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  • 5:40 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    I Musici Montreal

    Maxim Shostakovich, conductor

    Dmitri Shostakovich, piano

    18:01
  • 5:27 AM

    Two Nordic Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    11:07
  • 5:06 AM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet

    Franz Danzi

    Winged Creatures

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    20:39
  • 5:01 AM

    Symphonic Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Marion Bauer

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    4:38
  • 4:49 AM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold for Band

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    9:30
  • 4:14 AM

    String Quintet "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Parker Quartet

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    34:00
  • 4:09 AM

    Music for Movies: Sunday Traffic

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:26
  • 4:06 AM

    Jenny Lin, piano

    2:17
  • 4:01 AM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:48 AM

    Land of the Mountain and the Flood

    Hamish MacCunn

    Scottish Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:52
  • 3:24 AM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi's Rome

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    22:45
  • 3:14 AM

    Whimsical Symphony (Grillensymphonie)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    8:32
  • 3:06 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    6:54
  • 3:01 AM

    Flute Quartet: Minuet

    Franz Schubert

    New Schubert Works for Flute and Strings

    Martinu Quartet

    Robert Stallman, flute

    4:43
  • 2:49 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra

    Eos Orchestra

    Jonathan Sheffer, conductor

    Michael Boriskin, piano

    8:55
  • 2:16 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    31:05
  • 2:10 AM

    Madame Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo (One fine day)

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Mirella Freni, soprano

    4:33
  • 2:06 AM

    Song without Words No. 30 "Spring Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    2:03
  • 2:01 AM

    Sabrina: Theme

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    4:52
  • 1:54 AM

    Festival Scherzo for Piano and Strings

    Madeleine Dring

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    Martin Roscoe, piano

    4:32
  • 1:15 AM

    Symphony No. 40

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 & 40

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    37:24
  • 1:06 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Overture

    Henry Purcell

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Ronald Thomas, conductor

    6:43
  • 1:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain; And God Created Great Whales

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Charles Butler, trumpet

    4:50
  • 12:52 AM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Polonaises

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    6:27
  • 12:41 AM

    Quintettino "La musica notturna di Madrid"

    Luigi Boccherini

    United Strings of Europe

    Julian Azkoul, conductor

    11:03
  • 12:17 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    22:21
  • 12:06 AM

    Six Italian Dance Tunes

    Peter Warlock

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    10:39
  • 12:00 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:18
  • 11:52 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    7:38
  • 11:42 PM

    Rhapsodie d'Auvergne

    Camille Saint-Saens

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    8:54
  • 11:28 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Pachelbel, Bach, Handel, Purcell

    Taverner Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    13:53
  • 11:20 PM

    Attacca Quartet

    5:49
  • 11:05 PM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    13:30
  • 11:00 PM

    Legend No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:02
  • 10:51 PM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Donald Johanos, conductor

    7:13
  • 10:43 PM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    6:56
  • 10:40 PM

    Valse Lente

    Henrique Oswald

    Nelson Freire, piano

    3:03
  • 10:22 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    15:35
  • 10:09 PM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1 "Dance in the Village Inn"

    Franz Liszt

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    11:58
  • 10:01 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:57
  • 9:42 PM

    Karelia Suite

    Jean Sibelius

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    15:42
  • 9:35 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 17 "The Tempest": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    6:27
  • 9:21 PM

    The Mission: Suite

    Ennio Morricone

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Ennio Morricone, conductor

    13:40
  • 9:04 PM

    Piano Trio

    Amy Beach

    Morning Glories

    Joanne Polk, piano

    14:39
  • 9:00 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:03
  • 6:45 PM

    Picciola serenata

    Antonio Salieri

    Mozart � Salieri

    Armonia Ensemble

    13:05
  • 6:19 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    25:09
  • 6:16 PM

    Star of the County Down

    Traditional

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    1:58
  • 6:12 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 16

    Johannes Brahms

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:23
  • 6:06 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet

    Maurice Ravel

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    5:16
  • 6:01 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Richard Studt, conductor

    4:48
  • 5:48 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    10:31
  • 5:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    27:56
  • 5:13 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande Suite: Spinning Song

    William Wallace

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    3:54
  • 5:06 PM

    Sonata for Two Trumpets

    Giuseppe Alberti

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    John Miller, trumpet

    5:50
  • 5:01 PM

    Flowers from Froso: Entry to the Summer Meadow

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:44 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    14:40
  • 4:22 PM

    Symphonic Metamorphosis

    Paul Hindemith

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    20:01
  • 4:16 PM

    Polka Italienne

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    When Do We Dance

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    4:15
  • 4:06 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:10
  • 4:01 PM

