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  • 4:44 AM

    Terra Incognita

    Wayne Shorter

    Imani Winds

    14:14
  • 4:22 AM

    Spirituals for Strings

    Morton Gould

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    20:32
  • 4:06 AM

    Flute Sonata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Flute Sonatas

    Andrea Oliva, flute

    14:49
  • 4:01 AM

    Djilile

    Peter Sculthorpe

    SCULTHORPE: Irkanda I and IV / Lament / Sonata No. 2 / Cello Dreaming / Djilile

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    4:26
  • 3:52 AM

    "Trinity" Fantasy for Solo Violin

    Ornette Coleman

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    6:18
  • 3:46 AM

    Under the Rug

    Ryan Brown

    Janus

    5:10
  • 3:16 AM

    Ballet Scenes

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: The Seasons, Scenes de Ballet

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    28:21
  • 3:06 AM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Jonathan Feldman, piano

    8:26
  • 3:01 AM

    Dance of the Graceful Girl

    Alberto Ginastera

    John Novacek, piano

    4:53
  • 2:53 AM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    5:40
  • 2:44 AM

    Romance

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    11:54
  • 1:00 AM

    Sextet for Two Horns and Strings: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart, Beethoven, Reicha, J Haydn, M Haydn

    Gewandhaus Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    7:45
  • 12:49 AM

    A Tall Story for Orchestra

    Jerome Moross

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:04
  • 12:18 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    29:50
  • 12:06 AM

    Old Polish Suite

    Andrei Panufnik

    Polish Chamber Orchestra

    Mariusz Smolij, conductor

    10:03
  • 12:01 AM

    China Gates

    John Adams

    Orli Shaham, piano

    4:45
  • 11:47 PM

    Toccata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Toccatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    10:53
  • 11:22 PM

    Symphony No. 79

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    23:54
  • 11:20 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 1: Gigue

    Francesco Veracini

    John Holloway, violin

    Jaap ter Linden, cello

    Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord

    4:28
  • 11:06 PM

    In Nature's Realm Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    13:50
  • 11:01 PM

    Sonata Concertante: Rondo

    Louis Spohr

    Marielle Nordmann, harp

    Andras Adorjan, flute

    4:48
  • 10:51 PM

    Nocturne

    Anton Rubinstein

    The Russian Viola

    Nobuko Imai, viola

    7:25
  • 10:30 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen. L'Arlesienne, etc.

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    19:33
  • 10:17 PM

    Sonata for Cello and Guitar

    Radames Gnattali

    Histoires

    Claremont Duo

    11:09
  • 10:07 PM

    Concertino for Oboe, Clarinet, and Strings

    Marion Bauer

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    Jeremy Polmear, oboe

    Eli Eban, clarinet

    9:22
  • 10:01 PM

    The Honeysuckle; The Fairy Round; The Night Watch

    Anthony Holborne

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:45
  • 9:44 PM

    Overture No. 1

    Francesco Veracini

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    13:58
  • 9:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    22:05
  • 9:09 PM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Allegri String Quartet

    9:57
  • 9:06 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    2:04
  • 9:01 PM

    The Grumpy Old Bear

    Julius Fucik

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    Alan Pendlebury, bassoon

    4:36
  • 8:49 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord

    9:34
  • 8:46 PM

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Calico Winds

    1:53
  • 8:30 PM

    Fantastic Scherzo

    Josef Suk

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:50
  • 8:21 PM

    Aurora Orchestra

    Nicholas Collon, conductor

    7:26
  • 8:06 PM

    String Quartet No. 9

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    14:09
  • 8:01 PM

    The Prophet: Ballet of the Skaters: Galop

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:55
  • 7:48 PM

    Andante and Hungarian Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Mozart Players

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, bassoon

    10:33
  • 7:20 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 11

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Andras Schiff, piano

    25:34
  • 7:08 PM

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    10:29
  • 7:06 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    1:33
  • 7:01 PM

    La verita in cimento (The Truth Contested): Sinfonia

    Antonio Vivaldi

    The King's Violins

    Mathieu Lussier, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:51 PM

    Rusalka: Song to the Moon

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak In Prague: A Celebration

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano

    6:54
  • 6:31 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Night in the Tropics"

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    18:57
  • 6:20 PM

    Variations and finale on "Clair de la Lune"

    Charles Lucien Lambert

    Yi-Chun Sunny Kuo, piano

    9:40
  • 6:09 PM

    Carnaval

    Robert Schumann

    RAVEL, M.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:50
  • 6:06 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    2:52
  • 6:01 PM

    Sinfonia in Classic Mode: Minuet

    Joseph Marx

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    4:41
  • 5:51 PM

    Pirates of Penzance Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    7:07
  • 5:30 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    20:48
  • 5:18 PM

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    Richard Fredrickson, double bass

    9:59
  • 5:12 PM

    The Colorado Trail

    Marcel Grandjany

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    5:17
  • 5:06 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:50
  • 5:01 PM

    Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies

    Traditional Chinese

    Chinese Dreams

    Lydia Maria Bader, piano

    4:38
  • 4:44 PM

    Fantastic Dances

    Joaquin Turina

    Music of Turina and Debussy

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    14:38
  • 4:41 PM

    Bumble Boogie

    Jack Fina

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    2:27
  • 4:19 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    20:14
  • 4:12 PM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    5:40
  • 4:07 PM

    Fierrabras: March and Chorus "Zu hohen Ruhmespforten"

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    3:01
  • 4:01 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    4:32
  • 3:50 PM

    Harry Potter Suite

    Alexandre Desplat/Patrick Doyle/John Williams

    Silence on Joue, Take 2

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    6:26
  • 3:45 PM

    The Color Purple: Theme

    Quincy Jones

    1985 At The Movies

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Belinda Broughton, violin

    4:45
  • 3:36 PM

    The Lord of the Rings: Suite

    Howard Shore

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Klauspeter Seibel, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    6:43
  • 3:26 PM

