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Malcolm Arnold - 4 English dances - set 2 Op.33 (no.1)

Malcolm Arnold - 4 English dances - set 2 Op.33 (no.1)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Arthur Sullivan - The Long Day Closes

Arthur Sullivan - The Long Day Closes

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Hélène de Montgeroult - Étude no.41 in E flat major

Hélène de Montgeroult - Étude no.41 in E flat major

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 18 days ago

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no.4 in A major Op.90 'Italian' (1st mvt)

Felix Mendelssohn - Symphony no.4 in A major Op.90 'Italian' (1st mvt)

2023-02-24

Popularity:

7days10.09%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 days ago

Zoltán Kodály - Adagio for viola and piano

Zoltán Kodály - Adagio for viola and piano

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Antonio Vivaldi - Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425 (1st mvt)

Antonio Vivaldi - Mandolin Concerto in C major, RV 425 (1st mvt)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 21 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

Gustav Holst - Mercury, the winged messenger (The Planets)

Gustav Holst - Mercury, the winged messenger (The Planets)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months100.02%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 11 days ago

Gaspar Sanz - Canarios

Gaspar Sanz - Canarios

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Franz Schubert - Die Forelle

Franz Schubert - Die Forelle

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Peter Warlock - Serenade (to Frederick Delius on his 60th birthday)

Peter Warlock - Serenade (to Frederick Delius on his 60th birthday)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months60.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month 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

Aaron Copland - Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

Aaron Copland - Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

Maurice Ravel - Boléro

2025-02-03

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months80.01%

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 18 days ago

William Henry Harris - Bring us, O Lord God

William Henry Harris - Bring us, O Lord God

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Dmitry Shostakovich - Folk Festival (The Gadfly)

Dmitry Shostakovich - Folk Festival (The Gadfly)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Susan Spain-Dunk - Stonehenge

Susan Spain-Dunk - Stonehenge

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 7 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 17 hours ago

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - Battalia

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber - Battalia

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Dance of the tumblers (Snow maiden - suite)

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Dance of the tumblers (Snow maiden - suite)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo

Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

William Byrd - Sing Joyfully

William Byrd - Sing Joyfully

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio no 5 in D major, Op 70 no 1 ('Ghost')

Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Trio no 5 in D major, Op 70 no 1 ('Ghost')

Popularity:

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First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Sergey Rachmaninov - Prelude in C sharp minor (5 Morceaux de fantaisie Op.3)

Sergey Rachmaninov - Prelude in C sharp minor (5 Morceaux de fantaisie Op.3)

Popularity:

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

First heard 3 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16

Edvard Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 16

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Maurice Ravel - La Vallée des Cloches (Miroirs)

Maurice Ravel - La Vallée des Cloches (Miroirs)

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Max Bruch - Scottish fantasy, Op 46

Max Bruch - Scottish fantasy, Op 46

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 8 days ago

Frédéric Chopin - Ballade no 3 in A flat major, Op 47

Frédéric Chopin - Ballade no 3 in A flat major, Op 47

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

Joseph Canteloube - Bailero (Chants d'Auvergne)

Joseph Canteloube - Bailero (Chants d'Auvergne)

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 22 days ago

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No 8 in G major, Op 88

Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No 8 in G major, Op 88

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 2 months ago

George Frideric Handel - Gentle Morpheus, son of night (Calliope's song) from 'Alceste'

George Frideric Handel - Gentle Morpheus, son of night (Calliope's song) from 'Alceste'

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Hector Berlioz - Le carnaval romain

Hector Berlioz - Le carnaval romain

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 22 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

Ruth Gipps - Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73

Ruth Gipps - Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Richard Strauss - Morgen

Richard Strauss - Morgen

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

Nadia Boulanger - Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

Nadia Boulanger - Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Albertus Groneman - Flute Sonata in E minor

Albertus Groneman - Flute Sonata in E minor

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 23 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

Robert Schumann - Arabeske, Op 18

Robert Schumann - Arabeske, Op 18

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month 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

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection' (4th mvt)

Gustav Mahler - Symphony no.2 in C minor 'Resurrection' (4th mvt)

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month ago

Richard Rodgers - Prologue: The Carousel Waltz (from 'Carousel')

Richard Rodgers - Prologue: The Carousel Waltz (from 'Carousel')

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 19 days ago

Jean Sibelius - Karelia Suite Op.11 (Alla marcia)

Jean Sibelius - Karelia Suite Op.11 (Alla marcia)

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 9 days ago

Miles Davis - Milestones

Miles Davis - Milestones

1958-04

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 4 months ago

Dobrinka Tabakova - Nocturne

Dobrinka Tabakova - Nocturne

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months80.01%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings Op 20

Edward Elgar - Serenade for Strings Op 20

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 17 days ago

Mel Bonis - Suite Orientale, Op 48 - Mvts 1&2

Mel Bonis - Suite Orientale, Op 48 - Mvts 1&2

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard a month 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

Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt, Serenade)

Roman Hoffstetter - String Quartet in F major (2nd mvt, Serenade)

Popularity:

7days00%28days10.02%6months40.01%12months50%

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 10 days ago

Johannes Brahms - Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op 68

Johannes Brahms - Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op 68

Popularity:

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

First heard 2 years ago

Last heard 3 months ago

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