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  • 4:50 AM

    Oklahoma City Philharmonic

    Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor

    8:42
  • 4:32 AM

    Quiet Summer Night

    Samuel A. Livingston

    Pedroia String Quartet

    Yhasmin Valenzuela, clarinet

    18:21
  • 4:17 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    12:59
  • 4:07 AM

    Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter): Angel's Concert

    Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Mathis der Maler, Symphonic Metamorphosis

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    9:35
  • 4:01 AM

    Prelude No. 25

    Frederic Chopin

    Vanessa Perez, piano

    4:50
  • 3:43 AM

    Night Peace

    John Luther Adams

    John Luther Adams: The Far Country

    Atlanta Singers

    14:46
  • 3:20 AM

    Nocturnes

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: The Complete Solo Piano Music

    Paul Crossley, piano

    21:45
  • 3:06 AM

    Musica Celestis

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Kernis: Colored Field, Musica Celestis, Air

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:22
  • 3:01 AM

    Peter Gregson, cello

    Peter Gregson, electronics

    4:36
  • 2:45 AM

    Prince of Clouds

    Anna Clyne

    Two x Four

    Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

    Vinay Parameswaran, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    13:30
  • 2:23 AM

    Sacred Place

    Alex Berko

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Haitham Haidar, tenor

    20:49
  • 2:07 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Claude Debussy

    Bomsori Kim, violin

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    14:14
  • 2:01 AM

    The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand

    John Tavener

    White Light: The Space Between

    O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

    Hugo Ticciati, conductor

    4:38
  • 1:43 AM

    Cold Mountain

    Gabriel Yared

    Studio Orchestra

    Harry Rabinowitz, conductor

    15:25
  • 1:38 AM

    The Lake in the Mountains

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Ian Brown, piano

    4:07
  • 1:15 AM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds"

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:07
  • 1:06 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    André Watts Plays Liszt – Album 2 - Sonata In B Minor

    Andre Watts, piano

    5:40
  • 1:01 AM

    Abbywood Trail

    Dale Kavanagh

    Guitar Gala Night

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    4:44
  • 12:54 AM

    Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra

    Gabriel Faure

    Celebration for Flute and Orchestra

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    5:12
  • 12:16 AM

    String Quartet No. 12

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    36:04
  • 12:07 AM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 12:01 AM

    August Beguine

    Catherine McMichael

    Kassia Ensemble

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:32
  • 11:50 PM

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    8:12
  • 11:29 PM

    Suite for Large Orchestra

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    19:17
  • 11:09 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    18:29
  • 11:06 PM

    Children's Corner: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

    Claude Debussy

    Steven Osborne, piano

    2:19
  • 11:01 PM

    Notes in the Margin

    John Williams

    From a Bird

    John Williams, guitar

    4:40
  • 10:52 PM

    Welcome the Queen

    Arthur Bliss

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:46
  • 10:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 27

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 20, K466 & 27, K595

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    32:14
  • 10:06 PM

    Memories of the Straw Brook Waltz

    Joseph Lanner

    Vienna String Ensemble

    9:35
  • 10:01 PM

    Aleko: Women's Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:36
  • 9:53 PM

    Tracing Visions: Amandla!

    Valerie Coleman

    Songs for Our Times

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    5:12
  • 9:49 PM

    Rubix: Play

    Flutronix/Third Coast Percussion

    Perspectives: Danny Elfman, Philip Glass, Jlin, Flutronix, Third Coast Percussion

    Flutronix

    4:23
  • 9:23 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Florence Price

    Janacek Philharmonic

    Ryan Cockerham, conductor

    Er-Gene Kahng, violin

    24:05
  • 9:15 PM

    Homeland

    Allison Loggins-Hull

    Jennifer Grim: Through Broken Time

    Jennifer Grim, flute

    5:48
  • 9:07 PM

    The Knights

    3:12
  • 9:01 PM

    He's Got the Whole World in His Hands

    Traditional

    Solace

    Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    Leonard Brown, tenor

    4:48
  • 8:41 PM

    Horn Concerto

    Ruth Gipps

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    David Pyatt, horn

    17:05
  • 8:31 PM

    Six Studies in English Folk Song

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Janet Hilton, clarinet

    Keith Swallow, piano

    8:33
  • 8:25 PM

    Ballade "About Olden Times"

    Anatol Liadov

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    5:52
  • 8:07 PM

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Fumika Mohri, violin

    16:59
  • 8:01 PM

    Hot-Time Dance

    George Antheil

    Antheil: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Other Works

    BBC Philharmonic

    John Storgards, conductor

    4:33
  • 4:47 PM

    Concerto for Four Keyboards

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hamburg Philharmonic

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    Justus Frantz, piano

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    Helmut Schmidt, piano

    11:18
  • 4:40 PM

    Essence of Ruby

    Brandee Younger

    Ennanga

    Ashley Jackson, harp

    5:35
  • 4:23 PM

    String Quartet

    Florence Price

    Catalyst Quartet

    16:10
  • 4:15 PM

    Landmarks: Camlliola

    Matthew Dunne

    Cantigas de Santiago

    David Russell, guitar

    6:15
  • 4:06 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Thomas Arne

    Arne: Four Symphonies / Adrian Shepherd, Cantilena

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    8:36
  • 4:01 PM

    The English Patient: Convento di Sant'Anna

    Gabriel Yared

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:45 PM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti a due cori

