Notturnometer

Performances

The 100 most-repeated individual performances, ranked by airings, derived from the recording metadata available from 2012 onward but back-referenced to match earlier airings. The most popular performances of the most popular works broadcast on Through the Night are gathered under House performances.

#WorkComposer PID AiringsConductorsEnsemblesSoloists
1 Rhapsody for piano in B minor, Op 79 no 1 Johannes Brahms p00sx1gr 89 Steven Osborne
2 Variations on a theme by Robert Schumann for piano in F sharp minor, Op 20 Clara Schumann p00wygr0 87 Angela Cheng
3 Sonata for harp Germaine Tailleferre p00sfrtq 79 Godelieve Schrama
4 Italian Serenade Hugo Wolf p00qs7t5 78 Ljubljanski godalni kvartet
5 Elegy Op 23 arr. for piano trio Josef Suk p00rj3jt 74 Trio Lorenz
6 6 Deutsche Tänze, D.820 Franz Schubert p00sfrfh 71 Justin Brown Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra
7 Concerto in G major for solo flute, two flutes, viola & basso continuo Albertus Groneman p00qx2bp 69 Musica ad Rhenum Jed Wentz, Marion Moonen, Cordula Breuer
8 Italian Serenade Hugo Wolf p00sbpq3 69 Bartók Quartet
9 Violin Sonata in G major Giovanni Battista Pergolesi p00qq1kv 68 Peter Michalica, Elena Michalicova
10 Romanza for horn and strings Arthur Butterworth p00tf682 67 Mario Bernardi CBC Radio Orchestra Martin Hackleman
11 Varnatt (Spring Night) Wilhelm Stenhammar p00rsyh9 65 Stefan Sköld Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Swedish Radio Choir
12 Trio in B flat major Leopold Ebner p00s76hl 65 Zagreb Woodwind Trio
13 Lemminkainen Overture Väinö Haapalainen p00v1jtk 65 Atso Almila Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
14 Sinfonia in D major 'Veneziana' Antonio Salieri p00q8rc2 64 Fabio Biondi Stavanger Symfoniorkester
15 Fantasia and Variations on a theme of Franz Danzi in B flat major, Op 81 Louis Spohr p00r9lzx 64 New Budapest Quartet László Horváth
16 Fantasia on an Irish song 'The last rose of summer' for piano, Op 15 Felix Mendelssohn p00rxjmt 64 Sylviane Deferne
17 Suite for chamber orchestra Grażyna Bacewicz p00qxy5l 63 Jan Krenz Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
18 Spiegel im Spiegel Arvo Pärt p00rchrd 63 Morten Carlsen, Sergej Osadchuk
19 Automne, Op 35 no 2 Cécile Chaminade p00s7629 63 Valerie Tryon
20 Pavane for orchestra, Op 50 Gabriel Fauré p00vjcrv 63 Grant Llewellyn BBC National Orchestra of Wales
21 Symphony in C major, Op 10 no 4 Carl Friedrich Abel p00r9r9t 62 Michael Schneider La Stagione Frankfurt
22 Suite for oboe and strings, Op 32 Tauno Pylkkänen p00slhnt 62 Petri Sakari Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Aale Lindgrén
23 Violin Romance in G major, Op 26 Johan Svendsen p00tkcn2 62 Christopher Warren‐Green Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra Julia Fischer
24 Laudate Pueri - motet, Op 39 no 2 Felix Mendelssohn p00vx6g7 62 Ivelin Dimitrov Ivelina Ivancheva, Polyphonia
25 Nulla in mundo pax sincera, RV 630 Antonio Vivaldi p00q4bfd 61 Academy of Ancient Music Emma Kirkby
26 Triumphal March (Sigurd Jorsalfar) Edvard Grieg p00q5c0j 61 Roman Zeilinger Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
27 Sonata for piano in C, K 545 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart p00q5c93 61 Julie Adam, Daniel Herscovitch
28 Prague Waltzes Antonín Dvořák p00r3yv7 60 Štefan Róbl Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
29 Harp Fantasia no 2 in C minor, Op 35 Louis Spohr p00sx16f 60 Mojca Zlobko Vaigl, Mojca Zlobko
30 Concertstuck for viola and piano (1906) George Enescu p00yj161 60 Tabea Zimmermann, Monique Savary
31 Concerto grosso in E minor, Op 3 no 6 Francesco Geminiani p00q5c1x 59 Thomas Füri Camerata Bern
32 2 pieces for cello & piano, Op 2 Sergey Rachmaninov p00rd4xj 59 Monika Leskovar, Ivana Svarc-Grenda
