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  • 8:45 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    R Strauss: Ein Heldenleben

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    15:24

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  • 8:40 AM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:15

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  • 8:37 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3: Italiana

    Ottorino Respighi

    Meditations at Sunset

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:18

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  • 8:32 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Seven London Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    4:47

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  • 8:26 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:28

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  • 8:22 AM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia 3 - Finnish Music

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    4:28

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  • 8:18 AM

    Holberg Suite: Rigaudon

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:02

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  • 8:08 AM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:48

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  • 8:05 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestal Suites

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    2:31

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  • 8:00 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1, Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:52

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  • 7:57 AM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Lullaby

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    3:10

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  • 7:52 AM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Suites

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:53

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  • 7:48 AM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    3:47

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  • 7:43 AM

    Octet: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    4:34

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  • 7:37 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    A Second of Silence

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    5:55

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  • 7:28 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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  • 7:21 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Music for Lute and Mandolin

    Parley of Instruments

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    7:03

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  • 7:18 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    2:14

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  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    12:00

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  • 7:01 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner for Brass

    Canadian Brass

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    5:02

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  • 6:56 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:45

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  • 6:52 AM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    3:44

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  • 6:43 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring Suite

    Pacific Symphony Orchestra

    Keith Clark, conductor

    8:57

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  • 6:39 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    4:12

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  • 6:33 AM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Balasz Szokolay, piano

    5:34

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  • 6:25 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    7:30

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  • 6:23 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:48

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  • 6:17 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:59

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  • 6:13 AM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:47

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  • 6:00 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Baroque, Vol. 6

    Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

    Louis Auriacombe, conductor

    Lily Laskine, harp

    13:40

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