Classical Essentials·Spotify

  1. Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Yo-Yo Ma

    02:32

  2. The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869 / Prelude & Fugue in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Lang Lang

    02:19

  3. Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Igor Levit

    03:32

  4. Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: II. Air

    Johann Sebastian Bach, David Bell, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    06:05

  5. Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D Major for 3 Violins and Continuo, P. 37: I. Canon (Orchestral Version)

    Johann Pachelbel, Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    05:02

  6. Handel / Orch. Hale: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande

    George Frideric Handel, Alexander Briger, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    03:27

  7. Gnossienne No. 1

    Erik Satie, Alena Cherny

    04:56

  8. The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

    Camille Saint-Saëns, Yo-Yo Ma, Kathryn Stott

    02:54

  9. Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune

    Claude Debussy, Alice Sara Ott

    04:54

  10. Meditation: Méditation from Thaïs

    Jules Massenet, Nicola Benedetti, London Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding

    05:37

  11. An der schönen blauen Donau, Op.314

    Johann Strauss II, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    11:47

  12. Danse Macabre, Op.40, R.171

    Camille Saint-Saëns, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Andrew Wan, Kent Nagano

    07:22

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

    Gustav Mahler, Daniel Barenboim, Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    09:43

  14. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

    Joaquín Rodrigo, Thibaut García, Ben Glassberg, Orchestre National Du Capitole De Toulouse

    10:40

  15. Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight" in C-Sharp Minor", Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Paul Lewis

    05:15

  16. Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Lars Hjalmar Joakim

    03:20

  17. The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams, Tasmin Little, BBC Philharmonic, Andrew Davis

    15:35

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

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, Valentina Lisitsa, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Francis

    10:44

  19. Ständchen in D Minor (After Schubert), S. 560

    Franz Liszt, Lise de la Salle

    05:57

  20. Chopin: Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. Posth.

    Frédéric Chopin, Mikhail Pletnev

    04:19

  21. Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541 / 3

    Franz Liszt, Lang Lang

    04:53

  22. Andante festivo for Strings and Timpani, JS 34b

    Jean Sibelius, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

    05:37

  23. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C, Op. 26: 1. Andante - Allegro

    Sergei Prokofiev, Behzod Abduraimov, Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale Della RAI, Juraj Valcuha

    09:24

  24. Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1 - 2012

    Max Richter, Daniel Hope, Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin, Andre de Ridder

    02:31

  25. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

    Edvard Grieg, Denis Kozhukhin, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky

    12:46

  26. Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato

    Edvard Grieg, Javier Perianes, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo

    13:40

  27. O Magnum Mysterium: O magnum mysterium

    Morten Lauridsen, Chamber Choir Of Europe, Nicol Matt

    06:55

  28. Barber: Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber, Sir Simon Rattle, Berliner Philharmoniker

    08:57

  29. Elgar: Cello Concerto in E Minor, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

    Edward Elgar, Jacqueline du Pré, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

    07:58

  30. Khachaturian: Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian, London Symphony Orchestra

    09:52

  31. Prince Igor (Knyaz Igor): Act II: Polovtsian Dances - Ulyetay na kril'yahk vyetra (Fly away on the wings of the wind) (version for chorus)

    Alexander Borodin, Angelina Shvachka, Dmytro Popov, Mykola Koval, Taras Shtonda, Mykola Hobdych, Kiev Chamber Choir, Ukraine National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Theodore Kuchar

    10:42

  32. Piano Concerto in One Movement: Adagio cantabile

    Florence Beatrice Price, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, Chineke! Orchestra, Leslie Suganandarajah

    06:11

  33. Elégie in C Minor, Op. 24 (Arr. Parkin)

    Gabriel Fauré, Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Rowena Calvert, Ashok Klouda, Nicholas Trygstad, Caroline Dearnley, Desmond Neysmith, Josephine Knight, Hannah Roberts, Chris Murray

