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  • 5:38 AM

    Symphony No. 95

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    20:24
  • 5:17 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    20:23
  • 5:06 AM

    Rondo for Cello

    Antonin Dvorak

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    8:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Consolation

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:51
  • 4:51 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Mozart

    Fernando Sor

    Narciso Yepes, guitar

    7:22
  • 4:15 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 3

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    33:13
  • 4:11 AM

    Song without Words No. 40

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Blue Hour

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    2:31
  • 4:06 AM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Beautiful Hollywood

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Alexander Kerr, violin

    4:39
  • 4:01 AM

    The Tempest: Rustic Dance

    Ernest Chausson

    Chausson: Symphony in B flat, Op. 20; Soir de Fete, Op. 32; The Tempest, Op. 18: Two Scenes

    Orchestra of Belgian Radio & TV

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:51
  • 3:41 AM

    Cinnamon Grove

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    17:30
  • 3:23 AM

    Little Concert Suite

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Anthony Parnther, conductor

    15:38
  • 3:17 AM

    Azuretta

    Regina Harris Baiocchi

    Where Freedom Rings: Compositions by Contemporary African American Composers

    Deanne Tucker, piano

    3:37
  • 3:06 AM

    Lord of Salisbury Pavan and Galliard

    Orlando Gibbons

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:04
  • 3:01 AM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:53 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lullabies For Mila

    Alessio Bax, piano

    5:28
  • 2:33 AM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:35
  • 2:19 AM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    11:38
  • 2:06 AM

    In Italy Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Goldmark: Overtures

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    12:40
  • 2:01 AM

    Les Brises d'Orient: Souvenir d'Occident

    Felicien David

    Daniel Blumenthal, piano

    4:35
  • 12:51 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Brahms: Waltzes, Hungarian Dances

    Genevieve Chinn, piano

    6:17
  • 12:34 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:28
  • 12:29 AM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavotte

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Inspired by Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    3:42
  • 12:25 AM

    Serenade for Winds: 2nd movement

    Emil Hartmann

    Romantic Wind Serenades

    Consortium Classicum

    3:29
  • 12:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Awadagin Pratt: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    18:37
  • 12:01 AM

    William Tell: Pas de Soldats (Soldiers' Dance)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:31
  • 11:42 PM

    Folk Suite

    Morton Gould

    London Symphony Orchestra

    David Amos, conductor

    14:50
  • 11:34 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    6:30
  • 11:18 PM

    Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    15:51
  • 11:14 PM

    Claremont Duo

    2:57
  • 11:06 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:30
  • 11:01 PM

    Suite for Large Orchestra: Finale

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    4:28
  • 10:51 PM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    Shigenori Kudo, flute

    6:49
  • 10:46 PM

    Villageoises

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music Vol. 2

    Eric Parkin, piano

    4:21
  • 10:20 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Early Symphonies and Stage Music

    Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    23:38
  • 10:14 PM

    Cantus

    5:37
  • 10:10 PM

    Piano Sonata: 3rd movement

    Clara Schumann

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    2:50
  • 10:06 PM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yondani Butt, conductor

    3:53
  • 10:03 PM

    Little Concert Suite: Tarantelle Fretillante

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Anthony Parnther, conductor

    2:44
  • 9:55 PM

    Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    3:01
  • 9:33 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    20:33
  • 9:32 PM

    Prelude No. 15

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: 24 Preludes Op 34, Sonata No 2 Op 61

    Vladimir Viardo, piano

    :52
  • 9:17 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    13:28
  • 9:06 PM

    Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    9:36
  • 9:01 PM

    "Echo" Canzon

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    English Chamber Orchestra Brass

