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  • 4:38 AM

    Triple Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Keyboard Concerti Vol. 1

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    20:04
  • 4:18 AM

    On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    19:25
  • 4:06 AM

    Preludio Sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    10:05
  • 4:01 AM

    Mazurka No. 13

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Mazurkas

    Mirian Conti, piano

    4:33
  • 3:44 AM

    Symphony No. 38 "Echo"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:52
  • 3:27 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:28
  • 3:19 AM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

    7:23
  • 3:15 AM

    The Willow Tree

    Traditional

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:58
  • 3:06 AM

    Schatz Waltz (Treasure Waltz)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:02
  • 3:01 AM

    Pan's Flute: Pan and the Nymphs

    Jules Mouquet

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Philippe Auguin, conductor

    Manuela Wiesler, flute

    4:51
  • 2:50 AM

    Night and Day

    Cole Porter

    Revolution

    Janoska Ensemble

    8:15
  • 2:28 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    London Mozart Players

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nicola Hall, guitar

    20:45
  • 2:20 AM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Aleck Karis Plays Francis Poulenc: Music For Piano (1918-1959)

    Aleck Karis, piano

    5:38
  • 2:06 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 2:01 AM

    Second Suite: Intermezzo

    Charles-Edouard Lefebvre

    Sylvan Winds

    Nicholas Gallas, clarinet

    4:30
  • 1:48 AM

    Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:39
  • 1:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    32:30
  • 1:06 AM

    Ludus pro Patria: Night and Love

    Augusta Holmes

    Holmes: Orchestral Works

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Patrick Davin, conductor

    5:39
  • 1:01 AM

    Battle Suite

    Samuel Scheidt

    American Brass Quintet

    4:49
  • 12:52 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    6:44
  • 12:30 AM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet

    Franz Danzi

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    20:39
  • 12:17 AM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Songs of Paradise

    Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

    Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor

    11:49
  • 12:11 AM

    Torre Bermeja (Vermillion Tower)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz: Piano Music for Guitar

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:24
  • 12:06 AM

    The Color Purple: Main Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:30
  • 12:01 AM

    Keyboard Sonata No. 7

    Antonio Soler

    Martina Filjak, piano

    4:45
  • 11:51 PM

    The Uninhabited Island: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    7:32
  • 11:23 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 6

    Prokofiev

    Van Cliburn, piano

    29:34
  • 11:16 PM

    Mountains are Far Away

    Kayhan Kalhor

    Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:07
  • 11:07 PM

    Cello Sonata No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Works by Sergei Rachmaninoff & Johannes Brahms

    Gautier Capucon, cello

    6:30
  • 11:04 PM

    Sinfonietta: Fanfare

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:19
  • 10:57 PM

    Organ Symphony No. 5: Toccata

    Charles-Marie Widor

    Organ Odyssey

    Mary Preston, organ

    4:57
  • 10:52 PM

    Danny Boy

    Traditional Irish

    Perpetual Twilight

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    4:18
  • 10:44 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, The Oceanides, Valse Triste, King Christian II Suite

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    8:09
  • 10:40 PM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    2:41
  • 10:32 PM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria; Variations 1-5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Goldberg Variations, Italian Concerto

    Peter Serkin, piano

    7:08
  • 10:15 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Horn Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    16:00
  • 10:10 PM

    Passaggio

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Spheres

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:35
  • 10:06 PM

    Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I Call to Thee, Lord Jesus Christ)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach-Busoni, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Liszt: Music without Words

    Murray Perahia, piano

    3:07
  • 10:03 PM

    The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe

    Ennio Morricone

    Morricone 60

    Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Ennio Morricone, conductor

    2:06
  • 9:58 PM

    New York Baroque

    Eric Milnes, conductor

    3:33
  • 9:54 PM

    Fanfare on Amazing Grace

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:26
  • 9:50 PM

    Farewell to Ireland/Highlander's Farewell

    Traditional

    Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Susanna Perry Gilmore, fiddle

