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  • 4:47 AM

    Darkness in the Ancient Valley: Benediction

    Richard Danielpour

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    10:49
  • 4:37 AM

    Where you go (after The Book of Ruth)

    David Lang

    David Lang: the writings

    Cappella Amsterdam

    Daniel Reuss, conductor

    10:10
  • 4:26 AM

    American Contemporary Music Ensemble

    10:11
  • 4:15 AM

    Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto

    8:51
  • 4:07 AM

    Blue Calx

    Aphex Twin

    Acoustica

    Alarm Will Sound

    Alan Pierson, conductor

    7:21
  • 4:01 AM

    Bond of the Beloved

    Layale Chaker

    Alone Together

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    4:28
  • 3:44 AM

    The Revenant: Suite

    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    The Revenant Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Northwest Sinfonia

    Ryuichi Sakamoto, conductor

    13:57
  • 3:39 AM

    To the Hands: Ever Ever Ever

    Caroline Shaw

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    3:10
  • 3:20 AM

    Mahashakti

    John Tavener

    John Tavener: Requiem, Mahashakti, Eternal Memory

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Ruth Palmer, violin

    18:16
  • 3:15 AM

    Tamago 2004

    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Playing the Piano: Deluxe Edition with "out of noise"

    Ryuichi Sakamoto, piano

    2:49
  • 3:06 AM

    Under the Eye of Heaven: The Enigma

    Nick Bicat

    Power

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    7:29
  • 3:01 AM

    Three Pieces after Byzantine Hymns: No. 2

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos

    Anja Lechner, cello

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano

    4:50
  • 2:50 AM

    Morning Star Waltz

    Justin Holland

    Justin Holland Recording Project

    Michael Vascones, guitar

    8:44
  • 2:22 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Felix & Fanny

    Ebene Quartet

    25:58
  • 2:19 AM

    Der Schmetterling (The Butterfly)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Lieder

    Ian Bostridge, tenor

    1:25
  • 2:07 AM

    Pastoral Suite

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Swedish Orchestral Favourites

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    12:23
  • 2:01 AM

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    4:39
  • 1:47 AM

    Pour une fete de printemps

    Albert Roussel

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    11:11
  • 1:37 AM

    Trio Anima Mundi

    8:49
  • 1:23 AM

    Dance Poem

    Frank Bridge

    Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    13:59
  • 1:13 AM

    Adagio and Allegro

    Robert Schumann

    Guy Johnston, cello

    Tom Poster, piano

    8:46
  • 1:07 AM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    5:09
  • 1:01 AM

    Vento Chiaro

    4:33
  • 12:45 AM

    Concert Overture No. 2

    Florence Price

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    13:34
  • 12:23 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 4 "Fandango"

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini, Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Quintets

    Tokyo String Quartet

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    20:14
  • 12:16 AM

    Prelude No. 12 "Tendresse"

    Joseph Jongen

    Ivan Ilic, piano

    5:04
  • 12:06 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande Suite; Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun; Three Nocturnes

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    9:22
  • 12:01 AM

    Madrigal-Pavana

    Francisco Braga

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Neil Thomson, conductor

    4:34
  • 10:54 PM

    From Jewish Life: Prayer

    Ernest Bloch

    Dreaming

    Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

    4:18
  • 10:42 PM

    The Winter's Tale Overture

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:23
  • 10:38 PM

    Song without Words No. 18 "Duetto"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Murray Perahia, piano

    3:05
  • 10:24 PM

    Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    13:04
  • 10:21 PM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:26
  • 10:05 PM

    Lyric Quartet

    William Grant Still

    Catalyst Quartet

    15:14
  • 9:46 PM

    Our Town

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Our Town, El Salon Mexico

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    10:58
  • 9:42 PM

    Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:51
  • 9:34 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Prelude, La Mer

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    7:01
  • 9:24 PM

    Zeynep Ucbasaran, piano

    8:51
  • 9:21 PM

    From Jonas Hallgrimsson's Picture Book: Minuet

    Pall Isolfsson

    Icelandic Works for the Stage

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    2:16
  • 9:14 PM

    Spring Soiree No. 2

    Felicien David

    Limoges Baroque Ensemble

    5:16
  • 9:05 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto Italiano

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    Julien Martineau, mandolin

