200 Greatest Classical Music Favourites: The Essential Classics

Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, Bwv 565

Virgil Fox

8:43

Sleepers, Awake (From Cantata No. 140, Bwv 645)

Douglas Gamley

5:44

Prelude No. 1 In C Major, Bwv 846 (From The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I)

Larry Dalton

2:44

Ave Maria (Based On Bach'S Prelude No. 1, Bwv 846) (Orchestral Version)

Charles Gerhardt

3:04

Air On The G String (From Suite For Orchestra No. 3 In D Major, Bwv 1068)

Charles Gerhardt

4:02

Goldberg Variations, Bwv 988: I. Aria

John Browning & Johann Sebastian Bach

4:58

Passacaglia And Fugue In C Minor, Bwv 582 (Arr. For Two Orchestras)

Rene Leibowitz

14:05

Adagio For Strings (From String Quartet In B Minor, Op. 11: Ii. Adagio) (Featured In "Platoon" And "The Elephant Man")

Eric Hammerstein

7:27

Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro Con Brio

Rene Leibowitz

6:51

Für Elise (Bagatelle In A Minor, Woo 59)

Oldrich Vlcek

3:05

Egmont Overture, Op. 84

Alexander Rahbari

8:25

Piano Sonata No. 14 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight" I. Adagio Sostenuto

Christopher O'Riley

6:05

Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op 68 "Pastoral": Ii. Andante Molto Mosso (Scene By The Brook)

Rene Leibowitz

12:40

Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": Ii. Adagio Cantabile

Jodie De Salvo & Ludwig Van Beethoven

4:49

Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: Ii. Allegretto (Featured In "Zardoz")

Rene Leibowitz

9:09

Ode To Joy (Theme) (From Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral") (Featured In "Dead Poets Society")

John Mccarthy

2:48

Farandole (From L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2)

Charles Gerhardt

3:14

Les Pecheurs De Perles (The Pearl Fishers), Act I. Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Duet Theme) [Orchestral Version]

Eric Hammerstein

2:44

Carmen: March Of The Toreadors

Eric Hammerstein

2:10

Menuet (From L'Arlésienne, Suite No. 2)

Jan Van Reeth

3:48

Minuet (From String Quintet No. 5 In E, Op. 13)

Virtuosi Di Praga

3:13

Nocturne (From String Quartet No. 2 In D)

Sir Arthur Bliss

8:10

Hungarian Dance No. 5 In G Minor

Eric Robinson & Johannes Brahms

2:37

Symphony No. 3 In F Major, Op. 90: Iii. Poco Allegretto

Karl Anton Rickenbacher

6:26

Waltz In A-Flat Major, Op. 39, No. 5

Eric Hammerstein

1:24

Symphony No. 4 In E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro Non Troppo

Fritz Reiner

11:17

Lullaby (From 5 Lieder, Op. 49) (Orchestral Version)

Douglas Gamley

2:25

The Banks Of Green Willow

Paul Murphy

6:07

Etude No. 3 In E Major, Op. 10 "Tristesse"

Abbey Simon

4:11

Waltz No. 6 In D-Flat, Op. 64 "Minute Waltz"

Philip Fowke

1:50

Concerto For Piano No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 11: Ii. Romance (Larghetto)

Earl Wild

10:02

Waltz No. 7 In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 64, No. 2

Moura Lympany

3:15

Prelude In D-Flat Major, Op. 28, No. 15 "Raindrop"

Staffan Scheja

6:16

Nocturne In A-Flat, Op. 32, No. 2 (Arranged For Piano & Orchestra)

Christian Steiner

4:00

Trumpet Voluntary In D Major (The Prince Of Denmark'S March)

Charles Gerhartdt

2:09

Simple Gifts (From Appalachian Spring)

Charles Gerhardt

4:39

Clair De Lune (From Suite Bergamasque, L 75)

Skaila Kanga

4:34

Rêverie, L 68

Ralph Votapek

4:24

Nocturnes, L 91: I. Nuages (Clouds) (Orchestral Version)

Georges Pretre

6:48

Prélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune (Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun), For Orchestra, L 86

Charles Gerhardt

10:32

Lakmé, Act I: Flower Duet (Theme To British Airways Tv Commercial)

