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1Medium
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Largo from "Xerxes"Georg Friedrich Händel3:06
2Andante ma Adagio from Bassoon Concerto in B-flat majorWolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:28
3Impromptu in F-sharp major Andante ma Adagio, Op. 36
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Impromptu no. 2 in F‐sharp major, op. 36: Andantino
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
part of:
Works of Fryderyk Chopin by opus number (number: op. 36), Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 44) and Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 129)
Frédéric Chopin6:01
4Poco Adagio from "Emperor" string Quartet, No.3Joseph Haydn6:57
5Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34 No. 2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2 (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1835 until 1838)
arrangement of:
Waltz no. 3 in A minor, op. 34 no. 2
Frédéric Chopin6:25
6Nocturne in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Nocturne no. 7 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 1: Larghetto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (in 1836)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 91) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 114)
part of:
Nocturnes, op. 27
Frédéric Chopin5:08
7Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
Ludwig van Beethoven8:23
8Intermezzo from Cavalleria RusticanaPietro Mascagni3:29
9Alla Hornpipe from "Water Music" SuiteGeorg Friedrich Händel3:12
10(arr. by Giazotto ) Adagio for Strings and OrganTomaso Giovanni Albinoni6:52
11Minuet and Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No.2
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VI. Menuet)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067: VII. Badinerie)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 2 h-Moll, BWV 1067 (Orchestral Suite no. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:48
12Vivace from Concerto for Two Violins and Orchestra
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (from 1730 until 1731)
part of:
Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Johann Sebastian Bach3:59
13Adagio from Oboe ConcertoAlessandro Marcello4:01
14Prelude and Fugue in C MajorJohann Sebastian Bach3:45
2Medium
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Clair De LuneClaude Debussy5:43
2Piano Concerto No. 21, K. 467 "Elvira Madigan": II. AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart5:36
3Ravan for a Dead PrincessMaurice Ravel6:39
4Adagio cantabile from Pathétique Sonata, Op. 13Ludwig van Beethoven5:38
5Prelude No. 15 in D-flat major, Op. 28
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Prélude no. 15 in D‐flat major, op. 28 “Raindrop”: Sostenuto
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1836 until 1839)
part of:
Chopin: An Index of His Works in Chronological Order (The Brown Catalogue) (number: B. 107) and Katalog Dzieł Fryderyka Chopina (Catalogue of the Works of Frédéric Chopin, Chomiński Catalogue) (number: C. 180)
part of:
24 Préludes pour le piano, op. 28
Frédéric Chopin4:42
6Arabesque No.1
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1891)
arrangement of:
Deux arabesques, L. 66, CD 74 : No. 1. Andantino con moto (for piano)
Claude Debussy4:01
7NocturneEdvard Grieg3:56
8Meditation from Thais
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer) (in 1894)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 14)
part of:
Thaïs: Acte II
Jules Massenet3:58
9Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
dedicated to:
Raymond Bonheur (composer, 1861-1939)
premiered at:
[concert] (1894-12-22)
publisher:
Eugène Fromont (in 1895-10)
part of:
Classic 100: Music of France (2012) (number: 6), Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 86) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 87)
Claude Debussy10:24
10Für Elise
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
Ludwig van Beethoven2:52
11Dawn from "Peer Gynt"Edvard Grieg3:54
12Horn Concerto No.2 in E-flat major AndanteWolfgang Amadeus Mozart3:15
13Horn Concerto No.3 in E-flat major RomanzaWolfgang Amadeus Mozart4:10
14Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622: Adagio
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
recording of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio (Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra in A major, K. 622: II. Adagio)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1791-09-28 until 1791-10-07)
part of:
Concerto for Clarinet in A major, K. 622
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:25