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  • 5:46 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:37
  • 5:23 AM

    Hours of the Day

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    22:37
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: Reveries

    Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie Fantastique

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    14:43
  • 5:01 AM

    Three Late Love Songs: Tranquillo

    Kurt Schwertsik

    Christopher van Kampen, cello

    Nicola Meecham, piano

    4:32
  • 4:51 AM

    The Planets: Mars

    Gustav Holst

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    7:38
  • 4:21 AM

    Mississippi River Suite

    Florence Price

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    27:44
  • 4:11 AM

    Symphony

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: Symphonies op. 21, Nos. 1-5

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    8:07
  • 4:06 AM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:46
  • 4:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:39
  • 3:47 AM

    Symphonic Dances: 1st movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Gateways

    Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    11:32
  • 3:20 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    25:33
  • 3:13 AM

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:25
  • 3:06 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz, Turina

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    6:42
  • 3:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 50: Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Leipzig String Quartet

    4:53
  • 2:46 AM

    Gayane Ballet Suite

    Aram Khachaturian

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:20
  • 2:22 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    22:51
  • 2:15 AM

    Fantasy for Flute and Piano

    Gabriel Faure

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    Richard Cionco, piano

    5:07
  • 2:06 AM

    Karelia Overture

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Karelia and Kuolema (complete versions)

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    8:10
  • 2:01 AM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:47 AM

    A Spring Garland

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Armstrong Gibbs: Dale and Fell

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    11:14
  • 1:18 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    27:56
  • 1:09 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race": 4th movement

    William Grant Still

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    7:13
  • 1:06 AM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    1:49
  • 1:01 AM

    From Foreign Lands: Germany

    Moritz Moszkowski

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    4:37
  • 12:49 AM

    English Dances: Second Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    9:31
  • 12:24 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    23:00
  • 12:18 AM

    Horn Trio: Finale

    Johannes Brahms

    The Unfolding of Music II, 1

    William Vermeulen, horn

    6:42
  • 12:09 AM

    American Serenade: Dance

    Antal Dorati

    DORATI: Night Music

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Moshe Atzmon, conductor

    7:01
  • 12:06 AM

    Three Dream Portraits: Dream Variation

    Margaret Bonds

    Will Liverman, baritone

    Paul Sanchez, piano

    2:08
  • 12:01 AM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    The Music of Eric Coates

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:28
  • 11:48 PM

    Carnaval

    Robert Schumann

    RAVEL, M.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 3

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:50
  • 11:28 PM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    18:36
  • 11:17 PM

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    10:29
  • 11:09 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    6:20
  • 11:06 PM

    Les Tours de Passe-Passe (Sleight of Hand)

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Tic Toc Choc

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    2:24
  • 11:01 PM

    The Beatitudes

    Vladimir Martynov

    Mari

    Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    4:44
  • 10:54 PM

    I Puritani: Son vergin vezzosa (Polka d'Elvira)

    Vincenzo Bellini

    Opera Arias for Trumpet

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    3:32
  • 10:34 PM

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:45
  • 10:29 PM

    Cancion de Cuna (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

    Leo Brouwer

    Marco Tamayo, guitar

    4:04
  • 10:15 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 2

    Tomaso Albinoni

    I Musici

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    12:25
  • 10:06 PM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures, Vol. 2

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:38
  • 10:03 PM

    The Beachcomber

    Clive Richardson

    British Light Music: Miniatures

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    2:42
  • 9:49 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    9:06
  • 9:23 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    24:01
  • 9:06 PM

    Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Early Chamber Music

    Nash Ensemble

    15:31
  • 9:01 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Johan Zander

    The Gustavian Symphony

    Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:48 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    11:28
  • 6:21 PM

    Symphony No. 92 "Oxford"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    24:47
  • 6:10 PM

    Magnolia Suite: Part 1

    Nathaniel Dett

    Denver Oldham, piano

    8:52
  • 6:06 PM

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Spiritual

    Will Liverman, baritone

    Caen Thomason-Redus, flute

    Paul Sanchez, piano

    3:11
  • 6:01 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 1: Gigue

    Johann Goldberg

    Bach: Sonates en Trio

    London Baroque

    Ingrid Seifert, violin

    4:37
  • 5:54 PM

    Suite: Finale

    Gordon Jacob

    In This Hid Clearing...

    University of Missouri Wind Ensemble

    Thomas O'Neal, conductor

    4:00
  • 5:50 PM

    Sonata pian e forte

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Royal Academy of Music Brass

    4:23
  • 5:19 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring"

    Robert Schumann

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    29:23
  • 5:06 PM

    12 Variations on Mozart's "Ein Madchen oder Weibchen"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Hope Amid Tears

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    10:40
  • 5:01 PM

    Bella Bocca Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:46
  • 4:52 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: Prelude

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

    5:55
  • 4:51 PM

    Andrew West, piano

    1:37
  • 4:26 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    22:46
  • 4:11 PM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:36
  • 4:06 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    4:50
  • 4:03 PM

    Symphony No. 7, "Leningrad": 4th mvt

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:00
  • 4:01 PM

    Irish Tune from County Derry

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:47
  • 3:49 PM

    Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee

    George Chadwick

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:41
  • 3:46 PM

    Hofbrauhaus Polka

    Traditional German

    Apollo Chamber Players

    2:21
  • 3:36 PM

    Symphonie Espagnole: Rondo

    Edouard Lalo

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    8:23
  • 3:29 PM

    Rondo Brillante

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    6:16
  • 3:10 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    New York Philharmonic

