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Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel

Arvo Pärt - Spiegel im Spiegel

2010-03-02

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months150.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 17 hours ago

Kerensa Briggs - Media Vita

Kerensa Briggs - Media Vita

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months120.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau

Maurice Ravel - Jeux d'eau

2011-06-28

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months190.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Leonard Bernstein - Candide (Overture)

Leonard Bernstein - Candide (Overture)

1960

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months70.02%12months140.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Magic Flute (Overture)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - The Magic Flute (Overture)

1984-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

George Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow

George Butterworth - The Banks of Green Willow

1993-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days30.07%6months70.02%12months160.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Steve Reich - Nagoya Marimbas

Steve Reich - Nagoya Marimbas

1998

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months120.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso

Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso

1994

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months180.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 hours ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622 (3rd mvt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622 (3rd mvt)

2025-04-04

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months150.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

John Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary

John Stanley - Trumpet Voluntary

1983

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 hours ago

Igor Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite

Igor Stravinsky - Pulcinella Suite

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor

Maurice Ravel - Piano Trio in A minor

2025-03-20

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance (El amor brujo)

Manuel de Falla - Ritual Fire Dance (El amor brujo)

2007-01-23

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Frederick Delius - La Calinda (Koanga)

Frederick Delius - La Calinda (Koanga)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino (Overture)

Giuseppe Verdi - La forza del destino (Overture)

1997-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months160.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Florence Price - Adoration

Florence Price - Adoration

2023-04-14

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months130.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Maurice Ravel - String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt)

Maurice Ravel - String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt)

2010-04-14

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months140.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Steve Reich - Clapping Music

Steve Reich - Clapping Music

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month 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

Trad. - The Lark in the Clear Air

Trad. - The Lark in the Clear Air

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 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

Frederick Delius - The Walk to the Paradise Garden (A Village Romeo and Juliet)

Frederick Delius - The Walk to the Paradise Garden (A Village Romeo and Juliet)

1997-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months120.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor 'con due violini obligati', RV 522

Antonio Vivaldi - Concerto in A minor 'con due violini obligati', RV 522

1996-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months70.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Oscar Peterson - Hymn To Freedom

Oscar Peterson - Hymn To Freedom

1963-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months70.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Grace Williams - Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer

Grace Williams - Sea Sketches for String Orchestra: V. Calm Sea in Summer

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months70.02%12months80.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Franz Schubert - Symphony no.3 in D major D.200 (4th mvt)

Franz Schubert - Symphony no.3 in D major D.200 (4th mvt)

1997-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months140.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Claude Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

Claude Debussy - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

2011-04-12

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months140.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

George Frideric Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

George Frideric Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

1995-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months130.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Edward Elgar - Carissima

Edward Elgar - Carissima

2006-08-29

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months90.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs)

Maurice Ravel - Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Igor Stravinsky - Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Igor Stravinsky - Symphonies of Wind Instruments

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus (Overture)

Johann Strauss II - Die Fledermaus (Overture)

1976-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Maurice Ravel - La Valse

Maurice Ravel - La Valse

2016-01-15

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months140.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Ruth Gipps - Seascape Op.53

Ruth Gipps - Seascape Op.53

2014-02-25

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Camille Saint‐Saëns - The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)

Camille Saint‐Saëns - The Swan (Carnival of the Animals)

2020-09-25

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 23 days ago

Frédéric Chopin - Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60

Frédéric Chopin - Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Louise Farrenc - Nonet in E flat major, Op.38 (3rd mvt)

Louise Farrenc - Nonet in E flat major, Op.38 (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Claude Debussy - Premiere rhapsodie

Claude Debussy - Premiere rhapsodie

2014-06-02

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months90.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D major

Johann Pachelbel - Canon in D major

2009-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 18 days ago

Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice

1999-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months90.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Peteris Vasks - The Fruit of Silence

Peteris Vasks - The Fruit of Silence

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Gerald Finzi - Eclogue in F major Op.10

Gerald Finzi - Eclogue in F major Op.10

2016-01-15

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months90.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Claude Debussy - En bateau (Petite suite)

Claude Debussy - En bateau (Petite suite)

2011-05-03

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Lili Boulanger - D'un matin de printemps

Lili Boulanger - D'un matin de printemps

1999-07-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months130.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

Cécile Chaminade - Flute Concertino, Op 107

Cécile Chaminade - Flute Concertino, Op 107

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Arturo Márquez - Danzón no.2

Arturo Márquez - Danzón no.2

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

Johannes Brahms - Intermezzo in A major, Op 118 No 2

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G minor Op.17 (4th mvt)

Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G minor Op.17 (4th mvt)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months60.02%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Arvo Pärt - Magnificat

Arvo Pärt - Magnificat

2006-09-12

Popularity:

7days00%28days00%6months60.02%12months110.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

George Gershwin - Summertime

George Gershwin - Summertime

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

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