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  • 4:26 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Sinfonia brevis"

    Erkki Melartin

    Melartin: Symphony No. 5

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    32:21
  • 4:23 AM

    Slumber Song

    Howard Hanson

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:32
  • 4:09 AM

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    12:19
  • 4:06 AM

    Pensees lyriques: Berceuse

    Jean Sibelius

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:01
  • 4:01 AM

    English Air

    Peter Lamb

    Kenneth Smith, flute

    Paul Rhodes, piano

    4:31
  • 3:37 AM

    Symphony No. 9: Adagio

    Anton Bruckner

    Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 9; Wagner

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    23:58
  • 3:27 AM

    The Light Is the Same

    Reena Esmail

    Bruits

    Imani Winds

    8:50
  • 3:26 AM

    English Air

    Peter Lamb

    Kenneth Smith, flute

    Paul Rhodes, piano

    4:31
  • 3:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima"

    Philip Glass

    Smith Quartet

    16:03
  • 3:01 AM

    Ave Maria mater dei

    Robert Hunt

    Blue Heron

    Scott Metcalfe, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:48 AM

    Hamlet Overture

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Symphony No. 1; Echoes of Ossian Overture; Hamlet Overture

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    10:03
  • 2:42 AM

    The Kelpie of Corrievreckan

    Ruth Gipps

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    Duncan Honeybourne, piano

    3:59
  • 2:41 AM

    Sinfonia No. 6

    Leonora Duarte

    Birds on Fire

    Fretwork

    1:49
  • 2:07 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Frank Martin

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    32:48
  • 2:01 AM

    Mignon: Connais-tu le pays?

    Ambroise Thomas

    Cantabile

    Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Olivieri-Munroe, conductor

    Sol Gabetta, cello

    4:36
  • 1:51 AM

    There Will Be Rest

    Frank Ticheli

    Phoenix Bach Choir

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    7:46
  • 1:49 AM

    Orlando Sleeps

    John Dowland

    Lute Works, Vol. 1

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    1:25
  • 1:18 AM

    Piano Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Piano Quartets

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    29:22
  • 1:06 AM

    Fratres (Brothers)

    Arvo Part

    Jalbert and Bach: Violin Concertos, etc.

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Margaret Batjer, violin

    10:15
  • 1:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Alan Hovhaness

    Harp Spectacular

    Susann McDonald, harp

    4:39
  • 12:55 AM

    A Single Petal of a Rose

    Duke Ellington

    Reflections on Duke

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:43
  • 12:52 AM

    La rosa y el sauce (The Rose and the Willow)

    Carlos Guastavino

    Asturiana

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    2:20
  • 12:47 AM

    Prelude

    Marin Marais

    Marin Marais, Sainte-Colombe: The Greates Masterworks

    Spectre de la Rose

    5:03
  • 12:20 AM

    Church Windows

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Church Windows

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    24:59
  • 12:06 AM

    Harmonies du Soir (Evening Harmonies)

    Franz Liszt

    Night Moods

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    12:17
  • 12:01 AM

    Figure Humaine: Liberte

    Francis Poulenc

    12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

    4:34
  • 11:41 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    17:21
  • 11:29 PM

    Summer Music

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: 4 Tone Poems

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    9:48
  • 11:25 PM

    John Williams, guitar

    2:47
  • 11:06 PM

    Vienna Academy

    Martin Haselbock, conductor

    Christian Gurtner, flute

    18:23
  • 11:01 PM

    3 Etudes

    Moritz Moszkowski

    Moskowski

    Esther Budiardjo, piano

    4:38
  • 10:28 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Helena Munktell

    Tobias Ringborg, violin

    Peter Friis Johansson, piano

    29:57
  • 10:17 PM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3

    Johan Svendsen

    Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies

    South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    9:47
  • 10:13 PM

    Furioso Galopp

    Johann Strauss, Sr.

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Nikoloz Rachveli, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    2:59
  • 10:06 PM

    Kamarinskaya

    Mikhail Glinka

    Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Glinka, Tchaikovsky

    San Diego Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Barra, conductor

    6:09
  • 10:01 PM

    Lute Suite No. 4: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Aufs Lautenwerk

    Kim Heindel, lautenwerk

    4:41
  • 9:46 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite

    Manuel de Falla

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    12:11
  • 9:36 PM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    8:42
  • 9:22 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    13:11
  • 9:06 PM

    Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra

    Gabriel Faure

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    14:35
  • 9:01 PM

    Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde

    Joseph Lauber

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    Marcos Fregnani-Martins, flute

    4:38
  • 8:54 PM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Alice Mary Smith

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    4:06
  • 8:14 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet

    Cleveland Quartet

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    38:33
  • 8:07 PM

    Danny Boy

    Percy Grainger

    Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger, Faure, Satie

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:14
  • 8:01 PM

    Torre Bermeja (Vermillion Tower)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Stephen Marchionda, guitar

