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  • 4:50 AM

    Tango for the Road

    Ofer Ben-Amots

    Quattro Mani

    7:43
  • 4:27 AM

    All Things Majestic

    Jennifer Higdon

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    22:24
  • 4:25 AM

    Apartment House 1776: Harmony No. 1. Cookfield

    John Cage

    Arditti String Quartet

    1:28
  • 4:10 AM

    Paraphrase on Themes of Brian Eno

    Timo Andres

    Metropolis Ensemble

    Andrew Cyr, conductor

    Timo Andres, piano

    14:13
  • 4:06 AM

    Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    2:26
  • 4:01 AM

    Short Stories: Coyote Nights

    Jennifer Higdon

    Bel Cuore Quartet

    4:39
  • 3:37 AM

    Wall of Water

    Deborah Pritchard

    English String Orchestra

    Kenneth Woods, conductor

    Harriet Mackenzie, violin

    20:56
  • 3:25 AM

    Clearing, Dawn, Dance

    Judd Greenstein

    Beautiful Mechanical

    yMusic

    10:08
  • 3:19 AM

    Baltic Sea Philharmonic

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    5:31
  • 3:17 AM

    The Haunted Ocean

    Max Richter

    Max Richter: Exiles

    Baltic Sea Philharmonic

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    2:16
  • 3:07 AM

    Point of Departure

    Hildur Gudnadottir

    Nordic Affect

    7:48
  • 3:01 AM

    Chorale for Nanine with Birds (Hommage a Messiaen)

    Gerald Levinson

    Marcantonio Barone, piano

    4:35
  • 2:52 AM

    Suite of Brawles

    Matthew Locke

    Parley of Instruments

    Peter Holman, conductor

    5:51
  • 2:16 AM

    Souvenir of Florence

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: String Quartets and Sextet

    Ying String Quartet

    James Dunham, viola

    34:57
  • 2:11 AM

    Nocturne No. 4

    Erik Satie

    Pascal Roge, piano

    2:56
  • 2:06 AM

    Sonata No. 1

    Heinrich Biber

    Biber: Sonatae tam aris quam aulis servientes

    Purcell Quartet

    Michael Laird, trumpet

    4:49
  • 2:01 AM

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:35
  • 1:53 AM

    Romance

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar

    Heath Quartet

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    5:36
  • 1:29 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    23:20
  • 1:25 AM

    Zapateado

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Sarasate

    Julia Fischer, violin

    3:12
  • 1:21 AM

    An American Mosaic: Caretakers and Research Physicians

    Richard Danielpour

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    2:16
  • 1:06 AM

    Dance Poem

    Frank Bridge

    Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    13:59
  • 1:01 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic | An American Celebration

    New York Philharmonic

    4:34
  • 12:38 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    20:44
  • 12:21 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Samuel Wesley

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    14:39
  • 12:18 AM

    Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal

    Roger Quilter

    Something Borrowed: Transcriptions for Cello

    Jonathan Aasgaard, cello

    2:22
  • 12:06 AM

    A Children's Overture

    Roger Quilter

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    10:50
  • 12:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 3

    Ned Rorem

    Ruskin Cooper, piano

    4:32
  • 11:42 PM

    Harp Concerto

    Jean Eichner

    Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    Silke Aichhorn, harp

    15:43
  • 11:26 PM

    O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:55
  • 11:22 PM

    Michal Hromek Consort

    3:31
  • 11:12 PM

    Variations on Mozart's "Bei Mannern"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    9:17
  • 11:06 PM

    Folk Suite No. 4

    William Grant Still

    Calico Winds

    5:28
  • 11:01 PM

    Orchestral Study No. 3

    Arthur Bliss

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:51
  • 10:48 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    9:57
  • 10:32 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    15:14
  • 10:24 PM

    Road to the Sun: Part 2

    Pat Metheny

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    6:45
  • 10:10 PM

    Scottish Rhapsody "Prince Charlie"

    John McEwen

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Platt, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    12:58
  • 10:06 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:48
  • 9:37 PM

