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  • 4:33 AM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    25:00
  • 4:20 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): On the Beach at Sorrento

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan; Aus Italien

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    12:35
  • 4:06 AM

    Miniatures

    William Grant Still

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    12:22
  • 4:01 AM

    The Red Pony Suite: The Gift

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:49
  • 3:52 AM

    Prelude and Fugue No. 22

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Jenny Lin, piano

    6:10
  • 3:30 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Complete Concertos

    Russian National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    20:17
  • 3:20 AM

    Scintillation

    Carlos Salzedo

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    9:29
  • 3:08 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 3:06 AM

    Mr Ben Jonson's Pleasure

    Robin Milford

    Guildhall Strings

    1:53
  • 3:01 AM

    D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning)

    Lili Boulanger

    Sarah Frisof, flute

    4:42
  • 12:53 AM

    Empire Brass

    5:16
  • 12:29 AM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    22:08
  • 12:20 AM

    Nocturne No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozzafiato

    7:59
  • 12:17 AM

    Lenox Avenue: The Blues

    William Grant Still

    Jeni Slotchiver, piano

    2:33
  • 12:06 AM

    Overture di Ballo

    Arthur Sullivan

    Gilbert and Sullivan: Iolanthe

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    9:53
  • 12:01 AM

    The English Patient: Convento di Sant'Anna

    Gabriel Yared

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Silence, on joue! A Time for Us

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:42
  • 11:38 PM

    Symphony No. 78

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos 78 & 102

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    19:48
  • 11:30 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Dallas Space Spectacular

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    7:50
  • 11:26 PM

    Winter Morning Walks: Walking by Flashlight

    Maria Schneider

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    Jay Anderson, bass

    Frank Kimbrough, piano

    Scott Robinson, clarinets

    3:51
  • 11:21 PM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Six Evolutions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:30
  • 11:12 PM

    Dirait-on (So They Say)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Morten Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    5:01
  • 11:02 PM

    Ashokan Farewell

    Jay Ungar

    Harvest Home - Jay Ungar and Molly Mason

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    5:06
  • 10:25 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Tragic"

    Franz Schubert

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    31:00
  • 10:20 PM

    Fugue "Little"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Living Stereo Audiophile Sampler

    Virgil Fox, organ

    3:24
  • 10:17 PM

    Magic Flute: Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Papagena!

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    Miah Persson, soprano

    2:24
  • 10:02 PM

    Duet for Viola and Cello "Eyeglasses obbligato"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    L'Archibudelli

    13:33
  • 9:53 PM

    Plorate

    Giacomo Carissimi

    Angel Dances

    12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

    5:22
  • 9:48 PM

    From Jewish Life: Prayer

    Ernest Bloch

    Elgar

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    4:31
  • 9:38 PM

    Piano Sonata: Allegretto

    Franz Schubert

    Shai Wosner, piano

    8:57
  • 9:32 PM

    Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Aria: A Passion for Opera

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:53
  • 9:22 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    8:05
  • 9:10 PM

    First Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Hammersmith, Moorside Suite, Suites 1 And 2 / Dunn

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Howard Dunn, conductor

    10:43
  • 9:07 PM

    The Sound of Music: Edelweiss

    Richard Rodgers

    English Northern Philharmonia

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    2:43
  • 9:03 PM

    Promenade (Walking the Dog)

    George Gershwin

    Rendezvous with Tashi

    Tashi

    2:39
  • 8:55 PM

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    John Adams

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:24
  • 8:48 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:53
  • 8:42 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Capulets and Montagues

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    5:16
  • 8:27 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    10:16
  • 8:16 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Chilingirian Quartet

    9:19
  • 8:12 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Greatest Hits: The Piano, Vol. 1

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    3:28
  • 8:00 PM

    Trauermusik (Funeral Music)

    Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler Etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Geraldine Walther, viola

    8:39
  • 5:45 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: 6 Hungarian Rhapsodies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    12:50
  • 5:21 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    22:46
  • 5:14 PM

    Paroles - Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra: III. Parole du Matin a la Rose

    Dia Succari

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Manuel Nawri, conductor

    Kinan Azmeh, clarinet

    6:22
  • 5:06 PM

    March Militaire No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    6:09
  • 5:01 PM

    L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra

    Michi Gaigg, conductor

    4:31
  • 4:53 PM

    Rolling River (Sketches on Shenandoah)

    Peter Boyer

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Boyer, conductor

    5:10
  • 4:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    32:00
  • 4:15 PM

    Brandenburgers in Bohemia: Ballet

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Orchestral Highlights from Operas

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    2:26
  • 4:06 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 7

    Bruce Haynes

    Montreal Baroque Orchestra

    Eric Milnes, conductor

    8:16
  • 4:01 PM

    Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Joan Trimble

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:47
  • 3:50 PM

    Suite for Strings: Finale

    Ethel Smyth

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    8:19
  • 3:17 PM

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    31:26
  • 3:11 PM

    Reflection Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:36
  • 3:06 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:01
  • 3:01 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: Rondo

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    4:45
  • 2:54 PM

    Four Cornish Dances: Excerpts

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    3:57
  • 2:30 PM

    String Quartet No. 22 "Prussian"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dover Quartet Plays Mozart

    Dover Quartet

    23:19
  • 2:23 PM

    Four Last Songs: September

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Four Last Songs Etc.

