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  • 5:06 AM

    Parsifal: Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    12:09
  • 5:01 AM

    Keltic Lament

    John Foulds

    Foulds: Dynamic Triptych, Music-Pictures Iii

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    4:31
  • 4:52 AM

    Sonata for Piano 4-Hands

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Piano Duets

    Amy Hamann, piano

    6:12
  • 4:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments"

    Carl Nielsen

    New York Philharmonic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    35:08
  • 4:09 AM

    Portraits of Langston: Silver Rain

    Valerie Coleman

    Portraits: Works for Flute, Clarinet and Piano

    Demarre McGill, flute

    4:48
  • 4:06 AM

    The Mountain King: Summer Rain

    Hugo Alfven

    Alfven: Symphony No. 5 Etc.

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:18
  • 4:01 AM

    Der Erlkonig (The Elf King)

    Franz Schubert

    Liszt Piano Music, Vol. 17

    Valerie Tryon, piano

    4:37
  • 3:56 AM

    The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite

    Bela Bartok

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    17:34
  • 3:41 AM

    The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite

    Bela Bartok

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    17:34
  • 3:34 AM

    The Cusp of Magic: Royal Wedding

    Terry Riley

    Kronos Quartet

    Wu Man, pipa

    6:14
  • 3:25 AM

    Heroes Symphony: Sons of the Silent Age

    Philip Glass

    Philip Glass | American Composers Orchestra

    American Composers Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    8:20
  • 3:16 AM

    Air for Chalumeau "La Tortora"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Martin Frost - Vivaldi

    Concerto Koln

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    7:16
  • 3:07 AM

    Suite for Violin and String Orchestra

    Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    8:19
  • 3:01 AM

    Spring

    Edvard Grieg

    Nordic Light

    Danish National Radio Choir

    Stefan Parkman, conductor

    4:44
  • 2:50 AM

    Ballad

    Amy Beach

    Anna Shelest, piano

    8:27
  • 2:31 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Sunday Symphony"

    William Grant Still

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    17:48
  • 2:26 AM

    The Lord of the Rings: Many Meetings

    Howard Shore

    The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    3:04
  • 2:06 AM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    16:56
  • 2:01 AM

    Moths and Butterflies and Wild Bears

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    4:33
  • 1:51 AM

    Three Pieces for Cello and Piano

    Nadia Boulanger

    Antonio Meneses, cello

    Celina Szrvinsh, piano

    7:16
  • 1:19 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Antar"

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    30:57
  • 1:12 AM

    Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings

    Howard Hanson

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    Alexa Still, flute

    5:34
  • 1:06 AM

    The Mermaid Suite: Pas de deux of the Mermaid and the Hunter

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:29
  • 1:01 AM

    Lute Suite No. 4: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kim Heindel, lautenwerk

    4:40
  • 12:47 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Niccolo Paganini

    Paganini, Spohr: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    10:26
  • 12:45 AM

    Etude No. 4

    Frederic Chopin

    John Browning, piano

    1:50
  • 12:22 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    21:25
  • 12:14 AM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    The Sound of the Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:22
  • 12:06 AM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 28, 33, 35, 39, 40, 41, Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    Bernard Adelstein, posthorn

    7:33
  • 12:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2: 1st movement

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:36
  • 11:49 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:42
  • 11:34 PM

    Keyboard Suite No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:20
  • 11:19 PM

    Concertino for Oboe

    Lille Soderlundh

    A Swedish Serenade

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Alf Nilsson, oboe

    13:13
  • 11:11 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: selections

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    7:21
  • 11:06 PM

    Legend No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:13
  • 11:01 PM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:50
  • 10:52 PM

    Saltarello and Piva

    Joan Ambrosio Dalza

    Diminuito

    Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble

    6:34
  • 10:48 PM

    Carmen: Intermezzo

    Georges Bizet

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    2:40
  • 10:31 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    15:47
  • 10:23 PM

    Viejo Zortzico

    Jesus Guridi

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    6:20
  • 10:11 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): In Rome's Ruins

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:28
  • 10:06 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin: The Red Back Book

    New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble

    4:16
  • 10:03 PM

    Waltz No. 8

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes

    Richard Raymond, piano

    2:35
  • 9:44 PM

    Lady Radnor's Suite

    Hubert Parry

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    14:37
  • 9:31 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    11:39
  • 9:20 PM

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    Marc Neikrug, piano

    9:39
  • 9:15 PM

    Masanga

    Bosco Mwenda

    The Magic Box

    John Williams, guitar

    3:16
  • 9:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Maurice Andre plays Telemann

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Theodor Guschlbauer, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    8:28
  • 9:01 PM

    William Tell: Pas de Soldats (Soldiers' Dance)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:31
  • 6:42 PM

    English Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Glenn Gould, piano

    16:00
  • 6:25 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:11
  • 6:19 PM

    Rebirth in the Mountains

    He Luting

    Shanghai Philharmonic

    Cao Peng, conductor

    5:02
  • 6:06 PM

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

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:00
  • 6:01 PM

    Cello Concerto: Fugue

    Giovanni Platti

    Ensemble Cordia

    Stefano Veggetti, cello

    4:36
  • 5:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    9:57
  • 5:19 PM

    Piano Quintet

    Florence Price

    American Quintets

    Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

    27:28
  • 5:11 PM

    Sense and Sensibility: Suite

    Patrick Doyle

    Sense And Sensibility Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Ensemble

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    6:40
  • 5:06 PM

    Fiddle Dance Suite for Solo Violin: Nicola's Strathspey

    Wynton Marsalis

    Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    4:23
  • 5:01 PM

    Piano Sonata

    Andrea Luchesi

    Roberto Plano, piano

    4:31
  • 4:49 PM

    Suite for Strings: 1st movement

    Ethel Smyth

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    8:58
  • 4:42 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Waltzes

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    6:40
  • 4:31 PM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orchestra of Flanders

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    10:07
  • 4:27 PM

    The Haunted Ocean

    Max Richter

    Max Richter: Exiles

    Baltic Sea Philharmonic

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    2:16
  • 4:06 PM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    20:00
  • 4:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 50: Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 64

    Doric String Quartet

    4:34
  • 3:38 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no.4.

