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  • 5:30 AM

    Verklarte Nacht (Transfigured Night)

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Trondheim Soloists

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    28:21
  • 5:18 AM

    Tender, Infinitely Tender

    Michael Byron

    Byron: Halcyon Days

    Lisa Moore, piano

    10:47
  • 5:06 AM

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden

    Frederick Delius

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    10:39
  • 5:01 AM

    Lighten our Darkness

    Ben Parry

    Ben Parry: The Hours

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    4:42
  • 4:50 AM

    Soul-Bird

    Todd Cochran

    Marcus Eley, clarinet

    8:24
  • 4:43 AM

    A Prayer

    Ken Burton

    Solace

    Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    Thomas Allen, countertenor

    5:14
  • 4:27 AM

    Ennanga for String Quartet, Harp, and Piano

    William Grant Still

    Videmus

    15:28
  • 4:17 AM

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Anna Mattix, English horn

    8:14
  • 4:06 AM

    Piano Suite No. 2 "Times of Solitude"

    John Wineglass

    Duo Dolce

    10:45
  • 4:03 AM

    To A White Rose

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:53
  • 4:01 AM

    To A Yellow Rose

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:38
  • 3:57 AM

    The Days (I giorni)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:44
  • 3:52 AM

    The Days (I giorni)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:44
  • 3:31 AM

    Mass "Cum Jubilo"

    Maurice Durufle

    Voices of Ascension

    Dennis Keene, conductor

    18:47
  • 3:06 AM

    String Trio

    Jean Cras

    Black Oak Ensemble

    24:03
  • 3:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Mikalojus Ciurlionis

    Ciurlionis: On the Harp Strings

    Joana Daunyte, harp

    4:42
  • 2:53 AM

    Chant

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos

    Chants, Hymns and Dances

    Anja Lechner, cello

    5:34
  • 2:21 AM

    Concerto Gregoriano

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Concerto Gregoriano, Poema Autunnale

    Singapore Symphony Orchestra

    Choo Hoey, conductor

    Takako Nishizaki, violin

    30:39
  • 2:18 AM

    Veni Creator Spiritus

    Gregorian Chant

    Chant

    Cistercian Monks of Stift Heiligenkreuz

    2:31
  • 2:06 AM

    Reverie (Nocturne)

    Giulio Regondi

    Giulio Regondi: A 200th Birthday Bouquet

    David Starobin, guitar

    9:34
  • 2:01 AM

    The Arts and the Hours

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Debussy | Rameau | Vikingur Olafsson

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    4:45
  • 1:48 AM

    Prelude and Fugue

    Marion Bauer

    Vienna Orchestra

    Charles Adler, conductor

    9:41
  • 1:14 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    33:20
  • 1:06 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Impromptus, Waltzes and Mazurkas

    Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

    5:28
  • 1:01 AM

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Vaclav Smetacek, conductor

    4:48
  • 12:41 AM

    Viola Quintet

    Alberto Hemsi

    ARC Ensemble

    Steven Dann, viola

    17:46
  • 12:22 AM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    16:21
  • 12:18 AM

    Impressionist Suite No. 2: Caillebotte

    Rick Sowash

    Mark Ostoich, oboe

    Ron Aufmann, clarinet

    Mark Ortwein, bassoon

    4:14
  • 12:07 AM

    Rhapsodie d'Auvergne

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Africa - Wedding Cake - Allegro appassionato

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Alexandre Kantorow, piano

    10:02
  • 12:01 AM

    D'un matin de printemps (Of a Spring Morning)

    Lili Boulanger

    Olivier Charlier, violin

    Emile Naoumoff, piano

    4:50
  • 11:51 PM

    New Era Dance

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Dance Mix

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    7:49
  • 11:14 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    35:37
  • 11:06 PM

    Red Clay and Mississippi Delta

    Valerie Coleman

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Imani Winds

    5:19
  • 11:01 PM

    Sinfonia: 3rd movement

    Josef Myslivecek

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    4:38
  • 10:48 PM

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    10:43
  • 10:44 PM

    Louisiana Blues Strut (A Cakewalk)

    Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:32
  • 10:23 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    19:49
  • 10:16 PM

    A Lincoln Letter

    Ulysses Kay

    Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, conductor

    5:15
  • 10:06 PM

    Pearls of Dew Polka Mazurka

    Alphonse Leduc

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    3:57
  • 10:01 PM

    Magnetic Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Avatar Brass Ensemble

    4:43
  • 9:44 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    14:39
  • 9:33 PM

    Il Cimento: Violin Concerto No. 5 "La tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Daniel Hope, violin

    9:03
  • 9:29 PM

    Les vents en couroux (The Angry Winds)

