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  • 4:14 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Jean Sibelius

    Bruckner, Sibelius, Nielsen

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    44:25
  • 4:06 AM

    Ballade "About Olden Times"

    Anatol Liadov

    Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, and other orchestral works.

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    5:53
  • 4:01 AM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:30
  • 3:44 AM

    London Suite

    Eric Coates

    The Music of Eric Coates

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    14:23
  • 3:22 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Saverio Mercadante

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:13
  • 3:19 AM

    Guasa (Dance)

    Celedonio Romero

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    1:56
  • 3:10 AM

    The Belles of St. Trinian's: Comedy Suite

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:59
  • 3:06 AM

    Swan Lake: Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Kiss: Music for Love and Passion

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Thomas R. Forrester, conductor

    3:09
  • 3:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 2:53 AM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    5:18
  • 2:18 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonin Dvorak

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    33:43
  • 2:10 AM

    Gaude Maria virgo

    Peter Philips

    In a Strange Land: Elizabethan Composers in Exile

    Stile Antico

    5:20
  • 2:06 AM

    Au matin (Etude de Concert)

    Marcel Tournier

    Maria Graf � Recital: Debussy, Faure, Caplet, Tailleferre, Tournier, Roussel, Ravel

    Maria Graf, harp

    3:53
  • 2:01 AM

    Spanish Suite: Aragon

    Isaac Albeniz

    Duo Van Dua

    4:46
  • 1:48 AM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:04
  • 1:24 AM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    23:00
  • 1:19 AM

    Humoresque No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    Pekka Kuusisto, violin

    3:27
  • 1:06 AM

    The Virtuous Wife: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre

    Parley of Instruments

    Peter Holman, conductor

    11:42
  • 1:01 AM

    Biguine

    Jerome Moross

    Frankie And Johnny

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:48
  • 11:52 PM

    This Land is Your Land

    Woody Guthrie

    America the Beautiful: A Collection of Patriotic Songs

    United States Air Force Band

    2:36
  • 11:12 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Johanes Brahms

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    40:00
  • 11:01 PM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Guitar Passions

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:15
  • 10:54 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Romance Of The Violin

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:53
  • 10:48 PM

    "Praise the Lord" from Solomon

    Handel

    English Baroque Soloists/Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:27 PM

    Flute Concerto

    Jacques Ibert

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    19:47
  • 10:20 PM

    Gettysburg: Reunion and Finale

    Randy Edelman

    Beautiful Hollywood

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:07
  • 10:07 PM

    The Chairman Dances

    John Adams

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    12:29
  • 10:03 PM

    Vichnaya Pamyat

    3:19
  • 9:51 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    10:00
  • 9:48 PM

    Sure on This Shining Night

    Samuel Barber

    Barber: An American Romantic

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    2:27
  • 9:44 PM

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:49
  • 9:32 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Intermezzo

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:41
  • 9:31 PM

    Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

    Allan Sherman

    2:30
  • 9:17 PM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Alfven: Swedish Rhapsodies 1-3, etc.

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    13:36
  • 9:14 PM

    Summertime in Heidelberg from The Student Prince

    Sigmund Romberg

    Mario Lanza

    2:31
  • 9:05 PM

    Ascension

    Ahmed Alabaca

    Prisma Vol. 3

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Robert Kruzik, conductor

    Karel Dohnal, clarinet

    7:49
  • 8:56 PM

    Linz Dances

    Anonymous Viennese

    Vienne 1850: Danses

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:56
  • 8:51 PM

    Liberty Fanfare

    John Williams

    By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:14
  • 8:36 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Columbia Jazz Band

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    George Gershwin, piano

    13:43
  • 8:31 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    3:06
  • 8:17 PM

    Second Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Snake Fence Country

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    11:57
  • 8:13 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
  • 8:07 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Daniel Hope | Belle Epoque

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    6:04
  • 8:00 PM

    Rudy: Main Title

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Studio Orchestra

    3:37
  • 5:45 PM

    Scherzo fantastique

    Igor Stravinsky

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:59
  • 5:22 PM

    Harlem Symphony

    James Price Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    21:44
  • 5:12 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:19
  • 5:06 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:27
  • 5:00 PM

    The Deliberations of the Gods: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    4:45
  • 4:43 PM

    Ballet Suite No. 3

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Ballet Suites; Festive Overture

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:48
  • 4:21 PM

    Triple Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Keyboard Concerti Vol. 1

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    20:04
  • 4:16 PM

    From Foreign Lands: Hungary

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    3:33
  • 4:06 PM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: New World Symphony,

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:55
  • 4:01 PM

    Prelude No. 1

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Guitar Favourites

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    4:48
  • 3:50 PM

    Epic March

    John Ireland

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    8:40
  • 3:24 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    24:49
  • 3:18 PM

