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  • 4:49 AM

    The Messenger

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    9:36
  • 4:21 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Slavonic"

    Boris Lyatoshinsky

    Lyatoshynsky: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

    Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra

    Theodore Kuchar, conductor

    27:19
  • 4:06 AM

    Concert Piece for Flute and Harp

    David Diamond

    Glorian Duo

    13:09
  • 4:01 AM

    The Garden of Eden: Through Eden's Gates

    William Bolcom

    Logan Skelton, piano

    4:33
  • 3:53 AM

    Nature Morte: The Butterfly

    Galina Grigorjeva

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    5:05
  • 3:33 AM

    Symphony "La Casa del Diavolo"

    Luigi Boccherini

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    Fabio Biondi, violin

    19:12
  • 3:27 AM

    The Devil's Joke

    Rudolf Friml

    Stephanie Chase, violin

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    5:42
  • 3:06 AM

    Ballad Without Words

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphony No. 6, etc.

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    18:31
  • 3:01 AM

    Algarve Orchestra

    Alvaro Cassuto, conductor

    4:36
  • 2:32 AM

    Piano Trio

    Maurice Ravel

    Claremont Trio

    26:13
  • 2:24 AM

    La Noche de los Mayas (The Night of the Maya): Night of Revelry

    Silvestre Revueltas

    Aguascalientes Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Barrios, conductor

    5:38
  • 2:14 AM

    Dance Rhapsody No. 2

    Frederick Delius

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    8:44
  • 2:06 AM

    My Life is Love and Laughter Waltz

    Josef Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    7:38
  • 2:01 AM

    Lighten our Darkness

    Ben Parry

    Ben Parry: The Hours

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    4:42
  • 1:52 AM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:54
  • 1:23 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    27:40
  • 1:12 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 4

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    9:01
  • 1:06 AM

    Serenade

    Mel Bonis

    Lucia Swarts, cello

    Elena Malinova, piano

    4:05
  • 1:01 AM

    London Suite: Covent Garden

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:38
  • 12:51 AM

    Comedy Overture

    Ferruccio Busoni

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    7:01
  • 12:25 AM

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    24:36
  • 12:18 AM

    Three Shakespeare Songs

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    6:39
  • 12:06 AM

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    10:08
  • 12:01 AM

    Sursum Corda

    Edward Elgar

    Catherine Manoukian, violin

    Satoshi Sando, piano

    4:32
  • 11:51 PM

    Fiesta criolla

    Manuel Gomez Carrillo

    Fiesta Criolla: Latin-American Orchestral Works

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    Gabriel Castagna, conductor

    7:10
  • 11:51 PM

    Fiesta criolla

    Manuel Gomez Carrillo

    Fiesta Criolla: Latin-American Orchestral Works

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    Gabriel Castagna, conductor

    7:10
  • 11:39 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Virtuoso Trumpet: Bach, Mozart, Telemann

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    12:13
  • 11:27 PM

    The Magic Harp Overture (Rosamunde)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No 9, Rosamunde Overture

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:11
  • 11:20 PM

    Little Suite

    Alkis Baltas

    Greek Wind Quintets

    Aeolus Woodwind Quintet

    6:25
  • 11:05 PM

    Symphony No. 5 1/2 "A Symphony for Fun"

    Don Gillis

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    14:39
  • 11:00 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    3:19
  • 10:51 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    7:58
  • 10:45 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    William Boyce

    Menuhin Festival Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    4:51
  • 10:29 PM

    Little Concert Suite

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Anthony Parnther, conductor

    15:38
  • 10:14 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 18: Piano Variations, Rondos Etc.

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    13:10
  • 10:02 PM

    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

    Arnold Bax

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:52
  • 10:01 PM

    Quit Dat Fool'nish

    William Grant Still

    Zina Schiff, violin

    Cameron Grant, piano

    1:09
  • 9:48 PM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:28
  • 9:40 PM

    Six Ricercars on a Theme of F.C. da Milano

    Dusan Bogdanovic

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    6:59
  • 9:33 PM

    Evergreen

    Kevin Puts

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:27
  • 9:29 PM

    La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Carmen Fantasy

    Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

    3:22
  • 9:11 PM

    String Quartet No. 30 "The Joke"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    16:16
  • 9:07 PM

    The Age of Gold: Tahiti Trot

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    4:13
  • 9:03 PM

    Suite of Eight Dances: Tango

    Carlos Salzedo

    The Romantic Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:25
  • 8:45 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Burlesque; Serenade; Till Eulenspiegel

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    15:03
  • 8:38 PM

    Eubie's Luckey Day

    William Bolcom

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:58
  • 8:26 PM

    Disguises: Il Buffone (G.C.)

