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  • 5:53 AM

    Mercy

    Max Richter

    Max Richter: Voices

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    5:28
  • 5:37 AM

    Broad Waters (Szeroka Woda)

    Henryk Gorecki

    Gorecki: Miserere

    Lira Chamber Chorus

    John Nelson, conductor

    14:52
  • 5:06 AM

    Guitar Concerto "Saudade"

    Constantine Caravassilis

    Jakob Bangsø: Guitar Concertos

    Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

    Kaisa Roose, conductor

    Jakob Bangso, guitar

    29:19
  • 5:01 AM

    Violin Partita No. 2: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:43
  • 4:41 AM

    Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes

    Sergei Lyapunov

    Russian Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor

    Shorena Tsintsabadze, piano

    16:34
  • 4:31 AM

    O ignis spiritus (O fire of the Paraclete)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Dreams and Prayers

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    8:25
  • 4:16 AM

    Warmth from Other Suns

    Carlos Simon

    Ivalas Quartet

    14:31
  • 4:06 AM

    Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra

    Emmanuel Chabrier

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

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:31
  • 4:01 AM

    Joel Quarrington, double bass

    Andrew Burashko, piano

    4:36
  • 3:43 AM

    Suite Modale

    Ernest Bloch

    Chicago String Ensemble

    Alan Heatherington, conductor

    Lyon Leifer, flute

    15:05
  • 3:19 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    22:18
  • 3:06 AM

    Sonatina

    Federico Torroba

    Eduardo Fernandez Spanish Guitar Music

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    11:25
  • 3:01 AM

    Impromptu No. 4

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:39
  • 2:46 AM

    Suite for Viol

    Louis de Caix D'Hervelois

    Dans le sillage de Marin Marais

    La Reveuse

    11:38
  • 2:28 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Carl Maria von Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    17:08
  • 2:26 AM

    Etude No. 9 "Butterfly"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    1:00
  • 2:01 AM

    Wind Quintet No. 1: Rondo

    Giovanni Giuseppe Cambini

    CAMBINI: Wind Quintets Nos. 1-3 / BRICCIALDI: Wind Quintet in D Major

    Avalon Wind Quintet

    4:34
  • 1:49 AM

    Romance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kevin John Edusei, conductor

    Elena Urioste, violin

    9:45
  • 1:45 AM

    Gabriele Leite, guitar

    3:05
  • 1:22 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Clara Schumann

    Romance: The Music of Clara Schumann

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Holly Mathieson, conductor

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    21:10
  • 1:06 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:23
  • 1:01 AM

    Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde

    Joseph Lauber

    Medieval Dances for Flute and Harp

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    4:47
  • 12:16 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    42:08
  • 12:12 AM

    MLK

    U2

    On The Shoulders Of Giants

    Cantus

    2:58
  • 12:06 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    American Anthem

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:31
  • 12:01 AM

    There is a Balm in Gilead

    Spiritual

    American Spiritual Ensemble

    Dr. Everett McCorvey, conductor

    4:25
  • 11:44 PM

    Black Iris

    Reena Esmail

    Project W: Works by Diverse Women Composers

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    13:04
  • 11:43 PM

    La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz ("Quando m'en vo")

    Giacomo Puccini

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Edward Downes, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    2:32
  • 11:23 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 2

    Georges Bizet

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:39
  • 11:16 PM

    Portraits of Josephine: Paris 1925

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    6:39
  • 11:06 PM

    The White-Haired Girl Suite: White-Haired Girl

    Yan Jinxuan

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    8:04
  • 11:01 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 38 "Prague"

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:25
  • 10:51 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    7:32
  • 10:26 PM

    New Morning for the World

    Joseph Schwantner

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    Raymond Bazemore, bass

    23:28
  • 10:17 PM

    We Shall Overcome

    Spiritual

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    6:30
  • 10:06 PM

    Negro Folk Symphony: Hope in the Night

    William Dawson

    African American Voices

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Gray, conductor

    10:49
  • 10:01 PM

    Let God Bring Tomorrow

    Joshua McGhee

    Where Freedom Rings: Compositions by Contemporary African American Composers

    Picasso Ensemble

    Douglas Brown, bassoon

    4:27
  • 9:50 PM

    Dayspring

    Dan Locklair

    Dan Locklair: Orchestral Music

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    Jozef Zsapka, guitar

    7:50
  • 9:17 PM

    Octet

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Quartet No. 2 in A Minor, Octet in Eb Major

