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  • 5:37 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Pamela Frank, violin

    Claude Frank, piano

    21:45
  • 5:29 AM

    Aria in Classic Style

    Marcel Grandjany

    Classics for Chamber Orchestra

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Christine Muhlbach, harp

    5:58
  • 5:06 AM

    String Quartet

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Puccini: Chrisantemi/3 Minuetti, etc.

    Orchestra of the Auvergne

    Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    22:16
  • 5:01 AM

    Sospiri (Sighs)

    Edward Elgar

    THE BRITISH PROJECT

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    4:48
  • 4:50 AM

    Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter): Angel's Concert

    Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Mathis Der Maler Etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    8:20
  • 4:29 AM

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Benjamin Wallfisch, conductor

    Emily Pailthorpe, oboe

    19:18
  • 4:24 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2, Scherzi

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    4:01
  • 4:12 AM

    Festival of the Bayaderes

    Franz Berwald

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ulf Bjorlin, conductor

    11:35
  • 4:06 AM

    Peer Gynt: Ase's Death

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 And 2

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 5

    Stephan Elmas

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    4:44
  • 3:53 AM

    Suite for Orchestra: In October

    Edward MacDowell

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    5:17
  • 3:18 AM

    Symphonie Espagnole

    Edouard Lalo

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Chee-Yun, violin

    33:23
  • 3:15 AM

    Children's Album: Gavotte

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    1:02
  • 3:06 AM

    Music for a Young Prince: Dreams

    Godfrey Ridout

    Godfrey Ridout: Orchestral Works

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Victor Feldbrill, conductor

    8:32
  • 3:01 AM

    Live the Questions

    Jake Runestad

    Runestad: Sing, Wearing the Sky

    Kantorei Denver

    Joel Rinsema, conductor

    4:51
  • 2:43 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:11
  • 2:20 AM

    Clarinet Sonata No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Gloria Chien, piano

    22:01
  • 2:16 AM

    Intermezzo

    Anton Arensky

    Russian Moods

    USSR Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    3:16
  • 2:07 AM

    Adagio

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:44
  • 2:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 1:53 AM

    Alessio Bax, piano

    5:20
  • 1:20 AM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    32:04
  • 1:17 AM

    From Jonas Hallgrimsson's Picture Book: Minuet

    Pall Isolfsson

    Icelandic Works for the Stage

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    2:16
  • 1:12 AM

    Someone to Watch Over Me

    George Gershwin

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    3:11
  • 1:06 AM

    The Barber of Seville: Sinfonia

    Giovanni Paisiello

    Trieste Teatro Verdi Orchestra

    Giuliano Carella, conductor

    4:56
  • 1:01 AM

    Giuliano Sommerhalder, trumpet

    Kasia Wieczorek, piano

    4:46
  • 12:50 AM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphony No. 2

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor

    8:00
  • 12:44 AM

    Concert Rondo "Krakowiak"

    Frederic Chopin

    Northwest Sinfonietta

    Christophe Chagnard, conductor

    Joel Fan, piano

    13:54
  • 12:33 AM

    Andante e Polacca

    Carl Czerny

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    Daniel Blumenthal, piano

    11:47
  • 12:24 AM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphony No. 2

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor

    8:00
  • 12:12 AM

    Six Italian Dance Tunes

    Peter Warlock

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    10:39
  • 12:01 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Trondheim Soloists

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    10:10
  • 11:46 PM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, Scherzo Capriccioso

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    12:36
  • 11:40 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Mon coeur s'ouvre a ta voix (My heart at thy sweet voice)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Storyteller

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Tine Thing Helseth, trumpet

    5:42
  • 11:22 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Keyboard Concerti Vol. 2

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    16:25
  • 11:10 PM

    String Quartet No. 3: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: String Quartet No. 3 - Piano Quintet in F Minor

    Hagen Quartet

    10:04
  • 11:05 PM

    Etude No. 5

    Frederic Chopin

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    3:25
  • 10:59 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Weber: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Concertino For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    5:19
  • 10:53 PM

    Polonaise

    Anatol Liadov

    Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, and other orchestral works.

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    4:19
  • 10:47 PM

    Dirait-on (So They Say)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Morten Lauridsen: Mid-Winter Songs

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    5:01
  • 10:28 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 36 & 38

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:21
  • 10:09 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tschaikowsky: Der Schwanensee

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Joseph Silverstein, violin

    17:34
  • 10:05 PM

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:26
  • 10:02 PM

    March for Children

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    2:32
  • 9:43 PM

    The Comedians

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky, Prokofiev, Glinka, Tchaikovsky

    San Diego Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Barra, conductor

    15:29
  • 9:22 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Music of the Americas

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    19:51
  • 9:18 PM

    Preludes, Book 1: Les collines d'Anacapri (The Hills of Anacapri)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 1

    Paul Crossley, piano

    3:25
  • 9:03 PM

    Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    13:04
  • 9:00 PM

    Maria Luisa Venezuelan Waltz

    Antonio Lauro

    Latin American Guitar Festival

    Gerald Garcia, guitar

    2:35
  • 6:52 PM

    Serenade No. 2: Rondo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:58
  • 6:16 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Korngold Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    34:54
  • 6:09 PM

    Theme Varie

    Cecile Chaminade

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

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    5:04
  • 6:06 PM

    Sinfonietta: Fanfare

    Leos Janacek

    Dvorak: Legends, Op. 59; Janacek: Sinfonietta

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:29
  • 6:01 PM

    Irish Tune from County Derry

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:47 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    10:51
  • 5:15 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    30:48
  • 5:09 PM

