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  • 5:33 AM

    Four Last Songs

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Vier Letzte Lieder

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    25:13
  • 5:23 AM

    The Distant Princess

    Nikolai Tcherepnin

    The Enchanted Kingdom

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    9:09
  • 5:19 AM

    Cypresses: Oh, dear soul, only one

    Antonin Dvorak

    Old World, New World

    Emerson String Quartet

    2:33
  • 5:06 AM

    To a Nordic Princess

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 11: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 4

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    12:33
  • 5:01 AM

    Orphee Suite: Orphee and the Princess

    Philip Glass

    The Orpheus Suite for Piano

    Paul Barnes, piano

    4:36
  • 4:51 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Rose adagio

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:57
  • 4:16 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    33:08
  • 4:12 AM

    Reve d'amour

    Gabriel Faure

    Voice of Nature - The Anthropocene

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    2:29
  • 4:06 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Soulful Serenade

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:28
  • 4:01 AM

    Romantic Waltz

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:34
  • 3:51 AM

    Romance

    Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Suite From "Love's Labours Lost", Clarinet Concerto, Prelude, Romance

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    6:58
  • 3:34 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Andre Watts, piano

    16:30
  • 3:16 AM

    Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod (Love Death)

    Richard Wagner

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    16:55
  • 3:06 AM

    Two Serenades: Serenade pour mon amour

    Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Paris

    Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mikko Franck, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    7:48
  • 3:01 AM

    Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Boris Giltburg, piano

    4:47
  • 2:49 AM

    Suite Symphonique: Romanza

    George Chadwick

    Aphrodite / Suite Symphonique / Elegy

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    9:17
  • 2:43 AM

    Nocturne No. 9

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    4:51
  • 2:14 AM

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    He Zhanhao/Chen Gang

    Singapore Symphony Orchestra

    Lan Shui, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    27:25
  • 2:06 AM

    Marcus Eley, clarinet

    5:12
  • 2:01 AM

    Concert Study

    Felix Godefroid

    Valerie Milot, harp

    4:46
  • 12:35 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre & Concierto de Aranjuez

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    21:39
  • 12:30 AM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    4:37
  • 12:22 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Tragic": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Douglas Boyd, conductor

    7:12
  • 12:18 AM

    Guy Johnston, cello

    Tom Poster, piano

    3:14
  • 12:03 AM

    Concert Rondo "Krakowiak"

    Frederic Chopin

    Warsaw Philharmonic

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    14:17
  • 12:01 AM

    Two Fifteenth Century Fanfares

    Anonymous

    Royal Brass: Music from the Renaissance & Baroque

    Empire Brass

    1:25
  • 11:50 PM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksopera Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    9:16
  • 11:42 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 3

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Norwegian Dances

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    3:17
  • 11:37 PM

    Wedding March

    Johan Halvorsen

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    Stephan Barratt-Due Jr., violin

    4:59
  • 11:28 PM

    hope, faith, life, love

    Eric Whitacre

    Whitacre: Cloudburst

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:47
  • 11:23 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Albeniz, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, Falla, Kreisler

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    3:29
  • 11:15 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    Best Film Classics 100

    Chorus of the Theatre Royal de la Monnaie

    Sylvain Cambreling, conductor

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    4:20
  • 11:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Ascendant": Playfully

    Jack Gallagher

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:29
  • 10:49 PM

    Violin Concerto: Hootenanny

    Wynton Marsalis

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Cristian Macelaru, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    9:34
  • 10:40 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:04
  • 10:36 PM

    Simple Symphony: Boisterous Bourree

    Benjamin Britten

    Works by Britten, Tippett, Walton

    Guildhall Strings

    2:49
  • 10:25 PM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures and Incidental Music

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    6:52
  • 10:18 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:37
  • 10:10 PM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Violin for Relaxation

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    5:21
  • 10:03 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Ouvertures

    Zefiro

    Alfredo Bernardini, conductor

    3:56
  • 9:57 PM

    Consolation No. 3

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:18
  • 9:48 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concertos Op 10

