Best Classical Pieces Ranked
|
Rank |
Title |
Composer |
Year |
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1 |
Water Music Suite, No.2 for orchestra in D major, HWV 349: Alla Hornpipe |
Handel, George Frideric |
1717 |
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2 |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G, BWV 1048 - 1. Allegro |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1721 |
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3 |
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G, BWV 1048 - 3. Allegro |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1721 |
|
4 |
Canon & Gigue In D - Canon |
Pachelbel, Johann |
1648 |
|
5 |
Symphony #5 In C Minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro Con Brio |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
1808 |
|
6 |
Die Walküre - Act 3: Ride Of The Valkyries |
Wagner, Richard |
1870 |
|
7 |
Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1723 |
|
8 |
Cantata #29 - Sinfonia |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1731 |
|
9 |
Violin Concerto In F Minor, Op. 8/4, RV 297, "The Four Seasons (Winter)" - 1. Allegro Non Molto |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
1725 |
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10 |
Suite espanola, Op. 47 V. Asturias (Leyenda-Preludio) Allegro |
Albéniz, Isaac |
1886 |
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11 |
Chorale Prelude “Wachet Auf” |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1731 |
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12 |
Violin Concerto In E, Op. 8/1, RV 269, "The Four Seasons (Spring)" - 1. Allegro |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
1725 |
|
13 |
Brandenburg Concerto #5 In D, BWV 1050 - Allegro |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1721 |
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14 |
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1833 |
|
15 |
Symphony #25 In G Minor, K 183 |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
1773 |
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16 |
Sonata for Keyboard in A Major, K 113, L 345, P 160: Allegro |
Scarlatti, Domenico |
1738 |
|
17 |
Solomon, oratorio, HWV 67: Entrance of the Queen of Sheba |
Handel, George Frideric |
1748 |
|
18 |
Rondeau |
Mouret, Jean-Joseph |
1729 |
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19 |
3 Gymnopédies - 3. Lent Et Grave |
Satie, Erik |
1888 |
|
20 |
Lieutenant Kije: Song |
Prokofiev, Sergei |
1934 |
|
21 |
Eine kleine Nachtmusik - Allegro |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
1787 |
|
22 |
Air on the G String (from Suite No. 3 in D) |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1723 |
|
23 |
Mandolin Concerto In C, RV 425 - 1. Allegro |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
1725 |
|
24 |
Moonlight Sonata, op 27 no 2 (1st mvt) |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
1801 |
|
25 |
Suite espanola, Op. 47 I. Granada (Serenata) Allegretto |
Albéniz, Isaac |
1886 |
|
26 |
Concerto In C For 2 Trumpets, RV 537 - 1. Allegro |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
1742 |
|
27 |
Mozart: Symphony #40 In G Minor, K 550 - 1. Allegro Vivace |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
1788 |
|
28 |
Lieutenant Kije: Kije's Wedding |
Prokofiev, Sergei |
1934 |
|
29 |
Symphony #94 In G, H 1/94, "Surprise" - 2. Andante |
Haydn, Franz Joseph |
1972 |
|
30 |
Carmen Suite No. 1: Les Toreadors |
Bizet, Georges |
1845 |
|
31 |
Für Elise |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
1810 |
|
32 |
Peter and the Wolf: Early one morning Peter opened the gate |
Prokofiev, Sergei |
1936 |
|
33 |
Sonata In C, K 153 |
Scarlatti, Domenico |
1738 |
|
34 |
1812 Overture |
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich |
1880 |
|
35 |
Violin Concerto In G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315, "The Four Seasons (Summer)" - 3. Presto |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
1725 |
|
36 |
Violin Concerto In F, Op. 8/3, RV 293, "The Four Seasons (Autumn)" - 1. Allegro |
Vivaldi, Antonio |
1725 |
|
37 |
Sonata for Keyboard in A Major, K 24, L 495, P 80: Presto |
Scarlatti, Domenico |
1738 |
|
38 |
2-Part Invention In B Flat |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1723 |
|
39 |
2-Part Invention In D Minor |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1723 |
|
40 |
Sonata for Keyboard in D Minor, K 213, L 108, P 288: Andante |
Scarlatti, Domenico |
1738 |
|
41 |
Prelude & Fugue #2 |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1722 |
|
42 |
Concerto In C For 2 Harpsichords, BWV 1061 - Vivace |
Bach, Johann Sebastian |
1720 |
|
43 |
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Russian Dance |
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich |
1892 |
|
44 |
Concerto For Trumpet & 2 Oboes In D - 1. Allegro |
Fasch, Karl Friedrich |
1745 |
|
45 |
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - March |
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich |
1892 |
|
46 |
Van Den Budenmayer-Funeral Music |
Preisner, Zbigniew |
1993 |
|
47 |
The Flight of the Bumblebee |
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai |
1900 |
|
48 |
Suite espanola, Op. 47 VII. Cuba (Capricho) Allegretto |
Albéniz, Isaac |
1886 |
|
49 |
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71 - Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy |
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich |
1892 |
|
50 |
William Tell Overture |
Rossini, Gioacchino |
1829 |
|
51 |
Sabre Dance |
Khachaturian |
1942 |
|
52 |
Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 |
Strauss, Richard |
1896 |
|
53 |
A Night on Bald Mountain |
Mussorgsky, Modest |
1867 |
|
54 |
Blue Danube Waltz |
Strauss, Johann |
1866 |
|
55 |
Minuet |
Boccherini, Luigi |
1775 |
|
56 |
Suite espanola, Op. 47 III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) Allegro |
Albéniz, Isaac |
1886 |
|
57 |
Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 |
Barber, Samuel |
1936 |
|
58 |
Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan" - Andante |
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus |
1785 |
|
59 |
Symphony #9 In D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral" - 2. Molto Vivace |
Beethoven, Ludwig Van |
1824 |
|
60 |
Swan Lake, Op. 20 - Scène |
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich |
1876 |
