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  • 4:28 AM

    Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter)

    Paul Hindemith

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    30:23
  • 4:19 AM

    We Shall Overcome

    Spiritual

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    6:30
  • 4:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 50

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Andrew Rangell, piano

    12:49
  • 4:01 AM

    Childhood Dream (Reve d'enfant)

    Eugene Ysaye

    French Impressions

    Bienne Symphony Orchestra

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Rachel Kolly d'Alba, violin

    4:35
  • 3:45 AM

    Three Idylls

    Frank Bridge

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    13:04
  • 3:19 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert; Zuckerman

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    24:16
  • 3:14 AM

    White Snow in the Spring Sunlight

    Traditional Chinese

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:37
  • 3:06 AM

    Summer Night on the River

    Frederick Delius

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    7:14
  • 3:01 AM

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    Pavel Gililov, piano

    4:31
  • 2:42 AM

    Partita for Flute, Violin, and Strings

    Paul Creston

    City of London Sinfonia

    David Amos, conductor

    Yossi Arnheim, flute

    Nicholas Ward, violin

    16:36
  • 2:27 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    13:07
  • 2:07 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg; Nielsen; Sibelius; Wiren

    Guildhall Strings

    19:04
  • 2:01 AM

    Plantation Melodies: Negro Lullaby

    Harry T. Burleigh

    Apollo Chamber Players

    4:49
  • 1:52 AM

    Rossini on Ilkla Moor Overture

    Eric Fenby

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    6:35
  • 1:16 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    34:46
  • 1:07 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:35
  • 1:01 AM

    Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee

    Jules Massenet

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    4:34
  • 12:48 AM

    The Oceanides

    Jean Sibelius

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    10:12
  • 12:21 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Gottinger Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph-Mathias Mueller, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    25:48
  • 12:16 AM

    Pine Trees

    Mary Lattimore

    Mary Lattimore, harp

    3:19
  • 12:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3

    Linde Consort

    Hans-Martin Linde, conductor

    8:59
  • 12:01 AM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Freddy Kempf, piano

    4:40
  • 11:42 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    16:38
  • 11:26 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    15:09
  • 11:16 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 - The Creatures of Prometheus (complete ballet)

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

    8:16
  • 11:11 PM

    Miniatures: Song

    Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    2:11
  • 11:06 PM

    Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)

    Claude Debussy

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Alberto Zedda, conductor

    5:27
  • 11:01 PM

    Flute Quartet: Minuet

    Franz Schubert

    New Schubert Works for Flute and Strings

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    4:43
  • 10:46 PM

    Piano Concerto: 1st movement

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    12:46
  • 10:34 PM

    Wedding Scenes

    Bedrich Smetana

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    11:00
  • 10:27 PM

    The Boatswain's Mate: Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:06
  • 10:11 PM

    Les Indes Galantes: Prologue

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Rameau: Les Indes Galantes Orchestral Suite from the Opera-Ballet

    Mercury Baroque

    Antoine Plante, conductor

    14:50
  • 10:06 PM

    Legend No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    3:36
  • 10:01 PM

    Andantino

    Alfredo Catalani

    Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Contemplazione / Il Mattino

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:50 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite (selections)

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Roberta Alexander, soprano

    8:16
  • 9:46 PM

    Purple Shadows

    Ulric Cole

    Nasty Women: Piano Music in the Age of Women's Suffrage

    Joanna Goldstein, piano

    3:09
  • 9:32 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Avi Avital: Bach

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    12:35
  • 9:30 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Three Ivans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    1:16
  • 9:20 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    8:36
  • 9:06 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    13:21
  • 9:03 PM

    Canzon No. 4

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Bavarian Brass Soloists

    Gerd Zapf, conductor

    2:34
  • 8:48 PM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:38
  • 8:26 PM

    Octet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Greatest Hits

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    21:01
  • 8:15 PM

    Equus

    Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    8:52
  • 8:07 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    City of London Sinfonia

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    Anthony Camden, oboe

    7:50
  • 8:01 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Debut

    Sarah Chang, violin

    4:45
  • 7:48 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:02
  • 5:47 PM

    Suite No. 5 for Two Pianos "Children's Suite"

    Anton Arensky

    Arensky: Five Suites For Two Pianos / Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo

    Aglika Genova, piano

    11:13
  • 5:23 PM

    Symphony No. 89

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    21:40
  • 5:16 PM

    The American Seasons: Fall

    Mark O'Connor

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    5:50
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Herschel

    Herschel: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:34
  • 5:01 PM

    West: 1st movement

    Michael Torke

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Peter Kolkay, bassoon

    4:37
  • 4:39 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mantova Chamber Orchestra

    Carlo Fabiano, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    19:53
  • 4:17 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountains

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    19:28
  • 4:12 PM

    Fanfare Salute to Dennis Brain

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Legacy: A Tribute to Dennis Brain

    Ben Goldscheider, horn

    3:56
  • 4:06 PM

    Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Topsy-Turvy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Studio Orchestra

    Carl Davis, conductor

    4:57
  • 4:01 PM

    A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    4:43
  • 3:39 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    19:11
  • 3:26 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    11:28
  • 3:19 PM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    5:06
  • 3:17 PM

    Avrix mi galanica

    Anonymous

    Adio Espana

    Baltimore Consort

    1:33
  • 3:06 PM

    Four Scottish Dances

    Malcolm Arnold

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    10:51
  • 3:01 PM

    Caprice-Chaconne

    Francesco Corbetta

    Alfabeto

    Ensemble Kapsberger

    Rolf Lislevand, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:43 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    14:53
  • 2:41 PM

