50 Ultimate Classical Favorites

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Composers

• Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
• Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)
• Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924)
• Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909)
• Gustav Holst (1874 - 1934)
• Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
• Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Sergey Rachmaninov (1873 - 1943)
• Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
• Erik Satie (Composer) (1866 - 1925)
• Felix Mendelssohn (1809 - 1847)
• Johann Strauss II (Junior) (1825 - 1899)
• Richard Wagner (Classical) (1813 - 1883)
• John Philip Sousa (1854 - 1932)
• Alessandro Marcello (1669 - 1747)
• Anonymous
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949)
• Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
• George Frederick Handel (1685 - 1759)

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Works Details

Rossini, Gioachino : Guillaume Tell :: Finale

• Running Time: 3 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1829

Wagner, Richard : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg :: Overture

• Running Time: 3 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1862-1867

Borodin, Alexander : Prince Igor :: Excerpt

• Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1869-1887

Liszt, Franz : Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244 :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 4 min. 40 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1860

Sousa, John Philip : Stars and Stripes Forever

• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1896

Bizet, Georges : Carmen, opera :: Habanera

• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1873-1874

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Gran Partita :: Adagio

• Running Time: 5 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1781

Marcello, Alessandro : Concerto for Oboe in D minor :: II. Andante

• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1716

Puccini, Giacomo : Turandot :: Ness un Dorma

• Notes: Composition written: 1926.
• Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1926

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Carnival of the animals :: The Swan

• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886

Anonymous : Greensleeves (Balcarres Lute Book)

• Running Time: 1 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Medieval
• Written: 1600

Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909) : Suite española no 1, for piano, Op. 47, B. 7 :: Granada

• Running Time: 4 min. 2 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1886

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: by 1708

Strauss, Richard : Also Sprach Zarathustra :: Opening

• Running Time: 1 min. 45 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1896

Holst, Gustav : The Planets, Op. 32/H 125 :: Mars

• Running Time: 2 min. 54 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914-1916

Brahms, Johannes : Hungarian Dances (21) for orchestra, WoO 1 :: Hungarian Dance no 5 in F sharp minor

• Running Time: 2 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

• Running Time: 1 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1892

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Dance of the Reed Flutes

• Running Time: 2 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1892

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1846-1847

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9

• Running Time: 3 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1830-1832

Satie, Erik [Composer] : Gymnopedie for piano no 1

• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1888

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring" :: Spring

• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1800-1801

Boccherini, Luigi : Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in E major, Op. 11 no 5/G 275 :: Minuet

• Running Time: 1 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1795

Mendelssohn, Felix : A Midsummer Night's Dream :: Nocturne

• Running Time: 2 min. 35 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1843

Ravel, Maurice : Boléro :: [Excerpt]

• Running Time: 5 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1928

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Eine Kleine Nachtmusik :: I. Allegro

• Running Time: 5 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1787

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a :: Russian Dance

• Running Time: 1 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1892

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"

• Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1725

Brahms, Johannes : Hungarian Dance for piano, 4 hands, in G minor, WoO 1/5

• Running Time: 2 min. 25 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1858-1868

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 50 in D major, K 161/163 (141a) :: III. Presto

• Notes: Composition written: 1772.
• Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1772

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. 212

• Running Time: 1 min. 46 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1846-1847

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

• Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1858

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 :: III. Allegro

• Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Swan Lake :: Dance of the Swans

• Running Time: 1 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Form: Ballet
• Written: 1875-1876

Bizet, Georges : Carmen Suite for orchestra no 2 :: Habanera

• Notes: Composition written: 1875.
• Running Time: 2 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1875

Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Overture

• Running Time: 2 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Cantata/Oratorio
• Written: 1741

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), opera, K. 492 :: Overture

• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1786

Vivaldi, Antonio : Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in G minor ("La cetra" no 3) Op. 9/3, RV 334 :: III.

• Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1729

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Overture

• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 3 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Sleeping Beauty Suite, Op. 66a :: Panorama

• Running Time: 2 min. 38 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1890

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Symphony no 26 in E flat major, K 184 (161a) :: III. Allegro

• Notes: Composition written: 1773.
• Running Time: 3 min. 1 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1773

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849) : Waltz for piano no 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216

• Running Time: 3 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1829

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Concerto for Violin in D minor, BWV 1052 :: I. Allegro

• Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1730

Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Lentement

• Notes: Composition written: 1717.
• Running Time: 1 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Written: 1717

Bach, Johann Sebastian : Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 :: II. Andante

• Running Time: 2 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 03/24/1721

Ravel, Maurice : Pièce en forme de Habañera

• Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Modern
• Written: 1907

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Concerto for Horn no 3 in E flat major, K. 447 :: II. Romanza

• Running Time: 4 min. 17 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1783

Rachmaninov, Sergei : Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini

• Running Time: 3 min. 29 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1934

Strauss II (Junior), Johann : Morgenblätter, Op. 279

• Running Time: 3 min. 19 sec.
• Period Time: Romantic
• Written: 1868

Sousa, John Philip : Stars and Stripes Forever

• Running Time: 3 min. 41 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1896