Listen to music in the Medieval Era category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

O Virtus Sapientiae
From the album Naked Byrd Two
Performed by Armonico Consort

Beata viscera
From the album Perotin
Performed by The Hilliard Ensemble

Messa de Nostre Dame: Agnus Dei
From the album Machaut: Messe de Nostre Dame
Performed by Oxford Camerata

Questa fanciull' amor
From the album Ecco la Primavera
Performed by Early Music Consort of London

Listen to music in the Renaissance Era category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Mille regretz
From the album From the Imperial Court
Performed by Stile Antico

Sicut cervus
From the album The Sacred Flame
Performed by The Cambridge Singers

Lady Rich, Her Galliard
From the album Musical Banquet
Performed by Nigel North

Canzon prima
From the album Gabrieli: Sonates et canzoni
Performed by Harmonie de Chambre de Paris

Listen to music in the Baroque Era category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Euridice, prologo - La Tragedia
From the album Peri: Euridice
Performed by Ensemble Albalonga

Volano frettolosi
From the album Primo Libro di Madrigali
Performed by Academy of La Venexiana

Viola Concerto in G Major - Mvmt. II
From the album Bach, Telemann, and Albinoni: Concerti
Performed by Ensemble Masques

Samson - Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite
From the album 20 Great Bach and Handel Choruses
Performed by Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Listen to music in the Classical Era category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Symphony No. 8 in C minor - Mvmt. I
From the album Herschel: Symphonies
Performed by London Mozart Players

Violin Concerto No. 2 in A Major - Mvmt. III
From the album Anne-Sophie Mutter
Performed by Mutter's Virtuosi

La Nozze di Figaro - Overture
From the album Mozart: La Nozze de Figaro (highlights)
Performed by Weiner Philharmoniker

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor - Mvmt. I
From the album Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos. 3 and 4
Performed by Weiner Philharmoniker

Listen to music in the Romantic Era category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Ihr Bild
From the album Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau sings lieder
Performed by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

Lorelei
From the album Myrtle and Rose: Songs by C and R Schumann
Performed by Stegall and Zivian

Symphony No. 2 - Mvmt. IV
From the album Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2
Performed by NDR Radiophilharmonie

Slavonic Dance No. 3
From the album Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances
Performed by The Cleveland Orchestra (Szell)

Listen to music in the Last Century category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Wozzeck - Act III, Scene 2
From the album Berg: Wozzeck
Performed by Weiner Philharmoniker

Lincolnshire Posy - Mvmt. 5 (Lord Melbourne)
From the album Lincolnshire Posy
Performed by Dallas Wind Symphony

8 Memories in Watercolour - No. 6 “Floating Clouds”
From the album Lang Lang: Live at Carnegie Hall
Performed by Lang Lang

Strum
From the album Strum: Music for Strings
Performed by Catalyst Quartet

Listen to music in the Spotlight: Musical Theatre category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Bali Ha’i from South Pacific
From the album South Pacific: Original Broadway Cast
Performed by Juanita Hall

Tonight from West Side Story
From the album West Side Story: Original Broadway Cast
Performed by Quintet/Ensemble

Johanna from Sweeney Todd
From the album Sweeney Todd: Original Broadway Cast
Performed by Victor Garber

One Day More from Les Miserables
From the album Les Miserables: Original Broadway Cast
Performed by Ensemble

The Room Where It Happens from Hamilton
From the album Hamilton: Original Broadway Cast
Performed by Ensemble

Wait For Me from Hadestown
From the album Hadestown: Original Broadway Cast
Performed by Ensemble

Listen to music in the Spotlight: Controversial Moments in Classical Music category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Symphony No. 3 - Mvmt. 1
From the album Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 and 8
Performed by Minnesota Orchestra (Vanska)

Prelude from Tristan und Isolde
From the album Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic (Barenboim)

Un bel di vedremo (Act II) from Madame Butterfly
From the album Puccini: Madama Butterfly Highlights
Performed by Weiner Philharmoniker

Le Sacre du Printemps: Dance of the Young Girls
From the album Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps
Performed by Orchestre de Paris (Makela)

Lady McBeth of Mtsenk: Act 4, Scene 9 - Ladno dastanu
From the album Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk
Performed by London Philharmonic

Listen to music in the Featured Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky category from the 2027 Music Listening Contest playlist.

Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture
From the album Tchaikovsky: Overtures
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic (Abbado)

Swan Lake: Act 4, Scene 29 (Finale)
From the album Mozart: Violin Sonatas K. 301, 304, 376 & 526
Performed by Hilary Hahn & Natalie Zhu

Concerto for Violin in D Major: Mvmt. 3
From the album Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Performed by Philadelphia Orchestra (Perlman)

Symphony No. 4: Mvmt. 4
From the album Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Performed by Weiner Philharmoniker

1812 Overture
From the album Tchaikovsky: Overtures
Performed by Berlin Philharmonic (Abbado)