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  • 5:33 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:47
  • 5:24 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:38
  • 5:06 AM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    16:37
  • 5:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 6

    Johannes Brahms

    Lullabies For Mila

    Alessio Bax, piano

    4:42
  • 4:44 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    Before Mozart: Early Horn Concertos

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    14:17
  • 4:23 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    19:21
  • 4:14 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Christmas Harp

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    6:12
  • 4:06 AM

    The Bullfighter's Prayer

    Joaquin Turina

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:14
  • 4:01 AM

    Choro No. 5 "Alma Brasileira"

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    The Great Necks

    4:47
  • 3:52 AM

    Silent Night; Deck the Hall; Jingle Bells; A merry Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Songs Around the World

    Arsys Bourgogne

    Pierre Cao, conductor

    7:32
  • 1:43 AM

    En voyage

    Elizabeth Lutyens

    Box of Delights: British Light Music Gems

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Simon Joly, conductor

    14:49
  • 1:21 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    William Conway, cello

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    Matthew Wilkie, bassoon

    20:26
  • 1:08 AM

    Patapan; Twelfth Night Song; Away in a Manger; Carol of the Bells

    Christmas Music

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:45
  • 1:06 AM

    Alborada Capriccio

    Francisco Tarrega

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    2:17
  • 1:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 9

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    4:52
  • 12:17 AM

    Eternal Father, Strong to Save

    John B. Dykes

    The Great Thanksgiving: Hymns And Songs Of Thanks And Brotherhood

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Richard Condie, conductor

    3:16
  • 11:33 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    42:04
  • 11:24 PM

    String Quartet No. 1: 3rd movement

    BORODIN: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2

    Haydn Quartet

    6:00
  • 11:21 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Mikola Leontovich

    Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    1:24
  • 11:13 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Yundi Li, piano

    5:12
  • 11:07 PM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    Christmas on Copper Street, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:56
  • 10:49 PM

    La Creation du Monde

    Darius Milhaud

    London Sinfonietta

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    16:27
  • 10:22 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 11 "Turkish"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: 2 Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    23:58
  • 10:12 PM

    The Draughtsman's Contract: Chasing Sheep Is Best Left To Shepherds

    Michael Nyman

    The Essential Michael Nyman Band

    Michael Nyman Band

    5:07
  • 10:07 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    Snowflakes - A Classical Christmas

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Torodd Wigum, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    3:50
  • 9:30 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    34:52
  • 9:23 PM

    The Nutcracker: Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:03
  • 9:06 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5, Swan Lake

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    13:36
  • 9:01 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    RIAS Chamber Choir

    Uwe Gronostay, conductor

    3:11
  • 6:42 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    16:44
  • 6:15 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:42
  • 6:09 PM

    Santa Claus Medley

    Coots/Autry

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    4:30
  • 6:06 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    David Solomons

    Dashing, Vol. 2

    Budapest Scoring Orchestra

    Peter Illenyi, conductor

    2:34
  • 6:01 PM

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:42
  • 5:52 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi

    The King's Violins

    Mathieu Lussier, conductor

    Benjamin Raymond, trumpet

    6:30
  • 5:45 PM

    Panis Angelicus

    Cesar Franck

    Kurt Herbert Adler

    National Philharmonic, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    :00
  • 5:22 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 5 & 6

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    28:48
  • 5:10 PM

    Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:55
  • 5:07 PM

    A Totally Different Rag

    May Aufderheide

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    2:56
  • 5:01 PM

    Artists' Quadrille (Kunstler-Quadrille)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:46
  • 4:52 PM

    The Fairy Queen: Selections

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Instrumental Music

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor

    6:12
  • 4:21 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Edvard Grieg

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    30:13
  • 4:09 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Christmas Music

    Pops Christmas Party

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    9:59
  • 4:06 PM

    La Boite a Musique (Music Box)

    Pierre Sancan

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:38
  • 4:01 PM

    West: 1st movement

    Michael Torke

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Peter Kolkay, bassoon

    4:37
  • 3:43 PM

    Rapsodie espagnole

    Maurice Ravel

    Escales: French Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    14:32
  • 3:33 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 3:18 PM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Budapest Symphony Orchestra

    Gyorgy Lehel, conductor

    13:52
  • 3:01 PM

    Blue

    Joni Mitchell

    Canadiana

    Emma Rush, guitar

    3:00
  • 2:54 PM

    The Ruins of Athens: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    4:59
  • 2:45 PM

