Top 100 Favourite Classical Melodies

Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto for Violin in E major, Op. 8 no 1/RV 269 "Primavera"
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the animals: no 13, The swan
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i): 3rd movement, Rondo alla turca
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Suite for Orchestra no 3 in D major, BWV 1068: Air
Bizet, Georges: Carmen: Suite no 1 - Act 1 Prelude "Les toréadors"
Grieg, Edvard: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 1, Prelude "Morning"
Chopin, Frédéric: Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz"
Offenbach, Jacques: Les contes d'Hoffmann: Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour
Verdi, Giuseppe: Nabucco: Va, pensiero
Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dances (21) for Orchestra, WoO 1: no 1 in G minor
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48: 2nd movement, Waltz
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Serenade no 13 in G major, K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1st movement, Allegro
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: Scène
Delibes, Léo: Lakmé: Viens, Mallikà...Sous le dôme épais "Flower Duet"
Offenbach, Jacques: Gaîté Parisienne: Can-can from "Orphée aux enfers"
Fauré, Gabriel: Pavane, Op. 50: Sicilienne
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: no 5, Marcia alla turca
Strauss, Johann: Wein, Weib und Gesang, Op. 333
Debussy, Claude: Children's Corner: no 6, Golliwogg's Cake-walk
Schumann, Robert: Stücke (5) im Volkston for Cello and Piano, Op. 102: no 2, Langsam
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K 622: 2nd movement, Adagio
Liszt, Franz: Liebesträume for Piano, S 541: no 3, O Lieb, so lang
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Requiem in D minor, K 626: Requiem aeternam
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto for Violin in G minor, Op. 8 no 2/RV 315 "L'estate"
Brahms, Johannes: Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied
Bizet, Georges: Carmen: Suite no 2 - Habañera
Dvorak, Antonin: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83: no 1 in C major, Furiant
Grieg, Edvard: Peer Gynt Suite no 1, Op. 46: no 2, Death of Ase
Boccherini, Luigi: Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos in E major, Op. 11 no 5/G 275: 3rd movement, Minuet in A
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Suite for Orchestra no 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: Badinerie
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": 2nd movement, Adagio cantabile
Schumann, Robert: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: no 7, Träumerei
Verdi, Giuseppe: Il trovatore: Vedi! le fosche notturne "Anvil Chorus"
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: no 1, Miniature Overture
Delibes, Léo: Coppélia: Notturno
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": 4th movement, Finale - Ode
Dvorak, Antonin: Humoresques (8) for Piano, Op. 101/B 187: no 7 in G flat major
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488: 2nd movement, Adagio
Saint-Saëns, Camille: Carnival of the animals: no 14, Finale
Strauss, Johann: Wiener Bonbons, Op. 307
Wagner, Richard: Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Massenet, Jules: Thaïs: Meditation
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"
Paganini, Niccolò: Cantabile for Violin and Guitar in D major, Op. 17/MS 109
Pachelbel, Johann: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major: Canon
Bizet, Georges: L'arlésienne: Suite no 2 - 4th movement, Farandole
Liszt, Franz: Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172: no 3 in D flat major, Lento placido
Dvorak, Antonin: Slavonic Dances (8) for Orchestra, Op. 46/B 83: no 5 in A major, Skocná
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Ave verum corpus in D major, K 618
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Les saisons, Op. 37b: no 6, Juin "Barcarolle"
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Concerto for Violin in G minor, BWV 1056: 2nd movement, Largo
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 3, Op. 43: no 6, In Springtime
Gounod, Charles: Faust: Gloire immortelle [Soldiers' Chorus]
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Tafelmusik: Excerpt(s)
Strauss, Johann: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
Fauré, Gabriel: Dolly, Op. 56: no 1, Berceuse
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto for Flute in D major, Op. 10 no 3/RV 428 "Il gardellino": 1st movement, allegro
Mendelssohn, Felix: Symphony no 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian": 3rd mvt, Con moto moderato
Mussorgsky, Modest: Pictures at an exhibition: The Old Castle
Handel, George Frideric: Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo"
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Overture
Beethoven, Ludwig van: Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight": 1st movement, Adagio sostenuto
Wagner, Richard: Lohengrin: Treulich geführt "Bridal Chorus"
Debussy, Claude: Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune
Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dances (21) for Orchestra, WoO 1: no 5 in G minor
Grieg, Edvard: Peer Gynt Suite no 2, Op. 55: no 4, Solvejg's Song
Satie, Erik: Gymnopédies (3) for Piano: no 1, Lent et douloureux
Fauré, Gabriel: Après un rêve, Op. 7 no 1
Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai: Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57 - Flight of the bumblebee
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a: no 8, Waltz of the Flowers
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467: 2nd movement, Andante
Rossini, Gioachino: Sonata a quattro no 1 in G major: 3rd movement, Allegro
Franck, César: Panis angelicus
Handel, George Frideric: Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349: no 2, Alla Hornpipe
Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Suite for Orchestra, Op. 54: 3rd movement, Nocturne
Liszt, Franz: Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 1, Waldesrauschen
Handel, George Frideric: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 3, La paix
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Les saisons, Op. 37b: no 10, Octobre "Chant d'automne"
Telemann, Georg Philipp: Concerto for Trumpet in D major, TV 51 no D 7: 2nd movement, Allegro
Liadov, Anatole: Pieces (3) for Piano, Op. 57: no 2, Waltz in E major
Vivaldi, Antonio: Concerto for Violin in F minor, Op. 8 no 4/RV 297 "L'inverno": Allegro
Mendelssohn, Felix: Songs without words, vol 2, Op. 30: no 6, Alegretto in f sharp minor "Venetian Gondola Song"
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: no 3, Mélodie
Debussy, Claude: Arabesques (2) for Piano: no 1 in E major, Andante con moto
Chopin, Frédéric: Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major
Grieg, Edvard: Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54: no 3, Troll's March
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Le nozze di Figaro, K 492: Voi che sapete che cosa è amor
Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem, Op. 48: In paradisum
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Jesu, meine Freude, BWV 227: Jesu, meine Freude
Satie, Erik: Gnossiennes (6) for Piano: no 5
Handel, George Frideric: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 4, Réjouissance
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich: Les saisons, Op. 37b: no 3, Mars "Chant de l'alouette"
Brahms, Johannes: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90: 3rd movement, Poco allegretto
Schubert, Franz: Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94: in F minor
Strauss, Johann: Radetzky March, Op. 228
Marcello, Alessandro: Concerto for Oboe in D minor: 2nd movement, Adagio
Chopin, Frédéric: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 15 in D flat major "Raindrop"
Handel, George Frideric: Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294: 3rd movement, Allegro moderato
Dvorak, Antonin: From the Bohemian forest, Op. 68: no 5, Silent Woods

