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  • 4:38 AM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Jonathan Cohler, clarinet

    Julia Bruskin, cello

    Donna Kwong, piano

    19:51
  • 4:32 AM

    Berceuse

    Stephen Paulus

    American Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    5:42
  • 4:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Viktor Ullmann

    Ullmann, V.: Symphony No. 2 / 6 Lieder, Op. 17 / Concerto for Orchestra / Don Quixote Tanzt Fandango

    Gurzenich Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    24:08
  • 4:01 AM

    Pastoral

    David Guion

    Eugene Rowley, piano

    4:36
  • 3:50 AM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Camerata Academica Salzburg

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    8:13
  • 3:17 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    31:25
  • 3:06 AM

    Leonardo Dreams of his Flying Machine

    Eric Whitacre

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    8:35
  • 3:01 AM

    Tango No. 2

    Astor Piazzolla

    Tali Morgulis, piano

    4:45
  • 2:50 AM

    Introduction, Theme, and Variations

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    8:49
  • 2:25 AM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    23:00
  • 2:06 AM

    A Downland Suite

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Music for String Orchestra

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    17:11
  • 2:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 10

    Gabriel Faure

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:43
  • 1:56 AM

    Wand of Youth: The Wild Bears

    Edward Elgar

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    2:12
  • 1:46 AM

    Six Studies in English Folk Song

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Nash Ensemble

    9:05
  • 1:41 AM

    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
  • 1:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring"

    Robert Schumann

    Concert Recording

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, conductor

    34:29
  • 1:01 AM

    Flute Quartet: Minuet

    Franz Schubert

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    4:43
  • 12:47 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 8

    Bruce Haynes

    J.S. Bach: Nouveaux "Brandebourgeois" Nos. 7-12

    Montreal Baroque Orchestra

    Eric Milnes, conductor

    11:06
  • 12:23 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    22:44
  • 12:13 AM

    Seattle Slew: Preakness Promenade

    William Bolcom

    Louisville Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    7:38
  • 12:06 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    6:45
  • 12:01 AM

    El pelele (The Straw Mannequin)

    Enrique Granados

    Jean-Francois Heisser, piano

    4:44
  • 11:52 PM

    Rusalka: Song to the Moon

    Antonin Dvorak

    The #1 Opera Album

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    6:39
  • 11:25 PM

    Peter and the Wolf

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    Alec Guinness, narrator

    24:46
  • 11:15 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): conclusion

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Bolero

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:44
  • 11:06 PM

    Dancing Fairy Tale

    Nikolai Medtner

    Geoffrey Tozer, piano

    8:24
  • 11:01 PM

    Legend No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:28
  • 10:48 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Danse Macabre

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    10:32
  • 10:22 PM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Prokofiev: Pierre et le Loup

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Mikhail Rudy, piano

    24:03
  • 10:18 PM

    Magic Flute: Der Holle Rache (Queen of the Night Aria)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Heroines

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Louis Langree, conductor

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    2:55
  • 10:16 PM

    Magic Flute: Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja (The bird-catcher, that's me)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute and Oboe duets from Operas

    Wolfgang Schulz, flute

    2:07
  • 10:07 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:50
  • 10:01 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Wedding March

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Orchestral Ensemble of Paris

    John Nelson, conductor

    4:26
  • 9:43 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    15:47
  • 9:19 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    21:34
  • 9:16 PM

    The Music Box

    Anatol Liadov

    From Russia with Harp

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    2:34
  • 9:06 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Overture

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:48
  • 9:01 PM

    Der Erlkonig (The Elf King)

    Franz Schubert

    Valerie Tryon, piano

    4:36
  • 8:48 PM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    Hariolf Schlichtig, viola

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    11:39
  • 8:43 PM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    Hariolf Schlichtig, viola

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    11:39
  • 4:52 PM

    Torn Curtain: Suite

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    6:07
  • 4:48 PM

    Obsession: Valse lente

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    1:46
  • 4:44 PM

    North by Northwest: Prelude

    Bernard Herrmann

    Psycho: The Essential Alfred Hitchcock

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    3:21
  • 4:38 PM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    Hariolf Schlichtig, viola

