The 100 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture

Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Lorin Maazel

Wagner: Die Walküre, Act 3: Walkürenritt

Klaus Tennstedt

Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120: II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave (Orch. Debussy)

Sir Simon Rattle

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Riccardo Muti

Berlioz: La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise

Herbert von Karajan

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 2: No. 7, In the Hall of the Mountain King

Jeffrey Tate

Wagner: Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude

Herbert von Karajan

Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: III. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

Sir Simon Rattle

Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo

David Oistrakh

Elgar: 5 Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Op. 39: No. 4 in G Major

Sir Simon Rattle

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 12 in D Major

Lorin Maazel

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72, B. 147: No. 13 in B-Flat Minor

Lorin Maazel

Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A Minor, Op. 82: I. Moderato

Maxim Vengerov

Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin, Op. 24, Act 3: Polonaise

Seiji Ozawa

Mozart: Divertimento in D Major, K. 136 "Salzburg Symphony No. 1": III. Presto

Riccardo Muti

Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314: II. Andante ma non troppo

Emmanuel Pahud

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 16, Anitra's Dance

Berliner Philharmoniker

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 20, Peer Gynt at the Statue of Memnon

Berliner Philharmoniker

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 5: No. 21, Prelude. Peer Gynt's Homecoming

Berliner Philharmoniker

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

Sabine Meyer

Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major: I. Allegro (Orch. Thilde After Violon Sonata, RV 20)

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: 3 German Dances, K. 605: No. 3 in C Major "Die Schlittenfahrt"

Herbert von Karajan

Gounod: Faust, Act 5: Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": III. Danse antique. Allegretto

Herbert von Karajan

Gounod: Faust, Act 5: Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": V. Les Troyennes. Moderato con moto

Herbert von Karajan

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 2: No. 8, Dance of the Mountain King's Daughter

Berliner Philharmoniker

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 3: No. 12, The Death of Åse

Berliner Philharmoniker

Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe

Riccardo Muti

Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe

Riccardo Muti

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31: Prélude

Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss II, J: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Theme. Andante

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation I. Poco più animato

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation II. Più vivace

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Major, K. 207: III. Presto

David Oistrakh

Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: March

Sir Simon Rattle

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: III. Tuileries (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

Sir Simon Rattle

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: V. Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12a, Divertissement. Chocolate, Spanish Dance

Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12b, Divertissement. Coffee, Arabian Dance

Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 12e, Divertissement. Dance of the Reed-Flutes

Sir Simon Rattle

Mozart: Così fan tutte, K. 588, Act 1: "Soave sia il vento" (Fiordiligi, Dorabella, Don Alfonso)

Daniel Barenboim

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466: III. Allegro assai

Daniel Barenboim

Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: I. Introitus

Riccardo Muti

Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Dies irae

Riccardo Muti

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": III. Nicht schnell

Klaus Tennstedt

Gounod: Faust, Act 5: Ballet "La nuit de Walpurgis": I. Les Nubiennes. Allegretto

Herbert von Karajan

Debussy: Préludes, Livre II, CD 131, L. 123: No. 2, Feuilles mortes (Orch. Matthews)

Sir Simon Rattle

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 15, Arabian Dance

Berliner Philharmoniker

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation III. Con moto

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Variation IV. Andante con moto

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a "St. Antoni Chorale": Finale. Andante

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31, Act 2: Entr'acte

Sir Simon Rattle

Verdi: Messa da Requiem: III. Dies iræ

Claudio Abbado

Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam

Sir Simon Rattle

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Merry Gathering of the Country Folk. Allegro

Andre Cluytens

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Storm and Tempest. Allegro

Andre Cluytens

Haydn: Symphony No. 88 in G Major, Hob. I:88: IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito

Sir Simon Rattle

Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major: II. Sarabande (Orch. Thilde After Violon Sonata, RV 20)

Herbert von Karajan

Vivaldi: Trumpet Concerto in A-Flat Major: III. Presto (Orch. Thilde After Violon Sonata, RV 20)

Herbert von Karajan

Telemann: Trumpet Concerto in D Major, TWV 51:D7: IV. Allegro

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro

Herbert von Karajan

Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: Overture

Andre Cluytens

Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: VII. Le jardin féerique

Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 1: No. 9, Waltz of the Snowflakes

Sir Simon Rattle

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14b, Pas de deux. Variation I "Tarantella"

Sir Simon Rattle

Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: II. Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso

Leif Ove Andsnes

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso

Sir Simon Rattle

Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B Minor: II. Scherzo. Molto vivo - Trio. Allegretto

Sir Simon Rattle

Dvořák: 8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 3 in A-Flat Major

Sir Simon Rattle

Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air (Version for Violin and Orchestra)

Sarah Chang

Puccini: Suor Angelica: Intermezzo

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VIII. Lacrimosa

Riccardo Muti

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Augurs of Spring

Sir Simon Rattle

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1 "Adoration of the Eath": Dance of the Earth

Sir Simon Rattle

Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Sir Simon Rattle

Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor, WAB 103 "Wagner Symphony": III. Scherzo. Ziemlich schnell (1878 Version)

Daniel Barenboim

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

Sir Simon Rattle

Bernstein: Candide, Act 1: Overture

Sir Simon Rattle

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: VII. Limoges, le marché (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

Sir Simon Rattle

Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto

Herbert von Karajan

Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

Seiji Ozawa

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Knight's Gate in the Old Capital of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)

Sir Simon Rattle

Rachmaninov: The Bells, Op. 35: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Sir Simon Rattle

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": I. Allegro vivace

Riccardo Muti

Mozart: 4 German Dances, K. 602: No. 3 in C Major

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III. Rondeau. Allegro

Frank Peter Zimmermann

Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64, MWV O14: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

Sarah Chang

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

Leif Ove Andsnes

Mozart: Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola in E-Flat Major, K. 364: III. Presto

David Oistrakh

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco

Herbert von Karajan

Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 "Legends of the Kalevala": II. The Swan of Tuonela

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor, K. 491: I. Allegro

Daniel Barenboim

Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

Herbert von Karajan

Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, CD 87, L. 86

Emmanuel Pahud

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: II. Canzonetta. Andante

Maxim Vengerov

Chabrier: España

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: II. Andante

Daniel Barenboim