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  • 4:47 AM

    Boston Modern Orchestra Project

    Gil Rose, conductor

    11:24
  • 4:37 AM

    Kronos Quartet

    9:58
  • 4:12 AM

    Prometheus, the Poem of Fire

    Alexander Scriabin

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    Anatol Ugorski, piano

    22:43
  • 4:06 AM

    Diferencias on O Gloriosa Domina

    Luis de Narvaez

    Frank Wallace, vihuela

    5:27
  • 4:01 AM

    Pan Voyevoda: Nocturne

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Adagios

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:53 AM

    Andante

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn-Hensel, F.: Piano Sonatas in C and G minor

    Heather Schmidt, piano

    5:38
  • 3:29 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Julia Perry

    American Counterpoints

    Experiential Orchestra

    James Blachly, conductor

    Curtis Stewart, violin

    22:58
  • 3:24 AM

    A Summer Day

    Lena McLin

    Helen Walker-Hill, piano

    3:57
  • 3:16 AM

    Evergreen

    Kevin Puts

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:27
  • 3:06 AM

    Summer Pastorale

    Arthur Honegger

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    8:55
  • 3:01 AM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Romantic Music for Flute and Harp

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    4:43
  • 2:51 AM

    Concerto for Orchestra: Finale

    Bela Bartok

    Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5; Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    7:57
  • 12:52 AM

    Godzilla: Suite

    Akira Ifukube

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nic Raine, conductor

    6:35
  • 12:47 AM

    Varre-Vento (Swept by the Wind)

    Gaudencio Thiago de Mello

    Quintet of the Americas

    Gaudencio Thiago de Mello, percussion

    Blair McMillen, piano

    2:39
  • 12:23 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 17 "The Tempest"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    23:48
  • 12:13 AM

    String Quartet "La Fucina di Vulcano"

    Carlo Monza

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    8:00
  • 12:06 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 1 "La Tempesta di Mare" ("Storm at Sea")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concertos Op 10

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    6:54
  • 12:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 11:48 PM

    Paganini Variations

    Eugene Ysaye

    Capriccio Quartet

    10:08
  • 11:17 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection": 5th movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler Symphony No 2 | Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    Barbara Hendricks, soprano

    38:37
  • 10:39 PM

    Medea's Dance of Vengeance

    Samuel Barber

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    13:02
  • 10:28 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Stephen Hough, piano

    5:55
  • 10:04 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Philippe Auguin, conductor

    Manuela Wiesler, flute

    8:31
  • 9:52 PM

    Waltz Fantasy

    Mikhail Glinka

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:26
  • 9:36 PM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, Krakowiak, Andante spainato

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    15:10
  • 9:31 PM

    Violin Partita No. 2: Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    par.ti.ta - J.S. Bach; Ysaye; Auerbach

    Vadim Gluzman, violin

    4:05
  • 9:27 PM

    Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise

    William Bolcom

    Serious Fun!

    Jody Karin Applebaum, soprano

    2:46
  • 9:20 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance, Marches

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:36
  • 9:08 PM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    9:30
  • 9:01 PM

    The Birds: Cuckoo

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Les Pins De Rome, Les Fontaines De Rome, Les Oiseaux

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:09
  • 8:53 PM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    William Bolcom: The Complete Rags

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:33
  • 8:37 PM

    The Days (I giorni)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:44
  • 8:33 PM

    Xerxes: Ombra mai fu

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Arias

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Harry Bicket, conductor

    Ian Bostridge, tenor

    2:43
  • 8:21 PM

    Star Wars: The Phantom Menace: Suite

    John Williams

    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace: Duel of the Fates: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:39
  • 8:17 PM

    Jaws: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:51
  • 8:00 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    14:34
  • 5:44 PM

    Rounds for String Orchestra

    David Diamond

    David Diamond, Vol. 5: Rounds

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    14:17
  • 5:22 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:56
  • 5:11 PM

    May Night Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:02
  • 5:06 PM

    Folk Suite No. 4

    William Grant Still

    Get on Board

    Sierra Winds

    4:59
  • 5:00 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:53 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    5:17
  • 4:23 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    28:31
  • 4:14 PM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:54
  • 4:06 PM

    Valse-Caprice No. 2

    Gabriel Faure

    FAURE: Pelleas et Melisande / Valses-caprices

    Pierre-Alain Volondat, piano

    8:26
  • 4:01 PM

    Trumpet Sonata a 7

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Baroque Trumpet Music

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    John Wallace, trumpet

    4:44
  • 3:50 PM

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    8:30
  • 3:42 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    7:27
  • 3:20 PM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet

