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  • 5:38 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    20:39
  • 5:31 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella; Lo, How a Rose E'Er Blooming; In Dulci Jubilo

    Christmas Music

    Cor Christmas

    Trombones of the Saint Louis Symphony

    Cally Banham, English horn

    6:18
  • 5:06 AM

    Swan Lake: excerpts

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    22:58
  • 5:01 AM

    Pavan-Capriccio

    Isaac Albeniz

    Duo Van Dua

    4:36
  • 4:42 AM

    Guitar Concerto "Affinity"

    Chris Brubeck

    Affinity

    Maryland Symphony Orchestra

    Elizabeth Schulze, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    16:02
  • 4:36 AM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:45
  • 4:18 AM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    17:56
  • 4:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 10

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    10:15
  • 4:01 AM

    Summer Evening

    John Ireland

    Eric Parkin, piano

    4:46
  • 3:39 AM

    Symphony No. 28

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 26, 27, 28, 30 & 32

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:43
  • 3:14 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Florence Price

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Ryan Cockerham, conductor

    Er-Gene Kahng, violin

    24:05
  • 3:06 AM

    Silent Night; O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Christmas Music

    King's Singers

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    5:58
  • 3:01 AM

    Etude-Tableau No. 5

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Yuja Wang, piano

    4:32
  • 2:48 AM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    10:20
  • 2:43 AM

    Christmas Waltzes

    Christmas Music

    Holiday Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:30
  • 2:32 AM

    Six airs from Mozart's "Magic Flute"

    Fernando Sor

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    9:29
  • 2:28 AM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Alisa Weilerstein - Dvorak

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    2:14
  • 2:01 AM

    La Misterieuse

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music Vol. 2

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:51
  • 1:55 AM

    Valse de la Reine (The Queen's Waltz)

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    MUSICA CAMERATA MONTREAL: SALON VIENNOIS

    Musica Camerata Montreal

    3:39
  • 1:19 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    33:35
  • 1:13 AM

    Bach's Bells; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Chris Coletti/Brandon Ridenour

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Canadian Brass

    4:39
  • 1:06 AM

    Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Fantasias

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    6:26
  • 1:01 AM

    Requiebros

    Gaspar Cassado

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    Yuli Turovsky, cello

    4:48
  • 12:56 AM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Dukas: The Sourcerer's Apprentice

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    2:35
  • 12:16 AM

    The Seasons Ballet

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: The Seasons, Scenes de Ballet

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    37:49
  • 12:09 AM

    See Amid the Winter's Snow

    Traditional

    A Traditional Christmas Collection

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    Margaret Philips, organ

    4:50
  • 12:06 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Nina Bodnar, violin

    Natasha Lipkina, viola

    Nathaniel Rosen, cello

    2:42
  • 12:01 AM

    The Snowman: Prelude and Serenade

    Erich Korngold

    Favorite Holiday Classics

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Michael Ludwig, violin

    4:40
  • 11:46 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Suites

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 11:34 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Trondheim Soloists

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    10:10
  • 11:23 PM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    11:09
  • 11:16 PM

    Pride and Prejudice: Your Hands are Cold

    Dario Marianelli

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:21
  • 11:07 PM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:44
  • 11:01 PM

    Winter Wonderland; Jingle Bells

    Traditional

    Christmas Rhapsody

    John Bayless, piano

    4:30
  • 10:55 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:53
  • 10:48 PM

    Sicilian Vespers: Four Seasons: Winter

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Ballet Music

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    6:44
  • 10:40 PM

    Ode to the Snow

    Chen Pei-xun

    Chinese National Symphony Orchestra

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    8:09
  • 10:27 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams": 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    11:49
  • 10:22 PM

    Etude No. 11 "Winter Wind"

    Frederic Chopin

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:51
  • 10:15 PM

    Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)

    Nelson/Rollins

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    5:15
  • 10:11 PM

    Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow!

    Jule Styne

    What if Mozart Wrote "White Christmas"?

