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  • 5:13 AM

    Flute Quintet: Finale

    Franz Schubert

    New Schubert Works for Flute and Strings

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    4:53
  • 12:40 AM

    A Christmas Carol

    Carl Davis

    20th Century English Ballets

    Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra

    John Pryce-Jones, conductor

    17:55
  • 12:25 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    13:59
  • 12:19 AM

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano

    5:45
  • 12:15 AM

    Elizabethan Masque

    Fredric Bayco

    British Light Music Classics, Vol. 4

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    Ruth Scott, oboe

    2:17
  • 12:06 AM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Gounod, Thomas, Chabrier

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    8:07
  • 12:01 AM

    Partita No. 6: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Andras Schiff, piano

    4:47
  • 11:52 PM

    Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen; Unto Us is Born a Son; In dulci jubilo

    Medley

    Let The Angels Sing

    Danish National Vocal Ensemble

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    6:44
  • 11:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    21:11
  • 11:20 PM

    Octet: 5th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Isabelle Faust, violin

    Anne-Katharina Schreiber, violin

    James Boyd, viola

    Kristin von der Goltz, cello

    James Munro, bass

    Lorenzo Coppola, clarinet

    7:15
  • 11:13 PM

    Away in a Manger; Veni, Veni, Emanuel

    Traditional

    London Brass

    Lesley Pearson, organ

    6:00
  • 11:06 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:31
  • 11:01 PM

    Sonata No. 9

    Heinrich Biber

    Parley of Instruments

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    4:41
  • 10:52 PM

    O Come, All Ye Faithful

    Traditional

    A Christmas Flourish

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    James Curnow, conductor

    6:19
  • 10:27 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    23:34
  • 10:15 PM

    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
  • 10:06 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Carl Davis, conductor

    8:36
  • 10:02 PM

    German Dance No. 3 "Sleigh Ride"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Classic Christmas Album

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:28
  • 9:45 PM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:30
  • 9:19 PM

    Hary Janos Suite

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Hary Janos Suite; Dances Of Galanta; Peacock Variations

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    24:09
  • 9:06 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    10:38
  • 9:01 PM

    La Sampaguita (The Flower of Manila)

    Dolores Paterno

    Sally Pinkas, piano

    4:46
  • 6:45 PM

    Tragic Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    13:34
  • 6:37 PM

    A Christmas Fantasy

    Gordon Langford

    Christmas Fantasy

    Huddersfield Choral Society

    Keith Rhodes, conductor

    7:21
  • 6:18 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    34:00
  • 6:10 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pas de Deux - Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:49
  • 6:06 PM

    When Do We Dance?

    George Gershwin

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    3:06
  • 6:01 PM

    Suite: Festival

    Marcel Tournier

    French Flute Chamber Music - Pierne, Francaix, Roussel, Etc / Mirage Quintet

    Mirage Quintet

    4:47
  • 5:51 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional English

    Canadian Brass: The Christmas Album

    Canadian Brass

    7:15
  • 5:49 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional English

    Rejoice and Be Merry!

    King's Singers

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    8:29
  • 5:13 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    34:07
  • 5:08 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Mikola Leontovich

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:43
  • 5:06 PM

    Oberek No. 1

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Violin Odyssey

    Itamar Zorman, violin

    1:42
  • 5:01 PM

    The Honeysuckle; The Fairy Round; The Night Watch

    Anthony Holborne

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:45
  • 4:49 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
  • 4:23 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    24:13
  • 4:16 PM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Therese Motard, cello

    Louise-Andree Baril, piano

    6:20
  • 4:09 PM

    Messiah: Pifa; There were Shepherds; Glory to God

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Susan Hamilton, soprano

    5:51
  • 4:06 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Bach Transcriptions, 2

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    2:21
  • 4:01 PM

    The Color Purple: Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Belinda Broughton, violin

    4:46
  • 3:44 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vysehrad

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    14:08
  • 3:34 PM

    Piano Trio: Andantino

    Gabriel Faure

    Saint Saens, Debussy, Faure: French Piano Trios

    David Golub, piano

    9:26
  • 3:16 PM

    Don Juan

    Richard Strauss

    Bravura: Respighi, Strauss

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    16:42
  • 3:03 PM

    Suite of Carols

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - Sleigh Ride / The Typewriter / Plink, Plank, Plunk! / The Syncopated Clock

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:29
  • 3:01 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    1:22
  • 2:56 PM

