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  • 5:40 AM

    Elegy for Violin and Strings

    Keith Jarrett

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    Eleonora Turovsky, violin

    18:26
  • 5:20 AM

    Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

    Cesar Franck

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    18:42
  • 5:06 AM

    Piece for String Orchestra

    Billy Childs

    VocalEssence Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    12:56
  • 5:01 AM

    Bethlehem Down

    Peter Warlock

    Choir of Westminster Abbey

    4:34
  • 4:50 AM

    The Things Left Unsaid

    Caleb Burhans

    Caleb Burhans: Evensong

    Tarab Cello Ensemble

    Caleb Burhans, conductor

    8:27
  • 4:30 AM

    Xiuhtzitzquilo (Aztec Fire Festival)

    Antonio Gomezanda

    Antonio Gomezanda: Orchestral Works

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Jorge Velazco, conductor

    17:20
  • 4:24 AM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional English

    Christmas Goes Baroque 2

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:37
  • 4:06 AM

    Poeme for Violin and Orchestra

    George Walker

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    Gregory Walker, violin

    17:50
  • 4:01 AM

    Sleepsong

    Rolf Lovland

    Invisible Stars - Choral Works of Ireland and Scotland

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    Emily Doyle, soprano

    4:37
  • 3:52 AM

    Zen Love Song

    Roxanna Panufnik

    Voces8

    Barnaby Smith, conductor

    Kiku Day, shakuhachi

    5:59
  • 3:26 AM

    Triple Concerto

    Eric Ewazen

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Jonathan Lombardo, trombone

    Timothy Smith, trombone

    Jeffrey Dee, bass trombone

    24:25
  • 3:20 AM

    Cedar

    Connor Chee

    Scenes from Dinetah

    Connor Chee, piano

    4:17
  • 3:06 AM

    The Enchanted Forest (La foret enchantee)

    Vincent d'Indy

    D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    13:39
  • 3:01 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Antoine Bareil, violin

    Valerie Milot, harp

    4:38
  • 2:50 AM

    Elegiac Trio

    Arnold Bax

    Debussy, Ravel, Bax

    Megan Meisenbach, flute

    9:13
  • 2:19 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    29:06
  • 2:15 AM

    Lo, How a Rose E'Er Blooming

    Richard E. Brown

    Dashing, Vol. 3

    Janacek Philharmonic Brass Trio

    2:37
  • 2:06 AM

    String Quartet "La Fucina di Vulcano"

    Carlo Monza

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    8:00
  • 2:01 AM

    Elegy

    Alla Pavlova

    Alla Pavlova: Symphony No. 5; Elegy

    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Ziva, conductor

    Andrei Korobeinikov, piano

    4:36
  • 1:49 AM

    Goyescas: Coloquio en la reja (Dialogue at the Window)

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Goyescas, etc.

    Xiayin Wang, piano

    9:52
  • 1:31 AM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: The Peacock, Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances

    Budapest Symphony Orchestra

    Gyorgy Lehel, conductor

    16:04
  • 1:25 AM

    Doce de coco

    Jaco do Bandolim

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Paquito d'Rivera, clarinet

    Romero Lubambo, guitar

    5:15
  • 1:08 AM

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    15:16
  • 1:06 AM

    Three Fanfares for Four Trumpets

    Ulysses Kay

    Dallas Symphony Trumpets

    1:37
  • 1:01 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Andrej Makor

    Be All Merry

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    Eleanor Coleman, soprano

    4:32
  • 12:47 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    11:38
  • 12:40 AM

    Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Nash Ensemble

    15:30
  • 12:37 AM

    Sleepless Night

    George Gershwin

    Original Works and Transcriptions for Solo Piano

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    2:32
  • 12:31 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    5:53
  • 12:20 AM

    First Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Music for Wind Band

    Cleveland Symphonic Winds

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    10:25
  • 12:00 AM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 38

