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  • 5:23 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments"

    Carl Nielsen

    New York Philharmonic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    35:08
  • 5:19 AM

    Aria Antica

    Daniel Kidane

    Hyeyoon Park, violin

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    3:07
  • 5:07 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd movement

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Michael Collins, conductor

    11:40
  • 5:01 AM

    Nachtstuck

    Franz Schubert

    Elisabeth Plank, harp

    4:48
  • 4:52 AM

    Alleluia

    Kile Smith

    Kile Smith: Canticle

    Cincinnati Vocal Arts Ensemble

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:42
  • 4:47 AM

    Pastorale

    Amy Beach

    Ambache Chamber Ensemble

    3:34
  • 4:23 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    23:00
  • 4:09 AM

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    12:36
  • 4:06 AM

    Prelude

    Julia Perry

    Kaleidoscope: Music by African-American Women

    Helen Walker-Hill, piano

    2:02
  • 4:01 AM

    Spiritual Fantasy: Wade in the Water

    Frederick C. Tillis

    Castle of our Skins

    4:46
  • 3:44 AM

    Divertimento for Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    14:53
  • 3:23 AM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    18:39
  • 3:21 AM

    Album for Children: Old Waltz

    Tatyana Nikolayeva

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    1:20
  • 3:18 AM

    El Colibri (The Hummingbird)

    Julio Sagreras

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    1:16
  • 3:06 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    Hariolf Schlichtig, viola

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    11:39
  • 3:01 AM

    Vals gayo

    Theresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez Plays the Music of Teresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez, piano

    4:47
  • 2:51 AM

    Quartetto Ascanio

    6:42
  • 2:30 AM

    Ballet Suite No. 2

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    19:39
  • 2:18 AM

    Dynamids Waltz

    Josef Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    10:02
  • 2:06 AM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:03
  • 2:01 AM

    Intermezzo for String Trio

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Domus

    4:42
  • 1:53 AM

    Sword Dance

    Xu Changjun

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    5:36
  • 1:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    37:08
  • 1:06 AM

    The Kiss Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    6:03
  • 1:01 AM

    Polonaise No. 1

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Laurent Korcia, violin

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    4:48
  • 12:50 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    8:33
  • 12:48 AM

    Fratres (Brothers)

    Arvo Part

    Jalbert and Bach: Violin Concertos, etc.

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Margaret Batjer, violin

    10:15
  • 12:39 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    8:33
  • 12:27 AM

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    11:31
  • 12:11 AM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Janoska Ensemble

    14:06
  • 12:00 AM

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

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    10:00
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:36
  • 11:45 PM

    The Banks of Green Willow

    George Butterworth

    Halle Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    5:52
  • 11:32 PM

    Gayane Ballet Suite

    Aram Khachaturian

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:20
  • 11:19 PM

    Miniatures for Small Orchestra

    Roque Cordero

    African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. II

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    11:43
  • 11:14 PM

    Perpetual Motion

    Niccolo Paganini

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, cornet

    4:33
  • 11:02 PM

    Overture di Ballo

    Arthur Sullivan

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    11:38
  • 10:57 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    3:08
  • 10:52 PM

    Tannhauser: Pilgrims' Chorus

    Richard Wagner

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    5:00
  • 10:40 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kevin John Edusei, conductor

    Elena Urioste, violin

    11:03
  • 10:19 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    19:26
  • 10:16 PM

    tenThing

    3:21
  • 10:12 PM

    But Beautiful

    Jimmy Van Heusen

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:38
  • 5:50 PM

    Global Warming

    Michael Abels

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    8:19
  • 5:45 PM

    Radetzky March

    Johann Strauss, Sr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    3:41
  • 5:15 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    Marisa Robles, harp

    29:48
  • 5:06 PM

    Banff Camerata

    Audrey Andrist, piano

    6:23
  • 5:01 PM

    Rinaldo: Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto

    George Frideric Handel

    Septura

    Matthew Gee, trombone

    4:50
  • 4:49 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:58
  • 4:45 PM

