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  • 5:41 AM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    16:45
  • 5:16 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Mason Bates

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    25:00
  • 5:06 AM

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:59
  • 5:01 AM

    Philemon und Baucis: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:44
  • 4:44 AM

    Sonata for Two Pianos

    Muzio Clementi

    Piano Titans

    Anagnoson & Kinton, duo pianos

    13:40
  • 4:36 AM

    Dawn

    Heino Eller

    Music from Estonia, Vol. 1

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    John Digney, oboe

    8:10
  • 4:16 AM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    Gautier Capucon, cello

    19:25
  • 4:06 AM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:03
  • 4:01 AM

    Katrina Szederkenyi, harp

    4:48
  • 3:35 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Johann Christian Bach

    CPE Bach: Oboe Concertos

    Berlin Chamber Orchestra

    Max Pommer, conductor

    Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe

    22:32
  • 3:13 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    20:48
  • 3:06 AM

    Passacaglia

    George Frideric Handel

    Virtuoso Harp

    Marion Hofmann, harp

    5:43
  • 3:01 AM

    Edgar: Act I Prelude

    Giacomo Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:37
  • 2:44 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Janine Jansen, violin

    Jan Jansen, harpsichord

    14:28
  • 2:36 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Mad About Romance

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    6:58
  • 2:31 AM

    Pastoral

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    3:39
  • 2:06 AM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert Recording

    Lucerne Festival Winds

    Enrique Bagaria, piano

    23:20
  • 2:01 AM

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:46
  • 1:50 AM

    Barber of Baghdad: Overture

    Peter Cornelius

    BBC Legends: Boult

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    7:51
  • 1:27 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 10, 19, 20

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    22:38
  • 1:19 AM

    Suite Retratos: Anacleto de Medeiros

    Radames Gnattali

    Infusion

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    6:38
  • 1:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: Hamburg Symphonies

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor

    12:45
  • 1:01 AM

    Symphony: Intermezzo

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphony, In Autumn, Etc

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:32
  • 10:42 PM

    Suite No. 3 "Gone with the Woodwinds": Five Piece Combo

    Don Gillis

    Five Piece Combo: The Complete Suites for Wind Quintet by Don Gillis

    Madera Wind Quintet

    3:41
  • 10:15 PM

    String Symphony No. 8

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies For Strings No 8, 9, 10

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    25:54
  • 10:03 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Guitar Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Leos Janacek

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    10:44
  • 9:59 PM

    Canzon Primi Toni No. 2

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble: Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble

    2:38
  • 9:56 PM

    Canzon Septimi Toni No. 2

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble: Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble

    2:54
  • 9:53 PM

    Canzon Primi Toni No. 1

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble: Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble

    3:23
  • 9:49 PM

    Canzon in Double Echo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble: Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble

    4:19
  • 9:28 PM

    In The South Overture (Alassio)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Symphony No. 1, In the South

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    19:55
  • 9:00 PM

    Piano Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Piano Quartets

    Peter Serkin, piano

    25:41
  • 5:46 PM

    Divertissement on a Pastoral Theme

    Gabriel Pierne

    Pierne: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    11:49
  • 5:44 PM

    Sweet William

    John Playford

    Mariners and Milkmaids: Ballads and Dances from 17th Century England

    Toronto Consort

    1:11
  • 5:21 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Complete Keyboard Concertos; J.S. Bach-Vivaldi: Two Concertos

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Saulius Sondeckis, conductor

    Julia Zilberquit, piano

    23:09
  • 5:14 PM

    Choro de Saudade

    Agustin Barrios

    Intimate Barrios

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    5:25
  • 5:06 PM

    Joan of Arc: Overture

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Overtures and Preludes

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    7:34
  • 5:01 PM

    The Floating One Polka Mazurka

    Josef Strauss

    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Arthur Kulling, conductor

    4:37
  • 4:52 PM

    The Lion in Winter Suite

    John Barry

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    8:11
  • 4:47 PM

    The Mask of Zorro: Main Title

    James Horner

    Mega Movies

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:18
  • 4:42 PM

    Cleopatra: Antony and Cleopatra

    Alex North

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:58
  • 4:33 PM

    Henry V: Non nobis domine

    Patrick Doyle

    Henry V: Original Soundtrack Recording

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:10
  • 4:27 PM

    Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz

    Richard Rodney Bennett

    The Great Waltz

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    3:35
  • 4:21 PM

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets: Fawkes the Phoenix

    John Williams

    Best Film Classics 100

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nic Raine, conductor

    3:35
  • 4:16 PM

    Ben Hur: Parade of the Charioteers

    Miklos Rozsa

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    3:37
  • 4:13 PM

    Ben Hur: Love Theme

    Miklos Rozsa

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    2:56
  • 4:07 PM

    Lost Weekend: Love Theme

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cinema Serenade 2: The Golden Age

