France

France Classical Music Videos Chart

Updated 12 October 2026

What is the number 1 Classical music video in France today?

The number 1 Classical music video in France today is Gounod: Ave Maria (After Bach's Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) by Alexandre Tharaud.

The France Classical Music Videos Chart tracks the most popular Classical music videos on Apple Music in France. Classical is driven as much by new recordings of standard repertoire as by new composition.

Number one in France today

Video artwork for Gounod: Ave Maria (After Bach's Prelude in C Major, BWV 846) by Alexandre Tharaud

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Gounod: Ave Maria (After Bach's Prelude in C Major, BWV 846)

Alexandre Tharaud

Video artwork for Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: III. Rondo. Allegretto by Grigory Sokolov

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Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: III. Rondo. Allegretto

Grigory Sokolov

Video artwork for JS Bach: Concerto in D Minor (After Alessandro Marcello), BWV 974: II. Adagio by Víkingur Ólafsson

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JS Bach: Concerto in D Minor (After Alessandro Marcello), BWV 974: II. Adagio

Víkingur Ólafsson

Video artwork for Trenet, Chauliac: Douce France (Arr. Leuenberger for Tenor and Piano) by Benjamin Bernheim & Carrie-Ann Matheson

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Trenet, Chauliac: Douce France (Arr. Leuenberger for Tenor and Piano)

Benjamin Bernheim & Carrie-Ann Matheson

Video artwork for Ravel: Concerto pour piano en sol majeur: I. Allegramente by Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Vladimir Jurowski & Hélène Grimaud

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Ravel: Concerto pour piano en sol majeur: I. Allegramente

Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Vladimir Jurowski & Hélène Grimaud

Video artwork for Swan Lake: Cygnet Dance (Extract) by The Kirov Ballet

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Swan Lake: Cygnet Dance (Extract)

The Kirov Ballet

Video artwork for The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto by Joshua Bell

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The Four Seasons: Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto

Joshua Bell

Video artwork for J. S. Bach: Messe en si mineur, BWV 232: I. Kyrie by Orchestre de chambre de Paris & John Nelson

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J. S. Bach: Messe en si mineur, BWV 232: I. Kyrie

Orchestre de chambre de Paris & John Nelson

Video artwork for Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli) by Ed Sheeran

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Perfect Symphony (with Andrea Bocelli)

Ed Sheeran

Video artwork for Thunderstruck by 2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

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Thunderstruck

2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

Video artwork for With or Without You (Live from Arena Pula) by 2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

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With or Without You (Live from Arena Pula)

2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

Video artwork for Mozart: Concerto pour clarinette, K. 622: II. Adagio (From "Out of Africa") by Martin Fröst & Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

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Mozart: Concerto pour clarinette, K. 622: II. Adagio (From "Out of Africa")

Martin Fröst & Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Video artwork for The Storm by Yanni

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The Storm

Yanni

Video artwork for Beethoven: Sonate pour violon et piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 ''Spring'': I. Allegro by Renaud Capuçon & Elena Bashkirova

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Beethoven: Sonate pour violon et piano No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 ''Spring'': I. Allegro

Renaud Capuçon & Elena Bashkirova

Video artwork for Highway to Hell by 2CELLOS, Steve Vai, HAUSER, Luka Sulic & Dusan Kranjc

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Highway to Hell

2CELLOS, Steve Vai, HAUSER, Luka Sulic & Dusan Kranjc

Video artwork for Albinoni Adagio by HAUSER, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Pavao Mašić

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Albinoni Adagio

HAUSER, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Pavao Mašić

Video artwork for Ave Maria - Ellens Gesang III, D. 839 by Andrea Bocelli

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Ave Maria - Ellens Gesang III, D. 839

Andrea Bocelli

Video artwork for You Couldn't Be Cuter by Yo-Yo Ma & Diana Krall

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You Couldn't Be Cuter

Yo-Yo Ma & Diana Krall

Video artwork for Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit "Scarbo" - Khatia Buniatishvili by Khatia Buniatishvili

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Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit "Scarbo" - Khatia Buniatishvili

Khatia Buniatishvili

Video artwork for Le Quattro Stagioni - Spring by Antonio Vivaldi

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Le Quattro Stagioni - Spring

Antonio Vivaldi

Video artwork for The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Extract) by Royal Ballet, Covent Garden

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The Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (Extract)

Royal Ballet, Covent Garden

Video artwork for Nessun Dorma by Paul Potts

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Nessun Dorma

Paul Potts

Video artwork for Mahler: Symphonie No. 5: IV. Adagietto by Lucerne Festival Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

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Mahler: Symphonie No. 5: IV. Adagietto

Lucerne Festival Orchestra & Claudio Abbado

Video artwork for Now We Are Free by HAUSER & London Symphony Orchestra

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Now We Are Free

HAUSER & London Symphony Orchestra

Video artwork for The Sleeping Beauty: "The Rose Adagio" (Extract) by The Kirov Ballet & Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski

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The Sleeping Beauty: "The Rose Adagio" (Extract)

The Kirov Ballet & Piotr Ilitch Tchaïkovski

Video artwork for Prokofiev: Concerto pour piano No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppo by Yuja Wang, Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

