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  • 4:53 AM

    Elegies of Thule: The Night is Darkening

    Tonu Korvits

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Risto Joost, conductor

    4:49
  • 4:29 AM

    Lonely Voices

    Stanley Grill

    Diderot String Quartet

    23:11
  • 4:23 AM

    One Loss Plus: Femiel

    Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR)

    Diana Golden, cello

    Shawn Chang, piano

    5:16
  • 4:11 AM

    American Contemporary Music Ensemble

    10:11
  • 4:07 AM

    Hymn of Remembrance

    Keith Jarrett

    Keith Jarrett, organ

    4:03
  • 4:01 AM

    Final State

    Kaki King

    Kaki King, guitar

    4:32
  • 3:54 AM

    Repose

    Hugi Gudmundsson

    Meditatio

    Schola Cantorum Reykjavik

    Hordur Askelsson, conductor

    3:33
  • 3:25 AM

    Meditations on Ecclesiastes

    Norman Dello Joio

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    28:00
  • 3:19 AM

    The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand

    John Tavener

    White Light: The Space Between

    O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

    Hugo Ticciati, conductor

    4:38
  • 3:07 AM

    Kanon Pokajanen (Canon of Repentance): Prayer

    Arvo Part

    The Deer's Cry: Music by Arvo Part

    Vox Clamantis

    Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor

    Jaanika Kuusik, soprano

    10:20
  • 3:01 AM

    Three Pieces after Byzantine Hymns: No. 2

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos

    Anja Lechner, cello

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano

    4:50
  • 2:48 AM

    Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works II

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    Jean-Marie Londeix, saxophone

    10:02
  • 2:20 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Niels Gade

    Romantic Violin Concertos

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Storgards, conductor

    Christina Astrand, violin

    26:43
  • 2:06 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): From Bohemia's Woods and Fields

    Bedrich Smetana

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    12:13
  • 2:01 AM

    Night Song

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:27 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Northern Sinfonia

    Imogen Cooper, conductor

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    30:24
  • 1:21 AM

    Fantasie No. 5

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Fantasy

    Tessa Lark, violin

    5:04
  • 1:18 AM

    To Springtime My Song I'm Singing

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Songs from the Heart

    Melissa Holm-Johansen, soprano

    1:51
  • 1:06 AM

    Our Town

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Our Town, El Salon Mexico

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    10:58
  • 1:01 AM

    Return from Fingal; Irish Jig

    Traditional Irish

    Scott Tennant, guitar

    4:39
  • 12:47 AM

    Variations on a Swedish Air

    Bernhard Crusell

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    11:15
  • 12:17 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Romantica"

    Kurt Atterberg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    28:31
  • 12:12 AM

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    3:02
  • 12:06 AM

    Iberia: Evocation

    Isaac Albeniz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    5:25
  • 12:01 AM

    Six Short Pieces: selections

    Henriette Renie

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:47
  • 11:26 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    31:53
  • 11:16 PM

    Blumine (Flowers)

    Gustav Mahler

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    8:22
  • 11:08 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:51
  • 11:06 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Ha! Wie will ich triumphieren

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    1:44
  • 11:01 PM

    Postludium No. 4

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Ustvolskaya, Silvestrov, Kancheli: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Sanderling, conductor

    Elisaveta Blumina, piano

    4:33
  • 10:34 PM

    Variations on a Nursery Song

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Dohnanyi: Variations on a Nursery Song

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Eldar Nebolsin, piano

    24:12
  • 10:29 PM

    Lacrymae

    Bruce Wolosoff

    20 for 2020 Volume 1

    Inbal Segev, cello

    4:24
  • 10:11 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    Johann Christian Bach

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Simon Standage, conductor

    15:01
  • 10:06 PM

    Swan Lake: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Esther Yoo, violin

    4:23
  • 9:42 PM

    Symphony No. 12

    Carlos Baguer

    Baguer: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    15:13
  • 9:38 PM

    Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    Marc Neikrug, piano

    3:49
  • 9:23 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    Pieter Hellendaal

    Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    13:10
  • 9:15 PM

    Idyll

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian Horn Concertos

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    7:28
  • 9:10 PM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:08
  • 9:06 PM

    tenThing

    3:21
  • 9:03 PM

    Gagliarda and Corrente

    Johannes Kapsberger

    Alla Luce: Music of Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger

    Chatham Baroque

    2:38
  • 8:43 PM

    Symphonic Poem No. 6 "Mazeppa"

    Franz Liszt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    15:14
  • 8:38 PM

    Freedom is the purest gold

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: Songs For Choir

    Ars Nova Copenhagen

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    3:55
  • 8:22 PM

    Second Rhapsody

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    15:11
  • 8:14 PM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    Signum Saxophone Quartet

    Hila Karni, cello

    6:12
  • 8:06 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Gallois, flute

    6:50
  • 8:01 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Favorites

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:48
  • 7:51 PM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Guitar Passions

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:15
  • 5:50 PM

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    Philip Moll, piano

    8:17
  • 5:25 PM

    Coppelia Ballet Suite

    Leo Delibes

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    23:30
  • 5:20 PM

    Prelude No. 1

    Maria Szymanowska

    Anna Ciborowska, piano

    2:50
  • 5:06 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Jean-Marie Leclair

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    13:33
  • 5:01 PM

    Three Etudes

    Fernando Sor

    Sor: 24 Progressive Etudes; 6 Little Pieces

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    4:42
  • 4:49 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 17: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    8:22
  • 4:24 PM

    Pulcinella Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    23:18
  • 4:17 PM

    Polska after Snickar-Erik Olsson

    Anonymous

    Baroque Tales

    Lynx Ensemble

    5:26
  • 4:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Bavarian Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Radoslaw Szulc, conductor

    Gabor Tarkovi, trumpet

    10:34
  • 4:01 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic | An American Celebration

    New York Philharmonic

    4:34
  • 3:41 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    17:32
  • 3:27 PM

    Icelandic Folk Dances

    Jon Leifs

    Leifs: Geysir and Other Orchestral Works

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    12:25
  • 3:16 PM

    Dance Suite from Terpsichore

    Michael Praetorius

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    10:02
  • 3:06 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    8:19
  • 3:01 PM

    Dance of the Orange Blossoms

    Eric Coates

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:32
  • 2:52 PM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 2:45 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Orchestral Favorites - Hungarian Fantasy

    Szeged Symphony Orchestra

    Tamas Pal, conductor

    12:48
  • 2:39 PM

    Piano Quintet: Scherzo

    Josef Suk

    Suk: Klavier- und Kammermusik

    Kiveli Dorken, piano

    5:47
  • 2:11 PM

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    He Zhanhao/Chen Gang

    China Girl

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Viktor Fedotov, conductor

    Vanessa-Mae, violin

    26:37
  • 2:07 PM

    Come Again, Sweet Love

    John Dowland

    Canadian Brass

    2:02
  • 1:59 PM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 1:45 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    12:24
  • 1:42 PM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    2:05
  • 1:38 PM

    Musical Moment No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    2:00
  • 1:33 PM

    Afternoon on a Hill

    Stephen Paulus

    Splendid Jewel: Choral Music Of Stephen Paulus

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:54
  • 1:20 PM

    Clarinet Concerto: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Kegelstatt Trio

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Martin Frost, conductor

    Martin Frost, basset clarinet

    12:14
  • 1:16 PM

    The Tic-Toc-Choc (or the mallets)

    Francois Couperin

    Virtuoso Harp

    Marion Hofmann, harp

    2:31
  • 1:10 PM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes: Rustic Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:01
  • 1:04 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:30
  • 12:59 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 7

    Johannes Brahms

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    2:19
  • 12:55 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 6

    Johannes Brahms

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    Kalman Balogh, cimbalom

    2:51
  • 12:49 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 38: 3rd movement

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    C.P.E. Bach Concertos

    Lyra Baroque Orchestra

    Jacques Ogg, conductor

    Jacques Ogg, harpsichord

    5:31
  • 12:36 PM

    Symphony No. 12

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:14
  • 12:32 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger 'Country Gardens' and other Piano Favourites

