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  • 5:47 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Waltzes and Polkas

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:43
  • 5:27 AM

    Four Paths of Light

    Pat Metheny

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    19:13
  • 5:06 AM

    Cello Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    18:58
  • 5:01 AM

    Madame Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo (One fine day)

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Mirella Freni, soprano

    4:33
  • 4:41 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Martha Argerich I

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    17:36
  • 4:26 AM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 4:16 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 3

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Avison Ensemble

    Pavlo Beznosiuk, conductor

    8:30
  • 4:06 AM

    Spartacus: Love Theme

    Aram Khachaturian

    Russian Nights

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:24
  • 4:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 1: 3rd movement

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Danubius Quartet

    4:42
  • 3:44 AM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin, Saint Saens, Ravel

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    14:50
  • 3:31 AM

    Sierra Winds

    (Selected members), conductor

    11:13
  • 3:23 AM

    You and Me

    Qigang Chen

    Paris Chamber Orchestra

    Adrien Perruchon, conductor

    Gautier Capucon, cello

    5:44
  • 3:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Muzio Clementi

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    16:33
  • 3:01 AM

    The Honeysuckle; The Fairy Round; The Night Watch

    Anthony Holborne

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:45
  • 2:42 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    15:58
  • 2:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    20:02
  • 2:18 AM

    An Evening Fragrant with Roses (Erev Shel Shoshanim)

    Josef Hadar

    Inspiration

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestral Cellos

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    2:59
  • 2:06 AM

    My Home Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:31
  • 2:01 AM

    Sonata pian e forte

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    National Brass Ensemble

    4:44
  • 1:51 AM

    Four South African Folktunes

    Traditional

    National Symphony Orchestra of the S.A.B.C.

    Peter Marchbank, conductor

    7:42
  • 1:35 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    13:59
  • 1:26 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    8:06
  • 1:17 AM

    Glass Houses: No. 15

    Ann Southam

    Taktus

    7:29
  • 1:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 5

    Francesco Veracini

    Veracini Sonatas

    John Holloway, violin

    10:44
  • 1:01 AM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Virtuoso Guitar Transcriptions

    Nicola Hall, guitar

    4:46
  • 12:36 AM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    22:13
  • 12:25 AM

    Dances in the Canebrakes

    Florence Price

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    9:29
  • 12:14 AM

    Cuban Overture

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:47
  • 12:12 AM

    Susann McDonald, harp

    1:22
  • 12:06 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Juilliard String Quartet

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    5:03
  • 12:01 AM

    Contredanse and Tarantelle

    Frederic Chopin

    Malcom Frager plays Chopin

    Malcolm Frager, piano

    4:35
  • 11:40 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonie No. 3

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    18:25
  • 11:30 PM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Schubert, Strauss

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    8:18
  • 11:23 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: 1st movement

    Johann Vanhal

    St. Mary's Chamber Players

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    John Miller, bassoon

    6:29
  • 11:18 PM

    The Deer Hunter: Cavatina

    Stanley Myers

    John Williams Plays The Movies

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    3:11
  • 11:06 PM

    Potpourri

    Johann Hummel

    Theresa Bogard, fortepiano

    John Dowdall, guitar

    11:34
  • 11:01 PM

    Semele: Where E'er You Walk

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Arias

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Harry Bicket, conductor

    Ian Bostridge, tenor

    4:46
  • 10:48 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:20
  • 10:44 PM

    Forgotten Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    The Magic of Horowitz

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    3:11
  • 10:34 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Michael Laird, trumpet

    Iaan Wilson, trumpet

    8:42
  • 10:27 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    6:44
  • 10:21 PM

    Suite of Common Branles

    Pierre Phalese

    Renaissance Winds

    Ensemble Doulce Memoire

    3:59
  • 10:06 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    14:03
  • 10:03 PM

    Minuet No. 3

    Giacomo Puccini

    R. Strauss, Verdi, Puccini: String Quartets

    Enso String Quartet

    2:41
  • 9:45 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    David Reichenberg, oboe

    Simon Standage, violin

    13:37
  • 9:30 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture, Furiant and Skocna

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Mein Vaterland

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    13:27
  • 9:21 PM

    Symphony No. 7: Scherzo

    Emilie Mayer

    Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

    Jurgen Bruns, conductor

    6:46
  • 9:06 PM

    Sonata Concertata

    Niccolo Paganini

    Paganini For Two

    Gil Shaham, violin

    14:18
  • 9:01 PM

    Scottish Rondo

    John Field

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    4:34
  • 7:24 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Intermezzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    2:51
  • 6:39 PM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    19:13
  • 6:24 PM

    London Fields

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    12:53
  • 6:12 PM

    Concerto No. 8

    Lorenzo Zavateri

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

    9:48
  • 6:06 PM

    The Kiss Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    6:22
  • 6:00 PM

    Galliarde

    Pierre Attaingnant

    Attaingnant: Preludes, chansons & danses

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:36
  • 5:58 PM

    Prelude No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Chopin Preludes

    Yundi Li, piano

    :31
  • 5:42 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:45
  • 5:32 PM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Paris Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    8:30
  • 5:23 PM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 5:06 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Sejong Soloists

    Gil Shaham, violin

    16:40
  • 5:01 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    4:48
  • 4:49 PM

    Drottningholm Suite

    Johan Roman

    Roman: Music for a Royal Wedding

    Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Halstead, conductor

    9:34
  • 4:38 PM

    String Symphony No. 10

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn - String Symphonies 8-9-10

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    9:39
  • 4:32 PM

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

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:06
  • 4:17 PM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony - U. Kay: Fantasy Variations - Umbrian Scene

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 4:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 8

