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  • 5:29 AM

    Kalevala Suite

    Uuno Klami

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor

    29:15
  • 5:25 AM

    Pensees lyriques: Berceuse

    Jean Sibelius

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:01
  • 5:01 AM

    Cello Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    18:58
  • 4:58 AM

    Letter a l'Immortelle Bien-Aimee

    Corentin Apparailly

    Julien Martineau, mandolin

    Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano

    4:43
  • 4:40 AM

    Variations on a Theme of Franz Schubert

    Emil Reesen

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    16:48
  • 4:13 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Gabriel Faure

    Mayumi Fujikawa, violin

    Jorge Federico Osorio, piano

    23:22
  • 4:12 AM

    Tantum ergo

    Gabriel Faure

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    John Scott, organ

    2:27
  • 4:00 AM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Paul Crossley, piano

    5:52
  • 3:57 AM

    Sleepsong

    Rolf Lovland

    Invisible Stars - Choral Works of Ireland and Scotland

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    Emily Doyle, soprano

    4:37
  • 3:22 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Uncovered Vol. 1

    Catalyst Quartet

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    26:01
  • 3:22 AM

    The Crystal Lake

    Elinor Remick Warren

    Polish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Szymon Kawalla, conductor

    9:03
  • 3:18 AM

    Mazurka No. 39

    Frederic Chopin

    Aleck Karis, piano

    2:33
  • 3:06 AM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:10
  • 3:01 AM

    Magic Forest Dances: Flower Nymphs

    Stefania de Kenessey

    William Meredith, oboe

    Stefania de Kenessey, piano

    4:35
  • 2:32 AM

    Shakespeare's Tempest

    John Knowles Paine

    John Knowles Paine: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:00
  • 2:32 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Stephen Preston, flute

    6:45
  • 2:25 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    5:18
  • 2:17 AM

    German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)

    Johannes Brahms

    Choral Masterpieces

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    5:42
  • 2:06 AM

    Rondo for Piano and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    8:23
  • 2:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: Adagio

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Violin Sonatas

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    4:27
  • 1:43 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    15:23
  • 1:25 AM

    Guitar Concerto "Affinity"

    Chris Brubeck

    Affinity

    Maryland Symphony Orchestra

    Elizabeth Schulze, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    16:02
  • 1:22 AM

    Joan Baez Suite: Silkie

    John Duarte

    Journey To The New World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    1:46
  • 1:06 AM

    Merry Mount Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    15:00
  • 1:01 AM

    Quintet No. 2: 1st movement

    Jean Francaix

    Mobius

    4:39
  • 12:51 AM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: 5 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    7:40
  • 12:48 AM

    Etude No. 9

    Louise Farrenc

    Joanne Polk, piano

    2:02
  • 12:23 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: The Complete Flute Concertos

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    23:09
  • 12:16 AM

    Mary Poppins: Feed the Birds

    Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:21
  • 12:12 AM

    The Lost Birds: Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

    Christopher Tin

    Voces8

    4:46
  • 12:06 AM

    Shelter Island

    Xavier Dubois Foley

    Randall Goosby, violin

    Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass

    5:11
  • 12:01 AM

    Sonata for Flute and Harp

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    Catherine Michel, harp

    4:35
  • 11:49 PM

    Warsaw Concerto

    Richard Addinsell

    Concertos: Mathieu, Addinsell, Gershwin

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    Alain Lefevre, piano

    9:27
  • 11:39 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Morton, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    9:42
  • 11:25 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    12:00
  • 11:18 PM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": Adagio

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    6:37
  • 11:12 PM

    Suite No. 3 for Two Pianos "Variations": Nocturne

    Anton Arensky

    Aglika Genova, piano

    Liuben Dimitrov, piano

    3:21
  • 11:06 PM

    Nocturne

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    6:14
  • 11:01 PM

    Concert Suite No. 2: Menuets

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Baroque Nouveau

    4:39
  • 10:47 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): On the Beach at Sorrento

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:50
  • 10:41 PM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    4:55
  • 10:24 PM