Charles Gerhardt

4:01

On Hearing The First Cuckoo In Spring

William Jackson

6:32

Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Alexander Gibson & Antonín Dvorák

9:26

Symphony No. 9 In E Minor, Op. 95 "From The New World": Ii. Largo (Excerpt)

Charles Gerhardt & Antonín Dvorák

3:38

Rusalka, Op. 114 (B. 203), Act I: O Lovely Moon (Orchestral Version)

Eric Hammerstein & Antonín Dvorák

4:15

Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7

Eric Robinson & Antonín Dvorák

3:35

String Quartet No. 12 In F, Op. 96 "American": Ii. Lento

Travnicek Quartet & Antonín Dvorák

7:20

Slavonic Dance In C Major, Op. 46, No. 1

Charles Gerhardt & Antonín Dvorák

4:04

Slavonic Dance In E Minor, Op. 72, No. 2

Alexander Rahbari & Antonín Dvorák

5:34

Variations On An Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Ix. Nimrod (Adagio)

Charles Gerhardt

3:24

Piano Quintet In A Minor, Op. 84: Ii. Adagio

Aura Ensemble

11:40

Pomp And Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 In D

Sir Adrian Boult

6:10

Pavane, Op. 50

Eric Hammerstein

4:03

Requiem, Op. 48: Iii. Sanctus (Arranged For Orchestra)

The Sunset Strings

3:13

Quartet No. 1 In C Minor For Piano And Strings, Op. 15: Ii. Scherzo, Allegro Vivo

Scheuerer Piano Quartet

5:40

Trois Mélodies, Op. 23, No. 1: Les Berceaux (Arranged For Orchestra)

Dirk Brossé

3:17

Psyché (Symphonic Poem For Orchestra), M. 47: Iv. Psyché Et Éros (Allegreto Modére)

Georges Pretre

7:31

Sonata For Violin And Piano In A Major: Iv. Allegretto Poco Mosso

Josef Suk

6:19

Symphony In D Minor: Iii. Allegro Non Troppo

Alexander Rahbari

9:59

Entry Of The Gladiators, Op. 68, "Triumph March"

Charles Gerhardt

2:46

Patience: Overture

James Walker

2:54

The Pirates Of Penzance: Oh, Better Far To Live And Die

Kenneth Sandford

2:20

H.M.S. Pinafore: Overture

Rene Leibowitz

4:07

H.M.S. Pinafore: We Sail The Ocean Blue

James Walker

2:10

H.M.S. Pinafore: I'M Called Little Buttercup

Jean Allister

1:27

The Mikado: Three Little Maids From School Are We

Patricia Clark

1:25

The Pirates Of Penzance: I Am The Very Model Of A Modern Major-General

John Cartier & James Walker

3:01

Caro Mio Ben (Orchestral Version)

Eric Hammerstein

3:36

Andrea Chenier: La Mamma Morta (Orchestral Version)

Charles Gerhardt

3:47

Russlan And Ludmilla: Overture

Eric Hammerstein

5:44

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Iv. In The Hall Of The Mountain King

James Walker

2:26

Concerto For Piano And Orchestra In A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro Molto Moderato

Earl Wild

13:00

Lyric Suite, Op. 54: Iv. March Of The Dwarfs

James Walker

3:21

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Alexander Gibson

3:56

Peer Gynt Suite No. 2, Op. 55: Iv. Solveig'S Song (Orchestral Version)

Charles Gerhardt

5:12

Return To Rundarne

Eric Hammerstein

3:05

Holberg Suite, Op. 40: Ii. Sarabande (Andante)

Oldrich Vlcek

3:32

Judas Maccabaeus, Hwv 63, Act Iii: Chorus "See, The Conquering Hero"

Charles Gerhardt

2:23

Water Music Suite No. 1 In F Major, Hwv 348: V. Air

Eric Hammerstein

1:53

Solomon, Hwv 67: Sinfonia, "Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba"

Charles Gerhardt

3:12

Xerxes, Hwv 40: Largo ("Ombra Mai Fu")

