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  • 5:13 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    45:27
  • 5:10 AM

    Fantasy Pieces: Romance

    Agathe Grondahl

    Backer Grondahl: Piano Works

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    1:06
  • 5:06 AM

    Two Romantic Preludes

    Marcel Tournier

    Glorian Duo

    3:35
  • 5:01 AM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Tony Caramia, piano

    4:52
  • 4:47 AM

    Aurora Awakes

    John Mackey

    North Texas Wind Symphony | Mackey

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    10:53
  • 4:23 AM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds"

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:07
  • 4:12 AM

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    Martin Jones, piano

    9:42
  • 4:06 AM

    Cantata No. 156: Arioso

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:29
  • 4:01 AM

    State Choir Latvija

    Maris Sirmais, conductor

    4:46
  • 3:51 AM

    Prince and the Mermaid Suite

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    7:24
  • 3:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    26:55
  • 3:18 AM

    Airs and Graces: Mill Dance

    Eric Wetherell

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    2:32
  • 3:06 AM

    El Salon Mexico

    Aaron Copland

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    11:21
  • 3:01 AM

    Spanish Suite: Aragon

    Isaac Albeniz

    Duo Van Dua

    4:46
  • 2:42 AM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    16:30
  • 2:20 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Saverio Mercadante

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:13
  • 2:16 AM

    A Totally Different Rag

    May Aufderheide

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    2:56
  • 2:06 AM

    Canadian Folk Song Suite

    Morley Calvert

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    Stephen Chenette, conductor

    8:36
  • 2:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:41
  • 1:53 AM

    Fantasia on Waltzing Matilda

    Harry Sdraulig

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:50
  • 1:16 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    36:10
  • 1:12 AM

    Danza Paraguaya No. 1

    Agustin Barrios

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    1:54
  • 1:06 AM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet

    Maurice Ravel

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    5:16
  • 1:01 AM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 12:51 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    Vilde Frang, violin

    7:17
  • 12:49 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    Vilde Frang, violin

    7:17
  • 12:42 AM

    Wilhelm Kempff, piano

    6:25
  • 12:31 AM

    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Pictures at a Gallery

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:12
  • 12:21 AM

    La Procession del Rocio

    Joaquin Turina

    Turina: Danzas Fantasticas, Etc

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    8:19
  • 11:58 PM

    Symphony No. 93

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    22:11
  • 11:39 PM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Paul Meyer, clarinet

    Knut Sonstevold, bassoon

    17:56
  • 11:32 PM

    An English Suite: Air and Frolic

    Hubert Parry

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:56
  • 11:16 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    15:14
  • 11:11 PM

    Five Marian Songs: Mother of the heavenly Lord

    Henryk Gorecki

    Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Grant Gershon, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:07 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:33
  • 10:58 PM

    Concerto Symphonique No. 4: Scherzo

    Henry Litolff

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    7:25
  • 10:50 PM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    7:02
  • 10:32 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    17:36
  • 10:25 PM

    The Ridiculous Prince Jodelet

    Reinhard Keiser

    Overturen: Music for the Hamburg Opera

    Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

    4:13
  • 10:24 PM

    Call and Response

    Robert Kwami

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    1:26
  • 10:10 PM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    13:10
  • 10:07 PM

    A Song of Summer

    Albert Ketelbey

    Rosemary Tuck, piano

    2:41
  • 9:47 PM

    Cello Sonata: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Carter: Sonata for Cello & Piano; Rachmaninoff: Sonata in G Minor, Op. 19

    Anthony Ross, cello

    6:35
  • 9:23 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:29
  • 9:06 PM

    Concertstuck

    Cecile Chaminade

    Beach, Chaminade, Howell: Piano Concertos

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Rebecca Miller, conductor

    Danny Driver, piano

    14:51
  • 9:00 PM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    Susann McDonald, harp

    5:34
  • 6:49 PM

    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue

    Jaromir Weinberger

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    9:17
  • 6:18 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    Gordan Nikolic, viola

    29:56
  • 6:13 PM

    The Waltzing Cat

    Leroy Anderson

    Symphony Orchestra (un-named)

    Richard Hayman, conductor

    2:58
  • 6:06 PM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Shai Wosner, piano

    6:16
  • 6:01 PM

    King Carotte Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:44
  • 5:47 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin

    Alessandro Pitrelli, mandolin

    11:29
  • 5:23 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    22:38
  • 5:19 PM

    Gary Steigerwalt, piano

    2:19
  • 5:06 PM

    English Horn Concerto

    Joseph Fiala

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, English horn

    11:45
  • 5:01 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 1: 4th movement

    Gabriel Faure

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:35
  • 4:44 PM

    Folk Suite

    Morton Gould

    London Symphony Orchestra

    David Amos, conductor

    14:50
  • 4:25 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    16:44
  • 4:19 PM

