Classical Music
- Amy Beach - Piano Concerto in C♯ minor, op. 45 (1898/9)
- Frederick Delius - Paris, Nocturne
- Ernő von Dohnányi - Sonata for Cello and Piano in B♭ minor
- Edward Elgar - In the South (Alassio), concert overture; Sérénade lyrique, for orchestra
- Axel Gade - Concerto No. 2 for violin and orchestra in F major
- Reinhold Glière - Symphony No. 1
- Johan Halvorsen - Norwegian Festival Overture
- Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une Infante défunte, for piano
- Arnold Schoenberg - Verklärte Nacht
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