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93 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 4 MINUTES

1Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 109
Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 109
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Isata Kanneh-Mason & Felix Mendelssohn
Song
04:15
2Lacrimoso son'io, K.555 (Arr. for violins by Maya Magub)
Lacrimoso son'io, K.555 (Arr. for violins by Maya Magub)
Maya Magub
Canons
01:50
35 pièces pour violoncelle et piano, Op. 19: IV. Rêve au bord de l'eau
5 pièces pour violoncelle et piano, Op. 19: IV. Rêve au bord de l'eau
Aurélienne Brauner & Lorène de Ratuld
Au bord du rêve
04:00
4Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424, No. 2: II. Andante Cantabile
Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424, No. 2: II. Andante Cantabile
Emmanuele Baldini & Claudio Cruz
Duo for Violin and Viola in B-Flat Major, K. 424, No. 2: II. Andante Cantabile
02:54
5Meditation 3
Meditation 3
RIOPY
Meditation 3
03:51
6Sonata for Harp and Cello (1974): I. Moderato (Arr. for Piano and Cello)
Sonata for Harp and Cello (1974): I. Moderato (Arr. for Piano and Cello)
Duo Arnicans
Fairytale
05:02
712 Caprices: No. 10, Andante
12 Caprices: No. 10, Andante
Haoli Lin
Clement: Solo Violin Works
05:53
8Debussy: Arabesque No. 1 (Arr. Haginomori for Flute and Piano)
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1 (Arr. Haginomori for Flute and Piano)
Cocomi & Niu Niu
Mélancolie
04:35
9Luna
Luna
Eunike Tanzil & Emanuel Keller
Luna
06:04
10Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: II. Tempo Di Valse
Serenade for Strings in E Major, Op. 22: II. Tempo Di Valse
Beethoven Academy Orchestra & Paweł Przytocki
Dvorák: Serenade for String Orchestra in E Major, Op. 22
05:59
11Gymnopédie No. 1
Gymnopédie No. 1
Fenella Humphreys
Prism
03:41
12Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Arr. Barrios Mangoré for Guitar)
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Arr. Barrios Mangoré for Guitar)
Thibaut Garcia
El Bohemio
05:59
13Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra)
Nocturne No. 20 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. posth (Arranged for Violin & Orchestra)
Joshua Bell, Frédéric Chopin & Frederic Francois Chopin
Romance of the Violin
04:08
14J.S. Bach: Savior of the Nations, Come, BWV 659 (Arr. for 4 Cellos)
J.S. Bach: Savior of the Nations, Come, BWV 659 (Arr. for 4 Cellos)
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Hannah Roberts, Ben Davies, Max Ruisi & Johann Sebastian Bach
Song
04:40
15Mahler: Symphony No. 7 - II. Nachtmusik: d. Fig. 101
Mahler: Symphony No. 7 - II. Nachtmusik: d. Fig. 101
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado & Gustav Mahler
Mahler: Symphony No.7
04:00
16Haydn: String Quartet in E Major, Hob.III:8, (Op. 2 No. 2) - 3. Adagio
Haydn: String Quartet in E Major, Hob.III:8, (Op. 2 No. 2) - 3. Adagio
The Angeles String Quartet & Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Complete String Quartets
05:11
17Water Music Suite No 1 - Air
Water Music Suite No 1 - Air
George Frideric Handel
The Music Of Handel
04:14
18Calme
Calme
Matteo Myderwyk
Peaceful
03:16
19Nocturne in B Major, Op. 40, B. 47
Nocturne in B Major, Op. 40, B. 47
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Dvorak: Symphony No. 6 - Nocturne - Scherzo capriccioso
07:37
20Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50 in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: II. Adagio
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50 in D Major, Hob. XVI:37: II. Adagio
John Browning
John Browning Edition, Vol. IV - Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Scarlatti
02:10
21Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Anne Queffélec
Beethoven: The last 3 Piano Sonatas, Opp. 109, 110, 111
06:53
22The Alchemist
The Alchemist
Winterbach
The Alchemist
02:18
