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  • 5:14 AM

    Symphony

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Symphony in F Minor etc.

    Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

    Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor

    44:34
  • 5:09 AM

    Morgen! (Tomorrow!)

    Richard Strauss

    Notturno

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    3:34
  • 5:06 AM

    Wand of Youth: Moths and Butterflies

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suites I & II; Dream Children; Nursery Suite; Starlight Express

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    1:58
  • 5:01 AM

    Bassoon Concerto: 2nd movement

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Five Concerti for Bassoon, Strings and Continuo

    I Solisti Veneti

    Milan Turkovich, bassoon

    4:39
  • 4:50 AM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Romantic Overtures

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    8:17
  • 4:16 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Anton Arensky

    Shostakovich & Arensky

    Claremont Trio

    32:20
  • 4:07 AM

    Fidelio: O welche Lust (Prisoner's Chorus from Act 1)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    Soloists

    7:57
  • 4:01 AM

    Ladies in Lavender

    Nigel Hess

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:42
  • 3:52 AM

    Six Pieces: Slava

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Septura

    5:39
  • 3:12 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    39:45
  • 3:06 AM

    Naja's Waltz

    Fredrik Sjolin

    Last Leaf

    Danish String Quartet

    3:16
  • 3:01 AM

    Der Erlkonig (The Elf King)

    Franz Schubert

    Valerie Tryon, piano

    4:36
  • 2:50 AM

    Jazz Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, etc.

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    8:11
  • 2:45 AM

    Spring Breeze

    Yu-Xian Deng

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:55
  • 2:25 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    18:45
  • 2:10 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Claude Debussy

    Janine Jansen, violin

    Itamar Golan, piano

    13:47
  • 2:06 AM

    Of Mice and Men: Barley Wagons

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    London Sinfonietta

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    2:14
  • 2:01 AM

    Calling Home the Cattle

    Veljo Tormis

    Tapiola Choir

    Erkki Pohjola, conductor

    4:42
  • 1:48 AM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1

    Johan Svendsen

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

    10:19
  • 1:44 AM

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    Pedro Estevan, percussion

    3:32
  • 1:15 AM

    Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    27:45
  • 1:07 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Andante

    Julius Rontgen

    The Romantic Era in the Netherlands

    Viotta Ensemble

    6:44
  • 1:01 AM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    4:35
  • 12:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    34:46
  • 12:16 AM

    Vardar's Boat

    Sergio Assad

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg; Sergio And Odair Assad

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:56
  • 12:05 AM

    Cantilena and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    Camerata Bariloche

    9:42
  • 12:01 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:18
  • 11:52 PM

    Trio Sonata

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Tartini: Trio and Violin Sonatas

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    7:06
  • 11:33 PM

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    18:30
  • 11:29 PM

    Magic Flute: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena!

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cecilia Bartoli & Bryn Terfel: Duets

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    2:21
  • 11:17 PM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    9:13
  • 11:07 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven - Piano Sonatas Volume 2

    John O'Conor, piano

    9:38
  • 11:01 PM

    Saul and David: Prelude to Act II

    Carl Nielsen

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:56
  • 10:50 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Dollar": 3rd movement

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphony No. 6, etc.

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    9:53
  • 10:30 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:47
  • 10:24 PM

    Show Me

    Aoife O'Donovan

    The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

    Brooklyn Rider

    4:53
  • 10:17 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Overtures by Suppe and Auber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    6:22
  • 10:05 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Cologne Camerata

    Michael Schneider, recorder

    9:00
  • 10:01 PM

    Hunsdon House and Sir Martin Marah's Jig

    John Playford

    Apollo's Banquet

    David Douglass, violin

    3:57
  • 9:57 PM

    Improvisation No. 7

    Francis Poulenc

    Aleck Karis Plays Francis Poulenc: Music For Piano (1918-1959)

    Aleck Karis, piano

    2:32
  • 9:44 PM

    Suite Francaise

    Francis Poulenc

    Empire Brass

    Robert Woods, conductor

    Michael Murray, organ

    12:13
  • 9:37 PM

    A Little Night Music: Night Waltz

    Stephen Sondheim

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    6:23
  • 9:33 PM

    Danny Boy (Irish Tune from County Derry)

    Traditional Irish

    Let Your Voice Be Heard

    Cantus

    2:49
  • 9:05 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 19

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    26:31
  • 8:59 PM

    The Hobbit: Old Friends

    Howard Shore

    The Hobbit: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    4:28
  • 6:46 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    12:24
  • 6:42 PM

    Bucimis (Folk Dance)

    Traditional Bulgarian

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Itamar Doari, percussion

    2:57
  • 6:20 PM

    Stamitz Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    19:55
  • 6:10 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    8:20
  • 6:06 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    The Only American Album You'll Ever Need!