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:20
  • 3:40 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    17:40
  • 3:29 PM

    Pampeana No. 1

    Alberto Ginastera

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Orli Shaham, piano

    9:00
  • 3:23 PM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi Concerti for Strings

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    3:59
  • 3:06 PM

    Fantasie for Piano Four-Hands

    Franz Schubert

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    Zhu Xiao-Mei, piano

    16:50
  • 2:45 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures; Piano Concerto No. 5

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Walter Weller, conductor

    13:16
  • 2:33 PM

    South American Suite

    Brian Packham

    Highlands

    Camerata Bariloche

    Chris Norman, flute

    10:10
  • 2:26 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    5:14
  • 2:06 PM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:20
  • 2:01 PM

    Gavotte No. 2

    David Popper

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    Stephen Hough, piano

    4:40
  • 1:50 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Tragic Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:42
  • 1:17 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Antonin Dvorak

    Tchaikovsky, Dvorak: String Serenades

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    30:43
  • 1:11 PM

    Voyevoda: Burn faster, red skies

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite / Breiner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Vesa-Matti Leppanen, violin

    4:06
  • 1:06 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Concert A La Carte

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    4:36
  • 1:01 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 12:43 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    14:56
  • 12:36 PM

    Robert le Diable: Ballet of the Nuns: Bacchanale

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:57
  • 12:33 PM

    Fantasia Upon One Note

    Henry Purcell

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:28
  • 12:20 PM

    Piano Duet Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    Ludwig Hoffmann, piano

    12:55
  • 12:06 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    12:03
  • 12:01 PM

    Mazurka No. 32

    Frederic Chopin

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    4:32
  • 11:50 AM

    The Bells of St. Genevieve

    Marin Marais

    Spectre de la Rose

    8:24
  • 11:40 AM

    Alleluia

    Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    9:07
  • 11:29 AM

    Spartacus: Love Theme

    Aram Khachaturian

    Russian Nights

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:24
  • 11:20 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    Trumpet Concertos

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    7:54
  • 11:06 AM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:55
  • 11:01 AM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    The Impressionists: A Windham Hill Sampler

    Turtle Island String Quartet

    4:32
  • 10:50 AM

    Green Bushes

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    Philip Martin, piano

    8:45
  • 10:31 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 4 "Fandango"

    Luigi Boccherini

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:05
  • 10:24 AM

    Suite on Galician Songs: Homesickness

    Enrique Granados

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Pablo Gonzalez, conductor

    5:05
  • 10:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Concert

    Simon Standage, violin

    17:17
  • 10:01 AM

    Miniatures: Brecolada and Copla

    Joan Manen

    National Chamber Orchestra of Andorra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:45 AM

    Ballade

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: L'Oeuvre D'Orchestre, Vol. II

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

    13:46
  • 9:28 AM

    The Enormous Room

    David Diamond

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    15:27
  • 9:24 AM

    Andante

    Alexander Scriabin

    Russian Soul

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    3:40
  • 9:06 AM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    16:29
  • 9:01 AM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Vienne 1850: Danses

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 8:44 AM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    13:46
  • 8:18 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    25:24
  • 8:06 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos

    Seattle Baroque

    Ingrid Matthews, conductor

    Michael McCraw, bassoon

    10:10
  • 8:01 AM

    Lute Suite No. 3: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Vol. 1: Works for Lute

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:41
  • 7:42 AM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Encore!

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    16:41
  • 7:18 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete works for Piano and Cello

    David Finckel, cello

    22:47
  • 7:06 AM

    The Oceanides

    Jean Sibelius

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    10:12
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 6: Largo-Allegro

    William Boyce

    Boyce: The Eight Symphonies / Boughton, English String Orch

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:38
  • 6:26 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 27

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alessio Bax plays Mozart

    Southbank Sinfonia

    Simon Over, conductor

    Alessio Bax, piano

    31:31
  • 6:21 AM

    Slow Change

    John Williams

    From a Bird

    John Williams, guitar

    3:33
  • 6:06 AM

    Five Bagatelles

    Gerald Finzi

    FINZI: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance

    Northern Sinfonia

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Robert Plane, clarinet

    14:32
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