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  • 5:54 AM

    Mitt hjerte alltid vanker (My heart doth always wander)

    Traditional Scandinavian

    Winter Tales

    Classical Sundays

    Christian Badzura, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    3:51
  • 5:50 AM

    Hear us in Heaven

    Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Schola Cantorum Reykjavik

    Hordur Askelsson, conductor

    4:17
  • 5:45 AM

    Only Such Ice Could Be So Fair

    Irene Buckley

    Isabelle O'Connell, piano

    4:24
  • 5:12 AM

    Meditations on a Theme of John Blow

    Arthur Bliss

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    31:41
  • 5:06 AM

    Rhapsody for Oboe (The Winter's Past)

    Wayne Barlow

    Eastman Philharmonia

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    4:53
  • 5:01 AM

    Les Petits Pas No. 1/O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Bernard Andres

    Bernard's Christmas

    Megan Metheney, harp

    4:37
  • 4:51 AM

    Novelettes

    Francis Poulenc

    Miki Aoki, piano

    7:17
  • 4:12 AM

    String Quartet No. 13

    Antonin Dvorak

    Emerson String Quartet

    37:06
  • 4:06 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:36
  • 4:01 AM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    4:39
  • 3:36 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Three Concerti For Violin And Orchestra

    Tromso Chamber Orchestra

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    22:06
  • 3:21 AM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    12:44
  • 3:17 AM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    King's Singers

    2:42
  • 3:06 AM

    Andante and Hungarian Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Mozart Players

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, bassoon

    10:33
  • 3:01 AM

    Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble

    4:52
  • 2:46 AM

    Chimney of King Rene

    Darius Milhaud

    French Wind Music

    Reykjavik Wind Quintet

    12:26
  • 2:25 AM

    Dance Rhapsody

    Frank Bridge

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    19:11
  • 2:14 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 2:06 AM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart y Mambo

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    6:26
  • 2:01 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Villanella

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:36
  • 1:44 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 1:42 AM

    Past Three a Clock

    Traditional

    Apollo5

    2:21
  • 1:26 AM

    Rounds for String Orchestra

    David Diamond

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    13:51
  • 1:12 AM

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    12:25
  • 1:06 AM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Emil Tchakarov, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    5:40
  • 1:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:39
  • 12:37 AM

    A Ceremony of Carols

    Benjamin Britten

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Sioned Williams, harp

    21:35
  • 12:24 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 8 "Christmas Concerto"

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Il Giardino Armonico

    12:50
  • 12:10 AM

    Serenade to Music

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Symphony No. 5

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    Jessica Rivera, soprano

    13:04
  • 12:06 AM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:52
  • 12:00 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolph Adam

    Jussi Bjorling, tenor

    5:08
  • 11:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    36:57
  • 11:14 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Bryn Terfel Sings Favorites

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    5:24
  • 11:06 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional English

    Canadian Brass: The Christmas Album

    Canadian Brass

    7:15
  • 10:48 PM

    movements from Symphony No. 2

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Sasha Cooke, mezzo soprano

    Ruby Hughes, soprano

    16:21
  • 10:41 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Snowflakes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:09
  • 10:12 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    26:47
  • 10:05 PM

    Norma: Casta diva

    Vincenzo Bellini

    The Ultimate Divas Album

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    Joan Sutherland, soprano

    6:33
  • 9:52 PM

    Carol of the Bells; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    8:36
  • 9:40 PM

    Suite Gothique

    Leon Boellmann

    Brightly Shining: Romantic Organ Music

    Carlo Curley, organ

    11:58
  • 9:35 PM

    Angel's Carol

    John Rutter

    John Rutter: Music For Christmas

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:13
  • 9:33 PM

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Anonymous

    A Chanticleer Christmas: Holiday Favorites Broadcast Live on Public Radio

    Chanticleer

    2:26
  • 9:29 PM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    Christmas on Copper Street, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:56
  • 9:18 PM

    Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Antartica": Epilogue

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Symphony Nos. 7 & 8

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:03
  • 9:11 PM

    The Children of Lir: Listen To The Cleric's Bell

    Patrick Cassidy

    Patrick Cassidy: The Children of Lir

    London Symphony Orchestra

    6:02
  • 9:07 PM

    German Dance No. 3 "Sleigh Ride"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:38
  • 9:00 PM

    Rondo a Capriccio (Rage Over a Lost Penny)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    James Levine: Live at Carnegie Hall

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    5:41
  • 5:30 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Helen Huang

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Helen Huang, piano

    28:03
  • 5:16 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Coventry Carol; In dulci jubilo; The First Nowell

    John Rutter/Traditional

    London Brass

    11:40
  • 5:12 PM

    The Wasps: March of the Kitchen Utensils

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    2:55
  • 5:06 PM

    Serenade: 4th movement

    Arthur Bird

    North Texas Chamber Players

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    5:25
  • 5:01 PM

    Entry March of the Boyars

    Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Classical Favourites

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    4:27
  • 4:49 PM

    Christmas Night Medley

    Traditional

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    9:14
  • 4:20 PM

    Les Sylphides Ballet

    Frederic Chopin

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    27:18
  • 4:12 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    6:13
  • 4:06 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Divertimento

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    5:17
  • 4:01 PM

    The Color Purple: Main Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:30
  • 3:49 PM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Nicholas Mulroy, tenor

    9:17
  • 3:44 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"

