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  • 11:17 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    2:33

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  • 11:09 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8, Fidelio

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    8:39

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  • 11:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:43

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  • 10:47 AM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart; Zuckerman

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    14:08

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  • 10:43 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:03

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  • 10:36 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    6:40

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  • 10:31 AM

    Symphony No. 97: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 96 & 97

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:10

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  • 10:24 AM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35

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  • 10:14 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes

    Richard Strauss

    Invitation To The Waltz

    Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York

    Raoul Poliakin, conductor

    8:39

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  • 10:01 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air: The Bach Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steven Mercurio, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    13:11

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  • 9:48 AM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 18: Piano Variations, Rondos Etc.

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    13:10

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  • 9:43 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:03

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  • 9:40 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Muti | Philadelphia Orchestra | de Falla, Ravel, Chabrier

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    3:11

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  • 9:30 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi's Greatest Hits

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    John Corigliano, violin

    9:26

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  • 9:22 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:06

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  • 9:15 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    Rediscovered - Liszt Recital

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    5:35

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  • 9:14 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Emerson Encores

    Emerson String Quartet

    1:56

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  • 9:02 AM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    11:53

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  • 8:55 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Everybody's Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:10

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  • 8:48 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium

    Chamber Choir of Europe

    Nicol Matt, conductor

    6:53

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  • 8:46 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Rejouissance

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    2:30

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  • 8:41 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes

    Monteverdi Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    5:05

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  • 8:37 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Cinematic Piano

    Michael Chertock, piano

    3:02

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  • 8:25 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 'From The New World'

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    12:28

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  • 8:20 AM

    Octet: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet

    Seattle Chamber Music Society

    James Ehnes, violin

    4:29

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  • 8:10 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    1995 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:19

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  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 And 7

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    8:58

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  • 7:59 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes

    Richard Raymond, piano

    1:48

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  • 7:53 AM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Overtures

    Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    6:29

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  • 7:44 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise, op. 34

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    8:52

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  • 7:40 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Greatest Hits: The Ballet, Vol I

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:10

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  • 7:36 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel: Trumpet Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    Niklas Eklund, trumpet

    3:51

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  • 7:28 AM

    Adagio

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:44

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  • 7:19 AM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    8:49

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  • 7:14 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Piano Collection: Arrau, Cziffra, Ciccolini, Rudy et al.

    Georges Cziffra, piano

    4:49

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  • 7:09 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Karajan Edition: Haydn Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:24

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  • 7:01 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:10

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  • 6:57 AM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:52

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  • 6:54 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 15

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    3:13

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  • 6:41 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    12:20

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  • 6:38 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 2

    Erik Satie

    Melancolie

    Miki Aoki, piano

    3:15

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  • 6:24 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    13:25

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  • 6:20 AM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Così fan tutte

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:00

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  • 6:14 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    5:28

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  • 6:11 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Preludes and Orchestral Music

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    3:05

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  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    11:29

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