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  • 4:24 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Fine Arts Quartet

    33:42
  • 4:17 AM

    Ave Maria

    Paul Mealor

    Paul Mealor: A Tender Light

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    6:55
  • 4:06 AM

    Ouverture legere

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    9:23
  • 4:01 AM

    Two Romances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, etc.

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    Alexander Kniazev, cello

    4:44
  • 3:41 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Suite

    Maurice Ravel

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    16:57
  • 3:17 AM

    Spirit of Trees

    Alan Hovhaness

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    22:15
  • 12:40 AM

    Seascapes

    Alexey Shor

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Parry, conductor

    David Aaron Carpenter, viola

    18:07
  • 12:31 AM

    blue pacific

    Michael Torke

    Hana Chu, piano

    7:23
  • 12:18 AM

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    Bronislaw Kaper

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    12:13
  • 12:06 AM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Favorites

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:38
  • 12:01 AM

    Sketchbook of a Journey: Night at Sea with Stars

    Anthony Sidney

    Miguel Bonachea, guitar

    Gretchen Chell Cover, harp

    4:24
  • 11:52 PM

    Saint Cecilia Mass: Sanctus

    Charles Gounod

    Sacred Songs

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Roberto Alagna, tenor

    6:15
  • 11:47 PM

    At Your Window

    Stanley Woolner

    Elizabeth Karlse, piano

    5:29
  • 11:35 PM

    American Triptych: Come to the Woods

    Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Carla McElhaney, piano

    11:14
  • 11:07 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    Vaughan Williams

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    27:01
  • 11:01 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Encore

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Nicole Trotier, violin

    4:54
  • 10:52 PM

    Ballade for Solo Violin

    Eugene Ysaye

    Augustin Hadelich, violin

    6:40
  • 10:48 PM

    Considering Matthew Shepard: The Innocence

    Craig Hella Johnson

    Considering Matthew Shepard

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    3:15
  • 10:43 PM

    Usher Waltz

    Nikita Koshkin

    John Williams, guitar

    5:47
  • 10:30 PM

    Vivaldi: Spring

    Max Richter

    Through the Lens of Time

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Carlos Izcaray, conductor

    Francisco Fullana, violin

    9:49
  • 10:25 PM

    Requiem: Pie Jesu

    Gabriel Faure

    Stillness and Sweet Harmony

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Caroline Ashton, soprano

    3:28
  • 10:14 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    9:48
  • 10:07 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3

    JS Bach

    Brazilian Guitar Quartet

    5:00
  • 9:58 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    6:08
  • 9:53 PM

    The Road Home

    Stephen Paulus

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    3:55
  • 9:47 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alessio Bax Plays Beethoven

    Alessio Bax, piano

    5:03
  • 9:42 PM

    Newcastle/Splendid Schilling

    John Playford

    Gathering/Hui

    Belladonna

    Gao Hong, pipa

    4:24
  • 9:36 PM

    String Quartet No. 63 "Sunrise": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 76, Nos. 4 & 6

    Orlando Quartet

    5:04
  • 9:03 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    29:47
  • 8:50 PM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Key to Classics: J. Strauss

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    9:38
  • 8:29 PM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    19:59
  • 8:21 PM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:54
  • 8:14 PM

    String Quartet No. 12: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Calidore String Quartet

    7:09
  • 8:00 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 40 & 41

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:58
  • 5:39 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    19:08
  • 5:30 PM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 5:27 PM

    Chasin' Skies

    Sierra Hull

    Tessa Lark, violin

    Sierra Hull, mandolin

    2:40
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    19:19
  • 5:01 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    4:48
  • 4:46 PM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades K320 & K239, Divertimento K136

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    12:36
  • 4:19 PM

    The Five Sacred Trees

    John Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Judith LeClair, bassoon

    25:50
  • 4:14 PM

    Children's Corner: Serenade for the Doll

    Claude Debussy

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:38
  • 4:06 PM

    Alcina Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:26
  • 4:01 PM

    Sinfonia in Classic Mode: Minuet

    Joseph Marx

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:52 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    6:00
  • 3:41 PM

    Sentimental Story

    Charlotte Sohy

    National Orchestra of Avignon-Provence

    Debora Waldman, conductor

    11:24
  • 3:31 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    European Union Chamber Orchestra

    Hans-Peter Hofmann, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, cello

    7:24
  • 3:24 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    6:39
  • 3:08 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 11

    Giovanni Punto

    Telemann: Horn Concerto, Etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:21
  • 3:06 PM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol. 10: Etudes

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    1:41
  • 3:01 PM

    Return from Fingal; Irish Jig

    Traditional Irish

    Scott Tennant, guitar

    4:39
  • 2:49 PM

    Messiah: Comfort ye, my people; Ev'ry valley

    George Frederick Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Allan Clayton, tenor

    6:11
  • 2:16 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    30:50
  • 2:02 PM