    Symphony "The Hunt"

    Carl Stamitz

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    16:17
  • 10:19 PM

    Maria Carolina

    Antonio Lauro

    John Williams, guitar

    2:33
  • 10:06 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    11:55
  • 10:03 PM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Samuel Sanders, piano

    2:43
  • 9:50 PM

    Bishop Rock

    Doreen Carwithen

    CARWITHEN: Piano Concerto / Bishop Rock / ODTAA / Suffolk Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    8:16
  • 9:39 PM

    Divertimento No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amadeus Winds

    10:51
  • 9:21 PM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Works by Britten, Tippett, Walton

    Guildhall Strings

    15:55
  • 9:17 PM

    Mark Delpriora, guitar

    2:52
  • 9:06 PM

    Oberon Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    10:09
  • 9:01 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Ryan Cockerham, conductor

    Er-Gene Kahng, violin

    4:33
  • 6:56 PM

    Humoresque

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stephen Hough's New Piano Album

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:47
  • 6:35 PM

    Hamlet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 OVERTURE/THE TEMPEST/HAMLET

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    19:53
  • 6:28 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Alessandro Stradella

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    5:42
  • 6:06 PM

    Randall Goosby, violin

    Zhu Wang, piano

    19:34
  • 6:01 PM

    Dance of the Orange Blossoms

    Eric Coates

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:32
  • 5:54 PM

    Hook: The Lost Boys Ballet

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:00
  • 5:46 PM

    Le Corsaire: Pas de Deux

    Riccardo Drigo

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    7:56
  • 5:23 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    21:17
  • 5:20 PM

    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin

    Barbara Moser, piano

    2:17
  • 5:06 PM

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    12:21
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Heavy Classix

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:46
  • 4:44 PM

    Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes

    Franz Liszt

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    Barry Douglas, piano

    14:39
  • 4:17 PM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: String Quartets, Opus 18 (Complete)

    Miro Quartet

    24:58
  • 4:13 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Venezia"

    Benna Moe

    Cathrine Penderup, piano

    2:50
  • 4:06 PM

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    5:58
  • 4:01 PM

    Flute Quartet: Minuet

    Franz Schubert

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    4:43
  • 3:38 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Theme and Variations

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    18:46
  • 3:26 PM

    Norwegian Dances

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Norwegian Dances

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    17:36
  • 3:18 PM

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    6:45
  • 3:05 PM

    Mediterranean Concerto: Rhythmic

    John McLaughlin

    John McLaughlin: The Mediterranean Concerto

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    John McLaughlin, guitar

    11:55
  • 2:59 PM

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Richard Galliano, accordion

    4:29
  • 2:55 PM

    Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Melody

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Julia Fischer, violin

    3:12
  • 2:41 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Musa Italiana

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    6:15
  • 2:32 PM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Gala IV

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:21
  • 2:26 PM

    Lincoln: The American Process

    John Williams

    Lincoln Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:57
  • 2:19 PM

    Summon the Heroes

    John Williams

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:17
  • 2:09 PM

    Symphony No. 34: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:27
  • 2:08 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    9:02
  • 2:04 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Vienna Waldhorn Society

    3:00
  • 1:52 PM

    Swedish Dances

    Max Bruch

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:50
  • 1:45 PM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    The Stowkowski Sound

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:26
  • 1:39 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    4:50
  • 1:33 PM

    Violin Concerto: Fly Forward

    Jennifer Higdon

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    5:08
  • 1:28 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Soaring

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann & Brahms: Piano Works

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    3:25
  • 1:20 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 10 after Scarlatti

    Charles Avison

    Avison: 12 Concerti Grossi

    Brandenburg Consort

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:43
  • 1:16 PM

    Scherzetto

    Jacques Ibert

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    3:47
  • 1:13 PM
    2:00
  • 1:06 PM

    Creatures of Prometheus: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    5:37
  • 1:04 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:48
  • 12:49 PM