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Anonymous

    Aulos Ensemble

    Julianne Baird, soprano

    3:00
  • 2:32 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
  • 2:21 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
  • 2:17 PM

    Partita No. 1: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    2:20
  • 2:10 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    4:05
  • 2:04 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Works

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    5:08
  • 1:56 PM

    The Good-humored Ladies: 5th movement

    Vincenzo Tommasini

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Robert Irving, conductor

    3:19
  • 1:53 PM

    The Good-humored Ladies: 4th movement

    Vincenzo Tommasini

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Robert Irving, conductor

    2:39
  • 1:51 PM

    The Good-humored Ladies: 1st movement

    Vincenzo Tommasini

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Robert Irving, conductor

    1:56
  • 1:43 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    New Year's Concert 2013

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    7:06
  • 1:30 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orli Shahm Mozart Sonatas Vol. 2 and 3

    Orli Shaham, piano

    12:12
  • 1:23 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    4:50
  • 1:17 PM

    Beautiful Mazurka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Music of Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:04
  • 1:14 PM

    The Christmas Song

    Mel Torme

    Canadian Brass

    2:00
  • 1:06 PM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Players of Canada

    6:27
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:49 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    8:45
  • 12:45 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:24
  • 12:35 PM

    Rathhaus-Ball-Tanze (City Hall Ball Dances) Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    7:51
  • 12:31 PM

    Dance from Jalisco

    Aaron Copland

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:42
  • 12:21 PM

    Still, Still, Still; Ding Dong Merrily on High; In dulci jubilo

    Traditional German

    A Choral Christmas

    Trinity Choir of Boston

    Brian Jones, conductor

    8:44
  • 12:15 PM

    Avos Chamber Orchestra

    Alessio Pianelli, cello

    5:02
  • 12:08 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Torelli

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    5:45
  • 12:04 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:49
  • 11:47 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 11:38 AM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    8:00
  • 11:23 AM

    Symphony

    Carl Stamitz

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    14:51
  • 11:19 AM

    Ballet Scenes: Mazurka

    Alexander Glazunov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:55
  • 11:13 AM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 11:06 AM

    Chen Yi, violin

    Lars Hannibal, guitar

    5:30
  • 11:01 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 6: Sicilienne

    Saverio Mercadante

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    4:49
  • 10:42 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    16:42
  • 10:33 AM

    Three Short Pieces

    Jacques Ibert

    FRENCH MUSIC FOR WIND QUINTET

    Danish National Symphony Wind Quintet

    6:51
  • 10:23 AM

    Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity Carol

    Christmas Music

    Christmas with Roger Wagner

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    8:42
  • 10:06 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
  • 10:01 AM

    Waltz No. 4

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:47
  • 9:34 AM

    String Quartet No. 4

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cecilia String Quartet

    24:37
  • 9:26 AM

    There is No Rose of Such Virtue; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Silent Night

    Traditional

    Carols from Trinity

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    Richard Marlow, organ

    7:13
  • 9:06 AM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Paul Meyer, clarinet

    Knut Sonstevold, bassoon

    17:56
  • 9:01 AM

    Cello Suite No. 5: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:46
  • 8:45 AM

    Violin Sonatina No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Arpeggione

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    13:27
  • 8:38 AM

    Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel

    Traditional

    London Brass

    Lesley Pearson, organ

    6:00
  • 8:23 AM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    13:38
  • 8:06 AM

    Wood Notes

    William Grant Still

    Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3; Wood Notes

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    16:27
  • 8:01 AM

    Contredanse and Tarantelle

    Frederic Chopin

    Malcom Frager plays Chopin

    Malcolm Frager, piano

    4:35
  • 7:34 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Josef Suk

    Summer Evening - Works By Kodály & Suk

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    23:46
  • 7:27 AM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Allan Clayton, tenor

    6:13
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies 1 & 3, etc.

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    19:40
  • 7:01 AM

    Unsent Love Letters

    Elena Kats-Chernin

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

    Tamara-Anna Cislowska, piano

    4:39
  • 6:31 AM

    Double Quartet No. 2

    Louis Spohr

    Spohr: The Four Double Quartets

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

    27:11
  • 6:21 AM

    In dulci jubilo; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With The Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:01
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 27

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 97, 98 & 27

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    13:35
  • 6:01 AM

    Concert Study

    Felix Godefroid

    Revelation

    Valerie Milot, harp

    4:46