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  • 4:29 AM

    Concerto for a Festival

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez and More

    Naples Philharmonic Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    David Russell, guitar

    29:40
  • 4:25 AM

    Red Dragonfly

    Kosaku Yamada

    Japanese Melodies

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    3:20
  • 4:06 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    David Singer, clarinet

    16:54
  • 4:01 AM

    Figure Humaine: Liberte

    Francis Poulenc

    12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

    4:34
  • 3:44 AM

    Tarn Hows: A Cumbrian Rhapsody

    Maurice Johnstone

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:56
  • 3:21 AM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Engulfed Cathedral

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    22:26
  • 3:14 AM

    Texturas de la Gran Sabana

    Gabriela Montero

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    4:02
  • 3:06 AM

    Dancing Tune from Kroll Waltz

    Hans Christian Lumbye

    Lumbye: Galops, Marches and Dances

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Guth, conductor

    7:57
  • 3:01 AM

    String Quartet "For Art": 4th movement

    Eduardo Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:48 AM

    Sonata for Two Pianos

    Muzio Clementi

    Baayon Duo

    10:40
  • 2:27 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    20:07
  • 2:16 AM

    Fritiof Suite: Prelude

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    9:02
  • 2:06 AM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    8:31
  • 2:01 AM

    Seringapatam

    Bruce Paine

    Waitemata Reverie: Music by Bruce Paine

    Gunter Herbig, guitar

    4:34
  • 1:45 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:14
  • 1:31 AM

    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

    Fabio Mastrangelo, conductor

    11:54
  • 1:26 AM

    Lux Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Orphei Drangar

    Cecilia Rydinger Alin, conductor

    4:00
  • 1:06 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures

    Ottorino Respighi

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    17:10
  • 1:01 AM

    Sonatine for Bassoon and Harp

    Joseph Lauber

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    Pierre Martens, bassoon

    4:31
  • 12:40 AM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Piano Trio

    18:38
  • 12:18 AM

    Eternal Longing

    Vitezslav Novak

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:25
  • 12:12 AM

    "Still Life" at the Penguin Cafe: Prelude and Yodel

    Simon Jeffes

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    3:59
  • 12:06 AM

    Scherzo for Strings

    Horatio Parker

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    5:14
  • 12:01 AM

    Fantasy

    Malcolm Arnold

    Legacy: A Tribute to Dennis Brain

    Ben Goldscheider, horn

    4:43
  • 11:51 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Thomas Zehetmair, violin

    6:53
  • 11:40 PM

    Variations on a Once Popular Humorous Song

    Haydn Wood

    British Light Music: Haydn Wood, Vol. 2

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    9:49
  • 11:37 PM

    Avis Romm, piano

    2:18
  • 11:20 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    15:28
  • 11:07 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    13:12
  • 11:01 PM

    William Tell: Pas de Soldats (Soldiers' Dance)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:31
  • 10:50 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:10
  • 10:33 PM

    Piano Sonata

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: Keyboard Sonatas Vol. 1

    Danny Driver, piano

    15:21
  • 10:27 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    5:52
  • 10:16 PM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Presto

    Franz Schubert

    The Kernis Project: Schubert

    Jasper String Quartet

    9:28
  • 10:09 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye, Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:12
  • 10:06 PM

    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka

    Jaromir Weinberger

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:24
  • 10:01 PM

    Light of a Clear Blue Morning

    Dolly Parton

    A Company Of Voices: Conspirare In Concert

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:52 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Erioca'

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    6:44
  • 9:47 PM

    Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    Julius Drake, piano

    3:48
  • 9:28 PM

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    17:35
  • 9:22 PM

    Iberia: Malaga

    Isaac Albeniz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    5:45
  • 9:09 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 12 "La Follia"

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Jordi Savall, viola da gamba

    Ensemble

    11:08
  • 9:07 PM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    2:02
  • 9:03 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 2: Allegro

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Paul Galbraith, guitar

    2:30
  • 8:50 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Complete Orchestral Works

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    8:17
  • 8:40 PM

    Sicilian Vespers: Four Seasons: Autumn

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    8:49
  • 8:32 PM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    New York Philomusica

    Robert Johnson, conductor

    7:01
  • 8:23 PM

    Morning Song "Maytime in Sussex"

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Symphonic Variations & Morning Song

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Margaret Fingerhut, piano

    8:10
  • 8:07 PM

    Tannhauser: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    15:37
  • 8:01 PM

    Cello Concerto: Finale

    Nicola Porpora

    La Folia Baroque Orchestra

    Robin Peter Muller, conductor

    Jan Vogler, cello

    4:30
  • 7:39 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 5:50 PM

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    8:15
  • 5:24 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    24:38
  • 5:12 PM

    Irish Suite for Strings

    Arthur Duff

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    10:05
  • 5:06 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Divertimento

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    5:17
  • 5:01 PM

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    Ismo Eskelinen, guitar

    4:44
  • 4:40 PM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

    Max Pommer, conductor

    Burkhard Glaetzner, oboe d'amore

    18:37
  • 4:17 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    21:11
  • 4:12 PM

    The bold grenadier

    Traditional

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:59
  • 4:06 PM

    Sinfonia/Sonata a 5

    Francesco Navara

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    5:40
  • 4:01 PM

    The Mermaid Suite: Dance of 24 Mermaids

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    Concert Suites

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:41 PM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:20
  • 3:27 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Sonatas

    Andreas Haefliger, piano

    12:38
  • 3:18 PM

    String Quartet No. 3: Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Calidore String Quartet

    7:15
  • 3:06 PM

    A Spring Garland

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    11:13
  • 3:01 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Ryan Cockerham, conductor

    Er-Gene Kahng, violin

    4:33
  • 2:54 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Audra McDonald, soprano

    4:00
  • 2:41 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Hummell: Mandolin Concerto, etc.

