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  • 4:27 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    30:31
  • 4:22 AM

    Lament in Tremolo Form

    Laurindo Almeida

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    4:26
  • 4:06 AM

    Concerto for Recorder and Viola

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    Pinchas Zukerman, viola

    14:44
  • 4:01 AM

    Lute Suite: Sarabande and Gigue

    Jan Antonin Losy

    Jan Antonin Losy: Note d'oro

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:39
  • 3:41 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    17:30
  • 3:14 AM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    25:00
  • 3:09 AM

    Sentimental Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Virtuoso

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    2:57
  • 3:06 AM

    Caesar and Cleopatra Suite: Barcarolle

    Arthur Bliss

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    2:57
  • 3:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:52 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    6:47
  • 12:52 AM

    Aladdin: Dances

    Ernest Tomlinson

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    6:35
  • 12:15 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Piano Concerto No. 3

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Mari Kodama, piano

    35:16
  • 12:08 AM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:41
  • 12:06 AM

    Carmina Burana: Dance

    Carl Orff

    Classics for All Seasons: Spring

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:44
  • 12:01 AM

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    4:39
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    6:02
  • 11:09 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 And 7

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    39:50
  • 11:06 PM

    Gracias a la Vida

    Violeta Parra

    Saudade

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    2:26
  • 11:02 PM

    The Longest Day: March

    Paul Anka

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:03
  • 10:56 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    3:53
  • 10:46 PM

    Vivaldi: Spring

    Max Richter

    Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Berlin Chamber Orchestra

    Andre de Ridder, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    9:41
  • 10:43 PM

    Dichterliebe: Im wunderschonen Monat Mai

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: "Liederkreis", Op. 39, "Dichterlieve" Op. 48

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

    1:26
  • 10:16 PM

    Piano Quartet

    Robert Schumann

    Emerson String Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    Menahem Pressler, piano

    27:21
  • 9:58 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    8:44
  • 9:43 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 27

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    12:37
  • 9:38 PM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Serafin String Quartet

    4:35
  • 9:34 PM

    Requiem: Lacrimosa

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Requiem

    Les Arts Florissants

    William Christie, conductor

    3:19
  • 9:21 PM

    String Quartet No. 11

    Shostakovich

    Emerson Quartet

    11:42
  • 9:06 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade, Ravel: Boler

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    14:02
  • 8:56 PM

    Reflection

    George Winston

    Winter into Spring

    George Winston, piano

    2:48
  • 8:55 PM

    Girl from Ipanema

    Carlos Jobim

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    3:19
  • 8:31 PM

    Symphony No. 10

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: 10 Symphonies

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    24:00
  • 8:18 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    New Year's Concert 2014

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Wilfrid Scharf, zither

    11:45
  • 8:06 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:56
  • 8:00 PM

    Under the Willow Tree from Vanessa

    Samuel Barber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neemi Jarvi, conductor

    3:22
  • 5:52 PM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:43
  • 5:17 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    33:08
  • 5:11 PM

    Humoresque No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    3:07
  • 5:06 PM

    Empire Brass

    5:16
  • 5:01 PM

    Orchestral Study No. 3

    Arthur Bliss

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:51
  • 4:52 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Erioca'

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    6:44
  • 4:14 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    36:21
  • 4:12 PM

    Kwela No. 1

    Isak Roux

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    :45
  • 4:07 PM

    String Quartet No. 4: 1st movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Arabella String Quartet

    4:46
  • 4:01 PM

    Concerto Grosso: 2nd movement

    Henry Cowell

    Cowell: Concerto Grosso/Hymn & Fuguing Tune No 10

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:40 PM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Honegger

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Kenneth Munday, bassoon

    18:34
  • 3:14 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:42
  • 3:10 PM

    Las Abejas (The Bees)

    Agustin Barrios

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    2:03
  • 3:06 PM

    Cave of the Winds

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    2:57
  • 3:01 PM

    Duettino

    Jan Dussek

    Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp

    Heidi van Hoesen Gorton, harp

    4:42
  • 2:31 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Egyptian"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    26:51
  • 2:26 PM

    Fugue "Little"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:34
  • 2:09 PM

