The 99 Most Essential Classics of the Romantic Era

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1.
Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction
Ferdinand Leitner, Richard Strauss, SWR Symphony Orchestra
2.
Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour "Barcarolle" (Instrumental Version)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Offenbach, David Parry
3.
Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
Lorin Maazel, José Carreras, Giacomo Puccini, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus
4.
Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major
Frédéric Chopin, Finghin Collins
5.
Symphony No. 5, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustav Mahler, David Parry
6.
Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
7.
Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, Op. 64a
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Jansug Kakhidze
8.
Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
Claude Debussy, Finghin Collins
9.
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Prelude
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
10.
My Fatherland, JB 1:112 "Ma Vlast": II. Vltava (The Moldau River)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bedřich Smetana, David Parry
11.
Symphonic Poem No. 3, S. 97: Les Préludes
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
12.
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Maurice Ravel, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Arpad Joo
13.
Ave Maria, CG 89a
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gounod, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry
14.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei
Robert Schumann, Roland Pöntinen
15.
Radetzky March, Op. 228
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
16.
14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman
17.
Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato
Torleif Thedéen
18.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood
Edvard Grieg, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
19.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Edvard Grieg, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, David Parry
20.
Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Solveig's Song
Marita Sølberg
21.
Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang, du lieben kannst
Franz Liszt, Roland Pöntinen
22.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Noriko Ogawa, Owain Arwel Hughes, Malmö Symphony Orchestra
23.
Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2, Dumka (Allegretto grazioso)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Antonín Dvořák, David Parry
24.
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Emmy Verhey, Arpad Joo
25.
Ellen's Chants, Op. 56: III. Ave Maria
Franz Schubert, Mary Jane Newman, Clavin Wiersma, Amy Butler
26.
Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring
Edvard Grieg, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
27.
Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 (Adagio after Hebrew melodies)
SWR Symphony Orchestra, Martin Ostertag
28.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, James Judd, John Lill
29.
Pavane, Op. 50
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
30.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: II. March
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
31.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIV. Waltz of the Flowers
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
32.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIId. Trepak (Russian Dance)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
33.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIVc. Var. 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
34.
5 Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Tomislav Bavnov
35.
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
36.
The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Alexander Titov, St. Petersburg Orchestra of the State Hermitage Museum
37.
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Felix Mendelssohn, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Jaime Laredo
38.
Song Without Words in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 109
Stephen Hough, Steven Isserlis
39.
Thaïs, Act II: Méditation
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jules Massenet, David Parry, Pieter Schoeman
40.
Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
41.
Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
42.
Messa da Requiem: II. Sequence, No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Verdi, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry
43.
Madame Butterfly: "Un bel di vedremo"
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, Madina Venger
44.
Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"
Giacomo Puccini, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Peter Falk, Vienna State Opera Chorus
45.
3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux
Erik Satie, Finghin Collins
46.
Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Prelude
Edvard Grieg, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Terje Tonnesen
47.
String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Andante)
Alexander Borodin, Lucerne String Quartet
48.
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, "From the New World": Largo
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
49.
Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate"
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Giuseppe Verdi, London Philharmonic Choir, David Parry
50.
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, Alexei Cherkasov, Gennady Cherkasov
51.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244/2
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Liszt, Herbert von Karajan
52.
Finlandia, Op. 26
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
53.
Boléro, M. 81
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Arpad Joo
54.
Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): Le cygne (The Swan)
Stockholm Chamber Duo
55.
Kdy mne stará matka zpivat, Op. 55 No. 4 (Songs my Mother taught me)
Yoshikazu Mera
56.
La Bohème, Act 1: "Che gelida manina"
Charles K.L. Davis
57.
The Blue Danube, Op. 314
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Johann Strauss II, David Parry
58.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Dance of the Swans
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
59.
Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
60.
Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104, B. 191: III. Finale: Allegro moderato
Frans Helmerson
61.
Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49 (Lento con gran espressione)
Frédéric Chopin, Roland Pöntinen
62.
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Edward Elgar, David Parry
63.
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43
Dubravka Tomšič, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
64.
Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Aram Khachaturian, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Ivan Marinov
65.
Préludes, Book I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
Claude Debussy, Peter Schmalfuss
66.
Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Jansug Kakhidze
67.
Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Slovak Philharmonic
68.
Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Joaquín Rodrigo, John Lubbock, Orchestra of St. John's, Michael Conn
69.
Songs Without Words, Op. 62: No. 6, Allegro grazioso "Spring Song" (Arr. for Orchestra)
Felix Mendelssohn, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
70.
Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
71.
Panis Angelicus, Op. 12
Yvonne Kenny
72.
Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
Jean Sibelius, Ilya Grubert, State Symphony Capella of Russia, Igor Golovchin
73.
Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14, "Episode de la vie d'un artiste": IV. Marche au Supplice (March to the Scaffold)
Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
74.
Rhapsody in Blue
St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra
75.
Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 26: II. Adagio
Stanislav Gorkovenko, St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, Max Bruch, Pavel Popov
76.
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giocoso)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Gustav Holst, David Parry
77.
Songs Without Words, Book 2, Op. 30: VI. Song of the Venetian Gondolier in F-Sharp Minor
Eliso Bolkvadze
78.
2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: I. Valse Triste
Jean Sibelius, Berliner Symphoniker, Eduardo Marturet
79.
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro
Yvonne Kenny
80.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L 86
Claude Debussy, Bamberg Symphony, Alfred Scholz
81.
Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19: III. Andante
Sergei Rachmaninoff, Markus Stocker, Viktor Yampolsky
82.
Gayane, Act IV: Sabre Dance
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Aram Khachaturian, Christian Ehwald
83.
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg, Slovak Philharmonic, Marian Lapsansky, Bystrik Rezucha
84.
Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic": II. Andante
Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Anton Bruckner, State Symphony Capella of Russia
85.
Préludes, Book I, L 117: X. La Cathédrale Engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral): Profondément calme
Peter Schmalfuss
86.
Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: III. Rondo (Allegro spiritoso)
Niccolò Paganini, Hermitage Museum Orchestra, Pavel Bubelnikov, Ilya Ioff
87.
Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: No. 2, The Swan of Tuonela (Andante molto sostenuto)
Stanislav Gorkovenko, St. Petersburg Radio & TV Symphony Orchestra, Jean Sibelius
88.
From the Bohemian Forest, Op. 68: No. 5, Klid (Waldesruhe)
Antonín Dvořák, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi, Frans Helmerson
89.
Fantasy for Orchestra, "A Night on the Bare Mountain"
RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
90.
Cavalleria rusticana: Symphonic Intermezzo
Bonn Classical Philharmonic
91.
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: III. Presto
Camille Saint-Saëns, Slovak Philharmonic, Sylvia Capova, Bystrik Rezucha
92.
Serenade in E Major for Strings, Op. 22: IV. Larghetto
St. Petersburg Festival Symphony Orchestra
93.
La vida breve: Danza español
Bonn Classical Philharmonic
94.
Le damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Pt 1: No. 3, Marche Hongroise
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
95.
Gnossiennes: I. Lent
Erik Satie, Roland Pöntinen
96.
Pictures at an Exhibition: X. La grande porte de Kiev (The Great Gate of Kiev)
Modest Mussorgsky, Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra, Jansug Kakhidze
97.
Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Yukie Nagai
98.
Samson and Delilah, Op. 47, Act 2: "Mon coeur s'ouvre à ta voix"
Rita Noel
99.
Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, "The Year 1812", Op. 49: Ouverture solennelle
Bamberg Symphony

