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  • 4:20 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Clara Schumann

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    37:52
  • 4:16 AM

    Song for the Lonely

    William Grant Still

    Lecolion Washington, bassoon

    Mark Ensley, piano

    3:47
  • 4:06 AM

    Capriccio for Orchestra

    Nancy Dalberg

    Danish Philharmonic Orchestra

    Frans Rasmussen, conductor

    8:09
  • 4:01 AM

    Two Ballades: No. 1

    Fazil Say

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:30
  • 3:55 AM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    Albeniz, Piazzolla, Weill, Grieg, Mozart, Koetsier, Bizet

    tenThing

    3:35
  • 3:19 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    33:35
  • 3:09 AM

    Doublespeak

    Nico Muhly

    eighth blackbird

    9:04
  • 3:06 AM

    Pleasant Landscape

    Bedrich Smetana

    Czech Miniature Masterpieces

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    2:00
  • 3:01 AM

    Ladies in Lavender

    Nigel Hess

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:42
  • 2:34 AM

    Forest Scenes

    Robert Schumann

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    24:16
  • 2:09 AM

    Czech Suite

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 Czech Suite

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    23:03
  • 2:06 AM

    From Tale to Tale: Polka

    Oskar Nedbal

    Nedbal: From Tale To Tale

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Miroslav Homolka, conductor

    1:44
  • 2:01 AM

    Piano Sonata: 2nd movement

    Helene de Montgeroult

    The Future is Female, Vol. 3 "At Play"

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    4:39
  • 1:54 AM

    Overjoyed

    Stevie Wonder

    An American Rhapsody

    Calefax Reed Ensemble

    4:05
  • 1:41 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    11:31
  • 1:35 AM

    Masquerade: Waltz

    Aram Khachaturian

    Khachaturian: Piano Concerto, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:55
  • 1:06 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Edvard Grieg

    Concert Recording

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Petr Popelka, conductor

    Christian Ihle Hadland, piano

    28:41
  • 1:01 AM

    Boulder Brass

    4:38
  • 12:54 AM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Infernal Dance

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Symphony No. 1; Fireworks; Scherzo Fantastique

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    4:14
  • 12:27 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn and Shostakovich: Violin Concertos

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    26:07
  • 12:20 AM

    Song for World Peace

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:42
  • 12:06 AM

    Concertino for Oboe

    Lille Soderlundh

    A Swedish Serenade

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Alf Nilsson, oboe

    13:13
  • 12:01 AM

    From Andersen's Fairy-Tales: Barcarolle and Arabesque

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Martinu: Piano Music, Vol. 7

    Giorgio Koukl, piano

    4:38
  • 11:55 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:06
  • 11:10 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    43:42
  • 11:06 PM

    Lincolnshire Posy: The Brisk Young Sailor

    Percy Grainger

    Brooklyn Bridge

    University of Michigan Symphony Band

    Michael Haithcock, conductor

    1:46
  • 11:01 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Earl Wild - The Romantic Master

    Earl Wild, piano

    4:26
  • 10:50 PM

    Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

    William Walton

    Walton: Battle of Britain Suite, Etc

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:35
  • 10:44 PM

    Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:06
  • 10:15 PM

    Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    27:17
  • 10:11 PM

    Il Trovatore: Vedi, le fosche nottune (Anvil Chorus)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    German Opera Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    2:42
  • 10:06 PM

    Nice Work If You Can Get It

    George Gershwin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:41
  • 10:01 PM

    Blacksmith's Tune

    Bengt Hallberg

    Brass Festival

    Scandinavian Brass Ensemble

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:50 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:06
  • 9:33 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenberg Concertos

    La Stravaganza

    Siegbert Rampe, conductor

    17:18
  • 9:28 PM

    Ol' Man River

    Jerome Kern

    Columbia Concert Orchestra

    Emanuel Balaban, conductor

    Paul Robeson, bass-baritone

    3:10
  • 9:14 PM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thompson: Music for Film, "The River" & "Plow That Broke the Plains"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:37
  • 9:13 PM

