Sir Charles Groves
Sir Charles Barnard Groves CBE (10 March 1915 – 20 June 1992) was an English conductor. He was known for the breadth of his repertoire and for encouraging contemporary composers and young conductors.
After accompanying positions and conducting various orchestras and studio work for the BBC, Groves spent a decade as conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. His best-known musical directorship was of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, beginning in 1963, with which he made most of his recordings. From 1967 until his death, Groves was associate conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and in the 1970s he was one of the regular conductors of the Last Night of the Proms. He also served as president of the National Youth Orchestra from 1977, and, during the last decade of his life, as guest conductor for orchestras around the world.
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Gershwin: Porgy and Bess, Act 1: "Summertime" (Orch. Bühl) - On a Summer Evening -
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Glazunov: The Seasons, Op. 67, Pt. 3 "Summer": No. 12, Variation - On a Summer Evening -
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Tchaikovsky: The Seasons, Op. 37a: No. 7, July. Reaper's Song - On a Summer Evening -
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Handel: Theodora, HWV 68, Act 2: Chorus. "Queen of Summer" (Heathens) - On a Summer Evening -
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Purcell: The Fairy Queen, Z. 629, Act 4: Song. "Here's the Summer, Sprightly, Gay" - On a Summer Evening -
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Debussy: 6 Épigraphes antiques, CD 139, L. 131: No. 1, Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été - On a Summer Evening -
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Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10: No. 8 in F Major - On a Summer Evening -
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Bartók: 4 Slovak Folksongs, Sz. 70: No. 2, Na holi, na holi - On a Summer Evening -
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Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315 "Summer": I. Allegro non molto - On a Summer Evening -
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Berlin: Heat Wave (From "As Thousands Cheer") - On a Summer Evening -
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Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Book 10, Op. 71: No. 2, Summer Evening - On a Summer Evening -
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Lloyd Webber: The Gardens at Eastwell "A Late Summer Impression" (Arr. Soudoplatoff for Violin and Strings) - On a Summer Evening -
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Delius: To Be Sung of a Summer Night on the Water: I. Slow, But Not Dragging - On a Summer Evening -
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Schumann: Album für die Jugend, Op. 68: No. 24, Ernteliedchen - On a Summer Evening -
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Berlioz: Les nuits d'été, Op. 7, H 81b: I. Villanelle, H 82b - On a Summer Evening -
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Chabrier: Souvenirs de Munich, quadrille sur des thèmes de Tristan et Isolde pour piano à quatre mains: No. 2, Été - On a Summer Evening -
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Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M13: Scherzo - On a Summer Evening -
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Tormis: Saint John's Day Songs: No. 4, Why We Look Forward to Saint John's Arrival - On a Summer Evening -
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Des Prez: El grillo - On a Summer Evening -
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Lavender - On a Summer Evening -
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Delage: 7 Haï-kaïs: No. 7, L'été - On a Summer Evening -
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Bliss: Suite from Adam Zero: VI. Dance of Summer - On a Summer Evening -
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Bonds: Songs of the Seasons: No. 4, Summer Storm - On a Summer Evening -
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Castiglioni: Come io passo l'estate: III. Andiamo al rifugia Bergamo - On a Summer Evening -
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Brahms: 6 Lieder, Op. 85: No. 1, Sommerabend - On a Summer Evening -
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Piazzolla: Estaciones porteñas: I. Verano porteño (Arr. Assad for Guitar) - On a Summer Evening -
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Britten: 4 Chansons françaises: No. 1, Nuits de juin - On a Summer Evening -
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Kern: All Through the Day (From "Centennial Summer") - On a Summer Evening -
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Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 1: No. 13, Summer Fairy - On a Summer Evening -
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Chausson: 4 Mélodies, Op. 13: No. 4, La cigale - On a Summer Evening -
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Couperin, F: Second livre de pièces de clavecin, Sixième ordre: I. Les moissonneurs - On a Summer Evening -
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Elgar: Scenes from The Saga of King Olaf, Op. 30: Epilogue. Chorus. "As Torrents in Summer" - On a Summer Evening -
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Fauré: La bonne chanson, Op. 61: No. 7, Donc, ce sera par un clair jour d'été - On a Summer Evening -
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Gurney: The Fields Are Full of Summer Still - On a Summer Evening -
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Peel: In Summertime on Bredon - On a Summer Evening -
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Ives: September - On a Summer Evening -
