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  • 4:42 AM

    Flute Quintet

    Ferdinand Ries

    Romberg/Ries: Flotenquintette

    Novsak Trio

    William Bennett, flute

    16:38
  • 4:22 AM

    Suite Bergamasque

    Claude Debussy

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Emil de Cou, conductor

    18:30
  • 4:06 AM

    Dreaming Awake

    Philip Glass

    Nicolas Horvath, piano

    14:38
  • 4:01 AM

    Cinderella: Adagio

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Cinderella

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:47
  • 3:43 AM

    Marchenerzahlungen (Fairy Tales)

    Robert Schumann

    Rivka Golani, viola

    Bernadene Blaha, piano

    Joaquin Valdepenas, clarinet

    14:59
  • 3:30 AM

    Perfectly Voiceless

    Devonte Hynes

    Third Coast Percussion

    11:29
  • 3:26 AM

    O salutaris hostia

    Pierre de la Rue

    And the sun darkened: Music for Passiontide

    New York Polyphony

    3:11
  • 3:07 AM

    Ballad Without Words

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphony No. 6, etc.

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    18:31
  • 3:01 AM

    A Lady in Her Tower

    Gabriel Faure

    Sivan Magen, harp

    4:38
  • 2:48 AM

    Prelude, Fugue, and Variation

    Cesar Franck

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    10:20
  • 2:18 AM

    The Golden Spinning Wheel

    Antonin Dvorak

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    28:21
  • 2:06 AM

    Clarinet Concertino

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    10:28
  • 2:01 AM

    Quintet for Glass and Strings: Brisk

    Garry Eister

    Cristal: Glass Music Through The Ages

    Emerson String Quartet

    Dennis James, Armonica

    4:53
  • 1:43 AM

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    14:12
  • 1:31 AM

    Consort for Ten Winds

    Robert Spittal

    Atlanta Chamber Winds

    Robert J. Ambrose, conductor

    10:35
  • 1:01 AM

    Encantamento

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Brazilian Music for Viola and Piano

    Barbara Westphal, viola

    4:36
  • 12:44 AM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 12:23 AM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    19:41
  • 12:18 AM

    Chelys Consort of Viols

    3:34
  • 12:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 46

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Balakirev

    Lang Lang, piano

    10:48
  • 12:01 AM

    The Honeysuckle; The Fairy Round; The Night Watch

    Anthony Holborne

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:45
  • 11:40 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    18:48
  • 11:14 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 11:06 PM

    L'inganno felice (The Happy Deception): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:55
  • 11:01 PM

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:40
  • 10:45 PM

    Violin Sonatina No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Arpeggione

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    13:27
  • 10:15 PM

    Variations on a Hungarian Folksong

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    28:25
  • 10:09 PM

    Jarba, mare jarba

    Traditional Hungarian-Romani

    Then And There, Here And Now

    Chanticleer

    4:13
  • 10:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 16

    Johannes Brahms

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:23
  • 10:01 PM

    Hungarian Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin

    Olga Sitkovetsky, piano

    4:48
  • 9:47 PM

    A Spring Garland

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    11:13
  • 9:24 PM

    Symphony No. 93

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    22:19
  • 9:16 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:24
  • 9:06 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Music for the Courts of Europe

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    8:32
  • 9:01 PM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds": 3rd movement

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:50
  • 8:49 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    9:02
  • 4:49 PM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksopera Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    9:16
  • 4:19 PM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Claremont Trio

    27:43
  • 4:11 PM

    St. Matthew Passion: Wir setzen uns mit Tranen nieder

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    6:26
  • 4:06 PM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Goldberg Variations

    Parker Ramsay, harp

    3:21
  • 4:01 PM

    Flute Quintet

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Divertimento, K. 344

    Trio Pasquier

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    4:42
  • 3:52 PM

    The Lion King: King of Pride Rock

    Hans Zimmer

    The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Nick Glennie-Smith, conductor

    5:59
  • 3:49 PM

    Born Free: Playtime

    John Barry

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Frederic Talgorn, conductor

    3:23
  • 3:46 PM

    Ben Hur: Parade of the Charioteers

    Miklos Rozsa

    Summon The Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:48
  • 3:38 PM

    Dances With Wolves: Themes

    John Barry

    The Nature of America: A Musical Impression

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:16
  • 3:34 PM

    Jaws: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:55
  • 3:30 PM

    Jurassic Park: Main Title

    John Williams

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    3:15
  • 3:07 PM

    Black Beauty: Suite

    Danny Elfman

    Studio Orchestra

    16:12
  • 3:01 PM

    Jurassic Park: My friend the brachiosaurus

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:39 PM

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Gustav Leonhardt, conductor

    Anner Bylsma, cello

    19:19
  • 2:28 PM

    Concertino for Oboe, Clarinet, and Strings

    Marion Bauer

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    Jeremy Polmear, oboe

    Eli Eban, clarinet

    9:22
  • 2:25 PM

    An American Mosaic: Teachers and Students

    Richard Danielpour

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    2:21
  • 2:22 PM

    An American Mosaic: Caretakers and Research Physicians

    Richard Danielpour

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    2:16
  • 2:13 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, etc.

