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  • 5:24 AM

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Bela Bartok

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    35:26
  • 5:17 AM

    One Winter's Night

    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Chris Thile, mandolin

    Bryan Sutton, guitar

    4:47
  • 5:06 AM

    Adagio and Allegro

    Robert Schumann

    James Sommerville, horn

    Rena Sharon, piano

    9:23
  • 5:01 AM

    Overture No. 2 "La Calamita de Cuori"

    Johann Christian Bach

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:40
  • 4:51 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Royal Philharmonic

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    :00
  • 4:28 AM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardener, conductor

    :00
  • 4:18 AM

    The Bells of St. Genevieve

    Marin Marais

    Spectre de la Rose

    8:24
  • 4:06 AM

    Scherzo No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Van Cliburn, piano

    11:09
  • 4:01 AM

    Symphony: Finale

    Juan Arriaga

    Algarve Orchestra

    Alvaro Cassuto, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:45 AM

    Concerto indio

    Theodoro Valcarcel Caballero

    Fiesta Criolla: Latin-American Orchestral Works

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    Gabriel Castagna, conductor

    Nora Chastain, violin

    18:46
  • 3:25 AM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    12:28
  • 3:16 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Taverner Choir

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    Andrew Parrott, tenor

    Stephen Charlesworth, baritone

    7:59
  • 3:06 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Keyboard Suites 1

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    9:11
  • 3:01 AM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:39
  • 2:40 AM

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    18:41
  • 2:33 AM

    Up Good Christen Folk and Listen; In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Christmas Carols from King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Stephen Varcoe, baritone

    5:51
  • 2:07 AM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    :00
  • 2:01 AM

    Aleko: Women's Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    :00
  • 12:37 AM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    21:34
  • 12:32 AM

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:59
  • 12:22 AM

    Fuquoi in the Sugar Cane

    Henry Lissant-Collins

    South African Broadcast Orchestra

    Peter Marchbank, conductor

    8:39
  • 12:14 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    10:38
  • 12:04 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    Kelly Yost, piano

    5:11
  • 11:58 PM

    Two Fantasy Pieces

    Carl Nielsen

    Athena Ensemble

    5:21
  • 11:41 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Pavane

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:22
  • 11:33 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Danielle Maddon, violin

    Ellen DePasquale, viola

    Rafael Figueroa, cello

    6:15
  • 11:27 PM

    In This Tyme of Chrystmas

    Abbie Betinis

    Rose Ensemble

    Jordan Sramek, conductor

    5:06
  • 11:11 PM

    Suite in the Ancient Style

    Vincent d'Indy

    Vincent D'Indy

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    16:19
  • 11:06 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"

    Enrique Granados

    Romance D'amour

    Narciso Yepes, guitar

    4:35
  • 10:55 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    16:35
  • 10:42 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    London Brass

    2:14
  • 10:35 PM

    Piano Sonata "Fred the Cat"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Alan Hovhaness: Fred The Cat

    Marvin Rosen, piano

    8:28
  • 10:23 PM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:42
  • 10:14 PM

    Serenade No.9

    Mozart

    Camerata Academica

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    8:13
  • 10:03 PM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 9:50 PM

    Gran Capriccio

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Ponchielli: Concertos

    Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin

    Matthias Foremny, conductor

    Simone Sommerhalder, oboe

    11:21
  • 9:38 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

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    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:10
  • 9:28 PM

    The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade

    Erich Korngold

    Escape To Paradise: The Hollywood Album

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:31
  • 9:25 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 38

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    John O'Conor, piano

    11:46
  • 9:05 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Blumine

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:03
  • 9:01 PM

    Make a Joyful Noise

    Frank Denson

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass & Friends

    4:02
  • 7:18 PM

    Performance Today

    Fred Child, host

    60:00
  • 6:46 PM

    Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon

    Franz Danzi

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    Albrecht Mayer, English horn

    15:59
  • 6:15 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Janos Starker, cello

    25:46
  • 6:07 PM

    Fum, Fum, Fum; Riu, Riu, Chiu; I Saw Three Ships

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    7:00
  • 6:02 PM

    Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite: March

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:43
  • 5:56 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    10:44
  • 5:33 PM

    Abdelazar: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Miscellany

    Purcell Quartet

    12:23
  • 5:15 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Halle Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    19:14
  • 5:11 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Halle Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    19:14
  • 5:05 PM

    Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde

    Joseph Lauber

    Medieval Dances for Flute and Harp

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    4:47
  • 4:54 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:06
  • 4:45 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:06
  • 4:38 PM

    Christmas Waltzes

    Christmas Music

    Holiday Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:32 PM

    Concerto for 4 Pianos

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hamburg Philharmonic

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    Justus Frantz, piano

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    Helmut Schmidt, piano

    11:18
  • 4:31 PM

    The sparrow on Christmas morning (Varpunen jouluaamuna)

