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  • 4:32 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Towards the Mountains"

    Eivind Groven

    Groven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Szilvay, conductor

    26:02
  • 4:21 AM

    Tara Helen O'Connor, flute

    David Leisner, guitar

    10:05
  • 4:06 AM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 4:01 AM

    Four Spanish Pieces: Montanesa

    Manuel de Falla

    Falla: Noches En Los Jardines De Espana

    Javier Perianes, piano

    4:37
  • 3:49 AM

    Night Prayer

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    9:20
  • 3:38 AM

    Bold Island Suite: Summer Seascape

    Howard Hanson

    Symphonic Music of Howard Hanson

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:47
  • 3:16 AM

    Theme and Variations

    Amy Beach

    Chamber Music Palm Beach

    Karen Fuller Dixon, flute

    21:57
  • 3:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Adagio

    Emilie Mayer

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Leo McFall, conductor

    7:36
  • 3:01 AM

    Mosaics: Scenes from Summer

    Aminollah Hossein

    East Of Melancholy

    Tara Kamangar, piano

    4:40
  • 2:53 AM

    Etude No. 5

    Philip Glass

    Mirrored Glass

    Taktus

    5:50
  • 2:43 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 2nd movement

    Henryk Gorecki

    Gorecki: Symphony No. 3

    London Sinfonietta

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    9:26
  • 2:18 AM

    Concerto Serenade

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    Nancy Allen, harp

    22:55
  • 2:06 AM

    Serenade No. 3

    Sandor Kuti

    Black Oak Ensemble

    10:17
  • 2:01 AM

    Evening Mood

    Josef Suk

    Josef Suk, violin

    Josef Hala, piano

    4:53
  • 1:48 AM

    Bleached Memories

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Bluetongue

    Guitar Trek

    10:03
  • 11:42 PM

    Irish Rhapsody No. 2

    Charles Stanford

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    15:42
  • 11:21 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 6

    Saverio Mercadante

    Mercadante: Flute Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    19:25
  • 11:10 PM

    The Cowboys: Overture

    John Williams

    John Williams at the Movies

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    9:46
  • 11:06 PM

    Billy the Kid: Celebration

    Aaron Copland

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    3:12
  • 11:01 PM

    Mikhail Pletnev, piano

    4:42
  • 10:48 PM

    Festival Overture

    Hugo Alfven

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Niklas Willen, conductor

    9:39
  • 10:40 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, recorder

    7:39
  • 10:24 PM

    Symphony breve

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    14:00
  • 10:17 PM

    Gary Hammond, piano

    6:27
  • 10:08 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 95, 97, 101

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:24
  • 10:06 PM

    Mlada: Lithuanian Dance

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Suites

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:17
  • 10:01 PM

    Pygmalion: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    4:47
  • 9:41 PM

    Hamlet: Ballet Music

    Ambroise Thomas

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    17:16
  • 9:37 PM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Piano Works

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, piano

    3:28
  • 9:27 PM

    Suite for Violin and String Orchestra

    Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    8:19
  • 9:23 PM

    Fiddler's Jig

    Henry Cowell

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    2:16
  • 9:08 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    13:25
  • 9:06 PM

    Te Deum: Prelude

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Trumpet Voluntary - Music for Organ & Brass

    Laird Brass Ensemble

    Peter Hurford, organ

    2:17
  • 9:03 PM

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:49
  • 8:49 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    Wolfgang Meyer, basset horn

    8:27
  • 8:26 PM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    22:03
  • 8:16 PM

    Children Suite

    Ding Shan-de

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    9:28
  • 8:06 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Introduction and March

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    8:33
  • 8:01 PM

    Trio Sonata

    Giuseppe Tartini

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    Isabella Longa, violin

    Marcello Scandelli, cello

    Giorgio Cerasoli, harpsichord

    4:34
  • 7:56 PM

    Miniature Suite: Gigue

    Poldowski

    Sylvan Winds

    2:24
  • 5:49 PM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    New Year's Concert 1989

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    9:52
  • 5:28 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 28

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Richter: The Authorised Recordings - Beethoven II

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    20:15
  • 5:18 PM

    Serenata No. 5

    James Oswald

    Chatham Baroque

    8:07
  • 5:06 PM

    Little Serenade

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Music for String Orchestra

    Orebro Chamber Orchestra

    Goran Nilson, conductor

    10:29
  • 5:00 PM

    Duettino

    Jan Dussek

    Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp

    Heidi van Hoesen Gorton, harp

    4:42
  • 4:45 PM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    12:50
  • 4:25 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 8

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Concerti Grossi Op 12

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    17:38
  • 4:10 PM

    Petite Suite Gauloise

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    United States Air Force Band

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    13:43
  • 4:06 PM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Symphonic Spectacular

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:00
  • 4:01 PM

    La Misterieuse

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:52
  • 3:39 PM

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    Zhou Qian, violin

    18:24
  • 3:18 PM

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    19:50
  • 3:13 PM

    Flower Drum

    Qu Wei

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:01
  • 3:06 PM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti Per Flauto Traversiere

    Academia Montis Regalis

    Barthold Kuijken, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    6:45
  • 3:01 PM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 5-7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:51 PM

    Blumenstuck (Flower Piece)

    Robert Schumann

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    7:28
  • 2:45 PM

    Fair Maid of Perth: Suite

    Georges Bizet

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    13:22
  • 2:41 PM

    Song without Words No. 12 "Venetian Gondola Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    Yuja Wang, piano

