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The most popular Contemporary Classical songs on Spotify • Featuring Philip Glass, Peter Sculthorpe, Krzysztof Penderecki, Morten Lauridsen, Arvo Pärt, Giya Kancheli, John Adams, John Cage, Henryk Górecki, Charles Koechlin, Malcolm Arnold, Thomas Adès, Stephen Paulus & Paul Hindemith • By volt.fm
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The Hours: An Unwelcome Friend (From "The Hours")Philip Glass / Nicolas Horvath
A Little Book of Hours: VI. Singing SunPeter Sculthorpe / Elena Riu
String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima": VI. Mishima / ClosingPhilip Glass / Carducci String Quartet
3 Pieces in Old Style: No. 1. AriaKrzysztof Penderecki / Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra / Antoni Wit
O Magnum Mysterium: O magnum mysteriumMorten Lauridsen / Chamber Choir Of Europe / Nicol Matt
Spiegel im spiegelArvo Pärt / Angèle Dubeau / La Pietà
33 Miniatures for Piano (Excerpts): No. 22, GraziosoGiya Kancheli / Elisaveta Blumina
Spiegel im Spiegel - Version for Violin and PianoArvo Pärt / Vladimir Spivakov / Sergej Bezrodny

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ReelingJulia Wolfe / Bang On A Can All-Stars
Jeux vénitiens, Pt. 1Witold Lutosławski / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu
Omaramor For Solo CelloOsvaldo Golijov / Alisa Weilerstein
Graceful Ghost RagWilliam Bolcom / Tim Fain / Pei-Yao Wang
Le marteau sans maître: Avant "l'Artisanat furieux"Pierre Boulez / Hilary Summers / Ensemble Intercontemporain

All Songs

1
The Hours: An Unwelcome Friend (From "The Hours")Philip Glass / Nicolas Horvath
4:16
2
A Little Book of Hours: VI. Singing SunPeter Sculthorpe / Elena Riu
1:43
3
String Quartet No. 3, "Mishima": VI. Mishima / ClosingPhilip Glass / Carducci String Quartet
3:14
4
3 Pieces in Old Style: No. 1. AriaKrzysztof Penderecki / Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra / Antoni Wit
2:13
5
O Magnum Mysterium: O magnum mysteriumMorten Lauridsen / Chamber Choir Of Europe / Nicol Matt
6:55
6
Spiegel im spiegelArvo Pärt / Angèle Dubeau / La Pietà
8:23
7
33 Miniatures for Piano (Excerpts): No. 22, GraziosoGiya Kancheli / Elisaveta Blumina
1:12
8
Spiegel im Spiegel - Version for Violin and PianoArvo Pärt / Vladimir Spivakov / Sergej Bezrodny
10:36
9
Tune from the Film by Lana Gogoberidze: When Almonds BlossomedGiya Kancheli / Khatia Buniatishvili
2:08
10
Adams: Hallelujah Junction: 1st MovementJohn Adams / Nicolas Hodges / Rolf Hind
7:09
11
In a LandscapeJohn Cage / Alexei Lubimov
8:51
12
Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: II. Lento e Largo - TranquillissimoHenryk Górecki / Dawn Upshaw / London Sinfonietta & 1 more
9:27
13
Pastorales, Op. 77: X. Moderato dolceCharles Koechlin / Peter Froundjian
1:25
14
Fantasy for Guitar Op. 107: III. Arietta 1Malcolm Arnold / Sean Shibe
2:03
15
ColetteThomas Adès
4:09
16
The Road HomeStephen Paulus / Conspirare / Craig Hella Johnson
3:56
17
In einer Nacht, Op. 15: No. 2, Sehr langsam - Musical MomentsPaul Hindemith / Elisabeth Brauß
1:24
18
Piano Pieces for Children: No. 2. CloudsToru Takemitsu / Kotaro Fukuma
1:39
19
Rothko Chapel 5Morton Feldman
2:52
20
Short Ride in a Fast MachineJohn Adams / Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal / Kent Nagano
