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  • 4:12 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Romantic Age

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    46:37
  • 4:06 AM

    Meditation

    Alexander Glazunov

    A La Carte

    Abbey Road Ensemble

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    3:39
  • 4:01 AM

    English Air

    Peter Lamb

    Kenneth Smith, flute

    Paul Rhodes, piano

    4:31
  • 3:51 AM

    Andante grazioso

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    7:15
  • 3:19 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    Vadym Kholodenko, piano

    30:17
  • 3:10 AM

    Prelude Pastoral

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    6:37
  • 3:06 AM

    Janoska Ensemble

    3:43
  • 3:01 AM

    Sanctus

    Ola Gjeilo

    Tenebrae

    4:46
  • 2:53 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    A Remniscence

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    5:12
  • 2:27 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:47
  • 2:06 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:50
  • 2:01 AM

    Ballo detto Pollicio/La Cattarina

    Tarquinio Merula

    Ensemble Fitzwilliam

    4:45
  • 1:47 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:01
  • 1:23 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    22:40
  • 1:15 AM

    Margret Koll, harp

    8:01
  • 1:06 AM

    Trumpet Sonata No. 1

    Henry Purcell

    Trumpet Music from the Italian Baroque

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    6:45
  • 1:01 AM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Sarah Chang, violin

    Sandra Rivers, piano

    4:44
  • 12:46 AM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 1

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen, J.: Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 1 and 2 / Svendsen, J.: Norwegian Rhapsodies Nos. 1-4

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

    12:41
  • 12:26 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 4 "Fandango"

    Luigi Boccherini

    Souvenirs of Spain and Italy

    Pacifica Quartet

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    18:30
  • 12:19 AM

    Prelude, fugue et postlude

    Lucien-Leon Lambert

    Jia An, piano

    5:35
  • 12:15 AM

    Richmond Rag

    May Aufderheide

    Sylvan Winds

    2:00
  • 12:06 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Beethoven: Egmont Overture

    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    9:07
  • 12:01 AM

    They Can't Take That Away from Me

    George Gershwin

    Katie Mahan, piano

    4:37
  • 11:47 PM

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Ben Palmer, conductor

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    11:26
  • 11:42 PM

    Song without Words

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Marcy Rosen, cello

    Lydia Artymiw, piano

    4:41
  • 11:33 PM

    L'Estro Armonico: Concerto No. 1 for Four Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Brecon Baroque

    Rachel Podger, violin

    7:39
  • 11:14 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    18:32
  • 11:01 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    11:03
  • 10:56 PM

    Polka V.R.

    Franz Behr

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    3:40
  • 10:45 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Il'ya Muromets": 3rd movement

    Reinhold Gliere

    Gliere: Symphony No. 3, Op. 42, "Il'ya Murometz"

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leon Botstein, conductor

    7:04
  • 10:41 PM

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Samuel Sanders, piano

    3:16
  • 10:34 PM

    Rigoletto: La donna e mobile

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Tenor Arias

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Joseph Calleja, tenor

    2:08
  • 10:22 PM

    Kreisleriana No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    9:56
  • 10:08 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Rees, conductor

    9:47
  • 10:01 PM

    The Magic Pot: Cossack Dance

    Ottorino Respighi

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Adriano, conductor

    2:41
  • 9:55 PM

    Myfanwy

    Joseph Parry

    Song

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    3:41
  • 9:44 PM

    The Planets: Mars

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    7:09
  • 9:38 PM

    Baile de las mascaras

    Francesco Corradini

    El Maestro Farinelli

    Concerto Koln

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    4:54
  • 9:31 PM

    Panamanian Dances: Tamborito

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    4:05
  • 9:25 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Fiedler's Greatest Hits

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:11
  • 9:16 PM

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Jeff Scott

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Imani Winds

    4:50
  • 9:10 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Makela, conductor

    5:18
  • 9:03 PM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Complete Etudes

    Louis Lortie, piano

    2:49
  • 8:53 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    6:36
  • 8:44 PM

