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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Sir Simon Rattle

Berliner Philharmoniker

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 14c, Pas de deux. Variation II "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy"

Johann Sebastian Bach

Tim Allhoff

Eldbjørg Hemsing

Norwegian String Quintet

Ave Maria Variation

Ave Maria Variation (After The Well-Tempered Clavier I: Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846: I. Prelude) [Arr. for Violin, String Quintet and Piano by Tim Allhoff]

Ludovico Einaudi

In A Time Lapse

Daniel Hope

I Virtuosi Italiani

Experience

Sergei Prokofiev

André Previn

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

London Symphony Orchestra

Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act 1: Dance of the Knights

Czech Symphony Orchestra

Michaela Rózsa Růžičková

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suites

Swan Lake (Suite), Op. 20a, TH.219: I. Scene - Swan Theme

Ludwig van Beethoven

YUNDI

Beethoven - Pathétique, Moonlight, Appassionata

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 -"Pathétique": 3. Rondo (Allegro)

Yo-Yo Ma

Bach: Cello Suites Nos. 1, 5 & 6

Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007: I. Prélude

Dmitri Shostakovich

Shostakovich: Jazz Suites Nos. 1 - 2 / The Bolt / Tahiti Trot

Russian State Symphony Orchestra

Dmitry Yablonsky

Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz 2

Max Bruch

Johan Dalene

Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

Gemma New

Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26: III. Finale. Allegro energico

III. Finale. Allegro energico

Frédéric Chopin

Benjamin Grosvenor

Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace

Jacques Offenbach

Can-Can From Orpheus in the Underworld

Giacomo Puccini

Jonathan Tetelman

PKF – Prague Philharmonia

Carlo Rizzi

The Great Puccini

Turandot, SC 91: Nessun dorma

Camille Saint-Saëns

Eugene Ormandy

Philadelphia Orchestra

Saint-Saëns: Organ Symphony; Bacchanale; Danse Macabre; Carnaval des Animaux

Philippe Entremont

Gaby Casadesus

Michel Cerruti

Michel Cals

Régis Pasquier

Yan Pascal Tortelier

Gabin Lauridon

Gerard Causse

Alain Marion

Michel Arrignon

Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: Aquarium

Gustav Holst

Herbert von Karajan

Holst: The Planets

The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity

Nobuyuki Tsujii

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 "Hammerklavier"; An die ferne Geliebte (Arr. Liszt)

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Edvard Grieg

Alis Huws

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Arr. Lawson for Harp)

Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: I. Morning Mood (Arr. Lawson for Harp)

Franz Liszt

Mariam Batsashvili

Liszt: Liebestraum

Liszt: Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Oh Lieb, so lang du lieben kannst

Mikhail Pletnev

Alexander Scriabin

Chopin & Scriabin: 24 Preludes

24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major "Raindrop Prelude"

Louis Philippson

My Way

Antonio Vivaldi

Ben Palmer

MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

Vivaldi Storm (After The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": III. Presto) [Arr. for Piano & Orchestra by Ben Palmer]

George Winston

December

Carol of the Bells

Franz Schubert

Aimi Kobayashi

Schubert: Sonata in C Minor, D. 958, 4 Impromptus, D. 935 & Rondo, D. 951

Liszt: 12 Lieder von Franz Schubert, S. 558: No. 7, Frühlingsglaube

Luciano Pavarotti

Spirito Italiano

Giuseppe Verdi

Dame Joan Sutherland

The London Opera Chorus

National Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Bonynge

La traviata, Act I: Libiamo ne' lieti calici "Brindisi"

Kathryn Stott

Songs from the Arc of Life

The Carnival of the Animals, R. 125: XIII. The Swan (Arr. for Cello and Piano)

Nicola Benedetti

Aurora Orchestra

Nicholas Collon

Beethoven: Violin Concerto

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza: Benedetti & Marsalis)

Lang Lang

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Piano Book 2

Nobuo Uematsu

To Zanarkand (From "Final Fantasy X")

Hans Zimmer

Inception (Music from the Motion Picture)

Time

Academy of Ancient Music

Stephen Cleobury

Choir of King's College, Cambridge

Mozart: Requiem Realisations

Michael Finnissy

Requiem, K. 626: Lacrimosa

Wiener Philharmoniker

Carlos Kleiber

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.5 & 7

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Bruce Liu

Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Op. 20: Dance of the Four Swans (Arr. Wild for Piano)

Swan Lake, Op. 20: Dance of the Four Swans (Arr. Wild for Piano)

Claire Huangci

Made in USA: Gershwin, Beach & Barber

George Gershwin

Rhapsody in Blue (Solo Piano Version)

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Philip Ellis

Last Night of the Proms

Gioachino Rossini

Rossini: Guillaume Tell: Overture (Finale)

Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra

Vittorio Gui

The Marriage of Figaro

Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Overture

Erik Satie

Alexandra Whittingham

Satie: Gnossienne No. 1 (Arr. Dyens for Guitar)

Gnossienne No. 1 (Arr. Dyens for Guitar)

Martin Fröst

Sébastien Dubé

Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria

Domingo Hindoyan

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

Iberia

Maurice Ravel

Boléro, M. 81

Air Variation

Air Variation (After Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068: II. Air) [Arr. for Violin & String Quintet by Tim Allhoff]

Hayato Sumino

Lydian Harp

Itzhak Perlman

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro

Claude Debussy

Martin Jones

Debussy: Clair De Lune and Other Piano Favourites

Clair de Lune, L. 32

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, "Pathetique": II. Allegro con grazia

Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74, 'Pathetique': II. Allegro con grazia

Yuja Wang

Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 2a, Prelude in A Minor

24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87: No. 2a, Prelude in A Minor

Stephen Hough

Chopin: Complete Waltzes

Waltz in A Minor "Morgan Library & Museum MS"

Alexandre Tharaud

Satie: Avant-dernières pensées (Bonus Track Version)

Gnossienne: No. 1

David Arnold

Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker, Op. 71, Act 2: No. 13, Waltz of the Flowers

Leoš Janáček

Janáček: Jenůfa (Její pastorkyňa), JW I/4, Act III Scene 1: Prelude

Jenůfa (Její pastorkyňa), JW I/4, Act III Scene 1: Prelude

Chiquinha Gonzaga

Esther Abrami

Kim Barbier

Lua Branca (Arr. for Violin and Piano by Esther Abrami)

Tchaikovsky: 6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 1, Lullaby (Cradle Song) [Version for Piano]

6 Romances, Op. 16: No. 1, Lullaby (Cradle Song) [Version for Piano]

Gabriel Fauré

Fauré: Après un rêve

Fauré: 3 Mélodies, Op. 7: No. 1, Après un rêve (Arr. Casals for Violin and Piano)

Adam Ratzman

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