Eric Robinson & George Frideric Handel

3:47

Concerto Grosso, Op. 6: No. 5 In D Major, Hwv 323: I. Larghetto E Staccato

Charles Gerhardt

3:24

Messiah, Hwv 56: Hallelujah Chorus

John Pritchard

4:19

String Quartet In C, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": Ii. Poco Adagio; Cantabile (Excerpt) (Arranged For Orchestra)

Charles Gerhardt & Franz Joseph Haydn

3:43

Symphony In G Major, Hob. I, No. 94 "Surprise": Ii. Andante (Excerpt)

Eric Hammerstein & Franz Joseph Haydn

4:09

Symphony No. 104 In D "London": Iv. Finale: Allegro Spirituoso

Josef Krips & Franz Joseph Haydn

6:42

Sinfonia Concertante In B-Flat For Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon And Orchestra, Hob. 1: 105: Ii. Andante

Rudolf Krecmer, Virtuosi Di Praga, & Franz Joseph Haydn

5:31

Sonata No. 10, Hob Xvi: Ii. Andante

Walid Akl & Franz Joseph Haydn

3:39

The Planets, Op. 32: Iv. Jupiter, The Bringer Of Jollity

Charles Gerhardt

7:42

The Planets, Op. 32: Ii. Venus, The Bringer Of Peace

Charles Gerhardt

8:51

Concerto For Trumpet And Orchestra In E Major: Iii. Rondo

Paul Archibald

3:49

Piano Concerto No. 2 In A Minor, Op. 85: Ii. Larghetto

Dana Protopopescu

4:48

Hansel And Gretel: Evening Prayer (Orchestral Version)

Nick Ingman

2:55

Danube Waves

Charles Gerhardt

5:26

The Entertainer (Featured In "The Sting")

Earl Wild

3:43

Sabre Dance

Leonard Slatkin

2:33

Symphonie Espagnole In D Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Op. 21: V. Rondo (Allegro)

Hugh Bean, Douglas Gamley, & Édouard Lalo

8:54

The Merry Widow Waltz (From "The Merry Widow")

Patrice Fontanarosa

3:22

I Pagliacci: "Vesti La Giubba"

Charles Craig, Edward Downes, & Ruggiero Leoncavallo

3:46

I Pagliacci: Intermezzo

Neil Richardson

3:23

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor, S. 244

Douglas Gamley

10:25

Liebestraum No. 3 In A-Flat, S. 541 No. 3

David Lively

4:10

Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In E-Flat Major, S. 124: I. Allegro Maestoso

David Lively

5:32

Fantasia On Hungarian Folk Themes, S. 123 ("Hungarian Fantasy")

David Lively

15:12

Ballet Egyptien: Ii. Andante Sostenuto

Eric Robinson

4:37

Symphony No. 5 In C-Sharp Minor: Iv. Adagietto

Avi Ostrowsky

11:21

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo (Featured In "Raging Bull," "A Midsummer Night'S Dream")

Shardad Rohani

3:40

Méditation From Thaïs

Michael Davis, Charles Gerhardt, & Jules Massenet

5:05

Le Cid: Spanish Dance

Eric Hammerstein

2:07

Élégie (For Cello And Orchestra)

Keith Harvey

2:10

A Midsummer Night'S Dream, Op. 21: Concert Overture

Rene Leibowitz

12:22

A Midsummer Night'S Dream, Op. 61: Ix. Wedding March

Charles Gerhardt

4:36

The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal'S Cave Overture"), Op. 26

Charles Gerhardt

10:11

Concerto For Violin And Orchestra In E Minor, Op. 64: Iii. Allegro Molto Vivace

Evgueni Bushkov

5:50

Songs Without Words, Vol. 1, Book 2, Op. 30: I. Andante Espressivo (Featured In "Sophie'S Choice")

Dana Protopopescu

3:56

Symphony No. 4 In A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro Vivace

Massimo Freccia

8:00

Rondeau (From "Suite De Symphonies No. 1") (Theme To "Masterpiece Theatre")

Eric Hammerstein

1:26

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik ("A Little Night Music"), Serenade No. 13 In G Major, K. 525: I. Allegro

Eric Hammerstein

5:57

Symphony No. 40 In G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto Allegro

Vaclav Neumann

6:17

Concerto For Piano No. 21 In C Major, K. 467 ("Elvira Madigan"): Ii. Andante

Earl Wild, Anthony Randall, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:03