    Enrique Granados

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    Lucero Tena, castanets

    3:26
  • 3:36 PM

    Fantasia for Viola and Orchestra

    Johann Hummel

    Viola Concertos

    Montpellier-Moscow Soloists

    Gerard Causse, conductor

    Gerard Causse, viola

    7:30
  • 3:06 PM

    Symphony No. 22 "Philosopher"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    18:58
  • 3:01 PM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:46 PM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 2:41 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Christmas at the Movies

    Michael Chertock, piano

    3:21
  • 2:35 PM

    The Spanish Lady: Suite

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:50
  • 2:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23

    Northern Sinfonia

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    10:58
  • 2:17 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    3:35
  • 2:11 PM

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Spiritual

    Imani Winds

    3:01
  • 2:04 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Kenneth Sillito, violin

    5:34
  • 1:57 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Traditional

    Emmanuel

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    Merilee Klemp, oboe

    1:21
  • 1:46 PM

    Symphony No. 8: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:49
  • 1:37 PM

    Morning Song "Maytime in Sussex"

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Symphonic Variations & Morning Song

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Margaret Fingerhut, piano

    8:10
  • 1:32 PM

    Boris Godunov: Polonaise

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:28
  • 1:26 PM

    The Cherry Tree Carol

    Traditional

    Bright Day Star

    Baltimore Consort

    4:46
  • 1:20 PM

    Concerto for 7 Trumpets and Timpani

    Johann Altenburg

    The Sound of Trumpets

    New York Trumpet Ensemble

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:27
  • 1:16 PM

    The Little Drummer Boy

    Katherine K. Davis

    THE KNIGHTS BEFORE CHRISTMAS

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    3:28
  • 1:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Bruce Haynes, oboe

    8:03
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:57 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional German

    The Christmas Album

    American Horn Quartet

    Peter Luff/Kerry Turner, conductor

    2:13
  • 12:46 PM

    Concerto for Two Horns: 1st movement

    Friedrich Witt

    Herrmann Baumann

    Concerto Amsterdam

    Jaap Schroder, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    9:55
  • 12:43 PM

    Sing Joyfully and Cheerfully

    Traditional Bohemian

    Celebrating the Mystery: Music of Advent & Christmas

    Kantorei

    Axel Theimer, conductor

    2:24
  • 12:35 PM

    Concerto No. 3

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    6:42
  • 12:31 PM

    Romantic Pieces: Cavatina

    Antonin Dvorak

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    3:17
  • 12:28 PM

    Roma Suite: A Roma Dance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:03
  • 12:15 PM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:22
  • 12:09 PM

    Trio No. 3: Minuet

    Johann Hummel

    Divertimenti of the Viennese Classical Period

    Vienna String Trio

    4:23
  • 12:04 PM

    Il Signor Bruschino: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Zagreb Festival Orchestra

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:52
  • 11:48 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    9:38
  • 11:32 AM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear; If ye would hear the angels sing; O little town of Bethlehem; Away in a manger; We three kings

    Christmas Music

    Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, conductor

    15:19
  • 11:17 AM

    Variations on "La belle Francoise"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    14:07
  • 11:14 AM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    Stars & Stripes

    Cleveland Symphonic Winds

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    1:59
  • 11:09 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Maria Graf – Recital: Debussy, Faure, Caplet, Tailleferre, Tournier, Roussel, Ravel

    Maria Graf, harp

    4:10
  • 11:06 AM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Francois Dandrieu

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    1:59
  • 11:01 AM

    Violin Sonata: 3rd movement

    Frantisek Jiranek

    Il Violino Boemo

    Lenka Torgersen, violin

    4:40
  • 10:52 AM

    Rondo a Capriccio (Rage Over a Lost Penny)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alice Sara Ott: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    6:20
  • 10:33 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Amanda Rontgen-Maier

    Amanda Meyer: Volume 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andreas Stoehr, conductor

    Gregory Maytan, violin

    17:14
  • 10:19 AM

    Harp Sonata

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Virtuoso Harp

    Marion Hoffman, harp

    12:54
  • 10:06 AM

    A Mozart Christmas

    Traditional

    Hampton String Quartet

    11:56
  • 10:01 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1 "Four Seasons in Belleville": Spring

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    4:40
  • 9:20 AM

    Symphony

    Cesar Franck

    Champs-Elysees Orchestra

    Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

    37:55
  • 9:10 AM

    Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth)

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    8:42
  • 9:06 AM

    Fanfare on Amazing Grace

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:26
  • 9:01 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Agustin Barrios

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    4:31
  • 8:38 AM

    String Quartet

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Felix & Fanny

    Ebene Quartet

    20:21
  • 8:32 AM

    A Cotswold Hill Tune

    Charles Wilfrid Orr

    Green And Pleasant Land

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    5:00
  • 8:20 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander; Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Heard; Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Christmas Music

    Utah Chamber Artists

    Barlow Bradford, conductor

    10:12
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony: 1st movement

    Richard Wagner

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    13:52
  • 8:01 AM

    Sonata pian e forte

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

    Mark Ridenour, conductor

    4:50
  • 7:47 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Various

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    11:12
  • 7:31 AM

    Fairy Tale Pictures (Marchenbilder)

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Chamber Music

    Nobuko Imai, viola

    15:47
  • 7:06 AM

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    22:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Rondo Amoroso

    Harald Saeverud

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Per Dreier, conductor

    4:35
  • 6:40 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Andras Schiff, piano

    18:10
  • 6:29 AM

    Personent hodie; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional

    St. Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Lisa Rydberg, violin

    Gunnar Idenstam, organ

    Sofia Karlsson, vocals

    9:41
  • 6:06 AM

    Suite Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    21:53
  • 6:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2: 1st movement

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:36