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  • 4:32 AM

    Symphony No. 63 "Loon Lake"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Guitar Concerto No. 2

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Stewart Robertson, conductor

    26:15
  • 4:25 AM

    Solo Flute Partita: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandon Patrick George, flute

    5:55
  • 4:06 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 1

    Luigi Boccherini

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:46
  • 4:01 AM

    Doors of Thy Mercy

    Alexander Kastalsky

    Kastalsky: Vechnaya Pamiat Geroyam

    Clarion Choir

    Steven Fox, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:45 AM

    Be Kind to One Another (Rag)

    Terry Riley

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    12:39
  • 3:31 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:12
  • 3:06 AM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    23:20
  • 3:01 AM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Beautiful Hollywood

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Alexander Kerr, violin

    4:39
  • 2:49 AM

    Ballade No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes: Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    8:52
  • 2:32 AM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 7, In Nature's Realm Scherzo Capriccioso

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    15:27
  • 2:15 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 6, 5-8

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    14:44
  • 2:06 AM

    A Tall Story for Orchestra

    Jerome Moross

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:04
  • 2:01 AM

    Flute Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wilhelm Friedemann Bach

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    Verena Fischer, flute

    4:47
  • 1:49 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Il Cimento Dell'Armonia e Dell'Inventione

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    9:25
  • 1:12 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    34:56
  • 1:06 AM

    Walsingham

    John Dowland

    Dowland: Musicke for the Lute

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    4:24
  • 1:01 AM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    Robin Hood Country

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:42
  • 12:47 AM

    String Quartet No. 7

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    11:00
  • 12:25 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 28

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    20:21
  • 12:15 AM

    Capriccio for Orchestra

    Nancy Dalberg

    Danish Philharmonic Orchestra

    Frans Rasmussen, conductor

    8:09
  • 12:06 AM

    La Belle Helene (Beautiful Helene): Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Tortelier's French Bonbons

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    8:40
  • 12:01 AM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    National Chamber Players

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    4:44
  • 11:39 PM

    Bull on the Roof (Le boeuf sur le toit)

    Darius Milhaud

    French National Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    19:33
  • 11:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    36:57
  • 11:14 PM

    Capriccio

    Lukas Foss

    Some Other Time

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    6:12
  • 11:11 PM

    Bist du bei mir (If Thou art Near)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Works for Trumpet

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    2:35
  • 11:03 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    7:33
  • 10:37 PM

    Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    18:57
  • 10:29 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    Great Works for Flute and Orchestra

    Residentie Orchestra of the Hague

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Sharon Bezaly, flute

    7:09
  • 10:13 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Anne-Louise Brillon de Jouy

    Nicolas Horvath, piano

    8:10
  • 10:05 PM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Classics for all Seasons: Autumn

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:20
  • 9:41 PM

    Victory at Sea Suite

    Richard Rodgers

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    21:36
  • 9:31 PM

    Highland Cathedral

    Michael Korb/Uli Roewer

    Musica Variata

    Musica Variata

    7:49
  • 9:25 PM

    Prelude

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Preludes

    Steven Osborne, piano

    4:48
  • 9:14 PM

    Andante Cantabile

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    Bobby McFerrin, vocal

    6:32
  • 9:09 PM

    Les Baricades Misterieuses (Mysterious Barricades)

    Francois Couperin

    Tuba! A Six-Tuba Musical Romp

    Gerhard Meinl's Tuba Sextet

    2:25
  • 9:00 PM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    James Galway Plays Khachaturian

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    6:25
  • 8:51 PM

    Butterfly's Day Out

    Mark O'Connor

    The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:41
  • 8:43 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alessio Bax Plays Beethoven

    Alessio Bax, piano

    7:01
  • 8:35 PM

    Long Road

    Eriks Esenvalds

    After Silence: III. Redemption

    Voces8

    6:05
  • 8:27 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    6:52
  • 8:10 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 12 (after Corelli "La Folia")