The Magic Flute: Overture

Charles Gerhardt

6:43

Coronation Mass In C Major, K. 317: Ii. Gloria

Charles Gerhardt

4:19

Ave Verum Corpus In D, K. 618

Charles Gerhardt

3:45

Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major, K. 331: Iii. Rondo Alla Turca ("Turkish March") (Allegretto)

Daniel Blumenthal

3:20

The Marriage Of Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Douglas Gamley

4:23

The Marriage Of Figaro, K. 492: Act Iii. Recitative And Aria: "Dove Sono"

Dame Margaret Price

6:30

Symphony No. 41 In C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": Iv. Molto Allegro

Rene Leibowitz

6:00

Don Giovanni, K. 527: Overture

Charles Gerhardt

6:26

Concerto For Clarinet And Orchestra In A Major, K. 622: Ii. Adagio (Featured In "Out Of Africa")

Thomas Kelly, Charles Gerhardt, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

7:17

Vesperae Solennes De Confessore In C Major, K. 339: V. Laudate Dominum

Kate Hurney, Ambrosian Singers, Charles Gerhardt, And Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

5:25

Requiem In D Minor, K. 626: Iii. Sequentia: Confutatis Maledictis

Charles Gerhardt

3:04

Pictures At An Exhibition: I. Promenade (Piano Solo)

Earl Wild

1:47

Orpheus In The Underworld: Can Can

Charles Gerhardt

2:12

The Tales Of Hoffman: Barcarolle

Eric Hammerstein

4:07

Canon In D (Featured In "Ordinary People")

Charles Gerhardt

5:18

La Gioconda: Dance Of The Hours (Featured In "Fantasia")

Massimo Freccia

9:46

The Love For Three Oranges, Op. 33B: March

Eric Hammerstein

1:25

Gianni Schicchi: "O Mio Babbino Caro" (Featured In "A Room With A View")

Miriam Gauci

2:09

Tosca: "Vissi D'Arte, Vissi D'Amore"

Miriam Gauci

3:10

Tosca: "E Lucevan Le Stelle"

Giacomo Aragall

2:53

Suor Angelica: "Senza Mamma, O Bimbo, Tu Sei Morto!"

Miriam Gauci

4:44

Suor Angelica: "Sorella, O Buona Sorella"

Bernadette Degelin, Miriam Gauci, Jaak Gregoor Chorus, Alexander Rahbari, And Giacomo Puccini

2:09

Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus

Eric Hammerstein

2:38

La Bohème: "O Soave Fanciulla"

Giacomo Aragall, Vicente Sardinero, Miriam Gauci, Alexander Rahbari, And Giacomo Puccini

4:04

La Bohème: Act Ii. Musetta'S Waltz (Orchestral Version)

Nick Ingman

2:29

Turandot: Nessun Dorma (Arr. For Chorus And Orchestra)

Charles Gerhardt

3:28

Trumpet Tune And Air

Bob Farley

4:27

Ten Sonatas In Four Parts: Sonata No. 5 In G Minor, Z. 806: Iii. Largo - Adagio

Slovak Radio Quartet

2:33

Concerto For Flute In G Major: I. Allegro Assai

Michael Martin Kofler

5:49

Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini, Op. 43: 18Th Variation (Featured In "Somewhere In Time")

Raymond Lewenthal

3:16

Prelude In C-Sharp Minor, Op. 3, No. 2

Jodie De Salvo & Sergei Rachmaninoff

4:01

Concerto For Piano No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18: Ii. Adagio Sostenuto (Featured In "Brief Encounter")

David Lively

11:46

Symphony No. 2 In E Minor, Op. 27: Iii. Adagio

Dietrich Schöller-Manno

13:30

Concerto For Piano No. 3 In D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Earl Wild

14:59

Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 2: I. Daybreak

Georges Pretre

5:21

Pavane For A Dead Princess

Trio Apollon & Maurice Ravel

6:24

Mother Goose Suite: V. The Fairy Garden

Charles Gerhardt

3:58

Introduction And Allegro For Harp, Flute, Clarinet And Strings

Angela Jones, Renie Yamahata, Lubomir Legemza, Thomas Briccetti, Virtuosi Di Praga, And Maurice Ravel

