essential classical

Playlist • 101 Track(s)

An introduction to classical music with some of the genre's most popular works. Feat. Yo-Yo Ma.

Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 In A, K.331 -"Alla Turca": 3. Alla Turca (Allegretto) (1975 Recording)

2:50

Mozart: Serenade in G, K.525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1. Allegro

5:47

Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, "La primavera": I. Allegro

3:24

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

7:17

Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12, Act I, No. 2: Valse. Intrada (Tempo di valse - Valse)

7:09

Dvořák: String Quartet No. 12 In F Major, Op. 96, B.179 - "American": 4. Finale (Vivace ma non...

5:14

Stravinsky: Petrushka, K12 (1947 Version) - Ib. Russian Dance (Live)

2:46

Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" (Königin der Nacht)

3:11

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

5:17

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90, MWV N16 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace (1984...

10:30

Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": 4. Allegro con fuoco

11:55

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

4:55

Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue in D major

6:58

Concerto Grosso for Strings "Palladio": I. Allegretto

2:34

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

4:29

Puccini: Turandot / Act 3: "Nessun dorma!" (Remastered)

3:01

An Der Schonen Blauen Donau, Op. 314

9:01

Sibelius: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 43 - 1. Allegretto - Poco allegro - Tranquillo, ma poco a...

10:15

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

10:40

Bizet: Carmen: Prelude. Allegro giocoso

2:17

Delibes: Lakmé - Duo des fleurs (Flower Duet), Sabine Devieilhe & Marianne Crebassa

4:38

Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: IIIf. Lacrimosa

3:09

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

6:20

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

2:32

Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan

3:09

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

6:13

J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace

3:14

Maria Callas – Habanera from Bizet's Carmen ("L'amour est un oiseau rebelle")

2:24

Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545 "Sonata facile": I. Allegro

2:59

Luciano Pavarotti - 'O Sole Mio (Official Audio)

3:26

Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1 - Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor. Allegro (Orch. Schmeling)

2:19

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D Major, Op. 39/1

6:42

Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, KK IVa/16

4:43

Romeo et Juliette, Op. 64 (Excerpts) : No. 13, Danse des chevaliers

4:35

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro ma non...

10:47

Mussorgsky: Night on Bald Mountain

11:28

Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 (Live)

8:45

Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio

3:35

Verdi: La traviata / Act I - "Libiamo ne'lieti calici"

3:05

Fauré: Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

2:57

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

7:42

Verdi: Rigoletto / Act 3: "La donna è mobile"

2:24

R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176: I. Prelude (Sonnenaufgang)

1:48

Dvořák: Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22, B. 52: I. Moderato

4:56

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Op. 25 "Classical Symphony": I. Allegro

4:25

Handel: Solomon / Act 3: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

3:29

Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance

2:09

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: III. Allegro giocoso - Poco meno presto - Tempo I

6:07

The Firebird, Tableau 2: Disappearance of Kashchei's Palace and Magic Spells – The Petrified...

3:21

Puccini: La bohème, Act I: O soave fanciulla (Love Duet)

4:17

Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Finale. Molto allegro

6:03

J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846

3:51

Swan Lake, Op. 20: Act II: 10. Scène: Moderato; Piu mosso

3:13

Bizet: Carmen / Act II: Toreador Song: "Votre toast, je peux vous le rendre" (from Carmen / Act 2)

3:50

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

4:15

Lang Lang - Beethoven: Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

3:21

J. Strauss II: Die Fledermaus: Overture (Live at Musikverein, Vienna, 1987)

8:42

Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D: 2. Kräftig bewegt

7:25

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

14:47

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: No. 12, Voi che sapete

2:56

Puccini: Tosca, Act II: Vissi d'arte

4:46

J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

9:21

Schubert: Erlkönig, D.328 (Op. 1)

4:03

Puccini: Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: O mio babbino caro

2:15

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

7:50

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K.492: Overture

4:21

Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps / Pt 1: L'Adoration de la Terre - 2. Les augures printaniers...

3:21

Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)

9:36

Rachmaninoff: 14 Romances, Op. 34 - No. 14, Vocalise

4:02

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47 - 4. Allegro non troppo

12:10

Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

2:25

Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"

1:51

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto (Live)

2:38

Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78, R. 176 "Organ Symphony": III. Maestoso - Allegro

7:57

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major, K. 219: I. Allegro aperto

9:43

Haydn: Symphony in E flat, H.I No. 103 - "Drum Roll" - 4. Finale (Allegro con spirito)

5:22

Rhapsody in Blue

16:24

Trumpet Concerto in E-Flat Major, Hob. VIIe:1: I. Allegro

6:19

The Legend of Tsar Saltan, Act 3: Flight of the Bumblebee

1:18

Saint-Saëns: Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: 14. Finale

1:54

Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H.48: 4. Marche au supplice (Allegretto non troppo)

4:24

Die Walküre, Act 3: Walkürenritt (Concert Version. Lebhaft)

5:23

Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C Sharp Minor, S.244/2 (Arr. Horowitz)

9:05

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, TH 13: No. 7 Valse

5:12

The Barber of Seville - Comic opera in two acts [first half] : Overture

7:27

Ravel: Boléro, M. 81

15:01

J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: I. [Allegro]

6:32

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto

14:01

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale. Presto

23:56

Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - The Sea - The Ship Breaks Against a Cliff...

12:41

Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Var. 9. Adagio "Nimrod"

4:02

Saint-Saëns: Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, R. 288 / Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"

5:31

Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: Russian Dance (Trepak)

1:09

Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667, Op. 114 "Trout": IV. Tema con variazioni

7:47

Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture

20:34

Caprice in A Minor, Op. 1, No. 24

4:47

Khachaturian: Sabre Dance (from Gayane)

2:22

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King

2:09

Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

10:31

The Plácido Domingo Story Disc 2 - Largo al Factotum (Il barbiere di Siviglia)

4:53