The DeuxDuel The Classical Era lineup

22 songs · 21 artists · 1962–2025 · listed A–Z, not ranked

What this list is

DeuxDuel draws from 22 songs when it builds a The Classical Era matchup. Two of them appear side by side, you play a 30-second preview of each, and you pick the one you would rather hear. Every track here is a real Apple Music catalogue song, hand-picked for this category — not pulled from a streaming chart — and voting needs no music subscription.

The order below is alphabetical by artist. It is not a ranking and does not imply one.

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Every song in The Classical Era

  1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
    Alan Gilbert, Inon Barnatan & Academy of St Martin in the Fields · 2020
  2. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante
    Alfred Brendel, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields · 1982
  3. Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K. 622: II. Adagio
    Andrew Marriner, Sir Neville Marriner & Academy of St Martin in the Fields · 2004
  4. Symphony No. 45 in F-Sharp Minor 'Farewell: I. Allegro assai
    Camerata Zürich & Marc Kissoczy · 2010
  5. String Quintet in E Major, Op. 11, No. 5: III. Minuetto
    Chamber Orchestra Salzburg & Alexander von Pitamic · 2015
  6. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    Charlie Siem, Philharmonia Orchestra & Oleg Caetani · 2022
  7. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
    Czech Philharmonic & Lovro von Matačić · 2025
  8. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K.331: III. Rondo alla turca
    Daniel Barenboim · 1991
  9. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    Daniel Barenboim · 2020
  10. The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492: Overture
    David Parry & Philharmonic Orchestra · 2004
  11. String Quartet in C Major, Op. 76 No. 3 "Emperor": II. Poco Adagio. Cantabile
    Franz Joseph Haydn & St. Lawrence String Quartet · 2023
  12. Sinfonia in D Major "Il giorno onomastico": Minuetto: Non tanto allegro - Trio
    Gavril Costea, Florin Ionoaia, Orchestre Philharmonique de Craiova & Modest Cichirdan · 1990
  13. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo
    George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra · 1962
  14. Symphony No. 41 in C Major, K. 551 "Jupiter": IV. Molto allegro
    London Symphony Orchestra & Claudio Abbado · 1977
  15. Egmont Overture, Op. 84
    London Symphony Orchestra & Yondani Butt · 2014
  16. Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act 2: "Der Hölle Rache kocht in meinem Herzen" [Queen of the Night's Aria]
    Maszella Holzapfel, SWR Symphony Orchestra & Klaus Arp · 2008
  17. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    Moritz Winkelmann · 2024
  18. Orfeo ed Euridice (Viennese version, 1762) (1997 Remastered Version), Scene 2: Dance of the Blessed Spirits
    Philharmonia Orchestra & Riccardo Muti · 1997
  19. Rondo for Violin and Orchestra in C Major, K. 373
    Sir Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Josef Suk · 1971
  20. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
    Vienna Philharmonic & Carlos Kleiber · 1995
  21. Symphony No. 94 in G Major, "Surprise": II. Andante
    Vienna Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein · 1991
  22. Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato
    Zuill Bailey, Philharmonia Orchestra & Robin O'Neill · 2018
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