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  • 4:13 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1; Symphonic Dances

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    45:05
  • 4:06 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:20
  • 4:01 AM

    The Upas Tree

    Anton Arensky

    Ravishingly Russian

    Houston Chamber Choir

    Robert Simpson, conductor

    4:45
  • 3:41 AM

    Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod (Love Death)

    Richard Wagner

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    16:55
  • 3:38 AM

    Dido's Lament

    Henry Purcell

    Tift Merritt, vocals

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    3:02
  • 3:17 AM

    Pelleas and Melisande

    Jean Sibelius

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    18:46
  • 3:10 AM

    Melodie No. 6

    Charles Gounod

    French Music for Horn and Piano

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    5:29
  • 3:06 AM

    Pastoral

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    3:39
  • 3:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 2:53 AM

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    5:06
  • 2:18 AM

    Souvenir of Florence

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, etc.

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    33:43
  • 2:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    9:57
  • 2:01 AM

    Suite of Three Pieces: Idylle

    Benjamin Godard

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:50
  • 1:49 AM

    Citywinds

    9:35
  • 11:35 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    22:47
  • 11:27 PM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 11:13 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Requiem Op. 48

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    12:58
  • 11:08 PM

    Bas-Pelles Eriks Brudpolska

    Per Westberg

    Bonfrost

    Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

    3:31
  • 11:06 PM

    Swedish Polka

    Hugo Alfven

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    2:09
  • 11:01 PM

    Abbywood Trail

    Dale Kavanagh

    Guitar Gala Night

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    4:44
  • 10:50 PM

    Clarinet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    8:16
  • 10:31 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beaux Arts Trio

    17:47
  • 10:28 PM

    Miniatures: Shepherd's Dance

    Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    A Sicilian Traveller

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    1:23
  • 10:13 PM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:43
  • 10:06 PM

    Trumpet Sonata No. 1

    Henry Purcell

    Trumpet Music from the Italian Baroque

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    6:45
  • 10:01 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    4:48
  • 9:50 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Joachim Nikolas Eggert

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Korsten, conductor

    7:57
  • 9:44 PM

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Johanna Novom, violin

    4:53
  • 9:29 PM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    14:04
  • 9:25 PM

    Old Bollnas Polska

    Anonymous

    Lynx Ensemble

    3:27
  • 9:10 PM

    Quartet No. 3

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    13:38
  • 9:06 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Daniel Hope | Belle Epoque

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    3:12
  • 9:03 PM

    Cantata No. 68: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt: Mein glaubiges Herz (My faithful heart)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piers Lane, piano

    2:43
  • 8:48 PM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Seascapes

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:11
  • 8:43 PM

    Fancy Free Ballet: Danzon

    Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein: Marin Alsop The Complete Naxos Recordings

    Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:04
  • 8:31 PM

    Pastoral Suite

    Gunnar De Frumerie

    Stockholm Chamber Ensemble

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Gunilla von Bahr, flute

    11:28
  • 8:28 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    The Essential Leontyne Price

    RCA Symphony Orchestra

    Skitch Henderson, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    2:28
  • 8:15 PM

    Sinfonia No. 5

    Gaspard Fritz

    Fritz: 5 Sinfonias

    La Stagione Frankfurt

    Michael Schneider, conductor

    11:34
  • 8:06 PM

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:36
  • 8:01 PM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 7:48 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    9:56
  • 5:53 PM

    Conga del Fuego

    Arturo Marquez

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:46
  • 5:37 PM

    Symphony No. 59 "Fire"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:16
  • 5:17 PM

    Symphonic Poem No. 7 "Festklange"

    Franz Liszt

    Dresden Philharmonic

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    18:19
  • 5:08 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    6:55
  • 5:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 21

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Dances

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:28
  • 5:01 PM

    Eduardo Mata University Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Rivero Weber, conductor

    4:46
  • 4:44 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    13:53
  • 4:22 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre & Concierto de Aranjuez

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    21:39
  • 4:17 PM

    Dream Variation

    Margaret Bonds

    Lara Downes, piano

    Rhiannon Giddens, vocals

    2:32
  • 4:06 PM

    The Happy Forest

    Arnold Bax

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:14
  • 4:01 PM

    The Walled Garden

    John Zorn

    In Lambeth: Visions from the Walled Garden of William Blake

    Bill Frisell, guitar

    4:33
  • 3:50 PM

    La Stravaganza: Violin Concerto No. 3

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    8:35
  • 3:44 PM

    Romantic Suite: Dance

    Franz Schreker

    SCHREKER: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

    6:44
  • 3:18 PM

    Overture "Water Music"

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Water Music; Three Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    24:07
  • 3:11 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp

    5:10
  • 3:11 PM

    Overture "Water Music"

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Water Music; Three Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    24:07
  • 3:06 PM

    Things to Come: March

    Arthur Bliss

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    3:38
  • 3:01 PM

    Tango Song and Dance: Song

    Andre Previn

    Augustin Hadelich, violin

    Joyce Yang, piano

    4:39
  • 2:54 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:46
  • 2:52 PM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    6:34
  • 2:47 PM

    Cantata No. 42: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    6:21
  • 2:21 PM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    24:22
  • 2:05 PM

    Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands

    Julius Rontgen

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    David Huang, piano

    14:39
  • 2:01 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Fantasies for Bassoon

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    2:56
  • 1:52 PM

    Overture No. 1

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    6:59
  • 1:49 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Francois Dandrieu

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    1:59
  • 1:33 PM

    Rounds for String Orchestra

    David Diamond

    David Diamond, Vol. 5: Rounds

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    14:17
  • 1:30 PM

    Toccata No. 2

    George Antheil

    Horizons

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    2:21
  • 1:21 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

    7:23
  • 1:17 PM

    E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

    Paul Manz

    Cantus

    2:21
  • 1:11 PM

    Wind Quintet: 3rd movement

    August Klughardt

    Hexagon Ensemble

    3:28
  • 1:05 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Night

    Internationale Philharmonic

    Horst Backer, conductor

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    5:12
  • 12:49 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mad About Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:17
  • 12:46 PM

    Peanuts Gallery: Schroeder's Beethoven Fantasy

    Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

    Florida State University Symphony Orchestra

    Alexander Jimenez, conductor

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    2:12
  • 12:42 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fur Elise, Eroica, Variationen Op. 35

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    3:26
  • 12:34 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Humoreske

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Quartet & Quintet

    Trio Wanderer

    6:34
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    3:43
  • 12:19 PM

    Dances in the Canebrakes

    Florence Price

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    9:29
  • 12:14 PM

    Waltz No. 5 "Grande Valse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Beethoven: Sonatas; Chopin: Waltzes, Etc

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    3:49
  • 12:09 PM

    King Arthur: Chaconne

    Henry Purcell

    Oslo Circles

    3:20
  • 12:04 PM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Sinfonia

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    4:38
  • 11:48 AM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:58
  • 11:46 AM

    Smith Quartet

    2:04
  • 11:37 AM

    The Little Square Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari: Suites and Overtures

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    6:56
  • 11:29 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Little Russian": Andantino

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Claudio Abbado: Marce E Danze

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    7:11
  • 11:21 AM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti Per Flauto Traversiere

    Academia Montis Regalis

    Barthold Kuijken, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    6:45
  • 11:17 AM

    Minuet No. 2

    Giacomo Puccini

    Orchestra of the Auvergne

    Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    3:15
  • 11:15 AM

    Three Spring Miniatures: Gossamer

    William S Lloyd Webber

    Lloyd Webber: Invocation

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    1:35
  • 11:07 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Martha Argerich, piano

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    6:03
  • 11:04 AM

    Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    2:22
  • 10:45 AM

    Delights and Dances

    Michael Abels

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    13:03
  • 10:37 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:11
  • 10:31 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2: Allegro

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    James Ehnes, violin

    5:41
  • 10:27 AM

    Cancion de Cuna (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

    Leo Brouwer

    Sound of Silence

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    3:21
  • 10:19 AM

    Norwegian Dance No. 6

    Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Ari Rasilainen, conductor

    Harald Aadland, violin

    7:20
  • 10:06 AM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    11:36
  • 10:01 AM

    Pastoral and Reel

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:50 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy

    Nicolas Horvath, piano

    8:10
  • 9:45 AM

    Clair de Lune

    Gabriel Faure

    Carolyn Sampson, soprano

    Joseph Middleton, piano

    2:46
  • 9:32 AM

    Suite: Paris

    Haydn Wood

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    13:34
  • 9:23 AM

    Portraits of Josephine: Paris 1925

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    6:39
  • 9:06 AM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor

    16:01
  • 9:01 AM

    Concert Suite No. 6: La Poule (The Hen)

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:31
  • 8:51 AM

    Kiki-Mora

    Anatol Liadov

    The Enchanted Kingdom

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    7:07
  • 8:18 AM

    String Quartet No. 13 "Rosamunde"

    Franz Schubert

    Emerson String Quartet

    32:30
  • 8:12 AM

    Etude No. 2

    Philip Glass

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:20
  • 8:06 AM

    Dracula: Night Journeys

    John Williams

    Across the Stars

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    5:30
  • 8:01 AM

    Cello Concerto: Larghetto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Collegium Musicum Zurich

    Paul Sacher, conductor

    Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

    4:39
  • 7:56 AM

    Angelic Song

    Stephen Hough

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:14
  • 7:53 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Lucien Durosoir

    Violin Lullabies / Rachel Barton Pine

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:53
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Journey on Southerly Winds"

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Peterson-Berger: Symphony 2

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Mikhail Jurowski, conductor

    45:12
  • 7:01 AM

    Aleko: Women's Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:36
  • 6:28 AM

    Ruin and Memory

    Howard Shore

    China Philharmonic Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    29:49
  • 6:06 AM

    Suite

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Music of the Nations

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    20:28
  • 6:01 AM

    Album Leaf

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Music of the Gilded Age

    Sylvan Winds

    Boris Baev, oboe

    4:38
  • 5:41 AM

    Partita for Strings

    Gideon Klein

    Bartok, Martinu, Klein

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    17:08
  • 5:18 AM

    Mandolin Concerto No. 2

    Raffaele Calace

    Come una volta

    Concerto Italiano

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    Julien Martineau, mandolin

    21:48
  • 5:01 AM

    Two Dialogues with Postscript: Wedding Waltz

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Camerata Salzburg

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    4:51