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  • 4:40 AM

    Mahashakti

    John Tavener

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Ruth Palmer, violin

    18:16
  • 4:36 AM

    Word of the Father

    Anonymous

    Mother of Light: Armenian Hymns and Chants in Praise of Mary

    Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano

    4:10
  • 4:23 AM

    Viderunt omnes (All have seen)

    Perotin

    Perotin

    Hilliard Ensemble

    11:33
  • 4:06 AM

    Saskia Lankhoorn, piano

    15:31
  • 4:01 AM

    falling still

    Emily Doolittle

    English String Orchestra

    Kenneth Woods, conductor

    Harriet Mackenzie, violin

    4:52
  • 3:55 AM

    Words of Amber

    Olafur Arnalds

    Olafur Arnalds: For Now I Am Winter

    Olafur Arnalds, piano and electronics

    3:24
  • 3:46 AM

    Child: Sweet Air

    David Lang

    Sentieri Selvaggi

    Carlo Baccadoro, conductor

    8:49
  • 3:25 AM

    Ruckert-Lieder (Songs after texts by Friedrich Ruckert)

    Gustav Mahler

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Anne Sofie von Otter, alto

    19:39
  • 3:06 AM

    Dream in White on White

    John Luther Adams

    John Luther Adams: The Far Country

    The Apollo Quartet and Strings

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Barbara Chapman, harp

    16:22
  • 3:01 AM

    Air to Breath

    Daniel Bjarnason

    Epicycle II

    Gyda Valtysdottir, cello

    4:39
  • 2:50 AM

    Two Elegiac Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Guildhall Strings

    8:00
  • 2:44 AM

    Behold, the Beautiful Light of the Sun

    Traditional Norwegian

    Strid

    Oslo Chamber Choir

    Hakon Daniel Nystedt, conductor

    Helga Gunnes, soprano

    6:52
  • 2:13 AM

    Piano Trio

    Bedrich Smetana

    Mendelssohn, Smetana: Piano Trios

    Beaux Arts Trio

    28:29
  • 2:06 AM

    Sospiri (Sighs)

    Edward Elgar

    THE BRITISH PROJECT

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:01 AM

    Violin Partita No. 2: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:43
  • 1:53 AM

    Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes: Meditation

    George Frederick McKay

    National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

    5:30
  • 1:50 AM

    O gladsome light

    Louis Bourgeois

    Lighten our Darkness: Music for the Close of Day

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    1:57
  • 1:21 AM

    Les Sylphides Ballet

    Frederic Chopin

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    27:20
  • 1:06 AM

    The Enchanted Forest (La foret enchantee)

    Vincent d'Indy

    D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    13:39
  • 1:01 AM

    Abbywood Trail

    Dale Kavanagh

    Guitar Gala Night

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    4:44
  • 12:34 AM

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Tessa Lark, violin

    23:57
  • 12:13 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mantova Chamber Orchestra

    Carlo Fabiano, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    19:53
  • 12:06 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Dreaming

    Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

    4:47
  • 12:01 AM

    Eventide

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:52
  • 11:49 PM

    String Quartet

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Stenhammar Quartet

    9:45
  • 11:29 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Franz Hoffmeister

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    18:22
  • 11:20 PM

    African Suite: Joyful Day

    Fela Sowande

    Black Composers Series 1974-1978

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    7:38
  • 11:06 PM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen, J.: Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2 / Svendsen, J.: Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-4

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

    12:41
  • 11:01 PM

    Flowers of the Forest

    Anonymous

    Baltimore Consort

    4:35
  • 10:50 PM

    Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

    William Walton

    Walton: Battle of Britain Suite, Etc

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:35
  • 10:29 PM

    Introduction and Rondo "Alla Militaire"

    Cipriani Potter

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Claire Huangci, piano

    18:57
  • 10:16 PM

    Orchestra-Symphony No. 4

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: 4 Symphonies

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    11:34
  • 10:07 PM

    The Wreckers Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    9:10
  • 10:01 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Empire Brass

    4:37
  • 9:43 PM

    Concerto for Mandolin, Hammered Dulcimer, and Harp

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Concerti per molti stromenti

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Anna Torge, mandolin

    15:22
  • 9:38 PM

    Dance of the Shepherd Girl

    Hugo Alfven

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    4:15
  • 9:21 PM

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    16:24
  • 9:16 PM

    A Dream Picture

    Albert Ketelbey

    Rosemary Tuck, piano

    3:30
  • 9:07 PM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Paris Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    8:30
  • 9:01 PM

    String Quartet: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Svendsen: String Quartet

    Oslo String Quartet

    4:41
  • 8:45 PM

    Rob Roy: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    13:03
  • 8:38 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    6:44
  • 8:12 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Francis Edward Bache

    Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 43

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    24:43
  • 8:07 PM

    Atalanta: Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    3:50
  • 8:01 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 7 "Valenciana"

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Twelve Spanish Dances

    Razumovsky Sinfonia

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    4:34
  • 7:49 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Portraits of Freedom: Copland, Harris

