100 Best Classics
Various Artists
Open iTunes to preview, buy, and download music.
| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Solomon, HWV 67: Sinfonia: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Ian Watson & Sir Neville Marriner | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
2
|
The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 1 in E (La Primavera - Spring), RV. 269 (Op. 8, No. 1): I. Allegro | Alberto Lysy, Camerata Lysy Gstaad & Yehudi Menuhin | 3:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
3
|
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565: Toccata | Wayne Marshall | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
4
|
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-Flat, K. 495: III. Rondo (Allegro Vivace) | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Barry Tuckwell & Sir Neville Marriner | 3:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
5
|
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con Brio | Kurt Sanderling & Philharmonia Orchestra | 6:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
6
|
1812 Overture: Op. 49 (Conclusion) | Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
7
|
'Ode to Joy' from Symphony No. 9 in D Minor 'Choral', Op. 125 | Westminster Choir | 3:22 | $1.29 | View In iTunes |
|
8
|
Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto Moderato (Excerpt) | Cecile Ousset, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Neville Marriner | 4:27 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
9
|
Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla Marcia | Hallé & Sir John Barbirolli | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
10
|
The Planets, Op. 32: Jupiter, the Bringer of Jolity (Conclusion) | Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle | 4:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
11
|
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto Maestoso (Opening) | Andre Previn, Horacio Gutierrez & London Symphony Orchestra | 3:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
12
|
Finlandia - Symphonic Poem, Op. 26 | Hallé & Sir John Barbirolli | 8:28 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
|
13
|
Aida: Triumphal Chorus & Grand March (Gloria All'Egitto) | New Philharmonia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti & Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus | 4:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
14
|
Romeo and Juliet - Suites Nos. 1 & 2, Suite No. 2, Op. 64 B: Montagues and Capulets (Dance of the Knights) [Extract] | Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti | 1:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
15
|
Radetzky March, Op. 228 | Willi Boskovsky | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
16
|
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D (Land of Hope and Glory) (Conclusion) | Andrew Davis, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Royal Choral Society | 2:37 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
17
|
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor: I. Allegro Ma non Tanto (Excerpt) | Mariss Jansons, Mikhail Rudy & St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
18
|
Symphony No. 3, 'Organ', Op. 78: Maestoso - Allegro | Mathias Eisenberg, Michel Plasson & Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse | 8:08 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
|
1
|
Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air | Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner | 3:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
2
|
Orfeo Ed Euridice (Vienna Version, 1762), Act II, Scene 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits | New Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti | 2:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
3
|
Canon in D | Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields & Sir Neville Marriner | 5:01 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
4
|
Clarinet Concerto in A, K. 622: II. Adagio | Hans Vonk, Sabine Meyer & Staatskapelle Dresden | 6:38 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
5
|
Aria from the Goldberg Variations (BWV 988) | Julia Thornton | 2:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
6
|
Adagio in G Minor (Realised Giazotto) Excerpt | Academy of St. Martin In the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner | 5:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
7
|
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio Sostenuto - Excerpt | Moura Lympany | 3:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
8
|
Flute and Harp Concerto in C, K. 299: II. Andantino | Berliner Philharmoniker, Fritz Helmis, Herbert von Karajan & James Galway | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
9
|
Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante (Excerpt) | Efrem Kurtz, Philharmonia Orchestra & Yehudi Menuhin | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
10
|
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C, K. 467 (Cadenzas By Stephen Hough): II. Andante | Bryden Thomson, Hallé & Stephen Hough | 6:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
11
|
Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 'From the New World': II. Largo (Opening) | Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | 4:46 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
12
|
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (Opening) | Philharmonia Orchestra, Walter Susskind & Yehudi Menuhin | 4:25 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
13
|
Variations On an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36: IX. Nimrod | London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Adrian Boult | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
14
|
Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio - Opening | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Julian Bream & Sir Simon Rattle | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
15
|
The Lark Ascending (Conclusion) | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy & Sir Simon Rattle | 6:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
16
|
Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto (Conclusion) | New Philharmonia Orchestra & Sir John Barbirolli | 3:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
17
|
Rhapsody On a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII. (Andante Cantabile, a Tempo Vivace) | Cecile Ousset, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle | 2:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
1
|
Les Pêcheurs de Perles (1893 Version): Zurga, Quand Tous Deux.... Au Fond Du Temple Saint (Nadir, Zurga) | Ernest Blanc, Nicolai Gedda, Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique & Pierre Dervaux | 5:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
