This is a playlist of YouTube videos for the ABRSM’s Classical 100 list.
ADAMS, John (1947-) | The Chairman Dances | 20th century |
ALLEGRI, Gregorio (1582-1652) | Allegri’s Miserere | Renais-sance |
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | ‘Badinerie’ from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor | Baroque |
BACH, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) | Brandenburg 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 (Elgar himself conducts in this video) | 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 (video also contains The Death of Ase (4:19 and Anitra’s Dance (8:30) | 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 (the composer is one of the performers) | 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 (the composer is one of the performers) | 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 | Renais-sance |
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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