    Album for the Young: The Happy Farmer

    Robert Schumann

    Alexis Weissenberg, piano

    :42
  • 9:10 PM

    The Typewriter

    Leroy Anderson

    Studio Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson, conductor

    1:37
  • 9:07 PM

    Calling All Workers

    Eric Coates

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Reginald Kilbey, conductor

    3:06
  • 9:01 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 8:46 PM

    In Bohemia

    Mily Balakirev

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

    12:02
  • 8:19 PM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D 575

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    26:03
  • 8:14 PM

    L'Egyptienne

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Home

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    3:24
  • 8:06 PM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5, Swan Lake

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    6:54
  • 8:01 PM

    Three Improvisations

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    4:42
  • 7:36 PM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mauro Giuliani

    English Chamber Orchestra

    George Malcolm, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    22:31
  • 7:17 PM

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

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1, Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    17:20
  • 7:12 PM

    Divertimento: Rondo

    Lennox Berkeley

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lennox Berkeley, conductor

    3:49
  • 7:06 PM

    French Suite No. 6: Gavotte; Polonaise; Bourree

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Peter Hill, piano

    4:24
  • 7:00 PM

    String Quartet: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo String Quartet

    4:41
  • 6:50 PM

    Homestead Dances: Quilters' Dance

    Don Ray

    Home For The Harvest

    Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    7:58
  • 6:48 PM

    Don Giovanni: Minuet

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mad About Mozart

    Wolfgang Schulz, flute

    1:05
  • 6:21 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    26:45
  • 6:17 PM

    Serenade

    Agathe Grondahl

    Backer Grondahl: Piano Works

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    2:44
  • 6:06 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi & Friends - La Folia (Madness & Other Concertos) / Sorrell, Apollo's Fire

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Rene Schiffer, cello

    10:36
  • 6:01 PM

    Legend No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:48
  • 5:54 PM

    Concertino Pastorale: Finale

    John Ireland

    Ireland: A Downland Suite Etc.

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:26
  • 5:15 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    36:48
  • 5:11 PM

    Henry V Suite: Touch her soft lips and part

    William Walton

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    2:01
  • 5:06 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    5:00
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Evening": 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies 1761-63

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:50
  • 4:53 PM

    Dead Poets Society: Keating's Triumph

    Maurice Jarre

    Maurice Jarre: The Emotion And The Strength

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Maurice Jarre, conductor

    5:56
  • 4:50 PM

    Rudy: Main Title

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Studio Orchestra

    3:37
  • 4:46 PM

    St. Elmo's Fire: Love Theme

    David Foster

    1985 At The Movies

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Mike Lang, piano

    3:29
  • 4:40 PM

    Love Story Theme

    Francis Lai

    Cinematic Piano

    Michael Chertock, piano

    3:24
  • 4:37 PM

    Big: Opening

    Howard Shore

    20th Century Fox: 75 Years of Great Film Music

    Studio Orchestra

    2:52
  • 4:28 PM

    The Belles of St. Trinian's: Comedy Suite

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:59
  • 4:22 PM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:03
  • 4:16 PM

    Goodbye Mr Chips: Theme

    Richard Addinsell

    British Light Music: Richard Addinsell

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    3:19
  • 4:07 PM

    Tom Brown's Schooldays: Overture

    Richard Addinsell

    The Film Music of Richard Addinsell

    BBC Philharmonic

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:42
  • 4:01 PM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Harry's Wondrous World

    John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:40
  • 3:53 PM

    Driving Miss Daisy: End Titles

    Hans Zimmer

    Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Studio Orchestra

    4:52
  • 3:50 PM

    You've Got Mail: Empty Store

    George Fenton

    Studio Orchestra

    George Fenton, conductor

    2:50
  • 3:47 PM

    Irma la Douce: Theme

    Marguerite Monnot

    Studio Orchestra

    Johnny Williams, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    2:10
  • 3:43 PM

    Norma Rae: It Goes Like It Goes

    David Shire

    David Shire At The Movies

    Maureen McGovern, soprano

    2:53
  • 3:35 PM

    Cocoon: Theme

    James Horner

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:41
  • 3:27 PM

    Jurassic Park: Theme

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:35
  • 3:20 PM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:48
  • 3:16 PM

    Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title

    Howard Shore

    Studio Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    3:00
  • 3:06 PM

    Mary Poppins Medley

    Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman

    Wish Upon A Star

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    9:12
  • 3:01 PM

    A Beautiful Mind: Closing Credits

    James Horner

    A Beautiful Mind Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    4:35
  • 2:49 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:43
  • 2:42 PM

    Tracing Visions: Amandla!

