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  • 4:18 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    40:29
  • 4:12 AM

    Variations on L. Mason's Nearer, My God, to Thee

    Justin Holland

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:05
  • 4:06 AM

    Variations on L. Mason's Nearer, My God, to Thee

    Justin Holland

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:05
  • 4:06 AM

    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

    Spiritual

    J'nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano

    Paul Sanchez, piano

    5:24
  • 4:01 AM

    Eventide

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:52
  • 3:47 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): On the Beach at Sorrento

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:50
  • 3:15 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    31:25
  • 3:13 AM

    Kwela No. 1

    Isak Roux

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    :45
  • 3:07 AM

    Falling in Love Again

    Friedrich Hollander

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    Hannah Roberts, cello

    4:29
  • 3:01 AM

    Partita No. 6: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Piotr Anderszewski, piano

    4:35
  • 2:40 AM

    Concert Piece for Four Horns

    Robert Schumann

    The Chicago Principal

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Dale Clevenger, horn

    18:48
  • 2:16 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Helena Juntunen, soprano

    Katarina Karneus, mezzo-soprano

    Daniel Norman, tenor

    Neal Davies, bass

    22:29
  • 2:10 AM

    Lark Song (Lerchengesang)

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Works For Cello And Piano

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    3:31
  • 2:06 AM

    Fanfare on Amazing Grace

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:26
  • 2:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2: Scherzo

    Charles Gounod

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:44
  • 1:45 AM

    Miniatures

    William Grant Still

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    12:22
  • 1:20 AM

    Concerto Serenade

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    Nancy Allen, harp

    22:55
  • 1:12 AM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:19
  • 1:06 AM

    Carmen: Intermezzo

    Georges Bizet

    LAGQ Latin

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:02
  • 1:01 AM

    Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes: Choeur celeste

    George Frederick McKay

    MCKAY: Violin Concerto / Sinfonietta No. 4 / Song Over the Great Plains

    National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

    4:46
  • 11:32 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    24:49
  • 11:23 PM

    Danzas Argentinas

    Alberto Ginastera

    Dances of Spain and Argentina

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    8:22
  • 11:14 PM

    Four South African Folktunes

    Traditional

    National Symphony Orchestra of the S.A.B.C.

    Peter Marchbank, conductor

    7:42
  • 11:06 PM

    Variations on Lift Every Voice and Sing

    Lettie B. Alston

    Lara Downes, piano

    6:10
  • 11:02 PM

    Iconoclasm/for Lenny

    Michael Abels

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:27
  • 10:55 PM

    The Nymph

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Vocalise: Russian Romances

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    3:31
  • 10:39 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    Eliot Chapo, violin

    15:18
  • 10:34 PM

    Scherzo

    (Marie) Clemence de Grandval

    GRANDVAL: Oboe Works

    Budapest Strings

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    4:17
  • 10:27 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    6:11
  • 10:09 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    17:06
  • 10:06 PM

    Three Spirituals: Oh Freedom

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port Of Call

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    2:26
  • 9:59 PM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

    Daniel Hope, violin

    5:09
  • 9:54 PM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    3:21
  • 9:45 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Duke Dobing, flute

    Christopher Hooker, oboe

    8:25
  • 9:31 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 7

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    13:04
  • 9:23 PM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Hamlet/The Gadfly

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    5:52
  • 9:11 PM

    Sierra Winds

    (Selected members), conductor

    11:13
  • 9:05 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Marriner conducts Debussy, Ravel, Dukas & Saint-Saens

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:45
  • 9:02 PM

    Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball): Act II Prelude

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    2:39
  • 8:46 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Cesar Franck

    Metropolitan Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    11:21
  • 8:22 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi's Rome

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    22:45
  • 8:13 PM

    String Sextet No. 2: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Cypress String Quartet

    Barry Shiffman, violin

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    7:27
  • 8:07 PM

    Sweet Memories of Thee

    Justin Holland

    Justin Holland: Guitar Works & Arrangements

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    5:12
  • 8:00 PM

    We Shall Overcome

    Spiritual

    The Aeolians

    The Aeolians

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    6:30
  • 5:48 PM

    Poet and Peasant Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    10:17
  • 5:21 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Max Bruch, Florence Price: Violin Concertos

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Randall Goosby, violin

    25:05
  • 5:16 PM

    Divertimento after Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc and La Lutine

    Richard Strauss

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:27
  • 5:11 PM

    Cantata No. 85: See what His love can do

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Grainger Transcriptions for Wind Orchestra

    Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    3:02
  • 5:06 PM

    Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

    James W. Johnson/J. Rosamond Johnson

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:01 PM

    Song for World Peace

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:42
  • 4:46 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act III; Dance; Finale

    Richard Wagner

    Reiner Conducts Wagner

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    12:06
  • 4:34 PM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Ambrosia Quartet

    10:42
  • 4:15 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra Amsterdam

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    19:07
  • 4:06 PM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:33
  • 4:01 PM

    The Grumpy Old Bear

    Julius Fucik

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    Alan Pendlebury, bassoon

    4:36
  • 3:52 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Sacred Songs

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    6:04
  • 3:26 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

