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  • 4:32 AM

    Tragedy of Salome

    Florent Schmitt

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    26:25
  • 4:19 AM

    Musical Moment No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    10:29
  • 4:06 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 5

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    12:39
  • 4:01 AM

    Billy the Kid: Prairie Night

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Old American Songs, Eight Poems Of Emily Dickinson Etc.

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    4:43
  • 3:29 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments"

    Carl Nielsen

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    29:49
  • 3:18 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Frantisek Jiranek

    Lenka Torgersen, violin

    Vaclav Luks, harpsichord

    8:40
  • 3:06 AM

    Sacred and Profane Dances

    Claude Debussy

    Oberlin 21

    Bridget-Michaele Reischl, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    10:20
  • 3:01 AM

    Sanctus

    Ola Gjeilo

    Tenebrae

    4:46
  • 2:49 AM

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    Martin Jones, piano

    9:42
  • 2:41 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: Cavatina

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Quartetto Italiano

    7:07
  • 2:19 AM

    The Isle of the Dead

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    21:09
  • 2:06 AM

    Piano Suite No. 2 "Times of Solitude"

    John Wineglass

    Summerland: Music for Piano and Cello by Composers of African Descent

    Duo Dolce

    10:46
  • 2:01 AM

    Moto Perpetuo

    Behzad Ranjbaran

    Sejong Soloists

    4:32
  • 1:53 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    5:17
  • 11:46 PM

    Les Eolides

    Cesar Franck

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:20
  • 11:35 PM

    Magnolia Suite: Part 1

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    10:44
  • 11:17 PM

    Ballet Suite No. 3

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:48
  • 11:15 PM

    Miniatures: Shepherd's Dance

    Sulkhan Tsintsadze

    A Sicilian Traveller

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    1:23
  • 11:06 PM

    La Belle Helene (Beautiful Helene): Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach Overtures

    Lille National Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    8:30
  • 11:01 PM

    Skipping Stones

    Michael Fine

    Living Music

    Alice K. Dade, flute

    4:53
  • 10:41 PM

    Suite Lyrique

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    17:22
  • 10:35 PM

    Canzon No. 8

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Royal Academy of Music Brass

    4:21
  • 10:20 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 24, 30

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    13:51
  • 10:13 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    5:33
  • 10:06 PM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Symphony No. 1; Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:25
  • 10:01 PM

    Downton Abbey: A Royal Command

    John Lunn

    Downton Abbey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Chamber Orchestra of London

    Alastair King, conductor

    4:50
  • 9:46 PM

    Rondo Brilliant

    Felix Mendelssohn

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    10:45
  • 9:42 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Percy Grainger: Symphonic Band Music

    Michigan State University Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    4:01
  • 9:34 PM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    Shigenori Kudo, flute

    6:49
  • 9:27 PM

    Michael Linville, piano

    6:18
  • 9:18 PM

    Prince and the Mermaid Suite

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    7:24
  • 9:06 PM

    Overture di Ballo

    Arthur Sullivan

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    11:38
  • 9:03 PM

    The Beachcomber

    Clive Richardson

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    2:41
  • 8:42 PM

    Faust Ballet Music

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod: Faust

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    16:23
  • 8:23 PM

    Guitar Quintet No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:29
  • 8:16 PM

    Impromptu-Caprice

    Gabriel Pierne

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    5:55
  • 8:06 PM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    8:54
  • 8:01 PM

    French Suite No. 6: Allemande; Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Salzedo Harp Duo

    4:37
  • 7:48 PM

    The Fairies: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Tristan and Isolde, An Orchestral Passion

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:47
  • 5:46 PM

    Agincourt Overture

    Walter Leigh

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    12:28
  • 5:26 PM

    Cassation

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Divertimento K 131, Cassation K 99

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    18:49
  • 5:18 PM

    War Horse: Dartmoor, 1912

    John Williams

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    6:30
  • 5:06 PM

    Overture

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:31
  • 5:01 PM

    Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen

    John Williams

    Voces8

    4:39
  • 4:43 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Night on Bald Mountain, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Bolero

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    15:14
  • 4:27 PM

    Concerto for Flute, Two Violins, and Basso Continuo (Dresden version)

    Johann Hasse

    Baroque Flute Concertos

    Dresden Baroque Soloists

    Eckart Haupt, flute

    14:08
  • 4:22 PM

    Barcarolle

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:36
  • 4:06 PM

    The Merchant of Venice Overture

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Shakespeare Overtures, Vol. 2

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    15:00
  • 4:01 PM

    Last Spring

    Edvard Grieg

    To the Spring

    Elena Urioste, violin

    4:33
  • 3:54 PM

    Souvenirs: Two-Step and Galop

    Samuel Barber

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    4:20
  • 3:18 PM

    Piano Trio No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Trios

    Trio Sora

    34:16
  • 3:06 PM

    In Spring Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Goldmark: Overtures

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    10:32
  • 3:01 PM

    Torre Bermeja (Vermillion Tower)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz: Serenata

