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  • 4:28 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    30:12
  • 4:20 AM

    Idyll

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian Horn Concertos

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    7:28
  • 4:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    12:15
  • 4:01 AM

    Partita No. 5: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: The Six Partitas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:40
  • 3:54 AM

    O Mistress Mine

    Thomas Morley

    Corona Guitar Quartet

    Corona Guitar Quartet

    3:44
  • 3:21 AM

    Double Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    32:01
  • 3:17 AM

    Wedding on the Eiffel Tower: Waltz of the Telegrams

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    2:32
  • 3:06 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    9:55
  • 12:49 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): Life in Naples

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:32
  • 12:24 AM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    23:42
  • 12:21 AM

    Scottish Legend

    Amy Beach

    neglected works for piano

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    2:27
  • 12:11 AM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:07
  • 12:06 AM

    Oklahoma!: Main Title

    Richard Rodgers

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:04
  • 12:01 AM

    Bassoon Concerto: Allegro

    Christoph Graupner

    Graupner: Instrumental and Vocal Music, Vol. 1

    L'Ensemble des Idees heureuses

    Genevieve Soly, conductor

    Mathieu Lussier, bassoon

    4:43
  • 11:53 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wendy Carlos, moog synthesizer

    3:36
  • 11:14 PM

    Blue Horizon

    Stanley Woolner

    blue horizon

    Ivan Konev, piano

    9:01
  • 11:05 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    7:30
  • 10:53 PM

    New Horizons in Music Appreciation

    P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele)

    The Wurst of PDQ Bach

    Peter Schickele, conductor

    Soloists

    8:49
  • 10:50 PM

    The Great Race: Pie in the Face Polka

    Henry Mancini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Henry Mancini, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    2:30
  • 10:41 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:04
  • 10:15 PM

    Concert Champetre

    Francis Poulenc

    Messiaen: Turangalila Symphony etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Simon Preston, harpsichord

    24:11
  • 10:08 PM

    Winterreise (Winter Journey): Gute Nacht (Good Night)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Winterreise

    Matthias Goerne, baritone

    5:30
  • 10:03 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Accordion Time Voyage

    Teodoro Anzellotti, accordion

    3:38
  • 9:45 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    14:53
  • 9:39 PM

    Organ Symphony No. 2: Finale

    Charles-Marie Widor

    WIDOR: Organ Symphonies Nos. 2 in D major and 8 in B major

    Hans Fagius, organ

    4:08
  • 9:20 PM

    Symphonic Variations

    Cesar Franck

    Ravel: Piano Concertos/Faure/Franck

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    16:50
  • 9:15 PM

    Ubi Caritas

    Ola Gjeilo

    Life And Breath

    Phoenix Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    3:07
  • 9:12 PM

    Rothko Chapel 5

    Morton Feldman

    University of California-Berkeley Chamber Chorus

    Philip Brett, conductor

    David Abel, viola

    Karen Rosenak, celeste

    William Winant, percussion

    2:46
  • 9:06 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Quietude

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:08
  • 8:56 PM

    The Planets: Mars

    Gustav Holst

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:45
  • 8:46 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 2

    Georges Bizet

    Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:34
  • 8:42 PM

    Splinter: Cherry

    Marc Mellits

    All Things Bright and Beautiful

    Paradise Winds

    2:11
  • 8:30 PM

    The Oak

    Florence Price

    Price: Songs of the Oak - Concert Overtures Nos. 1-2

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    10:43
  • 8:22 PM

    Ashokan Farewell

    Jay Ungar

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    5:05
  • 8:17 PM

    Pilgrims' Hymn

    Stephen Paulus

    Bernstein and Britten

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:19
  • 5:52 PM

    Carnival Waltz

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Melodies

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    6:06
  • 5:27 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 & 1

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    24:13
  • 5:12 PM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures, Vol. 2

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:06
  • 5:06 PM

    Tarantella

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Borrowed Treasures

    Debra Wendells-Cross, flute

    6:09
  • 5:01 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 4:44 PM

    Irish Rhapsody No. 5

    Charles Stanford

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    14:27
  • 4:24 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Kati Debretzeni, violin

    18:35
  • 4:19 PM

    Novelette No. 1

    Francis Poulenc

    Melancolie

    Miki Aoki, piano

    2:52
  • 4:06 PM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Isaac Stern, conductor

    12:30
  • 4:01 PM

    Siciliano

    Harry Dexter

    RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    4:47
  • 3:50 PM

    Islamey (Oriental Fantasy)

    Mily Balakirev

    Natasha

    Natasha Paremski, piano

    8:30
  • 3:19 PM

    Symphony No. 103 "Drum Roll"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    29:08
  • 3:15 PM

    American Series: Gato y Malambo (Two Argentinian Dances)

    Hector Ayala

    David Russell, guitar

    2:05
  • 3:08 PM

    Sicilienne and Allegro giocoso

    Gabriel Grovlez

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    Philip Fisher, piano

    5:59
  • 3:06 PM

    La Peri (The Fairy): Fanfare

    Paul Dukas

    Dukas: Symphonie en Ut, La Peri, L'Apprenti Sorcier

    French National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:13
  • 3:01 PM

