Best of Classical - 50 Most Beautiful Pieces (2025)

01. Sir Neville Marriner - Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act IV Prelude, Morning Mood
02. Claudio Scimone - The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269 Spring I. Allegro
03. Riccardo Muti - Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo (Orchestra)
04. Sir Neville Marriner - Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Overture
05. Sir Simon Rattle - The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers
06. John Eliot Gardiner - Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 II. Air
07. Adrien Perruchon - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 Enigma IX. Nimrod (Orch. Ducros)
08. Ralph Kirshbaum - Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 I. Prélude
09. Sir Simon Rattle - Carmen, WD 31 Prélude
10. Alex Briger - Suite in D Minor, HWV 437 III. Sarabande
11. Sir Simon Rattle - Adagio for Strings
12. Sir Neville Marriner - String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11 No. 5 III. Minuet
13. Mikhail Pletnev - Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, B. 49
14. André Previn - Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II No. 10, Scene. Moderato
15. Mariss Jansons - Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act I Prelude
16. Sir Neville Marriner - Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492 Overture
17. Kent Nagano - Firebird Suite V. Finale (1919 Suite)
18. Ian Sutherland - Theme from Schindler''s List
19. Daniel Barenboim - Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 I. Allegro con brio
20. Riccardo Muti - Requiem in D Minor, K. 626 I. Introitus Requiem aeternam
21. Sir Neville Marriner - Adagio in G Minor
22. Emmanuelle Haïm - Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 Hallelujah! (Chorus)
23. Yundi Li - Nocturnes, Op. 9 No. 2, Andante in E-Flat Major
24. Mariss Jansons - Die Walküre, WWV 86B, Act III Ride of the Valkyries (Concert Version)
25. Daniel Barenboim - Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 Choral II. Molto vivace - Presto
26. Sir Neville Marriner - Trumpet Concerto in D Major, TWV 51D7 I. Adagio
27. Sir Simon Rattle - Carmina Burana, Introduction, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi I. O Fortuna
28. Antonio Pappano - Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestos
29. Sir Simon Rattle - The Planets, Op. 32 I. Mars, the Bringer of War. Allegro
30. Sir Neville Marriner - La Gioconda, Op. 9, Act III Dance of the Hours (Excerpt)
31. Fazil Say - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 Moonlight I. Adagio sostenuto
32. Franz Welser-Möst - Rosen aus dem Süden, Op. 388
33. Marie-Claire Alain - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
34. Douglas Boyd - Le carnaval des animaux, R. 125 XIII. Le cygne (Transcr. for Cello and Orchestra)
35. Georges Prêtre - Carmen, WD 31, Act I L''amour est un oiseau rebelle (Carmen, Chorus) [Habanera]
36. Claudio Abbado - Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622 II. Adagio
37. Riccardo Muti - Requiem, K. 626 III. Sequenz, No. 6, Lacrimosa
38. Sir Simon Rattle - The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II No. 14, Pas de deux
39. Sir Simon Rattle - Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 II. Allegretto
40. Willi Boskovsky - An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314
41. Alexandre Tharaud - Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846 I. Prelude
42. Willi Boskovsky - Frühlingstimmen, Op. 410
43. Stéphane Denève - Gabriel''s Oboe (From The Mission)
44. Willi Boskovsky - Radetzky March, Op. 228
45. Sir Neville Marriner - 12 Sonatas, Op. 6 No. 11 Concerto San Marco II. Allegro (Arr. for Trumpet in
46. Mariam Batsashvili - Lieder aus Franz Schubert''s Schwanengesang, S. 560 No. 7, Ständchen
47. Franck Braley - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 Spring I. Allegro
48. Riccardo Muti - Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 Unfinished I. Allegro moderato
49. Diego Fasolis - Stabat Mater, P. 77 I. Stabat mater dolorosa
50. Alain Lombard - Turandot, Act III Nessun dorma