33 The Walk to the Paradise Garden Frederick Delius p00rd5b5 59 Barry Wordsworth BBC Concert Orchestra
34 Nocturne for piano no 6 in D flat major, Op 63 Gabriel Fauré p00vx7n8 59 Jean‐Yves Thibaudet
35 Kyrie eleison in G minor for double choir and orchestra, RV.587 Antonio Vivaldi p00qc5bh 58 Sigvards Kļava Rīgas kamermūziķi Latvian Radio Choir
36 Norwegian Dance no 1 for piano duet, Op 35 Edvard Grieg p00t5w6z 58 Leif Ove Andsnes, Håvard Gimse
37 Piano Trio in E flat, 'Notturno' Franz Schubert p00r8d6q 57 Vadim Repin, Jan-Erik Gustafsson, Leif Ove Andsnes
38 Lauda Jerusalem (Psalm 147, 'How good it is to sing praises to our God') Francesco Cavalli p00s561k 57 Concerto Palatino
39 Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir, BWV.228 Johann Sebastian Bach p00wfhmv 57 Ivars Taurins Tafelmusik Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
40 Norwegian artists' carnival, Op 14 Johan Svendsen p00y34z4 57 Ari Rasilainen Norwegian Radio Orchestra
41 Chaconne for piano, Op 32 Carl Nielsen p00zfgwb 57 Anders Kilström
42 Carnival Overture, Op 92 Antonín Dvořák p00rchhv 56 Samo Hubad RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
43 Dream Pantomime from Hansel and Gretel Engelbert Humperdinck p00t4kkl 56 Georg Tintner Symphony Nova Scotia
44 Petite Suite Jean Sibelius p00v8gn5 56 Royal Academy of Music Brass
45 Serenade for Strings, Op 11 Dag Wirén p00vx7dk 56 Niklas Willén Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
46 Symphony in D major, Op 10 no 5 Carl Friedrich Abel p00w3y71 56 Michael Schneider La Stagione Frankfurt
47 Rondeau, Op 3 Gertrude van den Bergh p00wjs1s 56 Frans van Ruth
48 Variations on a Theme by Clara Wieck Robert Schumann p00r3yw8 55 Angela Cheng
49 Excerpts from Songs Without Words, Op 6 (1846) Fanny Mendelssohn p00tb0jy 55 Sylviane Deferne
50 Sonata for 2 trumpets, strings & basso continuo in D major Petronio Franceschini p00tnzbw 55 Yordan Dafov Sofia Philharmonic Yordan Kozhouharov, Petar Ivanov, Teodor Mousev
51 Trio for strings in B flat major, Op 53 no 2 Joseph Haydn p00ttlwc 55 Leopold String Trio
52 Divertimento in C major, London Trio no 1 (Hob.4 no 1) Joseph Haydn p010tkq4 55 Carol Wincenc, Philip Setzer, Carter Brey
53 Adagio for viola and piano in C Zoltán Kodály p00r4hj8 54 Morten Carlsen, Sergej Osadchuk
54 3 Rose Gardens Songs (1919) Rued Langgaard p00s4frz 54 Kaare Hansen Danish National Radio Choir
55 Villanelle for horn and orchestra Paul Dukas p00v71mb 54 Michael Adelson Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra Esa Tukia
56 Danse sacree et danse profane for harp and strings Claude Debussy p010cj35 54 Béla Drahos Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Maros Éva
57 12 Variations for piano in B flat major K 500 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart p00q5bp9 53 Simon Crawford‐Phillips
58 Piano Sonata in E minor, H.16.34 Joseph Haydn p00q9xwd 53 Ingrid Fliter
59 Lullaby for string quartet George Gershwin p00shz4v 53 Stenhammar Quartet
60 Prelude and Fugue in E minor, Op 35 no 1 Felix Mendelssohn p00ty0s6 53 Sylviane Deferne
61 Fantasy on two Flemish Folk Songs August de Boeck p00v2tq8 53 Marc Soustrot Brussels Philharmonic
62 Espana Emmanuel Chabrier p00vt07h 53 Stuart Challender Sydney Symphony Orchestra
63 Rondo in B minor Op.109 Johann Nepomuk Hummel p00xkp5f 53 Stefan Lindgren
64 Nocturne for flute and piano Lili Boulanger p00xycm3 53 Valentinas Gelgotas, Audrone Kisieliute
65 Ballet Music for the Merry Wives of Windsor by Otto Nicolai Stanislaw Moniuszko p0191g8x 53 Łukasz Borowicz Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra
66 Flute Concertino, Op 107 Cécile Chaminade p026s1mg 53 Maria Filippova, Ekaterina Mirzaeva
67 Nocturne no 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 no 1 Gabriel Fauré p00q4bfy 52 Lívia Rév
