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  • 5:44 AM

    Poem for Cello and Orchestra

    Henriette Bosmans

    Cello Concertos

    Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Dimitri Ferschtman, cello

    14:31
  • 5:34 AM

    Three Romances for Violin and Piano

    Clara Schumann

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    9:14
  • 5:31 AM

    Alexander Kostritsa, piano

    1:25
  • 5:24 AM

    Columba aspexit (The Dove peered in)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Hildegard Von Bingen: Feather On The Breath Of God

    Gothic Voices

    Christopher Page, conductor

    Emma Kirkby, soprano

    5:13
  • 5:09 AM

    Etruscan Concerto

    Peggy Glanville-Hicks

    Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    Keith Jarrett, piano

    14:02
  • 5:06 AM

    Umoja (Unity)

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    2:23
  • 5:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 4:53 AM

    Notturno

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Nocturnes

    Michael Landrum, piano

    4:57
  • 4:44 AM

    Stabat Mater

    Alissa Firsova

    Spirit, Strength And Sorrow

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    8:24
  • 4:41 AM

    From Grandmother's Garden: Mignonette

    Amy Beach

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    2:22
  • 4:23 AM

    Harp Concertino

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Gillian Benet, harp

    16:01
  • 4:15 AM

    Parlour Games

    Meredith Monk

    Ursula Oppens, piano

    Bruce Brubaker, piano

    7:33
  • 4:06 AM

    Tralala

    Christina Courtin

    The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

    Brooklyn Rider

    7:14
  • 4:01 AM

    String Poetic: Nocturne

    Jennifer Higdon

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    Reiko Uchida, piano

    4:44
  • 3:57 AM

    Of a Spring Morning

    Lili Boulanger

    The Women's Philharmonic

    Jo Ann Falletta, conductor

    4:59
  • 3:36 AM

    Cello Sonata in e minor

    Ethel Smyth

    Friedemann Kupsa, cello

    Celine Dutilly, piano

    :00
  • 3:33 AM

    Sylvia McNair, soprano

    Andre Previn, piano

    2:35
  • 3:20 AM

    Prelude and Fugue No. 21 in B-flat from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II

    J.S. Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    9:59
  • 1:06 AM

    Ariadne auf Naxos

    Richard Strauss

    Minnesota Opera

    Michael Christie, conductor

    150:00
  • 1:00 AM

    Stimmunsbilder: IV

    Richard Strauss

    David Golub, piano

    3:21
  • 12:36 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Clara Schumann

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Angela Cheng, piano

    21:48
  • 12:30 AM

    Estancia: Malambo

    Alberto Ginastera

    Fiesta

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    3:23
  • 12:17 AM

    Introduction and Variations

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Catrin Finch, harp

    11:06
  • 12:11 AM

    Carmina Mei Cordis

    Abbie Betinis

    Concert Recording

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    5:42
  • 12:01 AM

    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: Overture

    Henry Purcell

    Gabrieli Players

    Paul McCreesh, conductor

    8:42
  • 11:51 PM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    8:53
  • 11:46 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Carnival Fantasy

    Salut Salon

    4:40
  • 11:37 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    9:03
  • 11:29 PM

    Summer Shimmers

    Jennifer Higdon

    Susan Glaser, flute

    Stephen Taylor, oboe

    Todd Palmer, clarinet

    Marc Goldberg, bassoon

    Joseph Anderer, horn

    John Novacek, piano

    6:22
  • 11:25 PM

    We Bloomed in Spring

    Edie Hill

    Edie Hill: Clay Jug

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    2:45
  • 11:21 PM

    String Sextet No. 1: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Cypress String Quartet

    Barry Shiffman, violin

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    3:10
  • 11:12 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    2:55
  • 11:02 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann

    Clara Schumann

    Angela Cheng, piano

    9:02
  • 10:37 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    22:44
  • 10:28 PM

    Helen Callus, viola

    Robert McDonald, piano

    7:19
  • 10:23 PM

    McKay

    Carol Barnett

    From Light to Light

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    3:21
  • 10:19 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:17
  • 10:08 PM

