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  • 4:46 AM

    Birdflight

    Christopher Gunning

    Gunning: Violin & Cello Concertos - Birdflight

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Gunning, conductor

    12:13
  • 4:35 AM

    The Farthest Place

    John Luther Adams

    Marty Walker, clarinet

    Amy Knoles, vibraphone

    Bryan Pezzone, piano

    Nathaniel Reichman, sound design

    Robin Lorentz, violin

    Barry Newton, double bass

    10:53
  • 4:24 AM

    Vivaldi: Spring

    Max Richter

    Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Berlin Chamber Orchestra

    Andre de Ridder, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    9:41
  • 4:21 AM

    Just Constellations: The Acoustic Constellation: Spring

    Michael Harrison

    Roomful of Teeth

    2:56
  • 4:14 AM

    Still/Sound

    Olafur Arnalds

    a sunrise session

    String Quartet

    Olafur Arnalds, electronics

    4:11
  • 4:07 AM

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Bjarnason, conductor

    7:17
  • 4:01 AM

    Wandering I

    Eydis Evensen

    Bylur

    Eydis Evensen, piano

    4:38
  • 3:54 AM

    Lacrimosa

    Johann Johannsson

    Johann Johannsson: 12 Conversations with Thilo Heinzmann

    Echo Collective

    4:05
  • 3:50 AM

    Four Prayers: Last Prayer

    Ned Rorem

    Marya Martin, flute

    Colette Valentine, piano

    2:42
  • 3:15 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Philip Glass

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    33:19
  • 3:06 AM

    Nunc dimittis

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Stabat Mater

    Gloria Dei Cantores

    Richard K. Pugsley, conductor

    6:14
  • 3:01 AM

    End of Day

    Todd Reynolds

    Todd Reynolds, viola

    4:28
  • 2:42 AM

    In the Summer Wind (Im Sommerwind)

    Anton Webern

    Boulez Conducts Webern II

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    15:58
  • 2:20 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    20:44
  • 2:14 AM

    Gallop of a Thousand Horses

    Kayhan Kalhor

    Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:06
  • 2:06 AM

    War Horse: Dartmoor, 1912

    John Williams

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    6:30
  • 2:01 AM

    Lute Suite No. 3: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Vol. 1: Works for Lute

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:41
  • 1:52 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Lang Lang, piano

    6:35
  • 1:44 AM

    You and Me

    Qigang Chen

    Paris Chamber Orchestra

    Adrien Perruchon, conductor

    Gautier Capucon, cello

    5:44
  • 1:26 AM

    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes

    Benjamin Britten

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:54
  • 1:21 AM

    Lada Valesova, piano

    3:29
  • 1:07 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 6

    Giovanni Punto

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:01
  • 1:01 AM

    She Walks in Beauty

    Toby Hession

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    4:49
  • 12:32 AM

    Piano Trio No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio Sora

    26:29
  • 12:13 AM

    Fantastic Dances

    Joaquin Turina

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    17:00
  • 12:06 AM

    Cavatina: Scherzino and Danza Pomposa

    Alexandre Tansman

    The Artistry of Christopher Parkening

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    5:08
  • 12:01 AM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:37
  • 11:45 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Robert Schumann

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    12:45
  • 11:37 PM

    Consolation

    Jon Leifs

    Leifs: Geysir and Other Orchestral Works

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    6:23
  • 11:16 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Concertos for the Margrave of Brandenburg

    European Brandenburg Ensemble

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Katy Bircher, flute

    20:40
  • 11:12 PM

    Seven Desires: 3

    Tan Dun

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:32
  • 11:06 PM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    5:45
  • 11:01 PM

    Krysia Osostowicz, violin

    Daniel Tong, piano

    4:34
  • 10:50 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 2

    Michael Haydn

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    8:52
  • 10:44 PM

    Waltz No. 2 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Opp. 33-36, 38

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    4:57
  • 10:34 PM

    String Symphony No. 10

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn - String Symphonies 8-9-10

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    9:39
  • 10:30 PM

    The Birds of Aristophanes: Entry of the Birds

    Hubert Parry

    Parry: Works for Chorus and Orchestra

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:27
  • 10:26 PM

    The Hours Suite: The Poet Acts

    Philip Glass

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Mark Shapiro, conductor

    Gregory Harrington, violin

    3:45
  • 10:18 PM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    5:40
  • 10:06 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    11:48
  • 9:50 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: 5 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    8:09
  • 9:42 PM