    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
  • 2:52 PM

    String Quartet No. 14: 2nd mvt

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Brentano Quartet

    3:00
  • 2:48 PM

    A Late Quartet: Bidding Farewell

    Angelo Badalamenti

    Studio Orchestra

    2:30
  • 2:42 PM

    Twin Peaks: Laura Palmer's Theme

    Angelo Badalamenti

    Studio Orchestra

    5:00
  • 2:35 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    6:04
  • 2:30 PM

    Capriccio No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Alessio Bax, piano

    3:21
  • 2:21 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:16
  • 2:17 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Symphony No. 5

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    2:43
  • 2:09 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 2:04 PM

    Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Taverner Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    3:39
  • 1:52 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    7:09
  • 1:48 PM

    Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)

    Agustin Barrios

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    John Williams, guitar

    3:07
  • 1:37 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    Yundi Li, piano

    9:40
  • 1:29 PM

    Novelette "In Spanish Style"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    6:41
  • 1:17 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 1:12 PM

    Vignettes: Carmela

    William Grant Still

    Sierra Winds

    (Selected members), conductor

    2:50
  • 1:04 PM

    King Stephen: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:37
  • 12:51 PM

    The Nutcracker: Selections

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    7:22
  • 12:41 PM

    In dulci jubilo; Deck the Halls; Here We Come a-Wassailing

    Traditional

    Star Over Bethlehem: Choral Jewels for Christmas

    Choral Arts Society of Washington

    Norman Scribner, conductor

    7:22
  • 12:33 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 6

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Gallois, flute

    7:20
  • 12:27 PM

    The Nightingale

    Alexander Alabiev

    From Russia with Harp

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    4:54
  • 12:19 PM

    Fum, Fum, Fum!; Riu, Riu, Chiu; I Saw Three Ships

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:57
  • 12:15 PM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas Vol 2

    Philippe Entremont, piano

    3:36
  • 12:09 PM

    Othello Suite: Children's Intermezzo

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:44
  • 12:04 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 8 "Asturiana"

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Twelve Spanish Dances

    Razumovsky Sinfonia

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    4:07
  • 11:50 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
  • 11:35 AM

    In Italy Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    12:39
  • 11:23 AM

    Symphony

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: Complete Symphonies Vol. 5

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    11:53
  • 11:18 AM

    Jingle Bells; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    James Pierpont

    Christmas Tradition

    Canadian Brass

    Eric Robertson, organ

    4:37
  • 11:11 AM

    Cantata No. 49: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Berlin Baroque Soloists

    Rainer Kussmaul, conductor

    Raphael Alpermann, organ

    6:00
  • 11:06 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Escapades

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:02
  • 11:01 AM

    London Fields: St. James' Park - A Lakeside Reverie

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    4:52
  • 10:41 AM

    Cinnamon Grove

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    17:30
  • 10:28 AM

    Concerto for Two Horns

    Leopold Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    11:01
  • 10:13 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 10:06 AM

    Wedding Cake

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    David Owen Norris, piano

    6:24
  • 10:01 AM

    Over the Rainbow

    Harold Arlen

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

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:38
  • 9:35 AM

    Idillio-Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    WOLF-FERRARI, E.: Wind Concertinos

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    Andrew Tenaglia, oboe

    23:11
  • 9:28 AM

    Here we come a-wassailing; The Coming of our King

    Christmas Music

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    6:49
  • 9:18 AM

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    8:35
  • 9:06 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
  • 9:01 AM

    La verita in cimento (The Truth Contested): Sinfonia

    Antonio Vivaldi

    The King's Violins

    Mathieu Lussier, conductor

    4:44
  • 8:33 AM

    Guitar Quintet

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Guitar Quintet / Fantasia / Ecloghe

    Louis Vandory, violin

    24:50
  • 8:27 AM

    While by my sheep; Adeste fideles; Come, little children

    Traditional

    Christmas with the Vienna Choir Boys

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Peter Marschik, conductor

    5:55
  • 8:10 AM

    Prelude and Fugue "St Anne"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    14:44
  • 8:06 AM

    Three German Chorales

    Johann Cruger

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:00
  • 8:01 AM

    Springtime Suite: Noonday Song

    Eric Coates

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    4:42
  • 7:36 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Evening"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    21:51
  • 7:28 AM

    He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 7:06 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Saverio Mercadante

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:13
  • 7:01 AM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:19
  • 6:28 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    29:56
  • 6:21 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    HOLIDAY CLASSICS

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:21
  • 6:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    13:30
  • 6:01 AM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Seasons

    Lydia Artymiw, piano

    4:26