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  • 5:47 AM

    Vivaldi: Winter

    Max Richter

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Carlos Izcaray, conductor

    Francisco Fullana, violin

    10:54
  • 5:42 AM

    Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jesus: Noel

    Olivier Messiaen

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    4:27
  • 5:29 AM

    Greater Antiphons

    Arvo Part

    Part: Tractus

    Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

    Tonu Kaljuste, conductor

    13:03
  • 5:17 AM

    Night Prayer

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    9:20
  • 5:07 AM

    Nightfall

    Meredith Monk

    Lost and Found

    Sean Shibe, electric guitar

    9:38
  • 5:01 AM

    In Our Softening

    Sophia Subbayya Vastek

    In Our Softening

    Sophia Subbayya Vastek, piano

    4:46
  • 4:51 AM

    a carol called love

    LJ White

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    6:48
  • 4:41 AM

    Ciel d'Hiver (Winter Sky)

    Kaija Saariaho

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Lintu, conductor

    9:39
  • 4:23 AM

    Dream in White on White

    John Luther Adams

    John Luther Adams: The Far Country

    The Apollo Quartet and Strings

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Barbara Chapman, harp

    16:22
  • 4:11 AM

    White Landscapes

    Takashi Yoshimatsu

    Yoshimatsu: Piano Concerto

    Manchester Camerata

    Sachio Fujioka, conductor

    John Barrow, flute

    9:30
  • 4:07 AM

    Just Constellations: The Magic Constellation: Winter

    Michael Harrison

    Roomful of Teeth

    3:26
  • 4:01 AM

    Lysning (Glade)

    Per Norgard

    Per Norgard: Symphony No. 8

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Storgards, conductor

    4:43
  • 3:44 AM

    Fantasy on Polish Airs

    Frederic Chopin

    North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

    Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    14:50
  • 3:26 AM

    Double Bass Concerto No. 1

    Franz Hoffmeister

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Christian Vasquez, conductor

    Edicson Ruiz, double bass

    16:57
  • 3:13 AM

    Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    10:52
  • 3:06 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Seattle Symphony

    Asher Fisch, conductor

    5:46
  • 3:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 3

    John Field

    Field: Complete Nocturnes

    Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano

    4:53
  • 2:53 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Voces8

    5:07
  • 2:15 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony"

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Yvonne Kenny, soprano

    35:59
  • 2:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 4

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: 6 Concertante Quartets

    Arabella String Quartet

    6:48
  • 2:01 AM

    Sir Roger de Coverley (A Christmas Dance)

    Frank Bridge

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:46
  • 1:48 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 12:43 AM

    Flute and Oboe Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Concertos for Flute and Oboe

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    15:11
  • 12:40 AM

    Silver Threads Among the Gold

    H. P. Danks

    American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:05
  • 12:26 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    11:48
  • 12:23 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Cantus

    2:35
  • 12:18 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Into the Light

    Cantus

    5:11
  • 12:10 AM

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas: A Sleigh of Presents

    James Horner

    How the Grinch Stole Christmas Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    5:59
  • 12:06 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:24
  • 12:01 AM

    Humoreske

    Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Wind Quintets

    Vento Chiaro

    4:33
  • 11:56 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    3:03
  • 11:42 PM

    Grand Overture No. 3

    Johann Christian Bach

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    13:11
  • 11:24 PM

    Five Pieces in Folk-Style

    Robert Schumann

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    15:28
  • 11:19 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    4:11
  • 11:12 PM

    Cringlemire Garden

    Ruth Gipps

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    6:19
  • 11:06 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Keyboard Suites 2

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    4:43
  • 10:52 PM

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Pedro Neves, conductor

    Bruno Borralhinho, cello

    6:44
  • 10:49 PM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    1:59
  • 10:37 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    A Seraphic Fire Christmas

    Seraphic Fire

    Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

    10:21
  • 10:23 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    13:54
  • 10:08 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Allegro molto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade Nr. 1; Tragische Ouverture; Akademische Festouverture

