The 99 Most Essential Pieces of the Romantic Era (2024)

Leonard Slatkin - Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: I. Introduction "Sunrise"
Peter Schmalfuss - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major
Alun Francis - Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 "From the New World": II. Largo
Markus Stocker - 14 Romances, Op. 34: No. 14, Vocalise. Lentamente
Marko Munih - Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a: I. Scene. Moderato
hristian Ehwald - 21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 5, Allegro
Ivan Marinov - Spartacus Suite No. 2: I. Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
Jerome Rose - Liebestraume, S. 541: No. 3, O lieb so lang'' du lieben kannst
Lorin Maazel - Turandot, Act III: Nessun dorma
Vyatcheslav Ovtchinikov - Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathetique": I. Adagio - Allegro non troppo
Heribert Beissel - Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34: II. The Last Spring
Peter Schmalfuss - Suite Bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune
David Parry - Carmina Burana, Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi: No. 1, O Fortuna
Calvin Wiersma - Ave Maria, D. 839
Maurice Abravanel - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
A. Robert Johnson - Pavane, Op. 50
Anton Nanut - Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "The Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
Sir John Pritchard - An der schonen blauen Donau, Op. 314 (Excerpt)
Peter Falk - Madama Butterfly, Act II: Coro a bocca chiusa "Humming Chorus"
Louis De Froment - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35: I. Allegro moderato
Milan Horvat - La Mer, L. 109: I. De l''aube a midi sur la mer
Andrew Schenck - Adagio for Strings, Op. 11a
Igor Golovchin - Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio
Jaime Laredo - Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
Walter Klien - Kinderszenen, Op. 15: VII. Traumerei
Norman Del Mar - Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 39: March No. 1 in D Major "Land of Hope and Glory"
Leonard Slatkin - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto
Tokyo String Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in D Minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden": II. Andante con moto
Heribert Beissel - The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act II: XIII. Waltz of the Flowers
Ilmar Lapinsch - Messe a trois voix in A Major, Op. 12: V. Panis Angelicus. Poco lento
Sylvia Capova - Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
Lucerne String Quartet - String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno. Andante
Cafe Concerto - Thais, Act II: Meditation
Hanspeter Gmur - The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Op. 57, Act III: Flight of the Bumblebee
Harold Farberman - Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor, Pt. 3: IV. Adagietto
Oliver von Dohnanyi - Requiem: II. Sequence No. 1, Dies irae - Tuba mirum
Michael Boder - Kol Nidrei for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47
Loic Bertrand - Prelude a l''apres-midi d''un faune, L. 86
Stockholm Chamber Duo - Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne
John Lubbock - Concierto de Aranjuez: II. Adagio
Robert Wagner - Tristan and Isolde, WWV 90: Prelude to Act I
Sir Charles Groves - The Planets, Op. 32: No. 4, Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Leonard Hokanson - Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Fur Elise"
Gennady Rozhdestvensky - Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14: V. Songe d''une nuit du sabbat
Dieter Goldmann - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, S. 244
Maurice Abravanel - Festival Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 "The Year 1812"
Daniela Rusoova - Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17
Bystrik Rezucha - Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Ivan Marinov - The Gadfly Suite, Op. 97a: VIII. Romance
Abbey Simon - Nocturnes, Op. 27: No. 2, Lento sostenuto
Maurice Abravanel - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood. Allegretto pastorale
Erich Kunzel - Finlandia, Op. 26
Frank Morelli - Plaisir d''Amour
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - Romeo and Juliet, Ballet Suite No. 2, Op. 64: I. Montagues and Capulets
Gunnar Staern - Ma Vlast, JB 1:112: II. Vltava "The Moldau River"
Eduardo Marturet - Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act III: No. 13, Solveigs Sang
Josef Krips - Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Finale (Excerpt: Ode to Joy)
Ruggiero Ricci - 24 Caprices for Solo Violin, Op. 1: No. 24, Caprice in A Minor, Tema con variazioni. Quasi presto
Arpad Joo - Tragic Overture in D Minor, Op. 81
Jadwiga Kotnowska - Syrinx, L. 129
David Parry - Die Walkurie, WWV 86b, Act III: Ride of the Valkyries
Othmar Maga - Cello Concerto in B Minor, Op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
Benedikt Kohlen - Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: II. Andante con moto
Siegfried Kuhler - Prince Igor, Act II: Polovtsian Dances
Derrick Inouye - Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
Arpad Joo - Pavane pour une infante defunte, M. 19
Wilfrid Pelletier - La Boheme, Act I: No. 6, Che gelida manina
Eduardo Marturet - 2 Pieces from Kuolema, Op. 44: I. Valse Triste
Gennady Rozhdestvensky - Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, WAB 104 "Romantic": I. Allegro
Igor Golovchin - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: II. Adagio (attacca)
Bystrik Rezucha - Scheherazade, Op. 35: III. The Young Prince and the Young Princess
Arpad Joo - Bolero, M. 81
Ilmar Lapinsch - Salut d''amour, Op. 12
Christian Ehwald - Gayane, Act IV: Sabre Dance
Gerard Oskamp - Carmen Suite No. 2: II. Habanera
Gerhard Eckle - Pictures at an Exhibition: II. The Gnome
Fine Arts Quartet - String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Anton Nanut - Der Freischutz, Op. 77: Overture
Paul Olevsky - Arpeggione Sonata in A Minor, D. 821: I. Allegro moderato
Jiri Malat - Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 73: I. Allegro
Vladimir Fedoseyev - Symphony No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 48: III. Andante - Allegro
duardo Mata - Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36 "Enigma": Var. IX. Nimrod
Rochester Chamber Players - Quintet in A Major, D. 667 "The Trout": II. Andante
Gerard Oskamp - Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54: I. Allegro affetuoso
Dubravka Tomsic - 5 Morceaux de fantasie, Op. 3: No. 2, Prelude in C-Sharp Minor "The Bells of Moscow"
Anton Nanut - Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, Op. 43
Charles Mackerras - Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di vedremo
Frank Shipway - Le damnation de Faust, Op. 24, Pt 1: No. 3, Marche Hongroise
Igor Golovchin - Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47: I. Allegro moderato
Bernhard Guller - Nocturnes, L. 91: III. Sirenes
Louis De Froment - Noches en los Jardines de Espana: II. Danza lejana
Bohdan Warchal - Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: IV. Larghetto
Michael Ponti - Melodies for Piano, Op. 3: I. Moderato assai
Leonard Slatkin - Night on Bald Mountain
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra - Lemminkainen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
Anton Nanut - Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai
Michael Gielen - Totentanz, S. 126
Konrad Leitner - Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro
Leonard Slatkin - Rhapsody in Blue