    Overture burlesque

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Bernhard Forck, conductor

    12:49
  • 1:57 PM

    Serenade

    Mel Bonis

    Sara Chenal, violin

    Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano

    3:29
  • 1:55 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks

    Modest Mussorgsky

    2013-2014 Class Notes: Classical MPR Presents A Musical History Tour

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    1:21
  • 1:54 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    1:04
  • 1:53 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Promenade

    Modest Mussorgsky

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    1:25
  • 1:49 PM

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Pat Donohue, guitar

    3:00
  • 1:44 PM

    Bethena

    Scott Joplin

    Thompson Plays Joplin

    Butch Thompson, piano

    4:19
  • 1:44 PM

    Bethena

    Scott Joplin

    Thompson Plays Joplin

    Butch Thompson, piano

    4:19
  • 1:36 PM

    Symphony No. 34: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:27
  • 1:30 PM

    The Tree of Life

    Alexandre Desplat

    Traffic Quintet

    Alain Planes, piano

    Alexandre Desplat, flute

    4:20
  • 1:20 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    8:57
  • 1:16 PM

    Ciaconna

    Andrea Falconieri

    The Kingdoms of Castille

    El Mundo

    Richard Savino, conductor

    2:58
  • 1:07 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    German Bach Soloists

    Helmut Winschermann, conductor

    Carole Dawn Reinhart, trumpet

    6:15
  • 1:04 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    1:33
  • 12:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Overtures

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    9:34
  • 12:34 PM

    O Garatuja: Prelude

    Alberto Nepomuceno

    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fabio Mechetti, conductor

    9:11
  • 12:24 PM

    Trumpet Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:02
  • 12:17 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    5:54
  • 12:15 PM

    Springdans fra Vestfold (Dance from Vestfold)

    Traditional Norwegian

    Trio Mediaeval

    1:35
  • 12:07 PM

    Brook Green Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    6:16
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frederick Handel

    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:00
  • 11:49 AM

    Symphony

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    8:50
  • 11:40 AM

    Suite Mignonne

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard, etc.

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:39
  • 11:32 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:28
  • 11:24 AM

    A Toi (To You) Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Music of Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:00
  • 11:16 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Italian Concertos

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Morton, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    7:17
  • 11:09 AM

    Fields of Flowers

    William Bolcom

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    5:45
  • 11:04 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    4:11
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphony No. 12

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:14
  • 10:29 AM

    The Sacred Linden Tree (Die heilige Linde): Overture

    Siegfried Wagner

    Siegfied Wagner: Complete Overtures, Vol. 1

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    16:22
  • 10:24 AM

    Church of Trees

    Liz Story

    Liz Story

    Liz Story, piano

    4:42
  • 10:21 AM

    Five Meditations: The Lord bless you and keep you

    John Rutter

    Distant Land

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:39
  • 10:13 AM

    Sonata No. 9 "The Golden Sonata"

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Ten Sonatas (1697)

    London Baroque

    6:38
  • 10:06 AM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:14
  • 10:01 AM

    Louise Dubin, cello

    Saeunn Thorsteinsdottir, cello

    4:43
  • 9:52 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    Music for a Rainy Day

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    6:09
  • 9:21 AM

    Sinfonia for Strings

    Kurt Atterberg

    ATTERBERG: Sinfonia for Strings

    Camerata Nordica

    Ulf Wallin, conductor

    29:03
  • 9:15 AM

    Nunc dimittis

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    4:12
  • 9:06 AM

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin

    8:56
  • 9:01 AM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:36
  • 8:32 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    25:50
  • 8:21 AM

    Castle of our Skins

    Samantha Ege, piano

    11:06
  • 8:06 AM

    Two Nordic Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    13:02
  • 8:01 AM

    Flowers of the Forest

    Anonymous

    Baltimore Consort

    4:35
  • 7:26 AM

    La Foi: Three Symphonic Pictures

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" and Other Works

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    31:57
  • 7:20 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Charles Alkan

    Michael Landrum, piano

    6:04
  • 7:06 AM

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

    Zina Schiff, violin

    11:55
  • 7:01 AM

    Per Flemstrom, flute

    Mats Bergstrom, guitar

    4:34
  • 6:48 AM

    Prelude, Fugue, and Variation

    Cesar Franck

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    10:20
  • 6:35 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Mountain Flowers

    Rued Langgaard

    Langgaard: Symphony No. 1; Fra Dybet

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    11:48
  • 6:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 23 "Prussian"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 12: String Quartets

    Quartetto Italiano

    27:31
  • 6:01 AM

    Pan Voyevoda: Nocturne

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Adagios

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    4:44
  • 5:22 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Piano Trio

    Beaux Arts Trio

    36:50
  • 5:10 AM

    Sacred and Profane Dances

    Claude Debussy

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    Lisa Wellbaum, harp

    10:18
  • 5:06 AM

    Heavenly Light

    Alexander Kopylov

    Gloria! Music Of Praise And Inspiration

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    2:59
  • 5:01 AM

    A Hermit Thrush at Morn

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:50