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  • 4:26 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Niccolo Paganini

    Paganini: Concerto No. 1 in D

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    32:39
  • 4:18 AM

    Gnossiennes Nos. 1 and 2

    Erik Satie

    The Guitarist

    John Williams, guitar

    6:42
  • 4:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 68 "Unfinished"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    L'Archibudelli

    10:31
  • 4:01 AM

    Il delirio amoroso: Introduction

    George Frideric Handel

    Cantata "Il delirio amoroso"

    Le Concert d'Astree

    Emmanuelle Haim, conductor

    4:50
  • 3:50 AM

    In the Mountain Suite: In the wind

    Joseph Canteloube

    Violin Music Of Canteloube And Breville

    Philippe Graffin, violin

    8:19
  • 3:33 AM

    Cold Mountain

    Gabriel Yared

    Studio Orchestra

    Harry Rabinowitz, conductor

    15:25
  • 3:24 AM

    Heavy Rain

    Normand Corbeil

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    7:44
  • 3:06 AM

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    16:47
  • 3:01 AM

    Spring

    Edvard Grieg

    Nordic Light

    Danish National Radio Choir

    Stefan Parkman, conductor

    4:44
  • 2:32 AM

    Clarinet Trio

    Johannes Brahms

    Beaux Arts Trio

    George Pieterson, clarinet

    25:50
  • 2:14 AM

    Brigg Fair

    Frederick Delius

    English Rhapsody: Delius & Butterworth

    Halle Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    16:46
  • 2:06 AM

    Allegro for String Quartet

    Niels Gade

    Kontra Quartet

    6:14
  • 2:01 AM

    Suite for Large Orchestra: Finale

    Helena Munktell

    Helena Munktell: Orchestral Works

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    4:28
  • 1:47 AM

    Emblems

    Aaron Copland

    Contemporaries

    Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

    Mallory Thompson, conductor

    11:29
  • 1:42 AM

    The Return of Maxim: Waltz

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    3:03
  • 1:33 AM

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    7:46
  • 1:01 AM

    A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    4:43
  • 12:44 AM

    Cape Breton Concerto

    Brian Packham

    Highlands

    Camerata Bariloche

    Chris Norman, flute

    14:54
  • 12:21 AM

    Pulcinella Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    20:36
  • 12:16 AM

    Flower Drum

    Qu Wei

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:01
  • 12:06 AM

    Dance

    Oliver Davis

    Oliver Davis: Dance

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    Kerenza Peacock, violin

    9:39
  • 12:01 AM

    Flowers from Froso: Entry to the Summer Meadow

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    4:43
  • 11:39 PM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    19:13
  • 11:27 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Johann Molter

    Trumpet Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:50
  • 11:16 PM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    9:30
  • 11:06 PM

    Dumka-Shumka

    Mykola Lysenko

    Natalya Pasichnyk, piano

    8:50
  • 11:01 PM

    Connemara Suite: Evening Ceili

    Bill Whelan

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    David Jones, conductor

    4:46
  • 10:47 PM

    Rhapsody

    Ruth Gipps

    Dedication - The Clarinet Chamber Music of Ruth Gipps

    Tippett Quartet

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    11:04
  • 10:28 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lortie, conductor

    Louis Lortie, piano

    18:13
  • 10:16 PM

    Chamber Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Il Giardino Armonico

    9:35
  • 10:06 PM

    My Home Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:31
  • 10:01 PM

    Second Suite: Intermezzo

    Charles-Edouard Lefebvre

    Sylvan Winds

    Nicholas Gallas, clarinet

    4:30
  • 9:43 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenbug Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    15:08
  • 9:21 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia

    Claude Debussy

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    20:39
  • 9:14 PM

    The Irish Session Suite: Hornpipe

    Traditional Irish

    Suite

    Kevin Burke, violin

    4:58
  • 9:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Sound The Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell and Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    7:27
  • 9:01 PM

    Calling Home the Cattle

    Veljo Tormis

    Water Under Snow is Weary

    Tapiola Choir

    Erkki Pohjola, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:50 PM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    8:32
  • 8:26 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    A Second of Silence

