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  • 4:11 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Schoenberg

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    47:12
  • 4:06 AM

    Sarah Frisof, flute

    3:09
  • 4:01 AM

    Two Elegiac Melodies: Last Spring (Varen)

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:42
  • 3:42 AM

    Four Episodes for Chamber Orchestra

    Ernest Bloch

    Ernest Bloch: Concerti Grossi 1 & 2

    Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    16:31
  • 3:34 AM

    Music for Airports: 2/2

    Brian Eno

    Eno Piano

    Bruce Brubaker, piano

    6:09
  • 3:17 AM

    Cloud Atlas

    Elena Ruehr

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    Jennifer Kloetzel, cello

    16:49
  • 3:06 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    8:52
  • 3:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:42
  • 2:51 AM

    Preludio, Fuga, and Vivace

    Sergio Assad

    Bacheando

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    7:00
  • 12:53 AM

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    5:01
  • 12:29 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Symphonic Variations

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    22:30
  • 12:24 AM

    The Godfather: Godfather Waltz

    Nino Rota

    Hope@Home

    Daniel Hope, violin

    3:52
  • 12:15 AM

    Introduction, Chorale, and March

    Alfredo Casella

    Casella: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    7:40
  • 12:06 AM

    Julius Caesar Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    8:23
  • 12:01 AM

    Two Bagatelles

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

    4:41
  • 11:45 PM

    Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Motets

    Pygmalion

    Raphael Pichon, conductor

    12:47
  • 11:44 PM

    Ports of Call (Escales)

    Jacques Ibert

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    14:52
  • 11:35 PM

    Ballade No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes: Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    8:52
  • 11:28 PM

    The Magnificent Seven

    Elmer Bernstein

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:32
  • 11:15 PM

    Violin Concerto: 2nd movement

    Edward Elgar

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Jurowski, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    11:36
  • 11:11 PM

    Rustic Dance

    W. H. Squire

    Children's Cello

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    2:43
  • 11:03 PM

    Variations on America

    Charles Ives

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:07
  • 10:58 PM

    Prelude I

    Aaron Diehl

    Live at Caramoor

    Aaron Diehl, piano

    3:43
  • 10:53 PM

    Le Roi d'Ys: Puisqu'on ne peut flechir...Vainement, ma bien aimee

    Edouard Lalo

    French Arias

    Royal Opera, Covent Garden

    Bertrand de Billy, conductor

    Roberto Alagna, tenor

    3:36
  • 10:45 PM

    Rusalka: Song to the Moon

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak In Prague: A Celebration

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano

    6:54
  • 10:39 PM

    Country Band March

    Charles Ives

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra - Fennell, Frederick

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    4:22
  • 10:21 PM

    English Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Partitas Nos. 1 & 2, English Suites Nos. 2 & 3

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    16:57
  • 10:12 PM

    Littlemore Tractus

    Arvo Part

    Part: Tractus

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Tonu Kaljuste, conductor

    7:20
  • 10:08 PM

    Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone

    Richard Rodgers

    English Northern Philharmonia

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    3:03
  • 10:04 PM

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    2:50
  • 9:34 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Romantic": 3rd and 4th movements

    Anton Bruckner

    Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 'Romantic'

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    28:04
  • 9:27 PM

    Wanting Memories

    Ysaye M. Barnwell

    COVID-19 Sessions

    Cantus

    4:53
  • 9:17 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    9:25
  • 9:13 PM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:26
  • 9:06 PM

    German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)

    Johannes Brahms

    MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:52
  • 8:44 PM

    Cello Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    18:05
  • 8:38 PM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Italian Serenade

    James Galway, flute

    4:31
  • 8:19 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 4th movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Mitropoulos

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor

    17:21
  • 8:14 PM

    Requiem: Lacrimosa

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    3:26
  • 8:11 PM

    Requiem: Confutatis

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    2:32
  • 8:09 PM

    Requiem: Rex tremendae

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    2:15
  • 8:07 PM

    Requiem: Dies irae

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:57
  • 8:02 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:11
  • 5:51 PM

    Over the Plains

    George Antheil

    Antheil: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic

    John Storgards, conductor

    7:32
  • 5:16 PM

    String Quintet "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Gyorgy Kurtag: Moments Musicaux and Officium Breve/Antonin Dvorak: String Quintet Op. 97

    Parker Quartet

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    34:01
  • 5:06 PM

    Blumenstuck (Flower Piece)

    Robert Schumann

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    7:19
  • 5:01 PM

    Silvain Overture

    Andre Gretry

    Orchestre De Bretagne

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:45 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:05
  • 4:27 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    15:55
  • 4:15 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 4

    John Field

    Benjamin Frith, piano

    11:32
  • 4:06 PM

    Organ Concerto No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    Richard Egarr, organ

    7:38
  • 4:01 PM

    Scarborough Fair

    Traditional English

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:49
  • 3:46 PM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    12:04
  • 3:38 PM

    L'Heure du berger (The Shepherd's Hour)

    Jean Francaix

    Gaudier Ensemble

    7:22
  • 3:17 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan, Tod und Verklarung