233 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 1
3 Gymnopedies: Gymnopedie No. 1
Klára Körmendi
Satie: Piano Works (Selection)
02:39
24String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob.III:17, "Serenade": II. Serenade: Andante cantabile
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5, Hob.III:17, "Serenade": II. Serenade: Andante cantabile
Kodály Quartet
Haydn: String Quartets Op. 3, Nos. 3 - 6
05:03
25Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
Daniel Barenboim & Frédéric Chopin
Chopin: Nocturnes
04:33
26Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, WoO 27: III. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, WoO 27: III. Intermezzo. Bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
Andrew Wan & Charles Richard-Hamelin
Schumann: The Three Violin Sonatas
03:39
27Suite BWV 1007: Allemande
Suite BWV 1007: Allemande
Juan Carlos Rivera & Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach - Suites BWV 1007, 1008, 1009
05:44
28Sanctus
Sanctus
Matteo Myderwyk
A brief nostalgia
02:55
29Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor - 4th Movement
Symphony No.5 In C Sharp Minor - 4th Movement
Philharmonia Slavonica
Symphonic Spa
04:09
30Above and Below (Amazon Original)
Above and Below (Amazon Original)
Roger Eno
Above and Below (Amazon Original)
06:53
31Jazz: Lagoon I
Jazz: Lagoon I
Julia Igonina & Maxim Emelyanychev
Jazz (Akhunov, Poulenc, Messiaen)
02:16
32Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Hob.III:82, (Op. 77 No. 2) - 3. Andante
Haydn: String Quartet in F Major, Hob.III:82, (Op. 77 No. 2) - 3. Andante
The Angeles String Quartet & Joseph Haydn
Haydn: Complete String Quartets
07:17
33a new romance
a new romance
Alexandra Stréliski
Néo-Romance
03:10
34Brown
Brown
Metamorphose String Orchestra & Pavel Lyubomudrov
Brown
03:59
35Adagio Variation (From Adagio in G Minor, Arr. for Violin and Piano by Svetoslav Karparov)
Adagio Variation (From Adagio in G Minor, Arr. for Violin and Piano by Svetoslav Karparov)
Gabriele Bagnati & Esther Abrami
Adagio Variation (From Adagio in G Minor, Arr. for Violin and Piano by Svetoslav Karparov)
03:12
36Sonatine, M. 40 I. Modéré
Sonatine, M. 40 I. Modéré
Judith Falk & Maurice Ravel
Sonatine
04:08
37Schwanenlied, Op. 1, No. 1 (Arr. for Violin and String Ensemble by Ellie Consta)
Schwanenlied, Op. 1, No. 1 (Arr. for Violin and String Ensemble by Ellie Consta)
Esther Abrami & Her Ensemble
Spotlight
02:19
38Suite No. 7 "Scènes alsaciennes": I. Dimanche matin
Suite No. 7 "Scènes alsaciennes": I. Dimanche matin
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Classical Moments, Vol. 5: Classical Music to Dine To
06:38
39Lawson: the color of the sky (solo piano)
Lawson: the color of the sky (solo piano)
Chad Lawson
breathe
03:44
40Mozart Serenade No 13 KV 525: II. Romanze
Mozart Serenade No 13 KV 525: II. Romanze
Libor Pesek & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart Serenades: A Collection
05:47
41Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. for Cello and Harp)
Le carnaval des animaux, R 125: XIII. Le cygne (Arr. for Cello and Harp)
Jacqueline du Pré feat. Osian Ellis
The Heart of the Cello
02:51
42Delta Sunrise
Delta Sunrise
Claire Bryant
Whole Heart
03:36
43Coleridge-Taylor: Othello, Op. 79 - IV. The Willow Song
Coleridge-Taylor: Othello, Op. 79 - IV. The Willow Song
Chineke! Orchestra, Fawzi Haimor & Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Coleridge-Taylor
02:41
44Presto (Fourth Movement from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001)
Presto (Fourth Movement from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001)
Zri
Presto (Fourth Movement from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001)
04:02
45Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fù "Largo" (Arr. for Oboe and Orchestra)
Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fù "Largo" (Arr. for Oboe and Orchestra)