    Festival March

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:04
  • 8:38 PM

    Symphony No. 83 "The Hen": 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    5:48
  • 8:29 PM

    Canzon No. 12

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    The Glory of Venice: Giovanni Gabrieli

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    3:54
  • 8:23 PM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    The Music of Eric Coates

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:28
  • 8:17 PM

    Brazilian Dance

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Essencia Do Brasil

    Brazilian Guitar Quartet

    2:08
  • 8:00 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

    11:34
  • 5:52 PM

    Cringlemire Garden

    Ruth Gipps

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    6:19
  • 5:45 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    3:34
  • 5:36 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35
  • 5:28 PM

    Ballet Scenes: Polonaise

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: From the Middle Ages; Scenes de Ballet

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:10
  • 5:22 PM

    Concerto for Double Bass: 3rd movement

    Johann Vanhal

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Christian Vasquez, conductor

    Edicson Ruiz, double bass

    4:15
  • 5:15 PM

    Things to Come: March

    Arthur Bliss

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    3:38
  • 5:08 PM

    March Militaire No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    5:53
  • 5:00 PM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll, Overtures

    New York Philharmonic

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    3:14
  • 4:53 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Four Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:42
  • 4:46 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    A Swedish Serenade

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:32
  • 4:40 PM

    Shanghai Quartet

    5:10
  • 4:25 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    10:15
  • 4:17 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Passo mezzo e mascherada

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    3:42
  • 4:12 PM

    The Seasons: Come, lovely Spring!

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Die Jahreszeiten

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Joel Revzen, conductor

    3:42
  • 4:01 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Louise Farrenc

    North German Radio Symphony

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    6:55
  • 3:54 PM

    The Boatswain's Mate: Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:06
  • 3:47 PM

    Holberg Suite: Rigaudon

    Edvard Grieg

    Asteria

    Seraph Brass

    2:49
  • 3:42 PM

    Waltz No. 2 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Opp. 33-36, 38

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    4:57
  • 3:36 PM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    1:59
  • 3:27 PM

    Oboe Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jan Anton Kozeluh

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    7:28
  • 3:15 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Les Preludes, Mazeppa, Hungarian Rhapsodies

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:53
  • 3:11 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    Stanislav Soloviev, piano

    2:48
  • 3:00 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    6:36
  • 3:00 PM

    William Tell: Pas de Soldats (Soldiers' Dance)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:31
  • 2:46 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Leonidas Kavakos, conductor

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    6:43
  • 2:40 PM

    African Suite

    Andrew York/William Kanengiser

    L.A.G.Q.

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    5:16
  • 2:29 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:21
  • 2:20 PM

    Poetic Tone Pictures: Spring Song

    Antonin Dvorak

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    3:29
  • 2:14 PM

    Chaconne

    Johannes Kapsberger

    Kapsberger: Libro Quarto D'intavolatura di Chitarone

    Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble

    5:15
  • 2:01 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    New Year's Concert 1988

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:11
  • 2:01 PM

    Othello Suite: Dance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Fawzi Haimor, conductor

    2:29
  • 1:46 PM

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

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Flute Concertos

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    9:11
  • 1:42 PM

    Wand of Youth: The Little Bells

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    2:40
  • 1:29 PM

    Iberia: Holy Festival in Seville

    Isaac Albeniz

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    7:53
  • 1:23 PM

    Carmen: Habanera

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Opera Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Grace Bumbry, mezzo-soprano

    4:19
  • 1:17 PM

    Noble Waltz No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    1:21
  • 1:11 PM

    Memories of a Child's Sunday: Play

    Roy Harris

    Roy Harris: Symphony No. 8, Symphony No. 9

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    3:09
  • 1:04 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Rejouissance

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    2:28
  • 12:56 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart Coronation Mass

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    3:27
  • 12:49 PM

    A Moorside Suite: March

    Gustav Holst

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:17
  • 12:43 PM

    Greensleeves to a Ground

    Anonymous

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:42
  • 12:33 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No 5; Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    5:47
  • 12:27 PM

