100 Must-Have History of Classical Music

Trumpet Tune and Air in D Major

Sofia Brass Academy, Henry Purcell

Fantasia Ottava

Rita Bálint, Vincenzo Galilei

The Bartered Bride, Act III: Dance of the Comedians

Sofia Brass Academy, William Brade

Galiarda

Tatjana Romanko, William Byrd

Welcome Home, P. 66

Rita Bálint, Denes Bárto, John Dowland

L'Incoronazione di Poppea, Act II: Gran Scena di Seneca - "Solitudine amata"

Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra, Boris Christoff, Claudio Monteverdi, Bulgarian National Choir

Canon in D Major

Johann Pachelbel, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Cantata No. 147, BWV 147 - Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

Frank Berger, Hans-dieter Weber, Johann Sebastian Bach

The Four Seasons, Op. 8, Concerto No. 1 in E Major, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi, Budapest Strings

Xerxes, HWV 40, Act I: Largo - "Ombra mai fu"

George Frideric Handel, Budapest Strings

Dardanus, Scene III, Act V: Tambourin

Collegium Aureum, Jean-philippe Rameau

Adagio in G Minor

Tomaso Albinoni, Berlin Chamber Orchestra

Suite in D Major for Two Trumpets, Strings and Continuo: I. Overture

Wolfgang Basch, Georg Philipp Telemann, German Bach Soloists, Albert Oesterle

Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 8: IV. Pastorale

Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Arcangelo Corelli

Caro mio ben

Budapest Strings, Tommaso Giordani

Orpheus and Euridice, Act II: Dance of the Blessed Spirits

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Christoph Willibald Gluck

String Quintet No. 5 in E Major, Op. 11: III. Minuet

Luigi Boccherini, Budapest Strings

Harp Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Larghetto

Marion Hofmann, Berlin Chamber Orchestra, Johann Ditters Von Dittersdorf

Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Alla turca - Allegretto

Margarete Babinsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade, Op. 15: No. 7

Joseph Haydn, Budapest Strings

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vienna Mozart Ensemble, Herbert Kraus

The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture

London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: Duet Don Giovanni & Zerlina - "La ci darem la mano" (Instrumental Version)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Hungarian Chamber Orchestra

Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio

English Chamber Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, David Glazer

Cosi Fan Tutte, K. 588: Terzet Guglielmo, Ferrando & Don Alfonso - "Una bella serenata"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Natale De Carolis, Christian Bauer, James Edward Stith

The Magic Flute, K. 620, Act II: Chorus of the Priests - "O Isis und Osiris"

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir

Ave Verum Corpus, K. 618

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Altenburg Boys' Choir, Sinfonietta Linz

Requiem Mass in D Minor, K. 626: VII. Lacrimosa

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rias Chamber Choir

Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I/94 "Surprise": II. Andante

Hungarian State Orchestra, Joseph Haydn

String Quartet in C Major, Hob. III/77, Op. 76, No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco adagio cantabile

Kodaly Quartet, Joseph Haydn

Fidelio, Op. 72b: Overture

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Budapest Symphony Orchestra

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

Istvan Székely, Ludwig Van Beethoven

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

Ludwig Van Beethoven, Hungarian State Orchestra

Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

Evelyne Dubourg, Ludwig Van Beethoven

German Dance No. 1 in C Major, D. 90

Franz Schubert, Budapest Strings

Plaisir d'Amour

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Werner Hollweg, Jean Martini

The Barber of Seville: Overture

Gioacchino Rossini, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra

Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Adagio espressivo

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Niccolò Paganini, Maria Balint

Der Freischütz, Act III : Bridal Chorus - "Wir winden dir den Jungfernkranz"

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Maria Von Weber, Bulgarian National Choir

Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759, "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Schubert

William Tell, Act III: Soldier's Dance

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Gioacchino Rossini

Fra Diavolo: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Francois Esprit Auber

Norma, Act I: Norma's Aria - "Casta Diva"

Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Vincenzo Bellini, Bulgarian National Choir, Zvetelina Vasileva

Waltz No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Op. 18, "Grande valse brillante"

Frederic Chopin, Halina Czerny-stefanska

L'Elisir d'Amore, Act II: Nemorino's Aria - "Una furtiva lagrima"

Gaetano Donizetti, Denes Gulyas, Hungarian Opera Orchestra

Symphony No. 4 in A Major, Op. 90 "Italian": I. Allegro vivace

Philharmonia Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

Scenes of Childhood, Op. 15: VII. Träumerei

Robert Schumann, Budapest Strings

Tsar and Carpenter, Act III: Dance of the Clogs

Albert Lortzing, Bratislava Philharmonic Orchestra

Nabucco, Act III: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves - "Va pensiero"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir

