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  • 4:32 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Paul Creston

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    26:00
  • 4:29 AM

    Prelude No. 4

    Alexander Scriabin

    Klara Min, piano

    2:03
  • 4:06 AM

    Clarinet Sonata No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Sonatas For Clarinet And Piano, Op. 120

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    21:44
  • 4:01 AM

    Two Pieces

    Valentin Silvestrov

    In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:54
  • 3:33 AM

    Symphony No. 98

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    24:59
  • 3:28 AM

    Equinox: The Aral Sea

    Henning Kraggerud

    Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra

    Henning Kraggerud, conductor

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    3:20
  • 3:19 AM

    Scenes d'Enfants

    Federico Mompou

    Children's World

    Mirian Conti, piano

    9:10
  • 3:06 AM

    Elibris

    Alan Hovhaness

    Visions - The Alan Hovhaness Sampler

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    Alexa Still, flute

    10:52
  • 3:01 AM

    Tarantella

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Guitar Recital: Olsen, Stein-Erik - DYENS, R. / BARRIOS MANGORE, A. / SAINZ DE LA MAZA, E. / PIAZZOLLA, A. / RUIZ-PIPO, A. / KOSHKIN, N. / DUARTE, J.

    Stein-Erik Olsen, guitar

    4:34
  • 2:42 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Cesar Franck

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    16:50
  • 2:19 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Chee-Yun, violin

    20:50
  • 2:16 AM

    Les Gouts-reunis: Concerto No. 13: Chaconne

    Francois Couperin

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    Immanuel Davis, flute

    1:03
  • 2:06 AM

    Peter Schmoll Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:37
  • 2:01 AM

    The Sacred Veil: Child of Wonder

    Eric Whitacre

    Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    Lisa Edwards, piano

    Jeffrey Zeigler, cello

    4:42
  • 1:46 AM

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    12:07
  • 1:13 AM

    String Quintet No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    30:54
  • 1:06 AM

    Fantasy on Bashkirian Themes

    Zara Levina

    Yury Revich, violin

    Maria Lettberg, piano

    5:59
  • 1:01 AM

    Walking (Hommage a Thoreau)

    Lars Aksel Bisgaard

    Carl Petersson, piano

    4:52
  • 12:42 AM

    Symphony "The Fall of Phaeton"

    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Dittersdorf: Six Symphonies

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    16:53
  • 12:16 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Reinhold Gliere

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    24:34
  • 12:09 AM

    The Cat and the Mouse

    Aaron Copland

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    4:08
  • 12:06 AM

    The Waltzing Cat

    Leroy Anderson

    Leroy Anderson Favorites

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:31
  • 12:01 AM

    Trio Sonata

    Giuseppe Tartini

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    Isabella Longa, violin

    Marcello Scandelli, cello

    Giorgio Cerasoli, harpsichord

    4:34
  • 11:44 PM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:39 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:30
  • 11:33 PM

    The Peacock

    Chun Wai Yeung

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    4:22
  • 11:25 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Wiener Virtuosen

    7:41
  • 11:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Muzio Clementi

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    16:23
  • 11:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Adalbert Gyrowetz

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:43 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    14:39
  • 10:34 PM

    La Stravaganza: Violin Concerto No. 9

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    7:33
  • 10:23 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2

    Georges Enescu

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    11:05
  • 10:20 PM

    Susann McDonald, harp

    1:22
  • 10:06 PM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    12:56
  • 10:01 PM

    Views of the Sea: 1st movement

    Eduard Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:38
  • 9:47 PM

    Romance

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    11:54
  • 9:38 PM

    Piano Concerto: 4th movement

    Amy Beach

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    7:37
  • 9:18 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:35
  • 9:06 PM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    9:34
  • 9:03 PM

    Four Piano Blues: For Andor Foldes

    Aaron Copland

    Alan Marks, piano

    2:47
  • 8:51 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    7:32
  • 8:45 PM

    Carmen: Seguedilla

    Georges Bizet

    Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra of Milan

    Karel Mark Chichon, conductor

    Elina Garanca, mezzo-soprano

    Roberto Alagna, tenor

    4:41
  • 8:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    14:10
  • 8:12 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Telemann: Horn Concerto, Etc.

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    16:10
  • 8:06 PM

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:55
  • 8:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 11 "Serioso": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Kluxen, conductor

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    4:45
  • 5:46 PM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    English Music for Strings

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    12:36
  • 5:44 PM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    4:46
  • 5:17 PM

    Symphony No. 76

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    26:10
  • 5:14 PM

    Spartacus: Love Theme

    Alex North

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:57
  • 5:06 PM

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    6:34
  • 5:01 PM

    Overture No. 5: Andante

    Carl Friedrich Abel

    Il Fondamento

    Paul Dombrecht, conductor

    4:44
  • 4:41 PM

    Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    17:25
  • 4:21 PM

    Fire on the Island

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Complete Works For Mixed Choir

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Heikki Seppanen, conductor

    1:14
  • 4:20 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Niels Muus, conductor

    Anna Shelest, piano

    16:35
  • 4:06 PM

    Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    13:04
  • 4:01 PM

    Cello Concerto: Finale

    Nicola Porpora

    La Folia Baroque Orchestra

    Robin Peter Muller, conductor

    Jan Vogler, cello

    4:30
  • 3:48 PM

    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    10:31
  • 3:32 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alessio Bax, piano

    14:10
  • 3:12 PM

    Concerto No. 11

    Giuseppe Valentini

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    17:32
  • 3:09 PM

    By the Still Waters

    Amy Beach

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    3:03
  • 3:06 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Aquarium

    The Kanneh-Masons

    2:46
  • 3:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies 5 & 8

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    4:37
  • 2:43 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye)

    Maurice Ravel

    Steven Osborne, piano

    Paul Lewis, piano

    15:29
  • 2:39 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Britten: Serenade Op. 31

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    18:52
  • 2:35 PM

    La Menetou

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol. 3

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:44
  • 2:30 PM

    Tender Languors

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:54
  • 2:12 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Encore!