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    21:53
  • 8:18 PM

    Glass Houses: No. 2

    Ann Southam

    Taktus

    6:51
  • 8:06 PM

    Quartet No. 1

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    11:03
  • 8:01 PM

    Chiling o guiry (Celia O'Gara)

    Burke Thumoth

    The Red Red Rose - Songs and Tunes from 18th Century Scotland

    Concerto Caledonia

    David McGuinness, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:54 PM

    Piano Concerto: 3rd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Gershwin, Saint Saens, Ravel

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    3:54
  • 7:52 PM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Minnesota Orchestra At One Hundred

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    2:37
  • 7:41 PM

    Te Deum

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    J. Haydn: Harmoniemesse; Te Deum

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    8:18
  • 7:33 PM

    Puppets: The Sentimental Puppet's Waltz

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Motyli a rajky (Butterflies and Birds of Paradise)

    Emil Leichner, piano

    2:44
  • 7:23 PM

    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue

    Jaromir Weinberger

    Dvorak: New World Symphony,

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    9:18
  • 7:10 PM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Vadim Repin, violin

    8:29
  • 7:06 PM

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Butch Thompson, piano

    2:57
  • 6:59 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    1:05
  • 6:52 PM

    Jocelyn: Berceuse

    Benjamin Godard

    Eroica Trio

    5:43
  • 6:43 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Mozart, Weber: Clarinet Quintets

    Hagen Quartet

    Eduard Brunner, clarinet

    5:42
  • 6:36 PM

    Jewels of the Madonna: Intermezzo

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:56
  • 6:23 PM

    12 Variations on Handel's "See, The Conquering Hero Comes" from Judas Maccabaeus

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    Martha Argerich, piano

    11:47
  • 6:15 PM

    Legend No. 10

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:08
  • 6:12 PM

    Cantata No. 22: Sanctify us

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Transcriptions For Piano: Rediscovered Treatments Of A Genius

    Angelika Nebel, piano

    2:19
  • 6:01 PM

    String Symphony No. 13

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Fey, conductor

    7:16
  • 5:50 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    8:36
  • 5:39 PM

    Waltz-Impromptu

    Franz Liszt

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    5:18
  • 5:29 PM

    Bass Tuba Concerto: Romance

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Patrick Harrild, tuba

    5:22
  • 5:24 PM

    Alain Trudel, trombone

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, piano

    3:50
  • 5:17 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    1:33
  • 5:10 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:52
  • 5:03 PM

    Symphony No. 22 "Philosopher": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22, 78, 82

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    2:58
  • 4:56 PM

    The Magnificent Seven

    Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    4:59
  • 4:50 PM

    Star Wars: Main Theme

    John Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:45
  • 4:42 PM

    E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)

    John Williams

    Williams on Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:40
  • 4:37 PM

    Philadelphia Story: Suite

    Franz Waxman

    Sunset Boulevard: The Classic Film Scores Of Franz Waxman

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    3:37
  • 4:28 PM

    North by Northwest: Conversation Piece

    Bernard Herrmann

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    4:51
  • 4:23 PM

    The Third Man: Theme

    Anton Karas

    From Holland With Love

    Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Andre Rieu, conductor

    4:12
  • 4:15 PM

    It's A Wonderful Life

    Dimitri Tiomkin

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    3:45
  • 4:10 PM

    Field of Dreams: End Credits

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    4:07
  • 4:02 PM

    King Kong: Overture

    Max Steiner

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    4:10
  • 3:48 PM

    Titanic: Take Her to Sea, Mr. Murdoch

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    4:30
  • 3:40 PM

    Ben Hur: Parade of the Charioteers

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:24
  • 3:36 PM

    Ben Hur: Prelude

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:45
  • 3:31 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:15
  • 3:24 PM

    Lawrence of Arabia: Main Theme

    Maurice Jarre

    The Hollywood Sound

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:42
  • 3:22 PM

    Toy Story 2: When She Loved Me

    Randy Newman

    The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1

    Randy Newman, piano

    1:03
  • 3:11 PM

    The Lion King: King of Pride Rock

    Hans Zimmer

    The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Nick Glennie-Smith, conductor

