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  • 4:39 AM

    Pastoral Suite

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    19:05
  • 4:19 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Johann Quantz

    Rebelles Baroques: Quantz and Telemann Concerti

    Arion

    Claire Guimond, flute

    18:21
  • 4:06 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    12:32
  • 4:01 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 12

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:48
  • 3:49 AM

    Spem in Alium (Hope in all things)

    Thomas Tallis

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    9:22
  • 3:18 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    29:34
  • 3:13 AM

    Two Melodies: The First Meeting

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Complete Music For String Orchestra

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Terje Tonnesen, conductor

    4:15
  • 3:06 AM

    French Suite No. 5: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Peter Hill, piano

    5:07
  • 3:01 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset

    Ferde Grofe

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:43
  • 2:34 AM

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    23:46
  • 2:21 AM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Ambrosia Quartet

    10:42
  • 2:14 AM

    Piano Sonata: 4th movement

    Clara Schumann

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    5:08
  • 2:06 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, piano

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    2:29
  • 2:01 AM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    American Romantics

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 1:52 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Singing on the Water

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    6:04
  • 1:26 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 1:10 AM

    1812 Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    14:33
  • 1:06 AM

    Promenade (Walking the Dog)

    George Gershwin

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    John Fullam, clarinet

    3:29
  • 1:01 AM

    Tango Song and Dance: Song

    Andre Previn

    Augustin Hadelich, violin

    Joyce Yang, piano

    4:39
  • 12:37 AM

    West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    20:58
  • 11:53 PM

    Iberia: Malaga

    Isaac Albeniz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    5:45
  • 11:19 PM

    Symphony No. 38 "Prague"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 36 & 38

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    34:23
  • 11:15 PM

    Piece in the Form of a Habanera

    Maurice Ravel

    Katerina Englichova, harp

    Vilem Veverka, oboe

    2:43
  • 11:07 PM

    Brook Green Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    7:04
  • 11:02 PM

    Oboe Quintet No. 1: Minuet

    Josef Myslivecek

    Dolezal Quartet

    Michaela Hrabankova, oboe

    4:46
  • 10:37 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Complete Piano Concertos

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    23:34
  • 10:30 PM

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Samuel Sanders, piano

    5:49
  • 10:13 PM

    Symphony No. 10

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    16:03
  • 10:09 PM

    See-Saw Waltz

    Justin Holland

    Jiji Plays Justin Holland: Music for Guitar

    Jiji, guitar

    2:23
  • 10:02 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    6:34
  • 9:57 PM

    Wind Song

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Underwater

    Ludovico Einaudi, piano

    3:18
  • 9:54 PM

    Gloria: Gloria in Excelsis

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Gloria! Vivaldi's Angels

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    2:16
  • 9:31 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    22:38
  • 9:16 PM

    Rebel

    Jorg-Michael Schwarz, conductor

    Matthias Maute, flute

    12:45
  • 9:07 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:29
  • 9:04 PM

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Eternal Vow

    Tan Dun

    Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

    Tan Dun & Chen Xie Yang, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:57
  • 8:49 PM

    Divertimento No. 14

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Berlin Philharmonic Winds

    11:30
  • 8:26 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    20:57
  • 8:09 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream Suite

    Walter Leigh

    Leigh: Harpsichord Concertino; Music for Strings

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    14:18
  • 8:05 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Violin Sonata, etc.

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    3:10
  • 8:00 PM

    German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)

    Johannes Brahms

    MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:52
  • 5:43 PM

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    15:00
  • 5:30 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    11:21
  • 5:28 PM

    Album for Children: Music Box

    Tatyana Nikolayeva

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    1:17
  • 5:17 PM

    Dance Suite from Terpsichore

    Michael Praetorius

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    10:02
  • 5:06 PM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:18
  • 5:01 PM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    Robin Hood Country

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:42
  • 4:49 PM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    8:46
  • 4:34 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mari Kodama, piano

    13:34
  • 4:27 PM

    Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings

    Howard Hanson

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    Alexa Still, flute

    5:34
  • 4:07 PM

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    20:13
  • 4:01 PM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    c. 1300-c. 2000

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 3:43 PM

    Fantastic Scherzo

    Josef Suk

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:50
  • 3:17 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Cello Concerto

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:37
  • 3:10 PM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Escales: French Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    5:34
  • 3:06 PM

    Novelette No. 1

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: The Complete Solo Piano Music

    Paul Crossley, piano

    3:11
  • 3:01 PM

    The Birds of Aristophanes: Bridal March of the Birds

    Hubert Parry

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:44
  • 2:50 PM

    Lore-Lore

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    7:54
  • 2:48 PM

    Concerto Antico: Lavolta

    Richard Harvey

    Harvey, Gray: Guitar Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    4:52
  • 2:44 PM

