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  • 5:27 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Alan Hovhaness

    Seattle Symphony

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    Janos Starker, cello

    31:03
  • 5:21 AM

    Forest of Charm and Enchantment

    Marcel Grandjany

    Impressions de France

    Caroline Leonardelli, harp

    5:52
  • 5:06 AM

    Moorish Rhapsody: Elegy at Summer

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Martin Fischer-Dieskau, conductor

    12:56
  • 5:01 AM

    Sarabande

    Claude Debussy

    Recital Vlado Perlemuter

    Vlado Perlemuter, piano

    4:37
  • 4:45 AM

    Wine, Women, and Song (Wein, Weib und Gesang)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    13:12
  • 4:31 AM

    The Night Gatherers

    Judd Greenstein

    first things first

    Chiara String Quartet

    Nadia Sirota, viola

    12:54
  • 4:20 AM

    Four Norwegian Moods

    Igor Stravinsky

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:41
  • 4:17 AM

    Graham Anthony Devine, guitar

    2:30
  • 4:06 AM

    Variations on Mozart's "Bei Mannern"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Jonathan Miller, cello

    Randall Hodgkinson, piano

    10:34
  • 3:35 AM

    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Opus 39

    Jean Sibelius

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vänskä,, conductor

    36:00
  • 2:37 AM

    Concerto in D minor for Violin and Orchestra, Opus 47 (1903-04 early version)

    Jean Sibelius

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vänskä,, conductor

    Elina Vähälä, violin

    38:00
  • 2:06 AM

    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Opus 104

    Jean Sibelius

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vänskä,, conductor

    27:00
  • 1:45 AM

    Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop": 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    13:36
  • 1:36 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:36
  • 1:26 AM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Suite

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Frederic Chiu, piano

    8:24
  • 1:18 AM

    The Tsar's Bride: Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    6:24
  • 1:06 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Quartets

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    11:44
  • 1:01 AM

    Paul O'Dette, guitar

    4:41
  • 12:30 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    25:33
  • 12:25 AM

    Amazing Grace

    H. Leslie Adams

    Will Liverman, baritone

    Paul Sanchez, piano

    3:20
  • 12:12 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    11:19
  • 11:58 PM

    String Quintet No. 4: Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    8:01
  • 11:09 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    45:15
  • 11:06 PM

    The Nutcracker: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 1, Nutcracker Suite

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    1:07
  • 11:02 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Symphony No. 5

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    2:43
  • 10:34 PM

    Concert Piece for Four Horns

    Robert Schumann

    The Chicago Principal

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Dale Clevenger, horn

    18:48
  • 10:29 PM

    Hallelujah

    Leonard Cohen

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    Didier Osindero, violin

    Alinka Rowe, viola

    Yong Jun Lee, cello

    3:26
  • 10:23 PM

    Casanova: Nuns' Chorus

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Songs Of Inspiration

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Julius Rudel, conductor

    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

    3:33
  • 10:10 PM

    Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: Across the Stars

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    5:12
  • 9:12 PM

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    He Zhanhao/Chen Gang

    China Girl

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Viktor Fedotov, conductor

    Vanessa-Mae, violin

    26:37
  • 9:01 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    6:24
  • 6:41 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fazil Say, piano

    17:34
  • 6:15 PM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: La Mer, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    24:23
  • 6:10 PM

    The bold grenadier

    Traditional

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:59
  • 6:06 PM

    Ladies in Lavender: Main Theme

    Nigel Hess

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    3:28
  • 6:01 PM

    Partita No. 6: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piotr Anderszewski, piano

    4:35
  • 5:50 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    Georgina Dobree, basset horn

    8:17
  • 5:36 PM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    String Quartets

    Erato Quartet

    12:19
  • 5:28 PM

    Autumn Soiree No. 6

    Felicien David

    Limoges Baroque Ensemble

    7:05
  • 5:06 PM

    Spirituals for Strings

    Morton Gould

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    20:32
  • 5:01 PM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Stokowski Stereo Collection: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6, Khachaturian - Symphony No. 3

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:38
  • 4:47 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 1st movement

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    11:21
  • 4:39 PM

    Petite Suite: Finale

    Alexander Borodin

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    6:11
  • 4:30 PM

    Sinfonia

    Johan Roman

    Orpheus Chamber Ensemble

    8:05
  • 4:18 PM

    Rhapsody

    Ruth Gipps

    Dedication - The Clarinet Chamber Music of Ruth Gipps

    Tippett Quartet

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    11:04
  • 4:06 PM

    The Elf's Hill: Overture

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Kuhlau: Overtures

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Schonwandt, conductor

    11:13
  • 4:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Richard Hol

    Hol: Symphonies

    Residentie Orchestra The Hague

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:42
  • 3:47 PM

    Jean de Paris: Overture

    Francois Boieldieu

    Francois-Adrien Boieldieu: Piano Concerto; Six Overtures

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    7:50
  • 3:03 PM

    A New Satiesfaction

    Stephan Koncz

    Ray Chen: The Golden Age

    Made in Berlin

    4:32
  • 2:46 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd mvt

    Gustav Mahler

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Sir Georg Solti, conductor

    16:00
  • 2:35 PM

    Flute Sonata: 3rd mvt

    Francis Poulenc

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    Robert Veyron-Lacroix, piano

