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  • 4:41 AM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    17:01
  • 4:19 AM

    Viola Sonata No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Voices through Time

    Emily Skala, flute

    21:07
  • 4:06 AM

    Concerto Pastorale

    Johann Molter

    Noel

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    11:20
  • 4:01 AM

    Piano Sonata: Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    4:45
  • 3:48 AM

    Vienna 3/4 Time - Waltz Cycle

    Johann Wagenaar

    Wagenaar: Saul En David, Amphitrion, Etc / Riccardo Chailly

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:37
  • 3:44 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

    Alexander Markovich, piano

    2:50
  • 3:13 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Andrew Wan, violin

    30:25
  • 12:50 AM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:20
  • 12:11 AM

    Piano Quintet "Trout"

    Franz Schubert

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    Pamela Frank, violin

    Rebecca Young, viola

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    37:50
  • 12:06 AM

    Country Impressions: Frensham Pond

    William S Lloyd Webber

    Eclogue

    Chamber Ensemble of London

    Peter Fisher, conductor

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    2:52
  • 12:01 AM

    French Suite No. 4: Allemande; Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia, piano

    4:36
  • 11:31 PM

    Mississippi River Suite

    Florence Price

    The Oak - Mississippi River Suite - Symphony No. 3

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    27:44
  • 11:20 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Impressions Of The Sea

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:19
  • 11:17 PM

    Fireside Tales: From a German forest

    Edward MacDowell

    Calico Winds

    2:34
  • 11:07 PM

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    8:29
  • 11:01 PM

    Olympic Fanfare and Theme

    John Williams

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:24
  • 10:56 PM

    A Song of Summer

    Albert Ketelbey

    Rosemary Tuck, piano

    2:41
  • 10:53 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    Honey and Rue

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    2:34
  • 10:15 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite

    Ferde Grofe

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    36:08
  • 10:10 PM

    Mediterranean

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    3:11
  • 10:07 PM

    Highland Memories: Harvest Dance

    Hamish MacCunn

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    John Wilson, conductor

    3:08
  • 10:01 PM

    Views of the Sea: 1st movement

    Eduard Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:38
  • 9:53 PM

    Kentucky Rondo

    Otto Luening

    The Louisville Orchstra

    Louisville Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    4:56
  • 9:17 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring - Music for the Theatre

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    34:49
  • 9:13 PM

    Frog Galliard

    John Dowland

    Mississippi Guitar Quartet

    2:59
  • 9:09 PM

    Petite Suite: En Bateau (Boating)

    Claude Debussy

    Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

    Michel Beroff, piano

    3:16
  • 9:07 PM

    Lincolnshire Posy: The Brisk Young Sailor

    Percy Grainger

    Brooklyn Bridge

    University of Michigan Symphony Band

    Michael Haithcock, conductor

    1:46
  • 9:01 PM

    In the Blue Mountains: I Trollhallen

    Agathe Grondahl

    Backer Grondahl: Piano Works

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    4:42
  • 8:47 PM

    Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

    Grace Williams

    Grace Williams: Sea Sketches

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    10:54
  • 8:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    C. Schumann: Concerto, Op. 7; Weber: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Burkh, conductor

    Elizabeth Rich, piano

    27:31
  • 8:15 PM

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Calico Winds

    1:53
  • 8:06 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    8:03
  • 8:01 PM

    March No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Titans

    Anagnoson & Kinton, duo pianos

    4:41
  • 7:48 PM

    The Oak

    Florence Price

    Price: Songs of the Oak - Concert Overtures Nos. 1-2

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    10:43
  • 7:39 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    9:05
  • 4:54 PM

    Singin' in the Rain: Main Theme

    Nacio Herb Brown

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:37
  • 4:48 PM

    The Wizard of Oz: Concert Suite

    Harold Arlen

    The Hollywood Sound

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:51
  • 4:45 PM

    Gigi: I Remember It Well

    Frederick Loewe

    Gigi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    MGM Studio Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Maurice Chevalier, vocals

    2:23
  • 4:27 PM

    South Pacific Medley

    Richard Rodgers

    Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    16:06
  • 4:21 PM

    The Sound of Music: Prelude and The Sound of Music

    Richard Rodgers

    Studio Orchestra

    Julie Andrews, vocals

    2:37
  • 4:11 PM

    Fiddler on the Roof Potpourri

    Jerry Bock

    Over the Rainbow

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:23
  • 4:07 PM

    White Christmas: Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep

    Irving Berlin

    Joseph J. Lilley and His Orchestra

    Bing Crosby, vocals

    3:07
  • 4:01 PM

    West Side Story: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Studio Orchestra

