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Music Played

  • Franz Schubert

    4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 4 in A-Flat Major

    Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja.
    • Solo Piano: Chopin, Schubert, Mozart & Mussogsky.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 8.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Serenity (O Magnum Mysterium)

    Lyricist: Anon.. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Ola Gjeilo.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II - Largo

    Performer: Jean鈥怑fflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
    • Chandos.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Oratorio BWV.248; Cantata 6; Herr, wenn die stolzen Feinde...

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Director: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.

  • Claude Debussy

    Preludes, Book I: La fille au cheveux de lin

    Orchestrator: Colin Matthews. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • HALLE.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.39 in E flat major K.543 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Philips.

  • Trad.

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • The Complete Traditional Christmas Carols Collection.
    • CORO.
    • 7.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Clarinet Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 44: I. Andante - Allegro moderato

    Performer: Daniel Ottensamer. Performer: Stephan Koncz. Performer: Christoph Traxler.
    • The Clarinet Trio Anthology.
    • Universal Music GmbH.
    • 33.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Nutcracker (Waltz of the Flowers)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Mstislav Rostropovich.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 19.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Il settimo libro de madrigali "Concerto": No. 4, O come sei gentile, SV 120

    Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Conductor: Christina Pluhar.
    • Terra Mater.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 14.

  • Thomas Clark

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Composer: Nahum Tate. Singer: Eliza Carthy. Singer: Jon Boden. Ensemble: Backstage Brass.
    • Glad Christmas Comes.
    • Hudson Records.
    • 9.

  • Antonio Salieri

    Piano Concerto in C major : III Andantino

    Performer: Andreas Staier. Orchestra: Concerto K枚ln.
    • Andreas Staier - Concertos & Solo Works for Fortepiano.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 3.

  • Jem Finer

    Fairytale of New York

    Composer: Shane MacGowan. Performer: Alexis Ffrench.
    • Christmas Piano with Alexis.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 12.

  • Richard M. Sherman

    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

    Composer: Robert B. Sherman. Composer: Irwin Kostal. Singer: Dick Van Dyke. Singer: Heather Ripley. Singer: Adrian Hall.
    • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
    • Rykodisc.
    • 9.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 - IV. Allegro vivace

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

    Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.

  • Scott Joplin

    The Entertainer

    Ensemble: Katia & Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Encore! Katia and Marielle Labeque.
    • Sony classical.

  • Trad.

    Here We Come a-Wassailing

    Performer: Black Dyke Band. Music Arranger: John Rutter. Music Arranger: Luc Vertommen. Conductor: Nicholas Childs.
    • Brass at Christmas.
    • Naxos.
    • 109.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G minor RV.157

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • What's Next Vivaldi?.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 1.

  • Georges Bizet

    Symphony No 1 in C major (3rd mvt, Scherzo and trio)

    Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles.
    • Bizet/Chabrier: Les Siecles, Francois-Xavier Roth.
    • Mirare.
    • 3.

  • Adolphe Adam

    O Holy Night

    Lyricist: Trad.. Orchestra: Ralph Carmichael Orchestra. Conductor: Ralph Carmichael.
    • Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas (Deluxe Edition).
    • Capitol Records.
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in D major, Op 46 No 6

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel 艩ejna.
    • SUPRAPHONET.

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