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  • 4:24 AM

    Images, Book 1: Hommage a Rameau (Homage to Rameau)

    Claude Debussy

    Steven Osborne, piano

    6:09
  • 4:06 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    Michael Thompson, horn

    17:51
  • 4:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Ying String Quartet

    4:43
  • 3:45 AM

    Three Idylls

    Frank Bridge

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    13:04
  • 3:22 AM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Philippe Entremont, conductor

    Philippe Entremont, piano

    Gaby Casadesus, piano

    Alain Marion, flute

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Soloists

    22:00
  • 3:16 AM

    Silver Clouds Chasing the Moon

    Ren Guang

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:33
  • 3:06 AM

    Symphony No. 11

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 8, 9, 44, 47, 45, & 11

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    9:30
  • 3:01 AM

    The Bells of St. Genevieve

    Marin Marais

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    4:47
  • 2:48 AM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:59
  • 2:27 AM

    Symphony on a Hymn Tune

    Virgil Thomson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    20:21
  • 2:21 AM

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    Mike Herriott, trombone

    3:58
  • 2:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    GF Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 2-7 and 10

    Mercury Baroque

    Antoine Plante, conductor

    14:06
  • 2:01 AM

    Orphee Suite: Orphee and the Princess

    Philip Glass

    The Orpheus Suite for Piano

    Paul Barnes, piano

    4:36
  • 11:37 PM

    Three Botticelli Pictures

    Ottorino Respighi

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Tamas Vasary, conductor

    18:40
  • 11:27 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    7:41
  • 11:23 PM

    Etude No. 11

    Louise Farrenc

    Joanne Polk, piano

    3:15
  • 11:13 PM

    Concert Piece for Horn and Orchestra

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:35
  • 11:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 10 after Scarlatti

    Charles Avison

    Avison: 12 Concerti Grossi

    Brandenburg Consort

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:43
  • 11:01 PM

    Song and Dance No. 6

    Federico Mompou

    Camino

    Sean Shibe, guitar

    4:26
  • 10:52 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Impromptus

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    6:04
  • 10:34 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Maurice Ravel

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    Lionel Bringuier, conductor

    16:32
  • 10:26 PM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Gaudier Ensemble

    6:15
  • 10:13 PM

    Gayane Ballet Suite

    Aram Khachaturian

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:20
  • 10:06 PM

    Broceliande Overture

    Lucien-Leon Lambert

    Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Rosenberg, conductor

    6:47
  • 10:01 PM

    Pygmalion: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    4:47
  • 9:41 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    16:40
  • 9:32 PM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    8:52
  • 9:28 PM

    12 Duets: No. 5

    Robert Fuchs

    Miller Porfiris Duo

    2:15
  • 9:25 PM

    Seven Desires: 5

    Tan Dun

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:02
  • 9:16 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 102

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    8:38
  • 9:06 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures

    Brno State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Petr Vronsky, conductor

    8:42
  • 9:03 PM

    Legend No. 9

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    2:42
  • 8:40 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fazil Say, piano

    17:34
  • 8:15 PM

    Catalyst Quartet

    24:05
  • 8:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    7:12
  • 8:01 PM

    Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Paul Coker, piano

    4:34
  • 5:55 PM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder Ohne Worte

    Javier Perianes, piano

    3:07
  • 5:22 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    31:57
  • 5:10 PM

    Suite for Pardessus de Viole

    Louis de Caix D'Hervelois

    La Reveuse

    Florence Bolton, pardessus de viole

    8:49
  • 5:06 PM

    Suite dramatique: The evening song

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    4:03
  • 5:01 PM

    Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut Morgen ubers Feld (Morning Walk)

    Gustav Mahler

    Claudius Tanski, piano

    4:40
  • 4:39 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:51
  • 4:23 PM

    Bassoon Concerto No. 2

    Francois Devienne

    Devienne: Bassoon Concertos

    Slovak Chamber Orchestra

    Bohdan Warchal, conductor

    Eckart Hubner, bassoon

    14:19
  • 4:16 PM

    Studio Orchestra

    Claire Jones, harp

    5:29
  • 4:06 PM

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    Marc Neikrug, piano

    9:39
  • 4:00 PM

    Andantino

    Alfredo Catalani

    Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Contemplazione / Il Mattino

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    4:31
  • 3:40 PM

    Quintet

    Johann Christian Bach

    Viva Italia

    Queen's Chamber Band

    18:04
  • 3:21 PM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:20
  • 3:16 PM

    Flower Drum

    Qu Wei

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:01
  • 3:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    9:45
  • 3:00 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Cyril Scott

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    4:40
  • 2:48 PM

    Overture for a Masque

    E.J. Moeran

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:22
  • 2:23 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Concertos

