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  • 4:18 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    Tanja Tetzlaff, cello

    Lars Vogt, piano

    40:46
  • 4:13 AM

    Our final day

    Haukur Tomasson

    Meditatio II

    Schola Cantorum Reykjavik

    Hordur Askelsson, conductor

    2:26
  • 4:06 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    The Blue Notebooks

    Max Richter Orchestra

    Lorenz Dangel, conductor

    6:35
  • 4:01 AM

    Partita: Pavane

    Paul Lansky

    David Starobin, guitar

    Mari Yoshinaga, percussion

    4:39
  • 3:50 AM

    Fantaisie

    Georges Hue

    Celebration for Flute and Orchestra

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    William Bennett, flute/piccolo

    7:53
  • 3:10 AM

    Requiem

    Maurice Durufle

    In Paradisum

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    38:30
  • 3:06 AM

    D'un vieux jardin (An Ancient Garden)

    Lili Boulanger

    Merz Trio

    2:25
  • 3:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 2:45 AM

    The Jungle Book: The Meditation of Purun Bhagat

    Charles Koechlin

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    13:46
  • 2:37 AM

    Scenes from the Poet's Dreams: Summer Shimmers Across the Glass of Green Ponds

    Jennifer Higdon

    Lark Quartet

    Gary Graffman, piano

    6:58
  • 2:15 AM

    Summer Night Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Cinderella

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    20:15
  • 2:06 AM

    Romance

    Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Suite From "Love's Labours Lost", Clarinet Concerto, Prelude, Romance

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    6:58
  • 2:01 AM

    Summer Idyls: Meadow-Rest

    Herbert Howells

    Matthew Schellhorn, piano

    4:46
  • 1:52 AM

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

    Maurice Ravel

    Camino

    Sean Shibe, guitar

    6:26
  • 1:24 AM

    To Notice Such Things

    Jon Lord

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    Jon Lord, piano

    Cormac Henry, flute

    27:00
  • 1:15 AM

    Symphony No. 2: Andante

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    7:03
  • 1:07 AM

    Etude No. 6 "En forme de valse"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    7:56
  • 1:01 AM

    Two Aquarelles

    Frederick Delius

    The Delius Collection, Vol. 7

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eric Fenby, conductor

    4:50
  • 12:55 AM

    A World of Change

    Clarice Assad

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:21
  • 12:16 AM

    Symphony No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 7 and 8

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    37:09
  • 12:12 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:16
  • 12:06 AM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 12:01 AM

    Tango Song and Dance: Song

    Andre Previn

    Augustin Hadelich, violin

    Joyce Yang, piano

    4:39
  • 11:36 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    22:21
  • 11:16 PM

    Symphonic Poem No. 7 "Festklange"

    Franz Liszt

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    17:57
  • 11:10 PM

    Prelude No. 13 "Airs de fete"

    Joseph Jongen

    Jongen: 13 Preludes/24 Petits Preludes

    Ivan Ilic, piano

    5:06
  • 11:06 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    The Last Dance: Music for a Vanishing Era

    I Salonisti

    2:50
  • 11:01 PM

    Lyric Waltz

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:49
  • 10:49 PM

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    9:16
  • 10:29 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Ruth Gipps

    Reawakened

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    Robert Plane, clarinet

    18:41
  • 10:21 PM

    Ballade No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    7:33
  • 10:06 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Allegro molto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    12:55
  • 10:01 PM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    4:36
  • 9:45 PM

    Be Still and Know

    Carlos Simon

    My Ancestor's Gift

    Phoebe Wu, piano

    6:28
  • 9:23 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

    William Grant Still

    African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    21:09
  • 9:16 PM

    Credo: I Believe in Liberty

    Margaret Bonds

    Margaret Bonds: Credo; Simon Bore the Cross

    Dessoff Choirs

    Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

    Dashon Burton, bass-baritone

    4:23
  • 9:06 PM

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Jeff Scott

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Imani Winds

    4:50
  • 9:01 PM

    Theme and Variations on "Draw the Sacred Circle Closer": Variations 3 and 4

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Kristen Yeon-Ji Yun, cello

    4:48
  • 8:49 PM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksopera Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    9:16
  • 8:31 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Christian Danner

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

    Gottfried von der Goltz, violin

    17:00
  • 8:21 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Six Flute Sonatas K10-15

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    9:45
  • 8:15 PM

    Joana Daunyte, harp

    3:52
  • 8:06 PM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: La tombeau de Couperin, Pavane pour une infante defunte

    Lyon Opera Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    7:57
  • 8:01 PM

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:40
  • 4:43 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Johann Stamitz

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    15:39
  • 4:22 PM

    The Birds of Aristophanes

    Hubert Parry

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    19:04
  • 4:19 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Voi che sapete

