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  • 5:53 AM

    Variations for Arinushka

    Arvo Part

    The War, A Ken Burns Film, The Soundtrack

    Kalle Randalu, piano

    5:08
  • 5:42 AM

    Eternal Memory

    John Tavener

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    10:31
  • 5:18 AM

    Radif IV "Stars of Highest Magnitude"

    Robert Morris

    Dream Drapery

    Galax Quartet

    David Morris, crystal goblets

    22:37
  • 5:06 AM

    Akhnaten: Hymn to the Sun

    Philip Glass

    The King's Violins

    Jonathan Cohen, conductor

    Anthony Roth Costanzo, countertenor

    9:55
  • 5:01 AM

    Three Pieces after Byzantine Hymns: No. 2

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos

    Anja Lechner, cello

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano

    4:50
  • 4:41 AM

    Continents of City and Love

    Michael Byron

    FLUX Quartet

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    Joseph Kubera, piano

    Gregg August, double bass

    Kathleen Supove, synthesizer

    16:36
  • 4:29 AM

    In Flight until Mysterious Night

    Jeremy Beck

    IonSound Project

    9:56
  • 4:22 AM

    Before Dawn

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Night

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    4:10
  • 4:13 AM

    Night Prayer

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    9:19
  • 4:07 AM

    A Door into the Dark

    Missy Mazzoli

    Victoire

    5:24
  • 4:01 AM

    Two Meditations on Poems of Mary Oliver: Linen of Words

    Evan Premo

    River Town Duo

    4:37
  • 3:44 AM

    Aria variata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    14:37
  • 3:24 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    19:19
  • 3:17 AM

    Die Nacht

    Franz Schubert

    Hope

    Ensemble Amarcord

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:27
  • 3:06 AM

    Sacred and Profane Dances

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    Alice Chalifoux, harp

    10:06
  • 3:01 AM

    Kroke

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    John Anderson, oboe

    Janice Knight, oboe

    Julie Price, bassoon

    David Heath, flute

    Doug Boyle, guitar

    4:41
  • 2:49 AM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 2:20 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 19

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Radoslaw Szulc, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    27:48
  • 2:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    Arcangelo Corelli

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    11:58
  • 2:01 AM

    Scherzo

    Alfredo Catalani

    Puccini, Catalani, Ponchielli: for orchestra

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:42
  • 1:53 AM

    Je te veux (I want you)

    Erik Satie

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    5:39
  • 1:16 AM

    Symphonic Dances

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    35:33
  • 1:13 AM

    Avrix mi galanica

    Anonymous

    Adio Espana

    Baltimore Consort

    1:33
  • 1:06 AM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Emil Tchakarov, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    5:40
  • 1:01 AM

    Romance No. 1

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Czech State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    4:39
  • 12:51 AM

    Stanislav Bunin, piano

    7:08
  • 12:38 AM

    Concerto for Mixed Instruments

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Ugo Orlandi, mandolin

    Dorina Frati, mandolin

    11:43
  • 12:18 AM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Domenico Cimarosa

    London Mozart Players

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    Jeanne Galway, flute

    17:59
  • 12:14 AM

    Cinderella: Gavotte

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    3:09
  • 12:06 AM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:50
  • 12:01 AM

    Concerto for 2 Horns: Rondo

    Antonio Rosetti

    Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic

    Johannes Moesus, conductor

    Klaus Wallendorf, horn

    Sarah Willis, horn

    4:34
  • 11:38 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    20:39
  • 11:26 PM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Jacques Ammon, piano

    9:53
  • 11:11 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Allegro molto

    Johannes Brahms

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    12:46
  • 11:06 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-4

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    4:54
  • 10:49 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    9:25
  • 10:46 PM

    Musical Moment No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonata D 568

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    1:46
  • 10:22 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Morning"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    22:36
  • 10:17 PM

    The Kelpie of Corrievreckan

    Ruth Gipps

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    Duncan Honeybourne, piano

    3:59
  • 10:07 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

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

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    David Willcocks, conductor

    7:52
  • 10:06 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Royal Brass: Music from the Renaissance & Baroque

    Empire Brass

    1:29
  • 10:03 PM

    Three Spirituals: Everytime I Feel the Spirit

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    2:49
  • 9:48 PM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Janine Jansen