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    16:41
  • 2:06 PM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    4:46
  • 1:58 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Walton: In Honour of the City of London, etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    David Willcocks, conductor

    7:52
  • 1:52 PM

    Dance of the Graceful Girl

    Alberto Ginastera

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    Sergio Assad, guitar

    Odair Assad, guitar

    3:21
  • 1:49 PM

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    David Tenenbaum, guitar

    :00
  • 1:45 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd mvt

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten, conductor

    David Mason, trumpet

    3:00
  • 1:33 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    9:56
  • 1:28 PM

    Fugue "Little"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Transcriptions

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    3:52
  • 1:19 PM

    Harlem Symphony: April in Harlem

    James Price Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:45
  • 1:16 PM

    West Side Story: America

    Leonard Bernstein

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    2:10
  • 1:09 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    London Brass

    4:30
  • 1:04 PM

    Masquerade: Waltz

    Aram Khachaturian

    Dances for Flute

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    3:38
  • 12:58 PM

    Divertimento: Turkey Trot

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:43
  • 12:50 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    7:17
  • 12:42 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:20
  • 12:30 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi & Friends - La Folia (Madness & Other Concertos) / Sorrell, Apollo's Fire

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord

    10:41
  • 12:22 PM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5, Swan Lake

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    6:54
  • 12:16 PM

    Nobody Knows the Trouble I See

    J. Rosamond Johnson

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    4:46
  • 12:10 PM

    Novelette (Orientale)

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    4:57
  • 12:04 PM

    The Fisherwomen: Sinfonia

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:17
  • 11:49 AM

    Overture to a Comedy

    Henry Gardiner

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:26
  • 11:34 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos 2 & 3, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    William Purvis, horn

    13:12
  • 11:28 AM

    Praeludium and Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    The Perlman Sound

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    5:19
  • 11:21 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes: Queen's Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    5:14
  • 11:17 AM

    Estancia: Dance of the Wheat

    Alberto Ginastera

    Tangazo

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:59
  • 11:11 AM

    Peer Gynt: Arabian Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    4:45
  • 11:04 AM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:14
  • 10:38 AM

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    19:58
  • 10:31 AM

    Farewell

    John Dowland

    Nocturnal

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    5:30
  • 10:26 AM

    Ashokan Farewell

    Jay Ungar

    Ensemble

    James Galway, flute

    Ensemble

    3:58
  • 10:21 AM

    Road to the Sun: Part 3

    Pat Metheny

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:29
  • 10:06 AM

    Night Ride and Sunrise

    Jean Sibelius

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    14:32
  • 10:01 AM

    Four Medieval Dances: Pavane

    Joseph Lauber

    Joseph Lauber, 1864-1952

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    4:48
  • 9:50 AM

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    7:56
  • 9:48 AM

    Waltz

    Francis Poulenc

    Melancolie

    Miki Aoki, piano

    1:58
  • 9:23 AM

    Dala Suite

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    23:17
  • 9:07 AM

    Piano Quartet

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Chamber Music, Vol. 2

    Peter Donohoe, piano

    15:33
  • 9:01 AM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Lawes: Harp Consorts

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:40
  • 8:17 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Irish"

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford: Symphony No. 3 'Irish'

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    41:30
  • 8:10 AM

    Ann Hobson Pilot, harp

    Lucia Lin, violin

    5:27
  • 8:06 AM

    Amelie: Amelie's Waltz

    Yann Tiersen

    Silence on Joue, Take 2

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    2:50
  • 8:01 AM

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:35
  • 7:56 AM

    Railroad (Travel Song)

    Meredith Monk

    Conrad Tao, piano

    1:58
  • 7:28 AM

    The Albeniz Concerto

    Stephen Goss

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    28:17
  • 7:17 AM

    Adagio for Oboe and String Orchestra

    Keith Jarrett

    Fairfield Orchestra

    Thomas Crawford, conductor

    Marcia Butler, oboe

    9:50
  • 7:06 AM

    Concert Variations for Violin and Piano

    Louise Farrenc

    Brigitte Engerer, piano

    Guillaume Sutre, violin

    9:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Torre Bermeja (Vermillion Tower)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Stephen Marchionda, guitar

    4:40
  • 6:45 AM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Alfven: Swedish Rhapsodies 1-3, etc.

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    13:36
  • 6:11 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 7 & Op 10/3

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    32:43
  • 6:06 AM

    Berceuse ecossaise (Scottish Lullaby)

    Ludwig Schwab

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    3:54
  • 6:01 AM

    The Last Sleep of the Virgin

    Jules Massenet

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Anthony Ross, cello

    4:30
  • 5:33 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Johann Hummel

    Hummel: Three String Quartetse

    Delme String Quartet

    25:22
  • 5:32 AM

    Tender Thought

    Ulysses Kay

    Kete: Piano Music of the African Diaspora

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    1:08
  • 5:10 AM

    Concerto Ballata

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Wen-Sinn Yang, cello

    19:51
  • 5:06 AM

    Nocturne "Parting"

    Mikhail Glinka

    Night Stories

    Jenny Lin, piano

    3:20
  • 5:01 AM

    Air to Breath

    Daniel Bjarnason

    Epicycle II

    Gyda Valtysdottir, cello

    4:39