    Cleveland Quartet

    31:49
  • 9:06 PM

    Polish Concerto (Concerto Polonois)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann alla Polacca

    Rebel

    Jorg-Michael Schwarz, conductor

    9:15
  • 9:01 PM

    Canzon No. 12

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Empire Brass

    2:39
  • 9:01 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Summertime

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    4:34
  • 8:57 PM

    Canzon Duodecimi Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Music of Gabrieli

    Empire Brass

    3:37
  • 8:53 PM

    Canzon No. 15

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Music of Gabrieli

    Empire Brass

    3:58
  • 8:46 PM

    String Quartet No. 4

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: 6 Concertante Quartets

    Arabella String Quartet

    6:48
  • 5:55 PM

    The Princess Bride: Main Titles

    Mark Knopfler

    The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Timothy Berens, guitar

    3:25
  • 5:42 PM

    Captain Blood

    Erich Korngold

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    13:58
  • 5:42 PM

    The Princess Bride: Main Titles

    Mark Knopfler

    The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Timothy Berens, guitar

    3:25
  • 5:38 PM

    The Goonies: Fratelli Chase

    Dave Grusin

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    3:05
  • 5:28 PM

    Hook: The Banquet Scene

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:08
  • 5:24 PM

    Hook: The Lost Boys Ballet

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:00
  • 5:21 PM

    Hook: Smee's Plan

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:35
  • 5:16 PM

    Peter Pan: Build My House

    Leonard Bernstein

    Roberta Alexander, soprano

    Tan Crone, piano

    2:00
  • 5:06 PM

    The Crimson Pirate: Overture

    William Alwyn

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:25
  • 5:01 PM

    Hook: Flight to Neverland

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:42
  • 4:38 PM

    Captain from Castile: Conquest

    Alfred Newman

    In Session: A Film Music Celebration

    Seattle Symphony

    Cliff Eidelman, conductor

    3:20
  • 4:30 PM

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest: selections

    Hans Zimmer

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:29
  • 4:25 PM

    Pirates of the Caribbean: One Day

    Hans Zimmer

    Cello Unlimited

    Kian Soltani, cello

    4:06
  • 4:23 PM

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Up is Down

    Hans Zimmer

    Cello Unlimited

    Kian Soltani, cello

    2:38
  • 4:19 PM

    Pirates of the Caribbean: Jack Sparrow

    Hans Zimmer

    Cello Unlimited

    Kian Soltani, cello

    3:46
  • 4:15 PM

    Captain Horatio Hornblower Suite: Polwheal

    Robert Farnon

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Towse, conductor

    1:26
  • 4:07 PM

    Pirates of Penzance: Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: The Yeoman Of The Guard And Other Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Faris, conductor

    7:17
  • 4:01 PM

    Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl: selections

    Klaus Badelt

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:51
  • 3:39 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    19:36
  • 3:24 PM

    The Enchanted Forest (La foret enchantee)

    Vincent d'Indy

    D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    13:39
  • 3:18 PM

    Poetic Tone Pictures: Tittle-Tattle

    Antonin Dvorak

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    4:28
  • 3:06 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:20
  • 2:45 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Classical Symphony and Symphony No. 5

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    13:42
  • 2:27 PM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a due cori

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    16:01
  • 2:21 PM

    Guitar Sonata No. 3: Menuetto

    Wenzel Matiegka

    W.T. Matiegka: Six Sonatas, Op. 31

    David Starobin, guitar

    3:58
  • 2:06 PM

    Flute Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin

    Tom Dunn, viola

    Richard Tunnicliffe, cello

    14:03
  • 2:01 PM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    4:37
  • 1:52 PM