    3:43
  • 9:42 PM

    Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero

    Joseph Canteloube

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

    6:42
  • 9:21 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    20:09
  • 9:10 PM

    Symphony No. 40: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 40 & 41

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    9:05
  • 9:04 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    5:33
  • 8:53 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 17 "The Tempest": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    7:15
  • 8:48 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    4:41
  • 8:42 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    5:07
  • 8:39 PM

    Trumpet Tune

    Henry Purcell

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    Michael Murray, organ

    2:47
  • 8:34 PM

    Earth Song

    Frank Ticheli

    Voces8

    4:13
  • 8:26 PM

    Rondo a Capriccio (Rage Over a Lost Penny)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alice Sara Ott: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    6:20
  • 8:09 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    16:11
  • 8:00 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II; Symphony No. 2

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:42
  • 5:52 PM

    Rhapsody No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Handel Variations

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    6:18
  • 5:28 PM

    Concerto for Two Clarinets

    Franz Krommer

    Krommer, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    23:37
  • 5:20 PM

    The Valkyrie: Magic Fire Music

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    7:11
  • 5:07 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Russian Opera Choruses

    Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

    Aleksander Lazarev, conductor

    11:23
  • 5:01 PM

    Pygmalion: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    4:47
  • 4:52 PM

    Novelletta

    Giuseppe Martucci

    Martucci: Symphony No. 1; Novelletta; Notturno; Tarantella

    Philharmonia

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    6:08
  • 4:15 PM

    Triple Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    34:55
  • 4:08 PM

    Sinfonia

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi Discoveries

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:12
  • 4:06 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Canadian Brass

    2:25
  • 4:01 PM

    Lyric Waltz

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard, etc.

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:49
  • 3:50 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Blumine

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:03
  • 3:31 PM

    Guitar Quintet No. 4 "Fandango"

    Luigi Boccherini

    Dance Party!

    Escher String Quartet

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    18:54
  • 3:27 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    Moskowski

    Esther Budiardjo, piano

    2:05
  • 3:20 PM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    Hear My Prayer

    Voices of Ascension

    Dennis Keene, conductor

    5:13
  • 3:06 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture, Furiant and Skocna

    Bedrich Smetana

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    13:27
  • 3:01 PM

    Andromaque: Prelude to Act IV

    Camille Saint-Saens

    SAINT-SAËNS, C.: Ascanio: Ballet / Overtures to Stage Works (Malmö Symphony, Märkl)

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    4:52
  • 2:42 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    14:20
  • 2:16 PM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    24:29
  • 2:11 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:49
  • 2:01 PM

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

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:53
  • 1:48 PM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Prince Igor: Overture and Polovtsian Dances

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:31
  • 1:36 PM

    South American Suite

    Brian Packham

    Highlands

    Camerata Bariloche

    Chris Norman, flute

    10:10
  • 1:31 PM

    Puffin' Billy

    Edward White

    RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    3:05
  • 1:26 PM

    Piano Quintet: Scherzo

    Robert Schumann

    Trio Wanderer

    Catherine Montier, violin

    Christoph Gaugue, viola

    4:32
  • 1:22 PM

    Woogie Boogie

    Errollyn Wallen

    Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:27
  • 1:18 PM

    Estancia: Malambo

    Alberto Ginastera

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    3:23
  • 1:08 PM

    Cantata No. 49: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Berlin Baroque Soloists

    Rainer Kussmaul, conductor

    Raphael Alpermann, organ

    6:00
  • 1:04 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:20
  • 12:49 PM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Takacs Quartet

    Gabor Ormai, harmonium

    4:18
  • 12:38 PM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 93, 96, & 98

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    8:46
  • 12:31 PM

    Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    6:03
  • 12:23 PM

    Intermezzo No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Grigory Sokolov, piano