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    8:58
  • 9:31 PM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Bartok: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    16:00
  • 9:11 PM

    Symphony No. 21

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies in A major

    Schlierbach Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Fey, conductor

    17:49
  • 9:06 PM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Motherland

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    4:47
  • 9:01 PM

    Six Short Pieces: selections

    Henriette Renie

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:47
  • 6:49 PM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    Corigliano, Torke, Copland: Orchestral Works

    National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    8:59
  • 6:45 PM

    Jongo

    Paulo Bellinati

    Guitar Gala Night

    Eden-Stell Guitar Duo

    4:06
  • 6:24 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    19:33
  • 6:12 PM

    Bergensiana: Rococo Variations on an old Melody from Bergen

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody, Norwegian Festival Overture, etc.

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    9:56
  • 6:06 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Water

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    5:11
  • 6:01 PM

    Concerto for Strings "Conch Shell"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Musici

    4:34
  • 5:43 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Gli Uccelli, Trittico Botticelliano

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    14:57
  • 5:27 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    14:51
  • 5:15 PM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 5:09 PM

    Intermezzo: A Scene from the Past

    Kian Soltani

    Cello Unlimited

    Kian Soltani, cello

    3:41
  • 5:06 PM

    Legend No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    2:45
  • 5:01 PM

    Suite in modo polonico: Kujawiak Mazurka and Oberek Mazurka

    Alexandre Tansman

    Hommage à Chopin

    Tomasz Zawierucha, guitar

    4:53
  • 4:50 PM

    Dana Maiben, violin

    Robert Mealy, violin

    Jane Hershey, viola da gamba

    Peter Sykes, harpsichord

    Frances Conover Fitch, harpsichord

    8:11
  • 4:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg: Holberg Suite

    Mito Chamber Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    30:00
  • 4:12 PM

    Rinaldo: Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto

    George Frideric Handel

    Septura

    Matthew Gee, trombone

    4:50
  • 4:06 PM

    The Generous Enemies: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    Denitsa Laffchieva, clarinet

    5:26
  • 4:01 PM

    Eduardo Mata University Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Rivero Weber, conductor

    4:46
  • 3:57 PM

    The Comedians: Galop

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    1:32
  • 3:34 PM

    String Quartet No. 59 "The Rider"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    22:13
  • 3:24 PM

    Dances in the Canebrakes

    Florence Price

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    9:29
  • 3:14 PM

    Piano Quartet No. 1: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Murray Perahia: 25th Anniversary Edition

    Murray Perahia, piano

    8:14
  • 2:59 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1

    Georges Enescu

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    11:52
  • 2:43 PM

    Concert Rondo "Krakowiak"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 9: The Orchestral Works

    Warsaw Philharmonic

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    14:17
  • 2:31 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 2nd movement

    George Chadwick

    Chadwick: Symphony 3; Barber: "Vanessa" Excerpts etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:22
  • 2:21 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    9:05
  • 2:16 PM

    Canzonetta

    Gabriel Pierne

    Belle Epoque

    Lille National Orchestra

    Alexandre Bloch, conductor

    Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet

    3:38
  • 2:09 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:08
  • 2:04 PM

    Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott (A Mighty Fortress is Our God)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    4:00
  • 1:46 PM

    Gran Capriccio

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Ponchielli: Concertos

    Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin

    Matthias Foremny, conductor

    Simone Sommerhalder, oboe

    11:21
  • 1:42 PM

    La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Cosi fan tutte; La Clemenza di Tito (Transcriptions for Wind Octet)

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Julius Rudel, conductor

    3:12
  • 1:37 PM

    Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens: Rey's Theme

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:11
  • 1:33 PM

    Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde

    Joseph Lauber

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    Marcos Fregnani-Martins, flute

    4:38
  • 1:24 PM

    Grand Tarantelle

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    William Tritt, piano

    7:22
  • 1:20 PM

    Misa Criolla: Credo

    Ariel Ramirez

    Palau de la Musica Vocal Quartet

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Ruben Dubrovsky, charango

    Sebastian Sciaraffia, guitar

    Michael Metzler, percussion

    3:08
  • 1:09 PM

    String Quartet No. 4: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Op. 44 Nos. 1, 2

