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Hugo Alfvén
Gustav II Adolf, Op. 49: V. Elegi. Till Carin, min hustru (Elegy. To Carin, my wife)
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Alfven & Rautavaara: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 111.
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William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet (1st mvt: The Sentimental One)
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered, Vol 3.
- Azica.
- 3.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ave verum corpus, K 618
Choir: Tenebrae. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nigel Short.- Mozart: Requiem.
- Warner Classics.
- 15.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043
Performer: Amandine Beyer. Performer: Alba Roca. Ensemble: Gli Incogniti.- Bach from Italy: The Vivaldi & Marcello Influences.
- harmonia mundi.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Traviata (Act 1 Prelude)
Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Viva Verdi.
- Decca.
- 3.
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Reynaldo Hahn
Piano Quintet in F sharp minor (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet.
- Chandos.
- 105.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Contrafactum of Dixit Dominus RV 807/8: Aria: Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini
Lyricist: Liturgical. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: Paul Agnew. Singer: Lucile Richardot.- Vivaldi: The Great Venetian Mass.
- harmonia mundi.
- 24.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Gustav Mahler
Urlicht (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Performer: Gerold Huber.- Christian Gerhaher: Mahler Lieder.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 20.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV1068: III Gavottes
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- Naive.
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Luise Adolpha Le Beau
Piano Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28: III. Tempo die Mazurka - Intermezzo
Ensemble: Le Beau Quartet.- Oehms.
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Hector Berlioz
Symphonie fantastique Op.14 (Un Bal)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Berlin Philharmonic Recordings.
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Richard Rodgers
Londonderry Air (Dannyboy)
Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.![]()
Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic dances - series 1 Op.46 (no.8 in G minor)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- TELDEC.
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Sergei Rachmaninov
7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 2, Valse
Performer: Boris Giltburg.- Rachmaninoff: Piano Works.
- Naxos.
- 114.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Zefiro torna, e di soavi accenti
Lyricist: Ottavio Rinuccini. Choir: I Fagiolini. Ensemble: Barokksolistene. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.- Sweet Torment.
- Chandos.
- 105.
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Aram Khachaturian
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Onyx.
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Julius Fucik
Entry of the Gladiators
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Chandos.
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Gaetano Donizetti
Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'amore)
Singer: Joseph Calleja. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi.- Decca.
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Hector Berlioz
Le carnaval romain
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Berlioz: Requiem etc: Domingo/Choeur et Orchestre de Paris/Barenboim.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Richard Strauss
Alpine Symphony Op 64 (On the summit)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Strauss, Eine Alpensinfonie: LSO.
- LSO Live.
- 12.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Dance of the Five Couples (Romeo and Juliet)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet.
- EMI.
- 25.
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Harry Connick, Jr.
It Had to Be You (Trio Instrumental)
- When Harry Met Sally... Music From The Motion Picture.
- Columbia.
- 10.
Broadcast
- Sat 14 Feb 202606:30BBC Radio 3
