Classical Radio - Essential Classics Playlist — Recently Played Songs

06:07

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: VII. The Nutcracker Battles the Army of the Mouse King Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

06:03

Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West: Ch Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Mara Zampieri, Lorin Maazel, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Nella Verri, Sergio Bertocchi, Ernesto Gavazzi, Francesco Memeo, Aldo Bottion, Umberto Scalavino, Antonio Salvadori,

05:58

Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act 2: Un bel di vedremo (Butterfly) Herbert von Karajan, Maria Callas and Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano

05:54

Claude Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune Moura Lympany

05:49

Yo Ma Yo

05:46

Sir Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

05:42

Franz Liszt: Nuages Gris, S. 199 Krystian Zimerman

05:38

Johann Sebastian Bach: Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, Cantata BWV 147: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring (Transcr. Hess for Piano) Daniil Trifonov

05:36

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act II: Scene XXV, Dance With Mandolins Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra

05:21

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle

05:16

George Frideric Handel: Sonata in G Major, HWV 399, Op. 5 No. 4: III. Passacaille Academy of Ancient Music and Richard Egarr

05:12

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Voi Che Sapete Frederica von Stade, Sir Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Lucia Popp

05:06

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: V. Scene: Grandfather Dance Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

05:02

Igor Stravinsky: Sonata for two Pianos: I. Moderato Alfons Kontarsky and Aloys Kontarsky

04:50

Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D / Erster Aufzug: Blut Gundula Janowitz, Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic, Helge Brilioth, Thomas Stewart and Karl Ridderbusch

04:47

The English Patient Gabriel Yared

04:37

Frédéric Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (Arr. by Mikhail Pletnev): II. Larghetto Daniil Trifonov, Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Mikhail Pletnev

04:34

Tomás Luis de Victoria: Regina coeli laetare Sistine Chapel Choir and Massimo Palombella

04:32

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Scene XV, Mercutio Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra

04:16

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 9 in D Major: II. Im Tempo eines gemächlichen Ländlers. Etwas täppisch und sehr derb Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle

04:15

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 10 Lang Lang, Valery Gergiev and The Mariinsky Orchestra

04:06

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: II. Allegro molto Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

04:04

Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 3: Notre métier est bien (Carmen, Don José, Frasquita, Mercédès, Dancaïro, Remendado, Bohémiens et Bohémiennes) Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Christina Landshammer, Eberhard Friedrich, Jean Paul Fouchecourt, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená, Rachel Frenkel, Simone Del Savio and Sir Simon Rattle

03:55

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Partita for Double String Orchestra: III. Intermezzo (Homage to Henry Hall) London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

03:48

Johann Sebastian Bach: St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244, Pt. 1: No. 1, Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen Trinity Boys Choir, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists and John Eliot Gardiner

03:42

Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116: II. Giuoco delle coppie. Allegretto scherzando (Live) Los Angeles Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel

03:37

Sir Edward Elgar: Cello Concerto in E minor Op. 85: III. Adagio London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Tortelier and Sir Adrian Boult

03:32

Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op.32: Neptune, the Mystic (abbrev.) Geoffrey Mitchell Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

03:30

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act II: Scene XXIII, Romeo and Mercutio Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra

03:22

Johann Sebastian Bach: Fantaisie Chromatique en Ré Mineur BWV 903 Lise de la Salle

03:18

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on Greensleeves Sir Adrian Boult, Vienna State Opera Orchestra and Ralph Vaughan Williams

03:14

Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert: The Gondoliers: Rising Early In the Morning Gilbert, John Cameron, Pro Arte Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Sir Malcolm Sargent

03:08

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Resurrection: V. Im Tempo des Scherzos. Wild herausfahrend Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle

03:06

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 22 Lang Lang, Valery Gergiev and The Mariinsky Orchestra

03:04

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20, Act 1: Scene 2: Danses des cygnes I. Valse Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

02:55

Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, BWV 1005: III. Largo Leonidas Kavakos

02:49

Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Wasps, Aristophanic suite: V. Ballet and Final Tableau London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

02:41

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act I René Jacobs, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Daniel Behle and Daniel Schmutzhard

02:39

Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert: The Gondoliers: From the Sunny Spanish Shore Alexander Young, Edna Graham, Geraint Evans, Monica Sinclair, Pro Arte Orchestra and Sir Malcolm Sargent

02:37

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Act II René Jacobs and Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

02:34

Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird (L Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Pierre Boulez

02:27

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act II: Scene XXII, Folk Dance Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra

02:22

Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Concerto No. 3 in F Major, RV 293 Autumn: I. Allegro Janine Jansen, Candida Thompson, Henk Rubingh, Julian Rachlin, Maarten Jansen, Stacey Watton, Liz Kenny and Jan Jansen

02:05

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle

02:03

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c Dance of the Sugar Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

01:48

Sir Edward Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for String Orchestra, Op. 47 London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

01:41

George Frideric Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17, Act 1: Son nata/nato a lagrimar (Cornelia, Sesto) Nathalie Stutzmann and Orfeo 55

01:34

Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32: VII. Neptune, the Mystic (Andante) Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra and Geoffrey Mitchell Choir

01:29

Giuseppe Verdi: Simon Boccanegra / Act 2: Oh inferno Rolando Villazón, Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi and Daniele Callegari

01:26

Annelie: October Annelie

01:25

Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act II: Scene XXVII, The Nurse Delivers Juliet Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra

01:22

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem, K. 626: III. Sequentia Lacrimosa Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Arnold Schönberg Choir, Erwin Ortner and Concentus Musicus Wien

01:17

Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 2: Toréador, en garde (Amis d Berlin Philharmonic, Kostas Smoriginas and Sir Simon Rattle

01:10

Camille Saint Orchestre De Paris and Daniel Barenboim

01:09

Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 4: Si tu m Berlin Philharmonic, Kostas Smoriginas, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle

00:58

Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor Resurrection: II. Andante moderato Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle

00:52

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71: VI. Clara and the Nutcracker Mariinsky Orchestra and Valery Gergiev

00:44

Ralph Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 London Philharmonic Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult

00:30

Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b (Live) Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Mariss Jansons

00:27

George Frideric Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: I. Overture. Largo Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

00:24

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Serenade in C Minor, K. 388: II. Andante Ensemble Marsyas and Peter Whelan

00:13

Gustav Holst: Symphony No. 5 in C Lorin Maazel and Vienna Philharmonic

00:09

Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert: The Gondoliers: When a Merry Maiden Marries Majorie Thomas, Owen Brannigan, Richard Lewis, Pro Arte Orchestra, The Glyndebourne Festival Chorus and Sir Malcolm Sargent

00:05

Hania Rani and Dobrawa Czocher: There Will Be Hope Hania Rani and Dobrawa Czocher

00:02

George Frideric Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: XII. Alla Hornpipe Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations