Most Popular Classical Music Works
Criteria: Most Popular Classical Works are ranked for their innovation and influence, as well as their aesthetic importance, historical significance and lasting popularity.
1. Hallelujah Chorus (The Messiah)
• George Frideric Handel
2. Einletung (Also Sprach Zarathustra)
• Richard Strauss
3. Blue Danube
• Johann Strauss II
4. Lullaby
• Johannes Brahms
5. Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin)
• Richard Wagner
6. Marche Funebre (Piano Sonata No. 2)
• Frederic Chopin
7. March No. 1 (Pomp and Circumstance)
• Edward Elgar
8. Wedding March (A Midsummer Nights Dream)
• Felix Mendelssohn
9. Presto (Symphony No. 9)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)
• Richard Wagner
11. O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
• Carl Orff
12. The Nutcracker
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
13. Rondo Alla Turca (Piano Sonata No. 11)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. Spring Allegro (The Four Seasons)
• Antonio Vivaldi
15. Allegro Con Brio (Symphony No. 5)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
16. 1812 Overture
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
17. Flight of the Bumblebee
• Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
18. Lacrymosa (Requiem)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. Overture (The Barber of Seville)
• Gioacchino Rossini
20. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21. Romeo and Juliet
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
22. Toccata and Fugue
• Johann Sebastian Bach
23. Overture (William Tell)
• Gioacchino Rossini
24. Mars (The Planets)
• Gustav Holst
25. The Sorcerers Apprentice
• Paul Dukas
26. Adagio Sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight")
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
27. In the Halls of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)
• Edvard Grieg
28. Romance (Piano Concerto No. 20)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
29. Sabre Dance (Gayane)
• Aram Khachaturian
30. Adagio (Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique")
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
31. Fur Elise
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
32. Night on Bald Mountain
• Modest Mussorgsky
33. Appalachian Spring
• Aaron Copland
34. Prelude No. 4 (24 Preludes)
• Frederic Chopin
35. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
• Franz Liszt
36. Allegretto (Symphony No. 7)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
37. Largo (Symphony No. 9 "From the New World")
• Antonín Dvořák
38. Canon
• Johann Pachelbel
39. Air
• Johann Sebastian Bach
40. Bolero
• Maurice Ravel
• George Frideric Handel
2. Einletung (Also Sprach Zarathustra)
• Richard Strauss
3. Blue Danube
• Johann Strauss II
4. Lullaby
• Johannes Brahms
5. Bridal Chorus (Lohengrin)
• Richard Wagner
6. Marche Funebre (Piano Sonata No. 2)
• Frederic Chopin
7. March No. 1 (Pomp and Circumstance)
• Edward Elgar
8. Wedding March (A Midsummer Nights Dream)
• Felix Mendelssohn
9. Presto (Symphony No. 9)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
10. Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)
• Richard Wagner
11. O Fortuna (Carmina Burana)
• Carl Orff
12. The Nutcracker
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
13. Rondo Alla Turca (Piano Sonata No. 11)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
14. Spring Allegro (The Four Seasons)
• Antonio Vivaldi
15. Allegro Con Brio (Symphony No. 5)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
16. 1812 Overture
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
17. Flight of the Bumblebee
• Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov
18. Lacrymosa (Requiem)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
19. Overture (The Barber of Seville)
• Gioacchino Rossini
20. Allegro (Serenade No. 13 "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik")
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
21. Romeo and Juliet
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
22. Toccata and Fugue
• Johann Sebastian Bach
23. Overture (William Tell)
• Gioacchino Rossini
24. Mars (The Planets)
• Gustav Holst
25. The Sorcerers Apprentice
• Paul Dukas
26. Adagio Sostenuto (Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight")
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
27. In the Halls of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt Suite No. 1)
• Edvard Grieg
28. Romance (Piano Concerto No. 20)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
29. Sabre Dance (Gayane)
• Aram Khachaturian
30. Adagio (Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique")
• Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
31. Fur Elise
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
32. Night on Bald Mountain
• Modest Mussorgsky
33. Appalachian Spring
• Aaron Copland
34. Prelude No. 4 (24 Preludes)
• Frederic Chopin
35. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
• Franz Liszt
36. Allegretto (Symphony No. 7)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven
37. Largo (Symphony No. 9 "From the New World")
• Antonín Dvořák
38. Canon
• Johann Pachelbel
39. Air
• Johann Sebastian Bach
40. Bolero
• Maurice Ravel
Ludwig van Beethoven Johann Sebastian Bach |
Richard Wagner Johannes Brahms |
The Worlds Greatest Orchestras
1. Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert Von Karajan
2. Leningrad Philharmonic / Evgeny Mravinsky
3. Vienna Philharmonic / Karl Bohm
4. Chicago Symphony Orchestra / George Solti
5. New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein
6. Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit
7. The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner
8. Orchestra Revolutionaire Et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner
9. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult
10. Cleveland Orchestra / George Szell
2. Leningrad Philharmonic / Evgeny Mravinsky
3. Vienna Philharmonic / Karl Bohm
4. Chicago Symphony Orchestra / George Solti
5. New York Philharmonic / Leonard Bernstein
6. Montreal Symphony Orchestra / Charles Dutoit
7. The Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields / Neville Marriner
8. Orchestra Revolutionaire Et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner
9. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Adrian Boult
10. Cleveland Orchestra / George Szell
Edited By: Guy
Last Updated: 2004-11-07
Last Updated: 2004-11-07