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Tracklist

  • The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Flight of the Bumblebee [01'27]

    Composer

    Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

    Performers

    Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra

    Album

    My First Orchestra Album, 481 2724

    Label

    ABC Classic

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  • Fried Green Tomatoes "Whistle Stop Cafe" [02'25]

    Composer

    Newman, Thomas

    Performers

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Album

    Fried Green Tomatoes (Original Soundtrack Recording)

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  • Auld Lang Syne [03'52]

    Composer

    Traditional (Scottish)

    Performers

    Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Album

    Be All Merry, SIGCD643

    Label

    Signum Classics

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  • Mamma Mia (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble & Saxophone by Bo Wiget) [05'11]

    Composer

    Andersson, Benny | Ulvaeus, Björn

    Performers

    Lautten Compagney + Asya Fateyeva (saxophone)

    Album

    Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA

    Label

    Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

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  • Concerto in D major, Jk 11: III. Allegro [03'24]

    Composer

    Jiránek, František

    Performers

    Collegium Marianum + Jana Semeradova (flute and director)

    Album

    Jiránek: Music from Eighteenth-Century Prague, SU 4208-2

    Label

    Supraphon

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  • Symphony No. 3 in D minor: V. Lustig Im Tempo Und Keck Im Ausdruck [04'05]

    Composer

    Mahler, Gustav

    Performers

    Gwendolyn Killebrew (mezzo-soprano) + Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus + Collegium Josephinium Children's Chorus

    Album

    Mahler: The Symphonies 1-10, 3402382

    Label

    EMI

    Year

    2005

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  • Merry Christmas [01'54]

    Composer

    James, William G

    Performers

    David Miller (piano) + Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir

    Album

    An Australian Christmas, 476 5791

    Label

    ABC Classic

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  • Dances of Galánta 'Galánti táncok', for orchestra: II. Allegretto moderato [02'55]

    Composer

    Kodály, Zoltán

    Performers

    Gulbenkian Orchestra + Esther Georgie (clarinet)

    Album

    Bartók: First Rhapsodie Kodály- Dances from Galanta Ligeti- Romanian Concerto

    Label

    PentaTone Classics

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  • O Come, O Come Emmanuel [04'47]

    Composer

    Traditional

    Performers

    VOCES8 + VOCES8 Foundation Orchestra + VOCES8 Foundation Choir

    Album

    A Choral Christmas, SIGCD768

    Label

    Decca

    Year

    2023

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  • O virtus sapientiae [02'46]

    Composer

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Performers

    Festival Strings Lucerne + Raphaela Gromes (cello)

    Album

    Femmes, G010004761923Z

    Label

    Sony Classical

    Year

    2023

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  • Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace - Duel of the Fates [04'15]

    Composer

    Williams, John

    Performers

    London Symphony Orchestra + London Voices

    Album

    John Williams - Greatest Hits 1969-1999, S2K 51333

    Label

    Sony

    Year

    1999

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  • L'olimpiade, opera in 3 acts: Sinfonia [05'45]

    Composer

    Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista

    Performers

    Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia

    Album

    Italian Overtures, 471 5662

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

    Year

    2002

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  • Polonaises for piano, Op. 40, CT. 152-153: No. 1 in A major. Allegro con brio [05'06]

    Composer

    Chopin, Frédéric

    Performers

    Rafal Blechacz (piano)

    Album

    Chopin: Polonaises, 479 0928

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

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  • Concerto for Violin, Cello, Strings and Continuo in A Major, RV. 546: III. Allegro [03'16]

    Composer

    Vivaldi, Antonio

    Performers

    La Serenissima + Adrian Chandler (violin & director) + Vladimir Waltham (cello)

    Album

    Vivaldi x2, AV2392

    Label

    Avie

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  • Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique': III. Rondo. Allegro [04'23]

    Composer

    Beethoven, Ludwig van

    Performers

    Rudolf Serkin (piano)

    Album

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 8 'Pathetique', No. 29 'Hammerklavier', Fantasy Op. 77

    Label

    Sony Classical

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  • Ubi Caritas [03'13]