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    13:02
  • 10:06 PM

    Tambourin

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Flute and Guitar Encores

    Peter-Lukas Graf, flute

    1:23
  • 10:03 PM

    Three Piano Pieces: Dance

    Zara Levina

    Maria Lettberg, piano

    2:46
  • 9:46 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    Maria Duenas, violin

    11:50
  • 9:43 PM

    It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

    Eddie Pola/George Wyle

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:37
  • 9:19 PM

    Harlem Symphony

    James Price Johnson

    Victory Stride: The Symphonic Music of James P. Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    21:44
  • 9:14 PM

    Waltz No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Stamitz Quartet

    3:59
  • 9:06 PM

    Chanukah Variations

    Joshua Jacobson

    Zamir Chorale of Boston

    Joshua Jacobson, conductor

    7:02
  • 9:01 PM

    Fantasia Suite No. 8

    John Jenkins

    Locke Consort

    4:36
  • 8:46 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    12:09
  • 6:47 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    The Sound of Classics

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    11:30
  • 6:44 PM

    Children's Corner: The Snow is Dancing

    Claude Debussy

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:40
  • 6:23 PM

    String Quartet No. 61 "Fifths"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Kodaly Quartet

    19:35
  • 6:09 PM

    Suite of Carols

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - Sleigh Ride / The Typewriter / Plink, Plank, Plunk! / The Syncopated Clock

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:29
  • 6:06 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:49
  • 6:01 PM

    Six Short Pieces: selections

    Henriette Renie

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:47
  • 5:46 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Lorin Maazel Conducts Wagner

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    11:55
  • 5:30 PM

    Lady Radnor's Suite

    Hubert Parry

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    14:37
  • 5:24 PM

    Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    6:33
  • 5:09 PM

    Scottish Rhapsody "Prince Charlie"

    John McEwen

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Platt, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    12:58
  • 5:06 PM

    Partita No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach: The Six Partitas

    Sergey Schepkin, piano

    1:47
  • 5:01 PM

    We Need a Little Christmas

    Jerry Herman

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

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:39
  • 4:43 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Tchaikovsky: 1812, Marche Slave, Etc / Järvi, Gothenburg So

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:42
  • 4:26 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Torodd Wigum, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    15:10
  • 4:14 PM

    14 Waltzes

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Impromptus And Dances

    Vassily Primakov, piano

    9:50
  • 4:06 PM

    The Anonymous Lover: Overture-Symphony

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    7:41
  • 4:01 PM

    Scherzo-Tarantelle

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Introducing Shannon Lee, violin

    Shannon Lee, violin

    4:39
  • 3:44 PM

    Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Complete Symphonies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    14:47
  • 3:43 PM

    Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Complete Symphonies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    14:47
  • 3:40 PM

    London MIniatures: London Calling

    Gordon Langford

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:00
  • 3:15 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    23:34
  • 3:10 PM

    A Christmas Cracker

    Thomas Hewitt Jones

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    3:35
  • 3:03 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Favourite Selections

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:11
  • 3:00 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    23:47
  • 3:00 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    23:47
  • 2:50 PM

    My Neighbor Totoro Suite

    Joe Hisaishi

    A Symphonic Celebration: Music from the Studio Ghibli films of Hayao Miyazaki

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, conductor

    8:29
  • 2:46 PM

    Winter Light

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver

    Roberto Sorrentino, cello

    2:49
  • 2:35 PM

    Symphony No. 8: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:36
  • 2:30 PM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Howard Cable

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    4:12
  • 2:21 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos 35-41

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    7:55
  • 2:17 PM

    Pastorale

    Igor Stravinsky

    J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    2:52
  • 2:10 PM

    Waltz No. 7

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    3:43
  • 2:04 PM

    The Valkyrie: Magic Fire Music

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    4:45
  • 1:51 PM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies, Vol. 2

