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  • 4:15 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 9

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    43:23
  • 4:06 AM

    Nihavent Semai

    Sokratis Sinopoulos

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    Sokratis Sinopoulos, lyra

    Bijan Chemirani, zarb drum

    Keyvan Chemirani, daf drum

    7:07
  • 4:01 AM

    Serenade for Guitar and Strings

    Malcolm Arnold

    English Guitar Concertos

    Northern Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Craig Ogden, guitar

    4:31
  • 3:49 AM

    Fantasia Gaelach No. 1

    A.J. Potter

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Robert Houlihan, conductor

    8:29
  • 3:27 AM

    Wanderer Fantasy

    Franz Schubert

    Andre Watts: The Schubert Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    20:47
  • 3:24 AM

    Wanderers Nachtlied

    Franz Schubert

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

    Gerald Moore, piano

    2:28
  • 3:10 AM

    Armenian Folk Songs and Dances

    Gomidas Vartabed

    A Sicilian Traveller

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    11:58
  • 3:06 AM

    Spanish Suite: Cadiz

    Isaac Albeniz

    Julian Bream, guitar

    4:17
  • 3:01 AM

    Leaving Capri

    Tonu Korvits

    Tonu Korvits: Hymns to the Nordic Lights

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Risto Joost, conductor

    4:35
  • 2:54 AM

    There is Sweet Music

    Robert Hobby

    From Light to Light

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    4:36
  • 2:49 AM

    Berceuse

    Franz Liszt

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    9:40
  • 2:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    29:32
  • 2:19 AM

    Allegretto

    Gyorgy Ligeti

    Parker Quartet

    6:13
  • 1:00 AM

    Minnesota Orchestra LIVE

    Minnesota Orchestra LIVE

    60:00
  • 12:49 AM

    What the Wild Flowers Tell Me

    Gustav Mahler

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    9:23
  • 12:42 AM

    Into the Light: Flower into Kindness

    Jake Runestad

    The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Kathlene Ritch, soprano

    5:14
  • 12:17 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    24:27
  • 12:06 AM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    9:23
  • 12:01 AM

    Bassoon Concerto: Rondo

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    4:45
  • 11:46 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    12:01
  • 11:07 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 & Cello Sonata

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    49:39
  • 11:00 PM

    Even When He is Silent

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    Look up and See

    sounding light

    Tom Trenney, conductor

    5:06
  • 10:46 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    9:03
  • 10:40 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:43
  • 10:33 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    6:30
  • 10:22 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    10:13
  • 10:19 PM

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    1:13
  • 10:17 PM

    Sweet Mister Jelly Roll

    Valerie Capers

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    1:45
  • 10:15 PM

    Portraits in Jazz: Waltz for Miles

    Valerie Capers

    Maria Corley, piano

    1:56
  • 10:00 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Janine Jansen

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    14:31
  • 9:52 PM

    Considering Matthew Shepard: All of Us

    Craig Hella Johnson

    Considering Matthew Shepard

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:07
  • 9:47 PM

    Romance

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    3:53
  • 9:40 PM

    Zorbas Ballet Suite: Hassapiko dance; The Death of Hortense

    Mikis Theodorakis

    Theodorakis: Zorbas Suite-ballet, Adafio for Flute, 3 pieces from Canaval suite-Ballet

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    6:20
  • 9:30 PM

    Pan Pacific Ensemble

    10:11
  • 9:20 PM

    First Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Howard Dunn, conductor

    10:43
  • 9:13 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Night Stories

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:33
  • 8:56 PM

    Requiem: Libera me

    Gabriel Faure

    In Paradisum

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    4:50
  • 8:39 PM

    Semper Fidelis

    John Philip Sousa

    SOUSA, J.P.: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3

    Royal Artillery Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    2:53
  • 8:33 PM

    American Salute (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)

    Morton Gould

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:20
  • 8:15 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    15:44
  • 8:08 PM

    Variations for Arinushka

    Arvo Part

    Elusive Affinity

    Anna Gourari, piano

    5:28
  • 8:00 PM

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    William Steffe

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    5:29
  • 5:53 PM

    Spring in Buenos Aires (Primavera Portena)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Eduardo Marturet, conductor

    Lara St. John, violin

    5:16
  • 5:12 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    39:43
  • 5:10 PM

    Fascinatin' Rhythm

    George Gershwin

    Lark Quartet

    :56
  • 5:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    The Berlin Gala - A Salute To Carmen

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:55
  • 5:01 PM

    Overture No. 5: Andante

    Carl Friedrich Abel

    Il Fondamento

    Paul Dombrecht, conductor

    4:44
  • 4:40 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    18:29
  • 4:21 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mostly Mozart

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    17:34
  • 4:13 PM

    Two Serenades: Serenade pour la vie

    Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mikko Franck, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    6:35
  • 4:06 PM

    Ballade "About Olden Times"

    Anatol Liadov

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    5:52
  • 4:01 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 7 "Valenciana"

    Enrique Granados

    Favourite Spanish Encores

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    4:50
  • 3:50 PM

    Huapango

    Jose Moncayo

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    8:19
  • 3:27 PM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    21:59
  • 3:22 PM

