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  • 5:31 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    27:10
  • 5:24 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    5:57
  • 5:06 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
  • 5:01 AM

    Suite Piedra libre: La Mancha

    Denis Plante

    Pentaedre

    4:51
  • 4:53 AM

    Far and Away: Suite

    John Williams

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    5:36
  • 4:25 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    26:17
  • 4:13 AM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Hugo Distler

    Shout the Glad Tidings!

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Melissa Holm-Johansen, mezzo-soprano

    11:01
  • 4:06 AM

    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn over the River Moscow)

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:25
  • 4:01 AM

    Choro de Saudade

    Agustin Barrios

    Aire Latino: Latin American Music for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    4:50
  • 3:39 AM

    From the Southland

    Harry T. Burleigh

    Jeni Slotchiver, piano

    18:00
  • 3:24 AM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 3:18 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Jon Batiste

    Jon Batiste, piano

    3:26
  • 3:06 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    6:42
  • 3:01 AM

    Lost in the Stars

    Kurt Weill

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:25
  • 2:49 AM

    Dala Suite: Summer Night...the Dance Grows Quicker

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    9:26
  • 2:21 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:42
  • 2:12 AM

    I Saw 3 Ships; Xmas Song; Mid-Winter; Masters in this Hall; In D

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:10
  • 2:06 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: 2 Rhapsodies, Op. 79, Piano Pieces, Opp. 117-119

    Radu Lupu, piano

    4:56
  • 2:01 AM

    Madame Bovary: Waltz

    Miklos Rozsa

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    4:44
  • 1:51 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 1; Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Benjamin Zander, conductor

    7:05
  • 1:20 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    29:34
  • 1:09 AM

    Carol of the Bells; O Come, All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Joy to the World

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    8:37
  • 1:06 AM

    Ciaconna

    Andrea Falconieri

    The Kingdoms of Castille

    El Mundo

    Richard Savino, conductor

    2:58
  • 1:01 AM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:50
  • 12:48 AM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Alice Mary Smith

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    10:03
  • 12:38 AM

    Six Dances for String Orchestra

    Ulysses Kay

    The Incredible Flutist

    Westphalian Symphony Orchestra, Recklinghausen

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    20:16
  • 12:30 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:19
  • 12:17 AM

    Hans Christian Andersen Overture

    August Enna

    North German Radio Symphony

    Michael Hofstetter, conductor

    11:23
  • 12:14 AM

    Sing a Joyful Song of Christmas

    Ronald Kaufmann

    The Vienna Choir Boys - Merry Christmas, Carols From North America And Europe

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Christian Schulz, conductor

    2:17
  • 12:05 AM

    String Quartet No. 17 "Hunt": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emerson String Quartet

    8:23
  • 12:01 AM

    Miniature Viennese March

    Fritz Kreisler

    The Kreisler Album

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:15
  • 11:48 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Shchedrin: Carmen Ballet; Bizet: Carmen Suite

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    11:57
  • 11:28 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Britten: Serenade Op. 31

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    18:52
  • 11:21 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    5:32
  • 11:13 PM

    Concerto No. 5

    Francesco Durante

    Francesco Durante: Concerti

    Concerto Koln

    7:39
  • 11:07 PM

    Improvisation on Christmas Themes

    Improvisation

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 2

    Hiram Titus, piano

    5:25
  • 11:01 PM

    Algerian Suite: French Military March

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens, Vol. 1

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:18
  • 10:49 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    A Baroque Feast

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    John Abberger, oboe

    11:10
  • 10:43 PM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    Silent Night

    Exultate

    Thomas D. Rossin, conductor

    4:33
  • 10:27 PM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    14:18
  • 10:11 PM

    Suite for Violin and String Orchestra

    Laura Netzel

    Laura Netzel: Chamber Portrait

    Musica Vitae

    Malin Broman, conductor

    Malin Broman, violin

    15:01
  • 10:06 PM

    Peace, only peace

    Ahti Sonninen

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:29
  • 10:02 PM

    Music for Bill and Me

    Lou Harrison

    David Tanenbaum, guitar

    3:35
  • 9:50 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    9:05
  • 9:31 PM

    Divertimento

    Michael Ippolito

    C/O Chamber Orchestra

    18:21
  • 9:26 PM

    Movement and Location

    Punch Brothers

    Sybarite5: Collective Wisdom

    Sybarite5

    4:08
  • 9:19 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Concert Recording

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    5:11
  • 9:05 PM

    Bavarian Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    12:47
  • 9:00 PM

    Aleih Neiri (Rise up, my light)

    Chaim Parchi

    Miracle of Miracles

    Chicago a cappella

    John William Trotter, conductor

    3:56
  • 6:46 PM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thompson: Music for Film, "The River" & "Plow That Broke the Plains"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:37
  • 6:42 PM

    Memory of The Andes

    Modesta Sangines

    El Fin del Silencio: Latin American Women Composers

    Antonio Oyarzabal, piano

    1:42
  • 6:31 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Janine Jansen, violin

    10:58
  • 6:18 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; The First Nowell; Away in a Manger

    Traditional

    The Christmas Album

    Ambrosian Singers

    Vaughan Meakins, conductor

    11:40
  • 6:06 PM

    El Camino Real

    Alfred Reed

    Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra

    Alfred Reed, conductor

    11:01
  • 6:01 PM

    Characteristic Suite: Scherzo

    Henry Schoenefeld

    American Romantics

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:51
  • 5:52 PM

    Serenade No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenades

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    6:18
  • 5:14 PM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    Bay Brass