    8:09
  • 9:01 PM

    Piece in the Form of a Habanera

    Maurice Ravel

    Laurent Korcia, violin

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    2:50
  • 8:42 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Dennis Brain, horn

    16:03
  • 8:30 PM

    The Perfect Fool Ballet Music

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    10:39
  • 8:23 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    6:28
  • 8:16 PM

    An American Mosaic: Doctors and Interns

    Richard Danielpour

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    4:54
  • 8:06 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    The Celtic Album

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    9:44
  • 8:00 PM

    Impressions: Calm Night

    Henriette Bosmans

    Out Of The Shadow

    Lucia Swarts, cello

    4:31
  • 5:43 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    14:53
  • 5:22 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 8 "In the Form of a Vocal Scene"

    Louis Spohr

    Paganini, Spohr: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    19:46
  • 5:18 PM

    Tosca: Vissi d'arte

    Giacomo Puccini

    The Opera Album

    Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

    3:29
  • 5:06 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Complete String Symphonies

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    9:53
  • 5:01 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Barry Douglas, piano

    4:44
  • 4:40 PM

    Divertimento

    Michael Ippolito

    Divertissement!

    C/O Chamber Orchestra

    18:21
  • 4:22 PM

    Scenes from Childhood

    Robert Schumann

    Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano

    16:16
  • 4:19 PM

    The Fabelmans: Mitzi's Dance

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:05
  • 4:13 PM

    Coffee and Cakes

    Charlie Chaplin

    Music By Charlie Chaplin: Oh! That Cello

    Thomas Beckmann, cello

    4:21
  • 4:06 PM

    Broceliande Overture

    Lucien-Leon Lambert

    Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Rosenberg, conductor

    6:47
  • 4:01 PM

    Trio Sonata

    Giuseppe Tartini

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    Isabella Longa, violin

    Marcello Scandelli, cello

    Giorgio Cerasoli, harpsichord

    4:34
  • 3:43 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Dorati Conducts Rimsky-Korsakov & Borodin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    15:17
  • 3:39 PM

    Entr'acte

    Jacques Ibert

    Sounds of the Seine

    Glorian Duo

    3:07
  • 3:19 PM

    Symphony No. 38 "Echo"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christoph Perick, conductor

    18:34
  • 3:06 PM

    The Song of Hiawatha: Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    11:22
  • 3:01 PM

    Minuetto

    Ricardo Castro

    El arbol de la vida

    Eduardo Mata University Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Rivero Weber, conductor

    4:47
  • 2:48 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins and Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    9:44
  • 2:09 PM

    Piano Trio No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Wu Han, piano

    Philip Setzer, violin

    David Finckel, cello

    38:25
  • 2:09 PM

    Scherzo a la Russe

    Igor Stravinsky

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    3:59
  • 2:04 PM

    Circus Polka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky, Martin

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    3:34
  • 1:59 PM

    Souvenir of Pilsen

    Bedrich Smetana

    Ivan Moravec, piano

    3:04
  • 1:47 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): In the Campagna

    Richard Strauss

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    9:54
  • 1:41 PM

    Ground after the Scotch Humour

    Nicola Matteis

    An Excess of Pleasure

    Palladian Ensemble

    4:15
  • 1:36 PM

    Colonial Dance

    Florence Price

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    4:14
  • 1:31 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    3:39
  • 1:22 PM

    Grand Nonetto: Finale

    Louis Spohr

    Spohr, Martinu: Nonets / Ensemble Wien-Berlin

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    7:33
  • 1:19 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Ich lade gern mir Gäste ein (Chacun a son gout)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Bavarian State Opera

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    Ivan Rebroff, bass

    3:00
  • 1:12 PM

    Siciliano

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Transcriptions, 2

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    2:39
  • 1:04 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    6:41
  • 12:56 PM

    Sonatine: Minuet

    Maurice Ravel

    Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Leon Fleisher

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    3:10
  • 12:52 PM

    Flute Sonatine

    Louis Durey

    L'album Des Six

    Emily Beynon, flute

    9:17
  • 12:47 PM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Glinka, Moussorgsky

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:52
  • 12:42 PM

    Cooper Lake

    Frederic Hand

    Across Time

    Frederic Hand, guitar

    3:07
  • 12:33 PM

    Sicilian Vespers: Four Seasons: Spring

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Ballet Music

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    8:02
  • 12:28 PM

    Il Postino: Main Theme

    Luis Bacalov

    Cinema Serenade

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    3:46
  • 12:21 PM

    String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary": 1st movement

    Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Catalyst Quartet

    5:46
  • 12:13 PM

    Don Giovanni: Deh, vieni alla finestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    1:52
  • 12:04 PM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann StraussJr.

