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  • 5:21 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Vasily Kalinnikov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    37:21
  • 5:14 AM

    Six Piano Pieces: Lullaby

    Adolf Barjansky

    Julia Severus, piano

    5:20
  • 5:06 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Cantus

    7:04
  • 5:01 AM

    Spanish Fandango

    Traditional

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:23
  • 4:53 AM

    Sir Gawain & the Green Knight: A Christmas Legend: Arthur's Court at Christmas & Hunting Scenes

    Rick Sowash

    Cheryl Trace, violin

    Thaddeus Archer, trumpet

    Robert Clemens, cello

    Greg Kostraba, piano

    5:43
  • 4:49 AM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional

    A Christmas Feast

    Alyssa Reit, harp

    2:21
  • 4:14 AM

    String Quintet "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Parker Quartet

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    34:00
  • 4:06 AM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:08
  • 4:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Romanza

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    English Sinfonia

    John Farrer, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:52 AM

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Jacquillat, conductor

    6:17
  • 3:15 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Mari Kodama, piano

    35:22
  • 3:12 AM

    Contrafacta Hungarica: Saltarello

    Ferenc Farkas

    Montreal Winds

    Jacques Lacombe, conductor

    1:02
  • 3:06 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    5:20
  • 3:01 AM

    Siciliano

    Harry Dexter

    RTE Concert Orchestra, Dublin

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    4:47
  • 2:54 AM

    Hungarian Melody

    Franz Schubert

    Shai Wosner, piano

    4:14
  • 2:32 AM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    20:07
  • 2:12 AM

    Suite Bergamasque

    Claude Debussy

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Emil de Cou, conductor

    18:30
  • 2:06 AM

    Adagio Trio

    5:10
  • 2:01 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 2nd movement

    Franz Richter

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    4:52
  • 1:50 AM

    Suite for Violin and Piano: Mother and Child

    William Grant Still

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

    Zina Schiff, violin

    8:41
  • 1:46 AM

    O Tannenbaum

    Traditional

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:30
  • 1:23 AM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    21:52
  • 1:18 AM

    Minuetto pastorale

    Muzio Clementi

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    3:50
  • 1:06 AM

    Three Minuets

    Giacomo Puccini

    Orchestra of the Auvergne

    Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    11:05
  • 1:01 AM

    La Convalescente

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:35
  • 12:52 AM

    A Country Woman

    Bedrich Smetana

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    4:34
  • 12:49 AM

    The Holy Boy

    John Ireland

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    2:44
  • 12:30 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    17:35
  • 12:16 AM

    Little Concerto

    Carl Orff

    Mainz Wind Ensemble

    Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor

    13:01
  • 12:06 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:47
  • 12:01 AM

    Sinfonia No. 3: 3rd movement

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    4:51
  • 11:45 PM

    Andean Folk Dances

    Celso Garrido-Lecca

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    12:59
  • 11:30 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 7

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    13:04
  • 11:24 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    6:13
  • 11:16 PM

    Glass Houses: No. 11

    Ann Southam

    Taktus

    6:05
  • 11:06 PM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:28
  • 11:01 PM

    Bella Bocca Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:46
  • 10:52 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    5:57
  • 10:49 PM

    A Christmas Carol

    Charles Ives

    Quink

    2:17
  • 10:25 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    22:21
  • 10:21 PM

    La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1

    Manuel de Falla

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    David Garvey, piano

    3:19
  • 10:08 PM

    Quartet No. 2

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    11:43
  • 10:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 21

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    1:31
  • 10:03 PM

    Music for a Puppet Court: Puzzle II

    Oliver Knussen

    London Sinfonietta

    Oliver Knussen, conductor

    2:39
  • 9:39 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    19:08
  • 9:12 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    24:55
  • 9:06 PM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:01 PM

    Sonata for Cello and Guitar: Allegretto comodo

    Radames Gnattali

    Rupert Boyd, guitar

    Laura Metcalf, cello

    4:31
  • 8:44 PM

    Concert Rondo "Krakowiak"

    Frederic Chopin

    Warsaw Philharmonic

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    14:17
  • 6:41 PM

    Fantastic Dances

    Joaquin Turina

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    17:00
  • 6:15 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    24:49
  • 6:10 PM

    English Suite No. 2: Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    3:11
  • 6:06 PM

    The Twelve Days of Christmas

    Traditional English

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:10
  • 6:01 PM

    Sabrina: Theme

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    4:52
  • 5:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:09
  • 5:28 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    18:26
  • 5:18 PM

    Andromaque: Overture

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    8:34
  • 5:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    11:16
  • 5:01 PM

    Angel's Dance

    Steven Amundson

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:29
  • 4:53 PM

    The Little Match Girl: Prelude

    August Enna

    Danish National Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    5:28
  • 4:25 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    26:45
  • 4:21 PM

    Impromptu

    Germaine Tailleferre

    The Flower of France

    Quynh Nguyen, piano

    2:26
  • 4:17 PM

    Wassail Dances: Yorkshire Wassail

    Philip Lane

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:02
  • 4:06 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    10:12
  • 4:01 PM