    Heather Hill

    Constance Warren

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    6:45
  • 1:25 PM

    Symphony No. 7 "Midday"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    25:35
  • 1:09 PM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 1:06 PM

    Meditation

    Florence Price

    Meditations: Florence Price Piano Discoveries

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:17
  • 1:01 PM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 12:47 PM

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    11:10
  • 12:32 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    13:34
  • 12:23 PM

    Exaltation of Larks

    Norman Dello Joio

    Music for Martha Graham

    Atlantic Sinfonietta

    Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor

    7:44
  • 12:18 PM

    The Lost Birds: Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

    Christopher Tin

    Voces8

    4:46
  • 12:06 PM

    In Spring Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    10:31
  • 12:01 PM

    Ian Jones, piano

    4:41
  • 11:47 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    11:45
  • 11:39 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    7:28
  • 11:22 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    15:33
  • 11:14 AM

    Ave Maris Stella

    Arianna Savall

    Hirundo Maris

    Arianna Savall, mezzo-soprano

    5:15
  • 11:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    7:54
  • 11:01 AM

    The Sea: Nocturne (Calm)

    Nikos Skalkottas

    Nikos Skalkottas: Dance of the Waves

    Athens State Orchestra

    Stefanos Tsialis, conductor

    4:48
  • 10:36 AM

    Harp Concerto No. 1

    Ernst Eichner

    Eichner: Harp Concertos

    Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    Silke Aichhorn, harp

    22:41
  • 10:20 AM

    Rapsodie espagnole

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: The Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    14:51
  • 10:14 AM

    Nostalghia

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Silvestrov

    Alexey Botvinov, piano

    3:32
  • 10:06 AM

    Elegy

    Ina Boyle

    Cello Abbey

    Staatskapelle Weimar

    Paul Meyer, conductor

    Nadege Rochat, cello

    7:23
  • 10:01 AM

    Sylvan Winds

    Boris Baev, oboe

    Mark Dover, clarinet

    Nanci Belmont, bassoon

    Eric C. Davis, horn

    4:37
  • 9:39 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 5

    Luigi Boccherini

    Artaria Quartet

    Richard Savino, guitar

    18:46
  • 9:25 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Petite Suite, etc

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    12:51
  • 9:19 AM

    Six Piano Pieces: Lullaby

    Adolf Barjansky

    Barjansky: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

    Julia Severus, piano

    5:20
  • 9:06 AM

    Ocean's Kingdom: Moonrise

    Paul McCartney

    Paul McCartney: Ocean's Kingdom

    London Classical Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    12:25
  • 9:01 AM

    When I Lay Me Down to Sleep

    James Mulholland

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    4:35
  • 8:46 AM

    The Oak

    Florence Price

    The Oak - Mississippi River Suite - Symphony No. 3

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    12:36
  • 8:41 AM

    Romance

    (Marie) Clemence de Grandval

    GRANDVAL: Oboe Works

    Budapest Strings

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    3:51
  • 8:18 AM

    Piano Trio No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Momentum 1785/86

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    21:49
  • 8:06 AM

    Two Nordic Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    11:07
  • 8:01 AM

    Birds of Spring (Pajaros de primavera)

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Joaquin Rodrigo: Works for Solo Guitar

    Angel Romero, guitar

    4:45
  • 7:24 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Emilie Mayer

    Emilie Mayer - Symphony No. 5

    Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

    Jurgen Bruns, conductor

    33:57
  • 7:12 AM

    Fratres (Brothers)

    Arvo Part

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    9:59
  • 7:06 AM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    5:38
  • 7:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Opera Intermezzi and Ballet Music

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:40
  • 6:53 AM

    Intermezzo No. 6

    Johannes Brahms

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    5:11
  • 6:36 AM

    Gran Duetto Concertante

    Mauro Giuliani

    Giuliani: Gran Duetto Concertante, Serenade, Duo Concertante

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    16:38
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Beethoven and Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    28:03
  • 6:01 AM

    Two Fantasias

    Thomas Lupo

    Thomas Lupo: Fantasia

    Fretwork

    4:41