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  • 5:44 AM

    Rapsodie espagnole

    Maurice Ravel

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:43
  • 5:40 AM

    Berceuse

    Georges Delbruck

    The Bedtime Sessions

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:09
  • 5:06 AM

    String Sextet

    Antonin Dvorak

    Tchaikovsky, Dvorak: String Sextets

    Sarah Chang, violin

    33:02
  • 5:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:23 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    34:47
  • 4:11 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Parkening Plays Vivaldi, Warlock & Praetorius

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    10:52
  • 4:06 AM

    Piece in the Old Style

    Henryk Gorecki

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    3:04
  • 4:01 AM

    Summerland

    William Grant Still

    Citizen

    Bruce Levingston, piano

    4:50
  • 3:35 AM

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    23:04
  • 3:13 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Serenade to Music, etc.

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Oundjian, conductor

    Sarah Jeffrey, oboe

    19:57
  • 3:06 AM

    Low Mist (Variation 2)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi, piano

    Redi Hasa, cello

    Federico Mecozzi, violin and viola

    5:40
  • 12:57 AM

    For Lenny (Variation on New York, New York)

    Lukas Foss

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:51
  • 12:50 AM

    Variations on Lift Every Voice and Sing

    Lettie B. Alston

    Lara Downes, piano

    6:10
  • 12:25 AM

    Montgomery Variations

    Margaret Bonds

    African American Voices II

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Grey, conductor

    22:59
  • 12:07 AM

    Goldberg Variations: selections

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Catalyst Quartet

    16:11
  • 12:01 AM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Italian Serenade

    James Galway, flute

    4:31
  • 11:51 PM

    Variations on America

    Charles Ives

    Schuman: Vatiations on America, New England Triptich, Symphony for Strings

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:02
  • 11:48 PM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    American Salute

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    3:04
  • 11:22 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    24:49
  • 11:15 PM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:39
  • 11:07 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer": Theme and Variations

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    David Finckel, cello

    Wu Han, piano

    6:36
  • 11:01 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    London Brass

    4:30
  • 10:49 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    William Tritt, piano

    9:04
  • 10:45 PM

    Variations on a Theme of Corelli

    Fritz Kreisler

    James Ehnes, violin

    Eduard Laurel, piano

    3:29
  • 10:25 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:35
  • 10:16 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirais-je, Maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Great Pianists of the 20th Century: Christoph Eschenbach

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    8:14
  • 10:07 PM

    Variations on "The Last Rose of Summer"

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Serenade

    Abbie de Quant, flute

    7:43
  • 10:01 PM

    Variations on Handel's "See, The Conquering Hero Comes"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Eaken Piano Trio

    4:34
  • 9:44 PM

    Six Promenades

    Edward Elgar

    Athena Ensemble

    14:03
  • 9:25 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:48
  • 9:11 PM

    Popular Andean Dances

    Celso Garrido-Lecca

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    12:58
  • 9:07 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    The Faure Album

    Gil Shaham, violin

    3:31
  • 9:01 PM

    Iberia: Triana

    Isaac Albeniz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    4:37
  • 8:43 PM

    Symphonic Poem No. 6 "Mazeppa"

    Franz Liszt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    15:14
  • 5:29 PM

    The Bridge on the River Kwai: Suite

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    28:55
  • 5:25 PM

    Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star

    Leigh Harline

    Wish Upon A Star

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:23
  • 5:22 PM

    The Best Years of Our Lives: Theme

    Hugo Friedhofer

    The Hollywood Sound

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:42
  • 5:17 PM

    The Devil and Daniel Webster: Sleigh Ride

    Bernard Herrmann

    Chiller

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    1:53
  • 5:07 PM

    Spellbound: Suite

    Miklos Rozsa

    Vintage Cinema

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:16
  • 5:01 PM

    The Informer: Suite

    Max Steiner

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:35
  • 4:50 PM

    The Heiress Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:09
  • 4:34 PM

    The Red Shoes: Ballet

    Brian Easdale

    The Film Music Of Brian Easdale

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

    15:37
  • 4:24 PM

    Song of Bernadette

    Alfred Newman

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    7:56
  • 4:08 PM

    The Adventures of Robin Hood: Suite

    Erich Korngold

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    12:22
  • 4:01 PM

    Anthony Adverse

    Erich Korngold

    The Sea Hawk

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:57
  • 3:48 PM

    Suite Rococo

    Andre Gretry

    Gretry, Ysaye, Vieuxtemps, Gossec, etc.

