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  • 4:54 AM

    A Prayer

    Ken Burton

    APM Recording

    Voces8 and Voces8 Scholars

    4:31
  • 4:50 AM

    Romantic Pieces: Romance

    Antonin Dvorak

    Enescu Dvorak Schumann

    Caroline Goulding, violin

    2:14
  • 4:06 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies 5 & 6

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    43:17
  • 4:01 AM

    Elegy

    Alla Pavlova

    Alla Pavlova: Symphony No. 5; Elegy

    Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Ziva, conductor

    Andrei Korobeinikov, piano

    4:36
  • 3:56 AM

    Heart's Ease

    Frank Bridge

    Elena Urioste, violin

    Tom Poster, piano

    2:24
  • 3:50 AM

    Sonata No. 2

    Dario Castello

    Songs of Orpheus

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Julie Andijeski, violin

    5:26
  • 3:35 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2 "Presence": 3rd movement

    Peteris Vasks

    Vasks: Presence

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta

    Candida Thompson, conductor

    Sol Gabetta, cello

    12:25
  • 3:06 AM

    Piano Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    Matthew Truscott, violin

    Joel Hunter, viola

    Frank-Michael Guthmann, cello

    27:53
  • 3:01 AM

    I'll make music

    Karl Jenkins

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:28 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Makela, conductor

    29:51
  • 2:24 AM

    We Bloomed in Spring

    Edie Hill

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    2:45
  • 2:22 AM

    Spring Lullaby

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Joaquin Rodrigo: The Complete Music for Piano

    Gregory Allen, piano

    2:03
  • 2:06 AM

    Mediterranean Diptych

    Vincent d'Indy

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    13:59
  • 2:01 AM

    Four Spanish Pieces: Montanesa

    Manuel de Falla

    Falla: Noches En Los Jardines De Espana

    Javier Perianes, piano

    4:37
  • 1:48 AM

    Entr'acte

    Caroline Shaw

    Attacca Quartet

    10:54
  • 1:30 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    16:34
  • 1:24 AM

    Ballade

    Anna Segal

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    3:52
  • 1:06 AM

    Phantasie Concertante

    Dora Pejacevic

    Concert Recording

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Alexandra Dariescu, piano

    17:09
  • 1:01 AM

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Jeff Scott

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Imani Winds

    4:50
  • 12:55 AM

    Gnomentanz (Dance of the Gnomes)

    David Popper

    Wendy Warner plays Popper and Piatigorsky

    Wendy Warner, cello

    3:32
  • 12:27 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    26:15
  • 12:18 AM

    Pictures of Childhood, Book 1 (selections)

    Aram Khachaturian

    Children's World

    Mirian Conti, piano

    7:29
  • 12:06 AM

    A Children's Overture

    Roger Quilter

    Light Music Society Orchestra

    Vivian Dunn, conductor

    11:15
  • 12:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carion: Nielsen's Footsteps

    Carion Wind Quintet

    4:36
  • 11:55 PM

    An Irish Symphony: The Fair Day

    Hamilton Harty

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:07
  • 11:41 PM

    Irish Rhapsody No. 3

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford: Symphony No. 7, etc

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Raphael Wallfisch, cello

    14:07
  • 11:29 PM

    Irish Suite for Strings

    Arthur Duff

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    10:05
  • 11:26 PM

    Four Irish Dances: The Leprechaun's Dance

    Charles Stanford

    Grainger: Piano Transcriptions

    Piers Lane, piano

    2:52
  • 11:10 PM

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Samuel Friedman, conductor

    14:17
  • 11:06 PM

    Danny Boy (Irish Tune from County Derry)

    Traditional Irish

    Let Your Voice Be Heard

    Cantus

    2:49
  • 11:01 PM

    Rondo on an Irish Air "Cory Owen"

    George Frederick Pinto

    PINTO: Fantasia and Sonata in C minor / Minuetto in A-Flat Major / Grand Sonata in E-Flat Minor

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    4:35
  • 10:45 PM

    Suite for Strings

    Joan Trimble

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:22
  • 10:34 PM

    In Ireland Fantasy

    Hamilton Harty

    Highlands

    Camerata Bariloche

    Chris Norman, flute

    9:27
  • 10:12 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    James Galway plays Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    20:09
  • 10:06 PM

    Return from Fingal; Irish Jig

    Traditional Irish

    Scott Tennant, guitar

    4:39
  • 10:01 PM

    Irish Roots Medley

    Traditional

    Modern Mandolin Quartet: Americana

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    4:43
  • 9:43 PM

    Irish Rhapsody

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:47
  • 9:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    John Field

    New Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Furst, conductor

    John O'Conor, piano

    20:25
  • 9:10 PM

    Seven Irish Tunes: Suite for Small Orchestra

    William Alwyn

    Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    8:48
  • 9:07 PM

    Danny Boy (Irish Tune from County Derry)

    Traditional Irish

    James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, flute

    3:22
  • 9:01 PM

    Return from Fingal; Irish Jig

    Traditional Irish

    Scott Tennant, guitar

    4:39
  • 8:53 PM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 8:48 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concertos; Tsintsadze: Miniatures

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Lisa Batiashvili, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    10:01
  • 8:46 PM

    Kelly Suite

    Turlough O'Carolan

    Reel of Tulloch

    Chatham Baroque

    6:37
  • 8:30 PM

    Piano Trio No. 32

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Beaux Arts Trio

    16:11
  • 8:27 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    2:02
  • 4:53 PM

    The Women of Ireland/The Morning Dew

    Sean O'Riada/Paddy Moloney

    The Essential Chieftains

    The Chieftains

    5:16
  • 4:48 PM

    Ryan's Daughter: Suite

    Maurice Jarre

    Doctor Zhivago: The Classic Film Music Of Maurice Jarre

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    8:54
  • 4:39 PM

    Philomena: Suite

    Alexandre Desplat

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    16:06
  • 4:34 PM

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A New Alliance

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:13
  • 4:29 PM

    Saving Private Ryan: Revisiting Normandy

    John Williams

    Saving Private Ryan: Music from the Original Motion Picture

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:06
  • 4:25 PM

    The Princess Bride: Main Titles

    Mark Knopfler

    The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Timothy Berens, guitar

    3:25
  • 4:19 PM

    Chasing the Fox

    Paddy Moloney

    The Essential Chieftains

    The Chieftains

    3:26
  • 4:15 PM

    The Molly MacGuires: Theme

    Henry Mancini

    Gregg Nestor, guitar

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    2:23
  • 4:06 PM

    My Left Foot

    Elmer Bernstein

    Elmer Bernstein By Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    7:10
  • 4:01 PM

    Rob Roy: O'Sullivan's March

    Traditional

    The Essential Chieftains

    The Chieftains

    3:59
  • 3:55 PM

    Danny Boy (Irish Tune from County Derry)

    Traditional Irish

    Greatest Hits

    The Chieftains

    James Galway, flute

    3:22
  • 3:51 PM

    The Women of Ireland/The Morning Dew

    Sean O'Riada/Paddy Moloney

    The Essential Chieftains

    The Chieftains

    5:16
  • 3:45 PM

    Angela's Ashes: The Lanes of Limerick

    John Williams

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    3:47
  • 3:39 PM

    Angela's Ashes: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:17
  • 3:29 PM

    Far and Away: Suite

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    8:00
  • 3:07 PM

    The Quiet Man: Suite

    Victor Young

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    9:29
  • 3:01 PM

    The Informer: Suite

    Max Steiner

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:35
  • 2:46 PM

    Chimney of King Rene

    Darius Milhaud

    French Wind Music

    Reykjavik Wind Quintet

    12:26
  • 1:48 PM

    Orchestra Rehearsal

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:02
  • 1:32 PM

    Second Rhapsody

    George Gershwin

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    14:01
  • 1:12 PM

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    18:17
  • 1:06 PM

    Sellinger's Round

    William Byrd

    Glenn Gould, piano

    5:39
  • 1:01 PM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Delius

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    4:47
  • 12:47 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony, Jeux d'enfants, Roma

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    10:58
  • 12:14 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    32:03
  • 12:06 PM

    Variations on a Theme of Chopin: Variation 22; Theme

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    5:52
  • 12:01 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 2 "Oriental"

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: 12 Danzas Espanolas

    Angel Romero, guitar

    4:31
  • 11:42 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Alice Harnoncourt, violin

    Walter Pfeiffer, violin

    16:25
  • 11:26 AM

    A Moorside Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Music for Brass and Percussion

    London Brass

    David Honeyball, conductor

    14:55
  • 11:21 AM

    Pas des sylphes: Intermezzo

    Cecile Chaminade

    Eric Parkin, piano

    2:54
  • 11:07 AM

    English Pastoral Impressions

    Ernest Farrar

    Farrar: Orchestral Works

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Alasdair Mitchell, conductor

    14:13
  • 11:01 AM

    Youthful Suite: English Waltz

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: "Dished Up for Piano" Volume One

    Martin Jones, piano

    4:46
  • 10:42 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
  • 10:26 AM

    Symphony No. 41

    Michael Haydn

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    15:22
  • 10:12 AM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    11:34
  • 10:06 AM

    Scherzo

    Arthur Foote

    Music for a Sunday Morning

    Shanghai Quartet

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    5:02
  • 10:01 AM

    Overture No. 2: Gavotte

    Francesco Veracini

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:40
  • 9:47 AM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Ein Straussfest

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    King Keyes, zither

    11:02
  • 9:29 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Carl Maria von Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    17:08
  • 9:18 AM

    Brodsky Quartet

    9:02
  • 9:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    11:10
  • 9:01 AM

    Songs of Farewell: There is an old belief

    Hubert Parry

    Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 6

    Septura

    4:41
  • 8:44 AM

    Concerto for Three Keyboards

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Piano Concertos

    Hamburg Philharmonic

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    14:06
  • 8:36 AM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Alberto Nepomuceno

    Nepomuceno: Symphony in G minor

    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fabio Mechetti, conductor

    6:55
  • 8:18 AM

    Orlando Quartet

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    17:12
  • 8:01 AM

    Little Concert Suite

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    16:03
  • 7:24 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    34:10
  • 7:13 AM

    Melancholy Serenade

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Esther Yoo, violin

    9:59
  • 7:01 AM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Ambrosia Quartet

    10:42
  • 6:38 AM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    20:00
  • 6:21 AM

    The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances

    Nino Rota

    Rota: La Strada Ballet Suite

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    16:12
  • 6:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    18:30
  • 5:28 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonatas

    Shai Wosner, piano

    30:16
  • 5:20 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    William Boyce

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:35
  • 5:01 AM

    3 Argentinian Cantilenas and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    Camerata Bariloche

    18:07