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  • 5:38 AM

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    20:15
  • 5:27 AM

    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
  • 5:07 AM

    Suite in Old Style

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    Vaiva Eidukaityte-Storastiene, harpsichord

    18:35
  • 5:01 AM

    Variations for Arinushka

    Arvo Part

    Piano Icons For The 21st Century

    Elena Riu, piano

    4:30
  • 4:44 AM

    Concert Piece

    Gustaf Heinze

    The Clarinet in Concert 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    13:41
  • 4:22 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    MacDowell: Piano Concerto No.2/Liszt: Piano Concertos No.1 & No.2

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    20:44
  • 4:14 AM

    Silent Night; Away in a Manger; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Medley

    The Great British Carol Collection

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    7:37
  • 4:09 AM

    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin

    Barbara Moser, piano

    2:54
  • 4:06 AM

    Umoja (Unity)

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:49
  • 4:01 AM

    Kasia Kadlubowska, percussion

    Dominik Bukowski, percussion

    4:36
  • 3:53 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    David Russell Plays Bach

    David Russell, guitar

    4:59
  • 3:32 AM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Der Nussknacker and others

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:57
  • 3:21 AM

    Christmas Medley

    John Rutter

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:20
  • 3:07 AM

    Violin Sonata "The Devil's Trill"

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Curnyn, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    13:50
  • 3:01 AM

    Musical Moment No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert, Mazzoli

    Shai Wosner, piano

    4:47
  • 2:51 AM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:38
  • 2:21 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Parish-Alvars

    Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Theodor Guschlbauer, conductor

    Marielle Nordmann, harp

    28:15
  • 2:12 AM

    Huron Carol; A la nanita nana

    Traditional

    Christmas Songs from Around the World

    Robert DeCormier Singers

    Robert DeCormier, conductor

    7:10
  • 2:06 AM

    In The Bottoms Suite: Barcarolle

    Nathaniel Dett

    Bach to Black: Suites for Piano

    Rochelle Sennet, piano

    5:33
  • 2:01 AM

    Clarinet Quartet No. 2: Pastorale

    Bernhard Crusell

    Crusell Clarinet Quartets

    Osmo Vanska, clarinet

    4:49
  • 1:54 AM

    Saibei Suite No. 2: Saibei Dance

    An-Lun Huang

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    4:09
  • 1:18 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    34:51
  • 1:10 AM

    Carol Fantasia

    John Fox

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    6:12
  • 1:06 AM

    Musical Jewellery Box

    Stephen Hough

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:57
  • 1:01 AM

    Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Joan Trimble

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:47
  • 12:54 AM

    Festival March

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen, J.: Kongen / Vasantasena / Tordenskjold

    Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

    Terje Mikkelsen, conductor

    4:27
  • 12:29 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 12

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    23:56
  • 12:22 AM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Allan Clayton, tenor

    6:13
  • 12:15 AM

    Tabby Cat Walk

    William Bolcom

    William Bolcom: Complete Rags

    John Murphy, piano

    5:21
  • 12:07 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    The American Album

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:00
  • 12:01 AM

    Norwegian Rhapsody: 2nd movement

    Edouard Lalo

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    4:53
  • 11:42 PM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    16:06
  • 11:39 PM

    Minuet No. 3

    Giacomo Puccini

    R. Strauss, Verdi, Puccini: String Quartets

    Enso String Quartet

    2:41
  • 11:29 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:43
  • 11:17 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Empire Brass

    9:31
  • 11:07 PM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:48
  • 11:01 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 52: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Roman Rabinovich, piano

    4:35
  • 10:57 PM

    Tourbillon-Galopp (Whirlwind galop)

    Joseph Lanner

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    1:52
  • 10:53 PM

    Dance of the Huldra

    Agathe Grondahl

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    2:01
  • 10:33 PM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2/Romeo & Juliet

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    18:40
  • 10:25 PM

    Of the Father's Heart Begotten; Angelus ad virginem; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    7:06
  • 10:07 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    17:21
  • 10:03 PM

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    2:40
  • 9:43 PM

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:05
  • 9:20 PM

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    21:25
  • 9:12 PM

    Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: Piano Transcriptions

    Piers Lane, piano

    6:30
  • 9:07 PM

    Fantasy for Flute and Piano

    Gabriel Faure

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    Richard Cionco, piano

    5:07
  • 9:01 PM

    Dardanus: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:45
  • 6:49 PM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 6:42 PM

    Suite of English Carols

    Elizabeth DiSavino

    Christmas Gift

    Solid Brass

    7:33
  • 6:19 PM

    An English Suite

    Hubert Parry

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    22:40
  • 6:06 PM

    Quintettino "La musica notturna di Madrid"

    Luigi Boccherini

    In Motion

    United Strings of Europe

    Julian Azkoul, conductor

    11:03
  • 6:00 PM

    Bella Bocca Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:46
  • 5:58 PM

    Masters in the Hall

    Traditional French

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    :54
  • 5:49 PM

    Concert Piece for Horn and Orchestra

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:35
  • 5:17 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    30:32
  • 5:08 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:07
  • 5:06 PM

    Roma Suite: A Roma Dance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:03
  • 5:01 PM

    Waltz-Impromptu

    Franz Liszt

    Alexis Weissenberg, piano

    4:35
  • 4:51 PM

    Waltz-Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    7:44
  • 4:19 PM

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    30:53
  • 4:13 PM

    The Holy Boy

    John Ireland

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    3:06
  • 4:06 PM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 4:01 PM

