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  • 4:30 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 15

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor

    Stephen Coombs, piano

    28:23
  • 4:27 AM

    A Chloris (To Chloris)

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

    Roger Vignoles, piano

    3:00
  • 4:06 AM

    Ballad Without Words

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphony No. 6, etc.

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    18:31
  • 4:01 AM

    Homage to Paradise Valley: Roho, Pumzika Kwa Amani (Spirits, Rest Peacefully)

    Jeff Scott

    Akropolis Reed Quintet

    4:45
  • 3:54 AM

    Summer Evening

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Music for String Orchestra

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    4:23
  • 3:42 AM

    Concerto Duo: Mama Dee's Song for Joel

    Joel Puckett

    Winged Creatures

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    10:21
  • 3:16 AM

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    25:34
  • 3:09 AM

    Come to me in the silence of the night

    Ivo Antognini

    Ivo Antognini: Come to me in the silence of the night

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    5:20
  • 3:06 AM

    When Almonds Blossomed

    Giya Kancheli

    Motherland

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    2:08
  • 3:01 AM

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Maxim Shostakovich, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    4:53
  • 2:41 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 12

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, vol. 1

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    17:46
  • 2:28 AM

    Carrot Revolution

    Gabriella Smith

    Aizuri Quartet

    11:15
  • 2:13 AM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    13:46
  • 2:06 AM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    5:42
  • 2:01 AM

    Two Pastorales

    Lou Harrison

    Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    4:36
  • 11:47 PM

    Summer

    Frank Bridge

    Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    10:40
  • 11:36 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:26
  • 11:21 PM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:13 PM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Overture in C Major

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:33
  • 11:00 PM

    Concerto for Mixed Instruments

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    10:42
  • 10:36 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 10, 19, 20

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    22:38
  • 10:30 PM

    Concertino Pastorale: Finale

    John Ireland

    Ireland: A Downland Suite Etc.

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:26
  • 10:23 PM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Blanc

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:46
  • 10:12 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, Bassoon Concerto

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    10:02
  • 10:06 PM

    The Peacock

    Chun Wai Yeung

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    4:22
  • 10:01 PM

    Legend No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:02
  • 9:50 PM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    8:52
  • 9:37 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Georg Anton Benda

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    12:09
  • 9:33 PM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    Snake Fence Country

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    2:39
  • 9:14 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 3 Piano Concertos

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    18:06
  • 9:10 PM

    Chasin' Skies

    Sierra Hull

    Tessa Lark, violin

    Sierra Hull, mandolin

    2:40
  • 9:06 PM

    A Song of Summer

    Albert Ketelbey

    Rosemary Tuck, piano

    2:41
  • 9:02 PM

    Xerxes: Ombra mai fu

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Arias

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Harry Bicket, conductor

    Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo-soprano

    3:07
  • 8:49 PM

    Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Andrea Magnani, bassoon

    10:26
  • 8:44 PM

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    3:23
  • 8:08 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    34:10
  • 8:01 PM

    Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen

    John Williams

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:10
  • 5:51 PM

    To Become (Divenire)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    7:02
  • 5:42 PM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    8:42
  • 5:23 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    17:19
  • 5:20 PM

    The Well-Tempered Guitars: Prelude and Fugue

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Music for Two Guitars, Vol. 1 (Brasil Guitar Duo) - Sonatina canonica / Les guitares bien temperees: Nos. 1-12

    Brasil Guitar Duo

    2:56
  • 5:06 PM

    Helios Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    11:55
  • 5:01 PM

    Royal Academy of Music Brass

    4:49
  • 4:44 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    13:50
  • 4:22 PM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    20:19
  • 4:19 PM

    Three "Halling"

    Halfdan Kjerulf

    Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano

    2:11
  • 4:06 PM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1 "Dance in the Village Inn"

    Franz Liszt

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    11:58
  • 4:01 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 24

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Victor Sangiorgio, piano

    4:48
  • 3:48 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    10:13
  • 3:19 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Randall Thompson

    American Masters: Harris, Thompson, Diamond

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    27:45
  • 3:13 PM

    Home Sweet Home

    Henry Bishop

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:49
  • 3:09 PM

    The Spring time of the year

    Traditional

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:46
  • 3:06 PM

    Die Forelle (The Trout)

    Franz Schubert

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    Daria Hovora, piano

    2:08
  • 3:01 PM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:46 PM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra

