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  • 4:38 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Karol Szymanowski

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    19:44
  • 4:28 AM

    Aghavni (Doves)

    Mary Kouyoumdjian

    Nicholas Phillips, piano

    8:53
  • 4:16 AM

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    11:24
  • 4:06 AM

    Langsamer Satz (Slow Movement)

    Anton Webern

    The Mathilde album

    Arod Quartet

    9:25
  • 4:01 AM

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    4:47
  • 3:52 AM

    Metamorphosis II

    Philip Glass

    Jenny Lin, piano

    6:31
  • 3:22 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "From My Life"

    Bedrich Smetana

    Cleveland Quartet

    27:53
  • 3:09 AM

    Pour une fete de printemps

    Albert Roussel

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    11:11
  • 3:06 AM

    Spring Intermezzo

    Betty King

    Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women

    Helen Walker-Hill, piano

    2:29
  • 3:01 AM

    Nachtstuck

    Franz Schubert

    Elisabeth Plank, harp

    4:48
  • 2:52 AM

    Dawn Chorus

    Phil Kline

    Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

    Bill Ryan, conductor

    6:22
  • 2:12 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony"

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral", Symphony No. 4

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Heather Harper, soprano

    38:07
  • 2:06 AM

    Mr. John Langton's Pavan

    John Dowland

    Dowland: Lachrimae, Fretwork

    Fretwork

    4:22
  • 2:01 AM

    Evening Mood

    Josef Suk

    Josef Suk, violin

    Josef Hala, piano

    4:53
  • 1:47 AM

    The Green Fuse

    James Wilson

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Anthony Parnther, conductor

    10:58
  • 1:19 AM

    String Quartet No. 57

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Haydn Quartet

    26:17
  • 1:14 AM

    Blossom Street

    Hilary Campbell, conductor

    3:17
  • 1:01 AM

    Sonnets without Words: Sweet Love Remember'd

    Roxanna Panufnik

    Ben Goldscheider, horn

    Huw Watkins, piano

    4:52
  • 12:47 AM

    Variations on an Original Theme

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Variations For Piano

    Emil Gilels, piano

    10:39
  • 12:22 AM

    Catalyst Quartet

    24:05
  • 12:10 AM

    Fantasy on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano"

    Franz Danzi

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    10:11
  • 12:06 AM

    Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Art of Cecilia Bartoli

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    3:08
  • 12:01 AM

    Scherzo No. 2

    Clara Schumann

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    4:47
  • 11:47 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Ein Straussfest

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    King Keyes, zither

    11:02
  • 11:26 PM

    Magnolia Suite

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    19:36
  • 11:18 PM

    Two Serenades: Serenade pour la vie

    Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mikko Franck, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    6:35
  • 11:07 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    1812 Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:06
  • 11:01 PM

    Three Chinese Folk Songs

    Zhou Long

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:43
  • 10:52 PM

    Cascay

    Francisco Pulgar Vidal

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    6:50
  • 10:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 27

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    29:15
  • 10:13 PM

    Toute vie

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    6:05
  • 10:06 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:04
  • 10:01 PM

    Three Country Dances

    John Playford

    Broadside Band

    Jeremy Barlow, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:47 PM

    Sonata No. 1

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    (Selected members), conductor

    11:16
  • 9:23 PM

    Pulcinella Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    22:34
  • 9:20 PM

    Puppet Serenade

    Ron Goodwin

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Ron Goodwin, conductor

    2:40
  • 9:07 PM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 9:01 PM

    Night and Day

    Cole Porter

    Night and Day

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:34
  • 8:48 PM

    Anna Ciborowska, piano

    10:23
  • 4:40 PM

    Choral Fantasy

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Menahem Pressler, piano

    Susanne Scheinpflug, soprano

    Kerstin Klein, soprano

    Andrea Pitt, alto

    Albrecht Sack, tenor

    Ekkehard Wagner, tenor

    17:59
  • 4:36 PM

    Tints and Spray

    Cecil Burleigh

    Zina Schiff, violin

    Mary Barranger, piano

    3:35
  • 4:25 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    9:14
  • 4:13 PM

    Symphony No. 9: Scherzo

    Anton Bruckner

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    10:14
  • 4:06 PM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    5:17
  • 4:01 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Angel Band": Morning

    Daron Hagen

    Finisterra Trio

    4:37
  • 3:55 PM

    Ben Hur: Parade of the Charioteers

    Miklos Rozsa

    Summon The Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:48
  • 3:52 PM

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: A Storm is Coming

    Howard Shore

    Oscar And Tony: Award-Winning Music From The Stage And Screen

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:29
  • 3:46 PM

    Titanic: Back to Titanic

    James Horner

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:53
  • 3:40 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:57
  • 3:29 PM

    A Passage to India: Suite

    Maurice Jarre

    Maurice Jarre: The Emotion And The Strength

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Maurice Jarre, conductor

    10:04
  • 3:22 PM

    The Right Stuff: selections

    Bill Conti

    Star Tracks II

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:42
  • 3:16 PM

    Limelight: Eternally

    Charlie Chaplin

    Charlie! Music From The Classic Films Of Charles Chaplin

    Munich Symphony Orchestra

    Francis Shaw, conductor

    4:59
  • 3:11 PM

    The Godfather Part II: Main Title/The Immigrant

    Nino Rota

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:49
  • 3:06 PM

    Tom Jones: Main Theme

    John Addison

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:12
  • 3:01 PM

    Exodus Theme

    Ernest Gold

    Motion Picture Classics, Volume 1

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:37
  • 2:37 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Janet Hilton, clarinet

    21:56
  • 2:31 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Dance of the Knights

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Visions of Prokofiev

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    3:39
  • 2:21 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    9:48
  • 2:10 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    William Boyce

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:23
  • 2:06 PM

    Tritsch-Tratsch (Chit-Chat) Polka

    Johann StraussJr.

