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  • 5:46 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): On the Beach at Sorrento

    Richard Strauss

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    12:34
  • 5:15 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "Accordion"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ying String Quartet

    29:18
  • 5:06 AM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:08
  • 5:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 1

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:45
  • 4:47 AM

    And the Bridge is Love

    Howard Goodall

    And the Bridge is Love: English Music for Strings

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    11:34
  • 4:24 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    21:25
  • 4:13 AM

    A Night Piece

    Arthur Foote

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    Alexa Still, flute

    9:15
  • 4:06 AM

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 4:01 AM

    Vespers: Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:40
  • 3:58 AM

    Harlem Symphony: Night Club

    James Price Johnson

    Victory Stride: The Symphonic Music of James P. Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:43
  • 3:39 AM

    Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

    Cesar Franck

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    18:42
  • 2:53 AM

    Liebeslieder Walzer (Love-Song Waltzes)

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:52
  • 1:15 AM

    Liebeslieder Walzer (Love-Song Waltzes)

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:52
  • 1:10 AM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    5:08
  • 1:01 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Maurice Andre plays Telemann

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Theodor Guschlbauer, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    8:28
  • 12:52 AM

    Janitzio

    Silvestre Revueltas

    Revueltas: Centennial Anthology (1899-1999)

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    7:08
  • 12:46 AM

    Presto No. 2

    Miguel del Aguila

    Camerata San Antonio

    4:54
  • 12:21 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 12:16 AM

    Phoenix (Agnus Dei)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Dreamweaver

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    3:36
  • 12:01 AM

    Waltzes for Piano Four-Hands

    Julius Rontgen

    Double Trouble

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    14:39
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:44
  • 11:36 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    14:17
  • 11:21 PM

    Cyrano de Bergerac Overture

    Johann Wagenaar

    Wagenaar: Saul En David, Amphitrion, Etc / Riccardo Chailly

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    13:46
  • 11:13 PM

    Blumenstuck (Flower Piece)

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Davidsblundertanze, Symphonische Etuden

    Andras Schiff, piano

    6:05
  • 11:10 PM

    American Series: Choro (Brazilian Dance)

    Hector Ayala

    David Russell, guitar

    2:13
  • 11:01 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:49
  • 10:54 PM

    Shelter Island

    Xavier Dubois Foley

    Randall Goosby, violin

    Xavier Dubois Foley, double bass

    5:11
  • 10:42 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 8

    Bruce Haynes

    Montreal Baroque Orchestra

    Eric Milnes, conductor

    11:05
  • 10:22 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    18:26
  • 10:16 PM

    The Gumsuckers March

    Percy Grainger

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    3:48
  • 10:12 PM

    Three Negro Spirituals: Lord I Want to Be a Christian

    Florence Price

    Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang, piano

    4:03
  • 10:04 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Piano Concertos, Etc

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:15
  • 10:02 PM

    Orpheus in the Underworld: Can-Can

    Jacques Offenbach

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    2:11
  • 9:42 PM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    16:32
  • 9:28 PM

    The Year: Spring

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL, F.: Keyboard Music, Vol. 1 - Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    12:52
  • 9:17 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Trondheim Soloists

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    10:10
  • 9:05 PM

    The Magic Harp Overture (Rosamunde)

    Franz Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:32
  • 9:00 PM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy the Kid, Rodeo; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite

    Morton Gould Orchestra

    4:27
  • 6:51 PM

    Solemn March for Shakespeare Celebration

    Bedrich Smetana

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    6:58
  • 6:22 PM

    Symphony No. 92 "Oxford"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    27:25
  • 6:19 PM

    An American Mosaic: Teachers and Students

    Richard Danielpour

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    2:21
  • 6:15 PM

    La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz ("Quando m'en vo")

    Giacomo Puccini

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    Dennis Helmrich, piano

    2:22
  • 6:06 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Sommernachtskonzert 2023

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    8:50
  • 6:01 PM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:44
  • 5:43 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Stravinsky, I.: Firebird (The) / Strauss, R.: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    15:30
  • 5:13 PM

    Cello Sonata No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    27:54
  • 5:09 PM

    Cavatina: Danza pomposa

    Alexandre Tansman

    Dimitri Illarionov - Guitar Recital

    Dimitri Illarionov, guitar

    2:32
  • 5:06 PM

    Musette de Tavernie

    Francois Couperin

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    2:24
  • 5:01 PM

    Pavane and Gigue

    William Byrd

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:53 PM

    The Wedding at Dovre

    Johan Svendsen

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    5:33
  • 4:17 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    34:10
  • 4:09 PM