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    24:33
  • 2:14 PM

    Heideland

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    7:48
  • 2:00 PM

    Phaeton: Suite

    Jean-Baptiste Lully

    The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    13:00
  • 1:56 PM

    Waltz No. 15

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 3

    Barry Douglas, piano

    1:35
  • 1:55 PM

    Carmina Burana: In trutina

    Carl Orff

    Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Edita Gruberova, soprano

    2:00
  • 1:49 PM

    Divertimento

    Torrie Zito

    Trio di Clarone

    Eddie Daniels, clarinet

    4:00
  • 1:31 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

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

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    15:45
  • 1:23 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Dvorak: New World Symphony,

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:33
  • 1:18 PM

    Algerian Suite: French Military March

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:41
  • 1:07 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Essential Ballet

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bruno Bartoletti, conductor

    7:33
  • 1:04 PM

    Musical Moment No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    1:48
  • 12:58 PM

    The Magic Flute: Queen of the Night Aria

    Wolfgang Mozart

    Edita Gruberova, soprano

    :00
  • 12:48 PM

    Symphony No. 39: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 and 39

    Columbia Symphony Orchestra

    Bruno Walter, conductor

    9:18
  • 12:41 PM

    Iberia: Malaga

    Isaac Albeniz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    5:45
  • 12:32 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    Timothy Hutchins, flute

    7:37
  • 12:23 PM

    Zampa Overture

    Ferdinand Herold

    French Opera Highlights

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:26
  • 12:16 PM

    String Quartet No. 6: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    5:55
  • 12:08 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Il Pastor Fido

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:48
  • 12:04 PM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    John Lenehan, piano

    2:37
  • 11:44 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    14:53
  • 11:38 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    4:24
  • 11:32 AM

    Three Parts on a Ground

    Henry Purcell

    Ostinato

    Hesperion XXI

    Jordi Savall, conductor

    4:35
  • 11:17 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 11:11 AM

    Carmen: Habanera

    Georges Bizet

    Opera Without Words

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    4:22
  • 11:04 AM

    Cantata No. 49: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Berlin Baroque Soloists

    Rainer Kussmaul, conductor

    Raphael Alpermann, organ

    6:00
  • 10:45 AM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:43
  • 10:39 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    William Boyce

    Boyce: 8 Symphonies

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:22
  • 10:32 AM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:02
  • 10:26 AM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp

    5:11
  • 10:20 AM

    Coppelia: Slavic Theme and Variation

    Leo Delibes

    Delibes: Coppelia/ Chopin: Les Sylphides

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    5:21
  • 10:10 AM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    7:32
  • 10:06 AM

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

    3:41
  • 10:01 AM

    Kroke

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    John Anderson, oboe

    Janice Knight, oboe

    Julie Price, bassoon

    David Heath, flute

    Doug Boyle, guitar

    4:41
  • 9:38 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Adalbert Gyrowetz

    Contemporaries Of Mozart - Gyrowetz: Symphonies / Bamert, London Mozart Players

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    20:10
  • 9:25 AM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Wilson: St. Kentigern Suite

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Rees, conductor

    11:56
  • 9:16 AM

    A Moonlit Night on the Spring River

    Traditional Chinese

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    7:17
  • 9:07 AM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Romantic Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    8:52
  • 9:01 AM

    Zapateado

    Enrique Granados

    Spanish Fireworks

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    4:32
  • 8:45 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    13:24
  • 8:33 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Awakening of Spring": 2nd movement

    Rued Langgaard

    Langgaard, R.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    11:10
  • 8:14 AM

    The Cunning Little Vixen: Suite

    Leos Janacek

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    17:40
  • 8:06 AM

    Two Shandong Folk Songs

    Shi-Guang Cui

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    7:13
  • 8:01 AM

    Angela's Ashes: Angela's Prayer

    John Williams

    Angela's Ashes (Music From The Motion Picture)

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:47
  • 7:34 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Elfrida Andree

    Andree: Piano Trios - Piano Quartet in A minor

    Trio Nordica

    24:36
  • 7:28 AM

    La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Maya): Night of Revelry

    Silvestre Revueltas

    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Barrios, conductor

    5:38
  • 7:06 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    19:49
  • 7:01 AM

    Flute Concerto: 1st movement

    Vilem Blodek

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Uros Lajovic, conductor

    Karl Bernhard Sebon, flute

    4:39
  • 6:52 AM

    Letter from Home

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:38
  • 6:25 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    25:42
  • 6:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 53 "The Lark"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Danish String Quartet

    17:31
  • 6:01 AM

    Kasia Kadlubowska, percussion

    Dominik Bukowski, percussion

    4:36
  • 5:28 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Robert Schumann

    Juilliard String Quartet

    Leonard Bernstein, piano

    29:54
  • 5:25 AM

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    3:13
  • 5:06 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Bassoon Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    16:43
  • 5:01 AM

    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie

    4:35