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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.

  • William Grant Still

    Lyric Quartet (1st mvt: The Sentimental One)

    Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Uncovered, Vol 3.
    • Azica.
    • 3.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ave verum corpus, K 618

    Choir: Tenebrae. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Mozart: Requiem.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 15.

  • 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.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La Traviata (Act 1 Prelude)

    Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Viva Verdi.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Reynaldo Hahn

    Piano Quintet in F sharp minor (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Hahn: Piano Quintet, Songs, Piano Quartet.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • Gustav Mahler

    Urlicht (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)

    Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Performer: Gerold Huber.
    • Christian Gerhaher: Mahler Lieder.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 20.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV1068: III Gavottes

    Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • Naive.

  • Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Piano Quartet in F Minor, Op. 28: III. Tempo die Mazurka - Intermezzo

    Ensemble: Le Beau Quartet.
    • Oehms.

  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique Op.14 (Un Bal)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Berlin Philharmonic Recordings.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Londonderry Air (Dannyboy)

    Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Choir: Â鶹Éç Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: Â鶹Éç 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.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    7 Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 2, Valse

    Performer: Boris Giltburg.
    • Rachmaninoff: Piano Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 114.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Zefiro torna, e di soavi accenti

    Lyricist: Ottavio Rinuccini. Choir: I Fagiolini. Ensemble: Barokksolistene. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.
    • Sweet Torment.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.

  • Aram Khachaturian

    Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Onyx.

  • Julius Fucik

    Entry of the Gladiators

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Chandos.

  • Gaetano Donizetti

    Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'amore)

    Singer: Joseph Calleja. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi.
    • Decca.

  • 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.

  • Richard Strauss

    Alpine Symphony Op 64 (On the summit)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Strauss, Eine Alpensinfonie: LSO.
    • LSO Live.
    • 12.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Dance of the Five Couples (Romeo and Juliet)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.
    • Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet.
    • EMI.
    • 25.

  • Harry Connick, Jr.

    It Had to Be You (Trio Instrumental)

    • When Harry Met Sally... Music From The Motion Picture.
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

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