    6:53
  • 12:18 PM

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    Lucero Tena, castanets

    3:05
  • 12:13 PM

    Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Robert McDuffie, violin

    3:59
  • 12:07 PM

    The Birds of Aristophanes: Bridal March of the Birds

    Hubert Parry

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:44
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 11:50 AM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    9:00
  • 11:45 AM

    Sunburst

    Andrew York

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:17
  • 11:39 AM

    Piano Concerto: 3rd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    Lionel Bringuier, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    3:54
  • 11:27 AM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    10:18
  • 11:20 AM

    L'Estro Armonico: Concerto No. 4 for Four Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: L'estro Armonico

    Brecon Baroque

    Rachel Podger, violin

    6:34
  • 11:15 AM

    Life is Beautiful

    Nicola Piovani

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    2:49
  • 11:08 AM

    Serenade for Winds: 4th movement

    Emil Hartmann

    Consortium Classicum

    5:45
  • 11:04 AM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:24
  • 10:51 AM

    Symphony No. 8: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    7:43
  • 10:40 AM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    Essential Ballet

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Aram Khachaturian, conductor

    9:09
  • 10:30 AM

    Fantasy on Themes from Verdi's Rigoletto

    Franz & Karl Doppler

    Wiener Virtuosen

    9:53
  • 10:25 AM

    Fiddle Dance Suite for Solo Violin: Nicola's Strathspey

    Wynton Marsalis

    Wynton Marsalis: Violin Concerto

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    4:23
  • 10:14 AM

    Trumpet Sonata

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann for Trumpet

    American Concerto Orchestra

    Stephen Burns, trumpet

    8:59
  • 10:06 AM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:42
  • 10:01 AM

    Loch Lomond

    Traditional

    Chanticleer

    4:39
  • 9:53 AM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": 7th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Haffner Serenade

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    5:44
  • 9:33 AM

    Duet Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    Debussy/Strauss/Francaix - Sinfonia Iuventus

    Sinfonia Iuventas

    Gabriel Chmura, conductor

    Waldemar Zarow, clarinet

    18:13
  • 9:26 AM

    Lute Suite No. 3: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Vol. 1: Works for Lute

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:41
  • 9:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Violin Sonatas

    Pamela Frank, violin

    19:37
  • 9:01 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
  • 8:31 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    27:53
  • 8:27 AM

    D'un vieux jardin (An Ancient Garden)

    Lili Boulanger

    Emile Naoumoff, piano

    3:22
  • 8:06 AM

    Brazilian Impressions

    Ottorino Respighi

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:55
  • 8:01 AM

    Blacksmith's Tune

    Bengt Hallberg

    Brass Festival

    Scandinavian Brass Ensemble

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:46 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): From Bohemia's Woods and Fields

    Bedrich Smetana

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    12:30
  • 7:32 AM

    Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    13:04
  • 7:11 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Violin Concertos; Sinfonia concertante

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    19:17
  • 7:06 AM

    Nocturne "Parting"

    Mikhail Glinka

    Alexei Lubimov, piano

    4:19
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Richard Hol

    Hol: Symphonies

    Residentie Orchestra The Hague

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:42
  • 6:31 AM

    Les Sylphides Ballet

    Frederic Chopin

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    27:18
  • 6:24 AM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra: Little Blue Flower

    Huang Ruo

    Into the Vast World

    Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra

    Liang Zhang, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:06 AM

    8 Variations on an Original Theme

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol III

    Yaara Tal, piano

    16:27
  • 6:01 AM

    London Festival Orchestra

    Josef Sakonov, violin

    4:35
  • 5:30 AM

    Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    WOLF-FERRARI, E.: Wind Concertinos

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    William Moriconi, English horn

    28:42
  • 5:24 AM

    Written on the Sky II

    Max Richter

    Richter: Solo Piano Music

    Jeroen van Veen, piano

    5:14
  • 5:06 AM

    Pelleas and Melisande Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Schoenberg, Sibelius, Faure: Pelleas et Melisande

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    15:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Sure on this Shining Night

    Morten Lauridsen

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    Fabio Bidini, piano

    4:51