4:06
21
The Yellow Cake Review, Farewell to Stromness (Excerpt)Peter Maxwell Davies / Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
4:18
22
Sonatina for Piano 4 Hands: II. AndanteGyörgy Ligeti / Pierre-Laurent Aimard / Irina Kataeva
1:38
23
Electric Counterpoint: III. FastSteve Reich / Mats Bergström
4:29
24
Die Geschichte Eines Unbekannten Schauspielers (The Story of the Unknown Actor): Waltzer (Abschied)Alfred Schnittke / Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra / Frank Strobel
3:22
25
Ellis IslandMeredith Monk / Bruce Brubaker / Ursula Oppens
3:02
26
4'33''John Cage
4:33
27
Symphony No. 3, Op. 36: I. Lento - Sostenuto Tranquillo Ma CantabileHenryk Górecki / Dawn Upshaw / London Sinfonietta & 1 more
26:47
28
Lyric for StringsGeorge Walker / Kellen Gray / Royal Scottish National Orchestra
5:22
29
SuirenPauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis
10:01
30
Anthracite Fields: IV. FlowersJulia Wolfe / Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Bang On A Can All-Stars & 1 more
6:38
31
Cow SongMeredith Monk / Collin Walcott
2:19
32
Mid-Winter Songs: No. 2. Like snowMorten Lauridsen / Leslie De'Ath / Elora Festival Singers & 1 more
1:36
33
Quatuor pour la fin du Temps: V. Louange à l'Éternité de JésusOlivier Messiaen / Robert Plane / Gould Piano Trio
9:03
34
PulsesSteve Reich / Erik Hall
4:12
35
The Holly and the IvyStephen Paulus / The Ebor Singers / Jane Wright & 2 more
4:18
36
Officium breve in memoriam Andreae Szervánszky, Op. 28: XV. Arioso interrotto (di Endre Szervánsky). LarghettoGyörgy Kurtág / Navarra String Quartet
1:25
37
Arcadiana, Op. 12: VI. O AlbionThomas Adès / Danish String Quartet
3:15
38
Ligeti : Requiem : II KyrieGyörgy Ligeti / Jonathan Nott / Berliner Philharmoniker
6:35
39
Symphony No. 3: Passacaglia - Allegro moderatoKrzysztof Penderecki / Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra / Antoni Wit
6:46
40
A Rainbow in the Curved Air - InstrumentalTerry Riley
18:39
41
Saegirarenai kyusoku (Uninterrupted Rest): III. A song of loveToru Takemitsu / Kotaro Fukuma
1:21
42
The Fruit of SilencePēteris Vasks / Latvian Radio Choir / Sigvards Kļava & 1 more
7:27
43
Preludes: La colombe (The Dove)Olivier Messiaen / Håkon Austbø
2:04
44
Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (Arr. G. Kurtag for Piano Duo)György Kurtág / Johann Sebastian Bach / Anderson & Roe
2:30
45
6 Chansons: No. 6. VergerPaul Hindemith / SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart / Marcus Creed
1:10
46
Seraph (2010): II. AdagioJames MacMillan / Tine Thing Helseth
5:07
47
Sanguine CherryTerry Riley
0:50
48
6 Chansons: No. 5. Aujourd'hui le ciel est noir… (Today the sky is black)Iannis Xenakis / Stephanos Thomopoulos
2:20
49
Stockhausen: Tierkreis, for Trumpet und Organ: IX. Waage - Libra (23.09-22.10) - Venus (=71)Karlheinz Stockhausen / Markus Stockhausen
2:29
50
The Red Violin Caprices: ThemeJohn Corigliano / Philippe Quint
1:34
51
The Yellow Cake Revue: Farewell to StromnessPeter Maxwell Davies
5:36
52
The Sinking of the TitanicGavin Bryars
24:26
53
7 Papillons: No. 5. —Kaija Saariaho / Anssi Karttunen
1:31
54
Six Encores: WasserklavierLuciano Berio / Andrea Lucchesini
2:02
55
Thomas: Act I: Soma, Soma … (Chorus, Thomas)Einojuhani Rautavaara / Jorma Hynninen / Peter Lindroos & 12 more