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Christine Cairns - mezzo soprano
Kate Clark - recorder
Sara Crombach - piano
Frank De Bruine - oboe
Peter Frankenberg - oboe
György Geiger - trumpet
Misha Goldstein - piano
Maria Grafova - harp
Marc Grauwels - flute
Monica Groop - soprano
Derek Han - piano
Wilbert Hazelzet - recorder
Anna Hoelblingova - violin
Marek Jerie - cello
Ieuan Jones - harp
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Barbara Pniewska - harp
Franc Polman - violin
Hélène Sargan - soprano
Gil Sharon - violin
Park Stickney - harp
Karen Strauss - harp
Jan Szalay - piano
Borika Van Den Booren - violin
Willem Van Laas - bass
Martijn Van den Hoek - piano
Richte Van der Meer - cello
Theunis Van der Zwart - french horn
Emmy Verhey - violin
Alexander Warenberg - piano
Wladislaw Warenberg - cello
Lillian Watson - soprano
Jed Wentz - flute
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Robin Williams - oboe
Will Wroth - trumpet
Klára Würtz - piano
Aristid von Würtzler - harp
Sayuri Yamagata - violin
Edith Zvi - piano
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Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Otto Abei
Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra, Otto Aebi
Musica Amphion, Pieter-Jan Belder
European Festival Chorus, William Bolden
European Festival Orchestra, William Bolden
Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Frans Brüggen
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Yondani Butt
Mexico Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Enrique Bátiz
Consort of London, Robert Haydon Clark
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Carl Davis
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Mark Ermler
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, John Farrer
Philharmonia Orchestra, Paul Freeman
Ostrava Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Hartmut Haenchen
Kurpfälzisches Chamber Orchestra, Florian Heyerick
Kiev Chamber Orchestra, Roman Kofman
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Zdenek Kosler
La petite bande, Sigiswald Kuijken
Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra, Ondrej Lenárd
Slovak Philharmonic Chorus Bratislava, Ondrej Lenárd
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava, Ondrej Lenárd
Holland Boys Choir, Pieter-Jan Leusink
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner
Chamber Choir of Europe, Nicol Matt
Pforzheim Southwest German Chamber Orchestra, Nicol Matt
Bulgarian National Chorus, Georgi Robev
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St. John's College Choir, Cambridge, Christopher Robinson
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Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Shipway
Philharmonia Orchestra, Yuri Simonov
St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind
Györ Philharmonic Orchestra, János Sándor
Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Loris Tjeknavorian
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Belgian Radio Symphony Orchestra, André Vandernoot
Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Bohdan Warchal
New York Harp Ensemble, Aristid von Würtzler

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