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    6:54
  • 9:40 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    6:59
  • 9:23 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    50 Best Relaxing Piano

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    11:56
  • 9:09 PM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:39
  • 9:00 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner for Brass

    Canadian Brass

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    3:11
  • 6:47 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Cesar Franck

    Metropolitan Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    11:21
  • 6:35 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Harp Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Marisa Robles, harp

    10:57
  • 6:29 PM

    Semele: Where E'er You Walk

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Arias

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    4:32
  • 6:15 PM

    Chimney of King Rene

    Darius Milhaud

    Milhaud: Music for Wind Instruments

    Athena Ensemble

    12:53
  • 6:06 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:06
  • 6:01 PM

    Grande Serenade: Finale

    Mauro Giuliani

    An Italian in Vienna: Duos by Mauro Giuliani

    Louise Schulman, viola

    4:56
  • 5:47 PM

    La Valse

    Maurice Ravel

    Cliburn Gold 2017

    Yekwon Sunwoo, piano

    11:50
  • 5:18 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    26:45
  • 5:14 PM

    La Boheme: O soave fanciulla

    Giacomo Puccini

    Duets and Arias

    Royal Opera, Covent Garden

    Richard Armstrong, conductor

    Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

    3:45
  • 5:06 PM

    Andante for Flute and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    6:07
  • 5:01 PM

    Treuliebchen (True Love) Polka

    Eduard Strauss

    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mika Eichenholz, conductor

    4:39
  • 4:55 PM

    Pearl Fishers: Je crois entendre encore (I still can hear)

    Georges Bizet

    Voice Of The Violin

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:27
  • 4:46 PM

    Kreisleriana No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Kreisleriana, Fantasie, Arabeske

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    8:34
  • 4:26 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Aisslinn Nosky, violin

    18:05
  • 4:10 PM

    Ballade

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    14:07
  • 4:06 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    3:34
  • 4:01 PM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 3:55 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: 18th Variation

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    3:07
  • 3:46 PM

    Madame Butterfly: Vogliatemi bene (Love Duet)

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    7:48
  • 3:40 PM

    Pygmalion: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    4:47
  • 3:34 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2: Rustic Dance

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    3:56
  • 3:26 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Alexander Borodin

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:11
  • 3:17 PM

    Romance

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge Etc.

    Simon Blendis, violin

    5:02
  • 3:11 PM

    March Militaire No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol III

    Yaara Tal, piano

    4:45
  • 3:02 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Menuetto 1 and 2

    Johannes Brahms

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    4:00
  • 2:54 PM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    James Galway Plays Khachaturian

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    6:25
  • 2:48 PM

    Aire de Zamba (Song of Yearning)

    Agustin Barrios

    John Williams, guitar

    2:44
  • 2:44 PM

    Legend No. 9

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    2:42
  • 2:34 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 3

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:26
  • 2:26 PM

    Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet)

    Georges Bizet

    Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    Ildar Abdrazakov, bass

    6:02
  • 2:18 PM

    Cinderella Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:58
  • 2:12 PM

    Three-Part Sinfonia No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Through the Years

    Dmitry Paperno, piano

    2:17
  • 2:05 PM

    Sextet for Winds: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sextet and Septet

    Consortium Classicum

    3:24
  • 1:57 PM

    Bolero

    Carlos Salzedo

    Solo Harp: The Best of Yolanda Kondonassis

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:55
  • 1:56 PM

    Sextet for Winds: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sextet and Septet

    Consortium Classicum

    3:24
  • 1:39 PM

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    13:30
  • 1:29 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    Greatest Hits: The Ballet, Vol. III

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    5:06
  • 1:20 PM

    Carmen: Habanera

    Georges Bizet

    The Essential Leontyne Price

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    4:36
  • 1:13 PM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    tidings

    Cantus

    5:18
  • 1:04 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Ryan Cockerham, conductor