    Donald Fraser, conductor

    William Trafka, organ

    4:32
  • 6:43 PM

    Five Bagatelles

    Gerald Finzi

    Joy and Desolation

    Tesla Quartet

    Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet

    14:52
  • 6:19 PM

    Czech Suite

    Antonin Dvorak

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    23:00
  • 6:14 PM

    Growing Dusky Polska

    Maria Kalaniemi

    Over Land And Sea

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    4:05
  • 6:10 PM

    Richmond Rag

    May Aufderheide

    Sylvan Winds

    2:00
  • 6:06 PM

    Ballade No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Awadagin Pratt: A Long Way from Normal

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    3:48
  • 6:01 PM

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:42
  • 5:49 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Reconstructed Violin Concerti

    Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

    Helmuth Rilling, conductor

    Isabelle Faust, violin

    9:20
  • 5:16 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    31:25
  • 5:11 PM

    Intermezzo

    Anton Arensky

    Russian Moods

    USSR Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    3:16
  • 5:06 PM

    Impresario: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Empire Brass: Greatest Hits

    Empire Brass

    4:22
  • 5:01 PM

    Three Greek Dances

    Nikos Skalkottas

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

    4:50
  • 4:47 PM

    The Seasons: Autumn

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 The Seasons

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    11:46
  • 4:15 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    29:34
  • 4:08 PM

    String Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    5:43
  • 4:06 PM

    From Tale to Tale: Dance of the Brigands

    Oskar Nedbal

    Nedbal: From Tale To Tale

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Miroslav Homolka, conductor

    1:06
  • 4:01 PM

    Tarantella

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:35
  • 3:40 PM

    Ulysses' Gaze: Selections

    Eleni Karaindrou

    Ensemble

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    18:46
  • 3:34 PM

    Spanish Serenade

    Joaquin Malats

    Reflections of Spain: Spanish Favorites for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    4:23
  • 3:11 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Trondheim Soloists

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    21:29
  • 3:04 PM

    The Arctic Suite: Frozen World

    Jacob Shea

    Arctic Philharmonic

    Christian Kluxen, conductor

    Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin

    6:05
  • 3:00 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Gagliarda

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    3:36
  • 2:55 PM

    Into the Woods: Moments in the Woods

    Stephen Reynolds

    Into the Woods: Movie soundtrack

    Emily Blunt, vocal

    3:00
  • 2:51 PM

    Narnia Suite: Themes for Narnia

    Marisa Robles

    Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble

    Christopher Hyde-Smith, flute

    2:49
  • 2:40 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:03
  • 2:33 PM

    Transcendental Etude No. 12 "Chasse neige"

    Franz Liszt

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    5:32
  • 2:28 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Mozart

    Mikhail Glinka

    Susann McDonald, harp

    4:11
  • 2:21 PM

    Zadok the Priest

    George Frideric Handel

    The Greatest Choral Show On Earth

    English Chamber Orchestra

    David Willcocks, conductor

    5:55
  • 2:17 PM

    Looking Glass Insects

    Deems Taylor

    The Musical Fantasies of Charles Griffes and Deems Taylor

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    2:52
  • 2:08 PM

    Anagnoson & Kinton, duo pianos

    5:45
  • 2:04 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    3:00
  • 1:48 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    9:17
  • 1:47 PM

    Finlandia Hymn

    Jean Sibelius

    I Lift My Lamp: Illuminations from Immigrant America

    Jacqueline Schwab, piano

    3:00
  • 1:39 PM

    Maskarade: Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:46
  • 1:34 PM

    When Icicles Hang: Blow thou winter

    John Rutter

    Fancies

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:53
  • 1:30 PM

    Etude No. 11 "Winter Wind"

    Frederic Chopin

    Murray Perahia, piano

    3:29
  • 1:21 PM

    Harlem Symphony: April in Harlem

    James Price Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:45
  • 1:16 PM

    Minuetto pastorale

    Muzio Clementi

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    3:50
  • 1:09 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:15
  • 1:04 PM