    Franz Danzi

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    20:39
  • 3:12 PM

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Samuel Sanders, piano

    5:49
  • 3:06 PM

    Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)

    Claude Debussy

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    5:25
  • 3:01 PM

    Downton Abbey: A Royal Command

    John Lunn

    Downton Abbey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Chamber Orchestra of London

    Alastair King, conductor

    4:50
  • 2:52 PM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Alwyn: Orchestral Music

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:17
  • 2:51 PM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Alwyn: Orchestral Music

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:17
  • 2:10 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Alina Ibragimova, conductor

    Alina Ibragimova, violin

    42:52
  • 2:03 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    The Journey

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    4:47
  • 1:49 PM

    Cello Sonata: Finale

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Muse

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    10:53
  • 1:40 PM

    Canadian Folk Song Suite

    Morley Calvert

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    Stephen Chenette, conductor

    8:36
  • 1:32 PM

    Aladdin Suite: March and Dance

    Carl Nielsen

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    6:21
  • 1:22 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
  • 1:18 PM

    Suite: Rondo "Le Brillant"

    Marin Marais

    The Sun King's Paradise

    Palladian Ensemble

    2:59
  • 1:09 PM

    Spanish Dance No. 12

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Spanish Dances

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    5:38
  • 1:04 PM

    Our Town: Grover's Corners

    Aaron Copland

    He Got Game - The Music Of Aaron Copland (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    3:11
  • 12:43 PM

    Symphony No. 2: Andante

    Louise Farrenc

    North German Radio Symphony

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    8:16
  • 12:33 PM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 3

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    9:22
  • 12:30 PM

    Impressions of the Puna: Dance

    Alberto Ginastera

    Camerata Bariloche

    3:02
  • 12:19 PM

    L'Etoile du Nord: Dance Suite

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    9:07
  • 12:13 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:41
  • 12:07 PM

    Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun): Pavane and Scene du bouquet

    Leo Delibes

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:40
  • 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
  • 11:50 AM

    The Wasps: Overture

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    8:54
  • 11:45 AM

    Wand of Youth: March

    Edward Elgar

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    4:16
  • 11:32 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cafe Zimmermann

    Amandine Beyer, violin

    Antoine Torunczyk, oboe

    11:50
  • 11:24 AM

    Florida Suite: By the River

    Frederick Delius

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    6:49
  • 11:15 AM

    Scherzo on Tropical Airs

    Santos Cifuentes

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    6:48
  • 11:10 AM

    String Quartet No. 4: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Tokyo String Quartet

    4:25
  • 11:04 AM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Dreams of a World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:09
  • 10:45 AM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Requiem Op. 48

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    12:58
  • 10:24 AM

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    19:13
  • 10:22 AM

    Budapest Brass Quintet

    1:28
  • 10:13 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 6

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    8:09
  • 10:06 AM

    Serenade No. 1: Rondo

    Johannes Brahms

    Residentie Orchestra of the Hague

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    6:24
  • 10:01 AM

    Women of Legend: Salome

    Mel Bonis

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    Marie Vermeulin, piano

    4:32
  • 9:46 AM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Barry Griffiths, violin

    12:05
  • 9:28 AM

    A Downland Suite

    John Ireland

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    16:50
  • 9:19 AM

    Cantata No. 42: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    William Lacey, conductor

    7:08
  • 9:06 AM

    String Symphony No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    12:08
  • 9:01 AM

    Two Poetic Waltzes

    Enrique Granados

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    4:39
  • 8:27 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Rudolf Serkin, piano

    30:51
  • 8:23 AM

    Festival March

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:04
  • 8:01 AM

    With the Wild Geese

    Hamilton Harty

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    20:06
  • 7:34 AM

    Intermezzo: Interludes

    Richard Strauss

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    24:34
  • 7:18 AM

    Idomeneo: Ballet Music: Selections

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 25: Theatre and Ballet Music

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    15:01
  • 7:05 AM

    Concert Overture No. 1

    Florence Price

    Price: Songs of the Oak - Concert Overtures Nos. 1-2

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    11:39
  • 7:01 AM

    What a Wonderful World

    George Weiss/Bob Thiele

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:10
  • 6:34 AM

    La Mer (The Sea)

    Claude Debussy

    Sinfonia Iuventas

    Gabriel Chmura, conductor

    24:23
  • 6:22 AM

    Introduction and Variations

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Carnaval de Venise

    Catrin Finch, harp

    11:06
  • 6:02 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    19:13
  • 5:41 AM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    16:56
  • 5:23 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    17:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Idillio-Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Wolf-Ferrari, Strauss, Vaughan Williams, Barber

    Lehigh Valley Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Spieth, conductor

    Humbert Lucarelli, oboe

    20:14