    Er-Gene Kahng, violin

    4:33
  • 12:55 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: Morning on the Ranch

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:32
  • 12:49 PM

    I Got Rhythm

    George Gershwin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:15
  • 12:44 PM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Dances of Spain and Argentina

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    3:42
  • 12:35 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    Barry Davis, oboe

    6:44
  • 12:30 PM

    The Merchant of Venice: Suite Anglaise No. 2: 1st movement

    Henri Rabaud

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    3:18
  • 12:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Best Film Classics 100

    Halle Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    6:46
  • 12:16 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    3:08
  • 12:09 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:00
  • 12:04 PM

    Canzon Noni Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    3:15
  • 11:45 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    13:28
  • 11:38 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Violin for Relaxation

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    5:21
  • 11:32 AM

    Samson and Delilah: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Artist Portrait: Monica Groop

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Muhai Tang, conductor

    Monica Groop, mezzo-soprano

    5:51
  • 11:15 AM

    Sonata No. 6

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    (Selected members), conductor

    16:03
  • 11:10 AM

    Petite Suite: En Bateau (Boating)

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    3:48
  • 11:06 AM

    Song without Words No. 29 "Venetian Gondola Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:48
  • 11:01 AM

    Sinfonia: 3rd movement

    Josef Myslivecek

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    4:38
  • 10:51 AM

    Andante Cantabile

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:02
  • 10:28 AM

    6 Pieces for Violin and Piano

    Amanda Rontgen-Maier

    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin

    Barbara Moser, piano

    21:52
  • 10:18 AM

    6 Early Netherlands Dances

    Julius Rontgen

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    9:29
  • 10:12 AM

    Ubi Caritas

    Paul Mealor

    Paul Mealor: A Tender Light

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    3:50
  • 10:06 AM

    A Song Before Sunrise

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    5:48
  • 10:01 AM

    Izumi Tateno, piano

    4:42
  • 9:54 AM

    L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Italian Opera Arias

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Marcello Viotti, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    4:27
  • 9:32 AM

    Grand Duo Concertant

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Beethoven, Brahms: Trios

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    21:09
  • 9:20 AM

    Romeo and Juliet

    Johan Svendsen

    Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies

    South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    12:07
  • 9:16 AM

    Love Song (Minnelied)

    Johannes Brahms

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    2:16
  • 9:06 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Robert Schumann

    Clara Schumann

    Angela Cheng, piano

    9:02
  • 9:01 AM

    If I Fell

    John Lennon

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    4:34
  • 8:34 AM

    Catalyst Quartet

    24:05
  • 8:27 AM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Bizet, Faure, Ibert, Ravel

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:21
  • 8:14 AM

    Harmonies du Soir (Evening Harmonies)

    Franz Liszt

    Night Moods

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    12:17
  • 8:07 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works 5

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    6:55
  • 8:01 AM

    Piano Sonata: Menuet

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:37
  • 7:52 AM

    Romance No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Romances

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    6:13
  • 7:19 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Emilie Mayer

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Leo McFall, conductor

    33:08
  • 7:12 AM

    Ludus pro Patria: Night and Love

    Augusta Holmes

    Holmes: Orchestral Works

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Patrick Davin, conductor

    5:39
  • 7:07 AM

    My Lagan Love

    Traditional Irish

    Barry Douglas, piano

    4:17
  • 7:01 AM

    Night Song

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:43
  • 6:47 AM

    Ballade No. 4

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3; Ballade No. 4; Waltzes, Mazurkas, Barcarolle

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    11:02
  • 6:18 AM

    Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night)

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Trondheim Soloists

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    28:21
  • 6:13 AM

    Spring Breeze

    Yu-Xian Deng

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:55
  • 6:06 AM

    Romance

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Celebration for Flute and Orchestra

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    6:09
  • 6:01 AM

    Unsent Love Letters

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Elena Kats-Chernin: Unsent Love Letters: Meditations on Erik Satie

    Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano

    4:39