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  • 5:53 AM

    Voyage

    Francois Couturier

    Moderato Cantabile

    Anja Lechner, cello

    5:24
  • 5:30 AM

    Symphonic Suite

    Leevi Madetoja

    Music by Leevi Madetoja & Tauno Pylkkanen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    21:37
  • 5:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters"

    Leos Janacek

    Emerson String Quartet

    22:54
  • 5:01 AM

    The Broom of Cowdenknows

    John Playford

    A Trip to Killburn

    Baltimore Consort

    Custer LaRue, soprano

    4:34
  • 4:53 AM

    A Pile of Dust

    Johann Johannsson

    Voces8: Infinity

    Voces8

    5:11
  • 4:25 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Ruth Gipps

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Peebles, conductor

    Murray McLachlan, piano

    26:05
  • 4:18 AM

    O lucidissima Apostolorum turba (For the Apostles)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Tapestry

    5:46
  • 4:06 AM

    Gregorian Chant

    Paul Creston

    New York Chamber Orchestra

    Arthur Lief, conductor

    11:05
  • 4:01 AM

    Homage (to William Levi Dawson)

    Zenobia Powell Perry

    Maria Corley, piano

    4:31
  • 3:48 AM

    Dance Suite from Terpsichore

    Michael Praetorius

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    10:02
  • 3:25 AM

    Trio for Trumpet, Violin, and Piano

    Eric Ewazen

    Philip Smith, trumpet

    Joseph Turrin, piano

    21:29
  • 3:06 AM

    The Abduction of Kyllikki

    Aarre Merikanto

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ari Angervo, conductor

    17:08
  • 3:01 AM

    Suite for Violin and Piano: African Dancer

    William Grant Still

    Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:34
  • 2:54 AM

    Reincarnations: The Coolin'

    Samuel Barber

    Come to the Woods

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    3:56
  • 2:34 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Samuel Barber

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    20:56
  • 2:29 AM

    Valsa No. 3

    Armando Neves

    David Russell, guitar

    2:34
  • 2:27 AM

    Smith Quartet

    2:04
  • 2:24 AM

    Valse lointaine (Distant Waltz)

    Rene Berthelot

    Piano Rarities, Vol. 2 - Compositeurs

    Cyprien Katsaris, piano

    2:06
  • 2:06 AM

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    16:47
  • 2:01 AM

    Quintet No. 2: 1st movement

    Jean Francaix

    Mobius

    4:39
  • 1:31 AM

    Nicolas Namoradze, piano

    27:21
  • 1:23 AM

    Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Tessa Lark, violin

    6:27
  • 1:20 AM

    Santiago Rodriguez, piano

    2:20
  • 1:06 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    12:18
  • 1:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Auguste Franchomme

    The Franchomme Project

    Louise Dubin, cello

    4:32
  • 12:49 AM

    Don Quixote Dances the Fandango

    Viktor Ullmann

    Gurzenich Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    9:00
  • 12:24 AM

    String Quartet

    Claude Debussy

    Medici String Quartet

    23:58
  • 12:11 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Tomaso Albinoni

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Gail Hennessy, oboe

    Rachel Chaplin, oboe

    11:00
  • 12:06 AM

    Il Signor Bruschino: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Haydn Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    4:42
  • 12:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:41
  • 11:55 PM

    Invocation

    Amy Beach

    Tasmin Little, violin

    John Lenehan, piano

    3:49
  • 11:46 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:10
  • 11:14 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Jean Sibelius

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Thomas Zehetmair, violin

    30:05
  • 11:06 PM

    Letter from Home

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    6:21
  • 11:01 PM

    The Dawn's Early Light: While they were fishing

    Kile Smith

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Douglas Harvey, cello

    4:46
  • 5:43 PM

    Concerto for Mandolin, Hammered Dulcimer, and Harp

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Anna Torge, mandolin

    Elisabeth Seitz, hammered dulcimer

    Margret Koll, harp

    15:22
  • 5:37 PM

    La Dangereuse

    Ludovic Lamothe

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    5:03
  • 5:21 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    14:44
  • 5:13 PM

    Where the Lark Sings (Wo die Lerche singt)

    Franz Lehar

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    5:59
  • 5:06 PM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:16
  • 5:01 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 11: 1st movement

    Pietro Locatelli

    Locatelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 6

    Locatelli Trio

    4:49
  • 4:56 PM

    Puppet Serenade

    Ron Goodwin

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Ron Goodwin, conductor

    2:40
  • 4:47 PM

    Children Suite

    Ding Shan-de

    Jie Chen, piano

    8:45
  • 4:28 PM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:01
  • 4:22 PM

    Alleluia

    Jake Runestad

    Runestad: Sing, Wearing the Sky

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    3:34
  • 4:06 PM

    Suite for Violin and String Orchestra

    Laura Netzel

    Laura Netzel: Chamber Portrait

    Musica Vitae

    Malin Broman, conductor

    Malin Broman, violin

    15:01
  • 4:01 PM

    Divertissement: 2nd movement

    Emile Bernard

    Divertissement!