    07:35

  34. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

    Maurice Ravel, Bertrand Chamayou

    05:46

  35. Violin Sonata in A major, FWV 8: IV. Allegretto poco mosso

    César Franck, Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk

    06:04

  36. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Valery Gergiev, Mariinsky Orchestra, Daniil Trifonov

    20:52

  37. Spiegel im Spiegel - Version for Violin and Piano

    Arvo Pärt, Vladimir Spivakov, Sergej Bezrodny

    10:36

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

    Franz Schubert, Wiener Philharmoniker, Josef Krips

    15:06

  39. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation No. 18 Andante cantabile

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, Daniil Trifonov, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    02:54

  40. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas, Philharmonia Orchestra

    09:37

  41. Sechs Klavierstücke, Op. 118: II. Intermezzo in A Major

    Johannes Brahms, Arcadi Volodos

    06:18

  42. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico

    Max Bruch, Randall Goosby, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    07:43

  43. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 21

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Víkingur Ólafsson

    03:15

  44. Rêverie, L. 68: Rêverie

    Claude Debussy, Jean-Yves Thibaudet

    04:17

  45. Petite Suite de Concert, Op. 77: III. Un sonnet d'amour

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Chineke! Orchestra, Anthony Parnther

    03:40

  46. Serenade in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran Partita": III. Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    05:30

  47. String Quartet No. 2 in A Minor: II. Andante cantabile (Arr. Colbert for String Ensemble)

    Florence Beatrice Price, Sphinx Virtuosi

    07:06

  48. Il barbiere di Siviglia: Overture (Sinfonia)

    Gioachino Rossini, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner

    07:05

  49. Turandot, SC 91, Act III: Nessun dorma!

    Giacomo Puccini, Luciano Pavarotti, John Alldis Choir, Wandsworth School Boys Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta

    02:57

  50. Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Act II, 7, In the Hall of the Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg, Esa-Pekka Salonen

    02:33

  51. Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op. 5: II. Largo

    Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Mutter's Virtuosi

    06:05

  52. Paganini: 24 Caprices, Op. 1: No. 24 in A Minor

    Niccolò Paganini, Itzhak Perlman

    04:28

  53. Dolly Suite, Op. 56: I. Berceuse

    Gabriel Fauré, Katia Labèque, Marielle Labèque

    02:56

  54. Dreamweaver: 2. Dreamsong

    Ola Gjeilo, Grace Davidson, The Choir of Royal Holloway, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Duncan Riddell, Rupert Gough

    02:53

  55. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Lang Lang

    02:20

  56. Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1, Scene 2: Dance of the Knights

    Sergei Prokofiev, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra

    05:41

  57. Symphonic Variations on an African Air, Op.63

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Grant Llewellyn

    20:15

  58. The Rite of Spring: Part One: Adoration of the Earth: Introduction

    Igor Stravinsky, Teodor Currentzis, musicAeterna

    03:28

  59. Violin Concerto No. 10 in G Major: Largo

    Joseph Boulogne Chevalier de Saint-Georges, Zhou Qian, Toronto Chamber Orchestra, Kevin Mallon

    06:37

  60. The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich, Piers Lane, Tasmin Little

    03:15

  61. Bist du bei mir (Formerly Attrib. J.S. Bach as BWV 508, Transcr. for Oboe, Solo Violin, Strings and Basso continuo)

    Gottfried Heinrich Stölzel, Albrecht Mayer, Gottfried Von Der Goltz, Berliner Barock Solisten

    03:18

  62. I. Allegro non molto

    Antonio Vivaldi, Joshua Bell, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    03:24

  63. Piano Concerto in C-Sharp Minor, FP 146: I. Allegretto commodo - Live

    Francis Poulenc, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alexandre Tharaud