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    7:30
  • 9:23 PM

    Spanish Rhapsody

    Isaac Albeniz

    Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    Angela Cheng, piano

    17:03
  • 9:20 PM

    Novelty Rag

    May Aufderheide

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    2:30
  • 9:16 PM

    Bucimis (Folk Dance)

    Traditional Bulgarian

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Itamar Doari, percussion

    2:57
  • 9:06 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy

    Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor

    Jean-Claude Veilhan, recorder

    9:24
  • 9:03 PM

    Gagliarda and Corrente

    Johannes Kapsberger

    Alla Luce: Music of Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger

    Chatham Baroque

    2:38
  • 8:47 PM

    Pictures from Bashu (Six Sichuan Folk Songs)

    Hu-Wei Huang

    Shanghai Quartet

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    9:32
  • 8:15 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    30:32
  • 8:10 PM

    Four Paths of Light: Part 1

    Pat Metheny

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:14
  • 8:06 PM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Sang Mi Chung, piano

    3:26
  • 8:01 PM

    Rinaldo: Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto

    George Frideric Handel

    Septura

    Matthew Gee, trombone

    4:50
  • 7:40 PM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    18:07
  • 5:49 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:49
  • 5:39 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Sonatas

    Alina Ibragimova, violin

    8:10
  • 5:14 PM

    Fantasy

    Josef Suk

    Poeme

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    24:46
  • 5:06 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    6:25
  • 5:01 PM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Jean Francaix

    Gaudier Ensemble

    4:49
  • 4:56 PM

    Janice Weber, piano

    2:11
  • 4:48 PM

    A Lovely Rose

    Fu Renchang

    Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fu Renchang, conductor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    7:03
  • 4:35 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Georg Anton Benda

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    12:09
  • 4:32 PM

    Soirees Musicales: Tarantella

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Matinees & Soirees Musicales

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    2:12
  • 4:06 PM

    Sextet

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc, L.: Piano Trio, Op. 33 / Clarinet Trio, Op. 44 / Sextet, Op. 40

    Linos Ensemble

    24:51
  • 4:01 PM

    Marco Rapetti, piano

    Giampaolo Nuti, piano

    4:28
  • 3:55 PM

    Song without Words "Wanderlied"

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Sylviane Deferne, piano

    2:59
  • 3:51 PM

    Come Wander with Me

    Jeff Alexander

    Voces8

    4:02
  • 3:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 24

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Piano Concertos, Volume 1

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Vassily Primakov, piano

    31:47
  • 3:06 PM

    Dance

    Oliver Davis

    Oliver Davis: Dance

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    Kerenza Peacock, violin

    9:39
  • 3:01 PM

    Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut Morgen ubers Feld (Morning Walk)

    Gustav Mahler

    "Auf Flugeln des Gesangs" Piano Music

    Claudius Tanski, piano

    4:40
  • 2:34 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    24:10
  • 2:34 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    24:10
  • 2:30 PM

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Peter Hope

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:05
  • 2:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    7:43
  • 2:04 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    14:43
  • 1:59 PM

    Canzonetta

    Gabriel Pierne

    Belle Epoque

    Lille National Orchestra

    Alexandre Bloch, conductor

    Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet

    3:38
  • 1:41 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich: The Complete Piano Sonatas

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    15:46
  • 1:36 PM

    Bridal Lullaby

    Percy Grainger

    Studio orchestra

    Martin Jones, piano

    :00
  • 1:31 PM

    F-A-E Sonata: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    Robert Kulek, piano

    5:38
  • 1:23 PM

    Fair Maid of Perth: 2 Dances

    Georges Bizet

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:18
  • 1:20 PM

    Hop-O-My-Thumb

    Billy Mayerl

    Bats In The Belfry: Billy Mayerl Vol. 2

    Eric Parkin, piano

    2:36
  • 1:06 PM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:33
  • 1:04 PM

    The King's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    1:12
  • 12:54 PM

    Abdelazar: Incidental Music

    Henry Purcell

    A Baroque Feast

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    7:02
  • 12:48 PM

    Musical Moment No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonata, D. 959 etc.

