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Most chosen *
Beethoven (97)
J.S. Bach (83)
Schubert (75)
Mozart (67)
Mahler (56)
Brahms (51)
Richard Strauss (51)
Schumann (47)
Verdi (44)
Wagner (43)
Less chosen *†
Berio (5)
Byrd (5)
Chausson (5)
Philip Glass (5)
Gluck (5)
Victor Herbert (5)
Honegger (5)
Ó Riada (5)
Rimsky-Korsakov (5)
Johann Strauss (5)
Szymanowski (5)
Telemann (5)
Various (5)
Walton (5)
Weinberg (5)
Gorecki (6)
Reynaldo Hahn (6)
Hindemith (6)
Ligeti (6)
Pergolesi (6)
Pärt (6)
John Williams (6)
Ina Boyle (7)
Bruch (7)
Dohnányi (7)
John F. Larchet (7)
Monteverdi (7)
Offenbach (7)
Pfitzner (7)
Schoenberg (7)
Suk (7)
Weber (7)
Bellini (8)
Franck (8)
Mussorgsky (8)
Poulenc (8)
Rossini (8)
Bartok (9)
Grieg (9)
Smetana (9)
Vivaldi (9)
Bizet (10)
Fauré (10)
Janacek (10)
* Results may be skewed by the fact that musical items are listed individually in the database (e.g. individual Schubert songs).
† Composers with 5 to 10 entries are shown here. Several others have been chosen fewer times, including a long list with only one entry. Rather than include those once-onlys here, you can use this link to view/download a PDF which shows them.
Recent Presentations
26th July 2025 : Tom F
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes op. 33a
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Alessandro Crudele
2022 recording on Linn Records
Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem op. 20
London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Edward Gardner
2022 recording on the orchestra's own label
19th July 2025 : Roy (Theme: Commemorating Bach)
J.S. Bach: O Jesu Christ, mein's Lebens Licht BWV.118
Netherlands Bach Society
YouTube video
J.S. Bach: Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit BWV.106 (Actus tragicus)
Dorethee Mields (soprano), Alex Potter (alto), Charles Daniels (tenor), Tobias Berndt (bass), Netherlands Bach Society conducted by Jos van Veldhoven
YouTube video. 28th July is the 275th Anniversary of the death of J.S. Bach.
12th July 2025 : July Concert 2025
Sibelius: Pohjola's Daughter op. 49
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali
2022 Alpha Classics recording, Ken's first item in first part of Concert programme.
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor op. 37
Alfred Brendel, Lucerne Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado
YouTube video. Recorded at the 2005 Lucerne Festival. Ken's second item in first half of Concert programme.
Stanford: Requiem op. 63 (1896): Offertorium no included
Carolyn Sampson, Marta Fontanals-Simmons, James Way, Ross Ramgobin, University of Birmingham Voices, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Martyn Brabbins
2022 Hyperion recording. Ken's second-half choice in Concert programme.
5th July 2025 : Jim (Theme: Lutosławski Symphonies — 4)
Lutoslawski: Chain 3 for Orchestra (1986)
BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Witold Lutosławski
A DG release. Recorded in Henry Wood Hall, London, in March 1990.
Lutoslawski: Symphony no. 4 (1992)
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu
An Ondine release. Recorded in the Hensinki Music Centre in November 2017.
28th June 2025 : Séamus
Messiaen: Turangalîla Symphony: Movements IV (Chant d'amour 2), V (Joie du sang des etoiles) & VI (Jardin du sommeil d'amour)
Peter Donohoe (piano), Tristan Murall (ondes martenot), City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Simon Rattle
1986 recording
21st June 2025 : Ron (Theme: For Midsummer Day)
Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Incidental music)
Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg conducted by Ivor Bolton
On BluRay. Excerpts from a performance of Shakespeare's play during the 2013 Salzburg Festival
14th June 2025 : David W
Chausson: Symphony in B flat major op. 20 (1890)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier
1998 Chandos recording
7th June 2025 : Ken
Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 1 in E minor op. 38
Steven Isserlis (cello), Stephen Hough (piano)
2005 Hyperion recording
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