A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, Act V: Wedding March

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy

I Lombardi, Act III: Chorus - "Jerusalem!…Jerusalem!"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir

The Flying Dutchman, WWV 63: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner

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

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Franz Liszt

Album for the Young, Op. 68: No. 10 "The Happy Farmer "

Evelyne Dubourg, Robert Schumann

The Merry Widows of Windsor, Act III: Moon Choir - "O Schöner Mond"

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir, Otto Nicolai

Le Prophète: Marche du couronnement

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Giacomo Meyerbeer

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, S. 541, "Love Dream": III. Poco allegro, con affetto

Budapest Strings, Franz Liszt

Lohengrin, WWV 75, Act III: Prelude and Bride Chorus - Treulich geführt

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Richard Wagner, Bulgarian National Choir

Rigoletto, Act III: Duca's Aria - "La donna e mobile"

Giuseppe Verdi, Hungarian State Opera Orchestra, Denes Gyulas

Ave Maria No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: Méditation sur le premier prélude de Bach

Johann Sebastian Bach, Charles Gounod, Simhah Chamber Collegium

La Traviata, Act I: Preludio

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Symphony Orchestra

Il Trovatore, Act II: Gypsy Chorus - "Vedi! Le fosche notturne"

Giuseppe Verdi, Bulgarian National Opera Orchestra, Bulgarian National Opera Chorus

I Vespri Siciliani, Act V: Elena's Siciliana - "Mercè, dilette amiche"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Symphony Orchestra, Vetka Petkova

Melody in F Major, Op. 3: No. 1

Budapest Strings, Anton Rubinstein

Orpheus in the Underworld, Act I: Overture

Jaqcues Offenbach, Rundfunkorchester Köln

Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

Strauß-orchester Wien & Johann Strauss Ii & Strauß-orchester Wien

Faust, Act I: Chorus - "Vien ou bière"

Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Gounod, Bulgarian National Choir

La Forza del Destino, Act IV: Leonora's Aria - "Pace, pace, mio Dio"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Anna Tomowa-sintow

I Love You, Op. 41: No. 3

Edvard Grieg, Budapest Strings

Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90: Overture

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner

The Bartered Bride, Act I: Polka

Prague Festival Orchestra, Friedrich Smetana

Waltz in A-Flat Major, Op. 39: No. 15

Evelyne Dubourg, Johannes Brahms

Light Cavalry, Act I: Overture

Hungarian State Orchestra & Franz Von Suppe & Hungarian State Orchestra

An der schönen blauen Donau Waltz, Op. 314

Johann Strauss Ii & Strauß-orchester Wien & Strauß-orchester Wien

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

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Johannes Brahms

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

Budapest Symphony Orchestra, Richard Wagner

Aida, Act I: Chorus of the Priests - "Possenthe Fthá"

Giuseppe Verdi, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Bulgarian National Choir

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

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Georges Bizet

Die Fledermaus, Op. 362, Act I: Overture

Strauß-orchester Wien & Johann Strauss Ii & Strauß-orchester Wien

Ma vlast in E Major: II. Die Moldau

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Friedrich Smetana

Carmen, Act I: Habanera Chorus - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"

Georges Bizet, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Alexandrina Milcheva, Sofia National Opera Chorus

Sylvia, Act III: No. 14b, "Cortège de Bacchus"

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Leo Delibes

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Edvard Grieg

Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act II: XIII. Dance of the Swans

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky

Samson et Dalila, Op. 47, Act II: Dalila's Aria - "Mon coeur s'ouvre"

Camille Saint-saens, Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Alexandrina Milcheva

Eugen Onegin, Op. 24, Act I, Scene III: Servant Girls' Chorus - "Dyevitsi, krasavitsi"

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky, Sofia National Opera Chorus

The Tales of Hoffmann, Act II: Barcarole

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jacques Offenbach

Parsifal, WWV 11, Act III: Chorus of the Knights - "Geleiten wir"

Richard Wagner, Chor Des Leipziger Rundfunks, Rundfunk-sinfonieorchester Leipzig

Slavonic Dance in G Minor, B. 78, Op. 46: No. 8

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Antonin Dvorak

Carnival of the Animals: XIII. The Swan

Miklos Perenyi, Zoltán Kocsis, Camille Saint-saens

The Nutcracker, Op. 71a: XIII. Waltz of the Flowers

Sofia National Opera Orchestra, Peter Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo (Excerpt)

Prague Festival Orchestra, Antonin Dvorak

Thais, Act II: Meditation

Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, Jules Massenet

Finlandia, Op. 26: No. 7

Jean Sibelius, Plovdiv Philharmonic Orchestra