    4:40
  • 4:29 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Cesar Franck

    Szymanowski & Franck: Violin Sonatas

    Chee-Yun, violin

    28:37
  • 4:20 PM

    Fantasia on a Scots Air (Introduction and Variations on "Ye Banks and Ye Braes")

    Fernando Sor

    David Russell, guitar

    6:52
  • 4:15 PM

    Four Scottish Dances: Allegretto

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold for Band

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:15
  • 4:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 9

    Tomaso Albinoni

    ALBINONI: Oboe Concertos, Vol. 2

    London Virtuosi

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    Anthony Camden, oboe

    7:35
  • 4:01 PM

    Gavotte No. 2

    David Popper

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    Stephen Hough, piano

    4:40
  • 3:40 PM

    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Piano Concertos, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, Sonatine

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    18:29
  • 3:25 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    12:45
  • 3:21 PM

    36 Greek Dances: Kleftikos

    Nikos Skalkottas

    A Sicilian Traveller

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    2:01
  • 3:19 PM

    36 Greek Dances: Ipirotikos

    Nikos Skalkottas

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    1:41
  • 3:06 PM

    Rebel

    Jorg-Michael Schwarz, conductor

    Matthias Maute, flute

    12:45
  • 3:01 PM

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    4:44
  • 2:41 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    17:44
  • 2:36 PM

    Gayane: Waltz

    Aram Khachaturian

    Catherine Manoukian, violin

    Satoshi Sando, piano

    2:52
  • 2:16 PM

    Gayane: Waltz

    Aram Khachaturian

    Catherine Manoukian, violin

    Satoshi Sando, piano

    2:52
  • 2:15 PM

    String Quartet No. 61 "Fifths"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Amadeus Quartet

    19:40
  • 2:11 PM

    Etude de concert

    Gabriel Pierne

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:30
  • 2:06 PM

    Walking Tune

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:34
  • 2:01 PM

    From Foreign Lands: Italy

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    4:45
  • 1:42 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 7

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    Leonard Rose, cello

    16:51
  • 1:37 PM

    Alexa Still, flute

    Susan DeWitt Smith, piano

    4:02
  • 1:16 PM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    Walton: The Quest; The Wise Virgins

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    19:41
  • 1:06 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Flute Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    7:35
  • 1:01 PM

    Four Spanish Pieces: Montanesa

    Manuel de Falla

    Falla: Noches En Los Jardines De Espana

    Javier Perianes, piano

    4:37
  • 10:52 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Morton Gould, conductor

    6:03
  • 10:49 AM

    Serenade espagnole (Spanish Serenade)

    Cecile Chaminade

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    Philip Moll, piano

    2:34
  • 10:40 AM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 10:35 AM

    Ensemble Kapsberger

    Rolf Lislevand, conductor

    4:18
  • 10:29 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    6:10
  • 10:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Sonatas

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    21:12
  • 10:01 AM

    Spanish Dance No. 2 "Oriental"

    Enrique Granados

    Debra Wendells-Cross, flute

    Robert Alemany, clarinet

    JoAnn Falletta, guitar

    4:40
  • 9:40 AM

    Mahashakti

    John Tavener

    John Tavener: Requiem, Mahashakti, Eternal Memory

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Ruth Palmer, violin

    18:16
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    17:50
  • 9:16 AM

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    3:24
  • 9:06 AM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    8:58
  • 9:01 AM

    Chamber Concerto: Sicilienne

    Ernest Chausson

    Chausson: Concert - Mathieu: Trio & Quintette

    Alcan Quartet

    David Lefevre, violin

    4:42
  • 8:55 AM

    Browning

    Elway Bevin

    Armada

    Fretwork

    3:13
  • 8:07 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Edward Elgar

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    47:35
  • 8:01 AM

    What Inspires Poetry: About Rain and Storm

    Jorge Grundman

    Minds

    Ara Malikian, violin

    4:38
  • 7:43 AM

    In the Faery Hills

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Tone Poems

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    15:05
  • 7:37 AM

    Hilliard Ensemble

    5:59
  • 7:15 AM

    Sextet

    Ferdinand Ries

    Chamber Music with Harp

    Consortium Classicum

    20:08
  • 7:06 AM

    Jazz Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, etc.

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    8:11
  • 7:01 AM

    Church Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    German Bach Soloists

    Helmut Winschermann, conductor

    Daniel Chorzempa, organ

    4:34
  • 6:42 AM

    Jewels of the Madonna Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    16:31
  • 6:37 AM

    Enigma Variations: Nimrod

    Edward Elgar

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:18
  • 6:07 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphones Nos. 3, 6, and 7

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    29:01
  • 6:01 AM

    Romance

    Johann Peter Salomon

    Journey to Mozart

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:40
  • 5:55 AM

    Reminiscense

    Nina Kotova

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    Nina Kotova, cello

    3:35
  • 5:28 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alexander String Quartet

    26:58
  • 5:07 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    19:14
  • 5:01 AM

    Nocturne-Quadrille

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss, Jr. Edition: Vol. 1

    CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    4:42