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Alison Stephens, mandolin

    17:32
  • 2:35 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Broadway-Lafayette

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    17:42
  • 2:27 PM

    Oboe Concertino

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Stuttgart Arcata Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Strub, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    7:25
  • 2:21 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Impromptus D899/Moments Musicaux D780

    Andras Schiff, piano

    4:48
  • 2:05 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    15:35
  • 1:59 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Concert A La Carte

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    4:36
  • 1:50 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    7:09
  • 1:48 PM

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    1:18
  • 1:38 PM

    Symphonie Espagnole: Rondo

    Edouard Lalo

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Chee-Yun, violin

    8:27
  • 1:32 PM

    American Series: Guarania (Paraguayan Dance)

    Hector Ayala

    David Russell, guitar

    4:18
  • 1:24 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Sound The Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell and Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    7:27
  • 1:18 PM

    Polonaise No. 3 "Military"

    Frederic Chopin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:07
  • 1:09 PM

    Introduction No. 6

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    5:37
  • 1:04 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Rene Jacobs, conductor

    4:00
  • 12:48 PM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:31
  • 12:43 PM

    The Deer Hunter: Cavatina

    Stanley Myers

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    3:45
  • 12:37 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Florence Price

    Recorded Music of the African Diaspora, Vol. 3 - Florence B. Price: Concerto in One Movement; Symphony in E Minor

    New Black Music Repertory Ensemble

    Leslie B. Dunner, conductor

    4:48
  • 12:31 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Karelia Suite

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    4:30
  • 12:23 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 4

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concertos Op 10

    I Musici

    Aurele Nicolet, flute

    6:45
  • 12:15 PM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Grigory Sokolov, piano

    6:53
  • 12:09 PM

    Little Concert Suite: Nanette's Caprice

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:49
  • 12:04 PM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    4:28
  • 11:43 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    15:07
  • 11:33 AM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:01
  • 11:28 AM

    Legend No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:02
  • 11:17 AM

    Symphony No. 8: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:49
  • 11:14 AM

    Miniatures: Adolorido

    William Grant Still

    Sylvan Winds

    1:42
  • 11:14 AM

    Symphony No. 8: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:49
  • 11:07 AM

    The Apothecary: Sinfonia

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    6:05
  • 11:04 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Op. 10 & Op. 25 op. posth.

    Boris Berezovsky, piano

    1:44
  • 10:44 AM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:22
  • 10:36 AM

    Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Carulli, Molino: Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:03
  • 10:31 AM

    A Moorside Suite: March

    Gustav Holst

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    4:09
  • 10:28 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 2

    Erik Satie

    French Chamber Music for Harp

    Markus Klinko, harp

    2:20
  • 10:25 AM

    Brazilian Dance

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    2:12
  • 10:17 AM

    Handelian Rhapsody

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: Piano Transcriptions

    Piers Lane, piano

    6:18
  • 10:07 AM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Academic Festival

    Halle Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    10:43
  • 10:01 AM

    Edgar: Act I Prelude

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:43 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:11
  • 9:26 AM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    15:30
  • 9:13 AM

    Jeromita Linares

    Carlos Guastavino

    "Impresiones"

    Camerata Bariloche

    Pablo Cohen, guitar

    11:43
  • 9:06 AM

    Two Swedish Folk Tunes

    Johan Svendsen

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    5:57
  • 9:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 8:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Choral Fantasy

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    37:43
  • 8:15 AM

    Meath Pastoral

    Arthur Duff

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:14
  • 8:06 AM

    Adagio amoroso

    Kurt Atterberg

    Camerata Nordica

    Ulf Wallin, conductor

    7:56
  • 8:01 AM

    Introduction and Tarantella

    Pablo de Sarasate

    A La Carte

    Abbey Road Ensemble

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:32
  • 7:37 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    21:04
  • 7:29 AM

    String Quartet: 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Enso String Quartet

    8:18
  • 7:11 AM

    English Suite No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Glenn Gould, piano

    16:20
  • 7:07 AM

    Nights in White Satin

    Justin Hayward

    12 Ensemble

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    Manu Delago, hang

    3:43
  • 7:01 AM

    The Tempest: Act IV Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    4:46
  • 6:36 AM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Romeo and Juliet

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    22:39
  • 6:33 AM

    Wedding on the Eiffel Tower: Waltz of the Telegrams

    Germaine Tailleferre

    French Ballet Music of the 1920s

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    2:32
  • 6:06 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    David Finckel, cello

    Wu Han, piano

    24:30
  • 6:01 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 10

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Purcell Quartet

    4:32
  • 5:29 AM

    Nonet for Strings and Winds

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc: Musique de chambre

    Philippe Bernold, flute

    29:06
  • 5:25 AM

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    4:02
  • 5:07 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Hugo Wolf: Italian Serenade

    Takacs Quartet

    16:37
  • 5:01 AM

    Moths and Butterflies and Wild Bears

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    4:33