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  • John Field

    Nocturne no.13 in C Major 'Rêverie-Nocturne'

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Field: Complete Nocturnes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 13.

  • Frederick Septimus Kelly

    German Symphony (3rd mvt - Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Northey.
    • Frederick Septimus Kelly – Orchestral Works.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 4.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op.20`4 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • Haydn: 6 Popular Quartets.
    • ASV.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kommt, ihr Töchter, helft mir klagen (St Matthew Passion, BWV 244)

    Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon. Choir: Maîtrise de Radio France.
    • JS Bach: Matthäus-Passion.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • John Ireland

    A Downland Suite (3rd mvt: Minuet)

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • John Ireland: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Five Pieces 'The Trees': no. 4 Birch & no. 5 Spruce

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Sibelius.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 14.

  • Isabella Leonarda

    Sonata in A minor Op.16 no.7

    Performer: Emanuele Breda. Performer: Barbara Mauch-Heinke. Performer: Daniela Wartenberg. Performer: Toshinoro Ozaki. Performer: Sofya Gandilyan.
    • Isabella Leonarda: Motets & Sonatas.
    • Toccata Classics.
    • 701.

  • Trad.

    Among the leaves so green

    Conductor: Ralph Allwood. Choir: The Rodolfus Choir.
    • Among The Leaves So Green: English & Scottish Folk Songs.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Piano Concerto mvmt 2: Andante con moto

    Performer: Louis Lortie. Conductor: Edward Gardner. Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Poulenc: Concertos for Piano.
    • Chandos.
    • 102.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Symphony No. 6 in C Minor, Op. 58: mvmt 3 Intermezzo

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Glazunov: The Symphonies.
    • Orfeo.
    • 303.

  • Clara Schumann

    Scherzo no.2 in C minor Op.14

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Romance.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Edward Elgar

    Romance in D major, Op.62

    Performer: Graham Sheen. Orchestra: BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • WARNER.

  • Franz Schubert

    Rosamunde Overture

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • BIS.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Rigaudon (Le tombeau de Couperin)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • RCA.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Peter Grimes; Interlude No.3 - Sunday Morning

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Peter Grimes.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Leó Weiner

    Romanze

    Performer: Ditta Rohmann. Performer: Melinda Felletár. Orchestra: MÁV Szimfonikus zenekar. Conductor: Valéria Csányi.
    • Weiner: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Oboe Concerto in D minor Op.9 No.2

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: Pinnock's Players. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Baroque Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.

  • Erik Satie

    Gnossienne No 1 in F minor (Gnossiennes Set 1)

    Performer: Anne Queffélec.
    • Satie: Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes & Sports et Divertissements: Anne Queffelec.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 1.

  • Stuart Duncan

    Attaboy

    Composer: Edgar Meyer. Composer: Chris Thile. Performer: Stuart Duncan. Performer: Yo‐Yo Ma. Performer: Edgar Meyer. Performer: Chris Thile.
    • The Goat Rodeo Sessions.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    En prière (Orchestral Version)

    Lyricist: Stéphan Bordèse. Singer: Cyrille Dubois. Conductor: Pierre Dumoussaud. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic.
    • So Poétique !.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 16.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto: Adagio cantabile

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh‐Mason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Decca.

  • Thomas Robinson

    Spanish Pavan (Cozens Lute Book)

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Jacobean Lute Music.
    • BIS.
    • 26.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Il trovatore, Act II: Anvil Chorus

    Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Verdi Choruses.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 12.

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