The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: Miniature Overture

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Herbert von Karajan

Barber: Adagio for Strings

Sir Simon Rattle

Sibelius: 2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: No. 1, Valse triste

Herbert von Karajan

Wagner: Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude

Herbert von Karajan

Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F Major, Op. 90: III. Poco allegretto

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Andre Cluytens

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

Herbert von Karajan

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48: II. Un bal. Valse. Allegro non troppo

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Lorin Maazel

Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 4: No. 13, Prelude. Morning Mood

Jeffrey Tate

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers

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

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

Sir Simon Rattle

Ravel: Ma mère l'Oye, M. 62: VI. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes

Sir Simon Rattle

Debussy: La Mer, CD 111, L. 109: II. Jeux de vagues

Sir Simon Rattle

Strauss II, J: An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314

Herbert von Karajan

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

Sir Simon Rattle

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Rhenish": V. Lebhaft

Klaus Tennstedt

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

David Oistrakh

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante

Daniel Barenboim

Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 68: III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation

Sarah Chang

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

Anne-Sophie Mutter

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo

Anne-Sophie Mutter

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

Anne-Sophie Mutter

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

Sarah Chang

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

Riccardo Muti

Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: I. Allegro

Herbert von Karajan

Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino

Emmanuel Pahud

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

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Seiji Ozawa

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

Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer: Overture

Herbert von Karajan

Tchaikovsky: Slavonic March, Op. 31

Seiji Ozawa

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 1: No. 1, Decoration of the Christmas Tree

Sir Simon Rattle

Bizet: Carmen, WD 31: Prélude

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Sir Simon Rattle

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

Sir Simon Rattle

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Leif Ove Andsnes

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

Sir Simon Rattle

Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50

Sarah Chang

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

Emmanuel Pahud

Mozart: Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Riccardo Muti

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

Riccardo Muti

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

Riccardo Muti

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

Herbert von Karajan

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

Sir Simon Rattle

Gershwin: Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

Seiji Ozawa

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

Herbert von Karajan