Best of 2023: Classical

Curated by Amazon's Music Experts

Our picks for the best Classical pieces of 2023. Cover: RIOPY

54 SONGS • 3 HOURS AND 46 MINUTES

1

My Way of Light (Amazon Music Original)

My Way of Light (Amazon Music Original)

RIOPY - String Sessions (Amazon Music Original)

03:17

2

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain")

Comptine d'un autre été, l'après-midi (From "Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain")

02:13

3

Le seconde musiche: No. 1, Udite, lagrimosi spirti d'Averno

Le seconde musiche: No. 1, Udite, lagrimosi spirti d'Averno

Jakub Józef Orliński feat. Il Pomo D'oro

02:42

4

Part of Your World (Arr. Hamilton for Piano & Flute) (From "The Little Mermaid" (Feat. Cocomi))

Part of Your World (Arr. Hamilton for Piano & Flute) (From "The Little Mermaid" (Feat. Cocomi))

Lang Lang & Cocomi

The Disney Book (Extended Edition)

05:45

5

PULSE

02:43

6

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Unaccompanied Cello Suite No. 1 in G major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Nature at Play: J.S. Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 (Live from the Great Smoky Mountains)

02:33

7

Vera

02:17

8

Datsuzoku

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

Les Jardins Mystiques Vol.1

02:13

9

lodges (orchestral expansion)

lodges (orchestral expansion)

Lara Somogyi & Cyrus Reynolds

03:51

10

Piazzolla: María De Buenos Aires - Yo soy María (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

Piazzolla: María De Buenos Aires - Yo soy María (Arr. for Violin and Piano)

María Dueñas, Itamar Golan & Astor Piazzolla

Piazzolla: María De Buenos Aires: Yo soy María

03:10

11

Voilà

André Rieu, The Johann Strauss Orchestra & Emma Kok

05:11

12

Before Barbed Wire (Amazon Original)

Before Barbed Wire (Amazon Original)

Before Barbed Wire (Amazon Original)

03:24

13

Biwa (Rework)

02:46

14

Thrive

04:25

15

Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551 - III. Allegro

Vivaldi: Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major, RV 551 - III. Allegro

Anne-Sophie Mutter, Elias David Moncado, Mohamed Hiber, Mutter's Virtuosi & Antonio Vivaldi

Bach, Bologne, Previn, Vivaldi, Williams

02:45

16

Homenaje a Andalucía: II. Boliche (Bolero Clásico)

Homenaje a Andalucía: II. Boliche (Bolero Clásico)

Guillem Perez-Quer

03:08

17

The Arctic Suite: I. Frozen World

The Arctic Suite: I. Frozen World

Eldbjørg Hemsing & Arctic Philharmonic

06:06

18

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": II. Andante cantabile

Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": II. Andante cantabile

Il Pomo D'oro & Maxim Emelyanychev

Mozart: The Beginning & The End

10:17

19

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps / Pt. 1: L'Adoration de la terre - II. Les augures printaniers

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps / Pt. 1: L'Adoration de la terre - II. Les augures printaniers

Orchestre De Paris & Klaus Mäkelä

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird

03:17

20

Royer: Pièces de clavecin, Book 1 - No. 6, L'aimable (Arr. Feuillâtre for Guitar)

Royer: Pièces de clavecin, Book 1 - No. 6, L'aimable (Arr. Feuillâtre for Guitar)

Raphaël Feuillâtre & Pancrace Royer

Visages baroques

04:29

21

Valentine (Live at The Symphony)

Valentine (Live at The Symphony)

Laufey & Iceland Symphony Orchestra

A Night At The Symphony

03:00

22

Tephra Horizon

03:02

23

Essence of Light

Essence of Light

03:26

24

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps / Pt. 2: Le sacrifice - XIV. Danse sacrale: L'Élue

Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps / Pt. 2: Le sacrifice - XIV. Danse sacrale: L'Élue

Orchestre De Paris & Klaus Mäkelä

Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring & The Firebird

04:50

25

Anesthesia

03:45

26

Romance for Violin & Piano, Op. 23

Romance for Violin & Piano, Op. 23

Maria Ioudenitch & Kenny Broberg

05:42

27

Bird’s Lament

Bird’s Lament

02:02

28

Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397

Fantasia No. 3 in D Minor, K. 397

Gradus ad Parnassum

06:24

29

C. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22 - No. 1, Andante molto (Arr. Knoth for Cello and Piano)

C. Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22 - No. 1, Andante molto (Arr. Knoth for Cello and Piano)

Sophie Kauer & Kunal Lahiry

03:11

30

A Catalogue of Afternoons

A Catalogue of Afternoons

Pablo Sáinz-Villegas

01:42

31

Notturno

Víkingur Ólafsson & Álfheiður Erla Guðmundsdóttir

From Afar (Reworks)

04:01

32

Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119 - VI. Cakewalk

Debussy: Children's Corner, CD 119 - VI. Cakewalk

Isata Kanneh-Mason & Claude Debussy

Childhood Tales

03:03

33

The Mermaids Lullaby

The Mermaids Lullaby

06:05

34

No Time For Caution (From "Interstellar")

No Time For Caution (From "Interstellar")

Midnight Sessions at the Royal Albert Hall

03:57

35

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - III. Finale. Allegro energico

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 - III. Finale. Allegro energico

Randall Goosby, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Max Bruch

Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Florence Price: Violin Concertos

07:43

36

Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 - III. Rondeau. Allegro

Mozart: Violin Sonata in C Major, K. 296 - III. Rondeau. Allegro

Renaud Capuçon, Kit Armstrong & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin

04:21

37

Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: II. Allegro

Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto: II. Allegro

Butterfly Lovers

02:44

38

Three Romances, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell

Three Romances, Op. 94: I. Nicht schnell

Elena Kole & César Altur de los Mozos

03:21

39

I'm Troubled in Mind (Arr. for harp by Ashley Jackson)

I'm Troubled in Mind (Arr. for harp by Ashley Jackson)

05:49

40

Einaudi: Password

Einaudi: Password

Ludovico Einaudi & Antonello Leofreddi

Undiscovered Vol.2

04:32

41

Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America - II. His Resignation and Faith

Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America - II. His Resignation and Faith

Chineke! Orchestra, Leslie Suganandarajah & Florence Price

Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor

02:30

42

Noktúrna

Gabríel Ólafs

Lullabies for Piano and Cello

02:16

43

Franchomme: 12 Etudes for Cello, Op. 35 - No. 11, Adagio espressivo

Franchomme: 12 Etudes for Cello, Op. 35 - No. 11, Adagio espressivo

The Chopin Project : Trilogy

05:27

44

18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668

18 Chorale Preludes, BWV 651-668: Vor deinen Thron tret' ich, BWV 668

Cuarteto Casals

J.S. Bach: The Art of Fugue

03:32

45

Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 2: III. Rondeau

Violin Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 7 No. 2: III. Rondeau

Fumika Mohri, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice & Michael Halasz

Saint-Georges: Violin Concertos, Opp. 2 & 7

04:00

46

3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Guitar by Lovro Peretić)

3 Intermezzos, Op. 117: No. 1 in E-Flat Major (Arr. for Guitar by Lovro Peretić)

Barrios Mangoré, Craeyvanger & Others: Guitar Works

04:52

47

Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round + Cave of Mind" (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

Symphonic Variation "Merry-Go-Round + Cave of Mind" (from 'Howl’s Moving Castle')

Joe Hisaishi & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A Symphonic Celebration - Music from the Studio Ghibli Films of Hayao Miyazaki

12:06

48

Until I Found You (Amazon Music Original)

Until I Found You (Amazon Music Original)

Until I Found You (Amazon Music Original)

03:47

49

Berriedale (Amazon Music Original)

Berriedale (Amazon Music Original)

Berriedale (Amazon Music Original)

02:06

50

Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto

Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971: III. Presto

Maria Martinova

Maria Martinova Plays J.S. Bach, Chopin & Szymanowski

03:17

51

Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 / Sonata No. 4 in E Minor - III. Finale

Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27 / Sonata No. 4 in E Minor - III. Finale

Hilary Hahn & Eugène Ysaÿe

Ysaÿe: 6 Sonatas for Violin Solo, Op. 27

03:21

52

Flying (From "Peter Pan" Soundtrack)

Flying (From "Peter Pan" Soundtrack)

02:39

53

Un été 42

Gautier Capuçon, Jérôme Ducros, Orchestre de chambre de Paris & Lionel Bringuier

Destination Paris

04:47

54

Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito

Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201: IV. Allegro con spirito

Il Pomo D'oro & Maxim Emelyanychev

Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 29 & 40 - Oboe Concerto

06:23