    Titilayo

    Jeff Scott

    Imani Winds

    4:15
  • 4:26 PM

    String Quartet No. 53 "The Lark"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Danish String Quartet

    17:31
  • 4:18 PM

    Where the Lark Sings (Wo die Lerche singt)

    Franz Lehar

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    5:59
  • 4:07 PM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    11:02
  • 4:01 PM

    Julian Bream, guitar

    John Williams, guitar

    4:42
  • 3:44 PM

    Mediterranean Diptych

    Vincent d'Indy

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    13:59
  • 3:42 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    1:32
  • 3:25 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:38
  • 3:09 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:22
  • 3:06 PM

    Champagne Polka

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    2:19
  • 3:01 PM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 2:51 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    7:06
  • 2:44 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    6:20
  • 2:34 PM

    Gold and Silver Waltz

    Franz Lehar

    Lehar: Waltzes

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:41
  • 2:32 PM

    Song without Words No. 25 "May Breezes"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    2:01
  • 2:16 PM

    Butterfly Overture

    Ge Gan-ru

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Tsung Yeh, conductor

    15:11
  • 2:11 PM

    Handel in the Strand

    Percy Grainger

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:49
  • 2:06 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    London Brass

    3:35
  • 2:01 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:52 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    6:51
  • 1:42 PM

    Rondo for Cello

    Antonin Dvorak

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    8:45
  • 1:31 PM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    10:17
  • 1:27 PM

    Venezuelan Dance (Seis por derecho)

    Antonio Lauro

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:00
  • 1:21 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    5:05
  • 1:10 PM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    9:20
  • 1:06 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:20
  • 1:01 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: Allegro

    Christoph Graupner

    L'Ensemble des Idees heureuses

    Genevieve Soly, conductor

    Mathieu Lussier, bassoon

    4:43
  • 12:55 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    Sandra Rivers, piano

    3:30
  • 12:46 PM

    Waltz Fantasy

    Mikhail Glinka

    Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra

    Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor

    9:20
  • 12:33 PM

    Symphony No. 12

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:14
  • 12:25 PM

    Rustic Suite (Suite Champetre)

    Jean Sibelius

    Finland Sinfonietta

    Pekka Helasvuo, conductor

    7:09
  • 12:19 PM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:25
  • 12:09 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    8:08
  • 12:06 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    2:11
  • 12:02 PM

    Othello Suite: Willow Song

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Fawzi Haimor, conductor

    2:39
  • 11:50 AM

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Arthur Grumiaux, violin

    7:51
  • 11:30 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:50
  • 11:26 AM

    Eight Descriptive Pieces: Birds at Dawn

    Fannie Charles Dillon

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    2:57
  • 11:17 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): Life in Naples

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:32
  • 11:06 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    9:57
  • 11:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:48 AM

    String Quartet No. 7

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amadeus Quartet

    10:16
  • 10:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    John Field

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    John O'Conor, piano

    32:11
  • 10:06 AM

    Dreaming

    Amy Beach

    Judith Herbert, cello

    Diana Ambache, piano

    6:08
  • 10:01 AM

    The Kid on the Mountain; The Butterfly

    Traditional Irish

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:52
  • 9:56 AM

    Sentimental Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    2:20
  • 9:27 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Romantica"

    Kurt Atterberg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    28:31
  • 9:01 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 8:56 AM

    A New Year Carol

    Benjamin Britten

    Anonymous 4

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    2:11
  • 8:23 AM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    32:37
  • 8:09 AM

    Viola da gamba Sonata No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    Keith Jarrett, harpsichord

    11:54
  • 8:02 AM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    6:32
  • 7:13 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    45:34
  • 7:01 AM

    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

    Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    9:21
  • 6:44 AM

    Polonaise-Fantasie

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    13:57
  • 6:32 AM

    Nocturne (New Year Music)

    Gerald Finzi

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    11:48
  • 6:04 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    25:42
  • 6:01 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    The Water Is Wide

    Mark Small, guitar

    2:41