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  • 4:29 AM

    Guitar Concerto "Saudade"

    Constantine Caravassilis

    Jakob Bangsø: Guitar Concertos

    Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

    Kaisa Roose, conductor

    Jakob Bangso, guitar

    29:19
  • 4:21 AM

    Histoire de Molly

    Vincent Segal

    Chamber Music

    Ballake Sissoko, kora

    5:29
  • 4:11 AM

    Carillon, Recitatif and Masque

    Hans Werner Henze

    Avi Avital - Art of the Mandolin

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    9:16
  • 4:06 AM

    Can't Touch This or That or You or My Face

    Kaki King

    Kaki King, guitar

    Chloe Alexandra Thompson, sound sculpture

    4:07
  • 4:01 AM

    Dowland in Armenia

    Loris Chobanian

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    4:50
  • 3:48 AM

    Illuminations of the Beyond (Eclairs sur l'au-dela): Demeurer dans l’amour (To Abide in Love)

    Olivier Messiaen

    Messiaen: Illuminations of the Beyond

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    10:11
  • 3:31 AM

    Become River

    John Luther Adams

    Seattle Symphony

    Ludovic Morlot, conductor

    14:49
  • 3:25 AM

    Reflections on the Nature of Water: Crystalline; Fleet

    Jacob Druckman

    Paddle to the Sea

    Third Coast Percussion

    4:49
  • 3:07 AM

    Tabuh-Tabuhan, Toccata for Orchestra

    Colin McPhee

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    16:32
  • 3:01 AM

    Short Stories: Coyote Nights

    Jennifer Higdon

    Bel Cuore Quartet

    4:39
  • 2:47 AM

    The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music

    Gustav Holst

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:54
  • 2:27 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Alexander Glazunov

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    William Steinberg, conductor

    Nathan Milstein, violin

    18:43
  • 2:22 AM

    Fanfare Salute to Dennis Brain

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Legacy: A Tribute to Dennis Brain

    Ben Goldscheider, horn

    3:56
  • 2:06 AM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    14:58
  • 2:01 AM

    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie

    4:35
  • 1:49 AM

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    8:20
  • 1:21 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Antonin Dvorak

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    27:23
  • 1:15 AM

    Budapest Strings

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    3:51
  • 1:06 AM

    Fuquoi in the Sugar Cane

    Henry Lissant-Collins

    South African Broadcast Orchestra

    Peter Marchbank, conductor

    8:39
  • 1:01 AM

    Hary Janos Suite: Intermezzo

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Prokofiev: Leiutenant Kije Suite

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    4:46
  • 12:49 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Essential David Oistrakh

    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    8:53
  • 12:33 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    15:36
  • 12:25 AM

    Yao Dance

    Liu Tieshan

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    6:11
  • 12:07 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Sunday Symphony"

    William Grant Still

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    17:48
  • 12:01 AM

    Connemara Suite: Evening Ceili

    Bill Whelan

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    David Jones, conductor

    4:46
  • 11:40 PM

    Russian Easter Festival Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    15:04
  • 11:36 PM

    Etude No. 11

    Louise Farrenc

    Joanne Polk, piano

    3:15
  • 11:28 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Tesla Quartet

    Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet

    7:14
  • 11:22 PM

    Four Preludes for Guitar

    Manuel Ponce

    Victoria Drake, harp

    4:45
  • 11:06 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    14:34
  • 11:01 PM

    La Boheme: Che gelida manina

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    4:41
  • 10:44 PM

    Symphony No. 27

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 97, 98 & 27

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    13:35
  • 10:40 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fur Elise, Eroica, Variationen Op. 35

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    3:26
  • 10:29 PM

    Renaissance Scottish Dances

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Maxwell Davies, conductor

    9:19
  • 10:24 PM

    Ginevra, principessa di Scozia: Degli Elisi dal soggiorno

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Contraltos

    Orfeo 55

    Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor

    Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto

    4:03
  • 10:20 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Melodies

    Chen Yi, violin

    2:34
  • 10:06 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Jean-Marie Leclair

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    13:33
  • 9:50 PM

    Symphony No. 2: Adagio

    Charles Ives

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    8:37
  • 9:48 PM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    1:41
  • 9:37 PM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    J Strauss: An der Schonen Blauen Donau and others

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    9:28
  • 9:22 PM

    A Moorside Suite

    Gustav Holst

    English String Miniatures, Vol. 6

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    14:00
  • 9:10 PM

    Concerto for Three Trumpets

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trumpet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Simon Preston, conductor

    Hannes Laubin, trumpet

    9:17
  • 9:06 PM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:52
  • 9:03 PM

    Othello Suite: Willow Song

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:34
  • 8:49 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    9:25
  • 8:45 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:42
  • 8:29 PM

    Fratres (Brothers)

    Arvo Part

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    14:23
  • 8:15 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 54

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Paul Lewis, piano

    12:00
  • 8:06 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:58
  • 8:01 PM

    Symphony No. 6: 2nd movement

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Gossec: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:44 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 10

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 6, 9-12

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    14:30
  • 5:48 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    10:10
  • 5:35 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    11:30
  • 5:21 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    12:32
  • 5:06 PM

    O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:55
  • 5:01 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2: 1st movement

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:36
  • 4:39 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    19:40
  • 4:34 PM

    The Running Stream

    Zhu Jian-er

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    4:21
  • 4:24 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:52
  • 4:15 PM

    Symphony No. 5 "Western Hemisphere": 4th movement

    William Grant Still

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    6:47
  • 4:06 PM

    Philharmonia

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    8:22
  • 4:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 1 "From the Salvation Army": 1st movement

    Charles Ives

    Ives, Barber: String Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    4:48
  • 3:45 PM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    13:25
  • 3:30 PM

    The Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland, Williams: Music for the Stage and Screen

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    13:13
  • 3:17 PM

    Sonata Mexicana

    Manuel Ponce

    Eladio Scharron, guitar

    12:05
  • 3:06 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Carl Friedrich Abel

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    9:38
  • 3:01 PM

    Church Sonata No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    German Bach Soloists

    Helmut Winschermann, conductor

    4:40
  • 2:54 PM

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!