    C/O Chamber Orchestra

    4:45
  • 3:47 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    11:37
  • 3:43 PM

    Stephen Hough, piano

    1:44
  • 3:19 PM

    String Quartet No. 20 "Hoffmeister"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alban Berg Quartet

    23:30
  • 3:06 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Tchaikovsky: 1812; Dukas: Sorcerer's Apprentice; Smetana: Vltava (Die Moldau); Dvorak: Scherzo capriccioso; Mussorgsky: A Night on the Bare Mountain

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    11:07
  • 3:01 PM

    Suite No. 1

    Francois Chauvon

    Washington McClain, oboe

    Alison Melville, recorder

    Julia Wedman, violin

    Michael McCraw, bassoon

    Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord

    4:40
  • 2:55 PM

    Mediterranean

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    3:11
  • 2:44 PM

    Miniature Suite

    Poldowski

    Sylvan Winds

    10:28
  • 2:35 PM

    Jazz Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    8:01
  • 2:17 PM

    French Suite No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The French Suites

    Murray Perahia, piano

    16:52
  • 2:06 PM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    9:08
  • 2:01 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral": Finale

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Le Mozart Noir

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:38
  • 11:46 AM

    Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Players of Canada

    12:23
  • 11:42 AM

    Six Etudes for Piano Left Hand Alone: No. 4 "Bourree"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Piers Lane, piano

    3:40
  • 11:24 AM

    Fountains of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:57
  • 11:12 AM

    Introduction and Variations on a Theme of Schubert

    Ferdinand David

    Clarinet and Orchestra

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gernot Schmalfuss, conductor

    Dieter Klocker, clarinet

    10:29
  • 11:06 AM

    Psalm 23

    Franz Schubert

    This is the Day: Music on Royal Occasions

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:05
  • 11:01 AM

    String Quintet: Adagio (opening)

    Franz Schubert

    Hungarian Quartet

    Laszlo Varga, cello

    4:35
  • 10:39 AM

    String Concerto

    Giuseppe Valentini

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    19:30
  • 10:19 AM

    Fantasy Variations

    Ulysses Kay

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

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    17:55
  • 10:15 AM

    Meditation

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:17
  • 10:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:31
  • 10:01 AM

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:40
  • 9:54 AM

    Gaudete Ensemble

    Eamonn Dougan, conductor

    3:46
  • 9:19 AM

    Serenade

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Odaline de la Martinez, conductor

    35:16
  • 9:06 AM

    Aurora Awakes

    John Mackey

    North Texas Wind Symphony | Mackey

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    10:53
  • 9:01 AM

    Birds of Spring (Pajaros de primavera)

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Angel Romero, guitar

    4:44
  • 8:55 AM

    Achat Sha'alti

    Paul Schoenfield

    Schoenfield/Schwantner/Beaser

    Carol Wincenc, flute

    3:20
  • 8:36 AM

    Evocation (Yizkor)

    Paul Ben-Haim

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Philippe Bach, conductor

    Itamar Zorman, violin

    19:19
  • 8:13 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    21:04
  • 8:06 AM

    Musical Moment No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Paul Lewis, piano

    5:52
  • 8:01 AM

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:40
  • 7:48 AM

    Violin Sonatine

    Pauline Viardot-Garcia

    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin

    Barbara Moser, piano

    10:43
  • 7:39 AM

    Polonaise No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    8:06
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Pastoral"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    30:49
  • 7:01 AM

    Four Sketches: Legend

    Eugene Goossens

    Goossens: Chamber Works

    London Chamber Music Group

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:48
  • 6:46 AM

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    12:17
  • 6:12 AM

    String Quartet No. 10 "Harp"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Middle String Quartets

    Juilliard String Quartet

    32:26
  • 6:06 AM

    Carolan's Concerto

    Turlough O'Carolan

    Italian Concerto

    Harp Consort

    Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    5:17
  • 6:01 AM

    China Gates

    John Adams

    Orli Shaham, piano

    4:45