    Composer

    Gjeilo, Ola

    Performers

    Festival Statesmen Chorus

    Album

    This Shining Night (Live Recordings) - EP

    Label

    Festival Statesmen Chorus

    Year

    2023

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  • La vida breve: Danse espagnole [03'23]

    Composer

    Falla, Manuel de

    Performers

    Tokyo Sextet

    Album

    Our Favorites

    Label

    Mclassics

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  • Traipsin' thru Arkansaw - Concert Fantasy on the theme of 'The Arkansas Traveler' [04'07]

    Composer

    Salzedo, Carlos

    Performers

    Alice Giles (harp)

    Album

    Song in the Night, 476 5250

    Label

    ABC Classic

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  • What Sweeter Music [04'47]

    Composer

    Rutter, John

    Performers

    King's College Choir + Cambridge + Ahley Grote (organ)

    Album

    On Christmas Day

    Label

    EMI

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  • Thank You For The Music (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble & Saxophone by Bo Wiget) [03'08]

    Composer

    Andersson, Benny | Ulvaeus, Björn

    Performers

    Lautten Compagney + Asya Fateyeva (saxophone)

    Album

    Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA

    Label

    Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

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  • Overture and Allegro in D minor for orchestra: II. Allegro [03'31]

    Composer

    Graun, Johann Gottlieb

    Performers

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Album

    Friedrich der Grosse: Music for the Berlin Court, 902132

    Label

    Harmonia Mundi

    Year

    2012

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  • Symphony No. 1 'Berliner Sinfonie': III. Andante religioso - [04'47]

    Composer

    Weill, Kurt

    Performers

    Konzerthausorchester Berlin

    Album

    The Kurt Weill Album

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

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  • New England Autumn: II. Country Fair [05'52]

    Composer

    Stuart Coolidge, Peggy

    Performers

    Westphalian Symphony Orchestra

    Album

    Introduction to Female Composers

    Label

    Menuetto Classics

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  • Symphony No. 4 in D Minor: II. Andante cantabile [07'18]

    Composer

    Price, Florence

    Performers

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Album

    Florence Price: Symphony No. 4 — William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

    Year

    2023

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  • Lyric Quartette: III. The Jovial One [03'20]

    Composer

    Still, William Grant

    Performers

    Catalyst Quartet

    Album

    Uncovered Vol. 3, Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson, William Grant Still & George Walker, ACD-71357

    Label

    Azica Records

    Year

    2023

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  • String Quartet No. 3 'Mishima': VI. Mishima / Closing [02'57]

    Composer

    Glass, Philip

    Performers

    Attacca Quartet

    Album

    Of All Joys, G010004644734G

    Label

    Sony Classical

    Year

    2021

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  • Ding Dong! Merrily on High [01'41]

    Composer

    Traditional

    Performers

    Cantillation

    Album

    The Christmas Collection, 482 1693

    Label

    ABC Classic

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  • Dancing Queen (Arr. for Baroque Ensemble & Saxophone by Bo Wiget) [04'22]

    Composer

    Rameau, Jean-Philippe | Andersson, Benny | Ulvaeus, Björn

    Performers

    Lautten Compagney + Asya Fateyeva (saxophone)

    Album

    Dancing Queen - Rameau meets ABBA

    Label

    Deutsche Harmonia Mundi

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  • The Cider House Rules "End Credits" [04'36]

    Composer

    Portman, Rachel

    Performers

    Studio Orchestra + Original Soundtrack Recording

    Album

    The Cider House Rules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), SK 89031

    Label

    Sony Classical

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  • Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10: II. Allegro - Meno mosso - Allegro - Meno mosso [04'51]

    Composer

    Shostakovich, Dmitri

    Performers

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Album

    Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 1, 14 & 15; Chamber Symphony in C Minor, 486 0546

    Label

    Deutsche Grammophon

    Year

    2021

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  • Form: I. Conform [04'53]

    Composer

    Joyce, Molly

    Performers

    Claire Edwardes (vibraphone) + Jason Noble (clarinet) + Ria Andriani (soprano)

    Album

    SHIFT New Classical Music

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  • String Quartet in E Minor: III. Allegro molto [03'47]

