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  • 4:45 AM

    Shimmer

    Alex Weiser

    8-Track

    Ashley Bathgate, cello

    12:35
  • 4:21 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Huw Watkins

    Halle Orchestra

    Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor

    Adam Walker, flute

    22:09
  • 4:14 AM

    If I Were a Swan

    Kevin Puts

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:23
  • 4:06 AM

    To Become (Divenire)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    7:02
  • 4:01 AM

    In Our Softening

    Sophia Subbayya Vastek

    In Our Softening

    Sophia Subbayya Vastek, piano

    4:46
  • 3:49 AM

    Eternity's Sunrise

    Howard Skempton

    HOWARD SKEMPTON: Man and Bat, Piano Concerto, The Moon is Flashing, Eternity's Sunrise

    Ensemble 360

    9:13
  • 3:36 AM

    Still Point

    Judd Greenstein

    Stillpoint

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    12:38
  • 3:18 AM

    Begin Afresh

    Judith Weir

    Concert Recording

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    16:28
  • 3:07 AM

    Vicky Chow, piano

    8:12
  • 3:01 AM

    Butterflying

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Nicola Sweeney, violin

    Sarah Nicolls, piano

    4:25
  • 2:46 AM

    Aeolian Suite

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    William Goodchild, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    12:51
  • 2:26 AM

    La Guiablesse

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: La Guiablesse, Danzas de Panama, Quit Dat Fool'nish, Summerland

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    18:25
  • 2:19 AM

    Piano Sonata: Andante

    Florence Price

    Calefax Reed Ensemble

    5:27
  • 2:07 AM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Die erste Walpurgisnacht, Infalice, Trompeten-Ouverture

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:28
  • 2:01 AM

    La Misterieuse

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:52
  • 1:47 AM

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    11:24
  • 1:18 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    27:17
  • 1:14 AM

    Bloom

    Marika Takeuchi

    Holes in the Sky

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:15
  • 1:06 AM

    Rustic Suite (Suite Champetre)

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius Works for Small Orchestra

    Finland Sinfonietta

    Pekka Helasvuo, conductor

    7:09
  • 1:01 AM

    Scherzo No. 2

    Clara Schumann

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    4:47
  • 12:40 AM

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    18:41
  • 12:18 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    19:49
  • 12:13 AM

    La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1

    Manuel de Falla

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    Stanislav Soloviev, piano

    3:26
  • 12:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:16
  • 12:01 AM

    Magic Forest Dances: Flower Nymphs

    Stefania de Kenessey

    William Meredith, oboe

    Stefania de Kenessey, piano

    4:35
  • 11:54 PM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    National Chamber Players

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    4:44
  • 11:50 PM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPhE Bach: 6 Hamburg Symphonies Wq. 182

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    8:45
  • 11:44 PM

    El Salon Mexico

    Aaron Copland

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    10:10
  • 11:15 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

    Eight Memories in Watercolor: Staccato Beans

    Tan Dun

    Beijing Guitar Duo

    1:20
  • 11:11 PM

    Eight Memories in Watercolor: Floating Clouds

    Tan Dun

    Beijing Guitar Duo

    1:45
  • 11:01 PM

    The Magic Harp Overture (Rosamunde)

    Franz Schubert

    Early Romantic Overtures

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    9:37
  • 10:46 PM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:44
  • 10:44 PM

    Swedish Judge's Dance (Domaredansen)

    Otto Olsson

    Wondrous Love: A World Folk Song Collection

    Chanticleer

    1:51
  • 10:27 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    15:09
  • 10:22 PM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sanctuary

    Adagio Trio

    4:21
  • 10:16 PM

    Turandot: Nessun dorma

    Giacomo Puccini

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:20
  • 10:06 PM

    Nocturne No. 5

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    8:35
  • 9:50 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, 'The Four Temperaments'

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    8:59
  • 9:39 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    11:14
  • 9:35 PM

    Te Deum: Prelude

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Trumpet Voluntary - Music for Organ & Brass

    Laird Brass Ensemble

    Peter Hurford, organ

    2:17
  • 9:26 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Concert A La Carte

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    7:42
  • 9:19 PM

    Jurassic Park: Theme

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:35
  • 9:07 PM

    Violin Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi

    Fritz Kreisler

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    11:13
  • 9:02 PM

    Percussion Quartet: Movement III

    Danny Elfman

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

    Third Coast Percussion

    4:07
  • 8:45 PM

    Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    Jean Muller, piano

    13:34
  • 8:23 PM

    Symphony No. 22 "Philosopher"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    20:43
  • 8:12 PM

    Highland Memories

    Hamish MacCunn

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    John Wilson, conductor

    9:56
  • 8:07 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:29
  • 8:00 PM

    Chacony (Chaconne)

    Henry Purcell

    Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    7:02
  • 5:43 PM

    Fantasy on Polish Airs

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 9: The Orchestral Works

    Warsaw Philharmonic

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    14:59
  • 5:26 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    14:53
  • 5:23 PM

    Concert Etude No. 6: Pastoral

    Nikolai Kapustin

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    2:25
  • 5:10 PM

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Bernhard Forck, conductor

    Antoine Tamestit, viola

    11:33
  • 5:06 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Yael Weiss, piano

    4:16
  • 5:01 PM

    Lyric Waltz

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard, etc.