    Miniatures: I Ride an Old Paint

    William Grant Still

    Sierra Winds

    3:56
  • 3:10 PM

    The Cowboys: Overture

    John Williams

    John Williams at the Movies

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    9:46
  • 3:06 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    The Ultimate Copland Album

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    3:46
  • 3:01 PM

    Return from Fingal; Irish Jig

    Traditional Irish

    Scott Tennant, guitar

    4:39
  • 2:44 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    10:20
  • 2:42 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    15:55
  • 2:04 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    15:55
  • 2:01 PM

    Lyric Pieces: Liden fugl (Little bird)

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Stephen Hough, piano

    1:37
  • 1:53 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Fiedler's Greatest Hits

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    5:45
  • 1:44 PM

    Piano Trio No. 7 "Archduke": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Trios

    Trio Sora

    7:10
  • 1:38 PM

    Symphony No. 10

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 7-12

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    4:15
  • 1:31 PM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Players of Canada

    6:27
  • 1:24 PM

    Too Hot Toccata

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Grant Park Orchestra

    Carlos Kalmar, conductor

    5:54
  • 1:21 PM

    Six Bagatelles: No. 3

    Gyorgy Ligeti

    London Winds

    2:40
  • 1:10 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:47
  • 1:04 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:44
  • 12:50 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    7:53
  • 12:45 PM

    The Color Purple: Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Belinda Broughton, violin

    4:46
  • 12:40 PM

    The Spring time of the year

    Traditional

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:46
  • 12:29 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mantova Chamber Orchestra

    Carlo Fabiano, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    10:27
  • 12:26 PM

    Dolly Suite: Le Jardin de Dolly

    Gabriel Faure

    Steven Osborne, piano

    Paul Lewis, piano

    2:16
  • 12:18 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Favorite Overtures

    Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor

    7:06
  • 12:12 PM

    Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun): Galliarde and Lesquercarde

    Leo Delibes

    French Music for the Stage

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:28
  • 12:07 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:11
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 11:53 AM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 11:49 AM

    Wild Swans: Eliza's Aria

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Spheres

    Daniel Hope, violin

    3:07
  • 11:42 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Reformation": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    5:28
  • 11:35 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    5:50
  • 11:25 AM

    Sonate Sentimentale: 1st movement

    Ferdinand Ries

    Ries: Flute and Piano Works - Flute Sonatas / Introduction and Polonaise / Variations on a Portuguese Hymn

    Uwe Grodd, flute

    9:35
  • 11:19 AM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella & Danses Concertantes

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    4:05
  • 11:09 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    8:42
  • 11:04 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 And 2

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:04
  • 10:51 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 20

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Mari Kodama, piano

    7:39
  • 10:37 AM

    Agincourt Overture

    Walter Leigh

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    12:28
  • 10:26 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    10:57
  • 10:16 AM

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:15
  • 10:12 AM

    Don Giovanni: Deh, vieni alla finestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    1:52
  • 10:06 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Violin for Anne Rice

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    5:23
  • 10:01 AM

    Four Preludes for Guitar

    Manuel Ponce

    Victoria Drake, harp

    4:45
  • 9:43 AM

    Hippolyte et Aricie: Suite

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    15:44
  • 9:24 AM

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    17:23
  • 9:13 AM

    Zarabanda Lejana

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concertos and Orchestral Works

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    9:22
  • 9:06 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Encores 2

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    6:02
  • 9:01 AM

    Spanish Serenade

    Joaquin Malats

    Homages: A Musical Dedication

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    4:35
  • 8:32 AM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    David Finckel, cello

    Wu Han, piano

    26:14
  • 8:11 AM

    Summer Night Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Cinderella

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    20:15
  • 8:06 AM

    Abendlied (Evening Song)

    Josef Rheinberger

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    3:36
  • 8:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:51
  • 7:43 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: Reveries

    Hector Berlioz

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    15:29
  • 7:23 AM

    Terzetto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Streichquartette Vol. 5

    Stamitz Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    19:55
  • 7:09 AM

    Winged Creatures

    Michael Abels

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    11:38
  • 7:06 AM

    Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On wings of song)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Octet; Songs

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:22
  • 7:01 AM

    Pan Voyevoda: Nocturne

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Adagios

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:55 AM

    Dromte mig en drom

    Traditional Danish

    Danish String Quartet

    3:45
  • 6:40 AM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 6:06 AM

    In the Mountain Suite

    Joseph Canteloube

    Violin Music Of Canteloube And Breville

    Philippe Graffin, violin

    32:22
  • 6:01 AM

    Spring Waltz

    Agustin Barrios

    David Russell, guitar

    4:31
  • 5:44 AM

    Finding Rothko

    Adam Schoenberg

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    14:48
  • 5:37 AM

    Pavane Couleur du temps

    Frank Martin

    Debussy, Martin, Caplet, Pierne, Jongen

    Oxalys

    6:20
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    28:53
  • 5:01 AM

    Ballade No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms on Brass

    Canadian Brass

    4:43