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Tadaaki Otaka, conductor

    15:47
  • 3:14 PM

    Pride and Prejudice Suite: Mrs. Darcy

    Dario Marianelli

    Carte Blanche

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:47
  • 3:06 PM

    The Anonymous Lover: Dances

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    SAINT-GEORGES, J.B.C. de: L'Amant anonyme

    Haymarket Opera Orchestra

    Craig Trompeter, conductor

    7:36
  • 3:01 PM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    Boult conducts Coates

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:45 PM

    Overture burlesque

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Bernhard Forck, conductor

    12:49
  • 2:33 PM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    23:37
  • 2:14 PM

    Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli

    Michael Tippett

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    17:46
  • 2:05 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:29
  • 1:49 PM

    Symphony No. 9: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    14:20
  • 1:42 PM

    Giulio Cesare: V'adoro, pupille

    George Frederic Handel

    Academy of St. Martin's in the Fields

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

    5:10
  • 1:37 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Thomas Arne

    Arne: Four Symphonies / Adrian Shepherd, Cantilena

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    14:18
  • 1:30 PM

    Variations on Arne's "Rule Britannia"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven, Schumann: Theme and Variations II

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    4:48
  • 1:22 PM

    If I Were King: Overture

    Adolphe Adam

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    7:15
  • 1:18 PM

    Serenata: Guaracha

    Roberto Sierra

    Resounding

    Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra

    Timothy Russell, conductor

    2:54
  • 1:08 PM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:09
  • 1:04 PM

    La Vida Breve: Dance No. 1

    Manuel de Falla

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    2:52
  • 12:46 PM

    Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach Overtures

    Lille National Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    8:45
  • 12:36 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    Wolfgang Meyer, basset horn

    8:27
  • 12:30 PM

    Viola Quintet: Burlesca

    Alberto Hemsi

    Alberto Hemsi: Chamber Works

    ARC Ensemble

    Steven Dann, viola

    5:38
  • 12:25 PM

    The Foggy Dew

    Traditional Irish

    Barry Douglas, piano

    3:10
  • 12:21 PM

    Pearls of Dew Polka Mazurka

    Alphonse Leduc

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    3:57
  • 12:15 PM

    Pastoral Suite: Scherzo-valse

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    4:57
  • 12:08 PM

    Giulio Cesare: Va, tacito

    George Frederic Handel

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    5:00
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 11:51 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: The Symphonies

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    7:45
  • 11:47 AM

    Partita No. 1: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    3:09
  • 11:36 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Janine Jansen, violin

    9:46
  • 11:32 AM

    The Seasons: April (Snowdrop)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    2:51
  • 11:17 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 26 "Coronation": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 7: Piano Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    14:21
  • 11:12 AM

    Intermezzo, Op. 116 No. 6

    Johannes Brahms

    Romantic Journey

    London Brass

    3:08
  • 11:04 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Waltz

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    6:40
  • 10:48 AM

    String Quartet No. 5

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Arabella String Quartet

    10:43
  • 10:23 AM

    Spring Music

    Joseph Marx

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    23:04
  • 10:19 AM

    Sicilienne

    Maria-Theresia von Paradis

    Hidden Flame

    Yoshika Masuda, cello

    3:31
  • 10:14 AM

    Pastorale

    Amy Beach

    Ambache Chamber Ensemble

    3:34
  • 10:06 AM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Bolero

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    7:15
  • 10:01 AM

    Paris Quartet No. 6: 6th movement

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Trio Sonnerie

    Wilbert Hazelzet, flute

    4:34
  • 9:45 AM

    Three Romances

    Clara Schumann

    Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano

    13:07
  • 9:35 AM

    Caroline Leonardelli, harp

    8:37
  • 9:21 AM

    Sussex Landscape

    Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    13:31
  • 9:16 AM

    Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon

    Jian-Zhong Wang

    Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang, piano

    3:18
  • 9:06 AM

    Spring (Vesna)

    Alexander Glazunov

    Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:19
  • 9:01 AM

    Eduardo Mata University Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Rivero Weber, conductor

    4:46
  • 8:18 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Stravinsky: Violin Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    40:26
  • 8:13 AM

    Ten Armenian Folk Songs: Gardens, become green

    Makar Ekmalian

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    3:01
  • 8:02 AM

    Music for a Garden

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto-serenata; Concierto en Modo Calante

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    11:16
  • 7:55 AM

    Ave Maris Stella

    Paul Mealor

    Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor

    Voce Chamber Choir

    Mark Singleton, conductor

    3:31
  • 7:36 AM

    Clarinet Sonata

    Ruth Gipps

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    Duncan Honeybourne, piano

    19:06
  • 7:12 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    One Movement Symphonies

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    22:36
  • 7:01 AM

    Nocturne for violin and orchestra

    Joseph Joachim

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    9:21
  • 6:55 AM

    Sleepless

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Night

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    3:05
  • 6:37 AM

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alan Hovhaness, conductor

    Meir Rimon, horn

    17:57
  • 6:01 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    34:08
  • 5:52 AM

    Sakura Variations

    Yuquijiro Yocoh

    Stepping Stones

    John Williams, guitar

    6:12
  • 5:34 AM

    Six Epigraphes Antiques

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    17:47
  • 5:01 AM

    Cleveland Quartet

    30:58