Classical 100: the complete list
1 November 2015, 09:00 | Updated: 2 November 2015, 16:08
The 100 pieces of classical music chosen by education experts for teachers to use in lessons, school assemblies and other school activities.
Classical 100 is built around 100 recordings of classical music pieces which teachers can draw upon in lessons, school assemblies and other school activities. To encourage pupils to explore, discover and listen to music – and ultimately to develop their own personal interests, tastes and talents – the 100 pieces embrace a rich diversity of styles ranging over ten centuries, from Hildegard of Bingen to Graham Fitkin, via Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart, Tchaikovsky and more.
The pieces appear on the app like this:
And here is the complete list, arranged by composer in alphabetical order:
Composer | Name of Piece | Period |
ADAMS, John (1947-) | The Chairman Dances | 20th century |
ALLEGRI, Gregorio (1582-1652) | Allegri's Miserere | Renaissance |
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
'Badinerie' from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor |
Baroque |
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | Brandeburg Concerto No.5, 1st movt | Baroque |
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | Toccata and Fugue in D minor, 'Toccata' | Baroque |
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) |
'Air on a G String' from Orchestral Suite No.3 in D |
Baroque |
BARBER, Samuel (1910-1981) | Barber's Adagio for Strings | 20th century |
BARTÓK, Béla (1881-1945) | Romanian Dances, ‘Joc cu Bâtă’ | 20th century |
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Symphony No. 5 in C minor | Classical |
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
‘Ode to Joy’ from Symphony No. 9 in D minor |
Classical |
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) | Für Elise | Classical |
BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van (1770-1827) |
'Moonlight Sonata', Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor - 1st movt |
Classical |
BERNSTEIN, Leonard (1918-1990) | ‘Mambo’ from Symphonic Dances from West Side Story | 20th century |
BIZET, Georges (1838-1875) | March of the Toreadors from Carmen Suite No.1 | Romantic |
BIZET, Georges (1838-1875) | 'Farandole' from L’Arlesienne Suite No. 2 | Romantic |
BRAHMS, Johannes (1833-1897) | Hungarian Dance No.5 | Romantic |
BRITTEN, Benjamin (1913-1976) | The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, 'Fugue' | 20th century |
CHOPIN, Frédéric (1810-1849) | 'Raindrop' Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 | Romantic |
COPLAND, Aaron (1900-1990) |
'Hoe Down' from Rodeo | 20th century |
COPLAND, Aaron (1900-1990) | Fanfare for the Common Man | 20th century |
de FALLA, Manuel (1876-1946) | 'Ritual Fire Dance' from El Amor Brujo | 20th century |
DEBUSSY, Claude (1862-1918) | Prélude à l’apres-midi d’un faune | Romantic |
DELIBES, Léo (1836-1891) | 'Flower Duet' from Lakmé | Romantic |
DUKAS, Paul (1865-1935) | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice | Romantic |
DVORAK, Antonín (1841-1904) | 'Largo' from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' | Romantic |
DVORAK, Antonín (1841-1904) |
Slavonic Dance, No. 8 |
Romantic |
ELGAR, Edward (1857-1934) | Cello Concerto in E minor, 1st movt | Romantic |
ELGAR, Edward (1857-1934) |
Nimrod from Enigma Variations |
Romantic |
ELGAR, Edward (1857-1934) |
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D |
Romantic |
FAURÉ, Gabriel (1845-1924) |
Pavane in F-sharp minor |
Romantic |
FAURÉ, Gabriel (1845-1924) | 'Berceuse' from Dolly Suite | Romantic |
FITKIN, Graham (1963-) | Hook | 20th century |
GERSHWIN, George (1898-1937) | Rhapsody in Blue | 20th century |
GRAINGER, Percy (1882-1961) | Londonderry Air | 20th century |
GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) | 'Morning Mood' from Peer Gynt Suite No.1 | Romantic |
GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) |
Piano Concerto in A minor, 1st movt |
Romantic |
GRIEG, Edvard (1843-1907) | 'Gavotte' from Holberg Suite | Romantic |
HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759) | 'Hallelujah Chorus' from Messiah | Baroque |
HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
'Hornpipe' from Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major |
Baroque |
HAYDN, Joseph (1732-1809) |
Trumpet Concerto, 3rd movt |
Classical |
HAYDN, Joseph (1732-1809) | 'Surprise' Symphony No. 94 in G major, 2nd movt | Classical |
HÉROLD, Ferdinand (1791-1833) |
Clog Dance from La Fille Mal Gardée |
Romantic |
HILDEGARD VON BINGEN (1098-1179) | O Euchari | Early |
HOLST, Gustav (1874-1934) | 'Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity' from The Planets | 20th century |
HUMPERDINCK, Engelbert (1854-1921) |
'Evening Prayer' from Hansel and Gretel | Romantic |
