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  • 5:43 AM

    Jewels of the Madonna Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:34
  • 5:37 AM

    Suite for Flute and Oboe

    Ulysses Kay

    New York Flute Club

    Members of...

    5:25
  • 5:35 AM

    L'Eventail de Jeanne (Jeanne's Fan): Pastorale

    Francis Poulenc

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    1:57
  • 5:06 AM

    Piano Trio

    Maurice Ravel

    Joseph Kalichstein, piano

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    Sharon Robinson, cello

    26:37
  • 5:01 AM

    Two Meditations on Poems of Mary Oliver: Linen of Words

    Evan Premo

    River Town Duo

    4:37
  • 4:48 AM

    In Teaching Others We Teach Ourselves

    Judd Greenstein

    Nadia Sirota, viola

    9:58
  • 4:25 AM

    Symphony No. 55 "The Schoolmaster"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    21:50
  • 4:16 AM

    her eastern light amid a cavernous dusk

    Jeffrey Mumford

    Aspen Wind Quintet

    8:21
  • 4:06 AM

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    Philip Moll, piano

    8:17
  • 4:01 AM

    Concert Suite No. 2: Menuets

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Baroque Nouveau

    4:39
  • 3:51 AM

    Camel Bells Along the Silk Road

    Ning Yong

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    7:43
  • 3:46 AM

    Spring Festival Overture

    Li Huanzhi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    6:00
  • 3:29 AM

    Guangxi Impression, Concerto for Pipa and Orchestra: World premiere; commissioned by the Minnesota Orchestra

    Gao Hong

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    Gao Hong, pipa

    10:00
  • 3:18 AM

    Sketches of Singapore

    Kelly Tang

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    9:00
  • 3:05 AM

    n the Dark Night for Jing Hu and Orchestra

    Wu Hua

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    Zhengang Xie, jing hu

    Mei Hu, yue qin

    7:00
  • 2:59 AM

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    3:00
  • 2:11 AM

    The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    Chen Gang/He Zhanhao

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    Rui Du, Violin

    27:00
  • 2:01 AM

    Arirang Fantasy

    Choi Sunghwan

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Junping Qian, conductor

    8:00
  • 1:36 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    Tianwa Yang, violin

    21:58
  • 1:20 AM

    Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands

    Julius Rontgen

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    David Huang, piano

    14:39
  • 1:06 AM

    Symphony No. 9

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 7-12

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    12:31
  • 1:01 AM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Kassia Ensemble

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:38
  • 11:52 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Forlane

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Jeux de Miroirs

    Paris Orchestra

    Josep Pons, conductor

    6:22
  • 11:17 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    33:13
  • 11:14 PM

    Portraits in Jazz: Waltz for Miles

    Valerie Capers

    Maria Corley, piano

    1:56
  • 11:07 PM

    Adriatic Waltz

    Franz Lehar

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mikhail Jurowski, conductor

    7:08
  • 11:01 PM

    Trumpet Sinfonia "Il Barcheggio"

    Alessandro Stradella

    Italian Trumpet Concertos

    New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

    Max Pommer, conductor

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    4:45
  • 10:53 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Thomas Zehetmair, violin

    5:36
  • 10:48 PM

    Arabesque

    Joseph Turrin

    Radiance

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:16
  • 10:14 PM

    La Foi: Three Symphonic Pictures

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" and Other Works

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    31:57
  • 10:06 PM

    Nonet: 1st movement

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Mary Ashley Barret, oboe

    Lynn Huntzinger Beck, horn

    Craig Brown, bass

    Michael Burns, bassoon

    Andrew Harley, piano

    Kelly Burke, clarinet

    6:18
  • 10:01 PM

    El pelele (The Straw Mannequin)

    Enrique Granados

    Jean-Francois Heisser, piano

    4:44
  • 9:54 PM

    When I Lay Me Down to Sleep

    James Mulholland

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    4:35
  • 9:15 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 40 & 41