    Northern Lights Orchestra

    Petri Juutilainen, conductor

    3:42
  • 10:06 PM

    Fairytale Sleighride

    Adam Saunders

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:30
  • 10:01 PM

    The Prophet: Ballet of the Skaters: Quadrilles des patineurs

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:38 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 31

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Awadagin Pratt: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    20:15
  • 9:27 PM

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    9:38
  • 9:20 PM

    A Carol Fantasy

    John Alexander

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Pacific Chorale

    John Alexander, conductor

    5:02
  • 9:06 PM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    13:11
  • 9:01 PM

    Six Short Pieces: selections

    Henriette Renie

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:47
  • 8:40 PM

    The Birds

    Ottorino Respighi

    Classical Zoo

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    18:24
  • 8:15 PM

    Faithful Shepherd: Suite

    George Frideric Handel

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    23:09
  • 8:13 PM

    Bach Again

    Dave Brubeck

    John Salmon, piano

    :58
  • 8:06 PM

    O Christmas Tree; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Carol of the Bells; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    5:53
  • 8:00 PM

    Youthful Suite: English Waltz

    Percy Grainger

    Martin Jones, piano

    4:45
  • 7:45 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Margaret Batjer, violin

    13:21
  • 7:34 PM

    Festival Overture

    Hugo Alfven

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Niklas Willen, conductor

    9:39
  • 7:29 PM

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    3:23
  • 7:07 PM

    String Quartet No. 53 "The Lark"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 64

    Doric String Quartet

    21:23
  • 7:01 PM

    Nonetto: 4th movement

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Martinu: Chamber Music

    Lahti Chamber Ensemble

    4:48
  • 6:57 PM

    Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can

    Jacques Offenbach

    Vlass Brass: On The Edge

    Empire Brass

    1:34
  • 6:48 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Alexander Borodin

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    7:54
  • 6:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    28:08
  • 6:12 PM

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Spiritual

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:45
  • 6:06 PM

    La Scala di Seta (Silken Ladder): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:57
  • 6:01 PM

    Kroke

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    John Anderson, oboe

    Janice Knight, oboe

    Julie Price, bassoon

    David Heath, flute

    Doug Boyle, guitar

    4:41
  • 5:49 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 5:46 PM

    Hugo: The Chase

    Howard Shore

    Hugo Original Score

    Studio Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    2:49
  • 5:42 PM

    Hugo: The Message

    Howard Shore

    Hugo Original Score

    Studio Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    4:35
  • 5:13 PM

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A Sleigh of Presents

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    5:59
  • 5:11 PM

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas: Christmas, Why Can't I Find You

    James Horner

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    Taylor Momsen, vocals

    2:08
  • 5:08 PM

    Lady and the Tramp: Peace on Earth

    Sonny Burke/Peggy Lee

    Disney Studio Chorus

    Donald Novis, vocals

    Peggy Lee, vocals

    1:03
  • 5:06 PM

    Lady and the Tramp: Bella Notte

    Sonny Burke/Peggy Lee

    Disney Studio Chorus

    Donald Novis, vocals

    Peggy Lee, vocals

    2:04
  • 5:01 PM

    Home Alone: Somewhere in My Memory

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:55
  • 4:50 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Christmas With The Pops: Traditional Christmas Favorites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Stephen Van Dyck, treble

    3:40
  • 4:45 PM

    Carol: The End

    Carter Burwell

    Studio Orchestra

    Carter Burwell, conductor

    3:55
  • 4:43 PM

    Carol: Christmas Trees

    Carter Burwell

    Studio Orchestra

    Carter Burwell, conductor

    2:21
  • 4:38 PM

    The Preacher's Wife: Who Would Imagine a King

    Mervyn Warren

    The Preacher's Wife Original Soundtrack Album

    Nativity Choir

    Whitney Houston, vocals

    3:31
  • 4:33 PM

    The Bishop's Wife: Reconciliation, Sermon and End Title

    Hugo Friedhofer

    The Bishop's Wife Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    Hugo Friedhofer, conductor