    Francesco Geminiani

    Geminiani: 12 Concerti Grossi

    I Musici

    13:46
  • 8:00 PM

    Violin Sonata: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sonatas for Piano and Violin

    Mark Steinberg, violin

    6:51
  • 5:38 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Bach, Lebrun, Mozart: Oboe Concertos

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Paul Goodwin, oboe

    20:12
  • 5:13 PM

    Symphony No. 93

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    23:15
  • 5:10 PM

    Prairie Miniature

    Arthur Farwell

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    1:55
  • 5:06 PM

    Saibei Suite No. 2: Saibei Dance

    An-Lun Huang

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    4:09
  • 5:01 PM

    Fantasy

    Malcolm Arnold

    Legacy: A Tribute to Dennis Brain

    Ben Goldscheider, horn

    4:43
  • 4:40 PM

    Violin Sonatina No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Andrew Manze, violin

    Richard Egarr, fortepiano

    18:38
  • 4:30 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Giuliani, Rodrigo

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    8:38
  • 4:15 PM

    Popular Andean Dances

    Celso Garrido-Lecca

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    12:58
  • 4:06 PM

    Bishop Rock

    Doreen Carwithen

    CARWITHEN: Piano Concerto / Bishop Rock / ODTAA / Suffolk Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    8:16
  • 4:01 PM

    The Shining Shore

    Traditional

    Anonymous 4

    4:42
  • 3:48 PM

    King Lear Overture

    Mily Balakirev

    Balakirev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, etc.

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

    10:39
  • 3:24 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 13

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    22:07
  • 3:18 PM

    Glory in the Meeting House

    Traditional

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    3:38
  • 3:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Oboe Concertos Bwv 1053, 1055, 1059

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    12:02
  • 3:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5 "The Carnival": 1st movement

    Alfred Hill

    Alfred Hill: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 10

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Wilfred Lehmann, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:50 PM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:38
  • 2:42 PM

    Suite No. 1: Fuga con Pajarillo

    Aldemaro Romero

    Fiesta

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    7:08
  • 2:38 PM

    Grand Cello Concerto "Concerto militaire": 3rd movement

    Jacques Offenbach

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    Jerome Pernoo, cello

    19:52
  • 2:38 PM

    Pieces from the Lumley Part Books (selections)

    Anonymous

    Fretwork

    4:27
  • 2:00 PM

    The Soul of the Philosopher: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:02
  • 1:52 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 7-12

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    7:24
  • 1:43 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    6:52
  • 1:35 PM

    The Fairy Queen: Overture

    Henry Purcell

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Ronald Thomas, conductor

    6:43
  • 1:31 PM

    Deep River

    Spiritual

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Rieko Aizawa, piano

    2:41
  • 1:22 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    7:48
  • 1:18 PM

    String Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    3:55
  • 1:08 PM

    Suite in Old Style: 1st movement

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    Vaiva Eidukaityte-Storastiene, harpsichord

    6:01
  • 1:04 PM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Home

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    2:36
  • 12:51 PM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:41
  • 12:47 PM

    The King's Hunt

    John Bull

    Gypsy's Round

    Buffalo Guitar Quartet

    3:58
  • 12:42 PM

    Waltz

    Nino Rota

    Echoes of Life

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    2:52
  • 12:34 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    WA Mozart: The Violin Concertos

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    6:10
  • 12:31 PM

    Wood Notes: Whippoorwill's Shoes

    William Grant Still

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    2:25
  • 12:26 PM

    Petite Symphony: Scherzo

    Charles Gounod

    French Flute Favorites

    Waterloo Chamber Orchestra

    Ulysse Waterlot, conductor

    3:40
  • 12:19 PM

    Symphony breve: Rondo

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    Gouvy: Symphony 4; Fantasie symphonique

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    5:38
  • 12:17 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Royal Brass: Music from the Renaissance & Baroque

    Empire Brass

    1:29
  • 12:06 PM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:38
  • 12:04 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance

    George Frideric Handel

    Ultimate Handel

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    1:21
  • 11:49 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    10:28
  • 11:46 AM

    Song without Words No. 6 "Barcarolle (Gondola Song)"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:07
  • 11:43 AM

    Song without Words No. 29 "Venetian Gondola Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder Ohne Worte

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:49
  • 11:35 AM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:43
  • 11:30 AM

    Nordic Folk Dances: Scherzo

    Emil Hartmann

    Hartmann: Nordic Folk Dances; Hakon Jarl; A Carnival Feast

    Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    4:28
  • 11:23 AM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart, Beethoven

    Murray Perahia, piano

    5:44
  • 11:19 AM

    For the Beauty of the Earth

    Conrad Kocher

    A Harvest Home

    Cantus

    3:01
  • 11:15 AM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

    Love, The OK Factor

    The OK Factor

    3:27
  • 11:09 AM

    Trio No. 3: Minuet

    Johann Hummel

    Vienna String Trio

    4:21
  • 11:04 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    4:10
  • 10:43 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Gli Uccelli, Trittico Botticelliano

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    14:57
  • 10:31 AM

    Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra No. 3 "Il Mezzetino"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Martin Frost - Vivaldi

    Concerto Koln

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    11:05
  • 10:26 AM

    Polonaise No. 3 "Military"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: 7 Polonaises

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:11
  • 10:24 AM

    Joan Baez Suite: Silkie

    John Duarte

    Journey To The New World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    1:46
  • 10:10 AM

    Suite Francaise

    Francis Poulenc

    Paris Orchestra

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    12:22
  • 10:06 AM

    Symphony No. 3: Fanfare

    Aaron Copland

    The Joy Of Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:12
  • 10:01 AM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenata Notturna, Divertimenti

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:39
  • 9:47 AM

    Pierrot of the Minute: Comedy Overture

    Granville Bantock

    Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    11:03
  • 9:31 AM

    Dumbarton Oaks Concerto

    Igor Stravinsky

    The Knights

    14:56
  • 9:23 AM

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    6:15
  • 9:06 AM

    Philomena: Suite

    Alexandre Desplat

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    16:06
  • 9:01 AM

    Sunset

    Foday Musa Suso

    Kronos Quartet: Pieces of Africa

    Kronos Quartet

    Soloists

    4:24
  • 8:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    33:35
  • 8:20 AM

    Ricercar No. 3

    Domenico Gabrielli

    Matteo: 300 Years Of An Italian Cello

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    3:43
  • 8:06 AM

    To a Nordic Princess

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 11: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 4

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    12:33
  • 8:01 AM

    Chiling o guiry (Celia O'Gara)

    Burke Thumoth

    Concerto Caledonia

    David McGuinness, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:48 AM

    Darkness in the Ancient Valley: Benediction

    Richard Danielpour

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    10:49
  • 7:41 AM

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    Julien Labro, accordina

    6:21
  • 7:19 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    Martha Argerich, piano

    19:31
  • 7:06 AM

    The Chairman Dances

    John Adams

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    12:39
  • 7:01 AM

    Susann McDonald, harp

    4:38
  • 6:36 AM

    String Quartet

    Gabriel Faure

    Saint-Saens/Faure: The String Quartets

    Miami String Quartet

    22:05
  • 6:32 AM

    Red Dragonfly

    Kosaku Yamada

    Japanese Melodies

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    3:20
  • 6:06 AM

    Clarinet Trio

    Johannes Brahms

    Robert Levin, piano

    David Krakauer, clarinet

    Melissa Meell, cello

    24:23
  • 6:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:40
  • 5:40 AM

    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Young Person's Guide, Sea Interludes, Men Of Goodwill / Marriner

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:56
  • 5:24 AM

    Lute Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Lute Suites

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    16:03
  • 5:06 AM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    15:55
  • 5:01 AM

    Elegy, to Calvin Simmons

    Lou Harrison

    Lou Harrison: A Portrait

    California Symphony

    Barry Jekowsky, conductor

    4:44