    5:59
  • 3:00 PM

    Rocky Theme

    Bill Conti

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:32
  • 2:45 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Bizet, Prokofiev, Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 1

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    13:32
  • 2:33 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    10:07
  • 2:30 PM

    Waltz No. 19

    Frederic Chopin

    Carte Blanche

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    2:35
  • 2:28 PM

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    2:19
  • 2:14 PM

    The Song of Hiawatha: Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    11:22
  • 2:06 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mad About Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:28
  • 1:45 PM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quartetto Italiano

    13:17
  • 1:34 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    9:39
  • 1:27 PM

    Hymn for String Orchestra

    Henry Cowell

    City of London Sinfonia

    David Amos, conductor

    Karen Elaine, viola

    5:05
  • 1:08 PM

    Wand of Youth Suite No. 2

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth & Nursery Suites

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    17:45
  • 1:06 PM

    Also Sprach Zarathustra: Sunrise

    Richard Strauss

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    David Bell, organ

    1:44
  • 12:43 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 13

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Andras Schiff, piano

    15:51
  • 12:13 PM

    Le Carnaval de Londres

    Darius Milhaud

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

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    27:58
  • 12:06 PM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:06
  • 12:01 PM

    King Carotte Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:44
  • 11:49 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    The Complete Gershwin

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Jeffery Siegel, piano

    8:53
  • 11:45 AM

    Ojos Brujos (Magic Eyes)

    Leo Brouwer

    Marco Tamayo, guitar

    2:38
  • 11:27 AM

    Barococo

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    17:23
  • 11:17 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    8:06
  • 11:06 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    10:39
  • 11:01 AM

    West: 1st movement

    Michael Torke

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Peter Kolkay, bassoon

    4:37
  • 10:49 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:42
  • 10:27 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    French Piano Concertos

    Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Wagner, conductor

    Martin Galling, piano

    19:42
  • 10:20 AM

    Six Pieces: Slava

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Septura

    5:39
  • 10:06 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante No. 4

    Johann Christian Bach

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    Stephan Schardt, violin

    Joachim Fiedler, cello

    13:11
  • 10:01 AM

    The Jester at the Wedding: Caprice

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:41
  • 9:41 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Elias String Quartet

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    17:23
  • 9:28 AM

    The Elf's Hill: Overture

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Kuhlau: Overtures

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Schonwandt, conductor

    11:13
  • 9:22 AM

    Sunlight

    Max Richter

    Baltic Sea Philharmonic

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    3:54
  • 9:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    15:55
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:42 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    Martha Argerich, piano

    15:54
  • 8:36 AM

    Susannah: Ain't it a pretty night

    Carlisle Floyd

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    5:43
  • 8:18 AM

    Chicago Chamber Musicians

    16:23
  • 8:06 AM

    Votes (Wahlstimmen) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss, Jr. Edition: Vol. 15

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Johannes Wildner, conductor

    11:24
  • 8:01 AM

    Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: Adagio

    John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:31
  • 7:22 AM

    Septet

    Conradin Kreutzer

    Kreutzer, Bruch: Septette

    Consortium Classicum

    36:04
  • 7:17 AM

    The Prince and the Pauper

    Erich Korngold

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:48
  • 7:06 AM

    Introduction and Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    9:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Serenade for Guitar and Strings

    Malcolm Arnold

    English Guitar Concertos

    Northern Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Craig Ogden, guitar

    4:31
  • 6:44 AM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Oboe Concertos Bwv 1053, 1055, 1059

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    14:11
  • 6:22 AM

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    21:38
  • 6:06 AM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak, Janacek, Smetana: Romantic Pieces

    James Ehnes, violin

    13:52
  • 6:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 5:26 AM

    String Quartet

    Edvard Grieg

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    31:56
  • 5:23 AM

    Fantasia No. 16

    Luis de Milan

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    3:11
  • 5:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: 3 Piano Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    14:39
  • 5:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Visions - The Alan Hovhaness Sampler

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Chris Gekker, trumpet

    4:37