100 Most Famous Classical Pieces
Explore the ultimate classical music playlist featuring the 100 most famous classical pieces of all time. From Baroque favourites to Romantic masterpieces, this collection brings together classical music’s best-known and most celebrated works in outstanding recordings. Ideal for discovering classical music or revisiting its greatest hits, this playlist offers a comprehensive guide to the most iconic pieces ever written.
100 items·553 Min
- Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331Angela Hewitt
- Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude
Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prelude02:29Johann Sebastian Bach - La traviata / Act 1Giuseppe Verdi, Luciano Pavarotti, Joan Sutherland, The London Opera Chorus, National Philharmonic Orchestra
- Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
- Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
- The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1Johann Sebastian Bach
- Lieder ohne Worte V, Op. 62Felix Mendelssohn
- Goldberg Variations, BWV 988Víkingur Ólafsson
- Johann Strauss II
- Midsummer Night's Dream, Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
- Lieutenant Kijé Suite, Op. 60Sergei Prokofiev, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Swan Lake (Suite), Op. 20a, TH. 219Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
- Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64 / Act IBoston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa
- Toccata & Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565Simon Preston
- RequiemErnst Senff Chor
- Carmina Burana / Fortuna Imperatrix MundiChor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
- Modest Mussorgsky
- Prince IgorAlexander Borodin
- Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act IIMargaret Lisi, San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Kaare Myksvoll, Maria Meyer, Kristina Rapp, Gregory Nybo, David Hess
- Die Walküre, Act III Scene 1Hojotoho! Hojotoho! "Walkürenritt" – War't ihr Kühnen zu zwei? (Remastered 2022)
Hojotoho! Hojotoho! "Walkürenritt" – War't ihr Kühnen zu zwei? (Remastered 2022)08:25Vera Schlosser, Berit Lindholm, Brigitte Fassbaender, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Vera Little, Claudia Hellmann, Marilyn Tyler - Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92Chamber Orchestra Of Europe, Yannick Nézet-Séguin
- Carmen, WD 31London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
- Spartacus: Ballet Suite No. 2Aram Khachaturian, Wiener Philharmoniker
- Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550Orchestra Mozart, Claudio Abbado
- Die FledermausJohann Strauss II
- Alice Sara Ott
- Samuel Barber
- Kinderszenen, Op. 15Robert Schumann
- Fünf Lieder, Op. 49Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
- Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante06:29Paavo Järvi, Frankfurt Radio Symphony, Lars Vogt - The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"
The Hebrides Overture, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"10:23London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado - William TellGioachino Rossini, Luigi Piovano
- Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral"IVc. Presto - Recitativo "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"
IVc. Presto - Recitativo "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"03:35Camilla Nylund, Gerhild Romberger, Klaus Florian Vogt, Georg Zeppenfeld, Wiener Singverein - La gazza ladraChamber Orchestra Of Europe, Claudio Abbado
- Il barbiere di Siviglia / Act 1"Largo al factotum" - "Ah, ah! che bella vita!" (Figaro / Figaro, Conte, Rosina, Bartolo)
"Largo al factotum" - "Ah, ah! che bella vita!" (Figaro / Figaro, Conte, Rosina, Bartolo)08:14Renato Capecchi, Nicola Monti, Gianna D'Angelo, Giorgio Tadeo - The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
- Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act ISimon Keenlyside, Patrizia Pace
- Lakmé / Flower DuetLéo Delibes, Nadine Sierra, Pretty Yende
- Jules Massenet, Wiener Philharmoniker
- Symphony No. 5Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein
- Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma"Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Ralph Vaughan Williams, London Symphony Orchestra
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18Yuja Wang, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
- Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35 "Funeral March": III. Marche funèbre. Lento09:11Benjamin Grosvenor - Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"Alice Sara Ott
- 24 Preludes, Op. 28Frédéric Chopin
- Remo Giazotto, Eriko Sato, Edward Brewer
- Canon & Gigue in D Major, P. 37 (Orch. Seiffert)
Canon & Gigue in D Major, P. 37 (Orch. Seiffert)04:41Johann Pachelbel - Lohengrin, Act IIIChor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
- Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140Monteverdi Choir
- Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258)
Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258)05:23Trevor Pinnock, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
- Serenade in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik"Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Sylvia, SuiteLéo Delibes
- Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"
Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"01:40Stephen Hough - 12 Etudes, Op. 10Yunchan Lim
- Julius Fučík
- GayanehAram Khachaturian, Wiener Philharmoniker
- Light CavalryFranz von Suppé
- Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March, No. 1 in D
Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March, No. 1 in D06:33Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli - Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
- Karelia Suite, Op. 11Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
- Aida, Act IIGrand March – Ballet Music "Triumphal Scene Pt. 2"
Grand March – Ballet Music "Triumphal Scene Pt. 2"06:10Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano - Rigoletto, Act IIILuciano Pavarotti, Martti Talvela, Sherrill Milnes, London Symphony Orchestra
- Cavalleria rusticanaPietro Mascagni
- Carmen, Act IGeorges Bizet, Apollo Voices
- Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 / Act 2Albina Shagimuratova, Jory Vinikour, Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
- La GiocondaAmilcare Ponchielli
- Turandot, SC 91Jonathan Tetelman, PKF – Prague Philharmonia, Carlo Rizzi
- Tannhäuser, WWV 70 / Act III"Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen" - "Dies ist ihr Sang"
"Beglückt darf nun dich, o Heimat, ich schauen" - "Dies ist ihr Sang"04:21Bayreuth Festival Chorus - Nabucco, Act IIIGiuseppe Verdi
- Il trovatore, Act IICoro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano
- Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
- Swan Lake, Op. 20 (Mariinsky Version), Act INo. 13, Dances des cygnes: d. Danses des petits cygnes. Allegro moderato
No. 13, Dances des cygnes: d. Danses des petits cygnes. Allegro moderato01:36Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev - Johann Strauss I
- Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 / Part 358. "See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!..See, The Godlike Youth Advance!...See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!"
58. "See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!..See, The Godlike Youth Advance!...See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!"02:50Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Lionel Bringuier
- Yundi Li
- GnossiennesErik Satie
- Arvo Pärt, Jacques Ammon
- Suite bergamasque, L. 75Seong-Jin Cho
- Jazz Suite No. 2Dmitri Shostakovich
- The Nutcracker (Suite), Op. 71a, TH. 35Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich
- The Four Seasons, Spring, Violin Concerto in E Major, RV 269, Op. 8 No. 1Trevor Pinnock
- Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise": II. Andante
Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise": II. Andante06:08Orchestra della Svizzera italiana, Howard Shelley - The Four Seasons, Winter, Violin Concerto in F Minor, RV 297, Op. 8 No. 4Simon Standage, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
- The Four Seasons, Autumn, Violin Concerto in F Major, RV 293, Op. 8 No. 3Simon Standage, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Cecile Licad
- The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97aDmitri Shostakovich, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
- Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, Renaud Capuçon
- String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio, cantabile
String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio, cantabile08:08London Haydn Quartet - The Planets, Op. 32Chicago Symphony Orchestra, James Levine
- Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171 (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra)
Danse macabre, Op. 40, R. 171 (Transcr. for Solo Violin and Chamber Orchestra)07:05Camille Saint-Saëns, Zürcher Kammerorchester - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1, MS 25No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
No. 24 in A Minor. Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto07:12Niccolò Paganini - String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5, G. 275: III. Minuetto – Trio – Minuetto da capo
String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11/5, G. 275: III. Minuetto – Trio – Minuetto da capo03:09Richard Lester, The Vanbrugh Quartet - Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "Trout Quintet"IV. Theme – Andantino – Variations 1-5 – Allegretto
IV. Theme – Andantino – Variations 1-5 – Allegretto07:46Alfred Brendel, Cleveland Quartet, James VanDemark - Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 2The English Concert Choir
- Anne Sofie von Otter, Bengt Forsberg
- Paul Dukas
