The 50 Greatest Pieces of Classical Music

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. 1 Carmina Burana: O Fortuna 2:42
2. 2 Orchestral Suite no. 3: Air 4:14
3. 3 Peer Gynt: Morning Mood 3:44
4. 4 Symphony no. 5: Allegro con brio 7:28
5. 5 Nocturne no. 2 4:53
6. 6 Canon 3:30
7. 7 Adagio for Strings 8:22
8. 8 The Four Seasons, “Spring”: Allegro 3:12
9. 9 Ride of the Valkyries 5:11
10. 10 Clair de lune 5:13
11. 11 Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves 4:59
12. 12 The Planets: Jupiter 7:45
13. 13 Symphony no. 9 “From the New World”: Largo 12:49

Disc 2

1. 1 Brandenburg Concerto no. 3: Allegro 5:44
2. 2 Piano Concerto no. 21: Andante 7:18
3. 3 Hungarian Dance no. 5 2:38
4. 4 Thaïs: Meditation 5:01
5. 5 Pomp and Circumstance: March no. 1 5:45
6. 6 Requiem Mass: Lacrimosa 2:49
7. 7 The Beautiful Blue Danube 5:51
8. 8 Für Elise 3:16
9. 9 Carmen Suite: Habanera 2:12
10. 10 Swan Lake Suite: Scene 3:01
11. 11 Gymnopedie no. 1 3:40
12. 12 Symphony no. 9 “Choral”: Ode to Joy 2:32

Disc 3

1. 1 The Barber of Seville: Overture 6:58
2. 2 Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach) 2:34
3. 3 Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King 2:43
4. 4 Moonlight Sonata: Adagio sostenuto 5:36
5. 5 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro 5:51
6. 6 Adagio in G minor, Albinoni’s Adagio 8:32
7. 7 Finlandia 8:01
8. 8 String Quintet: Minuet 3:48
9. 9 Symphony no. 40: Allegro molto 7:02
10. 10 Cavatina 3:59
11. 11 Slavonic Dance no. 2 5:35
12. 12 Messa de Requiem: Dies irae – Tuba mirum 3:54
13. 13 Symphony no. 5: Adagietto 10:49

Disc 4

1. 1 Má Vlast: Vltava 11:26
2. 2 Pavane 5:07
3. 3 Double Violin Concerto: Vivace 3:38
4. 4 The Tales of Hoffman: Barcarolle 3:33
5. 5 The Magic Flute: Overture 6:24
6. 6 Piano Sonata no. 11: Rondo Alla Turca 3:25
7. 7 L’arlesienne Suite no. 1: Prelude 6:53
8. 8 Christmas Concerto: Allegro 2:27
9. 9 Radetzky March 3:05
10. 10 Vocalise 5:50
11. 11 Egmont Overture 7:57
12. 12 Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus 3:32

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