2
|
Rusalka: Song to the Moon (Act I) | Lucia Popp, Münchner Rundfunkorchester & Stefan Soltesz | 5:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
3
|
Lakmé (Act I): Flower Duet | Alain Lombard, Danielle Millet, Mady Mesplé & Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra-Comique | 3:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
4
|
Carmen, Act Two (Conclusion): Air de Fleur: "La Fleur Que Tu Ma'avais Jetee" | Georges Prêtre & Nicolai Gedda | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
5
|
Orfeo Ed Euridice (Vienna Version, 1762), Act III, Scene 1: Che Farò Senza Euridice? (Orfeo) | Agnes Baltsa, Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Leslie Pearson, Margaret Marshall, Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti | 5:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
6
|
Norma: Casta Diva | Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Maria Callas, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Tullio Serafin | 5:36 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
7
|
La Bohème, 'Bohemian Life': Che Gelida Manina | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Roberto Alagna & Sir Richard Armstrong | 4:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
8
|
Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro (Lauretta) | Angela Gheorghiu, Antonio Pappano & London Symphony Orchestra | 2:08 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
9
|
Chants D'Auvergne (Arr. Joseph Canteloube): Baïlèro | Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, Orchestre de L'Association de Concerts & Victoria De Los Angeles | 4:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
10
|
Madama Butterfly: Vogliatemi Bene (Love Duet)...Vieni: Vieni | Carlo Bergonzi, Coro del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Renata Scotto & Sir John Barbirolli | 7:56 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
|
11
|
Nabucco: Va Pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - Act III) | Bernard Haitink, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden & Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus | 5:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
12
|
Die Lustige Witwe (The Merry Widow): Nun Laßt Uns Aber Wie Dahein...Es Lebt' Eine Vilja (Viljalied)...Tanz: Mi Velimo Dase Dase Veslimo! (Hanna - Chor) | Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Lovro Von Matacic & Philharmonia Orchestra | 4:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
13
|
Suite from 'Xerxes' (Arr. Hoffman): II. Aria:Ombra Mai Fu | Hallé, Richard Lewis & Sir John Barbirolli | 3:18 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
14
|
Ellens Gesang: III. (Ave Maria), D. 839 | Dame Janet Baker & Gerald Moore | 6:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
15
|
Minuit, Chrétiens (O Holy Night) [Arr. Alain Kremski] | Roberto Alagna | 5:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
16
|
Turandot (Act III): Nessun Dorma | Alain Lombard, Choeurs de l'Opéra du Rhin & Jose Carreras | 4:10 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
1
|
Overture from Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis | 4:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
2
|
Cantata No. 147 'Herz Und Mund Und Tat Und Leben', BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Arr. Marriner) | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Celia Nicklin, Ian Watson & Sir Neville Marriner | 5:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
3
|
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat "Emperor", Op. 73: I. Allegro (Excerpt) | Cleveland Orchestra, Emil Gilels & George Szell | 6:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
4
|
Suite in D: Round-O - the Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary) [Arr. Defaye] | Jane Parker-Smith & Maurice André | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
5
|
Mors Et Vita: Judex | Maurice Handford | 4:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
6
|
La Scala Di Seta, ' (The) Silken Ladder': Overture | Jerzy Maksymiuk & Polish Chamber Orchestra | 5:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
7
|
Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: Sarabande | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Alex Briger & Stephen Johns | 3:26 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
8
|
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: Waltz of the Flowers | Andre Previn | 6:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
9
|
Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60: IV. Troika | Klaus Tennstedt & London Philharmonic Orchestra | 2:54 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
10
|
Fantasia on Greensleeves: IV. Troika | Sinfonia of London & Sir John Barbirolli | 4:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
11
|
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de Lune | Moura Lympany | 4:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
12
|
Swan Lake - Ballet in Four Acts, Op. 20, Act 2, No. 10 Scene | Andre Previn & London Symphony Orchestra | 2:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
13
|
Cavatina | Steve Morse | 3:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
14
|
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: II. Romance (Excerpt) | Garrick Ohlsson, Jerzy Maksymiuk & Polish Radio National Symphony Orchestra | 4:06 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
15
|
My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from the Movie Titanic) | David Abel & Orchestra | 4:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
16
|
Time to Say Goodbye | David Abel & Orchestra | 4:00 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
17
|
An Die Schonen, Blauen Donau - Walzer, Op. 314 (Extract) | Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan | 3:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
1
|
Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo | Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti | 3:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
2
|
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt) | Cecile Ousset, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle | 4:31 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
3
|
Peer Gynt: Prelude (Morning) | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner | 4:17 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
4
|
Romance from the Gadfly | Piers Lane & Tasmin Little | 3:15 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
5
|
Adagio for Strings, Op. 11 | Eugene Ormandy & Philadelphia Orchestra | 6:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
6
|