    Jon Lord

    Jon Lord: Boom Of The Tingling Strings

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Mann, conductor

    10:50
  • 8:12 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Giovanni Sammartini

    Baroque Journey

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Lucie Horsch, recorder

    12:24
  • 8:00 PM

    The Song of Hiawatha: Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    11:22
  • 5:46 PM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    12:35
  • 5:20 PM

    Variations on a Nursery Song

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Childhood Tales

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Domingo Hindoyan, conductor

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    24:54
  • 5:15 PM

    New York Pick-Up Ensemble

    Jorge Mester, conductor

    3:35
  • 5:11 PM

    Joanna Goldstein, piano

    2:23
  • 5:06 PM

    Maskarade: Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Clarinet Concerto

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:34
  • 5:01 PM

    King Carotte Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:44
  • 4:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:09
  • 4:35 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:12
  • 4:25 PM

    Overture to a Kitchen Comedy

    A.J. Potter

    A.J. Potter: Orchestral Music

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Robert Houlihan, conductor

    9:31
  • 4:19 PM

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    Richard Galliano, accordion

    4:29
  • 4:06 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Piano concerto no. 2

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

    Boris Giltburg, piano

    11:31
  • 4:01 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: Allegro

    Christoph Graupner

    Graupner: Instrumental and Vocal Music, Vol. 1

    L'Ensemble des Idees heureuses

    Genevieve Soly, conductor

    Mathieu Lussier, bassoon

    4:43
  • 3:53 PM

    Concert Polonaise

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Violin on Stage

    NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    Bomsori Kim, violin

    5:46
  • 3:21 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    30:31
  • 3:15 PM

    Souvenirs de Bayreuth

    Gabriel Faure

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    Martin Roscoe, piano

    4:05
  • 3:06 PM

    The Belles of St. Trinian's: Comedy Suite

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:59
  • 3:01 PM

    Hook: Flight to Neverland

    John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:48 PM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

    Ambrosia Quartet

    10:42
  • 2:40 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    17:12
  • 2:33 PM

    Horn Trio: Finale

    Johannes Brahms

    Gyorgy Sebok, piano

    Arthur Grumiaux, violin

    Francis Orval, horn

    6:25
  • 2:24 PM

    Variations on an Original Theme

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cedric Tiberghien - Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 2

    Cedric Tiberghien, piano

    7:44
  • 2:17 PM

    The Comedians: Galop, Gavotte, and Epilogue

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Full Dimensional Sound - Sabre Dance: Ballet Suites

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Alfred Newman, conductor

    6:04
  • 2:13 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Romantic Violinist: A Celebration Of Joseph Joachim

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:58
  • 2:05 PM

    Abdelazar: Incidental Music

    Henry Purcell

    A Baroque Feast

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    7:02
  • 1:59 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Great American Showpieces

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:21
  • 1:54 PM

    Royal Firewater Music

    PDQ Bach

    Peter Schickele, conductor

    :00
  • 1:51 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:05
  • 1:47 PM

    Oklahoma: Out of My Dreams

    Rodgers & Hammerstein

    Oklahoma: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Shirley Jones, soprano

    :00
  • 1:31 PM

    Concerto for Two Horns

    Franz Pokorny

    Fiala / Pokorny / Rosetti: Concertos For 2 Horns

    Capella Istropolitana

    Frantisek Vajnar, conductor

    Zdenek Tylsar, horn

    15:18
  • 1:24 PM

    Symphony No. 7: Finale

    Emilie Mayer

    Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

    Jurgen Bruns, conductor

    6:06
  • 1:18 PM

    Harp Concerto: Joy Ride

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:25
  • 1:10 PM

    Variations on La Folia

    Mauro Giuliani

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    4:15
  • 1:04 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:28
  • 12:56 PM

    Manon: Je marche

    Jules Massenet

    The Muse Surmounted

    Nataila de Andrade, vocal

    :00
  • 12:50 PM

    Eine kleine Nichtmusik: 1st mvt

    P.D.Q. Bach

    Portrait of P.D.Q. Bach

    New York Pick-Up Ensemble

    :00
  • 12:47 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st mvt

    Wolfgang Mozart

    John Fletcher, tuba

    2:44
  • 12:39 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Overtures by Suppe and Auber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    6:22
  • 12:33 PM

