An expanded catalogue of one-hit classical wonders

David Leonard has a collector’s pash for composers who only wrote one great tune in their lives.

Here’s his set:

1 Rubinstein’s Melody in F

2 Paderewski’s Minuet

3 Dohnanyi Rhapsody op 11/3

4 Suk – Fantasticke Scherzo Op. 25

To which I would add:

5 Litolff’s Scherzo

6 Eric Coates’s Sleepy Lagoon

7 Alfven’s Swedish Rhapsody

8 Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez: Adagio

Your thoughts?

Some wonderful further suggestions.

9 Leonard Slatkin volunteers Reznicek’s Donna Diana overture

10 Julius Fucik’s Entry of the Gladiators

11 Pachelbel’s Canon

12 Albinoni’s Adagio

13 Richard Addinsell’s Warsaw concerto

14 Jacob Gade Tango Jalousie

15 Mikhail Glinka, Ruslan and Lyudmila overture

16 Hamish MacCunn The Land of the Mountain and the Flood

17 Amilcare Ponchielli – Dance of the Hours

18 Allegri Miserere

19 Thomas Arne, Rule Britannia!

20 Jaromir Weinberger, Schwanda the bagpiper polka and fugue

Keep ’em coming