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  • 5:45 AM

    The Year: Spring

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL, F.: Keyboard Music, Vol. 1 - Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    12:52
  • 5:17 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    26:45
  • 5:06 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    10:22
  • 5:01 AM

    They Can't Take That Away from Me

    George Gershwin

    Classical Gershwin

    Katie Mahan, piano

    4:37
  • 4:48 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: 6 Concertante Quartets

    Arabella String Quartet

    9:52
  • 4:11 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    35:38
  • 4:06 AM

    Attila: Overture

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Overtures and Preludes

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    3:27
  • 4:01 AM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Watercolour

    Yuanfan Yang, piano

    4:25
  • 3:49 AM

    Spring (Vesna)

    Alexander Glazunov

    Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:19
  • 3:22 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Truls Mork, cello

    25:11
  • 3:15 AM

    I'll Be Around

    Alec Wilder

    Carte Blanche

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:49
  • 3:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Nocturnes; Ravel, Scriabin

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    7:46
  • 3:01 AM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Freddy Kempf, piano

    4:39
  • 2:52 AM

    Espana Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    6:35
  • 2:20 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Edvard Grieg

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    30:13
  • 2:10 AM

    Spellbound: Suite

    Miklos Rozsa

    Vintage Cinema

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:16
  • 2:06 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Janos Starker, cello

    2:26
  • 2:01 AM

    Andalucia Suite: Malaguena

    Ernesto Lecuona

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:53
  • 1:49 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Rees, conductor

    9:47
  • 1:16 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony

    William Dawson

    Walker: Lyric for Strings, Folksongs for Orchestra, Lilacs - Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Seattle Symphony

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    30:56
  • 1:12 AM

    Ballet de Cour: Passamezzo

    Gabriel Pierne

    Prisms

    Chamber Music Palm Beach

    2:07
  • 1:06 AM

    Iberia: Triana

    Isaac Albeniz

    Isaac Albeniz: Four-Hand Piano Music

    Duo Van Dua

    5:20
  • 1:01 AM

    Paul's Steeple and Stingo

    John Playford

    Apollo's Banquet

    Apollo's Banquet

    4:43
  • 12:51 AM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures, Queen Mab Scherzo

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    7:19
  • 12:45 AM

    Love Is Stronger Than Pride

    Sade

    Together

    Carlos Simon, piano

    4:09
  • 12:22 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    Barber & Meyer Violin Concertos

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    23:03
  • 12:10 AM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    9:35
  • 12:06 AM

    March and Gigue

    Henry Purcell

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    3:41
  • 12:01 AM

    Three Improvisations

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    4:42
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphonie Espagnole: Rondo

    Edouard Lalo

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    6:58
  • 11:30 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    19:46
  • 11:23 PM

    Banff Camerata

    Audrey Andrist, piano

    6:23
  • 11:10 PM

    Four Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Athena Ensemble

    11:38
  • 11:06 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:06
  • 11:01 PM

    From Meadow to Mayfair Suite: Evening in Town

    Eric Coates

    Boult conducts Coates

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:55 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Villano and Ricercar

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:30
  • 10:50 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"

    Enrique Granados

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:09
  • 10:33 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Ramin Bahrami, piano

    15:30
  • 10:29 PM

    Laudate Dominum

    William Byrd

    William Byrd: The Golden Renaissance

    Stile Antico

    3:06
  • 10:10 PM

    Minuets and Trios

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    17:32
  • 10:06 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Janina Fialkowska, piano

    3:24
  • 10:03 PM

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    2:36
  • 9:47 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12

    Franz Liszt

    Ungarische Rhapsodien Nos.1-6

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    11:33
  • 9:25 PM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu) Ballet

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Firebird, Nightingale, Rite of Spring

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    20:41
  • 9:16 PM

    Zampa Overture

    Ferdinand Herold

    Tortelier's French Bonbons

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    8:04
  • 9:11 PM

    Canzon Septimi Toni No. 1

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Baroque Brass

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Fraser, conductor

    3:37
  • 9:06 PM

    Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On wings of song)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:04
  • 9:01 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Nordic Light

    Strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Magnus Ericsson, conductor

    4:45
  • 8:47 PM

    Concerto for Mixed Instruments

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Ugo Orlandi, mandolin

    11:43
  • 6:52 PM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    Digital Hollywood: Memorable Film Scores

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Stanley Black, conductor

    6:36
  • 6:25 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Concertos for 2 and 3 Pianos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    25:06
  • 6:21 PM

    Mark Delpriora, guitar

    2:52
  • 6:19 PM

    Bach Again

    Dave Brubeck

    John Salmon, piano

    :58
  • 6:06 PM

    Trio No. 3 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: London Trios and Divertimentos

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    12:00
  • 6:01 PM

    The Overturned Carriages: Overture

    Francois Boieldieu

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    4:52
  • 5:42 PM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor

    16:01
  • 5:19 PM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Mito Chamber Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    21:53
  • 5:16 PM

    Mazurka No. 23

    Frederic Chopin

    Yael Weiss, piano

    2:42
  • 5:06 PM

    Songs from Lake Ladoga

    Erkki Melartin

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    7:54
  • 5:01 PM

    American Suite: 2nd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    4:38
  • 4:54 PM

    Serenata

    Alberto Nepomuceno

    Serenata: Brazilian Music for Chamber Orchestra

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Neil Thomson, conductor

    4:29
  • 4:20 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    32:03
  • 4:16 PM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    1:47
  • 4:06 PM

