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  • 5:38 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Taras Bulba, Lachian Dances / Wit, Warsaw

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    20:20
  • 5:15 AM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

    Academy of London

    Richard Stamp, conductor

    22:13
  • 5:06 AM

    Valse-Caprice No. 2

    Gabriel Faure

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    7:33
  • 5:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 4: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Dover Quartet

    4:39
  • 4:46 AM

    blue cathedral

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rainbow Body

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    12:17
  • 4:22 AM

    Montgomery Variations

    Margaret Bonds

    African American Voices II

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Grey, conductor

    22:59
  • 4:12 AM

    Gymnopedies

    Erik Satie

    The Artistry of Christopher Parkening

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    7:06
  • 4:06 AM

    Rapsodia Cubana

    Isaac Albeniz

    Boston Cello Quartet

    5:49
  • 4:01 AM

    Songs of a Wayfarer: Ging heut Morgen ubers Feld (Morning Walk)

    Gustav Mahler

    Claudius Tanski, piano

    4:40
  • 3:47 AM

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    11:31
  • 3:17 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    28:53
  • 3:13 AM

    Cradle Song

    Alexander Ilyinsky

    The Bedtime Sessions

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:53
  • 3:06 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    5:51
  • 3:01 AM

    Pan's Flute: Pan and the Nymphs

    Jules Mouquet

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Philippe Auguin, conductor

    Manuela Wiesler, flute

    4:51
  • 2:38 AM

    Symphonic Metamorphosis

    Paul Hindemith

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    20:01
  • 2:18 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia

    Claude Debussy

    Iberia: Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy, Turina

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    19:16
  • 2:13 AM

    Peter Kairoff, piano

    3:04
  • 2:06 AM

    Sea Sketches: Calm Sea in Summer

    Grace Williams

    Manitoba Chamber Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:06
  • 2:01 AM

    Tango No. 2

    Astor Piazzolla

    Tali Morgulis, piano

    4:45
  • 1:51 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic": Finale

    Howard Hanson

    Howard Hanson Symphonies 1, 2; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitky

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:06
  • 12:48 AM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    Georgina Dobree, basset horn

    9:06
  • 12:20 AM

    Horn Trio

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Trios

    Francis Orval, horn

    28:38
  • 12:11 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Gala Concert

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    7:31
  • 12:08 AM

    Mazurka No. 39

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    2:03
  • 12:01 AM

    String Quartet: 2nd movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Diffusion

    Verona Quartet

    6:09
  • 11:51 PM

    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue

    Jaromir Weinberger

    Dvorak: New World Symphony,

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    9:18
  • 11:26 PM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 96 and 102 (The Miracle)

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    23:17
  • 11:14 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    10:04
  • 11:08 PM

    Waltz No. 4

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:47
  • 11:00 PM

    Masquerade Suite: Waltz and Mazurka

    Aram Khachaturian

    Khachaturian: Gayaneh, Spartacus, Masquerade

    Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

    Aleksander Lazarev, conductor

    7:00
  • 10:50 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:55
  • 10:34 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    15:22
  • 10:29 PM

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot!

    William Dawson

    The Spirituals of William Dawson

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    3:43
  • 10:20 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    100 Best Classics

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    8:00
  • 10:11 PM

    Fantaisie

    Georges Hue

    Sonora Slocum, flute

    John Wilson, piano

    7:58
  • 10:06 PM

    Hark! Hark! The Lark

    Franz Schubert

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    3:22
  • 10:02 PM

    Circus Polka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky, Martin

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    3:34
  • 9:53 PM

    New Vienna Landler

    Joseph Lanner

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    Michael Dittrich, conductor

    5:34
  • 9:46 PM

    Andante and Rondo Capriccioso

    Felix Mendelssohn

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 3: Ballads

    Ian Hobson, piano

    6:01
  • 9:39 PM

    Letter from Home

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    6:21
  • 9:11 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    Nancy Allen, harp

    26:34
  • 9:00 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 6:52 PM

    An 18th Century Scherzo

    Haydn Wood

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    6:36
  • 6:20 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Franz Schubert

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    30:07
  • 6:15 PM

    Die Frauen und die Sanger

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Onyx Brass

    Paul Lambert, bass trombone

    3:29
  • 6:06 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Italian Overtures

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    7:42
  • 6:01 PM

    O clap your hands together

    Orlando Gibbons

    Faire is the Heaven

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:38
  • 5:48 PM

    El Salon Mexico

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man and Other Favorites

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    10:22
  • 5:17 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    Gordan Nikolic, viola

    29:56
  • 5:12 PM

    The Wise Woman (Die Kluge): Scene with Three Vagabonds

    Carl Orff

    Mainz Wind Ensemble

    Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor

    3:15
  • 5:06 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 5 "Andaluza"

    Enrique Granados

    Dances for Guitar

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:54
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony: 2nd movement

    Johann Vanhal

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    4:48
  • 4:46 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"; Two Slavonic Dances

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    12:17
  • 4:22 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Burkh, conductor

