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  • 4:15 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Carlos Kalmar, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    43:20
  • 4:06 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Rose adagio

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:57
  • 4:01 AM

    Leone Buyse, flute

    4:30
  • 3:42 AM

    A Song of Islands

    Douglas Lilburn

    LILBURN: Orchestral Works

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    16:33
  • 3:16 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Cello Concertos - Bloch, Dvorak, Faure, Haydn, Lalo, Saint-Saens

    Moscow Soloists

    Yuri Bashmet, conductor

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    24:31
  • 3:11 AM

    Cantata No. 85: See what His love can do

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Grainger Transcriptions for Wind Orchestra

    Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    3:02
  • 3:06 AM

    Prodigal Son: March and Air

    Claude Debussy

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    4:16
  • 3:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Visions - The Alan Hovhaness Sampler

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Chris Gekker, trumpet

    4:37
  • 2:46 AM

    Tallis Scholars

    Peter Philips, conductor

    12:28
  • 2:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Royal Flemish Philharmonic

    Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

    Martin Helmchen, piano

    22:48
  • 2:18 AM

    Seven Desires: 2

    Tan Dun

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    1:09
  • 2:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    11:41
  • 2:01 AM

    The Red Pony Suite: The Gift

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:49
  • 1:51 AM

    Pastorale for Oboe, Harp and Strings

    Howard Hanson

    Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Spalding, conductor

    Jonathan Blumenfeld, oboe

    Jacqueline Pollauf, harp

    7:23
  • 1:19 AM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    30:32
  • 1:11 AM

    Song: Den' li tsarit? (Does the Day Reign?)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    Alexander Kniazev, cello

    3:26
  • 1:06 AM

    Evening Rhapsody (Abends-Rhapsodie)

    Joachim Raff

    Revelations

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    5:11
  • 1:01 AM

    Menuet and A Little Gigue

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    4:31
  • 12:47 AM

    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

    Arnold Bax

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:52
  • 12:20 AM

    Symphony No. 99

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    25:55
  • 12:14 AM

    Jubilate Deo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canadian Brass

    Robert Moody, conductor

    3:52
  • 12:06 AM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    7:32
  • 12:01 AM

    Symphonic Metamorphosis: March

    Paul Hindemith

    American Maestros

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    4:35
  • 11:45 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sharon Isbin box set

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    13:37
  • 11:41 PM

    Prelude and Fugue No. 7

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    3:36
  • 11:23 PM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Works for String Orchestra

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    16:49
  • 11:14 PM

    Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10

    Henry Cowell

    Barber, Ives, Copland: Adagio For Strings / Symphony No.3 / Quiet City

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    6:51
  • 11:06 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    6:50
  • 11:01 PM

    London Suite: Covent Garden

    Eric Coates

    Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:38
  • 10:51 PM

    Violin and Oboe Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    Gail Hennessy, oboe

    7:37
  • 10:30 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 31

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven #4

    Paul Lewis, piano

    19:00
  • 10:24 PM

    The Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin Hood and His Merry Men

    Erich Korngold

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:00
  • 10:16 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:36
  • 10:09 PM

    String Quartet No. 3: Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Calidore String Quartet

    7:15
  • 10:06 PM

    Miniatures: Adolorido

    William Grant Still

    Sylvan Winds

    1:42
  • 10:01 PM

    Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresia": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies No 48 & 49

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:46
  • 9:48 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    10:31
  • 9:44 PM

    Carmen: Entrance of the Toreadors

    Georges Bizet

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    3:52
  • 9:32 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    9:43
  • 9:24 PM

    Camel Bells Along the Silk Road

    Ning Yong

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    7:43
  • 9:20 PM

    Etude No. 10

    Frederic Chopin

    Louis Lortie, piano

    2:05
  • 9:07 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Johann Hertel

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    13:22
  • 9:03 PM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    2:45
  • 8:44 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 9 "The Great"

    Northern Sinfonia

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    14:09
  • 8:29 PM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe d'amore

    14:22
  • 8:20 PM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Camerata Academica Salzburg

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    8:13
  • 8:14 PM

    Unst Bridal March

    Traditional

    Barry Douglas, piano

    Catriona McKay, Scottish harp

    Chris Stout, Shetland fiddle

    4:32
  • 8:06 PM

    King Stephen: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven" Symphonis Nos 4 and 8

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:39
  • 8:01 PM

    A Country Woman

    Bedrich Smetana

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    4:34
  • 7:50 PM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    1992 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    8:33
  • 5:46 PM

    Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:00
  • 5:23 PM

    Piano Trio No. 5 "Ghost"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 11 Trios

    Beaux Arts Trio

    22:17
  • 5:17 PM

    Summer Days by the Sea: Summer Meadow

    Maj Sonstevold

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    3:34
  • 5:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    10:34
  • 5:01 PM

    The Queen's Delight; Half hanniken

    Anonymous

    The Queen's Delight

    King's Noyse

    4:35
  • 4:39 PM

    Symphony No. 95

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    19:48
  • 4:17 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 8 "In the Form of a Vocal Scene"

    Louis Spohr

    Paganini, Spohr: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    19:46
  • 4:11 PM

    Die Nachtigall (The Nightingale)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Songs for Male Chorus

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    Karl Dent, tenor

    3:57
  • 4:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Hungarian Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    4:42
  • 4:01 PM

