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Playlist updated 13 minutes ago · Nov 9, 2026, 11:43 PM UTC

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Manuel de Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Manuel de Falla - Nights in the Gardens of Spain

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

John Philip Sousa - The Liberty Bell

John Philip Sousa - The Liberty Bell

2007-08-03

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata

Francis Poulenc - Flute Sonata

1999-12-02

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major Op.3'5 (2nd mvt)

Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major Op.3'5 (2nd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen' for cello and piano, Op 66

Ludwig van Beethoven - 12 Variations on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen' for cello and piano, Op 66

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no.3 in A minor Op.56 'Scottish' (2nd mvt)

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no.3 in A minor Op.56 'Scottish' (2nd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Isabella Leonarda - Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)

Isabella Leonarda - Sonata Prima a 4 (Opera Decima Sesta)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

John Williams - Theme From Schindler's List

John Williams - Theme From Schindler's List

2024-03-08

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

EDWARD ELGAR - LA CAPRICIEUSE

EDWARD ELGAR - LA CAPRICIEUSE

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Josef Rheinberger - Horn Sonata in E flat major, Op 178

Josef Rheinberger - Horn Sonata in E flat major, Op 178

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op 95 'From the New World'

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op 95 'From the New World'

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian'

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no 4 in A major, Op 90 'Italian'

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

John Ireland - A Downland Suite - III. Minuet, allegretto grazioso

John Ireland - A Downland Suite - III. Minuet, allegretto grazioso

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months10%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Jean Cras - Quintette: I. Assez anime

Jean Cras - Quintette: I. Assez anime

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Mel Bonis - Suite Orientale, Op 48 no 2: Prelude & Danse d'almees

Mel Bonis - Suite Orientale, Op 48 no 2: Prelude & Danse d'almees

2023-10-20

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto no 2 in F minor, Op 21

Frédéric Chopin - Piano Concerto no 2 in F minor, Op 21

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Leif Strand - Men går jag över engarna (But I Walk Across the Meadows)

Leif Strand - Men går jag över engarna (But I Walk Across the Meadows)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Rebecca Clarke - Ave Maria

Rebecca Clarke - Ave Maria

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Edvard Grieg - 3 Pieces from Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op 72

Edvard Grieg - 3 Pieces from Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op 72

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no.39 in E flat K.543 (4th mvt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no.39 in E flat K.543 (4th mvt)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Fritz Kreisler - Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin

Fritz Kreisler - Chanson Louis XIII et Pavane in the Style of Couperin

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Niccolò Paganini - Moto perpetuo in C major, Op 11

Niccolò Paganini - Moto perpetuo in C major, Op 11

2017-10-27

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Jean Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela (Lemminkainen suite, Op 22)

Jean Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela (Lemminkainen suite, Op 22)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 18 days ago

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The 49th Parallel (Prelude. Opening Titles)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The 49th Parallel (Prelude. Opening Titles)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months10%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Johann Christian Bach - Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola & basso continuo in G major, Op 11 no 2

Johann Christian Bach - Quintet for flute, oboe, violin, viola & basso continuo in G major, Op 11 no 2

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Jean Sibelius - Symphony no 2 in D major, Op 43

Jean Sibelius - Symphony no 2 in D major, Op 43

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Marc‐Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum (Prelude)

Marc‐Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum (Prelude)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Amy Beach - By the Still Waters, Op 114

Amy Beach - By the Still Waters, Op 114

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months10%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 6 months ago

Louise Héritte-Viardot - Piano Quartet No 1 in A major, 'In Summer' (2nd mvt, Flies and Butterflies)

Louise Héritte-Viardot - Piano Quartet No 1 in A major, 'In Summer' (2nd mvt, Flies and Butterflies)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Valborg Aulin - Quartet for strings in F major

Valborg Aulin - Quartet for strings in F major

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Florence Price - Symphony no.4 in D minor (4th mvt)

Florence Price - Symphony no.4 in D minor (4th mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Caroline Shaw - ...and the swallow

Caroline Shaw - ...and the swallow

2020-09-25

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 16 days ago

Marianna Martines - Two arias from 'Sant'Elena al Calvario'

Marianna Martines - Two arias from 'Sant'Elena al Calvario'

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 2 months ago

August de Boeck - Fantasy on two Flemish Folk Songs

August de Boeck - Fantasy on two Flemish Folk Songs

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Leokadiya Kashperova - Piano Trio in A minor

Leokadiya Kashperova - Piano Trio in A minor

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 24 days ago

Trad. - Dashing away with the smoothing iron

Trad. - Dashing away with the smoothing iron

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months00%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 8 months ago

Augusta Holmès - Night and Love (interlude from the symphonic ode Ludus pro Patria)

Augusta Holmès - Night and Love (interlude from the symphonic ode Ludus pro Patria)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Georg Philipp Telemann - Quartet in G major TWV.43:G7 (Concerto alla Polonese) for 2 violins, viola and continuo

Georg Philipp Telemann - Quartet in G major TWV.43:G7 (Concerto alla Polonese) for 2 violins, viola and continuo

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard a month ago

Frederick Delius - Late Swallows

Frederick Delius - Late Swallows

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No 36 'Linz' (4th mvt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony No 36 'Linz' (4th mvt)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Telin - Amagoran

Telin - Amagoran

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Francis Poulenc - Mass in G major

Francis Poulenc - Mass in G major

2022-09-09

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 10 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Hania Rani - Sentimental Value

Hania Rani - Sentimental Value

2026-01-09

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months20%12months60.01%

First heard 10 months ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Gabriel Fauré - In Paradisum (Requiem, Op 48)

Gabriel Fauré - In Paradisum (Requiem, Op 48)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months30.01%12months60.01%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Elsa Barraine - Les tziganes

Elsa Barraine - Les tziganes

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months10%12months60.01%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no.7 (2nd mvt)

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no.7 (2nd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months60.01%

First heard 9 months ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 5 (1st mvt)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony No 5 (1st mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months50.02%12months60.01%

First heard 8 months ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations

Edward Elgar - Enigma Variations

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Franz Schubert - Symphony no.5 in B flat major, D.485 (1st mvt)

Franz Schubert - Symphony no.5 in B flat major, D.485 (1st mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months00%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 months ago

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