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Korngold: 6 Einfache Lieder, Op. 9: No. 6, Sommer - On a Summer Evening -
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Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K. 525: IV. Rondo. Allegro - On a Summer Evening -
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Legrand: The Summer Knows (From "Summer of '42") - On a Summer Evening -
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MacDowell: New England Idyls, Op. 62: No. 4, With Sweet Lavender - On a Summer Evening -
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Massenet: Année passée, Livre I "Après-midi d'été": II. Dans les blés. Modéré - On a Summer Evening -
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Meyerbeer: Chant des moissonneurs vendéens - On a Summer Evening -
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Poulenc: Calligrammes, FP 140: No. 6, Aussi bien que les cigales - On a Summer Evening -
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Ravel: Histoires naturelles, M. 50: No. 2, Le grillon - On a Summer Evening -
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Aborn: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day - On a Summer Evening -
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Berg: 7 Frühe Lieder: No. 7, Sommertage - On a Summer Evening -
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Alwyn: Miss Julie, Act 1: "Midsummer Night, O, Night of Magic" (Miss Julie) - On a Summer Evening -
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Beethoven: 6 National Airs with Variations for Flute and Piano, Op. 105: No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Air écossais. The Last Rose of Summer - On a Summer Evening -
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Satie: 5 Grimaces pour Le songe d'une nuit d'été: No. 2, Coquecigrue - On a Summer Evening -
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Messager: Madame Chrysanthème, Act 3: "Écoutez, c'est le chant des cigales" (Madame Chrysanthème) - On a Summer Evening -
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Szymanowski: Demeter, Op. 37bis - On a Summer Evening -
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Bridge: Summer - On a Summer Evening -
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Grieg: Peer Gynt, Op. 23, Act 5: No. 21, Prelude. Peer Gynt's Homecoming - Music by the Sea -
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Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25: No. 12 in C Minor - Music by the Sea -
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Vivaldi: Flute Concerto in F Major, Op. 10 No. 1, RV 433 "La tempesta di mare": I. Allegro - Music by the Sea -
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Satie: Sports et divertissements: No. 9, Le bain de mer - Music by the Sea -
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Debussy: Petite suite, CD 71, L. 65: I. En bateau (Orch. Büsser) - Music by the Sea -
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Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes, Op. 33a: No. 3, Moonlight - Music by the Sea -
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Sullivan: HMS Pinafore, Act 1: "We Sail the Ocean Blue" (Sailors) - Music by the Sea -
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Ives: Set No. 3 for Chamber Orchestra: I. At Sea. Adagio sostenuto - Music by the Sea -
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Purcell: Dido and Aeneas, Z. 626, Act 3: Song and Chorus. "Come Away" - The Sailors' Dance (Sailor, Chorus) - Music by the Sea -
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Stanford: Songs of the Sea, Op. 91: No. 1, Drake's Drum - Music by the Sea -
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Elgar: Sea Pictures, Op. 37: No. 4, Where Corals Lie - Music by the Sea -
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Sibelius: Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 46: III. At the Seashore - Music by the Sea -
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Marais: Alcyone, Acte 4: Tempête. "Ciel, ô ciel, quel affreux orage" (Chœur, Morphée) - Music by the Sea -
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Telemann: Ino, TWV 20:41: No. 4, Tanz der Tritonen - Music by the Sea -
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Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book V: No. 125, Boating - Music by the Sea -
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Lutosławski: 5 Songs on Texts of Kazimiera Iłłakowicz: No. 1, The Sea - Music by the Sea -
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Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Première entrée "Le Turc généreux": "La nuit couvre les cieux" (Émilie, Chœur) - Music by the Sea -
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Rameau: Les Indes galantes, Première entrée "Le Turc généreux": "Que ces cris agitent mes sens" (Émilie, Chœur) - Music by the Sea -
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Borodin: The Sea Princess - Music by the Sea -
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Smetana: On the Seashore, Op. 17 - Music by the Sea -
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Chausson: Poème de l'amour et de la mer, Op. 19: IV. Le temps des lilas - Music by the Sea -
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Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon (Instrumental Version) - Music by the Sea -
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Bridge: The Sea: I. Seascape. Allegro ben moderato - Music by the Sea -
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Haydn: Canzonettas, Book II: No. 1, Sailor's Song, Hob. XXVIa:31 - Music by the Sea -
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko, Scene 7: Lullaby of the Sea Princess. "Son po berezhku khodil" (Volkhova) - Music by the Sea -