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    37:30
  • 9:06 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok Orchestral Music

    Hungarian State Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    6:52
  • 9:01 PM

    Canzon No. 29

    Samuel Scheidt

    Fretwork

    Silas Wollston, organ

    4:49
  • 8:48 PM

    Concert Overture No. 1

    Alberto Williams

    Fiesta Criolla: Latin-American Orchestral Works

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    Gabriel Castagna, conductor

    10:10
  • 8:44 PM

    Growing Dusky Polska

    Maria Kalaniemi

    Over Land And Sea

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    4:05
  • 8:15 PM

    Horn Trio

    Johannes Brahms

    Franck: Violin Sonata; Brahms: Horn Trio

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    27:27
  • 8:06 PM

    Serenade No. 2

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Serenades, Etc

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    6:55
  • 8:00 PM

    Waltz No. 9 "L'adieu"

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    4:41
  • 5:34 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Chilingirian Quartet

    24:38
  • 5:29 PM

    Reverie champetre

    Edmond Dede

    Nancy Ambrose King, oboe

    Wesley Baldwin, cello

    Jia An, piano

    2:58
  • 5:20 PM

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Gemma Rosefield, cello

    8:17
  • 5:14 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Camillo Sivori

    Violin Lullabies / Rachel Barton Pine

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:01
  • 5:06 PM

    Sonata for 2 Trumpets

    Petronio Franceschini

    Trumpet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Simon Preston, conductor

    Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet

    6:01
  • 5:00 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:41
  • 4:50 PM

    Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    8:30
  • 4:48 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Cinema Serenade

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    3:34
  • 4:41 PM

    Empire of the Sun: Exsultate Justi

    John Williams

    The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:58
  • 4:31 PM

    The Cowboys: Overture

    John Williams

    By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:55
  • 4:25 PM

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    3:35
  • 4:18 PM

    Jurassic Park: Theme

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:35
  • 4:11 PM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:03
  • 4:07 PM

    Jaws: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:26
  • 4:01 PM

    Superman: March

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:26
  • 3:49 PM

    Land of the Mountain and the Flood

    Hamish MacCunn

    Scottish Light Music

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    John Wilson, conductor

    9:11
  • 3:24 PM

    Fantasie for Violin and Piano

    Franz Schubert

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    Reiko Uchida, piano

    24:27
  • 3:17 PM

    Rhapsody for Oboe (The Winter's Past)

    Wayne Barlow

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Henry Ward, oboe

    5:30
  • 3:14 PM

    To a Wild Rose

    Edward MacDowell

    Paula Robison, flute

    Eliot Fisk, guitar

    1:52
  • 3:06 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:51
  • 2:54 PM

    Pansies Polka Mazurka

    Josef Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:36
  • 2:46 PM

    3 Dances

    William Byrd

    Gypsy's Round

    Buffalo Guitar Quartet

    5:17
  • 2:41 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Humoresque

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Catalyst Quartet

    3:17
  • 2:36 PM

    Pulling a Thread

    Kerry Muzzey

    Kerry Muzzey: The Architect

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Skeet, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race"

    William Grant Still

    Still: Symphony No. 2/ Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    29:13
  • 1:54 PM

    Allan Schiller, piano

    4:25
  • 1:43 PM

    Sinfonia Melodica

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    The Colourful Telemann

    Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra

    Barthold Kuijken, conductor

    11:00
  • 1:26 PM

    Lira Concerto No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Slovak Chamber Orchestra

    Bohdan Warchal, conductor

    Robert Dohn, flute

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    14:53
  • 1:23 PM

    Song without Words No. 6 "Barcarolle (Gondola Song)"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Julia Shaw, harp

    Nora Bumanis, harp

    2:09
  • 1:15 PM

    Variations on Paisiello's "Nel cor piu non mi sento" from La Molinara

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    John Ogdon, piano

    6:40
  • 1:06 PM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    8:19
  • 1:01 PM