    Tomaso Albinoni

    I Solisti Italiani

    Hansjorg Schellenberger, oboe

    10:10
  • 4:01 PM

    The Jester at the Wedding: Caprice

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:32 PM

    Hary Janos Suite

    Zoltan Kodaly

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    25:10
  • 3:16 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Four Horn Concertos

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Dale Clevenger, horn

    14:34
  • 3:10 PM

    Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme

    Ennio Morricone

    Labyrinth

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:13
  • 3:05 PM

    Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:51
  • 3:02 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:30
  • 2:58 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Intermezzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    2:51
  • 2:54 PM

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:01
  • 2:42 PM

    The Perfect Fool: Ballet Music

    Gustav Holst

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:54
  • 2:38 PM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:49
  • 2:32 PM

    Coffee and Cakes

    Charlie Chaplin

    Thomas Beckmann, cello

    Johannes Cernota, piano

    4:20
  • 2:25 PM

    Cosi fan tutte: Rivolgete a lui lo sguardo

    Wolfgang Mozart

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    Gerald Finley, baritone

    :00
  • 2:21 PM

    Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)

    Franz Schubert

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    James MacMillan, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    4:08
  • 2:17 PM

    Four Souvenirs: Square Dance

    Paul Schoenfield

    Caroline Goulding

    Caroline Goulding, violin

    2:46
  • 2:09 PM

    Octet: 2nd movement

    Jean Francaix

    Gaudier Ensemble

    4:36
  • 2:04 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Stokowski Showcase / National Philharmonic Orchestra

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    3:32
  • 1:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 1st movement

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    11:21
  • 1:45 PM

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    2:36
  • 1:41 PM

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    2:11
  • 1:33 PM

    La Mer (The Sea): Jeux de vagues (Play of the Waves)

    Claude Debussy

    Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; Debussy: La Mer

    New York Philharmonic

    Jaap van Zweden, conductor

    7:13
  • 1:30 PM

    Nais: Rigaudons

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    2:17
  • 1:23 PM

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

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    5:17
  • 1:15 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Symphony No.1; Pomp and Circumstance Marches No.1 & No.2

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    6:52
  • 1:11 PM

    March of the Little Lead Soldiers

    Gabriel Pierne

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box Ii

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    3:05
  • 1:07 PM

    The Earl of Oxford's March

    William Byrd

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    3:33
  • 1:04 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Canadian Brass

    2:25
  • 12:55 PM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    Quartetto Gelato

    4:36
  • 12:50 PM

    Mexican Landscape

    Aaron Copland

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:05
  • 12:32 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:08
  • 12:25 PM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    5:46
  • 12:19 PM

    Flute Concerto

    Carl Stamitz

    Flute Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    16:14
  • 12:13 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 2: Allegro

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ray Chen, violin

    4:11
  • 12:08 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    3:56
  • 12:04 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Balletto

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    2:57
  • 11:46 AM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    12:28
  • 11:37 AM

    Suite Mignonne

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard, etc.

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:39
  • 11:33 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dance No. 2

    Alexander Borodin

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:17 AM

    Concerto for String Orchestra

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra

    Roland Bader, conductor

    15:10
  • 11:10 AM

    William Tell: Pas de six

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:55
  • 11:06 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fur Elise, Eroica, Variationen Op. 35

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    3:26
  • 11:01 AM

    Two Romances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, etc.

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    Alexander Kniazev, cello

    4:44
  • 10:34 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Jerome Moross

    Frankie And Johnny

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Alexa Still, flute

    23:55
  • 10:21 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    Arcangelo Corelli

    I Solisti Italiani

    11:43
  • 10:12 AM

    Souvenir of Havana

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    7:17
  • 10:06 AM

    Oriental Wind

    Joe Hisaishi

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    5:30
  • 10:01 AM

    The Girl from Corsica

    Trevor Duncan

    British Light Music Classics - 3

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:39 AM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    19:41
  • 9:32 AM

    Jobiniana No. 1

    Sergio Assad

    Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars

    5:08
  • 9:21 AM

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    Marc Neikrug, piano

    10:12
  • 9:06 AM

    Prisms, Cycles, Leaps

    Derrick Skye

    Prisms, Cycles, Leaps

    Bridge to Everywhere

    14:08
  • 9:01 AM

    Ave Maria mater dei

    Robert Hunt

    Blue Heron

    Scott Metcalfe, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:18 AM

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    Wen Xiao Zheng, viola

    Eric Terwillger, horn

    Hanno Simons, cello

    Christopher Corbett, clarinet

    Marco Postinghel, bassoon

    40:46
  • 8:12 AM

    Baba-Yaga

    Anatol Liadov

    The Enchanted Kingdom

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    3:28
  • 8:06 AM

    The Philosopher's Hand

    Terry Riley

    Terry Riley, piano

    5:46
  • 8:01 AM

    The English Patient: Convento di Sant'Anna

    Gabriel Yared

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:41
  • 7:30 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:25
  • 7:26 AM

    String Quartet No. 3 "Mishima": Closing

    Philip Glass

    Brooklyn Rider

    3:22
  • 7:06 AM

    Partita No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach: The Six Partitas

    Sergey Schepkin, piano

    18:00
  • 7:01 AM

    Romantic Waltz

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:34
  • 6:27 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonin Dvorak

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    30:59
  • 6:23 AM

    Joan Baez Suite: Where have all the Flowers Gone?

    John Duarte

    Journey To The New World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    3:10
  • 6:07 AM

    Lyric Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg | Holberg Suite, etc.

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    15:28
  • 6:01 AM

    Romance No. 3

    Robert Schumann

    Oboe Obsession: Romantic And Virtuosic Works For Oboe

    Allan Vogel, oboe

    4:43