    Danza negra

    Ernesto Lecuona

    Suelos

    Caracas Clarinet Quartet

    Anat Cohen, clarinet

    3:58
  • 3:12 PM

    Malaguena

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Sarasate

    Julia Fischer, violin

    4:16
  • 3:06 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:02
  • 3:01 PM

    String Quartet: Vivace

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius Academy Quartet

    4:44
  • 2:55 PM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Posthorn Serenade K 320, 2 Marches K 335

    Camerata Academica Salzburg

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    4:14
  • 2:47 PM

    Abu Hassan: Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:33
  • 2:17 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    24:28
  • 2:10 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Three Ivans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    1:16
  • 2:05 PM

    Appalachian Dreams: Fantasia

    John Duarte

    Dreams of a World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    3:06
  • 1:51 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:36
  • 1:44 PM

    Symphony: Scherzo

    Georges Bizet

    Franck, Bizet: Overtures

    Paris Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    5:47
  • 1:36 PM

    Trumpet Tune

    Henry Purcell

    Five Centuries of Music for Brass Ensemble

    Bavarian Brass Soloists

    Gerd Zapf, conductor

    2:06
  • 1:29 PM

    Cape Breton Concerto: Opening

    Brian Packham

    Highlands

    Camerata Bariloche

    Chris Norman, flute

    5:49
  • 1:20 PM

    Citizen Kane: Overture

    Bernard Herrmann

    Torn Curtain: The Classic Film Music Of Bernard Herrmann

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    2:47
  • 1:12 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    3:58
  • 1:04 PM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner 2

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    3:27
  • 12:57 PM

    Cachucha Galop

    Johann StraussSr.

    2011 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    2:08
  • 12:47 PM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass - Live

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass

    Jay Friedman, conductor

    6:11
  • 12:41 PM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    4:16
  • 12:31 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Emerson Encores

    Emerson String Quartet

    5:19
  • 12:26 PM

    Pine Apple Rag

    Scott Joplin

    William Albright, piano

    3:19
  • 12:16 PM

    Concerto Grosso: March

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Works

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:30
  • 12:11 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Ultimate Classics

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    3:57
  • 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
  • 11:55 AM

    Beijing Guitar Duo

    4:42
  • 11:47 AM

    Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    7:31
  • 11:36 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    8:31
  • 11:22 AM

    Suite for Strings

    John Rutter

    Distant Land

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    12:23
  • 11:15 AM

    From Olden Times: Bouree

    Johan Halvorsen

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:48
  • 11:10 AM

    Tempo di Minuetto

    Fritz Kreisler

    The Kreisler Album

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:39
  • 11:04 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:12
  • 10:45 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 1; Symphonic Dances

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    12:52
  • 10:31 AM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    12:28
  • 10:24 AM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:51
  • 10:13 AM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2

    Johan Svendsen

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

    9:36
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:04
  • 10:01 AM

    Flowers from Froso: Entry to the Summer Meadow

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Christian Bergqvist, violin

    Mats Bergstrom, guitar

    4:32
  • 9:39 AM

    Jeux (Games)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Music

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    18:50
  • 9:26 AM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:03
  • 9:21 AM

    After a Dream (Apres un Reve)

    Gabriel Faure

    Apres un reve

    Emmanuel Despax, piano

    3:03
  • 9:06 AM

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger/Persichetti/Khachaturian etc - Various works

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    14:24
  • 9:01 AM

    Let My Love Be Heard

    Jake Runestad

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    4:45
  • 8:34 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Jan Dussek

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    24:03
  • 8:20 AM

    Liebeslieder Walzer (Love-Song Waltzes)

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:52
  • 8:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    13:09
  • 8:01 AM

    Galliarde

    Pierre Attaingnant

    Attaingnant: Preludes, chansons & danses

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:36
  • 7:36 AM

    Symphony No. 42

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    22:30
  • 7:30 AM

    Valse-Caprice

    Cecile Chaminade

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    5:11
  • 7:16 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 3 Oboe Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    12:58
  • 7:06 AM

    Moravian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Taras Bulba, Lachian Dances / Wit, Warsaw

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    8:57
  • 7:01 AM

    Sayyid Chant and Dance No. 29

    Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff

    Levant

    Serouj Kradjian, piano

    4:43
  • 6:35 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: Scottish Fantasy and Violin Concerto No. 2

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    23:38
  • 6:19 AM

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    14:44
  • 6:07 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Trumpet Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    11:18
  • 6:01 AM

    Variations for Arinushka

    Arvo Part

    Piano Icons For The 21st Century

    Elena Riu, piano

    4:30
  • 5:38 AM

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    20:19
  • 5:21 AM

    Variations on a Theme of Franz Schubert

    Emil Reesen

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    16:48
  • 5:06 AM

    Polonaise-Fantasie

    Frederic Chopin

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    12:30
  • 5:01 AM

    Passacaglia

    Silvius Weiss

    The Blue Album

    Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar

    4:39