    Detmold Horn Quartet

    4:45
  • 12:44 PM

    O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:55
  • 12:41 PM

    Carolan's Dream

    Turlough O'Carolan

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    3:30
  • 12:24 PM

    Five Bagatelles

    William Walton

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    15:54
  • 12:19 PM

    Peace of Mind

    Hazel Scott

    Phenomenal Women

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:45
  • 12:06 PM

    Pour une fete de printemps

    Albert Roussel

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    11:11
  • 12:01 PM

    Suite Piedra libre: La Mancha

    Denis Plante

    Pentaedre

    4:51
  • 11:57 AM

    Halling (Norwegian Dance)

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Emil Gilels, piano

    1:34
  • 11:40 AM

    Overture, Scherzo and Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    17:05
  • 11:28 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    10:22
  • 11:18 AM

    Three Movements from Petrushka: La semaine grasse

    Igor Stravinsky

    Tippet Rise OPUS 2016: Domo

    Jenny Chen, piano

    8:18
  • 11:06 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    Phillip Koch, English horn

    10:52
  • 11:01 AM

    Go, My Children

    Traditional

    Great Hymns of Faith II

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    4:50
  • 10:41 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 10

    Carl Stamitz

    Johann & Carl Stamitz: Clarinet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    17:23
  • 10:26 AM

    Fantasia

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: 3 Piano Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    13:07
  • 10:18 AM

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Stuart Duncan, fiddle

    Chris Thile, mandolin

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    5:40
  • 10:06 AM

    Transylvanian Symphony for Strings

    Kurt Schwertsik

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    HK Gruber, conductor

    11:55
  • 10:01 AM

    Hansel and Gretel: Dream Pantomime

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    New York Pops

    Skitch Henderson, conductor

    4:52
  • 9:54 AM

    Romance

    Bent Sorensen

    Full Circle

    Seunghee Lee, clarinet

    4:30
  • 9:11 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concertos

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Jerzy Semkow, conductor

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    40:55
  • 9:06 AM

    Voodoo Dolls

    Jessie Montgomery

    PUBLIQuartet

    4:26
  • 9:01 AM

    The Queen's Delight; Half hanniken

    Anonymous

    The Queen's Delight

    King's Noyse

    4:35
  • 8:56 AM

    The Hope of Loving: The Hope of Loving

    Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Stefanie Moore, soprano

    Dann Coakwell, tenor

    Simon Barrad, baritone

    Stephen Redfield, violin

    Caleb Polashek, violin

    Bruce Williams, viola

    2:45
  • 8:44 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 24

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Sonatas

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    11:57
  • 8:16 AM

    Concierto Antillano

    Ernesto Cordero

    Sofia Soloists

    Plamen Djurov, conductor

    Carlos Barbosa-Lima, guitar

    25:58
  • 8:06 AM

    Aghavni (Doves)

    Mary Kouyoumdjian

    Nicholas Phillips, piano

    8:53
  • 8:01 AM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Lawes: Harp Consorts

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:40
  • 7:57 AM

    New York Waltzes: Waltz No. 2

    Lou Harrison

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:16
  • 7:37 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 6

    Saverio Mercadante

    Mercadante: Flute Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    19:25
  • 7:06 AM

    Piano Sextet

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Martha Argerich And Friends Live From The Lugano Festival 2009

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    29:05
  • 7:01 AM

    Views of the Sea: 1st movement

    Eduard Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:38
  • 6:20 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Charles Ives

    Seattle Symphony

    Ludovic Morlot, conductor

    38:10
  • 6:16 AM

    Meditation

    Frank Bridge

    Bridge, F.: Cello Sonata / 4 Short Pieces / Serenade in A Major / Berceuse / Britten, B.: Cello Sonata in C Major

    Oystein Birkeland, cello

    3:05
  • 6:06 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: An Alpine Symphony, Serenade

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    8:49
  • 6:01 AM

    Wandering I

    Eydis Evensen

    Bylur

    Eydis Evensen, piano

    4:38