    Entry March of the Boyars

    Johan Halvorsen

    Symphonic Spectacular

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:23
  • 5:06 PM

    Nais: Rigaudons

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    2:17
  • 5:01 PM

    Hungarian Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Alexander Sitkovetsky, violin

    Olga Sitkovetsky, piano

    4:48
  • 4:50 PM

    Epic March

    John Ireland

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    8:40
  • 4:26 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    22:30
  • 4:19 PM

    String Quartet No. 5: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    6:19
  • 4:10 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:52
  • 4:06 PM

    Arabesque No. 2

    Claude Debussy

    Romance

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    3:31
  • 4:01 PM

    Polonaise No. 1

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Danses

    Laurent Korcia, violin

    4:49
  • 3:50 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    8:42
  • 3:42 PM

    Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes

    Franz Liszt

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    Barry Douglas, piano

    14:39
  • 3:24 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenbug Concertos Nos. 4, 5, 6

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    16:30
  • 3:07 PM

    Irish Rhapsody

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:47
  • 3:04 PM

    Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes: Rondolet

    George Frederick McKay

    National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

    2:34
  • 2:52 PM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:23
  • 2:47 PM

    Sicilienne

    Maria-Theresia von Paradis

    Perlman Collection, Vol. 19

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    2:48
  • 2:38 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    Viennafest

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:21
  • 2:32 PM

    Terpsichore: Chaconne

    George Frideric Handel

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:26 PM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    4:56
  • 2:19 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird pas de deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:28
  • 2:16 PM

    Vespers: Rejoice, O Virgin (Bogoroditse Devo)

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff Vespers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    2:31
  • 2:09 PM

    Liebesleid (Love's Sorrow)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Rachmaninoff Performs his Solo Piano Works

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

    4:18
  • 2:04 PM

    An Irish Symphony: The Fair Day

    Hamilton Harty

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:07
  • 1:48 PM

    Canadian Folk Song Suite

    Morley Calvert

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    Stephen Chenette, conductor

    8:36
  • 1:44 PM

    Appalachian Autumn: Jig

    Grant Cooper

    The Tales of the West Virginia Hills

    West Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    Grant Cooper, conductor

    2:49
  • 1:40 PM

    Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise

    William Bolcom

    Keepers 1

    Joan Morris, mezzo-soprano

    2:29
  • 1:31 PM

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    8:28
  • 1:23 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    7:02
  • 1:18 PM

    Variations on "The Carnival of Venice"

    Elgar Howarth

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    4:25
  • 1:14 PM

    Le Carneval de Venice

    Johann Kaspar Mertz

    The Romantic Guitar

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    2:44
  • 1:07 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:01
  • 1:04 PM

    Bacchanalia

    John Du Prez

    Alchemist

    New London Consort

    2:00
  • 12:47 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    11:41
  • 12:32 PM

    Bavarian Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    12:47
  • 12:29 PM

    Dashing away with the smoothing iron

    Traditional

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:22
  • 12:21 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonies 1-8

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    6:26
  • 12:15 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Symphonic Dances, Piano Concerto, Wedding Day at Toldhaugen

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:51
  • 12:07 PM

    Chacony (Chaconne)

    Henry Purcell

    Emerson String Quartet

    5:49
  • 12:04 PM

    Abdelazer: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    5:44
  • 11:48 AM

    Cuban Overture

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Concerto In F

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jeff Tyzik, conductor

    10:30
  • 11:33 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Horn Concertos, Rondo

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    13:18
  • 11:22 AM

    Paganini Variations

    Eugene Ysaye

    Capriccios

    Capriccio Quartet

    10:09
  • 11:12 AM

    The Merchant of Venice: Suite Anglaise No. 3

    Henri Rabaud

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    8:52
  • 11:06 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

    Daniel Hope, violin

    5:01
  • 11:01 AM

    The Mermaid Suite: Dance of 24 Mermaids

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:49 AM

    North Country Sketches: The March of Spring

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: A Walk in a Paradise Garden

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    9:03
  • 10:30 AM

    Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    17:25
  • 10:12 AM

    Variations on "La ci darem la mano"

    Frederic Chopin

    Bruce Liu: Chopin: Highlights from the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition

    Bruce Liu, piano

    16:26
  • 10:06 AM

    Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings

    Howard Hanson

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    Alexa Still, flute

    5:28
  • 10:01 AM

    Two Pieces

    Valentin Silvestrov

    In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:54
  • 9:37 AM

    Symphony No. 74

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    21:20
  • 9:20 AM

    Philomena: Suite

    Alexandre Desplat

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    16:06
  • 9:07 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): In Rome's Ruins

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:29
  • 9:01 AM

    Fantasiestucke

    Robert Schumann

    Yael Weiss, piano

    5:28
  • 8:23 AM

    Petrushka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    35:16
  • 8:12 AM

    Cantata No. 169: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Sinfonia

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    Stefano Demicheli, organ

    8:50
  • 8:01 AM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Ambrosia Quartet

    10:42
  • 7:42 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
  • 7:16 AM

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    25:35
  • 7:01 AM

    Violin Sonatina No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Arpeggione

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    13:27
  • 6:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Three Symphonies, Petite Suite, Polovetsian Dances

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    32:36
  • 6:18 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Guitar Passions

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Dag Wiren

    Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite; Wiren: Serenade, Op. 11

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    14:53