    I Fiamminghi

    France Springuel, cello

    9:50
  • 3:24 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Symphony of a Thousand": Part 1

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 8

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Carolyn Sampson, soprano

    23:01
  • 3:11 PM

    Andante and Hungarian Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Mozart Players

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, bassoon

    10:33
  • 3:06 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    The Grainger Edition, Vol.5 - Works for Chorus and Orchestra 2

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:06
  • 2:45 PM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 2:32 PM

    Violin Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi

    Fritz Kreisler

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    11:13
  • 2:13 PM

    Variations on "La ci darem la mano"

    Frederic Chopin

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    17:04
  • 2:06 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    6:12
  • 2:01 PM

    Edgar: Act I Prelude

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:37
  • 1:40 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    18:29
  • 1:24 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    14:17
  • 1:06 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    15:53
  • 1:01 PM

    Romance No. 2

    Robert Schumann

    Songs of the Reeds

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    4:38
  • 12:47 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    10:56
  • 12:41 PM

    'Tis the Last Rose of Summer

    Traditional

    Justin Holland: Guitar Works & Arrangements

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:55
  • 12:30 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    11:07
  • 12:15 PM

    Rob Roy: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: 5 Overtures

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    13:03
  • 12:06 PM

    Impressions from the Countryside: Village Dance

    Zdenek Fibich

    Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Marek Stilec, conductor

    7:46
  • 12:01 PM

    Dance of the Flowers

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 1

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:42
  • 11:47 AM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2

    Georges Enescu

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    11:05
  • 11:28 AM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    17:46
  • 11:10 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Cyprien Katsaris, piano

    16:27
  • 11:06 AM

    Estrellita (My little star)

    Manuel Ponce

    David Russell, guitar

    2:53
  • 11:01 AM

    Love's Labours Lost: 3 Soliloquies

    Gerald Finzi

    Northern Sinfonia

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    4:48
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony, Jeux d'enfants, Roma

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    33:26
  • 10:18 AM

    Marcus Eley, clarinet

    5:12
  • 10:12 AM

    Nocturne No. 9

    Gabriel Faure

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:08
  • 10:06 AM

    The Mission: Gabriel's Oboe/The Falls

    Ennio Morricone

    Rome Sinfonietta

    Ennio Morricone, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:37
  • 10:01 AM

    Spring

    Edvard Grieg

    Nordic Light

    Danish National Radio Choir

    Stefan Parkman, conductor

    4:44
  • 9:32 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    26:47
  • 9:18 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    Virtuoso Trumpet: Bach, Mozart, Telemann

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    12:58
  • 9:05 AM

    The Cider House Rules: Suite

    Rachel Portman

    The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    David Snell, conductor

    11:05
  • 9:01 AM

    Michelle

    John Lennon/Paul McCartney

    Here, There and Everywhere: Goran Sollscher Plays The Beatles

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    3:13
  • 8:30 AM

    Mathis der Maler (Mathis the Painter)

    Paul Hindemith

    Hindemith: Mathis der Maler, Konzertmusik, Symphonic Metamorphoses

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    28:08
  • 8:20 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    University of Kansas Wind Ensemble

    Paul Popiel, conductor

    Margaret Marco, English horn

    Steve Leisring, trumpet

    10:10
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain"

    Alan Hovhaness

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    16:43
  • 7:39 AM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Jonathan Cohler, clarinet

    Julia Bruskin, cello

    Donna Kwong, piano

    19:51
  • 7:16 AM

    Intermezzo: Interludes

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Symphonic Music from Operas

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    22:17
  • 7:02 AM

    Symphony

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: Symphonies Concertantes, Opp. 9, 10 & Op. 11, No. 1

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    12:26
  • 6:46 AM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Trifonov plays Chopin

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    12:07
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    19:19
  • 6:01 AM

    Concerto Serenade

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    Catherine Michel, harp

    23:27