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:58
  • 1:48 PM

    Mazurka-oberek

    Alexander Glazunov

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Chloe Hanslip, violin

    9:48
  • 1:41 PM

    Three songs of Charles d'Orleans

    Claude Debussy

    Appear and Inspire

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    6:48
  • 1:18 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Andrei Gavrilov, piano

    21:25
  • 1:13 PM

    The Drunken Sailor

    Traditional

    Cantus

    2:46
  • 1:10 PM

    The Whistler and His Dog

    Arthur Pryor

    The Whistler and His Dog

    Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

    Rick Benjamin, conductor

    2:40
  • 1:06 PM

    Promenade (Walking the Dog)

    George Gershwin

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    John Fullam, clarinet

    3:29
  • 12:44 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    14:39
  • 12:37 PM

    Alleluia

    Kile Smith

    Kile Smith: Canticle

    Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:42
  • 12:34 PM

    Six Etudes in Canonic Form: Andantino

    Robert Schumann

    Martha Argerich, piano

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    1:54
  • 12:24 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    9:59
  • 12:20 PM

    Prairie Miniature

    Arthur Farwell

    Calico Winds

    1:54
  • 12:16 PM

    Prelude No. 5

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    3:21
  • 12:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    9:05
  • 12:01 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavotte

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Suites For Solo Cello

    Pierre Fournier, cello

    4:37
  • 11:46 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    12:08
  • 11:38 AM

    Improvisation No. 2

    Gabriela Montero

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    7:03
  • 11:31 AM

    O Sacrum Convivium

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    Infinity: Choral Works

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    5:53
  • 11:17 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:38
  • 11:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    Francesco Geminiani

    Geminiani: 6 Concerti Grossi

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    9:27
  • 11:01 AM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 10:44 AM

    Norwegian Fantasie

    Edouard Lalo

    Rare French Works For Violin And Orchestra

    Ulster Orchestra

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    Philippe Graffin, violin

    13:57
  • 10:40 AM

    Carmen: Habanera

    Georges Bizet

    Maria Callas: The Studio Recordings

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    Maria Callas, soprano

    4:01
  • 10:28 AM

    Andante e Polacca

    Carl Czerny

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    Daniel Blumenthal, piano

    11:47
  • 10:17 AM

    The Witches

    Niccolo Paganini

    Of Witches and Devils

    Luca Fanfoni, violin

    9:24
  • 10:13 AM

    Irma la Douce: Our Language of Love

    Marguerite Monnot

    Studio Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    2:03
  • 10:06 AM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    Golden Opera

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    Joan Sutherland, soprano

    6:04
  • 10:01 AM

    Il delirio amoroso: Introduction

    George Frideric Handel

    Le Concert d'Astree

    Emmanuelle Haim, conductor

    4:50
  • 9:49 AM

    Variations on Mozart's "Bei Mannern"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    8:59
  • 9:15 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, 'The Four Temperaments'

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    32:50
  • 9:10 AM

    Pavan

    Anthony Holborne

    Heart's Ease: Music For Viol Consort

    Fretwork

    3:02
  • 9:06 AM

    Isabelle Perrin, harp

    Baltazar Juarez, harp

    3:20
  • 9:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carion: Nielsen's Footsteps

    Carion Wind Quintet

    4:36
  • 8:50 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:28
  • 8:06 AM

    Chamber Concerto

    Ernest Chausson

    Daniel Hope | Belle Epoque

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    42:19
  • 8:01 AM

    Four Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Canadian Brass

    4:52
  • 7:50 AM

    String Quartet No. 6: Variations on the Pachelbel Canon

    George Rochberg

    Concord String Quartet

    8:16
  • 7:38 AM

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    12:02
  • 7:15 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Terry Baune, violin

    21:15
  • 7:06 AM

    Bukoolika (Bucolic)

    Ester Magi

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Arvo Volmer, conductor

    8:08
  • 7:01 AM

    Atlas-Pumas: 3rd movement

    Gabriela Ortiz

    Shalini Vijayan, violin

    Lynn Vartan, marimba

    4:34
  • 6:37 AM

    Harp Concertino

    Anna Segal

    Mendelssohn Ensemble

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet

    21:48
  • 6:25 AM

    The Cider House Rules: Suite

    Rachel Portman

    The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    David Snell, conductor

    11:05
  • 6:06 AM

    Lute Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Lute Suites

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    16:53
  • 6:01 AM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet

    Maurice Ravel

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:40
  • 5:37 AM

    Humoresques

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Violin Concerto, 6 Humoresques, 2 Serenades

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    Joseph Swensen, violin

    21:07
  • 5:32 AM

    Heroic Berceuse

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. II

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    3:58
  • 5:06 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Elfrida Andree

    Andree: Piano Trios - Piano Quartet in A minor

    Trio Nordica

    24:36
  • 5:01 AM

    Estampes: Pagodas

    Claude Debussy

    Zoltan Kocsis, piano

    4:34