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Music Played

  • Josef Suk

    Serenade in E flat major, Op.6 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.
    • Suk: Fairy Tale etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

  • Frédéric Chopin

    Nocturne in B flat minor, Op.9 no.1

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Chopin: The Nocturnes: Maria Joao Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony no.2 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • Farrenc: Symphony No. 2 - Overtures Nos. 1 & 2.
    • CPO.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV1052 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Andreas Staier. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Director: Petra Müllejans.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Farewell to Stromness

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Performer: Plínio Fernandes. Performer: Samuele Telari. Performer: Thomas Carroll.
    • Decca.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op 8 No 8, RV 332

    • Vivaldi Opus 8+ Vol. 2.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 4.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Piano Trio, Op. 29 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Neave Trio.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op 92 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 6-9.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 9.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    La rose complète; Dirait-on (Les chansons des roses)

    Choir: Polyphony. Performer: Morten Lauridsen. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Les Chansons Des Roses.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9-10.

  • Jean‐Philippe Rameau

    6 Concertos for six-part strings; No. 3

    Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques.
    • Rameau: Six Concerts en sextuor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Sonata in C major, no 58, H.16.48 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet.
    • Haydn: Piano Sonatas Vol. 7.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 15.

  • Ivor Novello

    The Leap Year Waltz (The Dancing Years)

    Lyricist: Christopher Hassall. Orchestra: Drury Lane Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Geoff Love.
    • Novello: The Dancing Years; King's Rhapsody etc.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Okko Kamu.
    • Sibelius: Orchestral Works: Various orchestras and conductors.
    • Finlandia.
    • 2.

  • Edward Elgar

    Introduction & Allegro

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • CHANDOS.

  • François Couperin

    Le rossignol-en-amour (Pieces de clavecin - ordre 14)

    Music Arranger: Lucie Horsch. Performer: Lucie Horsch. Performer: Thomas Dunford.
    • Decca.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 27 in B flat major, K 595 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos 22 & 27: Alfred Brendel, Sir Charles Mackerras.
    • Philips.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde (Christmas Oratorio, Part 6 No 1)

    Lyricist: The Bible. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • J.S. Bach: Christmas Oratorio.
    • Linn Records.
    • 1.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.6 in B minor, Op.74 'Pathetique': iv) Adagio lamentoso

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Orfeo.

  • Antonín Dvořák

    String Quartet no.12 in F Major Op.96 'American' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Pacifica Quartet.
    • American Voices.
    • Cedille Records.
    • 104.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite (for piano solo), Op. 40; V Rigaudon

    Performer: Christian Ihle Hadland.
    • Simax.

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