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  • 5:50 AM

    The Enchanted Lake

    Anatol Liadov

    Russian Fireworks

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

    7:58
  • 5:18 AM

    Piano Quintet "Wolga"

    Maria Bach

    Oliver Triendl, piano

    Marina Grauman, violin

    Nina Karmon, violin

    Oyku Canpolat, viola

    Alexander Hulshoff, cello

    31:45
  • 5:06 AM

    Bleached Memories

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Guitar Trek

    10:02
  • 5:01 AM

    Leaving Capri

    Tonu Korvits

    Tonu Korvits: Hymns to the Nordic Lights

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Risto Joost, conductor

    4:35
  • 4:48 AM

    Hymn to a Blue Hour

    John Mackey

    Asphalt Cocktail: The Music of John Mackey

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    10:38
  • 4:33 AM

    A String Quartet is like a Flock of Birds

    Paul Novak

    KINETIC

    Kinetic Ensemble

    12:31
  • 4:25 AM

    Exaltation of Larks

    Norman Dello Joio

    Atlantic Sinfonietta

    Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor

    7:44
  • 4:16 AM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    6:56
  • 4:06 AM

    Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra

    Claude Debussy

    DEBUSSY, C.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 7 (Markl) - Fantaisie / 2 Danses / Rhapsodies

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    Alexander Doisy, saxophone

    9:59
  • 4:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 1:49 AM

    O'Keeffe Images: Sky Above Clouds

    Elena Ruehr

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    9:29
  • 1:31 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Maurice Ravel

    French Impressions

    Joshua Bell, violin

    17:07
  • 1:17 AM

    Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 "Kokopelli"

    Louis Ballard

    Ballard: The Four Moons, Devil's Promenade, Fantasy Aborigine No. 3, & Scenes from Indian Life

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    12:59
  • 1:13 AM

    Pathways

    Connor Chee

    Scenes from Dinetah

    Connor Chee, piano

    2:59
  • 1:06 AM

    Fantasy for Flute and Orchestra

    Gabriel Faure

    Celebration for Flute and Orchestra

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    5:12
  • 1:01 AM

    Encantamento

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Brazilian Music for Viola and Piano

    Barbara Westphal, viola

    4:36
  • 12:46 AM

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    11:54
  • 12:46 AM

    The Valkyrie: Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Spring Song)

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen

    Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    James King, tenor

    2:51
  • 12:19 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, Kegelstatt Trio

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Martin Frost, conductor

    Martin Frost, basset clarinet

    26:50
  • 12:07 AM

    Go Down, Moses

    Florence Price

    Catalyst Quartet

    5:13
  • 12:03 AM

    Children's Corner: The Snow is Dancing

    Claude Debussy

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:40
  • 11:42 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Pines of Rome, Fountains of Rome, Metamorphosen

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    20:19
  • 11:36 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 4: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    5:23
  • 11:20 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection": Final Chorus

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 2

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Isabel Bayrakdarian, soprano

    15:14
  • 11:04 PM

    Sun Paints Rainbows on the Vast Waves

    David Bedford

    Timothy Reynish International Repertoire Recordings, Vol. 10: The Music of David Bedford

    Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    13:59
  • 10:56 PM

    Susannah: Ain't it a pretty night

    Carlisle Floyd

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    5:43
  • 10:32 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    22:55
  • 10:28 PM

    Saint Louis Blues

    W.C. Handy

    2014-2015 MPR Class Notes Artists

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    2:54
  • 10:22 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Selections From Candide, West Side Story, On The Waterfront, Fancy Free

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:13
  • 10:15 PM

    Octet: Finale

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Haydn Violin Concertos, Mendelssohn Octet

    Sejong Soloists

    Gil Shaham, violin

    5:35
  • 10:05 PM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    8:32
  • 9:51 PM

    First Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Music for Wind Band

    Cleveland Symphonic Winds

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    10:25
  • 9:47 PM

    Valse romantique

    Deodat de Severac

    Les Bis de Alexis Weissenberg

    Alexis Weissenberg, piano

    3:18
  • 9:37 PM

    Concert Piece for Horn and Orchestra

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:34
  • 9:31 PM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    The Sound of Cellos

    Yale Cellos

    Aldo Parisot, conductor

    5:19
  • 9:22 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Piano Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:29
  • 9:00 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Concerti a due cori

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    19:01
  • 6:35 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Janet Hilton, clarinet

    21:56
  • 6:16 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    17:33
  • 6:12 PM

    The Triumph of Bacchus (Le Triomphe de Bacchus)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. II

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    3:34
  • 6:06 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    5:25
  • 6:01 PM

    Les Huguenots: Gypsy Dance

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:39
  • 5:47 PM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach Music from the Operettas