4:26
56
Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me YetGavin Bryars
26:02
57
O Radiant DawnJames MacMillan / Apollo5
4:54
58
Vientulais Engelis: Meditation for Violin and String OrchestraPēteris Vasks / Mari Samuelsen / Konzerthausorchester Berlin & 1 more
12:13
59
Requiem, K. 626: LacrimosaMichael Finnissy / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Academy of Ancient Music & 2 more
3:08
60
El Puente Sobre El Rio Kwai - BSOMalcolm Arnold / Inma Shara
3:37
61
3 Ghost Rags: No. 1. The Graceful GhostWilliam Bolcom / Spencer Myer
4:34
62
Piano Quintet: V. Moderato pastoraleAlfred Schnittke / Louise Bessette / Quatuor Molinari
3:51
63
Rothko Chapel 3Morton Feldman
2:56
64
WassermannKarlheinz Stockhausen / Ricciarda Belgiojoso / Walter Prati
1:46
65
7 Papillons: No. 2. —Kaija Saariaho / Anssi Karttunen
1:30
66
6 Chansons: No. 1. Ca sent le musc… (It smells like musk)Iannis Xenakis / Stephanos Thomopoulos
1:07
67
Les heures persanes, Op. 65: No. 1. Sieste, avant le depart: LentCharles Koechlin / Ralph van Raat
3:34
68
Piano Album I: For a Perfect FriendNed Rorem / Carolyn Enger
1:50
69
I. Cremona, The Red ViolinJohn Corigliano / Esa-Pekka Salonen / Philharmonia Orchestra
1:33
70
Give Us This Day: II. —David Maslanka / The University of Texas Wind Ensemble / Jerry Junkin
7:23
71
LearPauline Oliveros / Stuart Dempster / Panaiotis
24:56
72
Give Us This Day: I. —David Maslanka / The University of Texas Wind Ensemble / Jerry Junkin
8:28
73
Dutilleux: BlackbirdHenri Dutilleux / Anne Queffélec
1:42
74
Antifonys for String OrchestraGeorge Walker / Cleveland Orchestra / Franz Welser-Möst
6:01
75
Requiem for 'cello alone': Lux aeternaPeter Sculthorpe / Pieter Wispelwey
4:13
76
The People United Will Never Be Defeated! - 36 Variations on ¡El pueblo unido jamás será vencido!: Thema. With determinationFrederic Rzewski / Igor Levit
1:30
77
The People United Will Never Be Defeated: Thema: Tempo IFrederic Rzewski / Ursula Oppens
2:46
78
Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano: II. Andante espressivo -Henri Dutilleux / Emmanuel Pahud / Eric Le Sage
1:17
79
Deux Sérénades (Written for Hilary Hahn): No. 1. Sérénade pour mon amour. ModeratoEinojuhani Rautavaara / Hilary Hahn / Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France & 1 more
7:50
80
Omaramor For Solo CelloOsvaldo Golijov / Alisa Weilerstein
8:14
81
Lutoslawski : Concerto for Orchestra : I Intrada - Allegro maestosoWitold Lutosławski / Daniel Barenboim / Chicago Symphony Orchestra
7:17
82
6 Encores: No. 3, WasserklavierLuciano Berio / Hélène Grimaud
2:10
83
Piano Album I: A Sarabande for the Only Jim in the WorldNed Rorem / Carolyn Enger
1:16
84
12 Notations pour piano: I Fantasque - ModéréPierre Boulez / David Fray
1:06
85
Le marteau sans maître: Avant "l'Artisanat furieux"Pierre Boulez / Hilary Summers / Ensemble Intercontemporain
1:54
86
Graceful Ghost RagWilliam Bolcom / Tim Fain / Pei-Yao Wang
5:08
87
Omaramor For Solo CelloOsvaldo Golijov / Alisa Weilerstein
8:14
88
Jeux vénitiens, Pt. 1Witold Lutosławski / Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra / Hannu Lintu
2:24
89
ReelingJulia Wolfe / Bang On A Can All-Stars
5:49

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