KATS-CHERNIN, Elena (1957-) |
'Eliza's Aria' from Wild Swans |
21st century |
KHACHATURIAN, Aram (1903-1978) |
'Sabre Dance' from Gayaneh Suite, No.3 |
20th century |
KODÁLY, Zoltán (1882-1967) | 'Viennese Musical Clock' from Hary Janos Suite | 20th century |
MENDELSSOHN, Felix (1809-1847) | 'Scherzo' from A Midsummer Night’s Dream | Romantic |
MENDELSSOHN, Felix (1809-1847) | 'Fingal’s Cave', Hebrides Overture | Romantic |
MONTEVERDI, Claudio (1567-1643) | 'Ave Maris Stella' from Vespers of the Blessed Virgin | Baroque |
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) | Clarinet Concerto in A major, 2nd movt | Classical |
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) | Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, 1st movement | Classical |
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) | Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, 3rd movt | Classical |
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) | 'Papageno's Song' from The Magic Flute | Classical |
MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756-1791) |
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, 1st movt |
Classical |
MUSSORGSKY, Modest (1839-1881) | 'Baba Yaga' from Pictures at an Exhibition | Romantic |
MUSSORGSKY, Modest (1839-1881) | Night on a Bare Mountain |
Romantic |
ORFF, Carl (1895-1982) | 'O Fortuna' from Carmina Burana | Romantic |
PACHELBEL, Johann (1653-1706) | Canon in D | Baroque |
PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953) | 'Peter's theme' from Peter and the Wolf | 20th century |
PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953) | 'Dance of the Knights' from Romeo and Juliet | 20th century |
PROKOFIEV, Sergei (1891-1953) | 'Troika' from Lieutenant Kijé | 20th century |
PUCCINI, Giacomo (1858-1924) |
'Nessun Dorma' from Turandot |
20th century |
PURCELL, Henry (1659-1695) | 'Dido’s Lament' from Dido and Aeneas | Baroque |
RACHMANINOV, Sergei (1873-1943) | Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, 1st movt | Romantic |
RAVEL, Maurice (1875-1937) | Boléro | 20th century |
REICH, Steve (1936-) | Six Pianos | 20th century |
RIMSKY KORSAKOV, Nikolai (1844-1908) | Flight of the Bumble Bee | Romantic |
RIMSKY KORSAKOV, Nikolai (1844-1908) | Scheherazade, 2nd movement | Romantic |
RODRIGO, Joaquín (1901-1999) |
Concierto de Aranjuez, 2nd movt |
20th century |
ROSSINI, Gioachino (1792-1868) | William Tell, Overture | Classical |
RUTTER, John (1945-) | Shepherd's Pipe Carol | 20th century |
SAINT-SAENS, Camille (1835-1921) | 'Aquarium' from Carnival of the Animals | Romantic |
SAINT-SAENS, Camille (1835-1921) | Danse Macabre | Romantic |
SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828) | 'The Trout' from Piano Quintet in A major | Classical |
SCHUBERT, Franz (1797-1828) | Marche Militaire | Classical |
SCHUMANN, Clara (1819-1896) | Andante Molto from Romances for violin and piano | Romantic |
SCHUMANN, Robert (1810-1856) | ‘About foreign lands and people’ from Kinderszenen | Romantic |
SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri (1906-1975) | 'Waltz' from Jazz Suite No.2 | 20th century |
SHOSTAKOVICH, Dmitri (1906-1975) | Symphony No. 5, 4th movement | 20th century |
SIBELIUS, Jean (1865-1957) | Intermezzo from Karelia Suite |
Romantic |
SOUSA, John Philip (1854-1932) | Liberty Bell | Romantic |
STRAUSS II, Johann (1825-1899) | By the Beautiful Danube | Romantic |
STRAUSS, Richard (1864-1949) |
Also Sprach Zarathustra, 'Sunrise' |
Romantic |
STRAVINSKY, Igor (1882-1971) |
'Russian Dance' from Petrushka |
20th century |
TALLIS, Thomas (1505-1585) | If ye love me | Renaissance |
TAVENER, John (1944-2013) | The Lamb | 20th century |
TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) | 1812 Overture | Romantic |
TCHAIKOVSKY, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) | 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' from The Nutcracker | Romantic |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958) |
Fantasia on Greensleeves |
20th century |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958) | The Lark Ascending | 20th century |
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph (1872-1958) | The Wasps, Overture | 20th century |
VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | Grand March from Aida | Romantic |
VERDI, Giuseppe (1813-1901) | 'La Donna è Mobile' from Rigoletto | Romantic |
VIVALDI, Antonio (1678-1741) |
Gloria, 'Gloria in excelsis Deo' |
Baroque |
VIVALDI, Antonio (1678-1741) | Winter from Four Seasons | Baroque |
WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883) |
Ride of the Valkyries, Die Walküre |
Romantic |
WARLOCK, Peter (1894-1930) | Mattachins from Capriol Suite | 20th century |
WIDOR, Charles-Marie (1844-1937) | Organ Symphony No. 5, Toccata | Romantic |
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