    Piano Concerto: 3rd movement

    Emilie Mayer

    Mayer: Symphony No. 4, Piano Concerto, String Quartet & Piano Sonata

    New Brandenburg Phiharmonic

    Sebastian Tewinkel, conductor

    Ewa Kupiec, piano

    9:08
  • 12:36 PM

    Concerto for Two Flutes and Bassoon

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    The Colourful Telemann

    Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra

    Barthold Kuijken, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    11:29
  • 12:31 PM

    The Seasons: Summer: The Heather Bells

    James Oswald

    Alison Melville, recorder

    Mary-Katherine Finch, cello

    Kirk Elliott, harp/guitar

    Ben Grossman, percussion

    Michael Jarvis, harpsichord

    3:24
  • 12:21 PM

    Symphony No. 2: Andantino

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    8:35
  • 12:15 PM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    5:39
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 29: 4th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart; Zuckerman

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    5:33
  • 12:04 PM

    Randall Goosby, violin

    Zhu Wang, piano

    19:34
  • 11:42 AM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    16:06
  • 11:38 AM

    String Quartet: Scherzo

    Claude Debussy

    Brooklyn Rider

    3:51
  • 11:21 AM

    Tintagel

    Arnold Bax

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:48
  • 11:18 AM

    Galliard

    Johann Schop

    Dowland & his Contemporaries

    Hamburger Ratsmusik

    Simone Eckert, conductor

    2:22
  • 11:12 AM

    Song of Jean Racine (Cantique de Jean Racine)

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure Requiem

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Tom Etheridge, organ

    5:36
  • 11:06 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 2nd movement

    Walter Piston

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    5:09
  • 11:01 AM

    Aleko: Women's Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:36
  • 10:52 AM

    Reverie Orientale

    Alexander Glazunov

    Levant

    Amici

    6:24
  • 10:26 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Nino Rota

    Nino Rota

    Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Jennifer Swartz, harp

    24:21
  • 10:19 AM

    Die tote Stadt: Gluck, das mir verblieb (Marietta's Song)

    Erich Korngold

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    5:15
  • 10:06 AM

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    12:16
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphonic Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Marion Bauer

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    4:38
  • 9:55 AM

    Two Romantic Preludes

    Marcel Tournier

    Glorian Duo

    3:35
  • 9:22 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Sinfonia brevis"

    Erkki Melartin

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    32:46
  • 9:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 5

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Tartini: Trio and Violin Sonatas

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    13:45
  • 9:01 AM

    There Will Be Hope

    Hania Rani/Dobrawa Czocher

    Hania Rani, piano and vocals

    Dobrawa Czocher, cello

    4:36
  • 8:54 AM

    Die Nacht

    Franz Schubert

    Hope

    Ensemble Amarcord

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:27
  • 8:34 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonatas, D537 and D664, etc.

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    19:16
  • 8:10 AM

    String Quartet No. 61 "Fifths"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    22:54
  • 8:06 AM

    Fantasia No. 11

    Henry Purcell

    Chaconnes and Fantasias: Music of Britten and Purcell

    Emerson String Quartet

    3:03
  • 8:01 AM

    Elena Papandreou, guitar

    4:36
  • 7:45 AM

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    13:03
  • 7:42 AM

    Vem ca, Branquinha (Come here, little darling)

    Ernesto Nazareth

    Joel Fan, piano

    2:45
  • 7:14 AM

    A Child's Reliquary

    Richard Danielpour

    Vermont Symphony Orchestra

    Sarah Hicks, conductor

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    Sharon Robinson, cello

    25:43
  • 7:06 AM

    Adagio

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Sharon Isbin box set

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:46
  • 7:01 AM

    Sonatina: 2nd movement

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Andrea Lieberknecht, flute

    Frank Bungarten, guitar

    4:32
  • 6:55 AM

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    Robert Levin, piano

    2:53
  • 6:17 AM

    String Quartet No. 14

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete String Quartets: Volume 3 The Late Quartets

    Dover Quartet

    37:28
  • 6:06 AM

    Berceuse

    Franz Liszt

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    9:40
  • 6:01 AM

    Lament

    Frank Bridge

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:41