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Sullivan: The Gondoliers or the King of Barataria, Act 1: "From the Sunny Spanish Shore" (Duke, Duchess, Casilda, Luiz) - Music by the Sea -
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Britten: On This Island, Op. 11: IV. Nocturne. "Now Through Night's Caressing Grip" - Music by the Sea -
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Wood: Fantasia on British Sea Songs: V. Jack's the Lad. Hornpipe - Music by the Sea -
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Rands: Canti d'amor: No. 1, Winds of May, That Dance on the Sea - Music by the Sea -
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Grainger: Molly on the Shore - Music by the Sea -
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Ireland: A Sea Idyll - Music by the Sea -
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Poulenc: Promenades, FP 24: IV. En bateau - Music by the Sea -
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Nyman: Yellow Beach - Music by the Sea -
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Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer, Act 2: Ballade. "Johohoe! Traft ihr das Schiff im Meere an" (Senta, Chor) - Music by the Sea -
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Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 1 "A Sea Symphony": III. Scherzo. The Waves - Music by the Sea -
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Mussorgsky: Pictures from Crimea: No. 2, Near the Southern Shore of the Crimea - Music by the Sea -
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Beethoven: 63 Irish Songs, Pt. 1, WoO 152: No. 13, Musing on the Roaring Ocean - Music by the Sea -
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Mozart: Idomeneo, K. 366, Act 2: Aria. "Fuor del mar" (Idomeneo) - Music by the Sea -
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Rutter: 8 Christmas Carols, Set II: No. 1, I Saw Three Ships - Music by the Sea -
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Campion: First Book of Ayres Contayning Divine and Morall Songs: No. 11, Never Weather-Beaten Sail - Music by the Sea -
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Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: III. Une barque sur l'océan - Music by the Sea -
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Mendelssohn: Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27, MWV P5 - Music by the Sea -
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D'Indy: Poème des rivages, Op. 77: II. Miramar de Mallorca. La joie du bleu profond - Music by the Sea -
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Fauré: L'horizon chimérique, Op. 118: No. 4, Vaisseaux, nous vous aurons aimés - Music by the Sea -
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Alkan: 25 Préludes, Op. 31: No. 8, La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer - Music by the Sea -
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Offenbach: 6 Fables de La Fontaine: No. 1, Le berger et la mer - Music by the Sea -
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Schmitt: La tragédie de Salomé, Op. 50: III. Les enchantements de la mer - Music by the Sea -
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Sibelius: The Oceanides, Op. 73 - Music by the Sea -
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Joncières: La Mer: I. Le calme - Music by the Sea -
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Weber: Oberon, J. 306, Act 2: Recitative. "Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster" - Ocean Aria. "Oh Transport!" (Rezia) - Music by the Sea -
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Contemplation
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Delius: 2 Aquarelles: No. 1, Slow (Arr. Fenby for String Orchestra) - Contemplation -
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Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15: No. 13, Der Dichter spricht - Contemplation -
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Rameau: Quam dilecta: IV. Altaria tua - Contemplation -
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In Retrospect (Solo Piano Version) - Contemplation -
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Vaughan Williams: 6 Studies in English Folk-Song: No. 2, Andante sostenuto - Contemplation -
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Bax: Mater ora Filium - Contemplation -
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Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: No. 3, Lent et grave - Contemplation -
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Shostakovich: Romance from The Gadfly - Contemplation -
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Hahn: Chansons grises: No. 5, L'heure exquise (Version for Cello and Piano) - Contemplation -
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Brahms: 4 Lieder, Op. 70: No. 2, Lerchengesang (Version with Harp) - Contemplation -
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Bach, JS: Keyboard Concerto in D Minor, BWV 974: II. Adagio (After Marcello's Oboe Concerto) - Contemplation -
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Bach & Gounod: Ave Maria (Meditation After Bach's Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846) - Contemplation -
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Horizon - Contemplation -
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Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: V. La vallée des cloches - Contemplation -
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Debussy: Rêverie, CD 76, L. 68 - Contemplation -
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Bartók: Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book II: No. 45, Meditation - Contemplation -
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Olive Tree - Contemplation -
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Rachmaninov: Vespers, Op. 37: VI. Bogoroditse Devo - Contemplation -
