100 Must-Have Heroic Classics

Carmen, Act I: Overture

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet, Janos Sandor

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

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg, Janos Sandor

The Valkyrie, WWV 86B, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, György Lehel

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

Tamas Pal, Edward Elgar, Budapest Symphony Orchestra

The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War

London Symphony Orchestra, Gustav Holst, Geoffrey Simon

Le Prophéte, Act IV: Coronation March

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Giacomo Meyerbeer, Andras Korodi

The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66: Waltz

Prague Festival Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Pavel Urbanek

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

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Franz Liszt, Janos Sandor

Samson et Dalila: Danse bacchanale

Hanns-martin Schneidt, Camille Saint-saens, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: No. 10 Scene - Moderato

Prague Festival Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Pavel Urbanek

Gayaneh, Act III: Sabre Dance

Hungarian State Orchestra, Adam Fischer, Aram Khatchaturian

Light Cavalry, Act I: Overture

Hungarian State Orchestra, Franz Von Suppé, Janos Sandor

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III: Prelude

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, György Lehel

L' Arlesienne Suite No. 1: IV. Carillon

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet, Janos Sandor

Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5 in G Minor - Allegro

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Brahms, Yuri Ahronovitch

Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Géza Oberfrank

The Rhine Gold, WWV 86A: Finale - Entry of the Gods at Walhall

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, Vassil Kazandjiev

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco

Jenö Jando & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Andras Ligeti & Peter Tchaikovsky & Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

Finlandia, Op. 26: No. 7

Jean Sibelius, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev

Pictures at an Exhibition: IV. Bydlo

Dénes Várjon, Modest Mussorgsky

La damnation de Faust, Op. 24: Marche hongroise (Ràkoczy-March)

Hector Berlioz & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Ivan Fischer

Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56 "Scottish": IV. Allegro vivacissimo - Allegro maestoso assai

Philharmonia Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Janos Sandor

8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 72: No. 1 in B Major - Molto vivace

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Antonin Dvorak, Yuri Ahronovitch

Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prelude in C-Sharp Minor

Margarete Babinsky, Serge Rachmaninov

Mlada, Act II: Cortège - "Procession of the Nobles"

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev, Nikolai Rimsky-korsakoff

Symphony No. 1 in D Major "Titan": II. Kräftig bewegt

Prague Festival Orchestra, Gustav Mahler, Pavel Urbanek

The Valkyrie, WWV 86B, Act III: Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music

Richard Wagner, Sofia Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vassil Kazandjiew

Zampa: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Louis Joseph Ferdinand Herold, Támas Pal

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": Finale. Allegro molto

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Hungarian State Orchestra, János Ferencsik

Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56: No. 3, Homage March

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg, Janos Sandor

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 20 Czardas

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Janos Sandor

Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor "Revolutionary"

Louis Kentner, Frederic Chopin

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: II. Scherzo - Bewegt - Lebhaft

Hartmut Haenchen, Anton Bruckner, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

The Hebrides, Op. 26: Overture - Fingal's Cave

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Janos Kovacs

Sylvia, Act I: Prélude - Les Chasseresses (Excerpt)

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo Delibes, Janos Sandor

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro marciale animato - Presto

Jenö Jando & Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Andras Ligeti & Franz Liszt & Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Hunyadi László: Czárdás

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Ferenc Erkel, Andras Korodi

Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: IV. March to the Scaffold

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Hector Berlioz, Vassil Kazandjiev

Slavonic March in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31: Marche slave

Peter Tchaikovsky & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra & Ivan Fischer

Prince Igor, Act II, No. 12: Polovitsian Dances

Alexander Borodin, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Boris Hinchev, Sofia National Opera Chorus

Parsifal, WWV 111, Act III: Chorus of the Knights - "Geleiten wir" (Instrumental Version)

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, Vassil Kazandjiev

Carmen Suite No. 2, Act II: VI. Danse boheme

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet, Janos Sandor

The Bartered Bride, Act I: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Friedrich Smetana, Támas Pal

Espana

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev, Alexis Chabrier

Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": IV. Saltarello. Presto

Philharmonia Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Janos Sandor

Il Trovatore, Act II: Gypsy Chorus - "Vede le fosche notturne" (Instrumental Version)

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: March

Tamas Pal, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 21 Danse espagnole

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Boris Spassov

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco

Prague Festival Orchestra, Antonin Dvorak, Pavel Urbanek

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: III. Allegro molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso

Edvard Grieg, Daniel Gerard, Peter Wohlert, Rundfunk-sinfonieorchester Berlin

Madama Butterfly, Act II: Butterfly's Death - "Con onor muore" (Instrumental Version)

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Giacomo Puccini, Emil Tabakov

Pictures at an Exhibition: I. Promenade / II. Gnomus

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Levine, Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel

Polonaise No. 3 in A Major, Op. 40: No. 1 "Military"

Halina Czerny-stefanska, Frederic Chopin

Symphony No. 6 in A Minor "Tragic" : II. Scherzo: Wuchtig

Hartmut Haenchen, Gustav Mahler, Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra

Sylvia No. 14B, Act III: Cortège de Bacchus

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo Delibes, Janos Sandor

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in F Minor

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Ludwig Van Beethoven, János Sándor

Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: II. Aufschwung

Jeno Jando, Robert Schumann

Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia - Moderato

Prague Festival Orchestra, Jean Sibelius, Pavel Urbanek

The Flying Dutchman, WWV 63: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, György Lehel

L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2, Op. 23: IV. Farandole

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet, Janos Sandor

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat Major, S. 124/R. 455: Allegro marziale animato

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Franz Liszt, Andras Korodi

La forza del destino, Act II: Chorus - "Rataplan, Rataplan" (Instrumental Version)

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov

Twilight of the Gods, WV 86D, Act I: Prologue - Siegfried's Rhine Journey

Wiener Symphoniker, Richard Wagner, Yuri Ahronovitch

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": III. Allegro molto vivace

Prague Festival Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Pavel Urbanek

Beatrice et Benedict: Overture

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Hector Berlioz, Vassil Kazandjiev

Borussia: Tempo de marcia trionfale

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Gasparo Spontini, Rouslan Raychev

Scheherazade, Op. 35: IV. Festival at Baghdad - Finale

Nikolai Rimsky-korsakov, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Janos Sandor

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso

Robert Schumann, Heidrun Holtmann, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stefan Soltesz

Husitska, Op. 67: Overture

Antonin Dvorak, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Vladimir Ghiaurov

L'Arlesiénne Suite No. 2: I. Pastorale

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet, Janos Sandor

The Bartered Bride, Act I: Polka

Prague Festival Orchestra, Friedrich Smetana, Pavel Urbanek

Spanish Dance, Op. 23: No. 2, Zapateado

Hungarian State Orchestra, Pablo De Sarasate, Miklos Szenthelyi, György Gyorivanyi-rath

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act III: No. 22, Danse napolitaine

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Boris Spassov

William Tell: Overture

Gioacchino Rossini, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev

Carnival of the Animals: I. Introduction and Lion's Royal March

Camille Saint-saens, Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Andras Kórodi

Hungarian Dance No. 14 in D Minor

Johannes Brahms, Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek

The Snow Maiden, Op. 12, Act III: IV. Dance of the Tumblers

Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra, Rouslan Raychev, Nikolai Rimsky-korsakoff

Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: IV. Finale - Andante maestoso. Allegro con fuoco

Prague Festival Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Pavel Urbanek

Fidelio, Op. 72b: Overture

Tamas Pal, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Budapest Symphony Orchestra

Three Military Marches, Op. 51, D. 733: I. Allegro vivace in D Major

Budapest Strings, Béla Bánfalvi, Franz Schubert

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato

Johannes Brahms, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitris Sgouros, Emil Tabakov

Symphonie Fantastique, No. 14: V. Larghetto

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Hector Berlioz, Vassil Kazandjiev

Tannhäuser, WWV 70, Act II: Entry of the Guests - "Freudig begrüßen wir" (Instrumental Version)

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner, György Lehel

Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 9, The Hut on Fowl's Legs - "Baba Yaga"

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Levine, Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel

Pictures at an Exhibition: No. 10, The Great Gate of Kiev

Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Levine, Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel

Wanderer Fantasy in C Major, Op. 15, D. 760: Allegro con fuoco, ma non troppo

Peter Rösel, Franz Schubert

Coppélia: Slavonic Folk Melody with Variations

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo Delibes, Janos Sandor

Fidelio, Op. 72, Act II: Chorus - "O welche Lust"

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir, Georgi Robev

Má Vlast: II. Vltava - "Die Moldau"

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Friedrich Smetana, Yuri Ahronovitch

Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise

Berlin Radio Orchestra, Ferde Grofé, Hans-dieter Baum

The Sicilian Vespers, Act I: Overture

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Boris Hinchev

Festive March for the Goethe Centenary

Hungarian State Orchestra, Franz Liszt, Gyula Németh

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

Prague Festival Orchestra, Antonin Dvorak, Pavel Urbanek

Ruslan and Ludmilla, Act I: Overture

New Philharmonia Orchestra, Michail Glinka, Janos Sandor

21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 4 in F-Sharp Minor

Johannes Brahms, Prague Festival Orchestra, Pavel Urbanek

The Csárdas Princess: Prélude

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Emmerich Kálmán, Tamas Breitner