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  • 4:36 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    22:17
  • 4:22 AM

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    12:58
  • 4:06 AM

    Four Penitential Motets

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Choral Works

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    14:38
  • 4:01 AM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:30
  • 3:50 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race": 1st movement

    William Grant Still

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    8:46
  • 3:16 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    31:15
  • 3:12 AM

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

    3:51
  • 3:06 AM

    Reverie

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Reverie

    Kassia Ensemble

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:21
  • 3:01 AM

    Dowland in Armenia

    Loris Chobanian

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    4:50
  • 2:43 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    15:40
  • 2:21 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Saverio Mercadante

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:13
  • 2:06 AM

    Two Nordic Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    13:02
  • 2:01 AM

    Dance of the Flowers

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 1

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:42
  • 1:51 AM

    Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    7:08
  • 1:42 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works 5

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    6:55
  • 1:31 AM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:07
  • 1:06 AM

    Cello Suite No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ettore Pagano, cello

    24:53
  • 1:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Mikalojus Ciurlionis

    Ciurlionis: On the Harp Strings

    Joana Daunyte, harp

    4:42
  • 12:53 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Birth of Venus

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:42
  • 12:21 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    30:48
  • 12:10 AM

    Sonata No. 4

    Isabella Leonarda

    LEONARDA, I.: 12 Sonatas, Op. 16

    Cappella Strumentale del Duomo di Novara

    9:22
  • 12:06 AM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Janina Fialkowska, piano

    3:24
  • 12:01 AM

    Prelude No. 1

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Guitar Favourites

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    4:46
  • 11:42 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Andre Watts, piano

    16:30
  • 11:23 PM

    A Downland Suite

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Music for String Orchestra

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    17:11
  • 11:13 PM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    7:26
  • 11:06 PM

    Metamorphosis II

    Philip Glass

    Jenny Lin, piano

    6:31
  • 11:01 PM

    Symphony No. 44 "Funeral": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:47 PM

    Pastoral Suite

    Gunnar De Frumerie

    Sun-Flute 2/3

    Stockholm Chamber Ensemble

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Gunilla von Bahr, flute

    11:29
  • 10:23 PM

    Forest Scenes

    Robert Schumann

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    22:20
  • 10:19 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    World Encores

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    3:26
  • 10:15 PM

    Go Down, Moses

    Traditional

    Marian Anderson, contralto

    2:51
  • 10:09 PM

    Song for World Peace

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:42
  • 10:07 PM

    Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

    Traditional

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    1:58
  • 10:01 PM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:41
  • 9:45 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastorale and others

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:28
  • 9:29 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Poeme

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    14:15
  • 9:18 PM

    Agnus Dei

    Samuel Barber

    Evocation of the Spirit

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 9:12 PM

    Requiem: Pie Jesu

    Andrew Lloyd Webber

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    5:18
  • 9:07 PM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

    Till Fellner, piano

    3:50
  • 9:01 PM

    The Sea: Nocturne (Calm)

    Nikos Skalkottas

    Nikos Skalkottas: Dance of the Waves

    Athens State Orchestra

    Stefanos Tsialis, conductor

    4:48
  • 8:58 PM

    The Maiden's Wish

    Frederic Chopin

    Mariam Batsashvili, piano

    3:00
  • 8:53 PM

    Waltz No. 8

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    4:00
  • 8:42 PM

    Breaking Waves

    Helena Munktell

    Helena Munktell: Orchestral Works

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    11:14
  • 8:20 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Maurice Ravel

    Montero & Ravel: Piano Concertos

    Orchestra of the Americas

    Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    21:35
  • 8:12 PM

    Flute Sonata No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Around The World

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:59
  • 4:55 PM

    El Cid: Fanfare and Entry of the Nobles

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:22
  • 4:44 PM

    Lawrence of Arabia: Suite

    Maurice Jarre

    Maurice Jarre: The Emotion And The Strength

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Maurice Jarre, conductor

    12:26
  • 4:28 PM

    Schindler's List: Three Pieces

    John Williams

    Nignuim: Hebrew Melodies

    Gil Shaham, violin

    12:27
  • 4:07 PM

    Quo Vadis

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    17:12
  • 4:01 PM

    Doctor Zhivago: Lara's Theme

    Maurice Jarre

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:46
  • 3:48 PM

    Ben Hur: Suite

    Miklos Rozsa

    The Epic Film Music of Miklos Rozsa

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    10:17
  • 3:41 PM

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    8:41
  • 3:15 PM

    Cleopatra Symphony

    Alex North

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    25:36
  • 3:06 PM

    The Ten Commandments: Prelude

    Elmer Bernstein

    Hollywood's Greatest Hits Volume II

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:55
  • 3:01 PM

    Julius Caesar: Caesar's Procession

    Miklos Rozsa

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rainer Padberg, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:42 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    16:31
  • 2:34 PM