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Cage: Prelude for Meditation - Contemplation -
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Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata in A Major, Kk. 208 - Contemplation -
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Saint-Saëns: 6 Études pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135: No. 5, Élégie - Contemplation -
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Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48: VII. In Paradisum - Contemplation -
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Mompou: Paisajes: No. 2, El lago - Contemplation -
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Strauss, R: Stimmungsbilder, Op. 9: No. 2, An einsamer Quelle - Contemplation -
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Mozart: Serenade for Winds No. 10 in B-Flat Major, K. 361 "Gran partita": III. Adagio - Contemplation -
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Meditation 3 - Contemplation -
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Mussorgsky: Meditation "Album Leaf" - Contemplation -
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Purcell: Funeral Sentences: Thou Know'st, Lord, Z. 58C (Second Verse) - Contemplation -
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Scriabin: 5 Préludes, Op. 74: No. 4, Lent, vague, indécis - Contemplation -
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Barrios Mangoré: Contemplación - Contemplation -
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Glazunov: Meditation, Op. 32 - Contemplation -
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Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2: II. Adagio - Contemplation -
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Tormis: Swing Songs: No. 2, The Sea Under the Swing - Contemplation -
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Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2 - Contemplation -
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Massenet: Thaïs, Act 2: Méditation - Contemplation -
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Berlioz: Tristia, Op. 18, H 119: I. Méditation religieuse, H 56b - Contemplation -
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Sincère - Contemplation -
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Duparc: Chanson triste - Contemplation -
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Couperin, F: Les Nations, Quatrième ordre "La Piémontoise": V. Sarabande - Contemplation -
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Pierné: Premier nocturne, Op. 31 - Contemplation -
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Borodin: String Quartet No. 2 in D Major: III. Notturno (Excerpt) - Contemplation -
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Charpentier: Messe pour les trépassés, H. 2: V. Symphonie - Agnus Dei - Contemplation -
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Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko: Song of the Indian Guest (Version for Cello and Harp) - Contemplation -
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Haydn: Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major, Hob. VIIb:2: II. Adagio - Contemplation -
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Mendelssohn: 3 Hymns, Op. 96, MWV A19: No. 1, Andante. "Lass, o Herr, mich Hülfe finden" - Contemplation -
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Beving: Seelenkind - Contemplation -
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Handel: Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno, HWV 46a: "Tu del ciel ministro eletto" (Bellezza) - Contemplation -
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Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Mandolins in G Major, RV 532: II. Andante - Contemplation -
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Tchaikovsky: 18 Pieces, Op. 72: No. 5, Meditation - Contemplation -
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Poulenc: Flute Sonata, FP 164: II. Cantilena - Contemplation -
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Prokofiev: Cinderella, Op. 87, Act 3, Scene 2: No. 50, Amoroso - Contemplation -
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Pergolesi: Salve Regina in F Minor: I. Salve regina - Contemplation -
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Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22 "Legends of the Kalevala": No. 2, The Swan of Tuonela - Contemplation -
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Desprez: Tu solus qui facis mirabilia - Contemplation -
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Silvestrov: Post scriptum: II. Andantino - Contemplation -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: Once Upon a Time, a Wizard - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: Spirits of the Earth - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: Spirits of the Water - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: Spirits of Fire - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: The Spell Is Cast - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: And Now I Remember That I Haven't Drunk the Potion - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: I Need Practice in Politeness - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: She Looks from One Sleeper to Another - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: The Sound of a Trumpet - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: Lady You Seek a Husband - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: Look! - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: The Traveler Has Stumbled Over the Fool - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: She Is Bewitched - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150: And All That the Flames Left of the Wizard Was His Hat - Holst: The Perfect Fool, Op. 39, H. 150 -
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