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Last night · 20 July 2026
Chopin Piano Concertos
| Time | Composer | Title | Performers | PID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.31am | Frédéric Chopin | Piano Concerto no 2 in F minor, Op 21 | Alexander Gadjiev (piano), Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, Michal Klauza (conductor) | p0k65rz5 |
| 1.03am | Frédéric Chopin | Prelude in C sharp minor, Op 45 | Alexander Gadjiev (piano) | p0k65t6m |
| 1.08am | Frédéric Chopin | Piano Concerto no 1 in E minor, Op 11 | Leonora Armellini (piano), Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw, Michal Klauza (conductor) | p0k65tjc |
| 1.49am | Frédéric Chopin | Etude no 13 in A flat, Op 25 no 1 'Harp' | Leonora Armellini (piano) | p0k65v48 |
| 1.52am | Gabriel Fauré | Dolly, Op 56 suite for piano duet | Leonora Armellini (piano), Alexander Gadjiev (piano) | p0k65v4q |
| 1.56am | Ignacy Feliks Dobrzynski | String Quartet no 1 in E minor, Op 7 | Camerata Quartet | p00ty07h |
| 2.26am | Sergey Prokofiev | The Child Juliet (from Romeo and Juliet - suite no. 2 Op.64) | Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Maksymiuk (conductor) | p029f15s |
| 2.31am | Param Vir | Cave of luminous mind for orchestra | BBC Symphony Orchestra, Sakari Oramo (conductor) | p08bvscs |
| 2.53am | Hector Berlioz | Les nuits d'ete, Op 7 | Randi Stene (mezzo soprano), Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Bernhard Gueller (conductor) | p0299d5k |
| 3.23am | Hildegard von Bingen | Instrumental piece | Sequentia, Ensemble for Medieval Music | p029gs9p |
| 3.28am | Alessandro Scarlatti | Concerto Grosso no 1 in F minor | Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor) | p00wyfyf |
| 3.36am | Joseph Haydn | Divertimento in C major, London Trio no 1 (Hob.4 no 1) | Carol Wincenc (flute), Philip Setzer (violin), Carter Brey (cello) | p010tkq4 |
| 3.46am | Franz Liszt | Sonetto 123 di Petrarca (S.158 No.3): Io vidi in terra angelici costumi | Richard Raymond (piano) | p052w6kv |
| 3.54am | Johann Strauss II | An der schonen, blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) - waltz, Op 314 | BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Donald Runnicles (conductor) | p0204t4v |
| 4.05am | Franz Schubert | Der Alpenjager - The Alpine hunter, D.588b | Christoph Prégardien (tenor), Andreas Staier (pianoforte) | p00wby6k |
| 4.11am | Maurice Ravel | Sonatine, arr. flute, bassoon and harp | Andrea Kollé (flute), Maria Wildhaber (bassoon), Sarah Verrue (harp) | p08wz8z1 |
| 4.22am | Pyotr Tchaikovsky | Andante Cantabile (String Quartet, Op 11) | Shauna Rolston (cello), Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Bernardi (conductor) | p01z1lc5 |
| 4.31am | Antonio Bertali | Sonata Prima a 3 for two recorders, bass viol and bass continuo | Le Nouveau Concert | p00ttn1r |
| 4.38am | Albertus Groneman | Trio Sonata in E minor | Gert Oost (organ) | p012bxhr |
| 4.45am | Edward Elgar | Serenade for strings, Op 20 | BBC Concert Orchestra, Stephen Cleobury (conductor) | p00rgddx |
| 4.57am | Enrique Granados | 7 Valses Poéticos | Enrique Granados (piano) | p055yc8z |
| 5.08am | George Frideric Handel | Gentle Morpheus, son of night (Calliope's song) from 'Alceste' | Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, Andrew Manze (director) | p00qs7py |
| 5.17am | Stanislaw Moniuszko | String Quartet no 2 in F major | Camerata Quartet | p00v01f1 |
| 5.35am | Ludwig van Beethoven | Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op 67 | Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Jukka-Pekka Saraste (conductor) | p06lzk4v |
| 6.08am | Georg Philipp Telemann | Deus, judicium tuum, TWV 7:7 - grand motet after Psalm 71 | Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Vocal Ensemble, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis Instrumental Ensemble, Jörg-Andreas Bötticher (conductor), Jörg-Andreas Bötticher (harpsichord) | p08gr0c0 |
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What is the theme music and why isn't it featured here?
The theme and interstitial is the opening motif of the final movement (Madrigal nocturne) of Darius Milhaud's La Cheminée du roi René (1939) for wind quintet. It is not included in these listings simply because it is a fragment of a movement and its frequency (three times a night!) skews the rankings.
If you've never heard the complete work, you can find performances on YouTube.