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Florence Price

    Catalyst Quartet

    4:45
  • 3:49 PM

    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue

    Jaromir Weinberger

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    9:17
  • 3:28 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Horn Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    16:14
  • 3:07 PM

    In The South Overture (Alassio)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Symphonies 1 & 2

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    20:02
  • 3:01 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Russian Sketches

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:56 PM

    Rinaldo: Or la tromba

    George Frederic Handel

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Ewa Podles, contralto

    4:03
  • 2:51 PM

    Matinees Musicales: Pantomime

    Benjamin Britten

    Rossini, Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    2:51
  • 2:47 PM

    Kiss Me, Kate: So in Love

    Cole Porter

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:03
  • 2:42 PM

    Partita No. 3: Preludio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Uto Ughi, violin

    3:50
  • 2:30 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No 2 / Muti, Philadelphia Orchestra

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:59
  • 2:22 PM

    Abdelazar: Incidental Music

    Henry Purcell

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    7:02
  • 2:17 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Aaron Copland: Billy the Kid; Rodeo

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:14
  • 2:10 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:46
  • 2:04 PM

    Pasquinade (Caprice)

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Gottschalk, Vol. 1

    Eugene List, piano

    4:27
  • 1:48 PM

    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

    Arnold Bax

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:52
  • 1:30 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:53
  • 1:17 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    8:35
  • 1:14 PM

    Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    2:20
  • 1:08 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:05
  • 1:04 PM

    Cancion de Cuna (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

    Leo Brouwer

    Marco Tamayo, guitar

    4:04
  • 12:48 PM

    Bartered Bride: Dances

    Bedrich Smetana

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    10:44
  • 12:36 PM

    Suite for Strings: Finale

    Ethel Smyth

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    8:19
  • 12:32 PM

    March of the Little Lead Soldiers

    Gabriel Pierne

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    3:01
  • 12:28 PM

    Capriccio No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Richard Goode Plays Brahms

    Richard Goode, piano

    3:25
  • 12:17 PM

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    10:29
  • 12:08 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 4

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Rebel

    Jorg-Michael Schwarz, conductor

    Matthias Maute, flute

    6:53
  • 12:04 PM

    Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)

    Franz Schubert

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    James MacMillan, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    4:08
  • 11:46 AM

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:06
  • 11:27 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Trumpet Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Bibi Black, trumpet

    17:39
  • 11:21 AM

    Shepherd's Song

    Han-Kun Sha

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:46
  • 11:11 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    9:30
  • 11:06 AM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Impromptus

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:16
  • 11:01 AM

    Introduction and Tarantella

    Pablo de Sarasate

    A La Carte

    Abbey Road Ensemble

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:32
  • 10:45 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    13:17
  • 10:27 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Muzio Clementi

    Clementi: Piano Concerto; Two Symphonies, op. 18

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    16:17
  • 10:20 AM

    Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings

    Howard Hanson

    Philadelphia Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Spalding, conductor

    Andrew Bolotowsky, flute

    Jacqueline Pollauf, harp

    5:26
  • 10:06 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Bach: Organ Music (Complete), Vol. 7

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    12:58
  • 10:01 AM

    Let My Love Be Heard

    Jake Runestad

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    4:45
  • 9:26 AM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Peter Oundjian, conductor

    Xiayin Wang, piano

    31:45
  • 9:22 AM

    Waltz No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cecilia String Quartet

    3:33
  • 9:01 AM

    Otello: Ballet Music

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    19:30
  • 8:31 AM

    Mascarade Suite

    Johan Halvorsen

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    27:40
  • 8:13 AM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Encore!

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    16:41
  • 8:05 AM

    Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

    Giacomo Puccini

    Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll/Sibelius: Valse Triste/etc.

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:41
  • 8:01 AM

    Flower Drum

    Qu Wei

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:01
  • 7:37 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Jan Anton Kozeluh

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    21:44
  • 7:24 AM

    Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade / Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Maria Larionoff, violin

    11:29
  • 7:01 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Frank Bridge

    Music of John Ireland and Frank Bridge

    English Chamber Orchestra

    David Garforth, conductor

    21:13
  • 6:40 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    18:08
  • 6:22 AM

    Wind Quintet

    Franz Danzi

    Danzi: Wind Quintets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3, Piano Quintet Op. 53

    Berlin Philharmonic Winds

    17:10
  • 6:01 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Tchaikovsky & Suk:Serenades for Strings/Grieg:Holberg Suite and Two Elegiac Melodies

    Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    19:24