    Praeludium and Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    Con Amore

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    5:40
  • 12:28 PM

    Joke Polka (Scherz-Polka)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Musik Des Biedermeier

    Biedermeier Ensemble Vienna

    3:15
  • 12:25 PM

    Easter Monday on the White House Lawn

    John Philip Sousa

    United States Marine Band

    2:24
  • 12:15 PM

    Sinfonia No. 3

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Georg Kallweit, conductor

    9:13
  • 12:06 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies 3 and 5

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    7:00
  • 11:57 AM

    Promenade (Walking the Dog)

    George Gershwin

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Michael Tilson Thomas, piano

    2:56
  • 11:47 AM

    12 Contredanses

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    8:48
  • 11:43 AM

    Comic Quartet on Beethoven's Fifth

    Werner Thomas-Mifune

    Venice String Quartet

    :00
  • 11:32 AM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Cologne Camerata

    Michael Schneider, recorder

    10:35
  • 11:21 AM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    9:23
  • 11:15 AM

    Six Cafe Pieces: A Funny Waltz

    Vojislav Ivanovic

    Balkanisms

    Mak Grgic, guitar

    5:08
  • 11:09 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:04
  • 11:04 AM

    Nice Work If You Can Get It

    George Gershwin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:41
  • 10:47 AM

    Pierrot of the Minute: Comedy Overture

    Granville Bantock

    Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    11:03
  • 10:23 AM

    A Musical Joke (Ein musikalischer Spass)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    23:02
  • 10:19 AM

    Three Pieces: Toque je-je (Laughing game)

    Cesar Guerra-Peixe

    Images of Brazil

    Francesca Anderegg, violin

    2:52
  • 10:16 AM

    The Typewriter

    Leroy Anderson

    Studio Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson, conductor

    1:37
  • 10:06 AM

    Toy Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    9:32
  • 10:01 AM

    Song without Words

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Marcy Rosen, cello

    Lydia Artymiw, piano

    4:41
  • 9:48 AM

    Twelfth Night Overture

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:29
  • 9:24 AM

    Gaspard de la Nuit

    Maurice Ravel

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    22:07
  • 9:16 AM

    Rondo a Capriccio (Rage Over a Lost Penny)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Alice Sara Ott: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    6:20
  • 9:06 AM

    Pavane, Idyll and Bacchanal

    Edgar Bainton

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    9:08
  • 9:01 AM

    A New Satiesfaction

    Stephan Koncz

    Ray Chen: The Golden Age

    Made in Berlin

    4:32
  • 8:45 AM

    Fantasy Aborigine No. 3 "Kokopelli"

    Louis Ballard

    Ballard: The Four Moons, Devil's Promenade, Fantasy Aborigine No. 3, & Scenes from Indian Life

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    12:59
  • 8:41 AM

    Sonata "Fuga del Gatto" (Cat's Fugue Sonata)

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Scarlatti: Piano Sonatas

    Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

    3:56
  • 8:16 AM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphonic Poems

    Les Siecles

    Francois-Xavier Roth, conductor

    Jean Sugitani, piano

    23:20
  • 8:12 AM

    Duetto buffo di due gatti (Cats' Duet)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    On Wings Of Song

    Felicity Lott, soprano

    3:15
  • 8:01 AM

    Miniature Suite

    Poldowski

    Sylvan Winds

    10:28
  • 7:14 AM

    Symphonia Domestica

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    43:50
  • 7:12 AM

    My Bonnie Lass She Smelleth

    P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele)

    Arianna String Quartet

    Peter Schickele, conductor

    2:35
  • 7:01 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Florence Price

    Catalyst Quartet

    Michelle Cann, piano

    8:36
  • 6:53 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mark Small, guitar

    Robert Torres, guitar

    Nancy Hair, cello

    Kathy Halvorson, English horn

    5:01
  • 6:30 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    22:59
  • 6:05 AM

    Dala Suite

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    23:17
  • 6:01 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    The Silver Album

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    2:59
  • 5:30 AM

    The Knights

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Michael Ward-Bergeman, hyper-accordion

    Jamey Haddad, percussion

    Cyro Baptista, percussion

    28:06
  • 5:22 AM

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Alain Trudel, conductor

    Jonathan Crow, violin

    7:07
  • 5:01 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    St. Mary's Chamber Players

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    John Miller, bassoon

    19:35