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    11:39
  • 4:37 PM

    Psycho: Prelude and The City

    Bernard Herrmann

    In Session: A Film Music Celebration

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Joel McNeely, conductor

    4:09
  • 4:23 PM

    Ray Harryhausen Fantasy Film Suite

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    10:13
  • 4:18 PM

    The Devil and Daniel Webster: Sleigh Ride

    Bernard Herrmann

    Chiller

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    1:53
  • 4:15 PM

    The Day the Earth Stood Still: Outer Space

    Bernard Herrmann

    Fantastic Journey

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    1:48
  • 4:08 PM

    The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Main Title and Finale

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    5:02
  • 4:01 PM

    Anna and the King of Siam: Elegy

    Bernard Herrmann

    In Session: A Film Music Celebration

    Seattle Symphony

    Joel McNeely, conductor

    4:24
  • 3:50 PM

    The Trouble with Harry: A Portrait of Hitch

    Bernard Herrmann

    Psycho: The Essential Alfred Hitchcock

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    8:49
  • 3:37 PM

    Vertigo: Suite

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    10:10
  • 3:21 PM

    Citizen Kane: selections

    Bernard Herrmann

    Citizen Kane: The Classic Film Scores Of Bernard Herrmann

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

    13:40
  • 3:12 PM

    Journey to the Center of the Earth: selections

    Bernard Herrmann

    Bernard Herrmann: Great Film Music

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bernard Herrmann, conductor

    5:21
  • 3:07 PM

    The Man Who Knew Too Much: Prelude

    Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    2:16
  • 3:01 PM

    The Snows of Kilimanjaro: Memory Waltz

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    4:24
  • 2:40 PM

    The Birds

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    18:12
  • 2:29 PM

    A Gentleman of Istanbul: The Clocks and Bells of Vienna

    Mehmet Ali Sanlikol

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    Mehmet Ali Sanlikol, oud

    George Lernis, percussion

    9:06
  • 2:11 PM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
  • 2:06 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mysterium

    Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Grant Gershon, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    4:16
  • 1:51 PM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    7:32
  • 1:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    27:56
  • 1:16 PM

    Brazilian Suite: Batuque

    Alberto Nepomuceno

    Nepomuceno: Symphony in G minor

    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fabio Mechetti, conductor

    3:36
  • 1:06 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2 "La notte" ("The Night")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Tokyo Bach-Mozart Ensemble

    Masahiro Arita, baroque flute

    8:53
  • 1:01 PM

    Troubled Water

    Margaret Bonds

    Senku

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    4:51
  • 12:50 PM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    8:08
  • 12:17 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor

    30:55
  • 12:06 PM

    Grande Overture

    Mauro Giuliani

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    9:33
  • 12:01 PM

    Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite: March

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:43
  • 11:51 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Karajan Conducts Orchestral Favorites I

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    7:29
  • 11:44 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    5:28
  • 11:36 AM

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:22
  • 11:22 AM

    Divertimento No. 14

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amadeus Winds

    12:05
  • 11:06 AM

    Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Early Chamber Music

    Nash Ensemble

    15:31
  • 11:01 AM

    Tarantella

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:35
  • 10:49 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    9:42
  • 10:27 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 62

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Paul Lewis, piano

    20:19
  • 10:23 AM

    Suffolk Suite: Prelude

    Doreen Carwithen

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    2:21
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    15:55
  • 10:01 AM

    Song without Words No. 7

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Tzimon Barto: Popular Encores

    Tzimon Barto, piano

    4:44
  • 9:42 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Arthur Foote

    American Stringbook

    do.gma chamber orchestra

    Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor

    16:11
  • 9:31 AM

    Swedish Dances

    Max Bruch

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:50
  • 9:14 AM

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Fawzi Haimor, conductor

    15:03
  • 9:06 AM

    Three Short Pieces

    Jacques Ibert

    FRENCH MUSIC FOR WIND QUINTET

    Danish National Symphony Wind Quintet

    6:51
  • 9:01 AM

    Egyptian March

    Johann StraussJr.

    J Strauss: An der Schonen Blauen Donau and others

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:45
  • 8:39 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    19:26
  • 8:25 AM

    Overture burlesque

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Bernhard Forck, conductor

    12:49
  • 8:10 AM

    Symphony breve

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    14:00
  • 8:06 AM

    New York Waltzes

    Lou Harrison

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:15
  • 8:01 AM

    Childhood Dream (Reve d'enfant)

    Eugene Ysaye

    French Impressions

    Bienne Symphony Orchestra

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Rachel Kolly d'Alba, violin

    4:35
  • 7:30 AM

    Symphony No. 99

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    28:19
  • 7:20 AM

    Children Suite

    Ding Shan-de

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    9:28
  • 7:06 AM

    Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    12:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Song and Dance No. 9

    Federico Mompou

    Stephen Hough, piano

    4:33
  • 6:42 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ballet And Dance Music

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    16:37
  • 6:17 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Roman Trilogy

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:56
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    William Boyce

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    9:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Sketchbook of a Journey: Night at Sea with Stars

    Anthony Sidney

    Miguel Bonachea, guitar

    Gretchen Chell Cover, harp

    4:24
  • 5:31 AM

    Les Sylphides Ballet

    Frederic Chopin

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    27:18
  • 5:27 AM

    There is a Solitude

    Luke Howard

    Voces8: Infinity

    Voces8

    3:45
  • 5:06 AM

    Cassation

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Divertimento K 131, Cassation K 99

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    18:49
  • 5:01 AM

    Piano Concerto: 2nd movement

    Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Emilie Mayer - Symphony No. 5

    Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

    Jurgen Bruns, conductor

    Katia Tchemberdji, piano

    4:41