Top 100

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  1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
  2. Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
  3. Vivaldi: Four Seasons
  4. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
  5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92
  6. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
  7. Copland: Appalachian Spring
  8. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
  9. Handel: Messiah
  10. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
  11. Holst: The Planets
  12. Barber: Adagio for Strings: Op. 11
  13. Handel: Water Music
  14. Debussy: Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
  15. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
  16. Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
  17. Pachelbel: Canon in D
  18. Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
  19. Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622
  20. Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 78 “Organ”
  21. Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K. 626
  22. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat, Op. 73 “Emperor“
  23. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
  24. Sibelius: Finlandia, Op. 26
  25. Satie: Gymnopedies
  26. Rimsky-Korsakov: Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36
  27. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 “Pathetique”
  28. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”
  29. Mozart: Symphony No. 41 in C, K. 551 “Jupiter”
  30. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
  31. Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C minor, “Resurrection”
  32. Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
  33. Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 35
  34. Mozart: Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
  35. Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 9 No. 2
  36. Delius: Florida Suite
  37. Bizet: Carmen
  38. Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61
  39. Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis
  40. Copland: Rodeo
  41. Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite
  42. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
  43. Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D, “Titan”
  44. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
  45. Respighi: Pines of Rome
  46. Rossini: Overture to William Tell
  47. Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker
  48. Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
  49. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
  50. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”
  51. Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
  52. Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4 in A, Op. 90 “Italian”
  53. Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
  54. Bach: Mass in B minor, BWV 232
  55. Dvorak: Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
  56. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
  57. Massenet: Meditation from Thaïs
  58. Mendelssohn: Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21
  59. Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia
  60. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor
  61. Mozart: Serenade No. 13 in G, K. 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
  62. Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
  63. Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
  64. Schubert: Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 “Unfinished”
  65. Schubert: Symphony No. 9 in C, D. 944 “Great”
  66. Orff: Carmina Burana
  67. Bach: Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D, BWV 1068 “Air on the G String”
  68. Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
  69. Bach: Concerto in D minor for 2 Violins, BWV 1043
  70. Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Op. 35
  71. Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
  72. Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244
  73. Beethoven: Bagatelle in A minor, “Für Elise”
  74. Elgar: Enigma Variations, Op. 36
  75. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
  76. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
  77. Dvorak: Serenade in E for Strings, Op.22
  78. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58
  79. Brahms: A German Requiem
  80. Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks
  81. Puccini: “Nessun Dorma” from Turandot
  82. Bach: “Sheep May Safely Graze” from Cantata BWV 208
  83. Ravel: Bolero
  84. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
  85. Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
  86. Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
  87. Bach: Cello Suites
  88. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 83
  89. Schubert: Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 “Trout”
  90. Brahms: Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
  91. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
  92. Debussy: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
  93. Smetana: The Moldau
  94. Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 73
  95. Copland: El Salón México
  96. Debussy: La Mer
  97. Brahms: Symphony No. 3 in F, Op. 90
  98. Dvorak: Symphony No. 8 in G, Op. 88
  99. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
  100. Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

“Honorable Mentions”

  1. Mozart: 12 Variations in C on “Twinkle, Twinkle”, K 265
  2. Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467
  3. Marquez: Danzon No. 2
  4. Rachmaninoff: Vespers, Op. 37
  5. Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess
  6. Mizesko: Sketches from Pinehurst
  7. Saint-Saëns: Danse Macabre
  8. Bernstein: Overture to Candide
  9. Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”
  10. Shostakovich: Waltz No. 2 from Jazz Suite No. 2
  11. Strauss Jr.: The Blue Danube
  12. Vivaldi: Gloria in D, RV 589
  13. Strauss Jr.: Emperor Waltz
  14. Wagner: Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
  15. Vaughan Williams: English Folk Song Suite

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Violin Sonata in G, K. 379

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Podger/Cooper

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Channel Classics

Catalog Number

21804

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Gabriel Faure (1845-1924)

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Johannesen/Radio Luxembourg Orchestra/Froment

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Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886)

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de Barberiis/Rome Symphony/La Vecchia

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Josef Haydn (1732-1809)

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7:29am Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65

Composed by

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Jean-Yves Thibaudet

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Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

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Bell/Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

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Paul Dukas (1865-1935)

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8:25am Habanera

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Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

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Entremont/Lee

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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8:38am Sheep May Safely Graze from Cantata 208

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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

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Philharmonia Orchestra/Marriner

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9:01am Symphony No. 35 in D, K. 385 "Haffner"

Composed by

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Performed by

Columbia Symphony/B. Walter

9:21am Cello Sonata No. 2 in D, Op. 58

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Janis/Minneapolis Symphony/Skrowaczewski

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Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)

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12:00pm Valses sentimentales, Op. 50, D.779

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

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12:11pm Piano Concerto No. 25 in C, K. 503

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Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

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Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

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Rupert Ignaz Mayr (1646-1712)

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

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Benjamin Hochman

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Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787)

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Hanoverian Ensemble

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

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Marin Marais (1656-1728)

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Harnoncourt Trio

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

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Cesar Franck (1822-1890)

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Edvard Grieg (1843–1907)

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

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