    Grand Duo Concertante

    Giovanni Bottesini

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Eunice Kim, violin

    15:56
  • 2:00 PM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Volkmann

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    7:42
  • 1:54 PM

    Sweeney Todd: My Friends

    Stephen Sondheim

    Johnny Depp, vocal

    4:00
  • 1:48 PM

    The Last Sleep of the Virgin

    Jules Massenet

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Anthony Ross, cello

    4:30
  • 1:35 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Barry Griffiths, violin

    12:05
  • 1:29 PM

    I'll make music

    Karl Jenkins

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    4:33
  • 1:23 PM

    Colonial Song

    Percy Grainger

    Percy Grainger: Symphonic Band Music

    Michigan State University Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    5:22
  • 1:17 PM

    Vienna Horns

    6:11
  • 1:09 PM

    Raggin' Rudi

    William Bolcom

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    3:51
  • 1:04 PM

    Rusalka: Polonaise

    Antonin Dvorak

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:30
  • 12:52 PM

    Concerto No. 9

    Pietro Locatelli

    Locatelli: Introduttioni Teatralli and Concerti, Op. 4

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    7:45
  • 12:50 PM

    Piece in the Old Style

    Henryk Gorecki

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    1:31
  • 12:42 PM

    The Golden Cockerel: Shemakha and Dodon

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    6:41
  • 12:37 PM

    The Flying Dutchman: Spinning Chorus

    Richard Wagner

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Silvio Varviso, conductor

    Leipzig Radio Chorus

    3:40
  • 12:31 PM

    Joanne Polk, piano

    5:05
  • 12:21 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hilary Hahn: Mozart 5, Vieuxtemps 4

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    8:47
  • 12:14 PM

    Abdelazar: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Oslo Circles

    5:02
  • 12:07 PM

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    6:17
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 11:53 AM

    Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: The Bartered Bride & From My Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    5:39
  • 11:50 AM

    Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    2:22
  • 11:38 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Franz Schmidt

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

    10:46
  • 11:31 AM

    Three Carpathian Dances

    Mykola Kolessa

    Natalya Pasichnyk, piano

    5:53
  • 11:17 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Violin Concertos

    Janine Jansen and Friends

    12:41
  • 11:10 AM

    L'inganno felice (The Happy Deception): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:55
  • 11:04 AM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Greatest Hits Of 1790

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    4:45
  • 10:44 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    13:59
  • 10:32 AM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Ein Straussfest

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    King Keyes, zither

    11:02
  • 10:20 AM

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    11:13
  • 10:11 AM

    Oboe Concertino

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Stuttgart Arcata Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Strub, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    7:25
  • 10:06 AM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 10:01 AM

    L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra

    Michi Gaigg, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:48 AM

    In Spring Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    10:31
  • 9:21 AM

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    25:35
  • 9:16 AM

    Southland Sketches: 3rd movement

    Harry T. Burleigh

    Calefax Reed Ensemble

    2:52
  • 9:06 AM

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:42
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 8:25 AM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Bertrand de Billy, conductor

    Pascal Roge, piano

    32:50
  • 8:20 AM

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    4:13
  • 8:06 AM

    Bavarian Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    12:47
  • 8:01 AM

    Der Erlkonig (The Elf King)

    Franz Schubert

    Valerie Tryon, piano

    4:36
  • 7:38 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    19:54
  • 7:32 AM

    Duo for Flute and Piano: Flowing

    Aaron Copland

    Jeffrey Khaner, flute

    Hugh Sung, piano

    5:42
  • 7:17 AM

    Daphnis and Chloe: Part 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chloe

    Aachen Symphony Orchestra

    Kazem Abdullah, conductor

    13:34
  • 7:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 3

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    10:08
  • 7:01 AM

    Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Transcendental Bach

    Thomas Labe, piano

    4:41
  • 6:30 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Ethel Smyth

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    28:50
  • 6:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    11:22
  • 6:06 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Morton, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    9:42
  • 6:01 AM

    Lullaby (Berceuse)

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Viola and Piano Music

    Charles Matthews, piano

    4:34
  • 5:30 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Jean Sibelius

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    28:05
  • 5:18 AM

    Sonatina

    Federico Torroba

    Eduardo Fernandez Spanish Guitar Music

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    11:25
  • 5:06 AM

    Variations on Mozart's "Bei Mannern"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Works for Cello and Piano

    Jennifer Kloetzel, cello

    10:10
  • 5:01 AM

    A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    4:43