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  • 5:18 AM

    The Mermaid

    Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau, Psalm 8

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    40:11
  • 5:09 AM

    Breathing Underwater

    Danielle Eva Schwob

    Nathalie Joachim, flute

    Wei-Yang Andy Lin, viola

    Kristi Shade, harp

    6:49
  • 5:06 AM

    Memory Mist

    Florence Price

    Holes in the Sky

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:39
  • 5:01 AM

    On Distant Waves (Sur les flots lointains)

    Charles Koechlin

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:45
  • 4:52 AM

    Sakura Variations

    Yuquijiro Yocoh

    Stepping Stones

    John Williams, guitar

    6:12
  • 4:39 AM

    Entr'acte

    Caroline Shaw

    Attacca Quartet

    10:54
  • 4:21 AM

    Oriane et le Prince d'Amour Suite

    Florent Schmitt

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    17:46
  • 4:06 AM

    The Fairy Tale: Overture

    Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    13:22
  • 4:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Bergen Wind Quintet

    4:43
  • 3:48 AM

    Alina Ibragimova, violin

    Cedric Tiberghien, piano

    10:29
  • 3:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Emilie Mayer

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Leo McFall, conductor

    30:37
  • 3:06 AM

    Novelettes

    Francis Poulenc

    Paul Crossley, piano

    8:04
  • 3:01 AM

    Sospiri (Sighs)

    Edward Elgar

    THE BRITISH PROJECT

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:51 AM

    Romance for Violin and Orchestra

    Johan Svendsen

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    7:30
  • 2:48 AM

    Spring Intermezzo

    Betty King

    Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women

    Helen Walker-Hill, piano

    2:29
  • 2:33 AM

    Wind Concertino

    Szymon Laks

    Joaquin Valdepenas, clarinet

    Sarah Jeffrey, oboe

    Frank Morelli, bassoon

    13:21
  • 2:01 AM

    The Sun Never Says

    Dan Forrest

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    4:47
  • 1:41 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Yoel Levi / Atlanta Symphony Orchestra / Serenade No. 1 / Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    17:22
  • 1:18 AM

    Symphony No. 53 "Imperial"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    21:30
  • 1:06 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    9:56
  • 1:01 AM

    Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Joan Trimble

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:46
  • 12:48 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sonatas K. 281, 282, 284, 545

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    10:40
  • 12:22 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Viktor Ullmann

    Ullmann, V.: Symphony No. 2 / 6 Lieder, Op. 17 / Concerto for Orchestra / Don Quixote Tanzt Fandango

    Gurzenich Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    24:08
  • 12:08 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    11:50
  • 12:06 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    1:33
  • 12:01 AM

    Sonata Concertante: Rondo

    Louis Spohr

    Marielle Nordmann, harp

    Andras Adorjan, flute

    4:48
  • 11:52 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    6:05
  • 11:23 PM

    The Albeniz Concerto

    Stephen Goss

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    28:17
  • 11:15 PM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 11:06 PM

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    7:56
  • 11:01 PM

    Romanza Andaluza

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    4:46
  • 10:36 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Cecile Licad, piano

    22:36
  • 10:32 PM

    La Prima Donna Waltz

    Justin Holland

    Jiji Plays Justin Holland: Music for Guitar

    Jiji, guitar

    1:47
  • 10:21 PM

    Moseltraume

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    10:42
  • 10:06 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures; Piano Concerto No. 5

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Walter Weller, conductor

    13:16
  • 10:01 PM

    Suite Piedra libre: La Mancha

    Denis Plante

    Pentaedre

    4:51
  • 9:57 PM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Bel Canto Paganini

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:20
  • 9:34 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    23:00
  • 9:24 PM

    A Winter Idyll

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    9:26
  • 9:10 PM

    Andean Folk Dances

    Celso Garrido-Lecca

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    12:59
  • 5:43 PM

    Symphony Concertante

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Yury Revich, violin

    Libor Jezek, violin

    14:51
  • 5:38 PM

    Canzon in Double Echo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Gabrieli, Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music

    Canadian Brass

    Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor

    3:37
  • 5:28 PM

    The Wreckers Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    9:10
  • 5:15 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "La Follia"

    Francesco Geminiani

    Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon

    I Solisti Italiani

    11:12
  • 5:06 PM

    Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Rheims): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:22
  • 5:01 PM

    Flute Quintet: Finale

    Franz Schubert

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    Karel Untermuller, viola

    4:53
  • 5:00 PM

    The Godfather

    Nino Rota

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    John Scott, conductor

    2:58
  • 4:46 PM

    Lawrence of Arabia: Suite

    Maurice Jarre

    Maurice Jarre: The Emotion And The Strength

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Maurice Jarre, conductor

    12:26
  • 4:41 PM

    Singin' in the Rain: Main Theme

    Nacio Herb Brown

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:37
  • 4:38 PM

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:40
  • 4:33 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:15
  • 4:23 PM