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    19:27
  • 11:53 PM

    The Armed Man: Benedictus

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:58
  • 11:35 PM

    Der Schwanendreher

    Paul Hindemith

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Albert, conductor

    Brett Dean, viola

    8:26
  • 11:34 PM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    J Strauss: An der Schonen Blauen Donau and others

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    9:28
  • 11:29 PM

    We Shall Walk Through the Valley

    Traditional

    Where the Sun Will Never Go Down: Spirituals and Traditional Gospel Music

    Chanticleer

    3:58
  • 11:23 PM

    Magnificat

    Charles Pachelbel

    Brass Surround

    Millar Brass Ensemble

    Stephen Squires, conductor

    4:55
  • 11:10 PM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Alina

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    10:29
  • 11:01 PM

    Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing

    Herbert Howells

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    8:21
  • 10:54 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    6:07
  • 10:48 PM

    Look at the World

    John Rutter

    John Rutter: A Song in Season

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:35
  • 10:33 PM

    Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

    Jason McCoy

    A Harvest Home

    Cantus

    5:05
  • 10:19 PM

    Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    13:04
  • 10:14 PM

    Piece Heroique

    Cesar Franck

    Marie-Claire Alain, organ

    8:35
  • 10:09 PM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 10:05 PM

    We Gather Together

    Traditional

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:33
  • 9:30 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Dumky"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Ravel/Dvorak/Bloch

    Trio con Brio Copenhagen

    31:06
  • 9:24 PM

    Seasons: Summer

    Dominick Argento

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:08
  • 9:20 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ray Chen, violin

    3:56
  • 9:14 PM

    Old 100th (All People that on Earth Do Dwell)

    Vaughan-Williams (arranger)

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    4:45
  • 9:03 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    9:25
  • 9:00 PM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    2:41
  • 6:41 PM

    Minuets and Trios

    Franz Schubert

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    17:32
  • 6:19 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    William Conway, cello

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    Matthew Wilkie, bassoon

    20:26
  • 6:15 PM

    Wassail Dances: Yorkshire Wassail

    Philip Lane

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:02
  • 6:07 PM

    Six English Tunes

    Peter Warlock

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    7:10
  • 6:00 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Johan Zander

    Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:44
  • 5:46 PM

    From Tale to Tale: The Months

    Oskar Nedbal

    Nedbal: From Tale To Tale

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Miroslav Homolka, conductor

    11:49
  • 5:41 PM

    The Nutcracker: Final Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Septura

    3:56
  • 5:20 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Der Nussknacker and others

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:57
  • 5:14 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Reverie

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    5:02
  • 5:06 PM

    Passacaille, Gigue and Minuet

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:23
  • 5:01 PM

    The Tempest: Banquet Dance

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Symphony in E major 'Irish'

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:39
  • 4:41 PM

    Fantasia brilliante on Themes from Gounod's Faust

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Violin on Stage

    NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    Bomsori Kim, violin

    17:22
  • 4:21 PM

    Three Botticelli Pictures

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    18:02
  • 4:14 PM

    Three Mexican Folk Songs

    Manuel Ponce

    David Russell, guitar

    5:09
  • 4:06 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35
  • 4:01 PM

    Les Huguenots: Gypsy Dance

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:39
  • 3:53 PM

    Jul, Jul, stralande jul (Yule, Yule, sparkling Yule)

    Gustaf Nordqvist

    Dagen ar Kommen (Swedish Christmas Songs)

    Gothenburg Cathedral Boy's Choir

    Simon Phipps, conductor

    2:36
  • 3:50 PM

    Rondo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol. 1

    Yaara Tal, piano

    8:46
  • 3:20 PM

    String Quintet "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Concert Recording

    Eunice Kim, violin

    31:31
  • 3:05 PM

    Provence Suite

    Darius Milhaud

    Milhaud: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, Suite Provencale

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    14:09
  • 3:00 PM

    Scaramouche

    Darius Milhaud

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    9:10
  • 2:52 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies 4 & 7