    Doctor Zhivago: Suite

    Maurice Jarre

    Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music Of Maurice Jarre

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    9:12
  • 3:21 PM

    Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moon River

    Henry Mancini

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    3:06
  • 3:16 PM

    To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title

    Elmer Bernstein

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:01
  • 3:11 PM

    The Princess Bride: Main Titles

    Mark Knopfler

    The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Timothy Berens, guitar

    3:25
  • 3:06 PM

    Summer of '42: The Summer Knows

    Michel Legrand

    Cinema

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    3:39
  • 3:01 PM

    A Summer Place

    Max Steiner

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:06
  • 2:37 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Clara Schumann

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Angela Cheng, piano

    21:48
  • 2:31 PM

    Don't Drink and Dance

    Olav L. Mjelva

    Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

    4:16
  • 2:21 PM

    Concerto No. 3

    John Hebden

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    8:07
  • 2:06 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    13:53
  • 1:46 PM

    Toccata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Toccatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    11:33
  • 1:19 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies 1 & 3

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    26:23
  • 1:11 PM

    The Boatswain's Mate: Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:06
  • 1:06 PM

    Petite Suite: En Bateau (Boating)

    Claude Debussy

    Steven Osborne, piano

    Paul Lewis, piano

    3:53
  • 12:57 PM

    Where The Thrush Toils

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Complete Works For Mixed Choir

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Heikki Seppanen, conductor

    1:12
  • 12:39 PM

    Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

    Claude Debussy

    Myriad Trio

    17:08
  • 12:22 PM

    Equinox: Morning

    Henning Kraggerud

    Equinox

    Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

    Henning Kraggerud, conductor

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    15:56
  • 12:07 PM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 12:01 PM

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

    Gustav Mahler

    Claudius Tanski, piano

    4:40
  • 11:49 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    Francesco Geminiani

    Geminiani: Concerti Grossi Op. 7

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    9:01
  • 11:41 AM

    The Irish Session Suite: Four Jigs

    Traditional Irish

    Kevin Burke, violin

    Andrew Ehrlich, violin

    Charles Noble, viola

    Justin Kagan, cello

    6:46
  • 11:26 AM

    In the Faery Hills

    Arnold Bax

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    15:05
  • 11:20 AM

    "Still Life" at the Penguin Cafe: White Mischief

    Simon Jeffes

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:13
  • 11:16 AM

    Etude No. 1 "Venezia"

    Benna Moe

    Cathrine Penderup, piano

    2:50
  • 11:07 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:48
  • 11:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1: Gigue

    Francesco Veracini

    John Holloway, violin

    Jaap ter Linden, cello

    Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord

    4:28
  • 10:46 AM

    Introductions, Variations and Rondo

    Fanny Hunerwadel

    Adalberto Maria Riva, piano

    12:33
  • 10:23 AM

    Double Concerto

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Theodor Guschlbauer, conductor

    Marielle Nordmann, harp

    Francois-Rene Duchable, piano

    21:50
  • 10:15 AM

    The dreamy fish

    Erik Satie

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:29
  • 10:06 AM

    Two Nocturnal Impressions

    Manuel Ponce

    Musica Mexicana

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    8:35
  • 10:01 AM

    Chi passa per'sta strada

    Filippo Azzaiolo

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:41
  • 9:55 AM

    In Evening Air

    Aaron Copland

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:03
  • 9:39 AM

    Cloud Atlas

    Elena Ruehr

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    Jennifer Kloetzel, cello

    16:49
  • 9:33 AM

    Across the Vast, Eternal Sky

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    4:35
  • 9:21 AM

    Fall of the Leaf (Elegy for Orchestra)

    Gerald Finzi

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    10:57
  • 9:15 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 15 "Pastoral": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    5:00
  • 9:06 AM

    Atlas: Earth Seen from Above

    Meredith Monk

    San Francisco Symphony Chorus

    Vance George, conductor

    7:12
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Nikoloz Rachveli, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    4:50
  • 8:34 AM

    Concierto Breve

    Xavier Montsalvatge

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Celso Antunes, conductor

    Jenny Lin, piano

    24:25
  • 8:30 AM

    Using the Apostate Tyrant as His Tool

    Kassia

    Kronos Quartet

    3:51
  • 8:06 AM

    Concerto After Handel

    Arnold Schoenberg

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    21:38
  • 8:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Andante

    Max Bruch

    Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

    George Hanson, conductor

    4:34
  • 7:44 AM

    Piano Trio "Variations on an Original Theme"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beaux Arts Trio

    14:06
  • 7:17 AM

    Autumn Gardens

    Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    26:24
  • 7:06 AM

    Spem in Alium (Hope in all things)

    Thomas Tallis

    Tallis: Spem in Alium

    ORA

    Suzi Digby, conductor

    9:13
  • 7:01 AM

    Siggi String Quartet

    4:37
  • 6:32 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Niels Gade

    Romantic Violin Concertos

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Storgards, conductor

    Christina Astrand, violin

    26:43
  • 6:17 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky

    Anton Arensky

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    14:07
  • 6:06 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Dominic Teresi, bassoon

    9:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:38
  • 5:52 AM

    Romance

    Craig Morris

    Morris, C.: Chamber Music for Our Times

    Eric Silberger, violin

    6:35
  • 5:35 AM

    Concerto

    Johann Heinichen

    Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    15:31
  • 5:06 AM

    Cello Sonata

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Schumann, Chopin

    David Finckel, cello

    27:42
  • 5:01 AM

    Sonata No. 8

    Dario Castello

    An Italian Sojourn

    Trio Settecento

    4:41