The 50 Absolute Essentials of Classical MusicAlbum by James Levine, Evgeny Kissin, Philharmonia OrchestraSony Classical · 2014 · 7 recordings · 1 h 08 minRecordingsEarly RomanticLudwig van BeethovenPiano Concerto No.5 "Emperor", Op.73James Levine (piano) · Evgeny Kissin (piano) · Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)8 min 41 sPlays this recordingRomanticRobert SchumannPiano Concerto, Op.54Sir Colin Davis (conductor) · Murray Perahia (piano)5 min 06 sPlays this recordingLate RomanticEdward ElgarAllegro, Op.46Leonard Slatkin (conductor) · Pinchas Zukerman (violin) · St. Louis Symphony17 min 30 sPlays this recordingRomanticGiuseppe VerdiDies irae, ResponsorySir Georg Solti (conductor) · Chicago Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)2 min 23 sPlays this recordingBaroqueJohann Sebastian BachMatthäuspassion, BWV 244Andrea Marcon (harpsichord) · Venice Baroque Orchestra (orchestra)6 min 42 sPlays this recordingModernDmitri ShostakovichModerato, Op.40bNew York Philharmonic (orchestra) · Leonard Bernstein16 min 16 sPlays this recordingRomanticRichard WagnerTristan und Isolde, WWV 90Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden (orchestra) · Mark Elder11 min 43 sPlays this recording