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    11:06
  • 5:18 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Cesar Franck

    Paris: La Belle Epoque

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    26:39
  • 5:11 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:04
  • 5:06 PM

    Divertimento after Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc and La Lutine

    Richard Strauss

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:27
  • 5:01 PM

    Intermezzo No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Klavierstucke Op. 119 / Fantasien op. 116 / 3 Intermezzi Op. 117

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    4:47
  • 4:53 PM

    The Little Square Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    5:57
  • 4:22 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    28:58
  • 4:12 PM

    The Italian Girl in London: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    7:37
  • 4:06 PM

    Sellinger's Round

    William Byrd

    Glenn Gould, piano

    5:39
  • 4:01 PM

    The Color Purple: Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Belinda Broughton, violin

    4:46
  • 3:51 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    7:27
  • 3:50 PM

    Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme

    Ennio Morricone

    Labyrinth

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:13
  • 3:31 PM

    3 Argentinian Cantilenas and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    Camerata Bariloche

    18:07
  • 3:20 PM

    For Justice and Peace

    Xavier Foley

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Eunice Kim, violin

    9:12
  • 3:03 PM

    Symphony "La Casa del Diavolo"

    Luigi Boccherini

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    15:31
  • 2:59 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Montagues and Capulets

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    3:43
  • 2:49 PM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:51
  • 2:40 PM

    Toccata Marziale

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    4:32
  • 2:31 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

    7:23
  • 2:21 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Violin Concerto; Sonata

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    8:46
  • 2:17 PM

    Cantilena No. 4

    Carlos Guastavino

    Christopher O'Riley, piano

    3:01
  • 2:10 PM

    The Last Rose of Summer

    Traditional Irish

    Songs of Comfort and Hope

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    3:44
  • 2:04 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    4:13
  • 1:45 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 1 "Titan"

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    8:01
  • 1:34 PM

    Poet and Peasant Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    10:17
  • 1:27 PM

    Les Troyens (The Trojans): Trojan March

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:22
  • 1:17 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    9:04
  • 1:07 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:35
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:52 PM

    Henry V Suite

    William Walton

    Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/ Henry V Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    16:46
  • 12:49 PM

    Queen Elizabeth's Galliard

    John Dowland

    Dowland: Musicke for the Lute

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    1:07
  • 12:39 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    8:28
  • 12:32 PM

    Handelian Rhapsody

    Percy Grainger

    Piers Lane, piano

    6:17
  • 12:21 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    9:20
  • 12:14 PM

    Medley of Scots Tunes

    Rachel Barton Pine

    Scottish Fantasies for Violin & Orchestra

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Platt, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    5:58
  • 12:08 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:11
  • 12:04 PM

    Symphony No. 29: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 29 & 34

    Vienna Philharmonic

    4:08
  • 11:49 AM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    9:08
  • 11:31 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    Stewart Rose, horn

    16:33
  • 11:26 AM

    Andante festivo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    4:35
  • 11:13 AM

    Sinfonia No. 4

    Anton Solnitz

    Musica ad Rhenum

    11:53
  • 11:06 AM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Belgian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    6:09
  • 11:01 AM

    Orchestral Quartet No. 5: Rondo

    Carl Stamitz

    Carl Stamitz: Orchestral Quartets, Op. 14

    NZSO Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Armstrong, conductor

    4:40
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphonic Dances: 1st movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Gateways

    Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    11:32
  • 10:33 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 26, 14 & 28

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:00
  • 10:18 AM

    London Fields

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    12:53
  • 10:06 AM

    Sinfonia Melodica

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    The Colourful Telemann

    Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra

    Barthold Kuijken, conductor

    11:00
  • 10:01 AM

    Sospiri (Sighs)

    Edward Elgar

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    4:48
  • 9:27 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    31:05
  • 9:23 AM

    Fandango

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    De Falla, Ponce, Rodrigo

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    3:50
  • 9:01 AM

    Sonata for Piano Duet and String Quartet

    Jerome Moross

    Texas Festival Chamber Ensemble

    20:01
  • 8:44 AM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    Sommernachtskonzert 2023

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    14:26
  • 8:26 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 8

    Francois Devienne

    Devienne, Cimarosa: Flute Concertos

    London Mozart Players

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    17:11
  • 8:14 AM

    The Dream of Gunnar

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Orchestral Works

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    10:09
  • 8:01 AM

    Calico Winds

    12:22
  • 7:26 AM

    Serenade

    Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Serenade; Excelsior!

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    32:37
  • 7:22 AM

    Serenade

    Mel Bonis

    Sara Chenal, violin

    Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano

    3:29
  • 7:01 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    18:26
  • 6:44 AM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    14:24
  • 6:24 AM

    Stamitz Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    20:02
  • 6:01 AM

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    20:19