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The #1 Opera Album

    Vienna Chamber Orchestra

    Gyorgy Fischer, conductor

    Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

    2:47
  • 4:15 PM

    La Boite a Musique (Music Box)

    Pierre Sancan

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:38
  • 4:06 PM

    Symphony

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    8:50
  • 4:01 PM

    Three Etudes

    Fernando Sor

    Sor: 24 Progressive Etudes; 6 Little Pieces

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    4:42
  • 3:49 PM

    Student Concerto

    Friedrich Seitz

    Concertos from My Childhood

    Juilliard Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    9:23
  • 3:16 PM

    Octet

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn & Raff: Octets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    30:49
  • 3:12 PM

    Euphonic Sounds

    Scott Joplin

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:16
  • 3:06 PM

    Easter Cantata: My Spirit be Joyful

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Bach Festival

    Empire Brass

    Douglas Major, organ

    5:24
  • 3:01 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Entry of the Fairies

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    4:49
  • 2:49 PM

    Introduction and Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    Claire Desert, piano

    8:54
  • 2:32 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    (Marie) Clemence de Grandval

    GRANDVAL: Oboe Works

    Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrey Boreyko, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    16:54
  • 2:17 PM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Lombardini Quartet

    12:38
  • 2:06 PM

    Gayane Ballet Suite

    Aram Khachaturian

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    9:56
  • 2:01 PM

    Nocturne No. 5

    Stephan Elmas

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    4:44
  • 1:50 PM

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin

    8:56
  • 1:34 PM

    Dance Poem

    Frank Bridge

    Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    13:59
  • 1:29 PM

    My Lagan Love

    Traditional Irish

    The Irish Piano

    Michael McHale, piano

    3:27
  • 1:18 PM

    Symphony No. 14

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:19
  • 1:06 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    9:44
  • 1:01 PM

    A Hermit Thrush at Morn

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:50
  • 10:48 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos For Two Violins

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    10:23
  • 10:24 AM

    Harp Concerto No. 1

    Ernst Eichner

    Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    Silke Aichhorn, harp

    22:41
  • 10:10 AM

    South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    12:12
  • 10:06 AM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    Brodsky Unlimited

    Brodsky Quartet

    3:00
  • 10:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 9

    Gabriel Faure

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:35
  • 9:41 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Paul Carr

    British Light Music Premieres

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    Nicholas Daniel, oboe

    17:27
  • 9:20 AM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    19:34
  • 9:10 AM

    Ambarvalia

    Ruth Gipps

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Peebles, conductor

    7:48
  • 9:06 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 1

    Noriko Ogawa, piano

    3:31
  • 9:01 AM

    Serenade for Guitar and Strings

    Malcolm Arnold

    English Guitar Concertos

    Northern Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Craig Ogden, guitar

    4:31
  • 8:29 AM

    Piano Trio No. 6

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Piano Trios

    Beaux Arts Trio

    29:36
  • 8:12 AM

    Poem for Cello and Orchestra

    Henriette Bosmans

    Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Dimitri Ferschtman, cello

    14:31
  • 8:06 AM

    Traumlicht (Dreamlight)

    Richard Strauss

    Ensemble Vocapella Limburg

    Tristan Meister, conductor

    5:44
  • 8:01 AM

    Springtime Suite: Dance in the Twilight

    Eric Coates

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    4:50
  • 7:54 AM

    Nocturne

    Ignaz Paderewski

    Night Music

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    4:22
  • 7:37 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Suite

    Maurice Ravel

    Prague Philharmonia

    Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

    16:34
  • 7:12 AM

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor

    Hans-Peter Westermann, oboe

    23:06
  • 7:06 AM

    Queen's Goodnight

    William Byrd

    Four Temperaments - Byrd, Ferrabosco, Parsons, Tallis

    Phantasm

    5:25
  • 7:01 AM

    Waltz No. 4

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:47
  • 6:24 AM

    Souvenir of Florence

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Journeys

    Emerson String Quartet

    Paul Neubauer, viola

    34:21
  • 6:18 AM

    La Muzette

    Robert de Visee

    La Mascarade

    Rolf Lislevand, Baroque guitar

    4:07
  • 6:06 AM

    Music for a Garden

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto-serenata; Concierto en Modo Calante

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    11:16
  • 6:01 AM

    Morning on the Water

    Jacques Ibert

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:34
  • 5:29 AM

    Church Windows

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi

    Pacific Symphony Orchestra

    Keith Clark, conductor

    29:41
  • 5:20 AM

    Yellow Beach

    Michael Nyman

    Ahn Trio

    6:54
  • 5:06 AM

    The Day Dawn

    Sally Beamish

    Sally Beamish: The Imagined Sound of Sun on Stone

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Ola Rudner, conductor

    13:19
  • 5:01 AM

    Sonatina: 2nd movement

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Guitar Quintet / Fantasia / Ecloghe

    Chloe Dufossez, flute

    4:37