    George Walker

    Seattle Symphony

    Asher Fisch, conductor

    10:37
  • 2:39 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    6:38
  • 2:30 PM

    La Stravaganza: Violin Concerto No. 1

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti La Stravaganza

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    7:56
  • 2:12 PM

    Overture, Scherzo and Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    17:05
  • 2:03 PM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Arabella String Quartet

    7:26
  • 2:00 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:47
  • 1:54 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Nocturne

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:36
  • 1:41 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 17: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    11:28
  • 1:35 PM

    Symphony No. 29: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 29 & 34

    Vienna Philharmonic

    4:08
  • 1:31 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:11
  • 1:23 PM

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    7:06
  • 1:19 PM

    Rinaldo: Mio cor, che mi sai dir?

    George Frideric Handel

    Contraltos

    Orfeo 55

    Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor

    Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto

    2:55
  • 1:09 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Barber of Seville (highlights)

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:04
  • 1:08 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    6:38
  • 1:04 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    2:41
  • 12:55 PM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    4:39
  • 12:44 PM

    Symphony No. 6: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 5 & 6

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:10
  • 12:41 PM

    The Married Beau: Hornpipe on a Ground

    Henry Purcell

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    1:21
  • 12:30 PM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    10:37
  • 12:22 PM

    Brook Green Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    6:16
  • 12:19 PM

    The Gnu Song

    Flanders & Swann

    At the Drop of a Hat

    Michael Flanders, vocal

    Donald Swann, piano

    2:30
  • 12:16 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Inspiration

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestral Cellos

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    2:34
  • 12:07 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Waltz

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 24

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    6:51
  • 12:04 PM

    Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 9

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Art of Life

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    2:29
  • 11:48 AM

    Poet and Peasant Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Popular Operatic Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:45
  • 11:46 AM

    Flute Sonatina: 3rd mvt

    Malcolm Arnold

    James Galway, flute

    Phillip Moll, piano

    2:00
  • 11:33 AM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    11:04
  • 11:25 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Heavy Classix

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    6:17
  • 11:16 AM

    Piano Trio No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Newstead Trio

    Newstead Trio

    8:12
  • 11:09 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Catalyst Quartet

    5:21
  • 11:04 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:30
  • 10:47 AM

    Manfred Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Polish National Radio Orchestra

    Johannes Wildner, conductor

    10:48
  • 10:26 AM

    Symphony No. 95

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    19:48
  • 10:22 AM

    Pastorale

    Amy Beach

    Ambache Chamber Ensemble

    3:34
  • 10:12 AM

    Summer Music

    Arnold Bax

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    9:03
  • 10:06 AM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Alexandre Tharaud: Journal Intime

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    5:00
  • 10:01 AM

    The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe

    Ennio Morricone

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    4:51
  • 9:47 AM

    Concert Overture No. 1

    Florence Price

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    11:39
  • 9:23 AM

    Suite Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    21:53
  • 9:20 AM

    Little Prelude No. 23 "Toccata-fanfare"

    Joseph Jongen

    Ivan Ilic, piano

    1:17
  • 9:19 AM

    Little Prelude No. 21

    Joseph Jongen

    Ivan Ilic, piano

    1:00
  • 9:18 AM

    Little Prelude No. 19 "Bravura"

    Joseph Jongen

    Jongen: 13 Preludes/24 Petits Preludes

    Ivan Ilic, piano

    1:17
  • 9:06 AM

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    11:03
  • 9:01 AM

    Norse Legend

    Frank Bridge

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:47
  • 8:54 AM

    Consolation No. 3

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:18
  • 8:31 AM

    Cello Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    22:49
  • 8:17 AM

    D'un soir triste (Of a sad evening)

    Lili Boulanger

    Boulanger, Tailleferre, Mendelssohn, Schumann

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:32
  • 8:06 AM

    Violin Sonatine

    Pauline Viardot-Garcia

    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin

    Barbara Moser, piano

    10:43
  • 8:01 AM

    Dance of the Graceful Girl

    Alberto Ginastera

    John Novacek, piano

    4:53
  • 7:27 AM

    La Boite a Joujoux (The Toy Box)

    Claude Debussy

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    31:42
  • 7:06 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 4

    Ludwig Lebrun

    Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    Bart Schneemann, oboe

    18:57
  • 7:01 AM

    Chi passa per'sta strada

    Filippo Azzaiolo

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:41
  • 6:45 AM

    Aeolian Suite

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    William Goodchild, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    12:51