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Charles Villiers Stanford - Nunc Dimittis in C

Charles Villiers Stanford - Nunc Dimittis in C

Popularity:

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First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 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

Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen - Shine You No More

Rune Tonsgaard Sørensen - Shine You No More

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 16 days ago

Marie Jaëll - Cello Concerto in F major (3rd mvt)

Marie Jaëll - Cello Concerto in F major (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

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First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 12 days ago

Franz Schubert - Fantasie in F minor, D940

Franz Schubert - Fantasie in F minor, D940

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First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.posth

Frédéric Chopin - Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.posth

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First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Alexis Ffrench - Truth, And Then There Were Teardrops

Alexis Ffrench - Truth, And Then There Were Teardrops

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First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Howard Goodall - Poppies (The Seasons Suite, Autumn)

Howard Goodall - Poppies (The Seasons Suite, Autumn)

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Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird

Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird

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First heard 2 years ago

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Kurt Weill - September Song

Kurt Weill - September Song

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Last heard 15 days ago

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto No 1 in C major (3rd mvt)

Joseph Haydn - Cello Concerto No 1 in C major (3rd mvt)

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Sergey Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No 2 in G Minor, Op 63

Sergey Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No 2 in G Minor, Op 63

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First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Johannes Brahms - Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op 98

Johannes Brahms - Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op 98

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Hamish MacCunn - The Land of the Mountain and the Flood (Overture)

Hamish MacCunn - The Land of the Mountain and the Flood (Overture)

1968-01-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days20.04%6months60.02%12months100.02%

First heard a year ago

Last heard 16 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

Ralph Vaughan Williams - From far, from eve and morning (On Wenlock Edge)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - From far, from eve and morning (On Wenlock Edge)

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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq 57 no 2

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - Keyboard Sonata in A minor, Wq 57 no 2

2006-01-17

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days20.04%6months20%12months40%

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Last heard 2 days ago

Josquin des Prez - Ave Maria Virgo Serena

Josquin des Prez - Ave Maria Virgo Serena

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Last heard 20 days ago

Basil Harwood - Magnificat in A flat

Basil Harwood - Magnificat in A flat

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First heard a year ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Basil Harwood - Nunc Dimittis in A flat

Basil Harwood - Nunc Dimittis in A flat

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John Williams - The Dance of the Witches (The Witches of Eastwick)

John Williams - The Dance of the Witches (The Witches of Eastwick)

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Last heard 9 days 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

Cecilia McDowall - The Magi

Cecilia McDowall - The Magi

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First heard a year ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Dmitry Shostakovich - Symphony no 9 in E flat, Op 70

Dmitry Shostakovich - Symphony no 9 in E flat, Op 70

2023-05-12

Popularity:

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

First heard 8 months ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Prelude (From "49th Parallel")

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Prelude (From "49th Parallel")

1995-05-15

Popularity:

7days20.18%28days20.04%6months30.01%12months40%

First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 13 hours ago

Antonín Dvořák - Goin' Home

Antonín Dvořák - Goin' Home

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First heard 6 months ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Cécile Chaminade - Flute Concertino

Cécile Chaminade - Flute Concertino

Popularity:

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First heard 2 months ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Percy Grainger - Harvest Hymn

Percy Grainger - Harvest Hymn

Popularity:

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First heard a month ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Rondeau, Loure & Gigue

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Rondeau, Loure & Gigue

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First heard a month ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Aleksey Igudesman - Funk the String

Aleksey Igudesman - Funk the String

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First heard a month ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Max Richter - While The Flood Rages

Max Richter - While The Flood Rages

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First heard a month ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor - Four African Dances, Op 58

Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor - Four African Dances, Op 58

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First heard a month ago

Last heard 18 days ago

Trad. - Zambra

Trad. - Zambra

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Manuel de Falla - The Corregidor's dance (The Three-cornered Hat)

Manuel de Falla - The Corregidor's dance (The Three-cornered Hat)

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Jenny McLeod - Journey through Mountain Parklands (Celebrations for orchestra)

Jenny McLeod - Journey through Mountain Parklands (Celebrations for orchestra)

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Last heard a month ago

Carlos Guastavino - Luna de los tristes

Carlos Guastavino - Luna de los tristes

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Antonio Pasculli - Le Api (The Bees)

Antonio Pasculli - Le Api (The Bees)

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Eliane Elias - Só Danço Samba (Live)

Eliane Elias - Só Danço Samba (Live)

Popularity:

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First heard 25 days ago

Last heard 18 days ago

Ayo Bankole - Òrìşà bí òfun kò sí

Ayo Bankole - Òrìşà bí òfun kò sí

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First heard 24 days ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Max Richter - Quiet

Max Richter - Quiet

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First heard 24 days ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Simon Dobson - Jesus in Tibet

Simon Dobson - Jesus in Tibet

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First heard 22 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Richard Addinsell - The Isle of Apples

Richard Addinsell - The Isle of Apples

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First heard 21 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Silent Noon (from The House of Life)

Ralph Vaughan Williams - Silent Noon (from The House of Life)

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First heard 21 days ago

Last heard 21 days ago

Thomas Newman - American Beauty - extract

Thomas Newman - American Beauty - extract

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First heard 21 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Béla Bartók - Night Music (Out of Doors)

Béla Bartók - Night Music (Out of Doors)

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First heard 19 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Elena Kats‐Chernin - Green Leaf (Wild Swans)

Elena Kats‐Chernin - Green Leaf (Wild Swans)

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First heard 19 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

June Nixon, Jason Smart & Henry Smart - Psalm 106

June Nixon, Jason Smart & Henry Smart - Psalm 106

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First heard 19 days ago

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Thomas Weelkes - O happy he

Thomas Weelkes - O happy he

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First heard 19 days ago

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Oliver Tarney - All praise to Thee, in light arrayed

Oliver Tarney - All praise to Thee, in light arrayed

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First heard 19 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Leonhard Paminger - Quos arte piscatoria

Leonhard Paminger - Quos arte piscatoria

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First heard 19 days ago

Last heard 15 days ago

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