    F. Schubert: Symphony No. 9

    SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Gielen, conductor

    7:15
  • 11:56 AM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    The Opera Album

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

    2:07
  • 11:48 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphony No.8 - Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:52
  • 11:44 AM

    Serenatella

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Guitar Recital: Bokyung Byun

    Bokyung Byun, guitar

    3:19
  • 11:31 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Complete Symphonies

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    11:22
  • 11:23 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Trio Sora

    7:03
  • 11:16 AM

    Linde Consort

    6:05
  • 11:07 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    7:36
  • 11:04 AM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    2:13
  • 10:46 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Dance for the Fairies

    Henry Purcell

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    3:40
  • 10:33 AM

    Ricciardo e Zoraide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:25
  • 10:26 AM

    Lord of Salisbury Pavan and Galliard

    Orlando Gibbons

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:04
  • 10:21 AM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Mad About Romance

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:27
  • 10:11 AM

    Violin Sonatina

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Tailleferre: Violin and Piano Works

    Franco Mezzena, violin

    8:23
  • 10:06 AM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Dumbarton Oaks

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:00
  • 10:01 AM

    Suite of Dances No. 6

    Johann Ernst Rieck

    A Tre Violini

    Stradivaria

    4:45
  • 9:44 AM

    Impressions d'ardennes

    Joseph Jongen

    National Orchestra of Belgium

    Roman Kofman, conductor

    14:47
  • 9:41 AM

    Fetes galantes: Clair de lune

    Claude Debussy

    Claude Debussy: Clair de lune

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    2:27
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:25
  • 9:06 AM

    Two Pieces

    Frank Bridge

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    12:41
  • 9:01 AM

    Two Poetic Waltzes

    Enrique Granados

    40 Degrees North

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    4:40
  • 8:44 AM

    Concerto for String Orchestra

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Ready or Not

    Palaver Strings

    14:52
  • 8:39 AM

    Lullaby

    Joanna Bruzdowicz

    Modern Lullabies

    Agata Kielar-Dlugosz, flute

    3:16
  • 8:10 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano

    Marcy Rosen, cello

    27:48
  • 8:06 AM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    Romantic Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:37
  • 8:01 AM

    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
  • 7:55 AM

    Berceuse sfaradite (Sephardic Lullaby)

    Paul Ben-Haim

    Stokowski Stereo Collection: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6, Khachaturian - Symphony No. 3

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    3:44
  • 7:25 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Ballet

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    28:33
  • 7:13 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 12 "La Follia"

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio Sonnerie

    Nigel North, lute/guitar

    11:01
  • 7:07 AM

    The Days (I giorni)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:44
  • 7:01 AM

    Dance of the Graceful Girl

    Alberto Ginastera

    John Novacek, piano

    4:53
  • 6:34 AM

    The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento

    Igor Stravinsky

    Hovhaness, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    24:02
  • 6:11 AM

    String Quartet

    Johanna Muller-Hermann

    Zemlinsky, A. Von: String Quartets Nos. 3 and 4 / Muller-Hermann, J.: String Quartet, Op. 6

    Artis Quartet

    22:02
  • 6:06 AM

    Suite: Nocturne

    Agathe Grondahl

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    3:52
  • 6:01 AM

    Two Elegiac Melodies: Last Spring (Varen)

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:42
  • 5:48 AM

    Evening Song

    Alan Hovhaness

    Crystal Chamber Orchestra

    Ernest Gold, conductor

    Eudice Shapiro, violin

    Gretel Shanley, flute

    10:34
  • 5:41 AM

    Ma navu (How Beautiful)

    Anonymous

    Filia Son

    Vox Clamantis

    Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor

    5:36
  • 5:06 AM

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    33:37
  • 5:01 AM

    Harp Consort No. 3

    William Lawes

    Lawes: Harp Consorts

    Les Voix Humaines

    Maxine Eilander, harp

    4:40