    Cecilia String Quartet

    3:58
  • 1:04 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic | An American Celebration

    New York Philharmonic

    4:34
  • 12:52 PM

    Bartered Bride: Polka

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: The Bartered Bride & From My Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:57
  • 12:49 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    1:52
  • 12:30 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Concertos

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    18:13
  • 12:22 PM

    Sinfonia for Strings

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Scarlatti, Vivaldi, Avison: Salve Regina, Stabat Mater

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:07
  • 12:14 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    6:55
  • 12:09 PM

    Hungarian Dances Nos. 20 and 21

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Dances

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:04
  • 12:04 PM

    Canzon Duodecimi Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass - Live

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

    4:31
  • 11:50 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    8:35
  • 11:47 AM

    Song without Words No. 6 "Barcarolle (Gondola Song)"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Julia Shaw, harp

    Nora Bumanis, harp

    2:09
  • 11:41 AM

    Flowers from Froso: Congratulations

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Nordic Spring

    Christian Bergqvist, violin

    3:57
  • 11:25 AM

    Suite for String Orchestra

    Susan Spain-Dunk

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    15:37
  • 11:21 AM

    Hark! Hark! The Lark

    Franz Schubert

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    3:22
  • 11:17 AM

    The Willow Tree

    Traditional

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:58
  • 11:06 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Prelude, La Mer

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    10:11
  • 11:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 67: 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 77 &103

    Takacs Quartet

    4:52
  • 10:50 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Minuet I

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Serenade No. 10 for Winds "Gran Partita"

    London Symphony Orchestra Wind Ensemble

    8:33
  • 10:14 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Emilie Mayer

    Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

    Jurgen Bruns, conductor

    34:14
  • 10:10 AM

    Starlight

    Margaret Lang

    From the Unforgettable Skies

    Lucy Mauro, piano

    2:41
  • 10:06 AM

    Solitude on the Mountain

    Ole Bull

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    2:33
  • 10:01 AM

    Paul O'Dette, guitar

    4:41
  • 9:50 AM

    Kreisleriana No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Kreisleriana, Fantasie, Arabeske

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    8:33
  • 9:28 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Isabelle van Keulen, violin

    21:21
  • 9:14 AM

    La Reveuse

    Serge Saitta, transverse flute

    12:37
  • 9:06 AM

    Rustic Suite (Suite Champetre)

    Jean Sibelius

    Finland Sinfonietta

    Pekka Helasvuo, conductor

    7:09
  • 9:01 AM

    Moll Peatly and Johney Cock Thy Beaver

    John Playford

    Apollo's Banquet

    4:43
  • 8:47 AM

    The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music

    Gustav Holst

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:54
  • 8:25 AM

    Theme and Variations

    Amy Beach

    Chamber Music Palm Beach

    Karen Fuller Dixon, flute

    21:57
  • 8:14 AM

    Introduction and Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    Itamar Golan, piano

    9:07
  • 8:06 AM

    The Maids at the Headlands

    Vaino Raitio

    Vaino Raitio: Queen of the Flowers - Works for Small Orchestra

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor

    7:27
  • 8:01 AM

    Shepherd's Song

    Han-Kun Sha

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:46
  • 7:33 AM

    Concierto del Sur

    Manuel Ponce

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    25:41
  • 7:22 AM

    Memories of the Straw Brook Waltz

    Joseph Lanner

    Joseph Lanner: Dance Music from Old Vienna

    Vienna String Ensemble

    9:36
  • 7:06 AM

    Harvest Dance Suite

    Ilmari Hannikainen

    The Music of Ilmari and Vaino Hannikainen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    14:35
  • 7:01 AM

    German Dances

    William Brade

    Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    4:50
  • 6:33 AM

    Piano Trio No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann: Complete Piano Trios, Quartet & Quintet

    Trio Wanderer

    25:25
  • 6:24 AM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    8:03
  • 6:06 AM

    Pastorale Variee

    Paul Ben-Haim

    Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Lande, conductor

    David Drosinos, clarinet

    16:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Lux Aeterna

    Ivo Antognini

    Phoenix Chamber Choir

    4:40