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  • 5:53 AM

    Serenades

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Hieroglyphen der Nacht

    Anja Lechner, cello

    5:36
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    44:48
  • 5:01 AM

    What Inspires Poetry: About Rain and Storm

    Jorge Grundman

    Minds

    Ara Malikian, violin

    4:38
  • 4:51 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    Max Richter: Exiles

    Baltic Sea Philharmonic

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    7:17
  • 4:34 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Julius Rontgen

    Right Through the Bone

    Artists of the Royal Conservatory, Canada

    16:33
  • 4:24 AM

    Ach, dass ich Wassers genug hatte

    Johann Christoph Bach

    Bach Generations

    Berlin Baroque Soloists

    Albrecht Mayer, English horn

    8:09
  • 4:12 AM

    A Colour Symphony: Blue

    Arthur Bliss

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    10:07
  • 4:06 AM

    Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"

    Enrique Granados

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:36
  • 4:01 AM

    Silent Woods

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Trios

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    4:44
  • 1:49 AM

    Concert Overture No. 1

    Alberto Williams

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    9:32
  • 1:22 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Edouard Lalo

    Romance: Lalo, Tchaikovsky, Casals, etc.

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    25:17
  • 1:18 AM

    Le Bananier (The Banana Tree)

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Paul Bisaccia, piano

    2:47
  • 1:12 AM

    Seasons: Autumn

    Dominick Argento

    Come to the Woods

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:35
  • 1:06 AM

    Ballade "About Olden Times"

    Anatol Liadov

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    5:52
  • 1:01 AM

    Mikhail Pletnev, piano

    4:36
  • 12:51 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Robert Trevino, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    7:38
  • 12:50 AM

    The Uninhabited Island: Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    7:32
  • 12:20 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    29:21
  • 12:11 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Winter Was Hard

    Kronos Quartet

    7:12
  • 12:07 AM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    1:32
  • 11:31 PM

    Piano Trio in g

    Dvorak

    Weilerstein Trio

    30:00
  • 11:18 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 6, Fantasia

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    15:41
  • 11:14 PM

    We Gather Together

    Traditional

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:33
  • 11:04 PM

    Blue Horizon

    Stanley Woolner

    blue horizon

    Ivan Konev, piano

    9:01
  • 10:51 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Many Musics of Gidon Kremer

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    11:09
  • 10:37 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:36
  • 10:29 PM

    Holy Art Thou (Largo from "Xerxes")

    George Frideric Handel

    The Essential Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    5:41
  • 10:20 PM

    Italian Serenade

    Hugo Wolf

    Brodsky Quartet

    6:47
  • 10:11 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:14
  • 10:05 PM

    In the Streets of Old Batavia

    Leopold Godowsky

    Godowsky: Java Suite

    Esther Budiardjo, piano

    3:48
  • 9:42 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    9:36
  • 9:35 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Music for a Rainy Day

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    3:22
  • 9:28 PM

    Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

    Jason McCoy

    A Harvest Home

    Cantus

    5:05
  • 9:20 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Greatest Hits: The Ballet, Vol. III

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:00 PM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Carl Maria von Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    17:08
  • 6:47 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    11:42
  • 6:46 PM

    Prelude No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Chopin Preludes

    Yundi Li, piano

    :31
  • 6:27 PM

    Flute Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    18:01
  • 6:22 PM

    Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain)

    Claude Debussy

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    3:54
  • 6:09 PM

    Suffolk Suite

    Doreen Carwithen

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    11:34
  • 6:06 PM

    Canzon No. 9

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Empire Brass & Friends

    2:47
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:50 PM

    Alice Kogan Weinreb, flute

    Nicholas Stovall, oboe

    Paul Cigan, clarinet

    Truman Harris, bassoon

    Laurel Bennert Ohlson, horn

    7:49
  • 5:23 PM

    Variations on a Nursery Song

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Childhood Tales

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Domingo Hindoyan, conductor

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    24:54
  • 5:11 PM

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    Shlomo Mintz, violin

    10:19
  • 5:06 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Jutta Zoff, harp

    5:14
  • 5:01 PM

    Shepherd's Song

    Han-Kun Sha

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:47
  • 4:45 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    13:33
  • 4:28 PM

    The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    16:11
  • 4:20 PM

    Introduction No. 1

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    5:28
  • 4:16 PM

    Que no te quiera mas

    Vicente Emilio Sojo

    El Diablo Suelto

    John Williams, guitar

    2:25
  • 4:06 PM

    Havanaise

    Camille Saint-Saens

    French Showpieces

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    10:08
  • 4:01 PM

    Scholastic Etude

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:49
  • 3:51 PM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:37
  • 3:49 PM