Jozef Cejka
Classical Moments, Vol. 6: Classical Music to Study To
03:39
46Watching You Waltz
Watching You Waltz
Meredi
Watching You Waltz
03:10
47Lawson: irreplaceable
Lawson: irreplaceable
Chad Lawson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & James Southall
breathe
04:32
48Berceuse, Op. 57
Berceuse, Op. 57
Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Chopin : Préludes, Fantaisie, Berçeuse et Barcarolle
05:14
49Thrive
Thrive
RIOPY
Thrive
04:25
50Brahms: Waltz In A Flat, Op. 39/15
Brahms: Waltz In A Flat, Op. 39/15
Sarah Ainsworth (piano)
The 50 Greatest Classical Piano Masterpieces
01:44
51Flute Concerto in E Minor, RV 432: I. Allegro
Flute Concerto in E Minor, RV 432: I. Allegro
Amandine Beyer & Gli Incogniti
Vivaldi: "Il Mondo al rovescio" - Concerti con molti istromenti
02:41
52Nocturne No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27
Nocturne No. 2 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27
Dénes Várjon
Piano Classics for Babies
05:54
53Flower Duet (Amazon Original)
Flower Duet (Amazon Original)
Esther Abrami & Léo Delibes
Flower Duet (Amazon Original)
02:35
54Dolores
Dolores
Louis-Étienne Santais
Dolores
03:48
55Lalo: 2 Impromptus, Op. 4 - I. Espérance
Lalo: 2 Impromptus, Op. 4 - I. Espérance
María Dueñas, Itamar Golan & Édouard Lalo
Lalo: 2 Impromptus, Op. 4: I. Espérance
04:30
56Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988: Aria
Goldberg Variations, BWV. 988: Aria
Maria Tipo & Johann Sebastian Bach
Dinner Music: Piano
03:05
57Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60: V. Le jardin féérique
Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60: V. Le jardin féérique
Alexandre Tharaud & Bertrand Chamayou
Ravel: Le jardin féérique from Ma Mère l’Oye
02:54
58Assad: Menino
Assad: Menino
Plínio Fernandes & Braimah Kanneh-Mason
Saudade
04:22
59Ave maria, K.554 (Arr. for violins by Maya Magub)
Ave maria, K.554 (Arr. for violins by Maya Magub)
Maya Magub
Canons
01:14
60Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" - I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" - I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Daniel Barenboim & Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.8 "Moonlight", 14 "Appassionata" & 23 "Pathétique"
09:35
61The Roads Not Taken
The Roads Not Taken
Dirk Maassen
Here and Now
04:21
62Lawson: with you
Lawson: with you
Chad Lawson, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & James Southall
breathe
04:10
63On the Nature of Daylight
On the Nature of Daylight
Anna Lapwood & The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge
Luna
06:31
64Lawson: fields of forever (solo piano)
Lawson: fields of forever (solo piano)
Chad Lawson
irreplaceable
04:48
65Le voile du bonheur, Op. 88: Scènes XI et XV (Musique de scène)
Le voile du bonheur, Op. 88: Scènes XI et XV (Musique de scène)
Ensemble Musica Nigella & Takénori Némoto
Fauré le dramaturge
02:41
66Einaudi: Nuvole Bianche
Einaudi: Nuvole Bianche
Ludovico Einaudi
Cinema
06:00
67Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: I. Pastorale
Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D Major, G. 448: I. Pastorale
Jean-Pierre Jumez
Boccherini: Quintets for Guitar and String Quartet Nos. 1-6
05:05
68Golden Gate
Golden Gate
RIOPY
Absolute Relax
04:47
69Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453: II. Andante
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453: II. Andante
Golda Vainberg-Tatz, Moscow Chamber Orchestra & Constantine Orbelian
Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 17
10:27
70Air from Suite No. 3
Air from Suite No. 3
Artwinder Modern Quartet
Quartet Classics Series - Johann Sebastian Bach: Air from Suite No. 3
04:55
71I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest
I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest
Snorri Hallgrímsson
I Am Weary, Don't Let Me Rest
06:19