    3:44
  • 4:32 PM

    The Bishop's Wife: Main Title

    Hugo Friedhofer

    The Bishop's Wife Soundtrack from the Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    Hugo Friedhofer, conductor

    1:31
  • 4:26 PM

    Little Women: Christmas Morning

    Alexandre Desplat

    Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    2:54
  • 4:24 PM

    Little Women: Ice Skating

    Alexandre Desplat

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    2:14
  • 4:22 PM

    Little Women: Christmas Breakfast

    Alexandre Desplat

    Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    2:34
  • 4:07 PM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 4:01 PM

    The Apartment: Main Theme

    Charles Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:31
  • 3:51 PM

    Sinfonia; Ave Maria; Chorale

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:18
  • 3:35 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    14:04
  • 3:17 PM

    Horn Concerto

    Antonio Rosetti

    Rosetti: Horn Concertos

    Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra

    Johannes Moesus, conductor

    Klaus Wallendorf, horn

    16:21
  • 3:06 PM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:59
  • 2:49 PM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:30
  • 2:22 PM

    Shakespeare Suite No. 1

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    23:05
  • 2:17 PM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    An Old World Christmas

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 2:06 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 46

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Balakirev

    Lang Lang, piano

    10:48
  • 2:01 PM

    Sinfonia in Classic Mode: Minuet

    Joseph Marx

    Marx: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    4:42
  • 1:53 PM

    The Nutcracker: Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    5:35
  • 1:20 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    30:50
  • 1:06 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:03
  • 1:01 PM

    Lute Sonata: 1st movement

    Bernhard Joachim Hagen

    John Schneiderman, lute

    Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin

    William Skeen, cello

    4:39
  • 12:48 PM

    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Pictures at a Gallery

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:12
  • 12:43 PM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Howard Cable

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    4:12
  • 12:32 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): In the Campagna

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:28
  • 12:20 PM

    String Symphony No. 1

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    11:09
  • 12:06 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Key to Classics: J. Strauss

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    12:01
  • 12:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 11 "Serioso": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Kluxen, conductor

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    4:45
  • 11:50 AM

    The Cobblers on the Heath

    Uuno Klami

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    8:11
  • 11:27 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Isabelle van Keulen, violin

    21:21
  • 11:20 AM

    Fantasia on "In Dulci Jubilo"

    David Overton

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    4:57
  • 11:06 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    13:31
  • 11:01 AM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 10:51 AM

    Traditional Hornpipe Suite

    Adrian Cruft

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:08
  • 10:32 AM

    French Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Andrei Gavrilov, piano

    17:25
  • 10:26 AM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional English

    Christmas Goes Baroque 2

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:37
  • 10:06 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    19:13
  • 10:01 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 9

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    4:39
  • 9:39 AM

    Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    19:23
  • 9:33 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    5:24
  • 9:12 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    19:17
  • 9:06 AM

    Valse-Caprice

    Cecile Chaminade

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    5:11
  • 9:01 AM

    Octet: 2nd movement

    Jean Francaix

    Gaudier Ensemble

    4:36
  • 8:22 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

    Camille Saint-Saens

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

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    Paul Jacobs, organ

    36:03
  • 8:16 AM

    I Wonder as I Wander; Coventry Carol; O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Collection

    Neil Hogan, guitar

    5:00
  • 8:06 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2 "La notte" ("The Night")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Tokyo Bach-Mozart Ensemble

    Masahiro Arita, baroque flute

    8:53
  • 8:01 AM

    Humoresque No. 3

    Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    4:32
  • 7:26 AM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    32:25
  • 7:21 AM

    Flemish Carol; Past Three a Clock

    Traditional

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:52
  • 7:06 AM

    Potpourri on Themes of Mozart

    Louis Spohr

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    13:32
  • 7:01 AM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:34
  • 6:22 AM

    Suite Symphonique

    George Chadwick

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    36:07
  • 6:18 AM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Christmas Around the World

    West Edge String Quartet

    3:42
  • 6:06 AM

    Concerto for Three Trumpets

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Baroque Music for Trumpet

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    9:57
  • 6:01 AM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Freddy Kempf, piano

    4:40