    String Quintet No. 1: Finale

    Luigi Boccherini

    La Magnifica Comunita

    4:46
  • 3:39 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 3:32 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 1

    Gabriel Faure

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    25:12
  • 3:29 PM

    La Paloma (The Dove)

    Sebastian Iradier

    The Blue Album

    Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar

    2:37
  • 3:10 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos Disk2

    St Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    16:43
  • 3:04 PM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Zoltan Kocsis, piano

    4:52
  • 2:59 PM

    Bach's Bells; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Chris Coletti/Brandon Ridenour

    Canadian Brass

    4:39
  • 2:53 PM

    Sans Day Carol

    Traditional

    Carol of the Bells

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    2:49
  • 2:48 PM

    Ging heut' morgens ubers Feld

    Gustav Mahler

    Columbia Symphony Orchestra

    Bruno Walter, conductor

    Mildred Miller, mezzo-soprano

    4:00
  • 2:44 PM

    Fancy Free Ballet: Danzon

    Leonard Bernstein

    Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:03
  • 2:41 PM

    Umoja (Unity)

    Valerie Coleman

    Umoja

    Imani Winds

    2:23
  • 2:32 PM

    Andante and Rondo Capriccioso

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    7:06
  • 2:18 PM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cafe Zimmermann

    Antoine Torunczyk, oboe d'amore

    12:32
  • 2:08 PM

    Sinfonia for Strings

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:06
  • 2:04 PM

    Our Town: Grover's Corners

    Aaron Copland

    London Sinfonietta

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    2:55
  • 1:48 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leonard Bernstein: The Final Concert

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:26
  • 1:34 PM

    St. Paul's Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    12:28
  • 1:31 PM

    Good King Wenceslas

    Traditional

    Songs Of Angels: Christmas Hymns And Carols

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    2:03
  • 1:19 PM

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    10:00
  • 1:15 PM

    Novelette No. 1

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: The Complete Solo Piano Music

    Paul Crossley, piano

    3:11
  • 1:09 PM

    Beautiful Mazurka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:04
  • 1:04 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    3:34
  • 12:50 PM

    Schatz Waltz (Treasure Waltz)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Linos Ensemble

    8:47
  • 12:48 PM

    Rudolph Rubrinasus

    Philip Brunelle

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    1:00
  • 12:44 PM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:00
  • 12:30 PM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    12:55
  • 12:22 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    6:12
  • 12:22 PM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    12:55
  • 12:16 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    5:27
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    William Boyce

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:35
  • 12:04 PM

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    3:13
  • 11:47 AM

    Bartered Bride: Dances

    Bedrich Smetana

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    10:44
  • 11:30 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    16:06
  • 11:26 AM

    Three German Chorales

    Johann Cruger

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:00
  • 11:19 AM

    Legend No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:55
  • 11:06 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Shalev Ad-El, harpsichord

    12:34
  • 11:01 AM

    Consolation

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:51
  • 10:46 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Volkmann

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    12:25
  • 10:20 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    24:10
  • 10:17 AM

    Bright Star

    Margaret Bonds

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:26
  • 10:06 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    University of Kansas Wind Ensemble

    Paul Popiel, conductor

    Margaret Marco, English horn

    Steve Leisring, trumpet

    10:10
  • 10:01 AM

    Prelude No. 25

    Frederic Chopin

    Vanessa Perez, piano

    4:50
  • 9:27 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Makela, conductor

    31:18
  • 9:24 AM

    Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

    Traditional

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:15
  • 9:08 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Jasmine Choi, flute

    Florian Zwiauer, violin

    Vera Reigersberg, viola

    Attila Szekely, cello

    14:41
  • 9:01 AM

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 8:47 AM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 1

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    11:29
  • 8:34 AM

    Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen; Weihnachten; Schlaf mein Kindelein; Stille Nacht

    Traditional German

    Calmus Ensemble Leipzig

    11:49
  • 8:22 AM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mari Kodama, piano

    Momo Kodama, piano

    12:17
  • 8:01 AM

    Sussex Carol; Deck the Halls; O Holy Night; Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Traditional

    King's Singers

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    18:33
  • 7:46 AM

    Suite of Carols for String Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    12:22
  • 7:43 AM

    I Saw Three Ships

    Traditional English

    Imani Winds

    2:55
  • 7:30 AM

    We Wish You; Jingle Bells; 12 Days; Winter W'land; Deck the Hall

    Christmas Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp

    12:09
  • 7:01 AM

    The Peace of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    26:37
  • 6:39 AM

    Tuttifantchen: Suite

    Paul Hindemith

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Dean Olding, violin

    19:34
  • 6:21 AM

    Good King Wenceslas; Carol of the Bells; O Come, O Come Emmanuel; I Wonder as I Wander; What Child is This?; The First Nowell; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Hallelujah Chorus

    Christmas Music

    Canadian Brass: The Christmas Album

    Canadian Brass

    17:28
  • 6:01 AM

    A Christmas Carol

    Carl Davis

    Northern Ballet Theater Orchestra

    John Pryce-Jones, conductor

    17:55