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  • 4:19 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Gerald Finzi

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Raphael Wallfisch, cello

    39:01
  • 4:14 AM

    Giunto alla tomba

    Giaches de Wert

    Giaches de Wert: Madrigals

    Gabriele Palomba, lute

    4:47
  • 4:06 AM

    The Banks of Green Willow

    George Butterworth

    Vaughan Williams/Butterworth

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:12
  • 4:01 AM

    Live the Questions

    Jake Runestad

    Runestad: Sing, Wearing the Sky

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    4:51
  • 3:43 AM

    Lyric Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Orchestral Music, Vol. 6 - From Holberg's Time / Lyric Suite / Melodies

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    15:34
  • 3:27 AM

    Dreaming Awake

    Philip Glass

    Nicolas Horvath, piano

    14:38
  • 3:12 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Dreams of a Child

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    13:09
  • 3:06 AM

    Sarabande

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:42
  • 3:01 AM

    Three Parts on a Ground

    Henry Purcell

    Stradivaria

    4:45
  • 2:48 AM

    Fantasia

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Fazil Say, piano

    10:12
  • 2:20 AM

    Nights

    Florent Schmitt

    Florent Schmitt: Symphonie Concertante, Reves, Soirs

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    26:36
  • 2:06 AM

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    12:07
  • 2:01 AM

    Zambra Granadina

    Isaac Albeniz

    Isaac Albeniz: Spanish Music For Classical Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    4:43
  • 1:33 AM

    Dance

    Anna Clyne

    Clyne: Dance - Elgar: Cello Concerto

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    Inbal Segev, cello

    24:57
  • 1:19 AM

    Suite in the Ancient Style

    Mel Bonis

    Mel Bonis: Chamber Music with Flute

    Tatjana Ruhland, flute

    12:34
  • 1:01 AM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:30
  • 12:47 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    11:43
  • 12:19 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18

    Jerusalem Quartet

    26:10
  • 12:11 AM

    Pastoral Suite: Scherzo-valse

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:02
  • 12:06 AM

    La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Victoria Drake, harp

    4:21
  • 12:01 AM

    London Festival Orchestra

    Josef Sakonov, violin

    4:35
  • 11:24 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Gabriela Montero: Ex Patria, 3 Improvisations

    YOA Orchestra of the Americas

    Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    34:45
  • 11:13 PM

    Spring Song

    Jean Sibelius

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    9:04
  • 11:06 PM

    Doce de coco

    Jaco do Bandolim

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Paquito d'Rivera, clarinet

    Romero Lubambo, guitar

    5:15
  • 11:01 PM

    Carnival-Waltz

    Florent Schmitt

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:48
  • 10:46 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1

    Georges Enescu

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    12:17
  • 10:21 PM

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    23:46
  • 10:14 PM

    Picciola serenata: Minuetto

    Antonio Salieri

    Mozart � Salieri

    Armonia Ensemble

    4:57
  • 10:06 PM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann StraussJr.

    F. Schubert: Symphony No. 9

    SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Gielen, conductor

    7:15
  • 10:01 PM

    Village Dance

    Claude Champagne

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:47
  • 9:53 PM

    The Day is Done

    Stephen Paulus

    Beyond All Mortal Dreams

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    5:15
  • 9:17 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 25

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    34:20
  • 9:12 PM

    Scherzo

    (Marie) Clemence de Grandval

    GRANDVAL: Oboe Works

    Budapest Strings

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    4:17
  • 9:06 PM

    Trio Sonata

    Giuseppe Tartini

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    Isabella Longa, violin

    Marcello Scandelli, cello

    Giorgio Cerasoli, harpsichord

    4:34
  • 9:01 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 7 "Valenciana"

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Twelve Spanish Dances

    Razumovsky Sinfonia

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    4:34
  • 8:50 PM

    Concert Piece for Horn and Orchestra

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:35
  • 4:49 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphony No. 2

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor

    8:00
  • 4:24 PM

    String Quartet No. 21 "Prussian"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quartetto Italiano

    24:50
  • 4:12 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Cloudburst

    Ferde Grofe

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    8:53
  • 4:06 PM

    Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)

    Franz Schubert

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    James MacMillan, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    4:08
  • 4:01 PM

    "Echo" Canzon

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    English Chamber Orchestra Brass

    Donald Fraser, conductor

    William Trafka, organ

    4:32
  • 3:54 PM

    On Golden Pond: Main Theme

    Dave Grusin

    The Nature of America: A Musical Impression

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    William Tritt, piano

    3:59
  • 3:52 PM

    The Pink Panther Theme

    Henry Mancini

    Henry Mancini And His Orchestra ?– The Pink Panther And Other Hits

    Mancini Pops Orchestra

    Henry Mancini, conductor

    2:38
  • 3:45 PM

    A Streetcar Named Desire: Suite

    Alex North

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:04
  • 3:37 PM

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    David Raksin, conductor

    5:52
  • 3:23 PM

    The Mission: Suite

    Ennio Morricone

    Original Soundtrack from the Motion Picture: The Mission

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Ennio Morricone, conductor

    13:41
  • 3:10 PM

    Vertigo: Suite

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    10:10
  • 3:06 PM

    To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title

    Elmer Bernstein

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:01
  • 3:01 PM

    Out of Africa: Love Theme

    John Barry

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

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:23
  • 2:54 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin: The Red Back Book