    The Bourgeois Gentleman: Entrance and Dance of the Tailors

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:52
  • 12:15 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    7:19
  • 12:11 PM

    Piano Quintet: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    UNCOVERED Vol. 2

    Catalyst Quartet

    Michelle Cann, piano

    2:07
  • 12:04 PM

    The Birds: Prelude

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Les Pins De Rome, Les Fontaines De Rome, Les Oiseaux

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    2:46
  • 11:55 AM

    Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians

    Bedrich Smetana

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:39
  • 11:46 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    William Boyce

    Boyce: Symphonies, Op. 2

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    7:32
  • 11:38 AM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet: 3rd movement

    Franz Danzi

    Danzi: Flute and Clarinet Concertos

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    5:42
  • 11:34 AM

    Idomenee: Rigaudon

    Andre Campra

    Empire Brass

    Robert Woods, conductor

    Michael Murray, organ

    2:52
  • 11:25 AM

    Gaelic Symphony: 2nd movement

    Amy Beach

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    7:20
  • 11:16 AM

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

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas

    Augustin Dumay, violin

    6:40
  • 11:09 AM

    An English Suite: Air and Frolic

    Hubert Parry

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:56
  • 11:04 AM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna": 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades 5 & 6

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    3:39
  • 10:48 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    10:38
  • 10:33 AM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    13:13
  • 10:25 AM

    Folk Suite No. 2

    William Grant Still

    Sierra Winds

    7:10
  • 10:21 AM

    Jazz Suite No. 2: March

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Jazz Music

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    3:06
  • 10:12 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Laura Metcalf, cello

    Rupert Boyd, guitar

    7:48
  • 10:06 AM

    Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)

    Franz Schubert

    The Magic of Horowitz

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    5:42
  • 10:01 AM

    Over the Rainbow

    Harold Arlen

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:52 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 16

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    6:45
  • 9:30 AM

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    Robert Aitken, flute

    19:08
  • 9:23 AM

    Shepherd Fennel's Dance

    Henry Gardiner

    British Light Music Classics 4

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    5:33
  • 9:06 AM

    Papillons (Butterflies)

    Robert Schumann

    The Poet Speaks: Schumann Piano Music

    Jeanne Golan, piano

    16:53
  • 9:01 AM

    London Fields: St. James' Park - A Lakeside Reverie

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    4:52
  • 8:49 AM

    Viola Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Complete Viola D'amore Concertos

    Ars Antigua

    Rachel Barton Pine, viola d'amore

    9:09
  • 8:35 AM

    Petite Suite Gauloise

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    The Chamber Winds

    United States Air Force Band

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    13:43
  • 8:28 AM

    Images, Book 2: Et la Lune Descend sur le Temple qui Fut (Moonlight on the Ruins of a Temple)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images; Children's Corner; Suite Bergamasque; L'Isle Joyeuse

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    5:54
  • 8:06 AM

    The Forest

    Howard Shore

    The Moon and the Forest

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    20:48
  • 8:01 AM

    Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee

    Jules Massenet

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    4:34
  • 7:29 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "The Great National"

    Muzio Clementi

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    29:39
  • 7:23 AM

    Iberia: Evocation

    Isaac Albeniz

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    5:37
  • 7:06 AM

    Five Bagatelles

    Gerald Finzi

    Joy and Desolation

    Tesla Quartet

    Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet

    14:52
  • 7:01 AM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:30
  • 6:23 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    34:47
  • 6:19 AM

    Locus iste

    Paul Mealor

    Voces8

    4:12
  • 6:06 AM

    Toccata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Toccatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    10:53
  • 6:01 AM

    Three Greek Dances

    Nikos Skalkottas

    SKALKOTTAS: Violin Concerto / Largo Sinfonico / Greek Dances

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

    4:50
  • 5:41 AM

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    17:23
  • 5:24 AM

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Marc Destrube, conductor

    16:26
  • 5:06 AM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar: Violin Concerto, Vaughan Williams: The Lark

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    16:11
  • 5:01 AM

    Romance No. 1

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Czech State Symphony Orchestra, Kosice

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    4:39