    Louis-Claude Daquin

    Pola Baytelman, piano

    3:38
  • 9:21 PM

    Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Donizetti, Lindpaintner: Concerti for Wind

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    Gunther Passin, oboe

    7:20
  • 9:06 PM

    Froissart Overture

    Edward Elgar

    English Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    13:15
  • 9:01 PM

    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie

    4:35
  • 5:54 PM

    Gold Dust Waltz

    Erik Satie

    Satie: The Complete Solo Piano Music

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    4:28
  • 5:46 PM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:49
  • 5:36 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    7:58
  • 5:20 PM

    Butterfly Overture

    Ge Gan-ru

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Tsung Yeh, conductor

    15:11
  • 5:17 PM

    Small River Flowing

    Traditional Chinese

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:31
  • 5:06 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:38
  • 5:01 PM

    Minuet No. 1

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:39
  • 4:46 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Trios for 4

    Palladian Ensemble

    12:10
  • 4:31 PM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 4:25 PM

    Laudibus in sanctis (In sacred praises)

    William Byrd

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    5:11
  • 4:10 PM

    Fantasia on British Sea Songs

    Henry Wood

    Orchestral Lollipops

    Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    13:33
  • 4:06 PM

    Musical Jewellery Box

    Stephen Hough

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:57
  • 4:01 PM

    Four Sketches: Legend

    Eugene Goossens

    Goossens: Chamber Works

    London Chamber Music Group

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:48
  • 3:51 PM

    Four South African Folktunes

    Traditional

    National Symphony Orchestra of the S.A.B.C.

    Peter Marchbank, conductor

    7:42
  • 3:46 PM

    Cinderella: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

    Jay Livingston

    Lang Lang, piano

    2:58
  • 3:21 PM

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    24:19
  • 3:06 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:13
  • 3:01 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 2:42 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Wayne Marshall, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    16:08
  • 2:35 PM

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Stuart Duncan, fiddle

    Chris Thile, fiddle

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    5:28
  • 2:18 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    16:17
  • 2:06 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:20
  • 2:01 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: Adagio

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, Bassoon Concerto

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    4:45
  • 11:48 AM

    Moseltraume

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    10:42
  • 11:18 AM

    Church Windows

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Church Windows, Brazilian Impressions

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    27:52
  • 11:14 AM

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    2:30
  • 11:06 AM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 11:01 AM

    Lute Suite No. 3: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Vol. 1: Works for Lute

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:41
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Awakening of Spring": 2nd movement

    Rued Langgaard

    Langgaard, R.: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    11:10
  • 10:37 AM

    Source Code

    Jessie Montgomery

    Strum: Music for Strings

    Catalyst Quartet

    8:41
  • 10:18 AM

    Six Epigraphes Antiques

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    17:47
  • 10:06 AM

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    Shlomo Mintz, violin

    10:19
  • 10:01 AM

    Sospiri (Sighs)

    Edward Elgar

    THE BRITISH PROJECT

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    4:48
  • 9:55 AM

    Flowers from Froso: To the Roses

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Arcata String Quartet

    Don Bailey, flute

    Grace Paradise, harp

    3:15
  • 9:31 AM

    Dala Suite

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    23:17
  • 9:24 AM

    Valse elegiaque

    Valborg Aulin

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    5:30
  • 9:06 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Amanda Rontgen-Maier

    Amanda Meyer: Volume 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andreas Stoehr, conductor

    Gregory Maytan, violin

    17:14
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony: Larghetto

    Joseph Martin Kraus

    Kraus: Complete Symphonies, Vol. 4

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Petter Sundkvist, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:10 AM

    Piano Trio No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Trios Nos. 1 & 2, Notturno, Rondo brillant & Arpeggione Sonata

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    47:54
  • 8:06 AM

    Bless the Lord, my soul

    Cyrillus Kreek

    Vox Clamantis

    Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor

    2:22
  • 8:01 AM

    In Praise of Music: For the Saint, Cecilia

    Dominick Argento

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:33
  • 7:45 AM

    Concert Piece for Flute and Harp

    David Diamond

    Glorian Duo

    13:09
  • 7:34 AM

    Prairie Journal

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:55
  • 7:18 AM

    Terra Incognita

    Wayne Shorter

    Imani Winds

    14:14
  • 7:06 AM

    Passione Amorosa

    Giovanni Bottesini

    Camerata RCO

    Rick Stotijn, double bass

    Olivier Thiery, double bass

    11:17
  • 7:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 3

    Ned Rorem

    Ruskin Cooper, piano

    4:32
  • 6:50 AM

    Company

    Philip Glass

    Philip Glass, Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    8:03
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Polish"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    42:05
  • 6:01 AM

    Per Flemstrom, flute

    Mats Bergstrom, guitar

    4:34