    City Lights: Suite

    Charlie Chaplin

    Philippe Quint, violin

    Marta Aznavoorian, piano

    7:15
  • 4:13 PM

    The Bridge on the River Kwai: Prelude

    Malcolm Arnold

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:24
  • 4:07 PM

    Vertigo: Prelude and Rooftop

    Bernard Herrmann

    Studio Orchestra

    4:41
  • 4:01 PM

    Citizen Kane: Aria from "Salammbo"

    Bernard Herrmann

    Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores Of Bernard Herrmann

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

    4:18
  • 3:38 PM

    The Forest

    Howard Shore

    The Moon and the Forest

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    20:48
  • 3:25 PM

    Come to the Woods

    Jake Runestad

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Stephen Swanson, piano

    11:02
  • 3:12 PM

    Unter bluhenden Linden

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    10:53
  • 3:06 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Jutta Zoff, harp

    5:14
  • 2:52 PM

    Rondino for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Radio Orchestra Winds

    (Selected members), conductor

    6:07
  • 2:28 PM

    Czech Suite

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite; Legends

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    22:38
  • 2:21 PM

    Shelter Island

    Xavier Dubois Foley

    Randall Goosby, violin

    Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass

    5:11
  • 2:13 PM

    Yao Dance

    Liu Tieshan

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    6:33
  • 2:06 PM

    A Yiddishe Mamme

    Traditional

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dov Seltzer, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    6:46
  • 1:45 PM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Bruce Liu: Chopin: Highlights from the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition

    Bruce Liu, piano

    13:32
  • 1:17 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    25:39
  • 1:14 PM

    Eight Memories in Watercolor: Staccato Beans

    Tan Dun

    Beijing Guitar Duo

    1:20
  • 1:06 PM

    Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

    Franz von Suppe

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:32
  • 1:01 PM

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    4:39
  • 12:47 PM

    Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

    Grace Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    10:54
  • 12:44 PM

    Go To Sleep My Baby

    Traditional

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    3:05
  • 12:21 PM

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    21:30
  • 12:15 PM

    Hark! Hark! The Lark

    Franz Schubert

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    3:22
  • 12:06 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Concerti, Op. 10

    New Irish Chamber Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:53
  • 12:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 1: Menuetto

    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Franz Schubert Quartet

    4:47
  • 11:42 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody etc.

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    16:06
  • 11:20 AM

    Suite for Viola da gamba and Strings

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba

    21:15
  • 11:06 AM

    Serenata for Chamber Orchestra

    George Walker

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    11:45
  • 11:01 AM

    Etude No. 8

    Giulio Regondi

    David Starobin, guitar

    4:49
  • 10:53 AM

    Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero

    Joseph Canteloube

    Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pascal Rophe, conductor

    Carolyn Sampson, soprano

    5:40
  • 10:47 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Katerina Englichova, harp

    Vilem Veverka, oboe

    5:24
  • 10:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn & Ligeti Concertos & Capriccios

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Shai Wosner, piano

    20:56
  • 10:17 AM

    Memories of My Father: O Tu, Andrzej

    Roxanna Panufnik

    Brodsky Quartet

    5:57
  • 10:07 AM

    Old Polish Suite

    Andrei Panufnik

    Polish Chamber Orchestra

    Mariusz Smolij, conductor

    10:03
  • 10:01 AM

    Sarabande: For Katharine in April

    Ron Nelson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    4:53
  • 9:53 AM

    Ashokan Farewell

    Jay Ungar

    Stillpoint

    Adagio Trio

    5:11
  • 9:24 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Tragic"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Douglas Boyd, conductor

    28:13
  • 9:13 AM

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    9:16
  • 9:06 AM

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    6:22
  • 9:01 AM

    Choro de Saudade

    Agustin Barrios

    David Russell, guitar

    4:49
  • 8:34 AM

    The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento

    Igor Stravinsky

    Hovhaness, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    24:02
  • 8:19 AM

    Violin Concerto "Adrano"

    Samy Moussa

    Ginastera, Bernstein, Moussa: Works for Violin and Orchestra

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Andrew Wan, violin

    14:58
  • 8:06 AM

    Toccata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Toccatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    10:53
  • 8:01 AM

    Chorale

    Peter Gregson

    Touch

    Peter Gregson, cello

    4:53
  • 7:44 AM

    Piano Trio

    Amy Beach

    Her Voice

    Neave Trio

    14:44
  • 7:36 AM

    Alleluia

    Kile Smith

    Kile Smith: Canticle

    Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:42
  • 7:27 AM

    O ignis spiritus (O fire of the Paraclete)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    8:25
  • 7:06 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Emil Hartmann

    Romantic Wind Serenades

    Consortium Classicum

    19:39
  • 7:01 AM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    The Impressionists: A Windham Hill Sampler

    Turtle Island String Quartet

    4:32
  • 6:31 AM

    Symphony No. 9: Adagio

    Anton Bruckner

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    27:37
  • 6:24 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    Signum Saxophone Quartet

    Hila Karni, cello

    6:12
  • 6:07 AM

    Harp Concertino

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Gillian Benet, harp

    16:01
  • 6:01 AM

    Lullaby for Natalie

    John Corigliano

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    Akira Eguchi, piano

    4:48