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

    Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Catalyst Quartet

    5:46
  • 2:19 PM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Swedish Orchestral Favourites

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    13:29
  • 2:06 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite

    Manuel de Falla

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    12:11
  • 1:48 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Perlman Sound

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    9:56
  • 1:24 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    22:38
  • 1:15 PM

    Four Dances

    Thomas Morley

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    7:17
  • 1:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    Trumpet Concertos

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    7:54
  • 1:01 PM

    Prelude No. 1

    Ketil Bjornstad

    Rainbow Sessions

    Ketil Bjornstad, piano

    4:37
  • 12:48 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    9:57
  • 12:12 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Organ"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Seattle Symphony

    Ludovic Morlot, conductor

    Joseph Adam, organ

    35:01
  • 12:06 PM

    Mass for Pope Marcellus: Sanctus

    Giovanni Palestrina

    Roma Aeterna

    New York Polyphony

    3:48
  • 12:01 PM

    Nocturne No. 10

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    4:41
  • 11:47 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    10:56
  • 11:32 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 7

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    13:50
  • 11:27 AM

    The Magic Opal Suite: Ballet

    Isaac Albeniz

    Impressions of Spain

    The Great Necks

    3:53
  • 11:13 AM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    13:08
  • 11:06 AM

    The Kiss Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    6:03
  • 11:01 AM

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    4:35
  • 10:55 AM

    Fancy Free Ballet: Danzon

    Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein: Marin Alsop The Complete Naxos Recordings

    Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:04
  • 10:21 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 1

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    32:04
  • 10:18 AM

    Prelude No. 3

    Maria Szymanowska

    Anna Ciborowska, piano

    2:00
  • 10:06 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 8

    Tomaso Albinoni

    I Musici

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    11:09
  • 10:01 AM

    Four Romances

    Darius Milhaud

    French Piano Music

    Grant Johannesen, piano

    4:45
  • 9:40 AM

    Sakuntala Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yondani Butt, conductor

    17:51
  • 9:19 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    19:54
  • 9:14 AM

    The Lion King: Can You Feel the Love Tonight

    Elton John

    Lang Lang: The Disney Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    2:34
  • 9:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    8:08
  • 9:01 AM

    Concert Study

    Felix Godefroid

    Valerie Milot, harp

    4:46
  • 8:48 AM

    Twelve German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Bertrand Chamayou, piano

    9:54
  • 8:44 AM

    Agua e Vinho (Water and Wine)

    Egberto Gismonti

    Tanguero: Music from South America

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    4:04
  • 8:24 AM

    Jeux (Games)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Music

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    18:50
  • 8:06 AM

    Blackberry Winter

    Conni Ellisor

    Conversations in Silence

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    Stephen Seifert, mountain dulcimer and Tennessee music box

    16:46
  • 8:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Visions - The Alan Hovhaness Sampler

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Chris Gekker, trumpet

    4:37
  • 7:35 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Muzio Clementi

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    23:55
  • 7:30 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Paul Lewis, piano

    3:38
  • 7:06 AM

    Concerto for violin and string orchestra

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    22:11
  • 7:01 AM

    Eventide

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:52
  • 6:25 AM

    Petrushka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stavinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, Fireworks

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    33:27
  • 6:18 AM

    Ballad

    Eric Coates

    Coates: The Three Elizabeths Suite

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    6:00
  • 6:06 AM

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    10:16
  • 6:01 AM

    Introduction and Tarantella

    Pablo de Sarasate

    A La Carte

    Abbey Road Ensemble

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:32
  • 5:22 AM

    Kreisleriana

    Robert Schumann

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    35:39
  • 5:19 AM

    Puppet Serenade

    Ron Goodwin

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Ron Goodwin, conductor

    2:40
  • 5:06 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    Hariolf Schlichtig, viola

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    11:39
  • 5:01 AM

    Contredanse and Tarantelle

    Frederic Chopin

    Malcolm Frager, piano

    4:35