Scheherazade, Op. 35: The Story of the Kalender Prince (Opening) | Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti | 3:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
7
|
Thaïs: Méditation | Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan | 6:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
8
|
Polovtsian Dances (Beginning) from Prince Igor | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Sir Thomas Beecham | 3:52 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
9
|
Spartacus_Ballet Suite No. 2: Adagio | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Yuri Temirkanov | 4:45 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
10
|
Romeo and Juliet (Extract) | Mariss Jansons & Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
11
|
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Abbrev. Version) | Kurt Sanderling & Philharmonia Orchestra | 3:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
12
|
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Major, BWV 1043: Largo Ma non Tanto | Bath Festival Orchestra, Christian Ferras & Yehudi Menuhin | 7:43 | Album Only | View In iTunes |
|
13
|
Schindler's List - Theme | Iain Sutherland, New World Philharmonic & New World Philharmonic Orchestra | 5:04 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
14
|
The Nutcracker - Ballet, Op. 71 (Highlights), No. 12 - Divertissement (Act II): V. Danse Des Mirlitons (Dance of the Reed Pipes) | Andre Previn & London Symphony Orchestra | 2:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
15
|
Symphony No. 6 in F 'Pastoral', Op. 68: V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn) [Abbrev. Version] | Philadelphia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti | 6:41 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
1
|
Zadok the Priest | London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrew Davis & Sir Andrew Davis | 6:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
2
|
Zion Hört Die Wächter Singen (Cantata No. 140) | Consortium Musicum | 4:49 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
3
|
Miserere a 9 (Vv. 1-4 & 17-20) | King's College Choir, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury | 5:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
4
|
German Mass, D. 872: Sanctus | Berliner Symphoniker, Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale Berlin & Karl Forster | 3:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
5
|
Panis Angelicus | Halle Choir, Hallé & Maurice Handford | 4:57 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
6
|
L'Enfance Du Christ, Op. 25: l'Adieu Des Bergers (Shepherds' Farewell) | André Cluytens & Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | 3:50 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
7
|
St Cecilia Mass: Sanctus | Jean-Claude Hartemann & Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | 5:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
8
|
In Paradisum (Requiem, Op. 48 - 1893 Version, Ed. John Rutter) | English Chamber Orchestra, King's College Choir, Cambridge & Stephen Cleobury | 3:29 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
9
|
Vesperae Solennes de Confessore (Solemn Vespers), K. 339: Laudate Dominum | Eugen Jochum & Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks | 5:09 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
10
|
Cantique de Jean Racine | Monks And Choirboys Of Downside Abbey | 5:12 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
11
|
Messa Da Requiem, Sequenza: Ingemisco | Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano & Riccardo Muti | 3:43 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
12
|
Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618 | Cambridge Classical Players, King's College Choir, Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury & Teddy Layton | 3:05 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
13
|
Messiah Highlights (Ed. Basil Lam): I. Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) | Charles Mackerras & English Chamber Orchestra | 6:42 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
14
|
The Heavens Are Telling (The Creation, Pt. 1) | Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, King's College Choir, Cambridge & Sir David Willcocks | 4:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
15
|
Requiem, Op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu | André Cluytens, Henriette Puig-Roget & Orchestre de la Société des concerts du Conservatoire | 3:20 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
16
|
Requiem in D Minor (Mass No. 19), K. 626: III. Sequenz - VI. Lacrimosa | Franz Welser-Möst, Franz Welser-Moest & London Philharmonic Orchestra | 2:58 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
|
17
|
Messiah Highlights (Ed. Basil Lam): Hallelujah (Chorus) | Ambrosian Singers, Charles Mackerras & English Chamber Orchestra | 4:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Booklet Digital Booklet - Best Classics 100 | Various Artists | Album Only | View In iTunes |
| Total: 101 Items |
Customer Reviews
Horrible!
I will admit that I truly distain compilations, but this one has taken the head off of the idea of compilations. Having only a couple of minutes from each work and cutting off only the most famous parts of the piece is a bad idea. Like the Ode to Joy finale from Beethoven's ninth - it's famous because of the build-up to it in the score. Cutting just that off ruins the piece.The selections aren't that great, and only some of the performances are good. If you have to get a compilation for your classical, at least go with "the 50 most essential classical pieces" - at least the choices are not cut down to a smidgen of what they should be.
snippits
The selections are just enough of each piece to whet your whistle and
then onto the next selection. It listed some of my favorite program music
but if you, like I, know what follows after the selection they include and your
mind is expecting the next part, it is disturbing to hear something
totally different pop on. The quality is OK, not exceptional.
Portions
Clips from classical pieces are not representive of those pieces. My Mother bought me a collection like this when I was a teen-ager. It provided almost no contextual understanding of the pieces that I went on to learn in depth later.
If you are new to classical music, first imagine that the instrumental music is a foreign language made up of emotion without words. What is each piece trying to say?
Listeners Also Bought
| Name | Album | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto Vivace | Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" | London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips | 9:44 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $18.99
- Genres: Classical, Music
- Released: 2004
- ℗ This compilation (P) 2004 EMI Records Ltd.
