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693:2014 (live)
663:Sakari Oramo
657:2009 (live)
621:2008 (live)
603:2007 (live)
537:2001 (live)
471:André Previn
453:Andrew Davis
437:Jeffrey Tate
327:1979 (live)
209:1964 (live)
181:1964 (live)
65:
60:
55:
50:
18:Edward Elgar
16:
15:
1772:Alice Elgar
1593:In the Dawn
1565:" (1897–99)
1563:The Swimmer
1363:The Kingdom
1195:Concertante
1026:(1879–1884)
1018:(1869–1907)
586:Divine Art
1805:Categories
1428:A War Song
1221:(1918–19)
1204:(1901–10)
1007:Orchestral
984:(1909–11)
973:(1907–08)
964:Symphonies
921:Incidental
854:References
823:Gramophone
799:Gramophone
553:July 2003
1616:" ((1904)
1398:(1915–17)
1382:(1902–03)
1366:(1901–06)
1345:(1895–96)
1337:(1889–93)
1293:(1918–19)
1119:(1904–05)
1111:(1904–05)
1095:(1901–30)
1087:(1900–01)
1039:Froissart
1031:Sevillana
948:(1915–16)
940:(1911–12)
534:LSO Live
162:Waverley
56:Orchestra
51:Conductor
1790:Category
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1693:" (1924)
1686:" (1924)
1679:" (1917)
1672:" (1916)
1665:" (1914)
1658:" (1910)
1656:Twilight
1651:" (1910)
1644:" (1910)
1637:" (1909)
1630:" (1908)
1628:Pleading
1623:" (1907)
1609:" (1901)
1602:" (1901)
1595:" (1901)
1588:" (1901)
1581:" (1901)
1574:" (1899)
1542:In Haven
1523:" (1900)
1516:" (1900)
1509:" (1888)
1502:" (1888)
1495:" (1886)
1486:" (1892)
1479:" (1894)
1472:" (1885)
1465:" (1892)
1458:" (1892)
1451:" (1889)
1444:" (1892)
1430:" (1884)
1423:" (1875)
1416:" (1872)
1301:Keyboard
1148:Carillon
1132:Falstaff
999:in 1997)
726:Chandos
568:Chandos
1234:Chamber
1213:Romance
1156:Polonia
1140:Sospiri
1074:(1899)
744:Radio 3
600:Signum
481:Philips
375:Chandos
306:Enigma
1760:Family
1751:(film)
1701:(1924)
1477:Rondel
1390:(1912)
1374:(1902)
1326:Choral
1318:(1901)
1310:(1898)
1287:(1918)
1281:(1918)
1275:(1899)
1267:(1897)
1259:(1888)
1251:(1883)
1248:Idylle
1243:(1887)
1215:(1910)
1187:(1930)
1181:(1930)
1175:(1917)
1167:(1915)
1159:(1915)
1151:(1914)
1143:(1914)
1135:(1913)
1127:(1909)
1103:(1902)
1066:(1898)
1058:(1894)
1050:(1894)
1042:(1890)
1034:(1884)
956:(1917)
932:(1901)
867:
690:Decca
618:Exton
550:Hallé
518:Decca
461:Teldec
427:Virgin
221:Lyrita
1749:Elgar
1514:After
1406:Vocal
1124:Elegy
997:Payne
806:Notes
729:2018
711:2017
708:Onyx
675:2013
589:2006
571:2005
521:1994
505:1994
501:Naxos
485:1993
465:1992
447:1991
431:1991
413:1989
397:1989
379:1986
361:1984
343:1980
309:1979
293:1977
275:1976
261:1973
243:1972
239:Decca
225:1968
195:1964
165:1963
149:1956
131:1954
113:1944
97:1927
81:1924
865:ISBN
672:BIS
444:EMI
410:RCA
358:EMI
324:EMI
272:EMI
192:EMI
178:BBC
145:Nixa
128:EMI
110:EMI
94:EMI
78:HMV
66:Date
1706:XTC
741:BBC
289:RCA
257:CBS
31:EMI
20:'s
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