    Martin Jones, piano

    3:13
  • 12:28 PM

    Perpetual Motion (Perpetuum mobile)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Ein Straussfest II

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:14
  • 12:21 PM

    Inbal Segev, cello

    Timo Andres, piano

    5:41
  • 12:12 PM

    Cuban Prelude

    Amadeo Roldan

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    1:51
  • 12:04 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: 5 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    7:40
  • 11:52 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    6:30
  • 11:48 AM

    Carmen: Aragonaise

    Georges Bizet

    LAGQ Latin

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:19
  • 11:32 AM

    In the Faery Hills

    Arnold Bax

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    15:05
  • 11:27 AM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Michael McHale, piano

    4:49
  • 11:22 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:46
  • 11:16 AM

    Out of This World

    Ludovico Einaudi

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:58
  • 11:08 AM

    Scherzando No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    6:08
  • 11:04 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Janos Starker, cello

    2:41
  • 10:49 AM

    Munich: A Memory Waltz

    Richard Strauss

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    8:54
  • 10:43 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice

    Insula Orchestra

    Laurence Equilbey, conductor

    6:11
  • 10:28 AM

    Medea's Dance of Vengeance

    Samuel Barber

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    13:02
  • 10:23 AM

    Legend No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:14
  • 10:19 AM

    Dances of Somogy

    Sandor Veress

    Offenburg String Trio

    3:32
  • 10:12 AM

    Glass Houses: No. 11

    Ann Southam

    Taktus

    6:05
  • 10:06 AM

    Beautiful Mazurka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:04
  • 10:01 AM

    Terpsichore: Chaconne

    George Frideric Handel

    The Power Of Love: Arias From Handel Operas

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:48 AM

    Eclogue

    Gerald Finzi

    Ferguson: Amore Langueo; Piano Concerto/Finzi: Eclogue

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    9:42
  • 9:23 AM

    Spirit of Trees

    Alan Hovhaness

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    David Leisner, guitar

    23:14
  • 9:19 AM

    Brazilian Dance

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    2:12
  • 9:06 AM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    12:35
  • 9:01 AM

    Bass Tuba Concerto: Romance

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    20th-Century Tuba Concertos

    Singapore Symphony Orchestra

    Anne Manson, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    4:45
  • 8:43 AM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    15:03
  • 8:38 AM

    Lute Suite: Allemande

    Silvius Weiss

    L'infidele

    Eduardo Eguez, lute

    5:05
  • 8:11 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    Lars Vogt, piano

    25:22
  • 8:06 AM

    Suite: Finale

    Gordon Jacob

    In This Hid Clearing...

    University of Missouri Wind Ensemble

    Thomas O'Neal, conductor

    4:00
  • 8:01 AM

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:47
  • 7:33 AM

    Francesca da Rimini

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    25:01
  • 7:25 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 16

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    7:23
  • 7:10 AM

    String Quartet No. 11

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    14:03
  • 7:06 AM

    The King and the Mockingbird

    Wojciech Kilar

    Jouer, chanter, danser/Play, sing, dance

    Manon Le Comte, harp

    3:09
  • 7:01 AM

    The Red Pony Suite: The Gift

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:50
  • 6:50 AM

    Quatre Visages

    Darius Milhaud

    A Bird Came Down The Walk

    Nobuko Imai, viola

    8:50
  • 6:43 AM

    Sonata No. 4

    Marco Uccellini

    Uccellini: Sonatas

    Romanesca

    5:30
  • 6:06 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Jan Lisiecki, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    35:24
  • 6:01 AM

    4 Catalan Folk Songs

    Miguel Llobet

    Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, Turina Etc.

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:58
  • 5:49 AM

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Bjarmason, conductor

    9:31
  • 5:20 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Beethoven and Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    28:03
  • 5:06 AM

    Quiet Reflections

    Jack Gallagher

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:01
  • 5:01 AM

    Sonatina: Larghetto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Maria Kliegel, cello

    Nina Tichman, piano

    4:41