Poster Runners ditch their water cups.
Runners ditch their cups after a water stop in the Middle of the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis on Oct. 1, 2017.
Evan Frost | MPR News

Prepare for the Twin Cities Marathon with our classical playlist for running

Classical Music for Running and Workouts

This weekend brings the Twin Cities Marathon and all of the events and activities that go with it. Classical MPR has put together a classical music playlist for the big run -- or any time you want to go for a jog or workout. Just listen to it using the player above.

Classical music workout - track listing

00:00:00 - 00:07:58
Symphony No. 4: I. Allegro vivace
Felix Mendelssohn
Anthony Bramall, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

00:07:58 - 00:15:50
The Planets: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Gustav Holst
Adrian Leaper, CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

00:15:50 - 00:17:07
Capriccio espagnol: III. Alborada
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Robert Stankovsky, Philharmonia Cassovia

00:17:08 - 00:18:53
12 Etudes: Etude No. 5 in G-Flat Major, Op. 10, No. 5, "Black Keys"
Frederic Chopin
Istvan Szekely

00:18:53 - 00:24:12
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: I. [Allegro]
Johann Sebastian Bach
Andrew Mogrelia, Prague Chamber Soloists

00:24:12 - 00:26:50
Fra Holbergs tid (From Holberg's Time): I. Prelude
Edvard Grieg
Onix Chamber Orchestra

00:26:50 - 00:33:50
Symphony No. 7: IV. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
Johannes Wehner, Philharmonia Cassovia

00:33:50 - 00:36:54
Perpetuum mobile, Op. 257, "Musikalischer Scherz"
Johann Strauss Jr.
Ondrej Lenard, CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava

00:36:54 - 00:41:01
Vremena goda (The Seasons): Summer: Coda
Alexander Glazunov
Ondrej Lenard, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

00:41:01 - 00:44:45
L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: IV. Carillon
Georges Bizet
Alfred Walter, Philharmonia Cassovia

00:44:45 - 00:51:03
Violin Concerto: III. Allegro molto vivace
Felix Mendelssohn
Mariko Honda, Keith Clark, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

00:51:03 - 00:58:10
Symphony No. 1: IV. Allegro molto vivo
Alexander Borodin
Stephen Gunzenhauser, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

00:58:10 - 01:05:09
Piano Concerto No. 1: III. Allegro con fuoco
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Ethella Chuprik, Reinhard Seifried, Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

01:05:09 - 01:08:53
Messiah, HWV 56/Pt. 2: 'Hallelujah'
George Frideric Handel
Scholars Baroque Ensemble

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