    The Blessed Cathedral

    Mel Bonis

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    Francois Dumont, piano

    6:37
  • 4:06 PM

    Stuttgart Brass Quartet

    1:53
  • 4:01 PM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:35
  • 3:48 PM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Butterfly Lovers

    Singapore Chinese Orchestra

    Tsung Yeh, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:04
  • 3:48 PM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Butterfly Lovers

    Singapore Chinese Orchestra

    Tsung Yeh, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:04
  • 3:44 PM

    Mediterranean

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    3:11
  • 3:16 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    28:23
  • 3:08 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Andante cantabile

    Florence Price

    Songs for Our Times

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    7:04
  • 3:01 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:04
  • 2:50 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    8:39
  • 2:44 PM

    L'elisir d'amore: Una furtiva lagrima

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Italian Opera Arias

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Marcello Viotti, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    4:27
  • 2:39 PM

    Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    3:23
  • 2:32 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Pas de quatre

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:49
  • 2:21 PM

    Violin Concerto: 1st movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    10:26
  • 2:17 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    The Sounds Of Remembered Dreams

    Humbert Lucarelli, oboe

    2:34
  • 2:11 PM

    Musical Jewellery Box

    Stephen Hough

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:57
  • 2:04 PM

    La Scala di Seta (Silken Ladder): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    5:57
  • 1:46 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Allegro molto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade Nr. 1; Tragische Ouverture; Akademische Festouverture

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    13:02
  • 1:38 PM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart y Mambo

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    6:26
  • 1:31 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:47
  • 1:28 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin Etudes

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    2:25
  • 1:18 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Transfigured Night

    Trondheim Soloists

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    8:40
  • 1:11 PM

    Giselle: selections

    Adolphe Adam

    Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    4:25
  • 1:04 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    6:02
  • 12:50 PM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Gala V

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:03
  • 12:46 PM

    An Andante

    Justin Holland

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:05
  • 12:36 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    8:03
  • 12:29 PM

    Symphony No. 11 "Winter": 2nd movement

    Joachim Raff

    Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:24 PM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:47
  • 12:15 PM

    Dance Suite

    Tielman Susato

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    7:12
  • 12:07 PM

    The Ballerina in Love: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 5

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    6:37
  • 12:04 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Lara St. John, violin

    Matt Herskowitz, piano

    2:10
  • 11:40 AM

    Sakuntala Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yondani Butt, conductor

    17:51
  • 11:21 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    17:35
  • 11:16 AM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Earl Wild, piano

    4:26
  • 11:10 AM

    Autumn Landscape

    Martin Mailman

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    5:03
  • 11:06 AM

    Mexican Landscape

    Aaron Copland

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:05
  • 11:01 AM

    Cinderella: Adagio

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Cinderella

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:47
  • 10:39 AM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Rococo Variations, etc.

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    18:59
  • 10:22 AM

    Five Pieces for String Orchestra

    Heino Eller

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:15
  • 10:18 AM

    Larghetto

    Germaine Tailleferre

    The Flower of France

    Quynh Nguyen, piano

    3:05
  • 10:07 AM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    10:55
  • 10:01 AM

    Ludwig's Nightmare

    Sebastian Gurtler

    Philharmonix

    4:51
  • 9:39 AM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod, Milhaud, Debussy-Faldner

    Sinfonia Orchestra of Chicago

    Barry Faldner, conductor

    19:37
  • 9:31 AM

    Five Small Tone Pictures in Sequence

    Elfrida Andree

    Elfrida Andree: Complete Piano Works

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    6:48
  • 9:06 AM

    Ascanio: Act III Ballet music

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    24:18
  • 9:01 AM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    3:33
  • 8:22 AM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Hagen Quartet

    36:34
  • 8:16 AM

    Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain)

    Claude Debussy

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    3:54
  • 8:01 AM

    Ports of Call (Escales)

    Jacques Ibert

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    13:59
  • 7:23 AM

    Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    34:57
  • 7:20 AM

    Day's End

    John Williams

    John Williams, guitar

    2:32
  • 7:01 AM

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    17:16
  • 6:54 AM

    Aphrodite: Moonlight on Sea, Finale

    George Chadwick

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:15
  • 6:49 AM

    Nocturne No. 20

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    3:59
  • 6:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Concert Recording

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Andrew Grams, conductor

    46:09