    Standchen (Serenade)

    Franz Schubert

    Luiza Borac, piano

    5:38
  • 4:10 PM

    String Quartet No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    6:39
  • 4:06 PM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    Witches' Brew

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yondani Butt, conductor

    3:53
  • 4:01 PM

    Battle Suite

    Samuel Scheidt

    American Brass Quintet

    4:49
  • 3:55 PM

    On the Town: Lonely Town Pas de Deux

    Leonard Bernstein

    Quiet City

    Britten Sinfonia

    Scott Stroman, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    3:00
  • 3:50 PM

    Variations Concertantes

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    8:54
  • 3:36 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:09
  • 3:21 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9

    Franz Liszt

    Vienna State Opera Orchestra

    Anatole Fistoulari, conductor

    13:33
  • 3:12 PM

    Variations Concertantes

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    8:54
  • 3:08 PM

    What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life

    Michel Legrand

    Anne-Sophie von Otter, mezzo-soprano

    3:00
  • 3:05 PM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Anne Sophie von Otter, mezzo-soprano

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    1:53
  • 3:00 PM

    German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)

    Johannes Brahms

    MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:52
  • 2:47 PM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    10:43
  • 2:41 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 4: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    5:23
  • 2:31 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Sounds of Spring": 2nd movement

    Joachim Raff

    Raff: Sinfonie Nr. 8

    Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gyorgy Lehel, conductor

    8:30
  • 2:26 PM

    Mountain Song

    Ned Rorem

    Fenwick Smith, flute

    Mihae Lee, piano

    3:09
  • 2:17 PM

    Clarinet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    8:33
  • 2:10 PM

    Three Dances: Waltz

    Alfred Uhl

    Montreal Winds

    Jacques Lacombe, conductor

    3:13
  • 2:04 PM

    The Merchant of Venice: Suite: A la Valse

    Arthur Sullivan

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    4:55
  • 1:52 PM

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:37
  • 1:46 PM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:25
  • 1:41 PM

    An English Suite: In Minuet Style

    Hubert Parry

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:57
  • 1:38 PM

    Jerusalem

    Hubert Parry

    The Last Night of the Proms 2003

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:44
  • 1:30 PM

    Six English Tunes

    Peter Warlock

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    7:10
  • 1:22 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    6:31
  • 1:16 PM

    Serenade: 4th movement

    Arthur Bird

    Bird Songs

    North Texas Chamber Players

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    5:25
  • 1:07 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    7:09
  • 1:04 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano

    John O'Conor, piano

    2:45
  • 12:47 PM

    Second Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Snake Fence Country

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    11:57
  • 12:31 PM

    Pastoral Suite

    Gunnar De Frumerie

    Stockholm Chamber Ensemble

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Gunilla von Bahr, flute

    11:28
  • 12:21 PM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    8:38
  • 12:17 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    3:14
  • 12:10 PM

    Serenade No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:25
  • 12:04 PM

    I Solisti Italiani

    5:19
  • 11:44 AM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 4

    Johan Svendsen

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

    14:07
  • 11:26 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    15:59
  • 11:22 AM

    Die Zwillingsbruder: Overture

    Franz Schubert

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    3:54
  • 11:10 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    10:35
  • 11:06 AM

    Fugue "Little"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Canadian Brass

    3:16
  • 11:01 AM

    Flowers from Froso: Entry to the Summer Meadow

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Christian Bergqvist, violin

    Mats Bergstrom, guitar

    4:32
  • 10:36 AM

    Caucasian Sketches

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    22:01
  • 10:18 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Works by Britten, Tippett, Walton

    Guildhall Strings

    15:55
  • 10:13 AM

    Phoenix (Agnus Dei)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    3:36
  • 10:06 AM

    String Quartet: Romance

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Felix & Fanny

    Ebene Quartet

    6:41
  • 10:01 AM

    Kasia Kadlubowska, percussion

    Dominik Bukowski, percussion

    4:36
  • 9:39 AM

    Lieutenant Kije Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    19:20
  • 9:25 AM

    Pastoral Fantasia

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    Philip Dukes, viola

    13:14
  • 9:05 AM

    November Woods

    Arnold Bax

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    18:33
  • 9:01 AM

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    3:17
  • 8:33 AM

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    25:35
  • 8:13 AM

    Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    18:57
  • 8:01 AM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Ambrosia Quartet

    10:42
  • 7:40 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    18:26
  • 7:19 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Alexander Glazunov

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Chloe Hanslip, violin

    20:39
  • 7:01 AM

    Suite in the Old Style

    Alfred Schnittke

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    15:26
  • 6:35 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    23:35
  • 6:22 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Palladian Ensemble

    12:33
  • 6:01 AM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:35