Concerto in | 13:53 | ||||
90 | Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante Stephen Hough/Hallé Orchestra/Bryden Thomson & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - 100 Best Film Classics | 6:48 | ||||
91 | J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565 - 1. Toccata Simon Preston & Johann Sebastian Bach - Beautiful Wedding Melodies | 2:30 | ||||
92 | Miserere Mei, Deus The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge - Allegri - Miserere | 8:18 | ||||
93 | 5 Lieder, Op. 49: IV. Wiegenlied (Orch. Gamley) Victoria De Los Angeles, Sinfonia Of London & Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos - 100 Best Children's Classics | 2:22 | ||||
94 | Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo - Tranquillissimo Dawn Upshaw, London Sinfonietta & David Zinman - Górecki: Symphony No. 3 | 9:28 | ||||
95 | Earth Gavin Greenaway & The Lyndhurst Orchestra - Gladiator - Music From The Motion Picture (Special Anniversary Edition) | 3:01 | ||||
96 | Ladies in Lavender Joshua Bell - Ladies in Lavender (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 4:04 | ||||
97 | Tannhäuser: Overture Mariss Jansons - Wagner: Overtures and Preludes from the Operas | 13:48 | ||||
98 | Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op.49, TH 49 Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburg Artillery Division, Gothenburg Symphony Brass Band, Churchbells of Gothenburg, Neeme Järvi, Gothenburg Symphony Chorus & Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Tchaikovsky: Overture "1812"; Marche slave / Borodin: In the Steppes; Polovtsian Dances / Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter; Capriccio | 16:19 |
