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  • 4:28 AM

    Piano Quintet No. 1

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Takacs Quartet

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    30:21
  • 4:09 AM

    Tristan and Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod (Love Death)

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner for Orchestra

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    17:26
  • 4:06 AM

    Twilight

    Jules Massenet

    American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:21
  • 4:01 AM

    falling still

    Emily Doolittle

    English String Orchestra

    Kenneth Woods, conductor

    Harriet Mackenzie, violin

    4:52
  • 3:52 AM

    again (after ecclesiastes)

    David Lang

    David Lang: the writings

    Cappella Amsterdam

    Daniel Reuss, conductor

    5:52
  • 3:41 AM

    Darkness in the Ancient Valley: Benediction

    Richard Danielpour

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    10:49
  • 3:33 AM

    My Desert, My Rose

    Aleksandra Vrebalov

    Live From New York, It's Sybarite5

    Sybarite5

    6:52
  • 3:22 AM

    Paroles - Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra: II. Parole de l'Arbre au Vent

    Dia Succari

    Uneven Sky

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Manuel Nawri, conductor

    Kinan Azmeh, clarinet

    10:50
  • 3:06 AM

    Enchanted Kingdom

    Nikolai Tcherepnin

    The Enchanted Kingdom

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    13:27
  • 3:04 AM

    Gnossienne No. 6

    Erik Satie

    Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 1

    Noriko Ogawa, piano

    1:09
  • 3:01 AM

    Gnossienne No. 5

    Erik Satie

    Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 1

    Noriko Ogawa, piano

    3:30
  • 2:34 AM

    Mass for Double Choir

    Frank Martin

    Cathedral Classics

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    24:09
  • 2:20 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    shadow, echo, memory

    Northwestern University Cello Ensemble

    12:25
  • 2:11 AM

    A Dream in the Forest (Un Sueno en la Floresta)

    Agustin Barrios

    Music of Barrios

    David Russell, guitar

    7:09
  • 2:06 AM

    Summer Evening

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Music for String Orchestra

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    4:23
  • 2:01 AM

    String Poetic: Nocturne

    Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    4:46
  • 1:47 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Mountain Flowers

    Rued Langgaard

    Langgaard: Symphony No. 1; Fra Dybet

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    11:48
  • 1:39 AM

    Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)

    Arturo Sandoval

    Wildflower

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:17
  • 1:21 AM

    Knoxville: Summer of 1915

    Samuel Barber

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    16:19
  • 1:06 AM

    Into the Twilight

    Arnold Bax

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    12:52
  • 1:01 AM

    Summer Idyls: Meadow-Rest

    Herbert Howells

    Matthew Schellhorn, piano

    4:46
  • 12:50 AM

    Suite dramatique

    Lou Koster

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    8:15
  • 12:22 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Cesar Franck

    Paris: La Belle Epoque

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    26:39
  • 12:06 AM

    Fantasy on French Folk Themes

    Vincent d'Indy

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic

    Jean-Marc Burfin, conductor

    Philippe Cousu, oboe

    13:38
  • 12:01 AM

    Prelude on an Old Folk Tune

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:37
  • 11:47 PM

    Divertissement on a Pastoral Theme

    Gabriel Pierne

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    11:48
  • 11:18 PM

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    He Zhanhao/Chen Gang

    Butterfly Lovers

    Singapore Chinese Orchestra

    Tsung Yeh, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    26:56
  • 11:13 PM

    Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon

    Jian-Zhong Wang

    Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang, piano

    3:18
  • 11:07 PM

    Ruler of the Spirits: Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Overtures; Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses on Themes of Carl Maria von Weber

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:20
  • 11:01 PM

    Eventide

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:52
  • 10:44 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    14:14
  • 10:23 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Arion

    Jaap ter Linden, conductor

    20:00
  • 10:15 PM

    leaves and trees

    Rachel Portman

    Caroline Dale, cello

    Rachel Portman, piano

    5:57
  • 10:07 PM

    Bishop Rock

    Doreen Carwithen

    CARWITHEN: Piano Concerto / Bishop Rock / ODTAA / Suffolk Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    8:16
  • 10:01 PM

    Divertissement: 2nd movement

    Emile Bernard

    Divertissement!

    C/O Chamber Orchestra

    4:45
  • 9:48 PM

    Fantasie Negre No. 1

    Florence Price

    Revival

    Michelle Cann, piano

    10:15
  • 9:25 PM

    Harlem Symphony

    James Price Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    21:44
  • 9:19 PM

    Invocation

    Jasmine Barnes

    Rising

    Lawrence Brownlee, tenor

    4:12
  • 9:16 PM

    Peace

    Jasmine Barnes

    Rising

    Lawrence Brownlee, tenor

    3:15
  • 9:07 PM

    Fanfare on Amazing Grace

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:32
  • 9:01 PM

    Portraits of Langston: Silver Rain

    Valerie Coleman

    Portraits: Works for Flute, Clarinet and Piano

    Demarre McGill, flute

    4:48
  • 8:48 PM

    Little Serenade

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Music for String Orchestra

    Orebro Chamber Orchestra

    Goran Nilson, conductor

    10:29
  • 8:17 PM

    Juno Concerto

    Bela Fleck

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Luis Gomez, conductor

    Bela Fleck, banjo

    29:42
  • 8:11 PM

    Jeni Slotchiver, piano

    4:12
  • 8:07 PM

    Minuetto pastorale

    Muzio Clementi

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    3:50
  • 8:01 PM

    Sonata for Two Violins: Gigue and Presto

    Johann Goldberg

    Musica Alta Ripa

    4:33
  • 4:47 PM

    Julius Caesar Overture

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    11:15
  • 4:23 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    22:30
  • 4:18 PM