11:05

Sheherazade: I. The Sea And Sinbad'S Ship

Vahid Khadem-Missagh

9:43

The Flight Of The Bumblebee

Rene Leibowitz

1:28

William Tell: Overture (Finale)

Charles Gerhardt

3:23

The Barber Of Seville: Overture

Shardad Rohani

7:51

La Danza (From Soirées Musicales) (Orchestral Version)

Eric Hammerstein

3:13

Carnival Of The Animals: Vii. Aquarium (Featured In "Days Of Heaven")

Vernon Handley

2:19

Carnival Of The Animals: Xiii. The Swan

Vernon Handley

3:04

Danse Macabre, Op. 40

Rene Leibowitz

7:03

Gymnopédie No. 1

João Paulo Santos

3:45

Gymnopédie No. 2

João Paulo Santos

3:10

Gymnopédie No. 3

João Paulo Santos

3:03

Symphony No. 8 In B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro Moderato

Charles Gerhardt

11:20

Ave Maria, D. 839 (Op. 52, No. 6)

Claire Henry

4:58

Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat

Daniel Blumenthal

6:14

Trio No. 2 In E-Flat, Op. 100, D. 929: Ii. Andante Con Moto (Featured In "Barry Lyndon")

Fortepianotrio Florestan

9:19

Kinderszenen (Scenes From Childhood), Op. 15: Vii. Träumerei (Dreaming)

Jodie De Salvo & Robert Schumann

2:54

Symphony No. 3 In E-Flat, Op. 97 "Rhenish": I. Lebhaft

Rene Leibowitz

9:15

Piano Concerto No. 2 In F, Op. 102: Ii. Andante

Michael Round

7:11

The Bartered Bride: Overture

Oscar Danon

6:31

Má Vlast (My Country): Ii. Vltava (The Moldau)

Charles Gerhardt

12:19

By The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 314 (Featured In "2001: A Space Odyssey")

Charles Gerhardt

9:43

Tales From The Vienna Woods

Hans Reinert

10:50

Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction (Sunrise) (Featured In "2001: A Space Odyssey")

Charles Gerhardt & Richard Strauss

2:01

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Charles Gerhardt

15:26

Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Iii. Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy

Viktor Simcisko

1:46

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz

Douglas Gamley

3:47

Symphony No. 6 In B Minor "Pathetique", Op. 74: Iv. Finale (Adagio Lamentoso)

Alexander Rahbari

9:48

Concerto For Piano No. 1 In B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: Ii. Andantino Simplice - Prestissimo

Earl Wild

7:19

Eugene Onegin, Op. 24: Waltz

Shardad Rohani

6:56

Messa Da Requiem: Ii. Dies Irae: 1. Dies Irae

Ján Rzehnal

2:12

Rigoletto: "La Donna È Mobile" (Orchestral Version)

Charles Gerhardt

1:33

La Traviata: "Libiamo Ne'Lieti Calici" (The Drinking Song) (Orchestral Version)

Charles Gerhardt

2:52

Aida: Triumphal March And Chorus "Gloria All'Egitto"

Charles Gerhardt

5:44

The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 4 For Violin In F Minor, Rv 297 "Winter": Ii. Largo

Jose-Luis Garcia

2:18

The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 1 For Violin In E Major, Rv 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Jose-Luis Garcia

3:34

Gloria In D, Rv 589: I. Gloria In Excelsis Deo

Josef Pancik, Tadeusz Strugala, Virtusosi Di Praga, And Antonio Vivaldi

2:24

Concerto For 2 Mandolines In G: Ii. Andante

Michaela Ponti

4:42

The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 2 For Violin In G Minor, Rv 315 "Summer": Iii. Presto

Jose-Luis Garcia

3:02

The Four Seasons, Op. 8: Concerto No. 3 For Violin In F Major, Rv 293 "Autumn": I. Allegro

Jose-Luis Garcia

5:46

Lohengrin: Prelude To Act Iii

Alexander Gibson & Richard Wagner

3:16

Tistan Und Isolde: Liebestod

Charles Gerhardt & Richard Wagner

9:38

Die Walküre: Ride Of The Valkyries (Featured In "Apocalypse Now")

Charles Gerhardt & Richard Wagner

4:35