The 50 Most Essential Romantic Classics

Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27: III. Adagio

Thaïs: Meditation

Suite Bergamasque, L 75: Clair de lune

Ave Maria (after J.S. Bach)

Concerto No. 1 in G Major for Cello and Orchestra: II. Romance: Andantino

Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

Je te veux (I Want You)

Romance No. 2 in F Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50

Ellen's Chants, D. 839: Ave Maria

Cantata BWV 208, "Was mir behagt, ist nur die muntre Jagd!": IX. Schäfe können sicher weiden (Sheep may safely graze)

Rinaldo, HWV 7: "Lascia ch'io pianga"

Two Elegiac Melodies, Op. 34:2: Last Spring

Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo sinfonico

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: Andante

Cavatina

Gianni Schicchi: "O mio babbino caro"

The Planets, Op. 32: II. Venus, the Bringer of Peace

Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik": II. Romance: Andante

Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9

Spartacus: Adagio

Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra: II. Adagio

Pavane, Op. 50

Concerto No. 2 in F Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 21: II. Larghetto

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: Morning Mood

Rhapsody in Blue

Préludes, Book I, L 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair): Très calme et doucement expressif

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16: II. Adagio

String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno: Andante

Concerto in A Major for Clarinet and Orchestra, K. 622: II. Adagio

Chôro no. 1, "Chôro típico" (1920)

Concerto No. 2 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 18: II. Adagio sostenuto

Liebestraum No. 3 in A-Flat Major, G 541, Op. 62: "O lieb so lang' du lieben kannst"

La Bohème: "Che gelida manina"

Carnival of the Animals: The Swan (Le Cygne)

Salut d'Amour

Carmen Suite No. 2: Nocturne

Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation 18: Andante cantabile

Serenade in E Major for String Orchestra, Op. 22: IV. Larghetto

Enigma Variations, Op. 36: Nimrod

Sonata in G Minor for Cello and Piano, Op. 19: III. Andante

Tosca, Act III: E lucevan le stelle

Concerto in G Major for Piano and Orchestra, M. 83: II. Adagio assai

Adagio in E Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 261

Concerto No. 3 in G Major for Violin and Orchestra, K. 216: II. Adagio

Plaisir d'Amour

Concerto in C Major for Flute, Harp and Orchestra, K. 299: II. Andantino

String Quartet No. 53 in D Major, Hob. III:63, Op. 64:5, "The Lark": II. Adagio cantabile

Holberg Suite in G Major, Op. 40: II. Sarabande

Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 77: II. Adagio

Turandot: Nessun Dorma