    Valerie Coleman

    Songs for Our Times

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    5:12
  • 2:24 PM

    Concertino for Horn

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    16:49
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    16:21
  • 1:45 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    12:48
  • 1:27 PM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Bizet, Ravel, Faure

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    16:47
  • 1:22 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Gavotte

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:28
  • 1:07 PM

    String Quintet No. 2 "Del Fandango"

    Luigi Boccherini

    Quinteto Boccherini

    14:46
  • 1:01 PM

    Irish Roots Medley

    Traditional

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    4:42
  • 12:45 PM

    Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    13:04
  • 12:12 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish"

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    31:13
  • 12:06 PM

    Polonaise

    Anatol Liadov

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    4:19
  • 12:01 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Night Moods

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    4:39
  • 11:47 AM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Conservatoire Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    10:57
  • 11:41 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    William Boyce

    Menuhin Festival Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    4:51
  • 11:35 AM

    Hymn for String Orchestra

    Henry Cowell

    City of London Sinfonia

    David Amos, conductor

    Karen Elaine, viola

    5:05
  • 11:21 AM

    Froissart Overture

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: 4 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    13:52
  • 11:07 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Murray Perahia, piano

    12:59
  • 11:01 AM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Virtuoso Guitar Transcriptions

    Nicola Hall, guitar

    4:46
  • 10:54 AM

    Fantastic Dance

    Enrique Soro

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    4:25
  • 10:29 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Concerto Copenhagen

    Lars Ulrik Mortensen, conductor

    Andreas Brantelid, cello

    Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord

    23:34
  • 10:21 AM

    Solo de Concours

    Andre Messager

    French Portraits / Ricardo Morales, Michael Chertok

    Ricardo Morales, clarinet

    5:25
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Mercury Baroque

    Antoine Plante, conductor

    14:45
  • 10:01 AM

    Edgar: Act I Prelude

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:41 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Trumpet Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Bibi Black, trumpet

    17:39
  • 9:25 AM

    Rondo for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert; Zuckerman

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    14:10
  • 9:15 AM

    Norma

    Justin Holland

    Justin Holland Recording Project

    Gabriele Leite, guitar

    7:42
  • 9:06 AM

    Schatz Waltz (Treasure Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    8:48
  • 9:01 AM

    Forgotten Fairy Tales: Selections

    Edward MacDowell

    James Barbagallo, piano

    4:51
  • 8:45 AM

    Potpourri on Themes of Mozart

    Louis Spohr

    Spohr: String Sextet, etc.

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    13:32
  • 8:40 AM

    Michael Landrum, piano

    4:56
  • 8:27 AM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    11:10
  • 8:06 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, etc.

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Oundjian, conductor

    Sarah Jeffrey, oboe

    19:57
  • 8:01 AM

    A Boy and a Girl

    Eric Whitacre

    Voces8

    4:48
  • 7:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    John Field

    New Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Furst, conductor

    John O'Conor, piano

    35:02
  • 7:19 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Miudinho

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:42
  • 7:06 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    11:18
  • 7:01 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Opp. 33-36, 38

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    4:37
  • 6:35 AM

    Symphony No. 46

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    22:59
  • 6:18 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Arthur Foote

    American Stringbook

    do.gma chamber orchestra

    Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor

    16:11
  • 6:06 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    University of Kansas Wind Ensemble

    Paul Popiel, conductor

    Margaret Marco, English horn

    Steve Leisring, trumpet

    10:10
  • 6:01 AM

    Four Romances

    Darius Milhaud

    French Piano Music

    Grant Johannesen, piano

    4:45
  • 5:38 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Taras Bulba, Lachian Dances / Wit, Warsaw

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    20:20
  • 5:30 AM

    Fantasie

    Fernando Sor

    Joao Luiz, guitar

    7:16
  • 5:06 AM

    Concerto for violin and string orchestra

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    22:11
  • 5:01 AM

    Romance No. 3

    Robert Schumann

    Oboe Obsession: Romantic And Virtuosic Works For Oboe

    Allan Vogel, oboe

    4:43