    3:07
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 31"Hornsignal" & 45 "Farewell"

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    33:55
  • 2:00 PM

    Italian Concerto: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Corona Guitar Quartet

    Corona Guitar Quartet

    4:33
  • 1:48 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dream Melodies

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    9:34
  • 1:45 PM

    Five Impressions of a Holiday: The Water Wheel

    Eugene Goossens

    Goossens: Chamber Works

    London Chamber Music Group

    Susan Milan, flute

    2:11
  • 1:37 PM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 1:29 PM

    Il Cimento: Violin Concerto No. 10 "La caccia" ("The Hunt")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Il Cimento Dell'Armonia e Dell'Inventione

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    7:42
  • 1:21 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    7:17
  • 1:18 PM

    From Jewish Life: Jewish Song

    Ernest Bloch

    Songs of Comfort and Hope

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:14
  • 1:10 PM

    Ae Romeser

    Traditional Danish

    Last Leaf

    Danish String Quartet

    4:02
  • 1:05 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Pomp & Pizazz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:02
  • 12:49 PM

    Symphony No. 6: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    9:00
  • 12:45 PM

    Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

    Traditional

    Umoja

    Imani Winds

    2:06
  • 12:41 PM

    Always Singing

    Dale Warland

    Always Singing

    North Dakota State University Concert Choir

    Jo Ann Miller, conductor

    2:57
  • 12:36 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    4:25
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    5:13
  • 12:24 PM

    Suite L'Inconnue: Chaconne

    Michel de la Barre

    La Magnifique: Flute Music for the Court of Louis XIV

    Immanuel Davis, flute

    4:40
  • 12:15 PM

    Artemisia, Queen of Caria: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    8:52
  • 12:08 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    4:48
  • 12:05 PM

    Trumpet Tune

    Henry Purcell

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Fraser, conductor

    2:40
  • 11:50 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    7:58
  • 11:45 AM

    Waltz

    Helen Hopekirk

    Hopekirk: Piano Works

    Gary Steigerwalt, piano

    4:15
  • 11:37 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Heinrich von Herzogenberg

    Herzogenberg: Symphonies opp. 50 & 70

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Frank Beermann, conductor

    6:15
  • 11:31 AM

    Francesco en Paraiso

    Terry Riley

    Alexandra Hawley, flute

    Jeffrey McFadden, guitar

    5:22
  • 11:26 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Dukas: La Peri, De Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    3:28
  • 11:17 AM

    Whimsical Symphony (Grillensymphonie)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    8:32
  • 11:10 AM

    Aria in Classic Style

    Marcel Grandjany

    Classics for Chamber Orchestra

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Christine Muhlbach, harp

    5:58
  • 11:04 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:19
  • 10:47 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Christoph Forster

    Before Mozart: Early Horn Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    11:44
  • 10:30 AM

    Concerto Koln

    14:38
  • 10:22 AM

    Four South African Folktunes

    Traditional

    National Symphony Orchestra of the S.A.B.C.

    Peter Marchbank, conductor

    7:42
  • 10:19 AM

    Summer Skies

    Leroy Anderson

    Eastman-Rochester Pops

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:59
  • 10:11 AM

    Waltz-Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    5:42
  • 10:06 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    4:59
  • 10:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Chamber Music Northwest

    4:52
  • 9:41 AM

    Imagenes

    Candelario Huizar

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    16:46
  • 9:38 AM

    Ojos Brujos (Magic Eyes)

    Leo Brouwer

    Marco Tamayo, guitar

    2:38
  • 9:20 AM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    16:29
  • 9:06 AM

    Flute Sonata

    Francis Poulenc

    French Masterpieces for Flute and Piano

    Paula Robison, flute

    12:18
  • 9:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 50: Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 64

    Doric String Quartet

    4:34
  • 8:15 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies 5 & 6

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    43:17
  • 8:06 AM

    Recorder Sonata No. 11

    George Frideric Handel

    Amarillis

    7:14
  • 8:01 AM

    Paul O'Dette, guitar

    4:41
  • 7:34 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Concertos

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    24:33
  • 7:30 AM

    Il pleure dans mon coeur

    Claude Debussy

    A Verlaine Songbook

    Carolyn Sampson, soprano

    2:27
  • 7:06 AM

    Clarinet Trio

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc, L.: Piano Trio, Op. 33 / Clarinet Trio, Op. 44 / Sextet, Op. 40

    Linos Ensemble

    22:53
  • 7:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 6:45 AM

    String Trio

    Gideon Klein

    Silenced Voices

    Black Oak Ensemble

    13:21
  • 6:25 AM

    Evocation (Yizkor)

    Paul Ben-Haim

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Philippe Bach, conductor

    Itamar Zorman, violin

    19:19
  • 6:17 AM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 6:06 AM

    Hymn to a Blue Hour

    John Mackey

    Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    10:38
  • 6:01 AM

    Love's Labours Lost: 3 Soliloquies

    Gerald Finzi

    Northern Sinfonia

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    4:48
  • 5:46 AM

    Forest Idylls

    Vaino Raitio

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor

    12:51
  • 5:38 AM

    Behold, the Beautiful Light of the Sun

    Traditional Norwegian

    Strid

    Oslo Chamber Choir

    Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor

    Helga Gunnes, soprano

    6:52
  • 5:33 AM

    Aria No. 3

    Tigran Mansurian

    Neharot

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    4:18
  • 5:01 AM

    Triquilandia/Seguidilla

    Emilio Pujol

    David Russell, guitar

    4:42