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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Wind Octet Op.103 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Bläserensemble Sabine Meyer.
    • Beethoven: Octet etc.: Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    3 Minuetti, SC 61: No. 1

    Orchestrator: John Wilson. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Puccini: Orchestral Music.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in E flat major, Op 9 No 2

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • Chopin: Preludes/Nocturnes/Waltzes: Thibaudet.
    • Dal Segno.
    • 26.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata BWV 19, "Es erhub sich ein Streit" (5th, 6th, 7th mvts)

    Performer: David Franke. Singer: Benedikt Kristjánsson. Singer: Lenneke Ruiten. Ensemble: Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.
    • Accentus.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op.64`5 'The Lark' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • AVI MUSIC.

  • Evelyn Glennie

    A Little Prayer

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Music Arranger: Robert Childs. Conductor: Nicholas Childs.
    • Virtuoso - Music for Euphonium and Brass Band.
    • Naxos.

  • Silvio Rodríguez

    Óleo de mujer con sombrero

    Performer: Toby Carr. Singer: Nicholas Mulroy.
    • De Pasión Mortal: Songs from Two Golden Ages.
    • Linn Records.
    • 10.

  • Alessandro Stradella

    Sonata di viole in D major

    Ensemble: Concerto Copenhagen. Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
    • Fuga Libera.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Soave sia il vento (Così fan tutte)

    Performer: Pierre Génisson. Music Arranger: Bruno Fontaine. Orchestra: Concerto Köln. Conductor: Jakob Lehmann.
    • Erato.

  • Johnny Pearson

    Piano Parchment (Theme from 'All Creatures Great and Small')

    Performer: Igor Machlak.
    • Ameb.

  • Edward Elgar

    Fly, Singing Bird (2 Part Songs, Op 26)

    Choir: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Elgar - Choral Works.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 17.

  • Florence Price

    String Quartet No 1 in G major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol. 2: Florence B. Price.
    • Azica Records.
    • 19.

  • Carl Stamitz

    Flute Concerto in D major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Ana de la Vega. Ensemble: TrondheimSolistene.
    • Haydn & Stamitz.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 7.

  • Maurice Ravel

    La Vallée des Cloches (Miroirs)

    Performer: Pierre‐Laurent Aimard.
    • Ravel, The Piano Concertos: Aimard/Cleveland Orchestra/Boulez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.

  • Léo Delibes

    Waltz (Coppelia)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Delibes: Coppelia: Orchestre de l'opera de Lyon/Nagano.
    • Erato.
    • 2.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major RV.204

    Performer: Federico Guglielmo. Performer: Esther Crazzolara. Ensemble: L'Arte dell'Arco. Director: Federico Guglielmo.
    • BRILLIANT.

  • Kirsty O'Neill

    A Red, Red Rose

    Composer: Danni O'Neill. Lyricist: Robert Burns. Choir: Recordare. Conductor: Harry Bradford.
    • Ever Changing Skies.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 7.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, Op.65 no.6

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Grieg Lyric Pieces.
    • Hyperion.
    • 21.

  • Anonymous

    Gaillarde III

    Ensemble: Convivium Musicum Gothenburgense.
    • Discover Early Music.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Lorenzo Allegri

    Canario

    Orchestra: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 16.

  • Amy Beach

    Piano Concerto (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Danny Driver. Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.
    • Piano Concertos.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Luigi Boccherini

    Guitar Quintet No 4 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Johan Löfving. Ensemble: Consone Quartet.
    • Fandango! Music for Solo Guitar and String Quartet.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 8.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Birds (Prelude)

    Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège. Conductor: John Neschling.
    • Respighi: The Birds & Ancient Dances and Airs.
    • Naxos Music UK Ltd.
    • 1.

  • Pérotin

    Viderunt omnes (extract)

    Music Arranger: Darius Klišys. Ensemble: Reversio.
    • Pérotin: Ave maris stella.
    • 6-2 studio.
    • 2.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance for strings, Op 11

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Decca.

  • George Gershwin

    Walking the Dog (Shall We Dance?)

    Performer: Andreas Mäder. Performer: Joseph Moog. Music Arranger: Andreas Mäder.
    • naive.

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