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    3:39
  • 6:01 PM

    Contredanse and Tarantelle

    Frederic Chopin

    Malcolm Frager, piano

    4:35
  • 5:41 PM

    Symphony No. 29

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Kiev Camerata, Vol. 1

    Kiev Camerata

    Virko Baley, conductor

    17:48
  • 5:34 PM

    Variations on Arne's "Rule Britannia"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    John Ogdon, piano

    5:59
  • 5:07 PM

    Hary Janos Suite

    Zoltan Kodaly

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    25:10
  • 5:01 PM

    Daphne

    John Playford

    Nobody's Jig

    Les Witches

    4:51
  • 4:37 PM

    String Quartet No. 59 "The Rider"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: "Lark," "Rider" And "La Chasse" Quartets

    Hagen Quartet

    21:25
  • 4:32 PM

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

    Franz Liszt

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    5:17
  • 4:27 PM

    Nymphs and Satyr Suite: Scherzo

    Howard Hanson

    Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Spalding, conductor

    Holly Blake, bassoon

    3:02
  • 4:20 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    6:08
  • 4:06 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams": 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Complete Symphonies

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    11:49
  • 4:01 PM

    Choro No. 1 "Tipico Brasileiro"

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Julian Bream, guitar

    4:54
  • 3:52 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    6:13
  • 3:43 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: La Cenerentola

    Cappella Coloniensis

    Gabriele Ferro, conductor

    7:57
  • 3:34 PM

    Julian Gray, guitar

    Ronald Pearl, guitar

    8:15
  • 3:08 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Otmar Suitner, conductor

    24:11
  • 3:02 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    6:03
  • 2:54 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Charles Gounod

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    6:27
  • 2:48 PM

    Young Frankenstein: A Transylvanian Lullaby

    John Morris

    Devil's Dance

    Gil Shaham, violin

    3:51
  • 2:40 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

    Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute

    7:22
  • 2:32 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    6:23
  • 2:24 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Petr Altrichter, conductor

    5:55
  • 2:19 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    3:59
  • 2:14 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Mathe Plays Kreisler

    Ulrike-Anima Mathe, violin

    2:13
  • 2:04 PM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Presto

    Franz Schubert

    Death and the Maiden

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    8:48
  • 1:51 PM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:11
  • 1:46 PM

    Canzon No. 15

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Empire Brass

    4:00
  • 1:39 PM

    The Carpenter: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 1

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Alessandro Amoretti, conductor

    5:25
  • 1:35 PM

    Summer Evenings: Under the plane trees

    Bernard Andres

    Chicago Harp Quartet

    3:27
  • 1:30 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:00
  • 1:20 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    8:56
  • 1:17 PM

    Finlandia Hymn

    Jean Sibelius

    On The Shoulders Of Giants

    Cantus

    2:03
  • 1:09 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Thomas Zehetmair, violin

    6:53
  • 1:04 PM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Death and the Maiden

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    3:35
  • 12:51 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    6:05
  • 12:44 PM

    Armida: Overture

    Tommaso Traetta

    Concerto Koln

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    5:19
  • 12:37 PM

    Swan Lake: Three Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Highlights

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    5:32
  • 12:30 PM

    Traditional Hornpipe Suite

    Adrian Cruft

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:08
  • 12:20 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    8:40
  • 12:16 PM

    Waltz No. 7

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    3:16
  • 12:10 PM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Early Symphonies 8 & 11

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:51
  • 12:04 PM

    Terpsichore: Chaconne

    George Frideric Handel

    The Power Of Love: Arias From Handel Operas

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    4:43
  • 11:51 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:57
  • 11:41 AM

    Symphony No. 3: Finale

    Alberic Magnard

    Magnard: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    8:53
  • 11:33 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 7: Prelude

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:37
  • 11:29 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 13

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    3:18
  • 11:17 AM

    Concerto No. 12

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    10:31
  • 11:10 AM

    Children's March (Over the Hills and Far Away)

    Percy Grainger

    Michigan State Symphonic Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    6:58
  • 11:06 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    3:12
  • 11:01 AM

    Flute Concerto: 1st movement

    Jacques Ibert

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:38
  • 10:48 AM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    10:51
  • 10:38 AM

    Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:39
  • 10:18 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 17

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Sonatas

    Peter Serkin, piano

    18:39
  • 10:06 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Victor Herbert

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Mark Kosower, cello

    11:12
  • 10:01 AM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:39
  • 9:45 AM

    Quintet

    Franz Danzi

    Ensemble Wien-Berlin

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    13:36
  • 9:10 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Alexander Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    32:29
  • 9:06 AM

    Andante

    Alexander Scriabin

    Russian Soul

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    3:40
  • 9:01 AM

    Cello Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Paul Galbraith performs Mozart, Bach, Britten

    Paul Galbraith, guitar

    4:31
  • 8:42 AM

    Papillons (Butterflies)

    Robert Schumann

    Bach: French Suite; Schumann: Papillons, Op.2; Chopin: Two Preludes, Mazurka

    Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano

    16:10
  • 8:39 AM

    Naive Waltz

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Dance

    Smith Quartet

    2:04
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 10 "In Autumn"

    Joachim Raff

    Raff: Symphonies Nos. 3 And 10

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Urs Schneider, conductor

    31:34
  • 8:01 AM

    Views of the Sea: 1st movement

    Eduard Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:38
  • 7:37 AM

    Viola Sonata No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms and Schumann

    Patricia McCarty, viola

    21:05
  • 7:34 AM

    Sarabande

    Johann Pezel

    Royal Brass: Music from the Renaissance & Baroque

    Empire Brass

    2:06
  • 7:06 AM

    Saudades do Brazil

    Darius Milhaud

    London Festival Players

    Bernard Herrmann, conductor

    26:33
  • 7:01 AM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Vienne 1850: Danses

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 6:44 AM

    Phantasy Quintet

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Violin Sonata, String Quartet No. 2 Etc.

    Nash Ensemble

    14:23
  • 6:25 AM

    English Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia, piano

    17:47
  • 6:06 AM

    Fountains of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Roman Festival, Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Daniele Gatti, conductor

    17:47
  • 6:01 AM

    Suite No. 1

    Francois Chauvon

    Washington McClain, oboe

    Alison Melville, recorder

    Julia Wedman, violin

    Michael McCraw, bassoon

    Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord

    4:40
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