729 Variations on a Minuet by Jean-Pierre Duport, K. 573: Variation VI
9 Variations on a Minuet by Jean-Pierre Duport, K. 573: Variation VI
Sarah Beth Briggs
Variations
01:48
73Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: "Voi che sapete" (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano)
Le Nozze di Figaro, K. 492, Act II: "Voi che sapete" (Arr. for Clarinet and Piano)
Luigi Magistrelli & Sumiko Hojo
Mozart: clarinet works
02:35
74O Magnum Mysterium (Arr. for Violin and Chorus by Grant Gershon & Morten Lauridsen)
O Magnum Mysterium (Arr. for Violin and Chorus by Grant Gershon & Morten Lauridsen)
Anne Akiko Meyers & Jaebon Hwang
Mysterium
06:36
75Richter: Vladimir's Blues
Richter: Vladimir's Blues
Max Richter
The Blue Notebooks (15 Years)
01:19
76Scenes from the Forest, Op. 82: IX. Farewell
Scenes from the Forest, Op. 82: IX. Farewell
Evelyne Dubourg
Piano: My First Album
03:19
77Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune
Debussy: Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune
Lang Lang
Piano Book
06:47
78Time (Piano Solo Version)
Time (Piano Solo Version)
Mattia Cupelli
Time (Piano Solo Version)
03:00
79Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum Suite, S.186 - Transcription by Vladimir Horowitz - 10. Ehemals
Liszt: Weihnachtsbaum Suite, S.186 - Transcription by Vladimir Horowitz - 10. Ehemals
Vladimir Horowitz & Franz Liszt
Vladimir Horowitz - Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon
03:58
80Marienwalzer, Op. 212
Marienwalzer, Op. 212
Riccardo Muti & Wiener Philharmoniker
New Year's Concert 2018 / Neujahrskonzert 2018 / Concert du Nouvel An 2018
08:50
816 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6, None but the Lonely Heart (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Mischa Elman)
6 Romances, Op. 6: No. 6, None but the Lonely Heart (Arr. for Violin & Piano by Mischa Elman)
Maria Ioudenitch & Kenny Broberg
Songbird
03:04
82Meditation (After 'Ave Maria', Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Mack Wilberg)
Meditation (After 'Ave Maria', Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Mack Wilberg)
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square & Orchestra at Temple Square
Meditation (After 'Ave Maria', Arr. for Choir & Orchestra by Mack Wilberg)
02:42
83Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria
Murray Perahia & Johann Sebastian Bach
Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988
03:59
84String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento
String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, Op. 96 "American": II. Lento
Wihan Quartet
Smetana & Dvořák: Works for String Quartet
07:49
85A Catalogue of Afternoons
A Catalogue of Afternoons
Pablo Sáinz-Villegas & Max Richter
The Blue Album
01:42
86Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 9,2
Nocturne No. 2 in E flat Major, Op. 9,2
Frédéric Chopin
Chopin
04:43
87J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - II. Largo ma non tanto
J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043 - II. Largo ma non tanto
Hilary Hahn, Margaret Batjer, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane & Johann Sebastian Bach
J.S. Bach: Violin Concertos
06:50
88Liszt: Love Dream
Liszt: Love Dream
St. Abibas Classical Orchestra
Classical Spa
04:25
89Neutkens: Rigel
Neutkens: Rigel
Sarah Neutkens
Neutkens: Rigel
06:39
90String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato
Tokyo String Quartet
Beethoven: String Quartets, Op. 18, No. 1-6
08:54
91Echo
Echo
Helen Jane Long
Porcelain
04:40
92String Quartets No. 5 in D Major, Op.64: II. Adagio cantabile
String Quartets No. 5 in D Major, Op.64: II. Adagio cantabile
Hungarian String Quartet
Joshep Haydn - Hungarian String Quartet
06:19
93Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 1: I. Largo
Concerto Grosso No. 11, Op. 1: I. Largo
Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet
Nocturne
02:39