    Spanish Rhapsody

    Isaac Albeniz

    Nights in the Garden of Spain

    Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    Angela Cheng, piano

    17:11
  • 2:40 PM

    Te Deum: Prelude

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    1:44
  • 2:24 PM

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    15:20
  • 1:59 PM

    Umoja (Unity)

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:49
  • 1:34 PM

    Symphony No. 9, "Choral": 4th mvt

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    Benita Valente, soprano

    Florence Kopleff, contralto

    Jerry Hadley, tenor

    John Cheek, bass

    :00
  • 1:28 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Humoresque

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Catalyst Quartet

    3:17
  • 1:21 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:02
  • 1:18 PM

    The Man Who Knew Too Much: Prelude

    Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    2:16
  • 1:07 PM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/ Henry V Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    6:51
  • 1:04 PM

    Song without Words No. 25 "May Breezes"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Voice Of The Violin

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    2:19
  • 12:55 PM

    Etude No. 3

    Philip Glass

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    3:58
  • 12:53 PM

    Three-Part Sinfonia No. 12

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    1:21
  • 12:46 PM

    La Scala di Seta (Silken Ladder): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    6:25
  • 12:40 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:23
  • 12:34 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Alessandro Stradella

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    5:42
  • 12:30 PM

    Czech Suite: Prelude-Pastorale

    Antonin Dvorak

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    3:14
  • 12:21 PM

    Overture No. 1

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    6:59
  • 12:14 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Eddie Daniels and the Composers Quartet

    Composers String Quartet

    Eddie Daniels, clarinet

    5:58
  • 12:06 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    6:27
  • 12:04 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Debut

    Sarah Chang, violin

    1:28
  • 11:53 AM

    The Beatitudes

    Vladimir Martynov

    Music Of Vladimir Martynov

    Kronos Quartet

    5:26
  • 11:43 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 - The Creatures of Prometheus (complete ballet)

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

    8:59
  • 11:36 AM

    Teseo Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Overtures

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:20
  • 11:31 AM

    Intermezzo: At the Skat Table

    Richard Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:21 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Minuet I

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Serenade No. 10 for Winds "Gran Partita"

    London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble

    8:33
  • 11:15 AM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    5:18
  • 11:08 AM

    Three Mexican Folk Songs

    Manuel Ponce

    David Russell, guitar

    5:09
  • 11:04 AM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon

    I Solisti Italiani

    3:47
  • 10:46 AM

    Bavarian Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    12:47
  • 10:41 AM

    Heartstrings

    Chris Marshall

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:01
  • 10:30 AM

    Vienna 3/4 Time - Waltz Cycle

    Johann Wagenaar

    Wagenaar: Saul En David, Amphitrion, Etc / Riccardo Chailly

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:37
  • 10:28 AM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    1:22
  • 10:10 AM

    Barococo

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    17:23
  • 10:06 AM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    John Lenehan, piano

    2:37
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 40: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 9, 12, 13, & 40

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:48 AM

    Poem for Flute and Orchestra

    Charles Tomlinson Griffes

    Griffes: Orchestral Music

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Carol Wincenc, flute

    9:59
  • 9:30 AM

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    17:03
  • 9:25 AM

    Flower Drum

    Qu Wei

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:01
  • 9:06 AM

    Concert Piece for Four Horns

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Overture, Scherzo & Finale; Konzertstuck; Symphony No. 1

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    18:14
  • 9:01 AM

    Coracao que sente

    Ernesto Nazareth

    Odeon: Brazilian Dances by Ernesto Nazareth

    Antoine Zemor, piano

    4:28
  • 8:35 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 6th movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 3

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Benjamin Zander, conductor

    23:15
  • 8:26 AM

    String Quartet Set: Rondeaux

    Lou Harrison

    Del Sol String Quartet

    7:45
  • 8:11 AM

    Prisms, Cycles, Leaps

    Derrick Skye

    Bridge to Everywhere

    14:08
  • 8:06 AM

    Second Suite: Petite Waltz and Menuet

    Theodore Dubois

    Sylvan Winds

    Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute

    Mark Dover, clarinet

    Nanci Belmont, bassoon

    4:17
  • 8:01 AM

    Pastoral Suite: Idylle

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    4:41
  • 7:22 AM

    Triple Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    35:28
  • 7:17 AM

    Slow Change

    John Williams

    From a Bird

    John Williams, guitar

    3:33
  • 7:06 AM

    A Shropshire Lad

    George Butterworth

    Butterworth Parry Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:18
  • 7:01 AM

    Four Sketches: Legend

    Eugene Goossens

    Goossens: Chamber Works

    London Chamber Music Group

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:48
  • 6:29 AM

    Symphony No. 22 "City of Light"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Seattle Symphony

    Alan Hovhaness, conductor

    29:34
  • 6:22 AM

    Three Celebrations: At the Bay

    Jenny McLeod

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Uwe Grodd, conductor

    6:26
  • 6:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    13:49
  • 6:01 AM

    Prelude No. 25

    Frederic Chopin

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:31
  • 5:28 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    30:45
  • 5:23 AM

    Rodeo: Corral Nocturne

    Aaron Copland

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:53
  • 5:06 AM

    Fantasia on Russian Themes

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra

    Dimitri Yablonsky, conductor

    Annelle Gregory, violin

    15:17
  • 5:01 AM

    Irish Roots Medley

    Traditional

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    4:42