    A Christmas Carol Symphony: 2nd movement

    Patric Standford

    HELY-HUTCHINSON: Carol Symphony / STANDFORD / KELLY

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:25
  • 3:40 PM

    Ballade on a Norwegian Folk Song

    Julius Rontgen

    Rontgern: Symphony No. 18

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    16:42
  • 3:30 PM

    Holy Spirit Mass: Hosanna and Peace

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    Trondheim Vocal Ensemble

    Sofi Jeannin, conductor

    9:19
  • 3:07 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 & 6, Rondo K 382

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    21:02
  • 3:02 PM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra: My Lord, what a morning

    George Walker

    George Walker: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    3:33
  • 2:59 PM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Six Evolutions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:30
  • 2:46 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Classics for all Seasons: Autumn

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    11:38
  • 2:37 PM

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    7:56
  • 2:24 PM

    Gloucestershire Wassail

    Traditional English

    Waverly Consort Christmas

    Waverly Consort

    Michael Jaffee, conductor

    4:08
  • 2:17 PM

    La Fiesta de la Posada: Sleep, Holy Infant

    Dave Brubeck

    Brubeck - Fiesta De La Posada

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    4:51
  • 2:10 PM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional German

    A Classical Guitar Christmas

    Eva Beneke, guitar

    3:46
  • 2:04 PM

    Ballet Scenes: Polonaise

    Alexander Glazunov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:10
  • 1:53 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    6:03
  • 1:47 PM

    Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

    Traditional

    Candlelight Carols: Music for Chorus and Harp

    Seraphic Fire

    Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

    Jacqueline Kerrod, harp

    5:00
  • 1:35 PM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Jeanne Lamon, violin

    9:44
  • 1:32 PM

    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Pipes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    2:22
  • 1:21 PM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    Rossini, Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    9:35
  • 1:18 PM

    Swedish Polka

    Hugo Alfven

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    2:09
  • 1:13 PM

    Concerto Antico: Contredanse

    Richard Harvey

    Harvey, Gray: Guitar Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    3:06
  • 1:10 PM

    Concerto Antico: Forlana

    Richard Harvey

    Harvey, Gray: Guitar Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    3:47
  • 1:04 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 6, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    4:31
  • 12:49 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:47
  • 12:46 PM

    Carmen: March of the Toreadors

    Georges Bizet

    Mad About the Classics

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    2:07
  • 12:36 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet, Mozart: Piano Quartet

    Yefim Bronfman, piano

    8:02
  • 12:31 PM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Christmas Carols from King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    4:06
  • 12:22 PM

    Scherzando No. 6

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    FJ and JM Haydn: Flute Concertos

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:32
  • 12:17 PM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella & Danses Concertantes

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    4:05
  • 12:09 PM

    Christmas Oratorio: Pastoral Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    6:38
  • 12:04 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:12
  • 11:51 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:47
  • 11:42 AM

    Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily on High; I Heard the Bells; The Merry Bells of Speyer

    Christmas Music

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:13
  • 11:31 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:23
  • 11:23 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Waltz

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Op 22 & 44

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:56
  • 11:13 AM

    Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    Leopold Mozart: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:30
  • 11:06 AM

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    Inon Barnatan, piano

    5:52
  • 11:01 AM

    Anthony Glise, guitar

    4:33
  • 10:48 AM

    Irish Suite for Strings

    Arthur Duff

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    10:06
  • 10:27 AM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    The Chamber Winds

    Chamber Winds

    19:18
  • 10:19 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker & Swan Lake Suite

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:22
  • 10:06 AM

    Ein Tanzspiel

    Franz Schreker

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Kazuki Yamada, conductor

    12:29
  • 10:01 AM

    Suite for Flute and Piano: Romance

    Charles-Marie Widor

    Paris: La Belle Epoque

    Robert Langevin, flute

    4:33
  • 9:40 AM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    18:07
  • 9:33 AM

    O Holy Night; The First Noel

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    6:33
  • 9:22 AM

    Symphony No. 23

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 21, 23, 24, 27

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:12
  • 9:06 AM

    Pelleas and Melisande Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    15:45
  • 9:01 AM

    Petter Udland Johansen, Hardanger fiddle

    Sveinung Lillehier, guitar

    Miquel Angel Cordero, double bass

    David Mayoral, percussion

    Arianna Savall, harp

    4:44
  • 8:49 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 8:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Concertos

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    25:55
  • 8:06 AM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    John Abberger, oboe d'amore

    15:11
  • 8:01 AM

    Prelude on an Old Folk Tune

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:37
  • 7:27 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphonies

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    31:25
  • 7:16 AM

    Personent hodie; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional

    A Swedish Folk Christmas

    St. Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Lisa Rydberg, violin

    9:44
  • 7:06 AM

    Canadian Folk Song Suite

    Morley Calvert

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    Stephen Chenette, conductor

    8:36
  • 7:01 AM

    Elegy

    Alla Pavlova

    Alla Pavlova: Symphony No. 5; Elegy

    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Ziva, conductor

    Andrei Korobeinikov, piano

    4:36
  • 6:31 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    27:00
  • 6:22 AM

    Men of Goodwill Variations on A Christmas Carol

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Young Person's Guide, Sea Interludes, Men Of Goodwill / Marriner

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:30
  • 6:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    14:13
  • 6:01 AM

    Orphee Suite: Orphee and the Princess

    Philip Glass

    The Orpheus Suite for Piano

    Paul Barnes, piano

    4:36