    Rugby

    Arthur Honegger

    Stravinsky, Martin

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    8:09
  • 10:01 PM

    Aria in Classic Style

    Marcel Grandjany

    Classics for Chamber Orchestra

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Christine Muhlbach, harp

    5:58
  • 9:53 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: Romanian Folk-Dances, Kodaly: Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:07
  • 9:37 PM

    Zaide: Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Heroines

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Louis Langree, conductor

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    6:19
  • 9:06 PM

    Nonet for Strings and Winds

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc: Musique de chambre

    Philippe Bernold, flute

    29:06
  • 9:00 PM

    Sonata No. 10

    Dario Castello

    Folias Festivas

    Belladonna

    5:08
  • 6:53 PM

    Sonata No. 10

    Dario Castello

    Folias Festivas

    Belladonna

    5:08
  • 6:38 PM

    On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    19:20
  • 6:22 PM

    Piano Concertino

    Henriette Bosmans

    Piano Concertos

    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Ronald Brautigam, piano

    14:40
  • 6:18 PM

    At the Round Earth's Imagined Corners

    Williametta Spencer

    From Light to Light

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    1:43
  • 6:14 PM

    Gianni Schicchi: O Mio Babbino Caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    O Bell' Alma: Music from the Opera

    Bell' Alma Duo

    3:45
  • 6:00 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Violin Concertos

    Janine Jansen and Friends

    12:41
  • 5:52 PM

    Suite "Water Piece"

    George Frideric Handel

    Sound The Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell and Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    7:19
  • 5:25 PM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    25:00
  • 5:17 PM

    Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

    Nadia Boulanger

    Soirees Internationales

    Antonio Meneses, cello

    7:17
  • 5:08 PM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 4:59 PM

    Strum

    Jessie Montgomery

    Strum: Music for Strings

    Catalyst Quartet

    6:52
  • 4:54 PM

    March of the Women

    Ethel Smyth

    Ethel Smyth: Mass In D

    Plymouth Music Festival Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    Eiddwen Harrhy, soprano

    3:22
  • 4:41 PM

    Dioclesian Instrumental Music

    Henry Purcell

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    12:25
  • 4:16 PM

    Harp Concerto No. 5

    Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz

    La Harpe Reine: Musique a la cour de Marie-Antoinette

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    23:05
  • 4:07 PM

    Song for Athene

    John Tavener

    John Tavener: Innocence

    Choir of Westminster Cathedral

    Martin Neary, conductor

    7:10
  • 4:00 PM

    Five Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Guher Pekinel, piano

    Suher Pekinel, piano

    6:14
  • 3:45 PM

    Suite for Strings

    Joan Trimble

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:22
  • 3:16 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Ballet

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye, Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    27:17
  • 3:12 PM

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    3:00
  • 3:03 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Cello Concertos

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    6:13
  • 2:53 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:38
  • 2:47 PM

    El pelele (The Straw Mannequin)

    Enrique Granados

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    4:28
  • 2:38 PM

    Serenade No. 11: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades K.375 & 388

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    7:33
  • 2:29 PM

    Brook Green Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    7:04
  • 2:23 PM

    Lark in the Morning Medley

    Traditional Irish

    Come to the River: An Early American Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Kathie Stewart, flute

    4:25
  • 2:17 PM

    Butterflying

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Nicola Sweeney, violin

    Sarah Nicolls, piano

    4:25
  • 2:09 PM

    Symphony for Brass: 1st movement

    Jan Koetsier

    Albeniz, Piazzolla, Weill, Grieg, Mozart, Koetsier, Bizet

    tenThing

    4:57
  • 2:04 PM

    Swan Lake: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Classical Collection, Part I

    London Mozart Players

    Anthony Inglis, conductor

    Vanessa-Mae, violin

    4:08
  • 1:57 PM

    Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia"

    Antonio Lauro

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, percussion

    2:22
  • 1:54 PM

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    2:58
  • 1:34 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    French Flute Concertos

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Philippe Auguin, conductor

    Manuela Wiesler, flute

    8:32
  • 1:29 PM

    Giulio Cesare: V'adoro, pupille (I adore you, dear eyes)

    George Frideric Handel

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Harry Bicket, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    4:53
  • 1:20 PM

    String Sextet No. 2: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Cypress String Quartet