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    7:20
  • 1:47 PM

    Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

    Traditional Polish

    On a Christmas Morn: Carols of Matthew Culloton

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    2:52
  • 1:37 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    City of London Sinfonia

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    Anthony Camden, oboe

    8:40
  • 1:26 PM

    Octet: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Emerson String Quartet

    4:13
  • 1:21 PM

    Away in a Manger

    William James Kirkpatrick

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    Jack Liebeck, violin

    4:00
  • 1:09 PM

    Ports of Call (Escales): Valencia

    Jacques Ibert

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    5:29
  • 1:04 PM

    La Vida Breve: Interlude and Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:35
  • 12:51 PM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 21, 96; Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:36
  • 12:45 PM

    Christ the Apple Tree

    Stanford Scriven

    The Christmas Album

    Phoenix Chorale

    Christopher Gabbitas, conductor

    3:51
  • 12:30 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Julia Fischer, violin

    14:39
  • 12:19 PM

    12 Contredanses

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    8:48
  • 12:15 PM

    Cinderella: A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes

    Jay Livingston

    Lang Lang, piano

    2:58
  • 12:07 PM

    Four Carols: Good People All, This Christmastime; Still, Still, Still; Cherry Tree Carol; The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    Adagio Trio

    6:44
  • 12:04 PM

    Wand of Youth: Serenade

    Edward Elgar

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

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    2:23
  • 11:44 AM

    Ramuntcho Suite No. 2

    Gabriel Pierne

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    14:36
  • 11:27 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozarteum Quartet

    15:28
  • 11:14 AM

    The Nutcracker: Divertissements

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    11:14
  • 11:07 AM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Janet See, flute

    Stephen Schultz, flute

    6:48
  • 11:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 10:46 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    12:18
  • 10:39 AM

    A Moonlit Night on the Spring River

    Traditional Chinese

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    7:17
  • 10:21 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Halstead, conductor

    Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet

    15:37
  • 10:12 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Christmas With Cantus

    Cantus

    7:04
  • 10:06 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:20
  • 10:01 AM

    In Winter's House

    Joanna Marsh

    Renewal

    United Strings of Europe

    Julian Azkoul, conductor

    4:33
  • 9:49 AM

    Ania's Song: A Pavane for String Orchestra

    James Aikman

    Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Lande, conductor

    9:05
  • 9:46 AM

    The Christmas Tree

    Alexis Ffrench/Jobim Ffrench

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:57
  • 9:39 AM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:21
  • 9:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 13

    Antonin Dvorak

    Emerson String Quartet

    37:06
  • 8:48 AM

    The Messenger

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Camerata Salzburg

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    10:27
  • 8:36 AM

    Four Christmas Motets

    Francis Poulenc

    Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

    Ivars Taurins, conductor

    10:46
  • 8:07 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Josef Foerster

    Foerster: Festive Overture - Symphony No. 1 - From Shakespeare

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marek Stilek, conductor

    28:16
  • 8:02 AM

    Jeux de Plein Air

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Clinton-Narboni Piano Duo

    4:56
  • 7:48 AM

    Miniature Suite

    Poldowski

    Music of the Gilded Age

    Sylvan Winds

    10:29
  • 7:26 AM

    X'mas Suite

    Massimo Paris

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    Massimo Paris, conductor

    21:39
  • 7:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "Lyric"

    George Walker

    Uncovered, Volume 3

    Catalyst Quartet

    22:49
  • 6:51 AM

    Ave, dulcissima Maria

    Morten Lauridsen

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    Morten Lauridsen, finger cymbals

    7:04
  • 6:22 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Edouard Lalo

    Elgar, Lalo: Cello Concertos

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    29:10
  • 6:18 AM

    Maria Wiegenlied (Mary's Cradle Song)

    Max Reger

    Christmas from Norway

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Christian Eggen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    2:22
  • 6:01 AM

    Polonaise-Fantasie

    Frederic Chopin

    Stanislav Bunin, piano

    15:45