    Elizabeth Rich, piano

    22:31
  • 4:16 PM

    Elizabethan Dance Suite

    Anthony Holborne

    Royal Brass: Music from the Renaissance & Baroque

    Empire Brass

    6:03
  • 4:11 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    3:17
  • 4:06 PM

    Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    Itamar Golan, piano

    3:55
  • 4:01 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Johan Zander

    Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:46 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:03
  • 3:39 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    18:08
  • 3:33 PM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    c. 1300-c. 2000

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 3:13 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:51
  • 3:05 PM

    Gabriele Leite, guitar

    7:41
  • 3:00 PM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Tortelier's French Bonbons

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    4:27
  • 2:56 PM

    Waltz No. 15

    Johannes Brahms

    Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano

    John O'Conor, piano

    1:54
  • 2:53 PM

    The Sound of Music: Edelweiss

    Richard Rodgers

    English Northern Philharmonia

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    2:43
  • 2:48 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 1: 3rd mvt

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alina Ibragimova, violin

    Cedric Tiberghien, piano

    4:03
  • 2:34 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring"

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    34:45
  • 2:27 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    Carole Dawn Reinhart

    German Bach Soloists

    Helmut Winschermann, conductor

    Carole Dawn Reinhart, trumpet

    6:16
  • 2:19 PM

    Cello Sonata No. 1: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Felix Mendelssohn: Complete Works for Cello and Piano

    Marcy Rosen, cello

    6:53
  • 2:11 PM

    Traipsin' thru Arkansas

    Carlos Salzedo

    Alice Giles, harp

    4:03
  • 2:04 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ballets Russes

    France Radio Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 1:51 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Organ": 4th movement

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    Virgil Fox, organ

    7:48
  • 1:39 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:31
  • 1:32 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Gluck: Orfeo Ed Euridice

    Insula Orchestra

    Laurence Equilbey, conductor

    6:11
  • 1:23 PM

    Four Dances

    Thomas Morley

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    7:17
  • 1:16 PM

    Far and Away: Suite

    John Williams

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    5:36
  • 1:11 PM

    L'Etoile du Nord: Dance Suite: Waltz

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    3:27
  • 1:04 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:39
  • 12:50 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    JF Fasch: Quartets and Concertos

    Ensemble Marsyas

    Pamela Thorby, recorder

    8:06
  • 12:39 PM

    Variations on "Early One Morning"

    Jean-Michel Damase

    Shigenori Kudo, flute

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    8:33
  • 12:36 PM

    Maria Jette, soptrano

    Judith Kogan, harp

    3:00
  • 12:31 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mad About the Classics

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:22
  • 12:20 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    9:56
  • 12:15 PM

    Rusalka: Polonaise

    Antonin Dvorak

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:30
  • 12:08 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Thomas Zehetmair, violin

    5:36
  • 12:04 PM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra: My Lord, what a morning

    George Walker

    George Walker: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    3:33
  • 11:47 AM

    English Folk Song Suite

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Bells for Stokowski

    University of Texas Wind Ensemble

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    11:31
  • 11:27 AM

    Symphony No. 50

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    17:50
  • 11:21 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Divertimento

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    5:17
  • 11:12 AM

    Whimsical Symphony (Grillensymphonie)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Suites and Concertos by Telemann

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    8:32
  • 11:06 AM

    Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)

    Claude Debussy

    Ravel: Bolero; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:07
  • 11:01 AM

    Romance No. 3

    Clara Schumann

    Marina Thibeault, viola

    Marie-Eve Scarfone, piano

    4:45
  • 10:38 AM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    19:41
  • 10:23 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, In the South, Serenade for Strings

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    14:09
  • 10:17 AM

    Springtime Suite: Fresh Morning

    Eric Coates

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    3:53
  • 10:06 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    Carol Wincenc, flute

    10:31
  • 10:01 AM

    Orphee Suite: Orphee and the Princess

    Philip Glass

    The Orpheus Suite for Piano

    Paul Barnes, piano

    4:36
  • 9:42 AM

    The Incredible Flutist: Suite

    Walter Piston

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    16:21
  • 9:36 AM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes: Queen's Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    5:14
  • 9:19 AM

    French Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The French Suites

    Peter Hill, piano

    14:43
  • 9:01 AM

    3 Argentinian Cantilenas and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    Camerata Bariloche

    18:07
  • 8:19 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    39:23
  • 8:15 AM

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Peter Hope

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:05
  • 8:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Erato Quartet

    12:19
  • 7:43 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:20
  • 7:28 AM

    English Pastoral Impressions

    Ernest Farrar

    Farrar: Orchestral Works

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Alasdair Mitchell, conductor

    14:13
  • 7:01 AM

    Four Tone Poems after Arnold Bocklin

    Max Reger

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    24:57
  • 6:36 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mauro Giuliani

    English Chamber Orchestra

    George Malcolm, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    22:31
  • 6:30 AM

    Musical Moment No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Gabriel Chodos, piano

    5:29
  • 6:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Josef Suk

    Suk Chamber Orchestra

    Joseph Suk, conductor

    26:46