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    4:54
  • 12:36 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    William Boyce

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    10:52
  • 12:29 PM

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    6:08
  • 12:24 PM

    The Hours Suite: The Poet Acts

    Philip Glass

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Mark Shapiro, conductor

    Gregory Harrington, violin

    3:45
  • 12:08 PM

    Artaserse: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Overtures, 2

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    9:06
  • 12:04 PM

    Bluebeard (Barbe-Bleue): Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:07
  • 11:47 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Etc

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    10:56
  • 11:41 AM

    The Ridiculous Prince Jodelet

    Reinhard Keiser

    Overturen: Music for the Hamburg Opera

    Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

    4:13
  • 11:34 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Gounod, Thomas, Chabrier

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    6:07
  • 11:30 AM

    Four Medieval Dances: Pavane

    Joseph Lauber

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    Susan Jolles, harp

    3:25
  • 11:25 AM

    La Fileuse (The Spinner)

    Joachim Raff

    Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano

    John O'Conor, piano

    4:08
  • 11:18 AM

    Serenade No. 4: 4th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade No. 4, Symphony No. 23

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:18
  • 11:09 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Flute Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    7:35
  • 11:04 AM

    Mlada: Bohemian Dance

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:48
  • 10:50 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    8:39
  • 10:47 AM

    Suffolk Suite: Framlingham Castle

    Doreen Carwithen

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    1:55
  • 10:42 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:05
  • 10:27 AM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:43
  • 10:23 AM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: The Rite of Spring, Pulcinella Suite

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    3:27
  • 10:19 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Frederic Chiu, piano

    2:59
  • 10:06 AM

    Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Der Ring Des Nibelungen (Excerpts)

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    12:33
  • 10:01 AM

    Flute Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johan Agrell

    Concerto Copenhagen

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Maria Bania, flute

    4:38
  • 9:48 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    10:35
  • 9:45 AM

    Guasa (Dance)

    Celedonio Romero

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    1:56
  • 9:24 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Works by Stravinsky and Hovhaness

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    19:24
  • 9:06 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Carl Stamitz

    Flute Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    16:14
  • 9:01 AM

    Novelette (Interlude in Olden Style)

    Alexander Glazunov

    Utrecht String Quartet

    4:44
  • 8:32 AM

    Symphony No. 9: Adagio

    Anton Bruckner

    Bruckner: Symphony No. 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    26:22
  • 8:26 AM

    Three Lacquer Prints

    Zachary Wadsworth

    Northwestern University Cello Ensemble

    5:22
  • 8:22 AM

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    2:15
  • 8:06 AM

    Five Pieces in Folk-Style

    Robert Schumann

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    15:28
  • 8:01 AM

    Gnossienne No. 1

    Erik Satie

    The Magic of Satie

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    4:34
  • 7:32 AM

    Symphony No. 86

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    26:28
  • 7:29 AM

    Prelude for the Left Hand

    Alexander Scriabin

    Lullabies For Mila

    Alessio Bax, piano

    2:37
  • 7:16 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Tomaso Albinoni

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Gail Hennessy, oboe

    Rachel Chaplin, oboe

    11:00
  • 7:06 AM

    White Landscapes

    Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Yoshimatsu: Piano Concerto

    Manchester Camerata

    Sachio Fujioka, conductor

    John Barrow, flute

    9:30
  • 7:01 AM

    Starlight Express: Waltz

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:29
  • 6:24 AM

    The Bourgeois Gentleman Suite

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    34:20
  • 6:17 AM

    Solo de Concours

    Andre Messager

    French Portraits / Ricardo Morales, Michael Chertok

    Ricardo Morales, clarinet

    5:25
  • 6:06 AM

    Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

    John Knowles Paine

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:23
  • 6:01 AM

    Ave Maria mater dei

    Robert Hunt

    Blue Heron

    Scott Metcalfe, conductor

    4:34
  • 5:53 AM

    Song of Jean Racine (Cantique de Jean Racine)

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure Requiem

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Tom Etheridge, organ

    5:36
  • 5:49 AM

    Berceuse on the Name of Faure

    Maurice Ravel

    Violin Lullabies / Rachel Barton Pine

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:25
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Giuseppe Martucci

    Martucci: Symphony No. 1; Novelletta; Notturno; Tarantella

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    41:18
  • 5:01 AM

    Childhood Dream (Reve d'enfant)

    Eugene Ysaye

    French Impressions

    Bienne Symphony Orchestra

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Rachel Kolly d'Alba, violin

    4:35