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  • 5:40 AM

    Pelleas and Melisande

    Jean Sibelius

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    18:46
  • 5:30 AM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    Wolfgang Meyer, basset horn

    8:27
  • 5:07 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Trondheim Soloists

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    22:44
  • 5:01 AM

    Choro No. 5 "Alma Brasileira"

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Prole do bebe n.1 per piano - Cirandas, 2 Preludes

    Anna-Stella Schic, piano

    4:34
  • 4:47 AM

    Jeromita Linares

    Carlos Guastavino

    "Impresiones"

    Camerata Bariloche

    Pablo Cohen, guitar

    11:43
  • 4:21 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    24:15
  • 4:14 AM

    Nocturne No. 11

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    5:43
  • 4:06 AM

    Norbert Kraft, guitar

    6:35
  • 4:01 AM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    4:46
  • 3:48 AM

    Romance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kevin John Edusei, conductor

    Elena Urioste, violin

    9:45
  • 3:21 AM

    Fantasy Pieces

    Robert Schumann

    Lara Downes, piano

    25:38
  • 3:15 AM

    Peace on Earth

    Errollyn Wallen

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    3:34
  • 3:06 AM

    Hallelujah

    Leonard Cohen

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    Didier Osindero, violin

    Alinka Rowe, viola

    Yong Jun Lee, cello

    3:26
  • 3:01 AM

    Perpetual Motion

    Niccolo Paganini

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, cornet

    4:33
  • 2:52 AM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Bolero, La Valse, etc.

    Paris Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    6:26
  • 2:14 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    36:17
  • 2:09 AM

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

    3:07
  • 2:06 AM

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    2:15
  • 2:01 AM

    Total Tango

    David Matthews

    Orchestra Nova

    George Vass, conductor

    4:40
  • 1:50 AM

    Concert Waltz No. 1

    Alexander Glazunov

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:35
  • 1:24 AM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    25:00
  • 1:18 AM

    Troubled Water

    Margaret Bonds

    Jeni Slotchiver, piano

    5:02
  • 1:11 AM

    Six Cafe Pieces: A Funny Waltz

    Vojislav Ivanovic

    Balkanisms

    Mak Grgic, guitar

    5:08
  • 1:06 AM

    The Adventures of Robin Hood: Marian and Robin

    Erich Korngold

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Silence, on joue! A Time for Us

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:06
  • 12:55 AM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    3:40
  • 12:36 AM

    Irish Rhapsody No. 4

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford: Symphony No. 5

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    18:27
  • 12:12 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Burkh, conductor

    Elizabeth Rich, piano

    22:31
  • 12:08 AM

    Scherzetto

    Jacques Ibert

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    3:47
  • 12:01 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 10

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    6:01
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:09
  • 11:34 PM

    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

    Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    16:40
  • 11:23 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): In the Campagna

    Richard Strauss

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    9:54
  • 11:19 PM

    Apollo Chamber Players

    2:44
  • 11:08 PM

    Dance Suite from Terpsichore

    Michael Praetorius

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    10:02
  • 11:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    6:10
  • 10:57 PM

    Three Shanties: 1st movement

    Malcolm Arnold

    Nash Ensemble

    2:25
  • 10:48 PM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:41
  • 10:45 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    2:47
  • 10:23 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

    William Grant Still

    African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    21:09
  • 10:17 PM

    Enchantment: Song of the Shrine

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:26
  • 10:12 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Menuetto 1 and 2

    Johannes Brahms

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    4:00
  • 10:05 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:55
  • 10:02 PM

    French Suite No. 4: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:39
  • 9:50 PM

    Symphonic Sketches: Jubilee

    George Chadwick

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:05
  • 9:48 PM

    Ev'ry Time I Feel the Spirit

    William Dawson

    The Spirituals of William Dawson

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    1:58
  • 9:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Fazil Say, piano

    17:54
  • 9:19 PM

    Theme and Variations

    Jean Francaix

    Sinfonia Iuventas

    Gabriel Chmura, conductor

    Waldemar Zarow, clarinet

    8:28
  • 9:12 PM

    String Quartet No. 4: Andante

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Emerson String Quartet

    6:04
  • 9:00 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    11:21
  • 6:51 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:21
  • 6:15 PM

    Triple Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    34:55
  • 6:09 PM

    Second Suite: Petite Waltz and Menuet

    Theodore Dubois

    Sylvan Winds

    Diva Goodfriend-Koven, flute

    Mark Dover, clarinet

    Nanci Belmont, bassoon

    4:17
  • 6:06 PM

    Bartered Bride: Furiant

    Bedrich Smetana

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    1:58
  • 6:01 PM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:50
  • 5:47 PM

    A Children's Overture

    Roger Quilter

    Light Music Society Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    11:15
  • 5:22 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    23:34
  • 5:16 PM