    New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble

    4:16
  • 2:35 PM

    Four African Dances

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    John Fadial, violin

    Andrew Harley, piano

    18:07
  • 2:22 PM

    Symphony No. 10: 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    11:28
  • 2:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    Haydn, Hummel: Trumpet Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    Niklas Eklund, trumpet

    14:01
  • 1:45 PM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta

    Jaap ter Linden, conductor

    Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe d'amore

    13:14
  • 1:25 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sonatas for Piano & Violin

    Isaac Stern, violin

    18:14
  • 1:20 PM

    Dance Suite after Couperin: Tourbillon

    Richard Strauss

    Kempe Conducts Richard Strauss - 3

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Rudolf Kempe, conductor

    3:16
  • 1:15 PM

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    4:21
  • 1:06 PM

    The Planets: Venus

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:02
  • 12:53 PM

    Valse Triste

    Jean Sibelius

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    5:27
  • 12:13 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet

    Cleveland Quartet

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    38:33
  • 12:06 PM

    Praise at Sunrise

    Traditional

    Himmelrand

    Uranienborg Vocal Ensemble

    Elisabeth Holte, conductor

    4:51
  • 12:01 PM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 11:44 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    GF Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 2-7 and 10

    Mercury Baroque

    Antoine Plante, conductor

    14:06
  • 11:25 AM

    Suite in Old Style

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    Vaiva Eidukaityte-Storastiene, harpsichord

    18:35
  • 11:11 AM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

    13:19
  • 11:06 AM

    Carmen: Intermezzo

    Georges Bizet

    Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:37
  • 11:01 AM

    Shepherd's Song

    Han-Kun Sha

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:47
  • 10:48 AM

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

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Six Flute Concertos, Op.10

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Stephen Preston, flute

    10:28
  • 10:45 AM

    The Blue Bird

    Charles Stanford

    All in the April Evening

    Laudibus

    Michael Brewer, conductor

    3:09
  • 10:20 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Violinkonzerte, Mozart: Rondo

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Heinrich Schiff, conductor

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    22:50
  • 10:15 AM

    White Snow in the Spring Sunlight

    Traditional Chinese

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:37
  • 10:06 AM

    Ambarvalia

    Ruth Gipps

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Peebles, conductor

    7:48
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 6: 2nd movement

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Gossec: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:53 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    5:35
  • 9:28 AM

    Catalyst Quartet

    24:05
  • 9:10 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
  • 9:06 AM

    To a Wild Rose

    Edward MacDowell

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    2:42
  • 9:01 AM

    Concerto No. 1

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Albinoni: 12 Concerti a cinque, Op.5

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    4:36
  • 8:28 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Jean Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    30:32
  • 8:23 AM

    After a Dream (Apres un Reve)

    Gabriel Faure

    Beau Soir

    Janine Jansen, violin

    3:19
  • 8:06 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Love Scene

    Hector Berlioz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    16:11
  • 8:01 AM

    Sleepsong

    Rolf Lovland

    Invisible Stars - Choral Works of Ireland and Scotland

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    Emily Doyle, soprano

    4:37
  • 7:31 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Epilogue

    Miro Quartet

    27:51
  • 7:13 AM

    Summer Scenes from Hame

    Vaino Raitio

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor

    15:58
  • 7:06 AM

    Iberia: Evocation

    Isaac Albeniz

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    6:05
  • 7:01 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 6: Sicilienne

    Saverio Mercadante

    Mercadante: Flute Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    4:49
  • 6:46 AM

    Between Rain

    Edmund Finnis

    London Contemporary Orchestra

    Robert Ames, conductor

    12:20
  • 6:42 AM

    Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain)

    Claude Debussy

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    3:54
  • 6:10 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    30:44
  • 6:06 AM

    Fantasy Pieces: Summer Song

    Agathe Grondahl

    Norwegian Classical Favourites

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    2:20
  • 6:01 AM

    Show Me

    Aoife O'Donovan

    The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

    Brooklyn Rider

    4:53
  • 5:29 AM

    Fairy Tale

    Josef Suk

    North West German Philharmonic

    Alun Francis, conductor

    29:31
  • 5:25 AM

    Angel Springs

    Joe Hisaishi

    The Bedtime Sessions

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:31
  • 5:06 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Suite

    Maurice Ravel

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    17:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Richard Strauss

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet

    4:26