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    20:15
  • 9:32 PM

    Cantata No. 133: Ich freue mich in dir

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas with Septura

    Septura

    4:09
  • 9:19 PM

    The Seasons: Autumn

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 The Seasons

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    11:46
  • 9:10 PM

    Sonata No. 4

    Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

    Stylus Phantasticus

    Pacific MusicWorks

    Stephen Stubbs, conductor

    Tekla Cunningham, Baroque violin

    8:13
  • 9:06 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    3:10
  • 9:03 PM

    Shakespeare Love Songs: Love, whose month is ever May

    Owain Park

    Epiphoni Consort

    Tim Reader, conductor

    2:35
  • 8:52 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:51
  • 8:44 PM

    Anna Ciborowska, piano

    7:30
  • 8:20 PM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    23:30
  • 8:09 PM

    Les Gouts-reunis: Concerto No. 13

    Francois Couperin

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    Immanuel Davis, flute

    8:35
  • 8:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:18
  • 8:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:45
  • 7:50 PM

    Trio Anima Mundi

    8:49
  • 5:43 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    THE BRITISH PROJECT

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    15:18
  • 5:28 PM

    English Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Glenn Gould Edition: Bach - English Suites (6), Nos. 1-6 (BWV 806-811)

    Glenn Gould, piano

    13:08
  • 5:13 PM

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Simon Joly, conductor

    14:48
  • 5:06 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    5:07
  • 5:01 PM

    Guitar Sonata No. 2

    Johann Schickhardt

    Johann Christian Schickhardt: 12 Sonata for guitar

    Kristian Buhl-Mortensen, guitar

    4:54
  • 4:49 PM

    L'Apotheose de Moliere

    Darius Milhaud

    Milhaud: Carnaval d'Aix; Carnaval de Londres, etc.

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:53
  • 4:22 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    25:51
  • 4:12 PM

    Serenada in Mascara: Ciaconna

    Johann Heinrich Schmelzer

    Pacific MusicWorks

    Stephen Stubbs, conductor

    Tekla Cunningham, Baroque violin

    7:16
  • 4:06 PM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    5:17
  • 4:01 PM

    The Deliberations of the Gods: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:45
  • 3:47 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Tomaso Albinoni

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Gail Hennessy, oboe

    Rachel Chaplin, oboe

    11:00
  • 3:20 PM

    Symphony No. 40

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Georg Solti, conductor

    25:59
  • 3:10 PM

    Be Thou My Vision

    David Gillingham

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    7:01
  • 3:06 PM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    4:35
  • 3:01 PM

    Orchestra of the Royal Swedish Opera

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:51 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    7:35
  • 2:34 PM

    Cello Sonata No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Antonio Meneses, cello

    Gerard Wyss, piano

    24:07
  • 2:21 PM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 2:07 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fidelio

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:02
  • 2:03 PM

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:01
  • 2:00 PM

    Hamlet: Ballet Music: Strette finale

    Ambroise Thomas

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    2:10
  • 1:51 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Brahms, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eugene Goossens, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    17:06
  • 1:45 PM

    Rusalka: Polonaise

    Antonin Dvorak

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    4:37
  • 1:35 PM

    Homestead Dances: Quilters' Dance

    Don Ray

    Home For The Harvest

    Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    7:58
  • 1:32 PM

    Les Tricoteuses

    Francois Couperin

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    2:13
  • 1:20 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Infalice, Trompeten-Ouverture

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:02
  • 1:16 PM

    Allegretto

    Mauro Giuliani

    David Starobin, guitar

    2:12
  • 1:10 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:40
  • 1:04 PM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    4:19
  • 12:46 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; Romeo and Juliet

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    52:41
  • 12:38 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    5:05
  • 12:29 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:49
  • 12:26 PM

    Suite for Piano: Gigue

    Ethel Smyth

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    1:24
  • 12:21 PM

    The Dawn's Early Light: My grandfather jumped up

    Kile Smith

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Douglas Harvey, cello

    4:03
  • 12:07 PM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    6:49
  • 12:04 PM