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    9:15
  • 4:47 PM

    Vignettes

    William Grant Still

    Get on Board

    Sierra Winds

    (Selected members), conductor

    11:13
  • 4:22 PM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals

    Ensemble Musique Oblique

    23:43
  • 4:18 PM

    Children's Music: March

    Elfrida Andree

    Elfrida Andree: Complete Piano Works

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    3:02
  • 4:06 PM

    L'Estro Armonico: Concerto No. 8 for Two Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Italian Concerto

    Harp Consort

    Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor

    10:43
  • 4:01 PM

    Symphony: 1st movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Le Mozart Noir

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:49
  • 3:44 PM

    Italian Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Amadeus Guitar Duo

    13:58
  • 3:20 PM

    Symphony

    Ignaz Pleyel

    Pleyel: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    23:05
  • 3:06 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Franz Waxman

    Ascent

    Matthew Lipman, viola

    12:01
  • 3:01 PM

    Carnival-Waltz

    Florent Schmitt

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:35 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Josef Suk

    Summer Evening - Works By Kodály & Suk

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    23:46
  • 2:21 PM

    Fair Maid of Perth: Suite

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen. L'Arlesienne, etc.

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:59
  • 2:17 PM

    My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose

    Robert Burns

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Rory Macdonald, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    3:36
  • 2:06 PM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    Essential Ballet

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Aram Khachaturian, conductor

    9:09
  • 2:01 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Kassia Ensemble

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:38
  • 1:38 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Arion

    Jaap ter Linden, conductor

    20:00
  • 1:30 PM

    Robert Langevin, flute

    Margaret Kampmeier, piano

    6:29
  • 1:15 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Thomas Arne

    Arne: Four Symphonies / Adrian Shepherd, Cantilena

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    14:18
  • 1:06 PM

    Gaelic Symphony: 2nd movement

    Amy Beach

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    7:20
  • 1:01 PM

    Over the Rainbow

    Harold Arlen

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Silence, on joue! A Time for Us

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:38
  • 10:47 AM

    Airborne Dances

    Oliver Davis

    Oliver Davis: Flight

    Kerenza Peacock, violin

    11:48
  • 10:39 AM

    Cantabile and Presto

    Georges Enescu

    Flute Music by French Composers

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    5:56
  • 10:35 AM

    Here is joy for every age

    Piae Cantiones

    Tidings of Joy: Music for Christmas

    Fairfax Choral Society

    Douglas Mears, conductor

    3:21
  • 10:32 AM

    Youth, Day, Old Age, and Night

    Ned Rorem

    For Lenny

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:38
  • 10:18 AM

    Quiet Reflections

    Jack Gallagher

    Jack Gallagher: Symphony No. 2 "Ascendant"

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:01
  • 10:06 AM

    Sinfonia concertante: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 2 and 4 etc.

    UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Vengerov, conductor

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    11:09
  • 10:01 AM

    Picciola serenata: Minuetto

    Antonio Salieri

    Mozart � Salieri

    Armonia Ensemble

    4:57
  • 9:45 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    Pieter Hellendaal

    Combattimento Consort Amsterdam

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    13:10
  • 9:33 AM

    Unter bluhenden Linden

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    10:53
  • 9:16 AM

    Ennanga for String Quartet, Harp, and Piano

    William Grant Still

    Videmus

    15:28
  • 9:06 AM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    8:42
  • 9:01 AM

    Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    New York Pops

    Skitch Henderson, conductor

    4:52
  • 8:29 AM

    Apollon Musagete

    Igor Stravinsky

    Igor Stravinsky: Orchestral Works

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    29:14
  • 8:25 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Duo Similia

    4:16
  • 8:06 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ballet And Dance Music

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    16:37
  • 8:01 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Twentieth Century Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:43 AM

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    15:38
  • 7:34 AM

    There Will Be Rest

    Frank Ticheli

    Phoenix Bach Choir

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    7:46
  • 7:16 AM

    String Quartet No. 15: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dreams and Prayers

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    16:22
  • 7:06 AM

    Citywinds

    9:35
  • 7:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 9

    Gabriel Faure

    Paul Crossley, piano

    4:44
  • 6:49 AM

    Night Song

    Wayne Barlow

    Music For Quiet Listening

    Eastman Philharmonia

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    9:11
  • 6:44 AM

    String Quartet No. 1: Let's Sit Beneath the Stars

    Elena Ruehr

    Elena Ruehr: Six String Quartets

    Cypress String Quartet

    5:27
  • 6:40 AM

    Heavy, gloomy clouds of night

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: Songs For Choir

    Ars Nova Copenhagen

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    3:02
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, 'The Four Temperaments'

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    32:50
  • 6:01 AM

    Mrs Anne Grene her Leaves be Green

    John Danyel

    Nocturnal

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:52
  • 5:28 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Robert Schumann

    Emerson String Quartet

    Menahem Pressler, piano

    30:07
  • 5:12 AM

    Five Bagatelles

    Gerald Finzi

    FINZI: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance

    Northern Sinfonia

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Robert Plane, clarinet

    14:32
  • 5:06 AM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp

    5:10
  • 5:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:41