    Otto Kotilainen

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:41
  • 4:10 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture, Furiant and Skocna

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Mein Vaterland

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    13:27
  • 4:03 PM

    Pastoral and Reel

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:39
  • 3:42 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Ballet Music

    Charles Gounod

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    17:00
  • 3:36 PM

    Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet)

    Georges Bizet

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Luciano Pavarotti tenor

    4:00
  • 3:29 PM

    Shepherd's Music for Christmas

    Gregor Joseph Werner

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    4:36
  • 3:10 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    17:35
  • 3:05 PM

    Bethlehem Down

    Peter Warlock

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:07
  • 3:02 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:57
  • 3:00 PM

    Symphony No. 10: 2nd movement

    Shostakovich

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    4:00
  • 2:52 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    6:00
  • 2:42 PM

    String Quartet No. 10: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    7:09
  • 2:33 PM

    String Sinfonia No. 6

    CPE Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    10:00
  • 2:26 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart, Haydn: Jeunehomme

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    4:11
  • 2:25 PM

    Serenade No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:25
  • 2:17 PM

    Composers Datebook

    with John Zech

    2:00
  • 2:09 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Simon Preston, conductor

    Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet

    Hannes Laubin, trumpet

    7:27
  • 2:04 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    The Music Of Christmas

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Carmen Dragon, conductor

    3:29
  • 2:01 PM

    NPR News Headlines

    3:00
  • 1:54 PM

    Khovanschina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moskva River)

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:33
  • 1:54 PM

    Dawn on the Moscow River: Khovanshchina

    Modest Mussorgsky

    5:11
  • 1:47 PM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:22
  • 1:39 PM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    5:50
  • 1:32 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Radu Lupu, piano

    6:00
  • 11:46 AM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rotterdam Philharmonic

    David Zinman, conductor

    12:22
  • 11:40 AM

    Do You Hear what I Hear?

    Regney/Shayne

    Northern Lights Orchestra

    Petri Juutilainen, conductor

    4:53
  • 11:35 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    Leslie Stifelman, piano

    4:19
  • 11:18 AM

    Symphony No. 50

    Bruno Weil

    Tafelmusik

    16:10
  • 11:16 AM

    Minuet

    Beethoven

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    2:36
  • 11:10 AM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 11:06 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwartz, conductor

    3:39
  • 11:01 AM

    Two Aquarelles

    Frederick Delius

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:35
  • 10:47 AM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    11:50
  • 10:41 AM

    Messe de Minuit pour Noel

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Les Musiciens

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    5:00
  • 10:31 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    JS Bach

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord

    9:34
  • 10:26 AM

    Snowride

    Angela Morley

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:36
  • 10:07 AM

    Kegelstatt Trio

    Mozart

    Igor Oistrakh, Valeri Oistrakh, Natalia Zertsalova

    17:56
  • 10:01 AM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

    Chanticleer

    4:35
  • 9:34 AM

    Bold Island Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Cincinatti Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:57
  • 9:28 AM

    While By My Sheep; Adeste fideles; Come Little Children

    Traditional

    Vienna Boys' Choir

    Peter Marschik, conductor

    5:54
  • 9:10 AM

    Symphony No. 18

    Carlos Baguer

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    16:10
  • 9:06 AM

    Paul's Steeple

    John Playford

    David Douglas, Paul O'Dette, andrew Lawrence-King

    3:34
  • 9:01 AM

    Intermezzo for String Trio

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Domus

    4:42
  • 8:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    John Field

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Haslam, conductor

    Benjamin Frith

    33:21
  • 8:20 AM

    Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day; Rejoice and be Merry

    Traditional

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:33
  • 8:06 AM

    NOrfolk Rhapsody No. 1

    Ralph Vaughn Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    10:44
  • 8:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 11: 4th movement

    Beethoven

    Cypress String Quartet

    4:41
  • 7:45 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    JS Bach

    Janine Jansen, violin

    Jan Jansen, harpsichord

    14:28
  • 7:07 AM

    Waltz Suite

    Prokofiev

    Sao Paulo Symphony

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    29:07
  • 7:01 AM

    Giunto alla tomba

    Giaches de Wert

    Gabriele Palomba, lute

    Franco Pavan, lute

    4:46
  • 6:29 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Gershwin

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson

    33:36
  • 6:17 AM

    Ave dulcissima maria

    Morton Lauridsen

    Polyphony

    :00
  • 6:06 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Dominic Teresi, bassoon

    :00
  • 6:01 AM

    Pavane and Gigue

    William Byrd

    BBC Philharmonic

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    :00
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