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, conductor

    6:38
  • 2:42 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: 5 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:10
  • 2:33 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Bibi Black, trumpet

    Jeffery Kaye, trumpet

    7:52
  • 2:28 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High/Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Steinway Christmas Album

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    4:30
  • 2:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, Joyce Yang

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Alexander Lazarev, conductor

    Joyce Yang, piano

    7:45
  • 2:16 PM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    12th Van Cliburn Competition: Silver

    Joyce Yang, piano

    2:19
  • 2:09 PM

    Suite for Large Orchestra: Menuetto

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    3:30
  • 2:04 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: L'amour, l'amour! ... Ah! leve-toi, soleil!

    Charles Gounod

    The Sounds Of Remembered Dreams

    Humbert Lucarelli, oboe

    3:49
  • 1:50 PM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 93, 96, & 98

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    8:46
  • 1:39 PM

    School for Scandal Overture

    Samuel Barber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:56
  • 1:35 PM

    hope, faith, life, love

    Eric Whitacre

    Savory Sounds

    The Summer Singers

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    3:09
  • 1:35 PM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 93, 96, & 98

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    8:46
  • 1:23 PM

    A Children's Overture

    Roger Quilter

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    10:50
  • 1:18 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 1:13 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    Intrada - London Brass

    London Brass

    3:35
  • 1:06 PM

    An English Suite: Air and Frolic

    Hubert Parry

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:56
  • 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
  • 12:51 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Musa Italiana

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:28
  • 12:42 PM

    Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Donizetti, Lindpaintner: Concerti for Wind

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    Gunther Passin, oboe

    7:20
  • 12:32 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    8:39
  • 12:21 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op 6

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    10:19
  • 12:16 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:48
  • 12:08 PM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Nutcracker & Swan Lake Suite

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:58
  • 12:04 PM

    The Well-Tempered Guitars: Prelude and Fugue

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Music for Two Guitars, Vol. 1 (Brasil Guitar Duo) - Sonatina canonica / Les guitares bien temperees: Nos. 1-12

    Brasil Guitar Duo

    2:56
  • 11:44 AM

    Prelude and Fugue "St Anne"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    14:44
  • 11:24 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 17

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    17:50
  • 11:18 AM

    Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)

    Nelson/Rollins

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    5:15
  • 11:11 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    Boyce: Symphonies, Op. 2

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    6:25
  • 11:06 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    The Grainger Edition, Vol.5 - Works for Chorus and Orchestra 2

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:06
  • 11:00 AM

    Flute Quintet: Finale

    Franz Schubert

    New Schubert Works for Flute and Strings

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    4:53
  • 10:44 AM

    Sinfonia

    Marianne Martines

    Baroque Treasures

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:55
  • 10:25 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sonatas for Piano & Violin

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    17:40
  • 10:17 AM

    French Carol Medley

    Traditional French

    Christmas on Copper Street, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    5:14
  • 10:07 AM

    Festival Overture

    Shi Wanchun

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    10:31
  • 10:01 AM

    Ladies in Lavender

    Nigel Hess

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:42
  • 9:28 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Cyril Scott

    Scott: Concerto For Cello, Symphony No 1 / Watkins, Brabbins

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    30:36
  • 9:23 AM

    A Carol Symphony

    Victor Hely-Hutchinson

    The 5 Browns

    4:45
  • 9:02 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Camille Saint-Saens

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Hee-Young Lim, cello

    19:41
  • 8:34 AM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    24:22
  • 8:29 AM

    Fairytale Sleighride

    Adam Saunders

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:30
  • 8:16 AM

    Chamber Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Cologne Camerata

    Michael Schneider, recorder

    11:18
  • 8:01 AM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 7:28 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: String Quartets Opp. 12 & 13

    Juilliard String Quartet

    30:12
  • 7:23 AM

    The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance; Spanish Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    4:38
  • 7:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    19:49
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    30:48
  • 6:23 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Eventide

    Voces8

    3:22
  • 6:01 AM

    English Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    20:50