    William Grant Still

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    24:39
  • 3:24 PM

    Scherzino for horn and orchestra

    Max Reger

    Umea Sinfonietta

    Soren Hermansson, horn

    2:00
  • 3:21 PM

    Ragtime Dance

    Scott Joplin

    William Albright, piano

    3:45
  • 3:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    GF Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 6, Nos. 2-7 and 10

    Mercury Baroque

    Antoine Plante, conductor

    14:06
  • 3:01 PM

    Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Paul Coker, piano

    4:34
  • 2:49 PM

    My Home Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    9:31
  • 2:35 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    12:59
  • 2:11 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    22:46
  • 2:06 PM

    Iconoclasm/for Lenny

    Michael Abels

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:27
  • 1:53 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    7:33
  • 1:47 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 7: 3rd mvt

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Peter Donohoe, piano

    3:40
  • 1:44 PM

    I Got Rhythm

    George Gershwin

    Peter Donohoe, piano

    1:40
  • 1:39 PM

    Funiculi Funicula

    Luigi Denza

    Pavarotti's Greatest Hits

    Bologna Theater Orchestra

    Anton Guadagno, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    2:42
  • 1:29 PM

    Zampa Overture

    Ferdinand Herold

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:23
  • 1:18 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 4th movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    9:57
  • 1:09 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    6:01
  • 1:04 PM

    Cantata No. 29: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    3:34
  • 12:53 PM

    Three Pieces for Oboe and Strings: Minuet

    Gustav Holst

    English Music for Oboe and String Quartet

    English String Quartet

    Sarah Francis, oboe

    5:13
  • 12:44 PM

    String Quartet No. 3: Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Calidore String Quartet

    7:15
  • 12:37 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    5:38
  • 12:30 PM

    Introduction No. 3

    Pietro Locatelli

    Locatelli: Introduttioni Teatralli and Concerti, Op. 4

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    5:28
  • 12:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Frederic Chopin

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    9:37
  • 12:16 PM

    Umoja (Unity)

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    2:49
  • 12:09 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Bolero

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:34
  • 12:05 PM

    All I Want

    Joni Mitchell

    In My Room

    Larry Goldings, piano

    4:00
  • 11:55 AM

    Go Down, Moses

    Traditional

    Marian Anderson, contralto

    2:51
  • 11:48 AM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 11:30 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    11:15
  • 11:23 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Symphony No. 2, Slavonic Dances

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:04
  • 11:17 AM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:39
  • 11:08 AM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Stephen Preston, flute

    Nicholas McGegan, flute

    7:16
  • 11:04 AM

    Canzon Noni Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Gabrieli and St. Marks: Venetian Brass Music

    Wallace Collection

    2:52
  • 10:45 AM

    Bartered Bride: Overture, Furiant and Skocna

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Mein Vaterland

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    13:27
  • 10:32 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    11:27
  • 10:28 AM

    We Shall Overcome

    Spiritual

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Rieko Aizawa, piano

    3:03
  • 10:13 AM

    Quartet No. 3

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    13:38
  • 10:06 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:37
  • 10:01 AM

    Terpsichore: Chaconne

    George Frideric Handel

    The Power Of Love: Arias From Handel Operas

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:47 AM

    Norwegian Dances Nos. 2-4

    Edvard Grieg

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    11:40
  • 9:44 AM

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    2:30
  • 9:28 AM

    Fratres (Brothers)

    Arvo Part

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    14:23
  • 9:23 AM

    Piano Suite No. 2 "Times of Solitude": A Midsummer Waltz

    John Wineglass

    Duo Dolce

    2:32
  • 9:06 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    16:34
  • 9:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 8:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    John Field

    New Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Furst, conductor

    John O'Conor, piano

    33:40
  • 8:19 AM

    Two Etudes

    Andres Segovia

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:47
  • 8:06 AM

    The Song of Hiawatha: Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    11:22
  • 8:01 AM

    Zapateado

    Enrique Granados

    Spanish Fireworks

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    4:32
  • 7:42 AM

    Karelia Suite

    Jean Sibelius

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    15:42
  • 7:30 AM

    Trio No. 3 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: London Trios and Divertimentos

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    12:00
  • 7:18 AM

    Preludio Sinfonico

    Giacomo Puccini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    10:05
  • 7:06 AM

    Votes (Wahlstimmen) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss, Jr. Edition: Vol. 15

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Johannes Wildner, conductor

    11:24
  • 7:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 6

    Johannes Brahms

    Alessio Bax, piano

    4:41
  • 6:24 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Tragic"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    34:12
  • 6:20 AM

    Michael Ponder, viola

    Ian Jones, piano

    3:58
  • 6:06 AM

    Jeromita Linares

    Carlos Guastavino

    "Impresiones"

    Camerata Bariloche

    Pablo Cohen, guitar

    11:43
  • 6:01 AM

    Etude No. 11: for arpeggios

    Claude Debussy

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    4:39
  • 5:42 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
  • 5:26 AM

    Fountains of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Pini di Roma, Feste Romane

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    15:55
  • 5:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Sonatas

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    17:56
  • 5:01 AM

    Choro No. 5 "Alma Brasileira"

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    The Great Necks

    4:47