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Aram Khachaturian - Gayaneh: Sabre Dance

Aram Khachaturian - Gayaneh: Sabre Dance

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Giacomo Puccini - Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

Giacomo Puccini - Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

2006-05-07

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 hours ago

Francesco Durante - Concerto per quartetto No 6 in A major for strings

Francesco Durante - Concerto per quartetto No 6 in A major for strings

1992-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Luigi Boccherini - String Quintet in E major, Op.11'5 (3rd mvt)

Luigi Boccherini - String Quintet in E major, Op.11'5 (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F (3rd mvt)

George Gershwin - Piano Concerto in F (3rd mvt)

Popularity:

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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

Gabriel Fauré - Nocturne no 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1

Gabriel Fauré - Nocturne no 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 No 1

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Sergey Prokofiev - Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (4th mvt)

Sergey Prokofiev - Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (4th mvt)

2026-09-11

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Johann David Heinichen - Pastorale in A major

Johann David Heinichen - Pastorale in A major

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 18 days ago

Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man

Aaron Copland - Fanfare For The Common Man

1960

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months80.03%12months150.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Jonathan Dove - Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars

Jonathan Dove - Seek Him that maketh the Seven Stars

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Jennifer Higdon - Harp Concerto (Lullaby)

Jennifer Higdon - Harp Concerto (Lullaby)

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Maurice Ravel - Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (Ma mère l'oye)

Maurice Ravel - Pavane de la belle au bois dormant (Ma mère l'oye)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months20%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Ned Rorem - I will always love you

Ned Rorem - I will always love you

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Camille Saint‐Saëns - Tarantelle in A minor Op.6

Camille Saint‐Saëns - Tarantelle in A minor Op.6

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 16 days ago

Grażyna Bacewicz - Overture for orchestra

Grażyna Bacewicz - Overture for orchestra

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Frédéric Chopin - 'Raindrop' Prelude in D flat major (24 Preludes Op.28)

Frédéric Chopin - 'Raindrop' Prelude in D flat major (24 Preludes Op.28)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months20%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt 'Blumine')

Gustav Mahler - Symphony No 1 (2nd mvt 'Blumine')

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 6 days ago

Jean Sibelius - Petite Suite

Jean Sibelius - Petite Suite

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months30.01%12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 15 days ago

Bo Holten - Nordisk Suite

Bo Holten - Nordisk Suite

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

Claude Debussy - Tarantelle styrienne

Claude Debussy - Tarantelle styrienne

2024-07-30

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months90.03%12months160.03%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 20 days ago

Elena Kats‐Chernin - Eliza's Aria (Wild Swans)

Elena Kats‐Chernin - Eliza's Aria (Wild Swans)

2019-03-29

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Léo Delibes - Sous le dôme épais (Lakmé)

Léo Delibes - Sous le dôme épais (Lakmé)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Richard Strauss - Befreit

Richard Strauss - Befreit

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Carl Maria von Weber - Peter Schmoll und sein Nachbarn (Overture)

Carl Maria von Weber - Peter Schmoll und sein Nachbarn (Overture)

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Quintet in E flat major/minor, Op 87

Johann Nepomuk Hummel - Piano Quintet in E flat major/minor, Op 87

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 16 days ago

John Adams - The People Are The Heroes Now (Nixon in China)

John Adams - The People Are The Heroes Now (Nixon in China)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a day ago

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

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

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 25 days ago

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11

Gabriel Fauré - Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 14 days ago

Ralph Vaughan Williams - 5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

Ralph Vaughan Williams - 5 Variants of 'Dives and Lazarus'

1972-10-01

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 25 days ago

George Gershwin - Variations on 'I got rhythm'

George Gershwin - Variations on 'I got rhythm'

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 days ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no 7 in A major, Op 92

Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no 7 in A major, Op 92

1997-03-18

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.53 in D major 'L'impériale' (4th mvt)

Joseph Haydn - Symphony No.53 in D major 'L'impériale' (4th mvt)

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 5 days ago

György Ligeti - Sonata for solo cello (1st mvt, Dialogo)

György Ligeti - Sonata for solo cello (1st mvt, Dialogo)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months10%12months10%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 23 days ago

Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde (Prelude)

Richard Wagner - Tristan and Isolde (Prelude)

1982-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months10%12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no.29 in A major K.201 (1st mvt)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Symphony no.29 in A major K.201 (1st mvt)

Popularity:

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

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Last heard a month ago

Richard Wagner - Parsifal (Act 1 Prelude)

Richard Wagner - Parsifal (Act 1 Prelude)

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Edna Bentz Woods - Valse Phantastique

Edna Bentz Woods - Valse Phantastique

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Valse-fantasie in B minor

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka - Valse-fantasie in B minor

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months20%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 13 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%28days10.02%6months10%12months30%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 24 days ago

Felix Mendelssohn - Fantasia on an Irish song 'The last rose of summer' for piano, Op 15

Felix Mendelssohn - Fantasia on an Irish song 'The last rose of summer' for piano, Op 15

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months20%12months40%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Sven-Eric Johanson - Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons)

Sven-Eric Johanson - Fyra visor om arstiderna (4 songs about the Seasons)

1995-01-01

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months20%12months40%

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Last heard 2 days ago

Nino Rota - Harp Concerto

Nino Rota - Harp Concerto

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Franz Lehár - Sirens of the Ball - waltz (The Merry Widow)

Franz Lehár - Sirens of the Ball - waltz (The Merry Widow)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months10%12months60.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 13 days ago

Richard Wagner - The Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)

Richard Wagner - The Ride of the Valkyries (Die Walkure)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months90.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Johannes Ockeghem - Intemerata Dei mater

Johannes Ockeghem - Intemerata Dei mater

1994-05-27

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months50.02%12months70.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 4 days ago

Claude Debussy - Jeux de vagues (La mer)

Claude Debussy - Jeux de vagues (La mer)

2008-05-27

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months90.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Giuseppe Verdi - The Force of Destiny (Overture)

Giuseppe Verdi - The Force of Destiny (Overture)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Giuseppe Verdi - Va, pensiero (Nabucco, Act 3)

Giuseppe Verdi - Va, pensiero (Nabucco, Act 3)

1983-01-01

Popularity:

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Last heard 15 hours ago

Robert Schumann - Abendlied Op.85 no.12

Robert Schumann - Abendlied Op.85 no.12

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

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