50 Greatest Orchestral Showpieces

1. 1
   1812 Overture in E-Flat Major, Op. 49 (Excerpt)
   3:35
2. 2
   Die Walküre, Act 3: Ride of the Valkyries
   4:47
3. 3
   Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30: Introduction
   1:52
4. 4
   Night on Bald Mountain (Orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) [Excerpt]
   2:38
5. 5
   Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
   7:20
6. 6
   L'apprenti sorcier (Excerpt)
   3:46
7. 7
   Finlandia, Op. 26
   8:06
8. 8
   Prince Igor, Act 2: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens
   2:22
9. 9
   8 Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83: No. 8 in G Minor
   4:30
10. 10
    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178 "From the New World": IV. Allegro con fuoco
    11:27
11. 11
    Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277: Ouvertüre
    2:15
12. 12
    Carmen, WD 31: Prélude
    2:15
13. 13
    España
    6:13
14. 14
    La vie parisienne: Introduction
    4:55
15. 15
    Ruslan and Lyudmila: Overture
    5:14
16. 16
    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, WAB 109: II. Scherzo. Bewegt, lebhaft - Trio. Schnell (Excerpt)
    1:17
17. 17
    Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
    9:07
18. 18
    Lohengrin, Act 3: Prelude
    3:13
19. 19
    Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro
    6:14
20. 20
    La scala di seta: Sinfonia
    5:45
21. 21
    La forza del destino, Act 1: Sinfonia
    7:10
22. 22
    Leichte Kavallerie: Overture
    7:06
23. 23
    Der Beherrscher der Geister, Op. 27, J. 122
    5:05
24. 24
    Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Ouvertüre
    4:20
25. 25
    Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    7:03
26. 26
    Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco
    8:53
27. 27
    Pictures at an Exhibition: X. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba Yaga" (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
    3:13
28. 28
    Pictures at an Exhibition: XI. The Great Gate of Kiev (Orch. Ravel, M. A 24)
    5:10
29. 29
    Die verkaufte Braut: Öffnung
    6:41
30. 30
    Symphony No. 10 in E Minor, Op. 93: II. Allegro
    4:31
31. 31
    The Planets, Op. 32: I. Mars, the Bringer of War
    8:02
32. 32
    L'amico Fritz: Intermezzo
    5:11
33. 33
    La damnation de Faust, Op. 24, H 111: Marche hongroise
    4:19
34. 34
    Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso
    8:31
35. 35
    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1: Prelude
    9:34
36. 36
    Le Sacre du printemps, Tableau II "Le sacrifice": Danse sacrale
    2:39
37. 37
    Euryanthe, Op. 81, J. 291: Overture
    3:44
38. 38
    Orphée aux enfers: Ouverture
    9:38
39. 39
    Die Fledermaus: Overture
    8:43
40. 40
    Boléro, M. 81 (Excerpt)
    5:09
41. 41
    Má vlast: II. Vltava
    12:51
42. 42
    Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88, B. 163: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:12
43. 43
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto
    11:59
44. 44
    Tannhäuser: Overture
    15:01
45. 45
    L'italiana in Algeri: Overture
    8:05
46. 46
    Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, D. 759 "Unfinished": I. Allegro moderato
    11:56
47. 47
    Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique": IV. Finale. Adagio lamentoso
    9:39
48. 48
    Der fliegende Holländer: Overture
    11:52
49. 49
    The Hebrides, Op. 26, MWV P7 "Fingal's Cave"
    10:16
50. 50
    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story: No. 4, Mambo
    2:25

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