The 50 Most Essential Classical Pieces for Your Mind

Sonata in D Major for Two Pianos, K. 448: I. Allegro con spirito

Amalie Malling, Hans Pålsson

Concerto No. 3 in G Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216: I. Allegro

Mikhail Gantvarg, St. Petersburg Soloists

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": III. Minueto: Allegretto

Francesco Macci, Camerata Salzburg

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria

Tatiana Nikolaeva

The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni), Op. 8 - Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, RV 297, "Winter" (L'inverno): II. Largo

Alun Francis, Emmy Verhey, Camerata Antonio Lucio

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 57, "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (attacca)

Herbert Waltl

Concerto grosso No. 12 in F Major, Op. 6: III. Adagio

Anton Nanut, Zagreb Soloists

Sonata in F Major for Violin and Piano, K. 376: III. Rondeau: Allegretto grazioso

Natsumi Wakamatsu, Yoshiko Kojima

Divertimento in F Major, K. 247: II. Andante grazioso

St. Petersburg New Philharmonia, Alexander Titov

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: Andante

David Parry, Finghin Collins, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Tafelmusik Suite No. 1 in E Minor: I. Lentement - Vite

Eugen Duvier, Camerata Rhenania

Concerto No. 1 in G Major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 313: I. Allegro maestoso

Arife Gülsen Tatu, Salzburg Soloists

Double Concerto in D Minor for Two Violins, BWV 1043: Vivace

David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, Vesselin Gellev, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sonata No. 11 in G Minor, Op. 2: Adagio - Allegro - Grave - Allegro

Kurt Redel, Camerata Labacensis

Divertimento in D Major, K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1": III. Presto

Hermann Abel, Camerata Salzburg

Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Air

Bohdan Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra

Concerto No. 4 in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 218: I. Allegro

Mikhail Gantvarg, St. Petersburg Soloists

Church Sonata No. 17 in C Major, K. 336: Allegro

Bohuslav Matousek, Jaroslav Tuma, Collegium Musicum

Canon in D Major

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Sonata in F Minor, L 118: Andante moderato

Dubravka Tomsic

Serenade No. 9 in D Major, K. 320, "Posthorn-Serenade": III. Concertante: Andante grazioso

Kaszimierz Kord, Swr Symphony Orchestra

Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Strings, Op. 1: II. Adagio

Howard Griffiths, Emanuel Abbühl, Strings Of Zürich

Incidental Music to "Abdelazer or The Moor's Revenge", Z 750: Rondo

Bohdan Warchal, Slovak Chamber Orchestra

Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto

Anton Nanut, Rtv Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: III. Largo - Allegro

Moscow Conservatory Chamber Orchestra, Gennady Cherkasov

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight Sonata": Adagio sostenuto

Finghin Collins

Andante in C Major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 315

Arife Gülsen Tatu, Salzburg Soloists

Concerto No. 5 in F Minor for Keyboard and Orchestra, BWV 1056: II. Largo: Arioso

Alun Francis, Emmy Verhey, Camerata Antonio Lucio

Consolation No. 3 in D-Flat Major, S. 172: Lento placido

Dubravka Tomsic

Concerto a cinque No. 2 in D Minor for Oboe and Strings, Op. 9: III. Allegro

Howard Griffiths, Emanuel Abbühl, Strings Of Zürich

Symphony No. 24 in B-Flat Major, K. 182: Andantino grazioso

Paul Kantschieder, Capella Istropolitana

Songs Without Words, Op. 30: Song of the Venetian Gondolier

Jeno Jando

Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito

James Judd, John Lill, London Symphony Orchestra

Sonata for Piano No. 13 in B-Flat Major, K. 333: III. Allegretto grazioso

Carmen Piazzini

Thaïs: Meditation

David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Suite de Symphonies No. 1: Fanfare-Rondeau

Riga Brass Band

Three German Dances, K. 605: Dance No. 3 in C Major, "Sleigh Ride"

Paul Kantschieder, Capella Istropolitana

String Quartet No. 17 in B-Flat Major, K. 458, (Haydn Quartet No. 4, "The Hunt"): IV. Finale: Allegro assai

Salzburg Mozarteum Quartet

Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra: I. Largo

Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Aleksander Santi

Concerto grosso No. 4 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio - Vivace

Anton Nanut, Zagreb Soloists

Quintet in A Major for Clarinet and String Quartet, K. 581: IV. Allegretto con variazioni: Adagio - Allegro

David Smith, Gabrieli String Quartet

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: Air

David Parry, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rêverie (Daydream), L. 68

Christian Lindberg, Per Lundberg

String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, K. 465 (Haydn Quartet No. 6, "Dissonance"): I. Adagio - Allegro

Salzburg Mozarteum Quartet

Concerto No. 4 in A Major: II. Allegro

Makoto Akatsu, Hidemi Suzuki, Van Wassenaer Orchestra

Largo from Xerxes, "Ombra mai fu"

Anton Nanut, Rtv Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385, "Haffner": II. Andante

Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic

Sinfonia in G Major: II. Adagio

Renaissance Chamber Orchestra, Leo Korkhin

Divertimento in F major, K. 138 - II. Andante

St. Petersburg New Philharmonia, Alexander Titov

Concerto No. 2 in G Minor for Flute and Strings, RV 439, "La notte", Op. 10: I. Largo

Eugen Duvier, Camerata Rhenania