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    7:46
  • 2:06 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    6:12
  • 1:46 PM

    Concerto No. 5

    Capel Bond

    Capel Bond: Six Concertos in Seven Parts (1766)

    Parley of Instruments

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    11:55
  • 1:24 PM

    Caucasian Sketches

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Russian Sketches

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    20:15
  • 1:16 PM

    The Boatswain's Mate: Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:06
  • 1:10 PM

    The Boatman

    Antonin Dvorak

    Song of a Czech: Dvorak and Janacek for Men's Voices

    Cantus

    5:23
  • 1:06 PM

    Petite Suite: En Bateau (Boating)

    Claude Debussy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:37
  • 12:43 PM

    Hippolyte et Aricie: Suite

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    15:44
  • 12:20 PM

    In The South Overture (Alassio)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    21:18
  • 12:14 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    3:36
  • 12:06 PM

    Joan of Arc: Overture

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    7:33
  • 12:01 PM

    Concert Suite No. 6: La Poule (The Hen)

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:31
  • 11:52 AM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Whitacre: Cloudburst

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    5:56
  • 11:35 AM

    Overture, Scherzo and Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    16:48
  • 11:26 AM

    Harp Sonata

    Jan Dussek

    The Virtuoso Harp

    Erica Goodman, harp

    7:08
  • 11:11 AM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    13:46
  • 11:06 AM

    Poem

    Zdenek Fibich

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:21
  • 11:01 AM

    Anthony Glise, guitar

    4:33
  • 10:40 AM

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    18:18
  • 10:35 AM

    Before Dawn

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Night

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    4:10
  • 10:19 AM

    Concerto for String Orchestra

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Bacewicz: Sinfonie Nr. 3/Konzert fur Streicher

    Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra

    Roland Bader, conductor

    15:10
  • 10:06 AM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Johann Molter

    Trumpet Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:50
  • 10:01 AM

    Canarios

    Santiago de Murcia

    Jacaras! Santiago de Murcia

    Paul O'Dette, guitar

    4:53
  • 9:49 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:47
  • 9:35 AM

    The Night Gatherers

    Judd Greenstein

    first things first

    Chiara String Quartet

    Nadia Sirota, viola

    12:54
  • 9:16 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Rees, conductor

    Jonathan Reese, violin

    17:31
  • 9:12 AM

    After a Dream (Apres un Reve)

    Gabriel Faure

    single

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    2:57
  • 9:06 AM

    Dreaming

    Amy Beach

    Donna voce

    Anna Shelest, piano

    4:43
  • 9:01 AM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 8:41 AM

    Suite Lyrique

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    17:22
  • 8:35 AM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Scarlatti: Sonatas, Vol. 1

    Federico Colli, piano

    6:04
  • 8:11 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Pierre Pierlot, oboe

    22:55
  • 8:06 AM

    Nocturno

    Reinhold Gliere

    Russian Horn Concertos

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    3:18
  • 8:01 AM

    Morning on the Water

    Jacques Ibert

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:34
  • 7:56 AM

    Magdalena Lisak, piano

    2:34
  • 7:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    York Bowen

    Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Davis, Bbc Philharmonic

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    29:44
  • 7:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano & Violin

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    17:40
  • 7:01 AM

    English Idyll No. 2

    George Butterworth

    Halle Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    4:36
  • 6:42 AM

    Jewels of the Madonna Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    16:30
  • 6:15 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Adalbert Gyrowetz

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    25:37
  • 6:06 AM

    Vocalissimus

    Elena Ruehr

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    7:48
  • 6:01 AM

    What Wondrous Love is This

    Traditional

    Come to the River: An Early American Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    4:29
  • 5:25 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Fine Arts Quartet

    33:42
  • 5:21 AM

    Song for the Lonely

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: Summerland

    Alexa Still, flute

    3:16
  • 5:06 AM

    Delights and Dances

    Michael Abels

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    13:03
  • 5:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Chris Gekker, trumpet

    4:37