    The Seasons: September (The Hunt)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    2:41
  • 11:42 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    16:52
  • 11:38 AM

    Three Favorite Airs: Ye Banks and Braes

    Sophia Dussek

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    3:06
  • 11:36 AM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 9-11

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:24
  • 11:31 AM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 5-7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:42
  • 11:27 AM

    Petite Suite: Serenade

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Requiem, Polovtsian Dances

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    2:09
  • 11:20 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Grigory Sokolov, piano

    6:53
  • 11:17 AM

    Serenade d'automne

    Cecile Chaminade

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    David Huang, piano

    2:39
  • 11:08 AM

    Symphony: 2nd movement

    Frederic Lamond

    Lamond: Symphony; Scottish Highlands Overture

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    7:35
  • 11:04 AM

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Peter Hope

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:05
  • 10:45 AM

    Bassoon Quartet

    Francois Devienne

    Devienne: Basson Musique de Chambre

    Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

    13:36
  • 10:42 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes: Bohemian Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:22
  • 10:28 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    12:39
  • 10:20 AM

    African Suite: Joyful Day

    Fela Sowande

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    7:49
  • 10:16 AM

    Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:38
  • 10:13 AM

    Sonata No. 37

    Niccolo Paganini

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    1:56
  • 10:06 AM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Berlin Philharmonic

    David Oistrakh, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    6:33
  • 10:01 AM

    From Olden Times: Intrada

    Johan Halvorsen

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:49 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    9:30
  • 9:43 AM

    Spring Soiree No. 2

    Felicien David

    Limoges Baroque Ensemble

    5:16
  • 9:28 AM

    Polonaise-Fantasie

    Frederic Chopin

    Ingolf Wunder: Chopin Recital

    Ingolf Wunder, piano

    13:42
  • 9:13 AM

    Now Ensemble

    13:23
  • 9:06 AM

    Toute vie

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    6:05
  • 9:01 AM

    Divertissement: 2nd movement

    Emile Bernard

    Divertissement!

    C/O Chamber Orchestra

    4:45
  • 8:43 AM

    Violin Concerto "Adrano"

    Samy Moussa

    Ginastera, Bernstein, Moussa: Works for Violin and Orchestra

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Andrew Wan, violin

    14:58
  • 8:37 AM

    Four Last Songs: September

    Richard Strauss

    Lise Davidesen | Wagner and Strauss

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    5:26
  • 8:21 AM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    14:18
  • 8:06 AM

    Flute Sonata

    Philippe Gaubert

    Susan Milan & Ian Brown

    Susan Milan, flute

    14:39
  • 8:01 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Villanella

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:36
  • 7:32 AM

    The Blue Pearl

    Erkki Melartin

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Lintu, conductor

    26:15
  • 7:27 AM

    Four Taiwanese Folk Songs: Rain Night Flower

    Wei-Chieh Lin

    Formosa Quartet

    4:22
  • 7:21 AM

    Lullabye

    Ronn Yedidia

    Ahn Trio

    4:29
  • 7:06 AM

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Samuel Friedman, conductor

    14:17
  • 7:01 AM

    Bibo No Aozora (Beauty of a Blue Sky)

    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Blanc

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:42
  • 6:36 AM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    22:08
  • 6:33 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    Beau Soir

    Janine Jansen, violin

    2:12
  • 6:25 AM

    Dance Card: Celestial Blue

    Jennifer Higdon

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    7:58
  • 6:06 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:29
  • 6:01 AM

    Summer Evening: Waltz

    Oscar Merikanto

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:36
  • 5:44 AM

    Piano Concertino

    Henriette Bosmans

    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Ronald Brautigam, piano

    14:42
  • 5:27 AM

    String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima"

    Philip Glass

    Smith Quartet

    16:03
  • 5:06 AM

    Dance Rhapsody

    Frank Bridge

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    19:11
  • 5:01 AM

    Padouana and Gagliarda

    Johann Schein

    Fretwork

    Silas Wollston, organ

    4:37