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Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction

Les contes d'Hoffmann, Act III: Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour "Barcarolle" (Instrumental Version)

Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma

Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major

Symphony No. 5, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto

Carmen Suite No. 2: Habanera

Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, Op. 64a

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

L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Prelude

My Fatherland, JB 1:112 "Ma Vlast": II. Vltava (The Moldau River)

Symphonic Poem No. 3, S. 97: Les Préludes

Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19

Ave Maria, CG 89a

Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Radetzky March, Op. 228

14 Romances, Op. 34: XIV. Vocalise

Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 85: I. Adagio - Moderato

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

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

Peer Gynt, Op. 23: Solveig's Song

Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang, du lieben kannst

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

Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 2, Dumka (Allegretto grazioso)

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: III. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)

Ellen's Chants, Op. 56: III. Ave Maria

Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring

Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47 (Adagio after Hebrew melodies)

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

Pavane, Op. 50

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act I: II. March

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIV. Waltz of the Flowers

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIId. Trepak (Russian Dance)

The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIVc. Var. 2, Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy

5 Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prélude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"

Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee

Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato

Song Without Words in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 109

Thaïs, Act II: Méditation

Die Walkürie (The Valkyrie), Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries

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

Messa da Requiem: II. Sequence, No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum

Madame Butterfly: "Un bel di vedremo"

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"

3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux

Holberg Suite, Op. 40: I. Prelude

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Andante)

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

Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves "Va pensiero, sull'ali dorate"

Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244/2

Finlandia, Op. 26

Boléro, M. 81

Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals): Le cygne (The Swan)

Kdy mne stará matka zpivat, Op. 55 No. 4 (Songs my Mother taught me)

La Bohème, Act 1: "Che gelida manina"

The Blue Danube, Op. 314

Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20: Dance of the Swans

Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scène

Concerto in B Minor for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 104, B. 191: III. Finale: Allegro moderato

Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49 (Lento con gran espressione)

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

Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43

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

Préludes, Book I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": II. Allegro con grazia

Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Young Prince and the Young Princess

Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio

Songs Without Words, Op. 62: No. 6, Allegro grazioso "Spring Song" (Arr. for Orchestra)

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Panis Angelicus, Op. 12