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Prokofiev: Concerto pour piano No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26: III. Allegro, ma non troppo

Yuja Wang, Claudio Abbado & Lucerne Festival Orchestra

Video artwork for Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1 by Daniel Hope, Max Richter, l’arte del mondo & Werner Ehrhardt

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Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons: Spring 1

Daniel Hope, Max Richter, l’arte del mondo & Werner Ehrhardt

Video artwork for Morricone: Main Theme (From "The Mission") by Ennio Morricone & Münchner Philharmoniker

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Morricone: Main Theme (From "The Mission")

Ennio Morricone & Münchner Philharmoniker

Video artwork for Boléro, M. 81 (Live) by London Symphony Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

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Boléro, M. 81 (Live)

London Symphony Orchestra & Valery Gergiev

Video artwork for J. S. Bach: Concerto brandebourgeois No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048 by Claudio Abbado & Orchestra Mozart

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J. S. Bach: Concerto brandebourgeois No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Claudio Abbado & Orchestra Mozart

Video artwork for Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West, Main Theme by Ennio Morricone & Münchner Philharmoniker

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Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West, Main Theme

Ennio Morricone & Münchner Philharmoniker

Video artwork for Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live at Arena Zagreb) by 2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

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Smells Like Teen Spirit (Live at Arena Zagreb)

2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

Video artwork for J.S. Bach: Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum, II. Et exultavit spiritus meus, III. Choral: "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her", IV. Quia fecit mihi magna, V. Omnes generationes by Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman

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J.S. Bach: Magnificat in E-Flat Major, BWV 243a: I. Magnificat anima mea Dominum, II. Et exultavit spiritus meus, III. Choral: "Vom Himmel hoch, da komm’ ich her", IV. Quia fecit mihi magna, V. Omnes generationes

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Ton Koopman

Video artwork for Bartok: Sonate pour violon et piano No. 1, Sz. 75: III. Alegro by Renaud Capuçon & Martha Argerich

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Bartok: Sonate pour violon et piano No. 1, Sz. 75: III. Alegro

Renaud Capuçon & Martha Argerich

Video artwork for Bellini: La Somnanbule: « Ah, non credea mirarti » by Maria Callas, Georges Prêtre & Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.

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Bellini: La Somnanbule: « Ah, non credea mirarti »

Maria Callas, Georges Prêtre & Orchestre de l'O.R.T.F.

Video artwork for Schumann: Concerto pour piano in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace by Martha Argerich, Riccardo Chailly & Gewandhausorchester

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Schumann: Concerto pour piano in A Minor, Op. 54: III. Allegro vivace

Martha Argerich, Riccardo Chailly & Gewandhausorchester

Video artwork for Chopin: Nocturne en ut mineur, Op. posth. (From "The Pianist") by Lars Vogt

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Chopin: Nocturne en ut mineur, Op. posth. (From "The Pianist")

Lars Vogt

Video artwork for Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 en la bémol majeur, Op. 53 - « Héroïque » by Arthur Rubinstein

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Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 en la bémol majeur, Op. 53 - « Héroïque »

Arthur Rubinstein

Video artwork for Smooth Criminal by 2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

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Smooth Criminal

2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

Video artwork for Prokofiev: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 75: ''Montaigus et Capulets'' (Transcription piano) by Nikolai Lugansky

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Prokofiev: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 75: ''Montaigus et Capulets'' (Transcription piano)

Nikolai Lugansky

Video artwork for Ave Maria by The Priests

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Ave Maria

The Priests

Video artwork for Song from a Secret (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra) by HAUSER, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Filip Sljivac

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Song from a Secret (Arr. for Cello and Orchestra)

HAUSER, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Filip Sljivac

Video artwork for John Williams: Star Wars (Main Title) by Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker

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John Williams: Star Wars (Main Title)

Sir Simon Rattle & Berliner Philharmoniker

Video artwork for The Trooper (Overture) by 2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

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The Trooper (Overture)

2CELLOS, HAUSER & Luka Sulic

Video artwork for Chopin: Etudes Op. 25, No. 6 by Lise de la Salle

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Chopin: Etudes Op. 25, No. 6

Lise de la Salle

Video artwork for Sogni (feat. Vincent Niclo) by Sarah Brightman

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Sogni (feat. Vincent Niclo)

Sarah Brightman

Video artwork for Time by Hans Zimmer

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Time

Hans Zimmer

Video artwork for Fall On Me by Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli

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Fall On Me

Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli

Video artwork for Tribute by Yanni

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Tribute

Yanni

Video artwork for Ave Maria by Jessye Norman

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Ave Maria

Jessye Norman

Video artwork for Keys to Imagination by Yanni

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Keys to Imagination

Yanni

Video artwork for White Swan, Black Swan (An Excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Ballet) by Orchestre Philharmonique de Londres

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White Swan, Black Swan (An Excerpt from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Ballet)

Orchestre Philharmonique de Londres

Video artwork for J. S. Bach: Passion selon Saint-Jean, BWV 245: I. Chœur "Herr, unser Herrschen" by Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki

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J. S. Bach: Passion selon Saint-Jean, BWV 245: I. Chœur "Herr, unser Herrschen"

Bach Collegium Japan & Masaaki Suzuki

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