    David Krehbiel, conductor

    John Fenstermaker, organ

    6:45
  • 5:06 PM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:17
  • 5:01 PM

    The Overturned Carriages: Overture

    Francois Boieldieu

    Francois-Adrien Boieldieu: Piano Concerto; Six Overtures

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    4:52
  • 4:50 PM

    It's A Wonderful Life: Suite

    Dimitri Tiomkin

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    7:56
  • 4:44 PM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Kenneth Smith, flute

    Paul Rhodes, piano

    6:00
  • 4:15 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Simon Bolivar String Quartet

    26:45
  • 4:06 PM

    American Serenade: Dance

    Antal Dorati

    DORATI: Night Music

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Moshe Atzmon, conductor

    7:01
  • 4:01 PM

    All the Things You Are

    Jerome Kern

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    4:49
  • 3:53 PM

    A Christmas Festival

    Leroy Anderson

    Buzz Brass

    5:03
  • 3:52 PM

    A Christmas Festival

    Leroy Anderson

    Buzz Brass

    5:03
  • 3:33 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beaux Arts Trio

    17:47
  • 3:14 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    18:09
  • 3:07 PM

    There is No Rose

    Rene Clausen

    There is no Rose

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Michael Culloton, conductor

    5:59
  • 2:59 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    6:49
  • 2:51 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    6:30
  • 2:43 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Christmas with the Cambridge Singers

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    6:35
  • 2:35 PM

    If I Were King: Overture

    Adolphe Adam

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    7:15
  • 2:28 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 2

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    5:07
  • 2:21 PM

    Candlelight Carol; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    American Boychoir

    James Litton/Fernando Malvar-Ruiz, conductor

    William Trafka, organ

    6:47
  • 2:17 PM

    Serenade for Frank Wigglesworth

    Lou Harrison

    David Tanenbaum, guitar

    1:53
  • 2:09 PM

    Carol of the Drum

    Katherine K. Davis

    Cor Christmas

    Cortango

    Cally Banham, English horn

    4:15
  • 2:04 PM

    Czech Suite: Menuet

    Antonin Dvorak

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    4:26
  • 1:50 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:03
  • 1:47 PM

    E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

    Paul Manz

    Love Looked Down

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    2:26
  • 1:39 PM

    Fair Maid of Perth: 2 Dances

    Georges Bizet

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:18
  • 1:31 PM

    Grand Duo Concertant: Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Here With You

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    6:07
  • 1:17 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Angel Romero, guitar

    Lito Romero, guitar

    12:21
  • 1:14 PM

    The Nutcracker: Dance of the Reed Pipes

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    2:06
  • 1:07 PM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    5:54
  • 1:04 PM

    Ballo detto Pollicio

    Tarquinio Merula

    Magdalena Kozena: Monteverdi

    La Cetra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    2:04
  • 12:48 PM

    Moravian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Taras Bulba, Lachian Dances / Wit, Warsaw

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    8:57
  • 12:44 PM

    Three Dances: Waltz

    Alfred Uhl

    Montreal Winds

    Jacques Lacombe, conductor

    3:13
  • 12:35 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 4: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    7:25
  • 12:30 PM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Dumbarton Oaks

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:00
  • 12:26 PM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    Nigel Kennedy's Greatest Hits

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    2:57
  • 12:15 PM

    Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:55
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:05
  • 12:04 PM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    3:44
  • 11:51 AM

    Prelude and Quadruple Fugue

    Alan Hovhaness

    Eastern Music Festival Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:53
  • 11:31 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Andras Schiff, conductor

    Andras Schiff, piano

    18:44
  • 11:21 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Empire Brass

    9:31
  • 11:11 AM

    Serenade No. 5: 2nd movement

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Piano Concerto

    Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    8:37
  • 11:06 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Humoresque

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:17
  • 11:01 AM

    Notes in the Margin

    John Williams

    From a Bird

    John Williams, guitar

    4:40
  • 10:46 AM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 4

    Johan Svendsen

    Svendsen: Norwegian Rhapsodies

    South Jutland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    12:08
  • 10:25 AM

    Sextet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Radio Orchestra Winds

    19:25
  • 10:19 AM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lydia Artymiw, piano

    4:26
  • 10:06 AM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Barry Griffiths, violin

    12:05
  • 10:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Stephan Elmas

    Elmas: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    4:40
  • 9:31 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Franz Schubert

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    27:10
  • 9:23 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    8:02
  • 9:07 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    13:05
  • 9:01 AM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 8:29 AM

    Gloria

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Gloria

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Sarah Fox, soprano

    28:57
  • 8:20 AM

    Sussex Carol; Sans Day Carol; Here We Come A-Wassailing

    Traditional

    Noel! Noel! Noel! Christmas With Michala Petri

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    8:51
  • 8:02 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    16:59
  • 7:30 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 13

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 7: Piano Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    28:11
  • 7:20 AM

    Christmas Night Medley

    Traditional

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    9:15
  • 7:01 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    Janet Hilton, clarinet

    17:14
  • 6:44 AM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Janine Jansen

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    14:31
  • 6:39 AM

    Prelude de la porte heroique du ciel (Heaven's Heroic Gate Prelude)

    Erik Satie

    Satie: Piano Works

    Pascal Roge, piano

    4:28
  • 6:28 AM

    Pastorale; Silent Night

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    8:41
  • 6:01 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Laura Netzel

    Concert Recording

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Chloe Dufresne, conductor

    Heini Karkkainen, piano

    26:22