    Snowfall

    Claude Thornhill

    Swing, Swing, Swing

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:13
  • 12:48 PM

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    10:13
  • 12:45 PM

    Drive the Cold Winter Away

    John Playford

    Galante Kurzweyl: Dances from Renaissance, Baroqu and Rococo

    Ensemble Buon Tempo

    1:36
  • 12:39 PM

    Enigma Variations: Nimrod

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Oundjian, conductor

    4:18
  • 12:34 PM

    String Quartet No. 4: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Tokyo String Quartet

    4:25
  • 12:30 PM

    March of the Little Lead Soldiers

    Gabriel Pierne

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor

    2:54
  • 12:26 PM

    Symphony No. 9: 2nd mvt

    Antonin Dvorak

    John Dodge, guitar

    3:33
  • 12:19 PM

    Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:51
  • 12:16 PM

    Valse "Snowstorm"

    Georgy Sviridov

    From Russia with Harp

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    3:03
  • 12:06 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Karl Richter Edition: Mozart/Haydn/Gluck

    Munich Bach Orchestra

    Karl Richter, conductor

    Aurele Nicolet, flute

    7:47
  • 12:04 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Awadagin Pratt: Transformations

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    1:09
  • 11:48 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 4th movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    9:57
  • 11:39 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms and Joachim Violin Concertos

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Carlos Kalmar, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    8:35
  • 11:25 AM

    Quartet No. 5

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    12:54
  • 11:22 AM

    Partita No. 3: Fantasia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Igor Levit, piano

    2:54
  • 11:11 AM

    Overture di Ballo

    Arthur Sullivan

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    9:53
  • 11:06 AM

    Turandot: Nessun dorma

    Giacomo Puccini

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    3:34
  • 11:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 4: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    4:39
  • 10:44 AM

    Spanish Dances

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    14:19
  • 10:28 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    14:20
  • 10:19 AM

    Glass Houses: No. 15

    Ann Southam

    Taktus

    7:29
  • 10:06 AM

    Trio No. 3 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: London Trios and Divertimentos

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    12:00
  • 10:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana": Preghiera (Prayer)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1-4

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:44 AM

    Ballet Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    13:42
  • 9:34 AM

    Swan of Tuonela

    Jean Sibelius

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Marni Hougham, English horn

    9:32
  • 9:15 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 5

    Luigi Boccherini

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:50
  • 9:06 AM

    Adagio amoroso

    Kurt Atterberg

    Camerata Nordica

    Ulf Wallin, conductor

    7:56
  • 9:01 AM

    Suite of Dances No. 6

    Johann Ernst Rieck

    Stradivaria

    4:45
  • 8:32 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Josef Suk

    Suk Chamber Orchestra

    Joseph Suk, conductor

    26:46
  • 8:24 AM

    Sonatina for Piano Duet

    Ferdinand Ries

    Ries: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas, Vol. 6

    Susan Kagan, piano

    7:43
  • 8:06 AM

    Suite for String Orchestra

    Susan Spain-Dunk

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    15:37
  • 8:01 AM

    Homage to Paradise Valley: Roho, Pumzika Kwa Amani (Spirits, Rest Peacefully)

    Jeff Scott

    Akropolis Reed Quintet

    4:45
  • 7:39 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    19:19
  • 7:29 AM

    Souvenir of a Beloved Place: Meditation

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prokofiev & Glazunov: Violin Concertos

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Nikolaj Znaider, violin

    10:08
  • 7:06 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    Catherine Michel, harp

    20:29
  • 7:01 AM

    Figure Humaine: Liberte

    Francis Poulenc

    12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

    4:34
  • 6:50 AM

    Scherzando No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:54
  • 6:48 AM

    Much Ado About Nothing: Intermezzo

    Erich Korngold

    Korngold: Symphony; Much Ado about Nothing Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    2:08
  • 6:40 AM

    Serenade No. 2: Rondo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:58
  • 6:01 AM

    Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Transcendental Bach

    Thomas Labe, piano

    4:41