    Concerto Antico: Forlana

    Richard Harvey

    Harvey, Gray: Guitar Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    3:47
  • 2:21 PM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Der Rosenkavalier Suite

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    21:58
  • 2:16 PM

    Memory of Summer

    Carlos Simon

    Together

    Carlos Simon, piano

    3:56
  • 2:02 PM

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

    Bedrich Smetana

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:37
  • 1:57 PM

    Tears in Heaven

    Eric Clapton

    Dreams

    Richard Stolzman, clarinet

    3:33
  • 1:53 PM

    La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz ("Quando m'en vo")

    Giacomo Puccini

    Richard Stoltzman: Aria

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    2:19
  • 1:49 PM

    Orfeo and Euridice: Overture

    Christoph Gluck

    Insula Orchestra

    Laurence Equilbey, conductor

    3:09
  • 1:38 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Concertos Nos. 2, 3 & 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    10:04
  • 1:34 PM

    Daisies

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff Transcriptions

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    2:21
  • 1:31 PM

    Airs for the Seasons: Daisy (Autumn)

    James Oswald

    Rezonance Baroque Ensemble

    Rezan Onen-Lapointe, violin

    2:30
  • 1:26 PM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella & Danses Concertantes

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    4:05
  • 1:21 PM

    Walking Tune

    Percy Grainger

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:13
  • 1:17 PM

    Buddha Passion: Zen Dream

    Tan Dun

    Tan Dun: Buddha Passion

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Tan Dun, conductor

    2:41
  • 1:07 PM

    Horn Sonata No. 2

    Luigi Cherubini

    Telemann: Horn Concerto, Etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    6:43
  • 1:04 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    1:33
  • 12:47 PM

    Variations on a Swedish Air

    Bernhard Crusell

    Ostgota Symphonic Wind Ensemble

    Arie van Beek, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    11:11
  • 12:37 PM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:41
  • 12:29 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 5

    William Boyce

    Boyce: Trio Sonatas

    Parley of Instruments

    Peter Holman, conductor

    6:51
  • 12:18 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven and Clement Violin Concertos

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    10:13
  • 12:15 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The 5 Browns

    The 5 Browns

    1:21
  • 12:09 PM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 12:04 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:51
  • 11:47 AM

    Trio Sonata in C

    Johann Quantz

    Palladian Ensemble

    12:30
  • 11:36 AM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:29
  • 11:31 AM

    Quelle est cette odeur agreable? (What is this Lovely Fragrance?)

    Traditional French

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    4:10
  • 11:22 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: The Symphonies

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    7:45
  • 11:19 AM

    Romantic Pieces: Capriccio

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    2:19
  • 11:16 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Moskowski

    Esther Budiardjo, piano

    2:29
  • 11:09 AM

    Teseo Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Overtures

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:20
  • 11:04 AM

    A Moorside Suite: March

    Gustav Holst

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:17
  • 10:49 AM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 10:31 AM

    Symphony No. 70

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    17:19
  • 10:24 AM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    6:03
  • 10:14 AM

    Hary Janos Suite: Intermezzo and Entrance

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    8:06
  • 10:07 AM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    7:22
  • 10:01 AM

    African Suite: Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kevin John Edusei, conductor

    4:36
  • 9:46 AM

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    12:02
  • 9:27 AM

    3 Argentinian Cantilenas and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    Camerata Bariloche

    18:07
  • 9:22 AM

    En avril a Paris

    Charles Trenet

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:04
  • 9:07 AM

    Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra

    Gabriel Faure

    Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

    14:52
  • 9:01 AM

    Village Dance

    Claude Champagne

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:48
  • 8:42 AM

    Concerto for Three Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Concertos for One, Two and Three Violins

    Portland Baroque Orchestra

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    16:51
  • 8:35 AM

    Musical Moment No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Gabriel Chodos, piano

    5:29
  • 8:15 AM

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

    Johannes Brahms

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    18:51
  • 8:01 AM

    Anido's Portrait

    Sergio Assad

    Legado

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    13:04
  • 7:22 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    36:34
  • 7:20 AM

    Impromptu in Two Keys

    George Gershwin

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    1:16
  • 7:01 AM

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Fumika Mohri, violin

    16:59
  • 6:28 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    30:08
  • 6:16 AM

    Andante and Hungarian Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Mozart Players

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, bassoon

    10:33
  • 6:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    13:43
  • 5:51 AM

    The Cathedral (La Catedral)

    Agustin Barrios

    Alexander-Sergei Ramirez, guitar

    7:33
  • 5:33 AM

    A Downland Suite

    John Ireland

    Music of John Ireland and Frank Bridge

    English Chamber Orchestra

    David Garforth, conductor

    17:30
  • 5:29 AM

    Etude No. 10

    Frederic Chopin

    John Browning, piano

    2:13
  • 5:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 2 "Intimate Letters"

    Leos Janacek

    Concert Recording

    Meta4 String Quartet

    26:35