    Composer

    Boyle, Ina

    Performers

    Piatti Quartet

    Album

    Ina Boyle: String Quartet, RCD1098

    Label

    Rubicon

    Year

    2023

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  • Lullaby for Christine [02'48]

    Composer

    Hyde, Miriam

    Performers

    Katie Zhukov (piano)

    Album

    ABC Classic Recording

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  • Cradle Song [03'16]

    Composer

    Traditional (Flemish)

    Performers

    Choir of Clare College Cambridge

    Album

    Brightest Morning: Christmas Music of Peace & Tranquility, 461 678-2

    Label

    ABC Classic

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  • Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25: III. Presto – Molto allegro e vivace [06'39]

    Composer

    Mendelssohn, Felix

    Performers

    London Mozart Players + Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano)

    Album

    Isata Kanneh-Mason: Mendelssohn, 4870256

    Label

    Decca

    Year

    2024

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  • The Seasons: Juillet - Chant du faucheur [01'43]

    Composer

    Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

    Performers

    Pavel Kolesnikov (piano)

    Album

    Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, CDA 68028

    Label

    Hyperion

    Year

    2014

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  • Fairytale of New York [03'11]

    Composer

    Finer, Jem | MacGowan, Shane

    Performers

    Alexis Ffrench (piano)

    Album

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Label

    Sony Classical

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  • My Lord, What a Mornin' [03'22]

    Composer

    Burleigh, Harry

    Performers

    Quintessential Vocal Ensemble

    Album

    Ave Maris Stella, 5992257

    Label

    Records DK

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  • Sub tuum praesidium [04'13]

    Composer

    Brumel, Antoine

    Performers

    Gesualdo Six

    Album

    Queen of Hearts: Laments and Songs of Regret for Queens Terrestrial and Celestial

    Label

    Hyperion

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  • Home Alone "Carol of the Bells" [01'25]

    Composer

    Williams, John

    Performers

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Album

    Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Year

    2019

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  • Suite for 13 wind instruments in B-flat major, Op. 4 (TrV 132): III. Gavotte. Allegro [04'04]

    Composer

    Strauss, Richard

    Performers

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Album

    Richard Strauss - The Complete Tone Poems & Concertos, 4786480

    Label

    Decca

    Year

    1993

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  • Romance for piano in G minor, Op. 21/3 [04'38]

    Composer

    Schumann, Clara

    Performers

    Anette Müller-Roos (piano)

    Album

    Inspired Women, Nosag CD 039

    Label

    Nosag records

    Year

    1998

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  • Symphony in F-sharp minor, Op. 41: III. Scherzo. Molto allegro [07'12]

    Composer

    Pejačević, Dora

    Performers

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Album

    Dora Pejačević: Piano Concerto, Op. 33, Symphony in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 41, CHSA 5299

    Label

    Chandos

    Year

    2022

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  • Ku'u Pua I Paoakalani [03'17]

    Composer

    Queen Lili'uokalani

    Performers

    Herb Ohta Jr (ukulele)

    Album

    Ukulele Nahenahe, LMPCD 1005

    Label

    Lele Music Productions

    Year

    2012

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  • Agnus Dei I [03'05]

    Composer

    Traditional

    Performers

    Tim Allhoff (piano) + Cantatorium

    Album

    Meditations - Chants & Piano

    Label

    Sony Classical

    Year

    2023

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  • String Quartet in F major: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace [05'28]

    Composer

    Aulin, Laura Valborg

    Performers

    The Tale Quartet

    Album

    Kammarmusik: Chamber Music

    Label

    Musica Sveciae

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  • Golden Skies [07'42]

    Composer

    Nguyen, Tri

    Performers

    Tri Nguyen (Vietnamese zither) + Buynta Goryaeva (violin) + Iryna Topolnitska (violin) + Caroline Berry (viola) + Dima Tsypkin (cello) + Qaïs Saadi (percussion)

    Album

    The Art of the Vietnamese Zither - Dan Tranh, 2826

    Label

    Arc Music

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  • Sweet Charity "Rich Man's Frug" [01'44]

    Composer

    Coleman, Cy | Fields, Dorothy

    Performers

    Studio Musicians

    Album

    Sweet Charity (Original Broadway Cast)

    Label

    Columbia

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