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    18:32
  • 3:03 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:51
  • 2:50 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Midori, violin

    7:32
  • 2:40 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    9:17
  • 2:32 PM

    Cantata No. 42: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    6:21
  • 2:28 PM

    Ballet des Feus

    Michael Praetorius

    Michael Praetorius: Dances from Terpsichore (1612)

    Parley of Instruments

    Peter Holman, conductor

    2:48
  • 2:21 PM

    New England Triptych: Chester

    William Schuman

    Be Glad Then, America

    "The President's Own" United States Marine Band

    Lt. Col. Jason K. Fetting, conductor

    6:01
  • 2:17 PM

    Valse-Ballet

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    3:02
  • 2:09 PM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este: Courante and Final Salute

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Salute to France: Harmonie Ensemble plays Hohn, Milhaud, Ibert & Poulenc

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    4:56
  • 2:04 PM

    Die Meistersinger: Wach auf!

    Richard Wagner

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Silvio Varviso, conductor

    Leipzig Radio Chorus

    4:00
  • 1:54 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: selections

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:32
  • 1:50 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: selections

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:32
  • 1:41 PM

    La Vida Breve: Interlude and Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat, La Vida Breve, Homenajas

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    6:59
  • 1:32 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 27 and 20

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    31:14
  • 1:25 PM

    Scaramouche: Modere

    Darius Milhaud

    Creation

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    5:31
  • 1:17 PM

    Gondoliers Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Gilbert & Sullivan: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:53
  • 1:13 PM

    Le Carneval de Venice

    Johann Kaspar Mertz

    The Romantic Guitar

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    2:45
  • 1:09 PM

    Hippolyte et Aricie: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    2:48
  • 1:04 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:25
  • 12:49 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Souvenir D'un Lieu Cher

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    10:20
  • 12:46 PM

    Syncopation

    Fritz Kreisler

    12 Stradivari

    Janine Jansen, violin

    2:16
  • 12:38 PM

    Impressions of the Puna

    Alberto Ginastera

    Shanghai Quartet

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    6:53
  • 12:33 PM

    Barcarolle No. 4

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    3:44
  • 12:30 PM

    Stuttgart Brass Quartet

    1:53
  • 12:24 PM

    New Vienna Landler

    Joseph Lanner

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    Michael Dittrich, conductor

    5:34
  • 12:16 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: The Bartered Bride & From My Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    6:36
  • 12:11 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:21
  • 12:04 PM

    Shall We Gather at the River

    Robert Lowry

    LORD, HOW COME ME HERE?: SPIRITUALS, FOLK HYMNS, AND ART SONG REIMAGINED

    Will Liverman, baritone

    6:20
  • 11:45 AM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:43
  • 11:30 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    New York Chamber Musicians

    Ilonna Pederson, conductor

    13:26
  • 11:19 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:48
  • 11:16 AM

    Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp

    Heidi van Hoesen Gorton, harp

    2:42
  • 11:11 AM

    Prelude and Fugue No. 5

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Dmitri Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87

    Jenny Lin, piano

    3:52
  • 11:06 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:14
  • 11:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 10:50 AM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    8:03
  • 10:20 AM

    Sicilian Vespers: Four Seasons Ballet

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    29:13
  • 10:15 AM

    The Fabelmans: Mother and Son

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:28
  • 10:06 AM

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    8:45
  • 10:01 AM

    Bass Tuba Concerto: Romance

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    20th-Century Tuba Concertos

    Singapore Symphony Orchestra

    Anne Manson, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    4:45
  • 9:24 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    34:47
  • 9:19 AM

    Postcards from the Sky: "Unfolding Sky"

    Marjan Mozetich

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:13
  • 9:09 AM

    Introduction and Allegro "Grand Solo"

    Fernando Sor

    Brouwer, Villa-Lobos, Orbon

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    8:48
  • 9:06 AM

    Ten Sketches: Village Dance

    John Knowles Paine

    Christopher Atzinger, piano

    1:34
  • 9:01 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 6: Sicilienne

    Saverio Mercadante

    Mercadante: Flute Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    4:49
  • 8:32 AM

    Idomeneo: Ballet Music

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    26:43
  • 8:21 AM

    Scheherazade: The Young Prince and the Young Princess

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Mad About Love

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    9:42
  • 8:06 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

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

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    13:31
  • 8:01 AM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 5-7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:27 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    31:03
  • 7:13 AM

    Concert Rondo "Krakowiak"

    Frederic Chopin

    Northwest Sinfonietta

    Christophe Chagnard, conductor

    Joel Fan, piano

    13:54
  • 7:06 AM

    Suite in modo polonico: Kujawiak Mazurka and Oberek Mazurka

    Alexandre Tansman

    Tomasz Zawierucha, guitar

    4:53
  • 7:01 AM

    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Ziva, conductor

    Andrei Korobeinikov, piano

    4:35
  • 6:44 AM

    A Moorside Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    14:18
  • 6:20 AM

    Symphony No. 84 "In Nomine Domini"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    23:38
  • 6:06 AM

    Old Wine in New Bottles

    Gordon Jacob

    The Chamber Winds

    Chamber Winds

    11:51
  • 6:01 AM

    Two Etudes

    Marie Bigot

    Betty Ann Miller, piano

    4:53