    Fantasy on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano"

    Franz Danzi

    New Era

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    10:03
  • 4:01 PM

    Scotch Strathspey and Reel

    Percy Grainger

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:39
  • 3:43 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Dennis Brain, horn

    15:12
  • 3:42 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Dennis Brain, horn

    15:12
  • 3:33 PM

    Lore-Lore

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    7:54
  • 3:13 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    18:27
  • 3:05 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    6:48
  • 2:59 PM

    Sextet: Rondo

    Luigi Gatti

    Calamus Ensemble

    4:44
  • 2:55 PM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:52
  • 2:42 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    11:12
  • 2:35 PM

    Jacqueline Du Pre, cello

    Gerald Moore, piano

    6:33
  • 2:30 PM

    Suite Compostelana: Preludio

    Federico Mompou

    Joao Luiz: From Spain to Sao Paulo

    Joao Luiz, guitar

    3:29
  • 2:21 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Robert Trevino, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    7:38
  • 2:18 PM

    Seven Descriptive Pieces: Hilda's Waltz

    Florence Price

    Rochelle Sennet, piano

    2:33
  • 2:10 PM

    Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresia": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The Sturm Und Drang Symphonies Vol 3

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    4:01
  • 2:04 PM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:15
  • 1:51 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich, Shchedrin: Piano Concertos

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    19:12
  • 1:50 PM

    Prelude No. 15

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Sarah Chang, violin

    :51
  • 1:38 PM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:59
  • 1:32 PM

    Introduction No. 3

    Pietro Locatelli

    Locatelli: Introduttioni Teatralli and Concerti, Op. 4

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    5:28
  • 1:26 PM

    Hungarian Dances: Selected

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    4:35
  • 1:22 PM

    Capriccio No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Richard Goode Plays Brahms

    Richard Goode, piano

    3:25
  • 1:16 PM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Chamber Music Northwest

    4:52
  • 1:07 PM

    Symphony

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: Symphonies op. 21, Nos. 1-5

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    8:07
  • 1:04 PM

    Here Comes the Sun

    George Harrison

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    1:57
  • 12:45 PM

    Fair Maid of Perth: Suite

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen. L'Arlesienne, etc.

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:59
  • 12:31 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orli Shahm Mozart Sonatas Vol. 2 and 3

    Orli Shaham, piano

    12:12
  • 12:26 PM

    Dance of the Shepherd Girl

    Hugo Alfven

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    3:56
  • 12:22 PM

    Die Zwillingsbruder: Overture

    Franz Schubert

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    3:54
  • 12:17 PM

    Wand of Youth: Fairy Pipes

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suites I & II; Dream Children; Nursery Suite; Starlight Express

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    3:27
  • 12:09 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:04 PM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Songs of Love and Despair

    Laura Metcalf, cello

    4:29
  • 11:52 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 2 and 3

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    6:11
  • 11:31 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    19:14
  • 11:27 AM

    Consort for Ten Winds: Sautereau

    Robert Spittal

    Atlanta Chamber Winds

    Robert J. Ambrose, conductor

    3:32
  • 11:16 AM

    String Quartet No. 68 "Unfinished"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Takacs Quartet

    9:45
  • 11:06 AM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksopera Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    9:16
  • 11:01 AM

    Dance of the Flowers

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 1

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:42
  • 10:44 AM

    Sextet for Two Horns and Strings

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dallas Chamber Orchestra

    Ronald Neal, conductor

    Gregory Hustis, horn

    William Scharnberg, horn

    14:36
  • 10:24 AM

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    18:20
  • 10:19 AM

    Saint Petersburg Etchings: Romance

    Yuriy Smirnov

    White Nights Serenades

    Anton Baranov, guitar

    2:42
  • 10:06 AM

    To a Nordic Princess

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 11: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 4

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    12:33
  • 10:01 AM

    Beyond the Fog: Mist

    Gary Schocker

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    Gary Schocker, flute

    4:31
  • 9:19 AM

    Piano Quartet No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Paul Neubauer, viola

    David Finckel, cello

    Wu Han, piano

    38:48
  • 9:16 AM

    The Snow Queen: Lullaby

    Tuomas Kantelinen

    Kantelinen: Lumikuningatar

    Finnish National Opera Orchestra

    Tuomas Kantelinen, conductor

    3:20
  • 9:01 AM

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    12:40
  • 8:36 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    22:43
  • 8:19 AM

    Cypresses (selected)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cypress String Quartet

    16:37
  • 8:05 AM

    Music for a Garden

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto-serenata; Concierto en Modo Calante

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    11:16
  • 8:01 AM

    Bonita rama de sauce (Beautiful Willow Branch)

    Carlos Guastavino

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    Robert Levin, piano

    3:40
  • 7:37 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lukas Foss, conductor

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    21:13
  • 7:21 AM

    The Incredible Flutist: Suite

    Walter Piston

    American Masters 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    15:50
  • 7:01 AM

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Timothy Brown, horn

    Iona Brown, violin

    Stephen Shingles, viola

    Denis Vigay, cello

    Soloists

    17:47
  • 6:39 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    19:26
  • 6:23 AM

    String Quartet

    Amy Beach

    Lark Quartet

    14:50
  • 6:01 AM

    Nursery Suite

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    20:35