    Stephen Marchionda, guitar

    4:41
  • 2:49 PM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Arnold Bax

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    7:25
  • 2:46 PM

    blue cathedral

    Jennifer Higdon

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    12:19
  • 2:36 PM

    blue cathedral

    Jennifer Higdon

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    12:19
  • 2:17 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:36
  • 2:12 PM

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    Mike Herriott, trombone

    3:58
  • 1:59 PM

    Recorder Sonata No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    G. F. Handel: Recorder & Oboe Sonatas

    Amarillis

    11:11
  • 1:43 PM

    The Noonday Witch

    Antonin Dvorak

    Danse Macabre

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    14:48
  • 1:40 PM

    Syncopation

    Fritz Kreisler

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Paul Coker, piano

    1:46
  • 1:35 PM

    Il Signor Bruschino: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Favorite Overtures

    Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor

    4:16
  • 1:29 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure, G.: Music for Cello and Piano

    Ina-Esther Joost Ben-Sasson, cello

    3:33
  • 1:17 PM

    Variations serieuses (Serious Variations)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    10:49
  • 1:11 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    2:35
  • 1:04 PM

    Madame Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo (One fine day)

    Giacomo Puccini

    Opera Without Words

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:31
  • 12:52 PM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 12:46 PM

    Jewels of the Madonna: Intermezzo

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    5:10
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Romantic Age

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    13:56
  • 12:22 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Minuet and Trio

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Catalyst Quartet

    6:53
  • 12:15 PM

    Bluestone

    Chris Marshall

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    5:50
  • 12:07 PM

    Adriano in Siria: Overture

    Johann Christian Bach

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Simon Standage, conductor

    6:50
  • 12:04 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    1:30
  • 11:48 AM

    Cuban Overture

    George Gershwin

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    10:34
  • 11:39 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Johann Quantz

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    7:10
  • 11:31 AM

    Symphony No. 39: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    7:56
  • 11:26 AM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Julian Bream: La Guitarra Romantica

    Julian Bream, guitar

    3:56
  • 11:19 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:02
  • 11:11 AM

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    6:08
  • 11:04 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94 & 95; Mozart: Toy Symphony

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:01
  • 10:42 AM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: The Peacock, Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances

    Budapest Symphony Orchestra

    Gyorgy Lehel, conductor

    16:04
  • 10:38 AM

    Album Leaf

    Valborg Aulin

    neglected works for piano

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    3:09
  • 10:28 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Complete Orchestral Works

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    9:30
  • 10:25 AM

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    1:43
  • 10:15 AM

    Introduction and Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Therese Motard, cello

    9:16
  • 10:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    8:21
  • 10:01 AM

    A Lady in Her Tower

    Gabriel Faure

    Sivan Magen, harp

    4:38
  • 9:39 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Giovanni Paisiello

    Paisiello: Piano Concertos Vol. 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Stephanie Gonley, conductor

    Mariaclara Monetti, piano

    19:48
  • 9:16 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Ivan Zenaty, violin

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    20:55
  • 9:11 AM

    Fantastic Dances: Dance of Elegy

    Loris Tjeknavorian

    Tara Kamangar, piano

    3:53
  • 9:06 AM

    Divertimento: Rondo

    Lennox Berkeley

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lennox Berkeley, conductor

    3:49
  • 9:01 AM

    King Lear: Overture and Fanfare

    Claude Debussy

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    4:38
  • 8:54 AM

    Hear us in Heaven

    Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Skylark Vocal Ensemble

    4:23
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Reinhold Gliere

    Gliere: Symphony No. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Edward Downes, conductor

    45:39
  • 8:01 AM

    Bagatelles

    Malcolm Arnold

    Benjamin Frith, piano

    4:41
  • 7:24 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Tragic"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    34:12
  • 7:19 AM

    Arabian Waltz

    Rabih Abou-Khalil

    Levant

    Amici

    4:08
  • 7:09 AM

    Fantasia on "Un Ballo in Maschera"

    Giuseppe Martucci

    Pietro Spada, piano

    Giorgio Cozzolino, piano

    8:33
  • 7:06 AM

    Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball): Act II Prelude

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    2:39
  • 7:01 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Juliet

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet - Suites 1 - 3 (complete)

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    4:34
  • 6:41 AM

    Arafura Dances

    Ross Edwards

    Concerto

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    17:06
  • 6:39 AM

    Lullaby for Jack

    Lalo Schifrin

    Children's World

    Mirian Conti, piano

    1:35
  • 6:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Violin and Viola Sonatas

    Shlomo Mintz, violin

    30:42
  • 6:01 AM

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Anneleen Lenaerts, harp

    4:30
  • 5:26 AM

    In the Mountain Suite

    Joseph Canteloube

    Violin Music Of Canteloube And Breville

    Philippe Graffin, violin

    32:22
  • 5:23 AM

    To A Red Rose

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:28
  • 5:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Wind Chamber Music

    Bergen Wind Quintet

    4:45