Essential Classical Bangers

Rossini: William Tell: Overture (Excerpt)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg

Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries

Mariss Jansons

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12d, Divertissement. Trepak, Russian Dance

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: The Flight of the Bumblebee

Sir Neville Marriner

Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Op. 50: Sabre Dance

Alexander Lazarev

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Carlo Maria Giulini

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": I. Allegro non molto

Sarah Chang

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

Carlo Maria Giulini

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"

Rafael Orozco

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor

Moura Lympany

Liszt: 12 Études d'exécution transcendante, S. 139: No. 10, Appassionata

Yoav Levanon

Gershwin: 3 Preludes: No. 1, Allegro ben ritmato e deciso

Michel Legrand

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance of the Knights

André Previn

Orff: Carmina Burana, Introduction "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi": O Fortuna

Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps, Tableau II "Le sacrifice": Danse sacrale

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Verdi: La forza del destino: Overture

Carlo Maria Giulini

Villa-Lobos: A prole do bebê, Suite No. 1, W. 140: VII. O polichinelo

Helen Huang

Bernstein: Candide, Act 1: Overture

Mariss Jansons

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries

Elisabeth Leonskaja

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba Yaga"

Elisabeth Leonskaja

Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: III. Presto

Cécile Ousset

Brahms: Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 6 in D Major (Orch. Parlow)

Sir Charles Mackerras

Verdi: Aida, Act 2: Triumphal March

Antonio Pappano

Wagner: Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude

Herbert von Karajan

Glinka: Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture

André Previn

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor (Arr. Parhamovsky for Violin and Ensemble)

Maxim Vengerov

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

Wiener Philharmoniker

Bach, JS: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie

Emmanuel Pahud

Bach, JS: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata

Marie-Claire Alain

Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act 3: Sinfonia. "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"

Alison Balsom

Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

London Classical Players

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

Sakari Oramo

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks

Mikhail Pletnev

Stravinsky: Suite from the Firebird: IV. Infernal Dance of King Kashchei (1919 Version)

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Bizet: Carmen Suite No. 1: VI. Les toréadors

Orchestre National de France

Liszt: Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141: No. 3, La campanella

Yoav Levanon

Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor "Winter Wind"

Beatrice Rana

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor

Herbert von Karajan

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VI. Uranus, the Magician

André Previn

Bruckner: Symphony No. 7 in E Major, WAB 107: III. Scherzo. Sehr schnell - Trio. Etwas langsamer

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Offenbach: Gaîté parisienne: IV. Cancan (Arr. Griguoli for Three Pianos)

Giorgia Tomassi

Verdi: I vespri siciliani, Act 3: Ballabile. L'inverno

Riccardo Muti

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro

André Previn

Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)

Zubin Mehta

Falla: El amor brujo: No. 8, Danza ritual del fuego

Carlo Maria Giulini

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War

Andrew Davis

Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146: I. Prélude

Les Arts Florissants

Mozart: Symphony No. 25 in G Minor, K. 183: I. Allegro con brio

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

Nikolai Lugansky

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Precipitato

Martin James Bartlett

Wagner: Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

Otto Klemperer

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Herbert von Karajan

Chabrier: España

Herbert von Karajan

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 6 in D-Flat Major

Sophie Pacini

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto

Borodin Quartet

Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso

Herbert von Karajan

Verdi: Nabucco: Overture

Riccardo Muti

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Kurt Masur

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace

Herbert von Karajan

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain (Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov)

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Dvořák: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: I. Allegro con brio

Herbert von Karajan

Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic": III. Scherzo. Bewegt - Trio. Nicht zu schnell (1880 Version)

Kurt Masur