    Reverie d'amour; Serious Dance

    York Bowen

    Stephen Hough, piano

    9:02
  • 3:30 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    17:54
  • 3:25 PM

    Memory of Summer

    Carlos Simon

    Together

    Carlos Simon, piano

    3:56
  • 3:14 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Concert Recording

    Sang Yoon Kim, clarinet

    8:57
  • 3:05 PM

    Athalia: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    8:26
  • 3:01 PM

    Fantasia

    John Dowland

    Xavier Jara: Guitar Recital

    Xavier Jara, guitar

    3:04
  • 2:56 PM

    Blackbird

    John Lennon/Paul McCartney

    Blackbird: The Beatles Album

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    2:31
  • 2:49 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    7:07
  • 2:42 PM

    Jaws: Suite

    John Williams

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:01
  • 2:30 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony in C; Carmen - Suites Nos 1 & 2; Jeux d'enfants - Suite; Overture: Patrie

    French National Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:53
  • 2:27 PM

    Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Percy Grainger: Symphonic Band Music

    Michigan State University Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    2:11
  • 2:16 PM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 3, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:59
  • 2:09 PM

    Miniatures: Romance

    Frank Bridge

    Helen Callus, viola

    Phillip Bush, piano

    3:45
  • 2:04 PM

    Adoremus Dominum

    John Du Prez

    New London Consort

    3:00
  • 1:50 PM

    Sonorous Table Suite (Mensa sonora): Part 5

    Heinrich Biber

    Baroque Band

    Garry Clarke, conductor

    6:16
  • 1:46 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kije; Scythian Suite

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:44
  • 1:35 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Piano Concertos BWV 1052, 1056, 1058

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    James Judd, conductor

    Jean Louis Steuerman, piano

    9:36
  • 1:31 PM

    Flute Sonata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Flute Sonatas

    Brasil Guitar Duo

    Marina Piccinini, flute

    11:45
  • 1:21 PM

    The Little Trifles (selections)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:25
  • 1:16 PM

    Nursery Suite: Awake

    Edward Elgar

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    4:25
  • 1:06 PM

    Waltz-Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    7:44
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:52 PM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    7:20
  • 12:47 PM

    The Way to Polden

    York Bowen

    Stephen Hough, piano

    3:33
  • 12:35 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    9:52
  • 12:30 PM

    Cello Suite No. 4: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Amit Peled, cello

    4:35
  • 12:19 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 12:16 PM

    Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano

    1:45
  • 12:09 PM

    Concerto for Strings

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    5:44
  • 12:04 PM

    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:00
  • 11:48 AM

    William Shakespeare Overture

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Schonwandt, conductor

    9:59
  • 11:46 AM

    Shakespeare Love Songs: When love speaks

    Owain Park

    When Love Speaks: Choral Music by Owain Park

    Epiphoni Consort

    Tim Reader, conductor

    2:11
  • 11:23 AM

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    22:36
  • 11:11 AM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Allegri String Quartet

    9:57
  • 11:06 AM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    World Encores

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    3:26
  • 11:00 AM

    A Hermit Thrush at Morn

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:50
  • 10:46 AM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cafe Zimmermann

    Antoine Torunczyk, oboe d'amore

    12:32
  • 10:26 AM

    Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    18:57
  • 10:15 AM

    Balta Ainava (White Scenery)

    Peteris Vasks

    Sonic Alchemy

    Mina Gajic, piano

    8:25
  • 10:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:28
  • 10:01 AM

    The Jane Pickering Lute Book

    Anonymous

    The Scottish Lute

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:41
  • 9:18 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    40:20
  • 9:06 AM

    String Quartet

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Debussy, Tailleferre, Ravel

    Stenhammar Quartet

    9:45
  • 9:01 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Tristesse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Frederic Chiu, piano

    4:41
  • 8:43 AM

    Suite for String Orchestra

    Susan Spain-Dunk

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    15:37
  • 8:27 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les adieux"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    15:40
  • 8:21 AM

    Requiem: In paradisum

    Sigurdur Saevarsson

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    4:25
  • 8:02 AM

    Guitar Concerto "Chaconne"

    Wayne Siegel

    Jakob Bangsø: Guitar Concertos

    Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

    Kaisa Roose, conductor

    Jakob Bangso, guitar

    18:29
  • 7:20 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Emilie Mayer

    Bremerhaven Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Niemann, conductor

    38:14
  • 7:14 AM

    Praeludium and Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    Encore!

    Midori, violin

    5:52
  • 7:02 AM

    Miniature Suite

    Poldowski

    Sylvan Winds

    10:28
  • 6:27 AM

    String Quartet No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The "Haydn" Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    31:23
  • 6:19 AM

    Idyll

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian Horn Concertos

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    7:28
  • 6:01 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Fanny Mendelssohn

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

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    15:50