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:49
  • 4:50 PM

    Dayspring

    Dan Locklair

    Dan Locklair: Orchestral Music

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    Jozef Zsapka, guitar

    7:50
  • 4:35 PM

    Summer Dreams

    Amy Beach

    Connecting Cultures

    Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang, piano

    13:14
  • 4:22 PM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    12:57
  • 4:16 PM

    Kikujiro: Summer

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    4:04
  • 4:06 PM

    My Home Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:31
  • 4:01 PM

    Encantamento

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Brazilian Music for Viola and Piano

    Barbara Westphal, viola

    4:36
  • 3:38 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    20:08
  • 3:21 PM

    Suite in the Ancient Style

    Vincent d'Indy

    Vincent D'Indy

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    16:19
  • 3:16 PM

    Hesperion XX

    Jordi Savall, conductor

    2:42
  • 3:07 PM

    Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:20
  • 3:01 PM

    Wind Quintet No. 1: Rondo

    Giovanni Giuseppe Cambini

    CAMBINI: Wind Quintets Nos. 1-3 / BRICCIALDI: Wind Quintet in D Major

    Avalon Wind Quintet

    4:34
  • 2:48 PM

    Capriccio Brillant

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    10:37
  • 2:48 PM

    Capriccio Brillant

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    10:37
  • 2:43 PM

    Frostiana: The Pasture

    Randall Thompson

    Roberts Wesleyan College Chorale

    Paul Shewan, conductor

    3:16
  • 2:23 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 9

    Luigi Boccherini

    Jian Wang: The Baroque Album

    Camerata Salzburg

    Jian Wang, cello

    19:25
  • 2:11 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    11:47
  • 2:00 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Carl Davis, conductor

    8:36
  • 1:47 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Bizet: Carmen Suite

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    11:57
  • 1:42 PM

    The Magic Opal Suite: Ballet

    Isaac Albeniz

    Impressions of Spain

    The Great Necks

    3:53
  • 1:29 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Eclipse

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    10:43
  • 1:22 PM

    Studio Orchestra

    Claire Jones, harp

    5:29
  • 1:17 PM

    Percussion Quartet: Movement III

    Danny Elfman

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

    Third Coast Percussion

    4:07
  • 1:05 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:10
  • 12:55 PM

    Piano Concerto: 3rd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    4:02
  • 12:49 PM

    Afro-Cuban Concerto: Danza

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds: The Classical Underground

    Imani Winds

    5:51
  • 12:44 PM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:47
  • 12:39 PM

    Canzon a 12

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    The Glory of Gabrieli

    Empire Brass & Friends

    3:06
  • 12:28 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:21
  • 12:22 PM

    Barcarolle No. 8

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:35
  • 12:08 PM

    Scherzando No. 5

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    FJ and JM Haydn: Flute Concertos

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:09
  • 12:05 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:18
  • 11:53 AM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    DeGaetano Plays Liszt

    Robert DeGaetano, piano

    5:40
  • 11:44 AM

    Le Corsaire: Pas de Deux

    Riccardo Drigo

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    7:56
  • 11:35 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "A London Symphony": Scherzo

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:37
  • 11:24 AM

    English Suite

    Paul Lewis

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    10:04
  • 11:18 AM

    King Arthur: Overture and Air

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Ayres for the Theatre

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:16
  • 11:09 AM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:59
  • 11:04 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Utah Symphony & Thierry Fischer

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    3:32
  • 10:45 AM

    Sonata for Two Pianos

    Muzio Clementi

    Anagnoson & Kinton, duo pianos

    13:38
  • 10:41 AM

    Pastorale

    Igor Stravinsky

    J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    2:52
  • 10:33 AM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:43
  • 10:24 AM

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    8:21
  • 10:18 AM

    The Lamb

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    Infinity: Choral Works

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    5:32
  • 10:08 AM

    Julius Caesar Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    8:23
  • 10:06 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Pachelbel Canon and Other Favorites

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    1:35
  • 10:01 AM

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

    Gustav Mahler

    Claudius Tanski, piano

    4:40
  • 9:39 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    19:21
  • 9:23 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    14:17
  • 9:18 AM

    Sin Aire

    Gabriela Montero

    Solatino

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    3:41
  • 9:06 AM

    Three Pieces for Orchestra

    Edgar Bainton

    Bainton: Concerto Fantasia, etc.

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    10:27
  • 9:01 AM

    Three Country Dances

    John Playford

    Broadside Band

    Jeremy Barlow, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:56 AM

    Sketches in Sepia

    Florence Price

    Meditations: Florence Price Piano Discoveries

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:35
  • 8:36 AM

    Souvenir of a Beloved Place

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Complete Works for Violin and Orchestra

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    18:51
  • 8:09 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    25:42
  • 8:06 AM

    Five Impressions of a Holiday: The Water Wheel

    Eugene Goossens

    Goossens: Chamber Works

    London Chamber Music Group

    Susan Milan, flute

    2:11
  • 8:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:39
  • 7:54 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Richard Strauss

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:04
  • 7:43 AM

    Jhula-Jhule

    Reena Esmail

    Perspectives

    Dawn Donegun Wohn, violin

    10:51
  • 7:13 AM

    The Golden Spinning Wheel

    Antonin Dvorak

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    28:21
  • 7:06 AM

    La Rimembranza

    Johann Kaspar Mertz

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    6:13
  • 7:01 AM

    Konstanze Eickhorst, piano

    4:51
  • 6:31 AM

    Les Sylphides Ballet

    Frederic Chopin

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    27:20
  • 6:27 AM

    The King and the Mockingbird

    Wojciech Kilar

    Jouer, chanter, danser/Play, sing, dance

    Manon Le Comte, harp

    3:09
  • 6:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos 1-3

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    19:39
  • 6:01 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Night Stories

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:33
  • 5:50 AM

    The Air, Turning

    Edmund Finnis

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Ilan Volkov, conductor

    8:55
  • 5:21 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Rosalind Ellicott

    Trio Anima Mundi

    28:53
  • 5:06 AM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    12:10
  • 5:01 AM

    The rising of the moon

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Bart Schneemann, oboe

    Paolo Giacometti, piano

    4:34