    :00
  • 2:33 PM

    Prelude in g#, Op. 32, No. 12

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Vladimir Feltsman, piano

    :00
  • 2:32 PM

    West Side Story: Somewhere

    Leonard Bernstein

    Empire Brass

    2:29
  • 2:25 PM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart: Quintett KV452; Beethoven: Quintett op. 16

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    Christian Zacharias, piano

    5:46
  • 2:18 PM

    Strike Up the Band: Overture

    George Gershwin

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    6:51
  • 2:08 PM

    Symphony No. 87: 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    6:24
  • 2:04 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:29
  • 1:51 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: Romanian Folk-Dances, Kodaly: Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:07
  • 1:44 PM

    Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)

    Claude Debussy

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    5:25
  • 1:38 PM

    Inishlacken: Evening Ceili

    Bill Whelan

    RTE National Symphony Orchestra

    David Brophy, conductor

    Zoe Conway, violin

    Helena Woods, violin

    4:44
  • 1:35 PM

    Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

    Traditional

    Umoja

    Imani Winds

    2:06
  • 1:32 PM

    First Romance

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:04
  • 1:19 PM

    Pastoral Suite

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    12:16
  • 1:16 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Abbey Road Ensemble

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    1:54
  • 1:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Nicholas Daniel, oboe

    8:13
  • 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
  • 12:49 PM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 12:45 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    .les sons et les parfums

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:39
  • 12:37 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Waltzes

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    6:29
  • 12:31 PM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Timothy Brown, horn

    5:29
  • 12:20 PM

    String Quartet No. 4

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Sirmen: The 6 String Quartets / Allegri String Quartet

    Allegri String Quartet

    9:44
  • 12:17 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    2:04
  • 12:08 PM

    The Royal Children: Overture

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    7:49
  • 12:04 PM

    Lady Radnor's Suite: Prelude

    Hubert Parry

    English String Festival

    Capella Istropolitana

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:37
  • 11:44 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Tod und Verklarung

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    14:53
  • 11:38 AM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:15
  • 11:35 AM

    Carmen: March of the Toreadors

    Georges Bizet

    Dance!: The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music

    French National Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    2:06
  • 11:33 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Overture

    Henry Purcell

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    1:26
  • 11:26 AM

    Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    Lisa Friend, flute

    6:07
  • 11:06 AM

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    18:53
  • 11:01 AM

    A Ground by Mr. Finger/The Satyr's Masque

    Anonymous

    Hesperus

    4:53
  • 10:45 AM

    Piano Sonata

    John Field

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    12:55
  • 10:30 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    13:31
  • 10:25 AM

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    Mike Herriott, trombone

    3:58
  • 10:06 AM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    17:57
  • 10:01 AM

    Hook: Flight to Neverland

    John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:48
  • 9:28 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Robert Schumann

    Emerson String Quartet

    Menahem Pressler, piano

    30:07
  • 9:20 AM

    An Irish Symphony: In the Antrim Hills

    Hamilton Harty

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    7:21
  • 9:06 AM

    Viola da gamba Sonata No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Trios

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    12:29
  • 9:01 AM

    Cantata Memoria: Lament for the Valley

    Karl Jenkins

    Sinfonia Cymru

    Karl Jenkins, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano

    Joo Yeon Sir, violin

    4:36
  • 8:30 AM

    Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    WOLF-FERRARI, E.: Wind Concertinos

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    William Moriconi, English horn

    28:42
  • 8:23 AM

    Ludus pro Patria: Night and Love

    Augusta Holmes

    Holmes: Orchestral Works

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Patrick Davin, conductor

    5:39
  • 8:16 AM

    Rapsodia Cubana

    Isaac Albeniz

    Boston Cello Quartet

    5:49
  • 8:06 AM

    Eclogue

    Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Cello Concerto, Eclogue, New Year Music and Grand Fantasia & Toccata

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    Louis Lortie, piano

    9:04
  • 8:01 AM

    Keltic Lament

    John Foulds

    Foulds: Dynamic Triptych, Music-Pictures Iii

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    4:31
  • 7:33 AM

    Shaker Loops

    John Adams

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    24:53
  • 7:30 AM

    Wild Mountain Thyme

    Traditional Scottish

    Perpetual Twilight

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    3:12
  • 7:06 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 6, Rondo K 382

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    21:37
  • 7:01 AM

    Bird Songs at Eventide

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:55
  • 6:40 AM

    Clarinet Sonata

    Mieczyslaw Weinberg

    Aspen Music Festival and School, June 30, 2014

    Joaquin Valdepenas, clarinet

    18:00
  • 6:36 AM

    Slow Change

    John Williams

    From a Bird

    John Williams, guitar

    3:33
  • 6:06 AM

    Variations on a Hungarian Folksong

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    28:25
  • 6:01 AM

    String Quartet "For Art": 4th movement

    Eduardo Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:42