68 'Song to the Moon' from 'Rusalka' Antonín Dvořák p00r1thd 52 Vladimir Kamirski Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Yvonne Kenny
69 Concerto in G major for flute, bassoon, cello, double bass and harpsichord Johann David Heinichen p00s3sl3 52 Vladislav Brunner, Jozef Martinkovic, Juraj Alexander, Juraj Viliam Schöffer, Milos Starosta
70 On hearing the first cuckoo in spring for orchestra (RT.6.19) (1911/12) Frederick Delius p00q4bm7 51 Georg Tintner Symphony Nova Scotia
71 Nocturne no 1 in E flat minor, Op 33 no 1 Gabriel Fauré p00q9zsn 51 Jean‐Yves Thibaudet
72 String Quartet in C minor, D.703 'Quartettsatz' Franz Schubert p00qc6q2 51 Tilev String Quartet
73 The Secret of the Struma River - ballad for men's choir (1931) Petko Stainov p00r68vd 51 Vassil Stefanov Gusla Men's Choir
74 Oboe Quintet in F major, Op 107 Antoine Reicha p00s0sm0 51 Les Adieux
75 Ruy Blas (overture), Op 95 Felix Mendelssohn p00sdzp8 51 Jiří Bělohlávek BBC Symphony Orchestra
76 Academic Festival Overture Johannes Brahms p00t6tcw 51 Tamás Vásáry Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
77 Konzertstuck in F for viola and piano (1906) George Enescu p00w6q75 51 Máté Győző, Balázs Szokolay
78 Nabucco (Overture) Giuseppe Verdi p00x0vs4 51 Alun Francis Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
79 Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums) Giacomo Puccini p00q36z7 50 Moyzesovo kvarteto
80 3 Studies for piano, Op 104b Felix Mendelssohn p00q9x8h 50 Sylviane Deferne
81 Oboe Sonata in D major, Op 166 Camille Saint‐Saëns p00qq1sc 50 Roger Cole, Linda Lee Thomas
82 Sonata for 2 oboes, bassoon and continuo in F major, 'Echo sonata' Antonio Lotti p00rxjn2 50 Ensemble Zefiro Rinaldo Alessandrini
83 Aria della battaglia à 8 Andrea Gabrieli p00txgk9 50 Stefano Innocenti Theatrum Instrumentorum
84 Serenade (to Frederick Delius on his 60th birthday) Peter Warlock p00wd9bd 50 Roy Goodman Manitoba Chamber Orchestra
85 Scottish fantasy, Op 46 Max Bruch p00wxrcp 50 Mario Bernardi Orchestre symphonique de Montréal James Ehnes
86 Tarantella from Venezia e Napoli (S.162) Franz Liszt p00y9fpp 50 Janina Fialkowska
87 Evening in the Mountains, Op 68 no 4; At the cradle, Op 68 no 5 [Lyric Pieces] Edvard Grieg p00zr02b 50 Mario Bernardi CBC Radio Orchestra
88 Fantastic scherzo for orchestra, Op 25 Josef Suk p00q4ccc 49 Richard Hickox BBC National Orchestra of Wales
89 Romance and Waltz Sergey Rachmaninov p00q5v11 49 Dutch Pianists Quartet
90 El Salón México Aaron Copland p00q9yqw 49 Michael Tilson Thomas San Francisco Symphony
91 Concerto in F major for treble recorder, RV.442 Antonio Vivaldi p00qqy06 49 Camerata Köln Michael Schneider
92 Concerto in A major, RV 335, 'The Cuckoo' Antonio Vivaldi p00r4hkf 49 Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Elizabeth Wallfisch
93 Overture in C minor, 'Gijsbrecht van Aemstel', Op 3 Johannes Verhulst p00s76bl 49 Jac van Steen Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
94 3 Pieces from Slatter (Norwegian Peasant Dances), Op 72 Edvard Grieg p00sfrsx 49 Håvard Gimse
95 Sonata in D minor Johann Friedrich Fasch p00sy53v 49 Wim ten Have Amsterdam Bach Soloists
96 Etudes instructives, Op 53 (1851) Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann p00ybqlr 49 Nina Gade
97 Overture in the Italian Style, D.590 Franz Schubert p00qxy2m 48 Marcello Viotti Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra
98 Wind Serenade in D minor, Op 44 Antonín Dvořák p00qyzx1 48 Etienne Siebens I Solisti
99 Havanaise, Op 83, arr. for violin and piano Camille Saint‐Saëns p00r1ss6 48 Vilmos Szabadi, Márta Gulyás
100 Gloria in D major, RV.589 Antonio Vivaldi p00r3zpb 48 Ivars Taurins Tafelmusik Ann Monoyios, Matthew White, Colin Ainsworth, Tafelmusik Chamber Choir