    Barry Shiffman, violin

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    7:27
  • 1:09 PM

    D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning)

    Lili Boulanger

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    5:03
  • 1:04 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Partitas Nos. 2 and 3; Sonata No. 3

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    3:33
  • 12:51 PM

    Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresia": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies No 48 & 49

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    7:43
  • 12:46 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra: 3rd movement

    Francis Poulenc

    Twentieth Century Flute Concerti

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    3:41
  • 12:40 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Debut

    Sarah Chang, violin

    4:45
  • 12:32 PM

    Gaelic Symphony: 2nd movement

    Amy Beach

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    7:20
  • 12:26 PM

    Little Waltz (Mi Teresita)

    Theresa Carreno

    Solatino

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    4:24
  • 12:20 PM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:39
  • 12:07 PM

    Abdelazar: Incidental Music

    Henry Purcell

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    7:02
  • 12:04 PM

    The Queen: Elizabeth and Tony

    Alexandre Desplat

    The Queen

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    2:05
  • 11:47 AM

    Improvisations on Bach's "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring"

    Noam Sivan

    88 Keys To Joy

    Yael Weiss, piano

    10:47
  • 11:40 AM

    Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Carulli, Molino: Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:03
  • 11:28 AM

    In Spring Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    10:31
  • 11:16 AM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor

    10:52
  • 11:08 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Mark Kosower, cello

    6:20
  • 11:06 AM

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    1:22
  • 11:01 AM

    Novelette (Interlude in Olden Style)

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: String Quartets Vol. 4

    Utrecht String Quartet

    4:45
  • 10:48 AM

    Sacred and Profane Dances

    Claude Debussy

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Edmon Colomer, conductor

    Vanessa McKeand, harp

    9:33
  • 10:36 AM

    Capriccio "On the Departure of a Brother"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: French Overture, Italian Concerto, Duets

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    10:06
  • 10:23 AM

    The Fairies: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    11:20
  • 10:17 AM

    Homeward Bound

    Marta Keen

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Mack Wilberg, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    6:07
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    10:33
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:34
  • 9:38 AM

    The Nations: France

    Francois Couperin

    Francois Couperin: Les Nations

    European Baroque Soloists

    Wolfgang Schulz, flute

    20:16
  • 9:31 AM

    The Queen of Spades: Russian Dance and Romance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    6:09
  • 9:24 AM

    Silent Woods

    Antonin Dvorak

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    Vivian Hornik Weilerstein, piano

    4:44
  • 9:06 AM

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    17:35
  • 9:01 AM

    Etude No. 8

    Giulio Regondi

    David Starobin, guitar

    4:49
  • 8:43 AM

    Lira Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Lira Concerti 1-5

    Slovak Chamber Orchestra

    Bohdan Warchal, conductor

    Robert Dohn, flute

    14:23
  • 8:29 AM

    Sonata Concertata

    Niccolo Paganini

    Paganini For Two

    Gil Shaham, violin

    14:18
  • 8:27 AM

    The Provencale Sailor

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Aubade, Les Biches, etc.

    French National Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    1:21
  • 8:17 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Sammartini

    Music in England in the time of Hogarth

    Ensemble 415

    Chiara Banchini, conductor

    8:01
  • 8:06 AM

    Summer

    Frank Bridge

    Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    10:40
  • 8:01 AM

    Four Preludes for Guitar

    Manuel Ponce

    Victoria Drake, harp

    4:45
  • 7:47 AM

    Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

    Grace Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    10:54
  • 7:27 AM

    String Concerto

    Giuseppe Valentini

    Torelli, Mossi, Valentini, Locatelli, Leo: Concerti

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    19:31
  • 7:06 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    19:26
  • 7:01 AM

    Ballo detto Pollicio/La Cattarina

    Tarquinio Merula

    Ensemble Fitzwilliam

    4:45
  • 6:49 AM

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Hans-Peter Frank, conductor

    9:33
  • 6:34 AM

    Poema Autunnale (Autumn Poem)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Poeme

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    14:20
  • 6:15 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ivo Pogorelich, piano

    17:10
  • 6:07 AM

    Company

    Philip Glass

    A Second of Silence

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    8:20
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