    Ave Maria

    Nathaniel Dett

    Got the Saint Louis Blues

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    Ryan French, baritone

    3:29
  • 5:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    10:05
  • 5:01 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2: 1st movement

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:36
  • 4:53 PM

    Conga del Fuego nuevo

    Arturo Marquez

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:54
  • 4:26 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Simon Bolivar String Quartet

    26:45
  • 4:23 PM

    Prelude No. 3

    Florence Price

    Scenes in Tin Can Alley

    John Tatsuo Cullen, piano

    1:08
  • 4:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Stamitz

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    15:38
  • 4:01 PM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 3:51 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:25
  • 3:29 PM

    "La Follia" Variations for String Orchestra

    Michi Wiancko

    East Coast Chamber Orchestra

    12:38
  • 3:27 PM

    Pride and Prejudice Suite: Mrs. Darcy

    Dario Marianelli

    Carte Blanche

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:47
  • 3:05 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    20:48
  • 3:00 PM

    Prelude No. 2

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Saudade

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    3:21
  • 2:43 PM

    Karelia Suite

    Jean Sibelius

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    15:42
  • 2:37 PM

    Cerrito Polka

    Joseph Lanner

    Vienna String Ensemble

    4:04
  • 2:31 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise

    Ferde Grofe

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:06
  • 2:21 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 6

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    8:09
  • 2:17 PM

    Tournament Galop

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Rosenberg, conductor

    Michael Linville, piano

    3:15
  • 2:10 PM

    Widmung (Dedication)

    Robert Schumann

    Encores

    Van Cliburn, piano

    4:01
  • 2:04 PM

    Concerto for Orchestra: Intermezzo

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra, Music for Strings

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    4:16
  • 1:50 PM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    8:52
  • 1:42 PM

    Scherzo on Tropical Airs

    Santos Cifuentes

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    6:48
  • 1:34 PM

    Novelette "In Spanish Style"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    6:41
  • 1:21 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    11:38
  • 1:16 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    3:43
  • 1:08 PM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:55
  • 1:04 PM

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    2:19
  • 12:48 PM

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    9:36
  • 12:41 PM

    Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)

    Claude Debussy

    Songs of Paradise

    Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

    Kazuhiro Koizumi, conductor

    5:41
  • 12:31 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations

    Franz Schubert

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    Philipp Naegele, viola

    Leslie Parnas, cello

    Julius Levine, double bass

    8:21
  • 12:21 PM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    8:18
  • 12:14 PM

    Serenade

    William Grant Still

    Still: Summerland - Violin Suite - Pastorela - American Suite

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

    5:58
  • 12:06 PM

    Serenade No. 12

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade K388; Divertimenti

    London Wind Soloists

    Jack Brymer, conductor

    24:50
  • 12:03 PM

    Minuet No. 3

    Giacomo Puccini

    Orchestra of the Auvergne

    Jean Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    3:11
  • 11:50 AM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:01
  • 11:33 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    16:35
  • 11:19 AM

    Rob Roy: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    13:03
  • 11:12 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Trio Concertante

    5:35
  • 11:06 AM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Susan Chan, piano

    4:41
  • 11:01 AM

    Concierto en Flamenco: Alegrias de Cadiz

    Federico Torroba

    Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra

    Manuel Coves, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    4:42
  • 10:47 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    11:32
  • 10:31 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    14:21
  • 10:20 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony: Hope in the Night

    William Dawson

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:51
  • 10:06 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    12:30
  • 10:01 AM

    Sonata No. 3

    Giovanni Fontana

    John Holloway, violin

    Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord

    4:31
  • 9:41 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les adieux"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    17:02
  • 9:25 AM

    Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Nash Ensemble

    15:30
  • 9:06 AM

    Symphony No. 39

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Moderntimes_1800

    Ilia Korol, conductor

    18:13
  • 9:01 AM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Together

    Randall Goosby, violin

    3:41
  • 8:19 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    38:47
  • 8:15 AM

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:40
  • 8:01 AM

    blue cathedral

    Jennifer Higdon

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    12:19
  • 7:43 AM

    Lady Radnor's Suite

    Hubert Parry

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    15:27
  • 7:21 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "The Camp Meeting"

    Charles Ives

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    21:16
  • 7:01 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 5

    Luigi Boccherini

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:50
  • 6:35 AM

    Coppelia Ballet Suite

    Leo Delibes

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    23:30
  • 6:21 AM

    I Musici

    Ursula Holliger, harp

    13:10
  • 6:16 AM

    The Last Sleep of the Virgin

    Jules Massenet

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    3:29
  • 6:02 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Luise Adolpha Le Beau

    Concert Recording

    Elena Urioste, violin

    13:46