    Blacksmith's Tune

    Bengt Hallberg

    Scandinavian Brass Ensemble

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:44 PM

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:38
  • 2:41 PM

    Pizzicato Polka

    Johann Strauss

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:00
  • 2:21 PM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    18:18
  • 2:14 PM

    Red Clay and Mississippi Delta

    Valerie Coleman

    Concert Recording

    Julia Bogorad-Kogan, flute

    5:55
  • 2:02 PM

    Harp Sonata

    Germaine Tailleferre

    La Promenade des Dames: French Women Composers and Harp Music

    Alessandra Ziveri, harp

    10:09
  • 1:54 PM

    Hunt Symphony: selections

    Leopold Mozart

    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    2:00
  • 1:50 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: 18th Variation

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    3:07
  • 1:38 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    11:33
  • 1:30 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Heinrich Schiff, cello

    6:42
  • 1:25 PM

    All I Want

    Joni Mitchell

    Larry Goldings, piano

    4:00
  • 1:17 PM

    Concert Paraphrase of Verdi's "Rigoletto"

    Franz Liszt

    World Keys

    Joel Fan, piano

    6:32
  • 1:08 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

    New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

    Max Pommer, conductor

    5:15
  • 1:04 PM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    2:59
  • 12:49 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    10:05
  • 12:44 PM

    Chicago Summer

    Jeff Lambert

    Dances of Spain and Argentina

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    4:10
  • 12:38 PM

    Carmen: Entrance of the Toreadors

    Georges Bizet

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    4:15
  • 12:32 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Highlights from "The Ring"

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    5:29
  • 12:23 PM

    Pest Waltzes

    Joseph Lanner

    Concerto Koln

    7:38
  • 12:17 PM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Goldberg Variations

    Beatrice Rana, piano

    5:04
  • 12:14 PM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Jon Kimura Parker, piano

    1:45
  • 12:08 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Dallas Symphony

    Andrew LItton, conductor

    7:00
  • 12:05 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frederick Handel

    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:15
  • 11:52 AM

    The Creation (Die Schopfung): The heavens are telling (Die Himmel erzahlen)

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Heather Harper, soprano

    Robert Tear, tenor

    John Shirley-Quirk, baritone

    4:45
  • 11:49 AM

    Symphony No. 59 "Fire"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:16
  • 11:47 AM

    Symphony No. 59 "Fire"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:16
  • 11:40 AM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:14
  • 11:33 AM

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:05
  • 11:30 AM

    Peacherine Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:48
  • 11:20 AM

    English Folk Song Suite

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: A Serenade to Music, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    8:51
  • 11:15 AM

    Koanga: La Calinda

    Frederick Delius

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    4:31
  • 11:10 AM

    The Last Song

    Clarice Assad

    Bokyung Byun, guitar

    3:53
  • 11:04 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic dances, Opp. 46 & 72

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    4:31
  • 10:47 AM

    Four Scottish Dances

    Malcolm Arnold

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    10:51
  • 10:35 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons

    Saint Cecilia Academy

    Luka Sulic, cello

    11:02
  • 10:27 AM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:21
  • 10:23 AM

    Miao Mountain Morning

    Chen Gang

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    3:52
  • 10:12 AM

    Fritiof Suite: Prelude

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    9:02
  • 10:06 AM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:36
  • 10:01 AM

    The Grumpy Old Bear

    Julius Fucik

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    Alan Pendlebury, bassoon

    4:36
  • 9:51 AM

    Toccata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Toccatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    7:21
  • 9:25 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th and 5th movements

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 5

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    24:41
  • 9:20 AM

    It's a Small World

    Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman

    Lang Lang: The Disney Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:12
  • 9:06 AM

    Symphony Concertante

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Yury Revich, violin

    Libor Jezek, violin

    13:02
  • 9:01 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 8:30 AM

    Concerto for a Festival

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    28:10
  • 8:25 AM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 8:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Sejong Soloists

    Gil Shaham, violin

    17:16
  • 8:01 AM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 7:50 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
  • 7:44 AM

    The Merchant of Venice: Suite: A la Valse

    Arthur Sullivan

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    4:55
  • 7:21 AM

    Suite Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    21:53
  • 7:07 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Baroque

    Benedetti Baroque Orchestra

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    14:10
  • 7:01 AM

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

    Johannes Brahms

    MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:52
  • 6:36 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Clara Schumann

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Angela Cheng, piano

    21:48
  • 6:33 AM

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    3:13
  • 6:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 21 "Prussian"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quartetto Italiano

    24:46
  • 6:01 AM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:35
  • 5:41 AM

    A Downland Suite

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Music for String Orchestra

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    17:11
  • 5:28 AM

    Ethiopia's Shadow in America

    Florence Price

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Jeter, conductor

    12:44
  • 5:06 AM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet

    Franz Danzi

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    Paul Meyer, clarinet

    19:49
  • 5:01 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Impromptus

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:51