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

    5:18
  • 2:00 PM

    Lux Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Handel and Haydn Society Chorus

    Grant Llewellyn, conductor

    3:54
  • 1:54 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral"

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    15:34
  • 1:48 PM

    Uptown String Quartet

    3:33
  • 1:44 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4/ Leshnoff: Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    5:32
  • 1:32 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:36
  • 1:24 PM

    Serenade for Winds: Scherzo

    Julius Rontgen

    The Romantic Era in the Netherlands

    Viotta Ensemble

    6:40
  • 1:17 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 1:10 PM

    Danny Boy (Irish Tune from County Derry)

    Traditional Irish

    James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, flute

    3:22
  • 1:04 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Spectaculars

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:30
  • 12:51 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 18 & 22

    Northern Sinfonia

    Imogen Cooper, conductor

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    7:44
  • 12:47 PM

    Children's Corner: Serenade for the Doll

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images; Children's Corner; Suite Bergamasque; L'Isle Joyeuse

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    2:41
  • 12:42 PM

    Covent Garden: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    4:12
  • 12:37 PM

    Handel in the Strand

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 5: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 2

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:49
  • 12:32 PM

    Sonata for Two Violins: Gigue and Presto

    Johann Goldberg

    Goldberg: Chamber Music

    Musica Alta Ripa

    4:33
  • 12:30 PM

    Goldberg Variations: Variations 21-30; Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Goldberg Variations

    Glenn Gould, piano

    17:36
  • 12:23 PM

    Symphony in Brass: 3rd mvt

    Eric Ewazen

    Summit Brass

    5:11
  • 12:15 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd mvt

    Johannes Brahms

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    4:44
  • 12:07 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:37
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frederick Handel

    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:00
  • 11:50 AM

    String Quartet "La Fucina di Vulcano"

    Carlo Monza

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    8:00
  • 11:46 AM

    L'Etoile du Nord: Dance Suite: Waltz

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    3:28
  • 11:37 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:42
  • 11:29 AM

    Fair Maid of Perth: 2 Dances

    Georges Bizet

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:18
  • 11:19 AM

    Concerto for Three Trumpets

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    8:43
  • 11:15 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Joachim Nikolas Eggert

    Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 2 And 4

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Korsten, conductor

    2:44
  • 11:09 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre & Concierto de Aranjuez

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    5:01
  • 11:04 AM

    Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On wings of song)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:04
  • 10:52 AM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures (Complete), Vol. 3

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:01
  • 10:43 AM

    The Temple of Glory: Three Airs

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    7:54
  • 10:29 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    14:02
  • 10:22 AM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Hamlet/The Gadfly

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    5:52
  • 10:11 AM

    Norwegian Festival Overture

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody, Norwegian Festival Overture, etc.

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    9:17
  • 10:06 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Carnival Fantasy

    Salut Salon

    4:40
  • 10:01 AM

    American Suite: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:39 AM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Witness, Vol. 2: The Music of William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 9:27 AM

    Wedding Scenes

    Bedrich Smetana

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    11:00
  • 9:17 AM

    String Sextet No. 2: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Cypress String Quartet

    Barry Shiffman, violin

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    7:27
  • 9:06 AM

    Andante and Hungarian Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Mozart Players

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, bassoon

    10:33
  • 9:01 AM

    Egyptian March

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:44
  • 8:25 AM

    Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra; Mahler: Totenfeier

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    33:12
  • 8:18 AM

    Musical Moment No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Moments Musicaux, Sonata in A Major

    John O'Conor, piano

    6:17
  • 8:06 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Trumpet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:33
  • 8:01 AM

    A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    4:43
  • 7:36 AM

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    22:41
  • 7:30 AM

    As one who has slept

    John Tavener

    Anonymous 4

    4:56
  • 7:17 AM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:03
  • 7:06 AM

    Suite Rococo

    Andre Gretry

    Gretry, Ysaye, Vieuxtemps, Gossec, etc.

    I Fiamminghi

    France Springuel, cello

    9:50
  • 7:01 AM

    Legend No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:48
  • 6:37 AM

    English Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: English Suites - 2, 4, 5

    Murray Perahia, piano

    21:35
  • 6:31 AM

    Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini: Chrisantemi/3 Minuetti, etc.

    Orchestra of the Auvergne

    Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    5:41
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 30

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Classics - Mozart: Symphonies 24, 26, 27 & 30 / Mackerras

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    22:34
  • 6:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 8

    Gabriel Faure

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:30
  • 5:42 AM

    Sinfonia "Le campane di Roma" ("Bells of Rome")

    Giuseppe Demachi

    Improvisata: Sinfonie con titoli

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    Fabio Biondi, violin

    15:57
  • 5:27 AM

    Concerto for Strings

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    15:27
  • 5:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Horns

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Horn Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    18:28
  • 5:01 AM

    Madame Bovary: Waltz

    Miklos Rozsa

    The Great Waltz

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    4:50