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    19:45
  • 3:33 PM

    Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    4:16
  • 3:20 PM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra

    George Walker

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    11:35
  • 3:01 PM

    Concert Piece for Piano and Orchestra

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    17:19
  • 2:50 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:46
  • 2:43 PM

    Consolation No. 3

    Franz Liszt

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    4:44
  • 2:35 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    6:49
  • 2:32 PM

    The King's Hunting Jig

    John Bull

    Music for the Courts of Europe

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:02
  • 2:27 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, Symphony No. 1

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:26
  • 2:20 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joseph White

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:59
  • 2:17 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    2:39
  • 2:10 PM

    Piano Trio No. 2: Scherzo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Cycle of Trios (Vol. 2)

    Joseph Kalichstein, piano

    3:38
  • 2:04 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Spectaculars

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:30
  • 1:53 PM

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    5:37
  • 1:50 PM

    Madame Butterfly: Humming Chorus

    Giacomo Puccini

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    3:04
  • 1:46 PM

    Danny Boy (Irish Tune from County Derry)

    Traditional Irish

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    3:52
  • 1:36 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "A London Symphony": Scherzo

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:37
  • 1:31 PM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: Symphonies Concertantes, Opp. 9, 10 & Op. 11, No. 1

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:04
  • 1:27 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:57
  • 1:16 PM

    Mazurka-oberek

    Alexander Glazunov

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Chloe Hanslip, violin

    9:48
  • 1:10 PM

    Polonaise

    Mauro Giuliani

    David Starobin Performs Mauro Giuliani, Volume Two

    David Starobin, guitar

    4:53
  • 1:04 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    4:48
  • 12:53 PM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 12:49 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    3:05
  • 12:42 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonie No. 3

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    5:35
  • 12:35 PM

    William Tell: Pas de six

    Gioacchino Rossini

    The Flag Series: Italy

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

    5:33
  • 12:29 PM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:04
  • 12:20 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1-5 - Adagio, K. 261 - Rondo, K. 269 & K. 373

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    8:20
  • 12:16 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 6

    Johannes Brahms

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    2:44
  • 12:04 PM

    Kitty Hawk

    James Horner

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Arnold, conductor

    10:04
  • 11:44 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    14:27
  • 11:37 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    William Boyce

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:21
  • 11:33 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 11

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    3:17
  • 11:22 AM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Presto

    Franz Schubert

    The Kernis Project: Schubert

    Jasper String Quartet

    9:28
  • 11:18 AM

    Don Giovanni: Dalla sua pace

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    3:44
  • 11:06 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    2018 New Year's Concerto

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:05
  • 11:01 AM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Sarah Chang, violin

    Sandra Rivers, piano

    4:44
  • 10:45 AM

    Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

    Richard Wagner

    Reiner Conducts Wagner

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    13:15
  • 10:29 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 11

    Giovanni Punto

    Telemann: Horn Concerto, Etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:21
  • 10:22 AM

    Suite Colombiana No. 2: Guabina Viajera

    Gentil Montana

    Jose Antonio Escobar, guitar

    5:55
  • 10:06 AM

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    14:44
  • 10:01 AM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Ruskin Cooper, piano

    4:34
  • 9:25 AM

    Double Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    For the Love of Brahms

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    33:01
  • 9:14 AM

    Suite for Improvisor and Orchestra: November 22nd

    Kinan Azmeh

    Uneven Sky

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Manuel Nawri, conductor

    Kinan Azmeh, clarinet

    9:34
  • 9:07 AM

    Florida Suite: By the River

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Sea Drift, Florida Suite

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:40
  • 9:01 AM

    Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee

    Jules Massenet

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:33 AM

    Symphonic Poem No. 12 "Die Ideale"

    Franz Liszt

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    25:54
  • 8:28 AM

    A Single Petal of a Rose

    Duke Ellington

    Reflections on Duke

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:43
  • 8:23 AM

    Por Una Cabeza/La Cumparsita

    Carlos Gardel/Gerardo H. Matos Rodriguez

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    3:47
  • 8:06 AM

    Suite Andaluza

    Celedonio Romero

    Angel Romero, guitar

    16:20
  • 8:01 AM

    The Prince and the Pauper

    Erich Korngold

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:48
  • 7:34 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Etienne Mehul

    Mehul: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    24:34
  • 7:30 AM

    Brureslatt

    Traditional Norwegian

    Rimur

    Trio Mediaeval

    3:13
  • 7:06 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    Handel, Boieldieu, Mozart: Concertos for Harp

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Valerie Milot, harp

    22:03
  • 7:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 6:35 AM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds"

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:07
  • 6:26 AM

    The Straloch Lute Book (2)

    Anonymous

    The Scottish Lute

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    8:56
  • 6:07 AM

    Igor Oistrakh, viola

    Valeri Oistrakh, violin

    Natalia Zertsalova, piano

    17:56
  • 6:01 AM

    Requiem: The Lord is My Shepherd

    John Rutter

    City of London Sinfonia

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    4:43