    09:40

  64. Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80: 4. Sicilienne

    Gabriel Fauré, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

    03:53

  65. Schumann: Widmung, Op. 25 No. 1 (Arr. Liszt, S. 566a)

    Robert Schumann, Martin James Bartlett

    03:59

  66. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cadenza: Kreisler)

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Kreisler, María Dueñas, Wiener Symphoniker, Manfred Honeck

    27:17

  67. Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48: II. Walzer: Moderato, tempo di valse

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Moscow Soloists, Yuri Bashmet

    03:29

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

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Riccardo Minasi, Ensemble Resonanz

    07:15

  69. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - Live at Konzerthaus Berlin / 2018

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Jan Lisiecki, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Tomo Keller

    07:53

  70. On The Nature Of Daylight

    Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, Natalia Bonner, John Metcalfe, Philip Sheppard, Chris Worsey

    06:11

  71. St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 / Part Two: "Erbarme dich"

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Anne Sofie von Otter, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti

    07:03

  72. Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor, WoO 1, No. 5

    Johannes Brahms, Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer

    02:32

  73. Cello Concerto No.1, Op.107: 1. Allegretto

    Dmitri Shostakovich, Heinrich Schiff, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Shostakovich

    05:59

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

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber

    07:22

  75. Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria da capo

    Johann Sebastian Bach, Glenn Gould

    03:44

  76. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op.104, B. 191: 1. Allegro

    Antonín Dvořák, Mstislav Rostropovich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    15:42

  77. Piazzolla: Libertango

    Alison Balsom

    04:33

  78. Symphony No. 3 in C Minor: II. Andante ma non troppo

    Florence Beatrice Price, Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

    09:32

  79. Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo - Live

    Antonín Dvořák, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

    12:55

  80. Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (Arr. Metcalfe)

    Jess Gillam, Oscar Holch, Rowena Calvert, Sam Becker, Lysandre Ménard

    04:37

  81. Tsar Saltan, Op. 57: Flight of the Bumblebee

    André Previn

    01:24

  82. Symphony No.5 in E flat, Op.82: 3. Allegro molto

    Jean Sibelius, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis

    08:02

  83. String Sextet in D Minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence": I. Allegro con spirito

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Jan Vogler

    10:26

  84. Sonata for 2 pianos in D, K.448: 1. Allegro con spirito

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ingrid Haebler, Ludwig Hoffmann

    08:20

  85. Hummel: Trumpet Concerto In E Flat - Iii Rondo

    Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Tine Thing Helseth

    03:44

  86. Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Stapleton

    17:30

  87. Grain Moon

    Olivia Belli, Anna Lapwood

    03:18

  88. Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse

    Antonín Dvořák, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Petr Skvor

    07:12

  89. Delius: 2 Pieces for Small Orchestra: No. 1, On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Frederick Delius, Vernon Handley, London Philharmonic Orchestra

    05:49

  90. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo

    Ludwig van Beethoven, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons

    11:56

  91. Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

    Frédéric Chopin, Vladimir Ashkenazy

    04:08

  92. Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op.64, MWV O14: 1. Allegro molto appassionato

    Felix Mendelssohn, Kyung Wha Chung, Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Charles Dutoit

    12:10

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

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Jack Brymer, Sir Thomas Beecham, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    08:52

  94. Respighi: Pini di Roma, P. 141: III. I pini del Gianicolo

    Ottorino Respighi, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Antonio Pappano

    07:42

  95. The Nutcracker, Op.71, TH.14 / Act 2: No. 12b Coffee (Arabian Dance)

    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev

    03:11

  96. Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26: 1. Vorspiel (Allegro moderato)

    Max Bruch, Julia Fischer, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, David Zinman

    07:53

  97. Orfeo Ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Act II)

    Christoph Willibald Gluck, Karlheinz Zoeller, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

    06:50

  98. Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin, Benjamin Grosvenor, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd

    14:50

  99. Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514

    Franz Liszt, Khatia Buniatishvili

    11:02

  100. Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi

    Yann Tiersen

    02:20