    William Dawson

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    3:42
  • 2:54 PM

    Der Erlkonig (The Elf King)

    Franz Schubert

    Valerie Tryon, piano

    4:36
  • 2:48 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:40
  • 2:07 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven and Brahms Violin Concertos

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    39:44
  • 2:01 PM

    Sinfonietta: Fanfare

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:19
  • 1:57 PM

    Nais: Rigaudons

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    2:17
  • 1:51 PM

    Namouna: Cigarette Waltz

    Edouard Lalo

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yondani Butt, conductor

    5:31
  • 1:43 PM

    Ballade No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Balladen & Scherzi

    Cyprien Katsaris, piano

    7:16
  • 1:39 PM

    Legend No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    2:54
  • 1:30 PM

    Suite of Old Lettish Dances

    Andrejs Jansons

    Blue Skies

    USAF Band of Flight

    7:36
  • 1:23 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:09
  • 1:20 PM

    Folk Suite No. 3: Wade in the Water

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    1:48
  • 1:10 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Ocean": 6th movement

    Anton Rubinstein

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

    6:04
  • 1:04 PM

    On the Town: Times Square, 1944

    Leonard Bernstein

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    5:09
  • 12:55 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:07
  • 12:47 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:40 PM

    German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    6:14
  • 12:31 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Overture

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    7:29
  • 12:27 PM

    Jugueteando (Playfully)

    Jorge Morel

    Sonidos Latinos

    David Russell, guitar

    2:31
  • 12:20 PM

    Griselda: Caro Addio, dal labbro amato

    Giovanni Bononcini

    Contraltos

    Orfeo 55

    Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor

    Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto

    5:54
  • 12:09 PM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lullabies For Mila

    Alessio Bax, piano

    5:13
  • 12:04 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Dukas: La Peri, De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    3:28
  • 11:45 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    12:49
  • 11:37 AM

    Aladdin: Dances

    Ernest Tomlinson

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    6:35
  • 11:29 AM

    Three Shanties

    Malcolm Arnold

    Bergen Wind Quintet

    6:36
  • 11:21 AM

    Berenice: Overture, Minuet and Gigue

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    7:11
  • 11:17 AM

    Estrellita (My little star)

    Manuel Ponce

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    John Novacek, piano

    3:22
  • 11:09 AM

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:05
  • 11:04 AM

    American Suite: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor; American Suite

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    4:33
  • 10:50 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite, Gershwin: Catfish Row

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:01
  • 10:42 AM

    Traditional Hornpipe Suite

    Adrian Cruft

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:08
  • 10:32 AM

    Five Pieces

    Anthony Holborne

    Empire Brass

    9:11
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Benjamin Zander, conductor

    7:05
  • 10:23 AM

    Seven Desires: 2

    Tan Dun

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    1:09
  • 10:14 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:33
  • 10:06 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:49
  • 10:01 AM

    Plantation Melodies: Negro Lullaby

    Harry T. Burleigh

    Apollo Chamber Players

    4:49
  • 9:41 AM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    17:06
  • 9:29 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Albinoni, Cimarosa, Marcello, Sammartini, Lotti: Oboe Concertos

    I Musici

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    10:12
  • 9:22 AM

    Roses of Picardy

    Haydn Wood

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    5:53
  • 9:06 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending; Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:16
  • 9:01 AM

    London Fields: St. James' Park - A Lakeside Reverie

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    4:52
  • 8:42 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 23

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Sonatas

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    16:37
  • 8:37 AM

    Autumn Prelude

    Robert Jurjendal

    Volkmar Zimmermann, guitar

    Madis Metsamart, bowed vibraphone

    Robert Jurjendal, electric guitar

    4:26
  • 8:11 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Philip Glass

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    24:49
  • 8:06 AM

    Seraph Brass

    3:33
  • 8:01 AM

    Algarve Orchestra

    Alvaro Cassuto, conductor

    4:36
  • 7:49 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Theme and Variations

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Serenade No. 10 for Winds "Gran Partita"

    London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble

    9:44
  • 7:44 AM

    Ae Romeser

    Traditional Danish

    Last Leaf

    Danish String Quartet

    4:02
  • 7:25 AM

    Partita No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach: The Six Partitas

    Sergey Schepkin, piano

    18:00
  • 7:07 AM

    Fantasy Variations

    Ulysses Kay

    Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony - U. Kay: Fantasy Variations - Umbrian Scene

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    17:55
  • 7:01 AM

    Louise Dubin, cello

    Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello

    4:43
  • 6:33 AM

    Catfish Row

    George Gershwin

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    25:21
  • 6:23 AM

    Autumn Soiree No. 5

    Felicien David

    Les Quatre Saisons

    Limoges Baroque Ensemble

    8:17
  • 6:06 AM

    Concertino for Horn

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Carl Maria von Weber: Wind Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Janiczek, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    16:10
  • 6:01 AM

    Liti Kersti: Bjorgulv the Fiddler

    Arne Eggen

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    4:33
  • 5:41 AM

    Piano Trio No. 43

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Beaux Arts Trio

    17:24
  • 5:36 AM

    El dia que me quieras

    Carlos Gardel

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    3:54
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:25
  • 5:01 AM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33