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Playlist updated 12 minutes ago · Nov 9, 2026, 10:51 PM UTC

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Pau Casals - Song of the Birds

Pau Casals - Song of the Birds

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months20%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op.120 no.1 (3rd mvt)

Johannes Brahms - Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op.120 no.1 (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months20%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Giuseppe Verdi - La Donna e Mobile (Rigoletto)

Giuseppe Verdi - La Donna e Mobile (Rigoletto)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Violin Concerto in D, Op 35

Erich Wolfgang Korngold - Violin Concerto in D, Op 35

2026-05-28

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16 (2nd mvt)

Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16 (2nd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid

Fritz Kreisler - Liebesleid

1999-03-31

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months80.03%12months150.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Nocturne)

Felix Mendelssohn - A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Nocturne)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months50.02%12months60.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Ottorino Respighi - La Primavera (Trittico Botticelliano)

Ottorino Respighi - La Primavera (Trittico Botticelliano)

1988

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride (Overture)

Bedrich Smetana - The Bartered Bride (Overture)

2012-09-11

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months80.03%12months170.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Giacomo Puccini - Che gelida manina (La bohème)

Giacomo Puccini - Che gelida manina (La bohème)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

Ralph Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending

2013-11-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months180.06%12months310.05%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Eric Whitacre - The Seal Lullaby

Eric Whitacre - The Seal Lullaby

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months90.03%12months120.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

Robert Schumann - Piano Sonata No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 11

Robert Schumann - Piano Sonata No 1 in F sharp minor, Op 11

2025-08-26

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months50.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Frederick Delius - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

Frederick Delius - On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

2012-03-05

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months90.03%12months170.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei Deus

Gregorio Allegri - Miserere mei Deus

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Gioachino Rossini - The Thieving Magpie (Overture)

Gioachino Rossini - The Thieving Magpie (Overture)

1989-06-15

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months130.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 13 hours ago

Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance (Overture)

Arthur Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance (Overture)

1968-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months70.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Richard Strauss - An Alpine Symphony

Richard Strauss - An Alpine Symphony

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Henry Purcell - Sound the trumpet (Come ye sons of art)

Henry Purcell - Sound the trumpet (Come ye sons of art)

2009-11-10

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months70.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria for soloists, chorus and orchestra (RV.589)

Antonio Vivaldi - Gloria in excelsis Deo from Gloria for soloists, chorus and orchestra (RV.589)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Jonathan Dove - Invocation (The Passing of the Year)

Jonathan Dove - Invocation (The Passing of the Year)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez (1st mvt)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez (1st mvt)

2020-10-02

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months50.02%12months130.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto no 3 in C minor, Op 37

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto no 3 in C minor, Op 37

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Pauline Viardot - Havanaise

Pauline Viardot - Havanaise

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a day ago

Jasdeep Singh Degun - Lament

Jasdeep Singh Degun - Lament

2024-02-29

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months20%12months20%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No 8 in A minor

Francis Poulenc - Improvisation No 8 in A minor

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Georges Bizet - Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite no.2)

Georges Bizet - Farandole (L'Arlesienne Suite no.2)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Luigi Boccherini - String quintet in E major Op.11 no.5 (3rd mvt)

Luigi Boccherini - String quintet in E major Op.11 no.5 (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Robert Schumann - Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op 20

Robert Schumann - Humoreske for piano in B flat major, Op 20

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Jacques Offenbach - Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)

Jacques Offenbach - Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)

2024-11-09

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

William Grant Still - Summerland (3 Visions)

William Grant Still - Summerland (3 Visions)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months50.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.1 in C major Op.21 (3rd mvt)

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.1 in C major Op.21 (3rd mvt)

2025-07-11

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 16 hours ago

Joaquín Rodrigo - Canario (Fantasia para un gentilhombre)

Joaquín Rodrigo - Canario (Fantasia para un gentilhombre)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Malcolm Arnold - The Padstow Lifeboat

Malcolm Arnold - The Padstow Lifeboat

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months50.02%12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Henry Purcell - O solitude, my sweetest choice

Henry Purcell - O solitude, my sweetest choice

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Giacomo Puccini - E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)

Giacomo Puccini - E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)

1979-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months80.03%12months120.02%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in F major RV.293 'Autumn'

Antonio Vivaldi - Violin Concerto in F major RV.293 'Autumn'

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months40.01%12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49

Felix Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No 1 in D minor, Op 49

2025-08-29

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 days ago

Emmanuel Chabrier - Espana

Emmanuel Chabrier - Espana

2021-11-15

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months100.03%12months200.03%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

James MacMillan - O Radiant Dawn

James MacMillan - O Radiant Dawn

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months170.03%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Béla Bartók - Dance Suite (3rd mvt)

Béla Bartók - Dance Suite (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months20%12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Clara Schumann - 3 Romances Op.11 (no.3 in A flat major)

Clara Schumann - 3 Romances Op.11 (no.3 in A flat major)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months20%12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Antonín Dvořák - V prirode (In Nature's Realm), Op 63

Antonín Dvořák - V prirode (In Nature's Realm), Op 63

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Jeremiah Clarke - Trumpet voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's March)

Jeremiah Clarke - Trumpet voluntary (The Prince of Denmark's March)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months20%12months30%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Ivo Antognini - Hope is the thing with feathers

Ivo Antognini - Hope is the thing with feathers

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Einojuhani Rautavaara - Cantus Arcticus Op.61 (3rd mvt)

Einojuhani Rautavaara - Cantus Arcticus Op.61 (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Jean‐Philippe Rameau - La Poule (Concert en sextuor no.6 in G minor)

Jean‐Philippe Rameau - La Poule (Concert en sextuor no.6 in G minor)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months20%12months20%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Kathryn Tickell - Sycamore Gap

Kathryn Tickell - Sycamore Gap

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Maurice Ravel - Une Barque sur l'ocean (no 3 from Miroirs)

Maurice Ravel - Une Barque sur l'ocean (no 3 from Miroirs)

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months20%12months40%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Charles Villiers Stanford - Magnificat in C

Charles Villiers Stanford - Magnificat in C

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

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