    Apollo Chamber Players

    4:35
  • 3:49 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Transcriptions, 2

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    9:03
  • 3:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    19:22
  • 3:23 PM

    Lonely Waterloo

    Traditional Newfoundland

    On the Rock

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    3:59
  • 3:06 PM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:04
  • 3:01 PM

    Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite: March

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:43
  • 2:42 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    15:03
  • 2:42 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Michael Collins, conductor

    Michael Collins, clarinet

    16:18
  • 2:38 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 11

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    3:20
  • 2:35 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    3:26
  • 2:28 PM

    L'Amazone: caprice-mazurka

    Charles Lucien Lambert

    Gary Hammond, piano

    6:09
  • 2:10 PM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    The French Connection

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:18
  • 2:04 PM

    Concerto Grosso: March

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:30
  • 1:58 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 1:39 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin: Complete Music For Piano And Orchestra

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    17:19
  • 1:32 PM

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:05
  • 1:23 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 21 & 26

    Andre Previn, piano

    7:45
  • 1:19 PM

    Staccato Movement

    John Thomas

    Lipman Harp Duo

    Sayo Lipman, harp

    2:51
  • 1:17 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Woody Allen Classics

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    1:29
  • 1:04 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:21
  • 12:47 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    11:27
  • 12:39 PM

    Phaeton: Dances for the Four Seasons

    Jean-Baptiste Lully

    The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    5:37
  • 12:31 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    European Union Chamber Orchestra

    Hans-Peter Hofmann, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, cello

    7:24
  • 12:19 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Mephisto Magic

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:03
  • 12:16 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Of Foreign Lands and People

    Robert Schumann

    Lise de la Salle plays Schumann

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    1:59
  • 12:10 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Carducci Quartet

    Julian Bliss, clarinet

    4:25
  • 12:04 PM

    Hugo and Adelheid Overture

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Kuhlau: Overtures

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Schonwandt, conductor

    5:31
  • 11:42 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a due cori

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    16:28
  • 11:36 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    4:35
  • 11:33 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Dance

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Louis Fremaux, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    2:00
  • 11:29 AM

    Eric Parkin, piano

    3:30
  • 11:20 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Morton, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    7:16
  • 11:15 AM

    Lyric Pieces: Bell Ringing

    Edvard Grieg

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    4:36
  • 11:10 AM

    Dance Suite after Couperin: Carillon

    Richard Strauss

    Kempe Conducts Richard Strauss - 3

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Rudolf Kempe, conductor

    3:28
  • 11:04 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Escales: French Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    5:34
  • 10:45 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Samuel Wesley

    Wesley: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    13:15
  • 10:37 AM

    Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    Lisa Friend, flute

    6:07
  • 10:23 AM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    13:24
  • 10:19 AM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar: Introduction and Allegro, etc; Vaughan Williams

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:30
  • 10:17 AM

    Contrafacta Hungarica: Passamezzo

    Ferenc Farkas

    Chanson et Danses

    Montreal Winds

    Jacques Lacombe, conductor

    1:27
  • 10:10 AM

    Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 3 & 5

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Maag, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    5:42
  • 10:06 AM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    2:46
  • 10:01 AM

    William Tell: Pas de Soldats (Soldiers' Dance)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:39 AM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 9:23 AM

    Concertino

    Josef Myslivecek

    Myslivecek: Symphonies

    Concerto Koln

    14:39
  • 9:16 AM

    Suite Gothique: Priere a Notre Dame

    Leon Boellmann

    Hans Fagius, organ

    5:05
  • 9:06 AM

    Romance for Viola and Orchestra

    Max Bruch

    Walton: Viola Concerto; Bruch: Violin & Viola Concerto

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Yuri Bashmet, viola

    9:12
  • 9:01 AM

    Heartbreaker

    Missy Mazzoli

    Michael Mizrahi, piano

    4:38
  • 8:19 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    39:40
  • 8:12 AM

    Lost in the Stars

    Kurt Weill

    Exiles' Cafe

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:25
  • 8:06 AM

    Twilight

    Heino Eller

    Heino Eller: Symphonic Poems

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Olari Elts, conductor

    5:09
  • 8:01 AM

    Norse Legend

    Frank Bridge

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:47
  • 7:40 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emerson String Quartet

    Carol Wincenc, flute

    18:34
  • 7:35 AM

    Minuet for Sylvia

    Isaac Albeniz

    David Russell, guitar

    4:12
  • 7:14 AM

    Sonatina

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Quartet, Romantic Pieces, Sonatina

    Isaac Stern, violin

    19:55
  • 7:06 AM

    Letter from Home

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:38
  • 7:01 AM

    Andantino

    Alfredo Catalani

    Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Contemplazione / Il Mattino

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    4:31
  • 6:37 AM

    Fantasie Symphonique

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    21:40
  • 6:31 AM

    Colonial Song

    Percy Grainger

    Percy Grainger: Symphonic Band Music

    Michigan State University Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    5:22
  • 6:07 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    22:48
  • 6:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Japanese Melodies

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 5:36 AM

    Wanderer Fantasy

    Franz Schubert

    Live at Carnegie Hall

    Lang Lang, piano

    22:37
  • 5:32 AM

    Madame Press Died Last Week at 90

    Morton Feldman

    A Second of Silence

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    3:32
  • 5:06 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Krommer, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 5:01 AM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:46