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    13:36
  • 3:22 PM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    21:08
  • 3:10 PM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra

    George Walker

    Seattle Symphony

    Asher Fisch, conductor

    10:37
  • 3:06 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:52
  • 3:01 PM

    Waltz-Impromptu

    Franz Liszt

    Alexis Weissenberg, piano

    4:35
  • 2:47 PM

    Les Eolides

    Cesar Franck

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:20
  • 2:39 PM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    6:06
  • 2:16 PM

    Grand Concerto for Bassoon

    Johann Hummel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

    23:10
  • 2:06 PM

    Ruy Blas Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Orchestral Ensemble of Paris

    John Nelson, conductor

    7:37
  • 2:01 PM

    Toccata Marziale

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    4:32
  • 1:44 PM

    Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra

    Gabriel Faure

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    14:35
  • 1:40 PM

    Danza Brasilera

    Jorge Morel

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    3:10
  • 1:21 PM

    In the Forest

    Mikalojus Ciurlionis

    Ciurlionis: The Sea - In the Forest - Kestutis Overture

    Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra

    Modestas Pitrenas, conductor

    17:09
  • 1:18 PM

    Wild Swans: Green Leaf Prelude

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Nicola Sweeney, violin

    Sarah Nicolls, piano

    2:22
  • 1:06 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    10:17
  • 1:01 PM

    Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut Morgen ubers Feld (Morning Walk)

    Gustav Mahler

    Claudius Tanski, piano

    4:40
  • 10:47 AM

    Suite for Viol

    Louis de Caix D'Hervelois

    Dans le sillage de Marin Marais

    La Reveuse

    11:38
  • 10:15 AM

    Fairy Tale

    Josef Suk

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    30:28
  • 10:10 AM

    Nostalgia

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    3:32
  • 10:06 AM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    David Russell, guitar

    2:37
  • 10:01 AM

    Elena Urioste, violin

    Tom Poster, piano

    4:47
  • 9:45 AM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    13:33
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphony No. 31

    Alan Hovhaness

    Northwest Sinfonia

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    21:57
  • 9:09 AM

    Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector

    Terry Riley

    Kronos Quartet

    10:20
  • 9:06 AM

    Dreaming

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Night

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    2:27
  • 9:01 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
  • 8:50 AM

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    Libor Sima, bassoon

    Francois Killian, piano

    8:14
  • 8:24 AM

    The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: L'Ouiseau de Feu, Pulcinella, Le Baser de la Fee

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    25:55
  • 8:06 AM

    Wind Octet

    Franz Krommer

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    16:00
  • 8:01 AM

    Duettino

    Jan Dussek

    Gretchen Van Hoesen, harp

    Heidi van Hoesen Gorton, harp

    4:42
  • 7:43 AM

    The River of the Seven Stars (El Rio de las Siete Estrellas)

    Evencio Castellanos

    Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua / El rio de las siete estrellas / Avilena Suite

    Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

    Jan Wagner, conductor

    14:50
  • 7:37 AM

    Rivers, Set 2: No. 4

    Ann Southam

    Southam, A.: Canadian Composers Portraits

    Christina Petrowska Quilico, piano

    6:16
  • 7:12 AM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The String Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    22:59
  • 7:06 AM

    Evening Rhapsody (Abends-Rhapsodie)

    Joachim Raff

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    5:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Birds of Spring (Pajaros de primavera)

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Angel Romero, guitar

    4:44
  • 6:53 AM

    Images, Book 2: Et la Lune Descend sur le Temple qui Fut (Moonlight on the Ruins of a Temple)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images; Children's Corner; Suite Bergamasque; L'Isle Joyeuse

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    5:54
  • 6:32 AM

    Tianjin Suite

    Xiaogang Ye

    Xiaogang Ye: Twilight in Tibet

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Stephan Malzew, conductor

    19:40
  • 6:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    Ernest Bloch

    Ernest Bloch: Concerti Grossi 1 & 2

    Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    24:14
  • 6:01 AM

    Lyric Waltz

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:49
  • 5:52 AM

    Prelude No. 6

    Federico Mompou

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    6:08
  • 5:40 AM

    Lonely Angel

    Peteris Vasks

    Mari

    Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    12:12
  • 5:10 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Gerald Finzi

    FINZI: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance

    Northern Sinfonia

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Robert Plane, clarinet

    27:56
  • 5:06 AM

    Forgotten Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    The Magic of Horowitz

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    3:11
  • 5:01 AM

    Fantasia Suite No. 5

    John Jenkins

    Locke Consort

    4:34