    Johnny Green, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:49 PM

    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:49
  • 3:43 PM

    Victor/Victoria: End Credits

    Henry Mancini

    Victor/Victoria Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    4:54
  • 3:41 PM

    Victor/Victoria: Main Title

    Henry Mancini

    Studio Orchestra

    2:09
  • 3:27 PM

    A Salute to Fred Astaire

    Various, arr. Alexander Courage

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:30
  • 3:22 PM

    Ol' Man River

    Jerome Kern

    Columbia Concert Orchestra

    Emanuel Balaban, conductor

    Paul Robeson, bass-baritone

    3:10
  • 3:07 PM

    The King and I: Medley

    Richard Rodgers

    Rodgers & Hammerstein: Songbook for Orchestra

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    11:31
  • 3:00 PM

    Oklahoma!: Main Title

    Richard Rodgers

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:04
  • 2:44 PM

    Six Promenades

    Edward Elgar

    Athena Ensemble

    14:03
  • 2:39 PM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:57
  • 2:18 PM

    Oboe Quartet No. 48

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn/Mozart: Oboe Quartets

    Consortium Classicum

    Gernot Schmalfuss, oboe

    18:57
  • 2:06 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    11:48
  • 1:44 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Fazil Say, piano

    14:13
  • 1:25 PM

    Minuets and Trios

    Franz Schubert

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    17:32
  • 1:16 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Vincenzo Bellini

    Trumpet Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    6:55
  • 1:06 PM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    9:10
  • 1:01 PM

    The Mermaid Suite: Dance of 24 Mermaids

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    Concert Suites

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:44
  • 12:46 PM

    Second Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Snake Fence Country

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    11:57
  • 12:11 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 3

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    33:13
  • 12:06 PM

    After the Cakewalk

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    3:26
  • 12:01 PM

    Cello Suite No. 5: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:46
  • 11:45 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:57
  • 11:35 AM

    12 Contredanses

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    8:51
  • 11:31 AM

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Samuel Sanders, piano

    3:47
  • 11:15 AM

    Symphony breve

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:06 AM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    8:06
  • 11:01 AM

    Toccata

    Girolamo Frescobaldi

    Bolder Baroque

    Boulder Brass

    4:39
  • 10:44 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    And the Bridge is Love: English Music for Strings

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    13:55
  • 10:23 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: Concertos for Oboe

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Ku Ebbinge, oboe

    20:34
  • 10:16 AM

    Dance No. 7

    Maria Szymanowska

    Maria Szymanowska - Piano Works / Anna Ciborowska

    Anna Ciborowska, piano

    4:54
  • 10:06 AM

    Moravian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    8:56
  • 10:01 AM

    The Sea: Nocturne (Calm)

    Nikos Skalkottas

    Nikos Skalkottas: Dance of the Waves

    Athens State Orchestra

    Stefanos Tsialis, conductor

    4:48
  • 9:38 AM

    Spirituals for Strings

    Morton Gould

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    20:32
  • 9:26 AM

    Paganini Variations

    Eugene Ysaye

    Capriccio Quartet

    10:08
  • 9:18 AM

    Scherzo No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin, Liszt, Ravel

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    6:35
  • 9:06 AM

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    11:10
  • 9:01 AM

    Detmold Horn Quartet

    4:45
  • 8:36 AM

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    22:36
  • 8:26 AM

    6 Early Netherlands Dances

    Julius Rontgen

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    9:29
  • 8:15 AM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:59
  • 8:07 AM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    Georgina Dobree, basset horn

    8:17
  • 8:01 AM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Viaggio in Italia

    Martha Masters, guitar

    4:32
  • 7:18 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Florence Price

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    39:57
  • 7:06 AM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:31
  • 7:01 AM

    The Beatitudes

    Vladimir Martynov

    Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    4:43
  • 6:38 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 36

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Roman Rabinovich, piano

    19:58
  • 6:25 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Song of the Night": 4th movement (Nachtmusik II)

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No 7

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    12:55
  • 6:06 AM

    Fantastic Dances

    Joaquin Turina

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    17:00
  • 6:01 AM

    Orphee Suite: Orphee and the Princess

    Philip Glass

    The Orpheus Suite for Piano

    Paul Barnes, piano

    4:36
  • 5:26 AM

    Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop"

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    32:23
  • 5:22 AM

    Xiayin Wang, piano

    3:28
  • 5:06 AM

    Il Cimento: Violin Concerto No. 11

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Musici

    Federico Agostini, violin

    13:59
  • 5:01 AM

    Pavan-Capriccio

    Isaac Albeniz

    Duo Van Dua

    4:36