    Les Etoiles (The Stars)

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, piano

    3:17
  • 4:06 PM

    Symphony No. 12

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:14
  • 4:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    Cleveland Quartet

    4:46
  • 3:39 PM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    19:26
  • 3:34 PM

    Into the Blue: Skillet Licker's Stomp

    Greg Danner

    Cumberland Quintet

    3:35
  • 3:15 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Discovering Dutch Ensembles

    Liza Ferschtman, violin

    17:55
  • 3:06 PM

    Suite No. 1: Fuga con Pajarillo

    Aldemaro Romero

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    7:07
  • 3:01 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 161: Presto

    Johann Quantz

    Dresden Chamber Soloists

    Johannes Walter, flute

    4:39
  • 2:51 PM

    Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

    Franz von Suppe

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:32
  • 2:35 PM

    German Dances and Trios

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    16:12
  • 2:31 PM

    Prisms: Fields of Gold (Choral)

    Dusan Bogdanovic

    Alexander String Quartet

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    2:00
  • 2:14 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Schoenberg, Sibelius, Faure: Pelleas et Melisande

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    15:45
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:29
  • 2:01 PM

    Keyboard Sonata No. 7

    Antonio Soler

    Martina Filjak, piano

    4:45
  • 1:54 PM

    Rusalka: Polonaise

    Antonin Dvorak

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:30
  • 1:49 PM

    Humoresque

    Agathe Grondahl

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    4:14
  • 1:27 PM

    Suite for Viola da gamba and Strings

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba

    21:15
  • 1:18 PM

    Paulus (St. Paul): Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    6:29
  • 1:06 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Maurice Ravel

    Tokyo String Quartet

    Ransom Wilson, flute

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    Nancy Allen, harp

    11:05
  • 1:01 PM

    Etude No. 11: for arpeggios

    Claude Debussy

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    4:39
  • 10:42 AM

    Suite for Oboe, Clarinet, and Viola

    Randall Thompson

    Oboist Peter Christ

    Peter Christ, oboe

    15:45
  • 10:37 AM

    God Bless the Child

    Billie Holiday/Arthur HerzogJr.

    A Billie Holiday Songbook

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:26
  • 10:24 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    13:14
  • 10:11 AM

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    10:43
  • 10:06 AM

    The Maiden with the Daffodil

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Piano Music, Vol. 3

    Eric Parkin, piano

    4:29
  • 10:01 AM

    Canzon No. 29

    Samuel Scheidt

    Fretwork

    Silas Wollston, organ

    4:49
  • 9:42 AM

    In the Tatra Mountains

    Vitezslav Novak

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    16:20
  • 9:24 AM

    Five Pieces in Folk-Style

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Cello Concerto

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    16:07
  • 9:20 AM

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:05
  • 9:06 AM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 9:01 AM

    The Tempest: Rustic Dance

    Ernest Chausson

    Chausson: Symphony in B flat, Op. 20; Soir de Fete, Op. 32; The Tempest, Op. 18: Two Scenes

    Orchestra of Belgian Radio & TV

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:51
  • 8:53 AM

    Abide with Me

    William Henry Monk

    Remembrance

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    5:16
  • 8:49 AM

    Sonora Slocum, flute

    John Wilson, piano

    3:46
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    40:53
  • 8:01 AM

    Walking (Hommage a Thoreau)

    Lars Aksel Bisgaard

    Carl Petersson, piano

    4:52
  • 7:54 AM

    Intermezzo No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Fantasien

    Sivan Magen, harp

    4:22
  • 7:30 AM

    Fantasy

    Josef Suk

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto, Romance / Suk: Fantasy

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Pamela Frank, violin

    23:24
  • 7:12 AM

    Lute Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Lute Suites

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    16:53
  • 7:06 AM

    Air and Dance for Strings

    Frederick Delius

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    5:02
  • 7:01 AM

    Orphee Suite: Orphee and the Princess

    Philip Glass

    The Orpheus Suite for Piano

    Paul Barnes, piano

    4:36
  • 6:39 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 4

    Ludwig Lebrun

    Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    Bart Schneemann, oboe

    18:57
  • 6:27 AM

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kalena Bovell, conductor

    11:35
  • 6:06 AM

    Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    19:23
  • 6:01 AM

    Waltz after Lasse in Lyby

    Traditional

    Wood Works

    Danish String Quartet

    4:37
  • 5:31 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Amy Beach

    Beach, Elgar: Piano Quintets

    Takacs Quartet

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    27:44
  • 5:26 AM

    Prayer and Celebration

    Augusta Read Thomas

    New Haven Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:01
  • 5:06 AM

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    18:05
  • 5:01 AM

    La Misterieuse

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:52