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  • 4:44 AM

    Oceanic Fantasy

    Paola Prestini

    Francesca dePasquale, violin

    13:43
  • 4:24 AM

    Piano Concerto "Oceans Apart"

    Justin Dello Joio

    Dello Joio: Oceans Apart

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    19:08
  • 4:14 AM

    The Sweetness of Epicurus

    Lou Harrison

    Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountain, Lousadzak; Lou Harrison: Elegiac Symphony

    American Composers Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    8:38
  • 4:06 AM

    Soliloquy

    Jennifer Higdon

    Jennifer Higdon: Summer Shimmers

    Lark Quartet

    Susan Glaser, flute

    6:43
  • 4:01 AM

    for such a gaze of wonder

    Chad Lawson

    Chad Lawson, piano

    Esther Yoo, violin

    4:28
  • 3:53 AM

    Aerial Boundaries

    Michael Hedges

    Opalescent

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    5:30
  • 3:22 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "From Mission San Juan"

    Kevin Puts

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    28:28
  • 3:14 AM

    Strange Birds Passing

    John Luther Adams

    New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble

    John Heiss, conductor

    6:41
  • 3:06 AM

    The Philosopher's Hand

    Terry Riley

    Terry Riley, piano

    5:46
  • 3:01 AM

    Road Movies: Relaxed Groove

    John Adams

    String Poetic

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    4:39
  • 2:51 AM

    Under the Eye of Heaven: The Enigma

    Nick Bicat

    Power

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    7:28
  • 2:16 AM

    String Quartet No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Prague Quartet

    33:21
  • 2:11 AM

    Wise Words

    Timo Andres

    Vanessa Wagner, piano

    3:12
  • 2:06 AM

    Sarabande

    Claude Debussy

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:05
  • 2:01 AM

    Poem

    Zdenek Fibich

    Small Czech Musical Gems

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Vaclav Smetacek, conductor

    4:48
  • 1:52 AM

    Alma redemptoris Mater

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Truro Cathedral Choir

    Christopher Gray, conductor

    5:55
  • 1:33 AM

    Divertimento

    Lennox Berkeley

    Ravel, Berkeley, Pounds: Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    18:08
  • 1:26 AM

    Divertimento

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

    6:03
  • 1:16 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Emanuele Barbella

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    8:11
  • 1:06 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Overtures, Preludes, and Intermezzi

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:42
  • 1:01 AM

    Three Parts on a Ground

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell Quartet

    4:33
  • 12:49 AM

    Still Life with Avalanche

    Missy Mazzoli

    eighth blackbird

    8:45
  • 11:50 PM

    Scherzo No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2, Scherzi

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    7:19
  • 11:45 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    Cleveland Quartet

    4:46
  • 11:07 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Louise Farrenc

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    National Orchestra of Metz Grand Est

    David Reiland, conductor

    35:23
  • 11:02 PM

    Harp Concerto: Lullaby

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:54
  • 10:48 PM

    Poet and Peasant Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    10:18
  • 10:38 PM

    Andante Cantabile

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Glazunov, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    6:38
  • 10:33 PM

    Sin Aire

    Gabriela Montero

    Solatino

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    3:41
  • 10:24 PM

    Symphony No. 40: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies 1761-63

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:49
  • 10:17 PM

    Five O'Clock Foxtrot

    Maurice Ravel

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    2:23
  • 10:06 PM

    Winter in Buenos Aires (Invierno Porteno)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Piazzolla: Buenos Aires

    Martingale Ensemble

    Ken Selden, conductor

    Tomas Cotik, violin

    6:17
  • 9:52 PM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    6:54
  • 9:40 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Grofe: Grand Canyon / Gershwin: Porgy & Bess

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:02
  • 9:28 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Bartered Bride

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Miklos Rozsa, conductor

    6:43
  • 9:23 PM

    Etude No. 3 "Tristesse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Favorite Chopin

    Vladimir Horowitz, piano

    3:37
  • 9:10 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 "Organ" and Other Works

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    7:13
  • 9:03 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Francois Dandrieu

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    1:59
  • 8:56 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Apotheosis

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    3:34
  • 8:43 PM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak and Brahms: Piano Quintets, Concertante

    Concertante

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    7:26
  • 8:30 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Leonidas Kavakos, conductor

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    9:09
  • 8:17 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:35
  • 8:12 PM

    Hungarian Dances Nos. 20 and 21

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Dances

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:04
  • 8:00 PM

    The Planets: Mars

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets; Elgar: Pomp and Cirucmstance March No. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:34
  • 5:47 PM

    Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:39
  • 5:15 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Camerata Salzburg

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    30:23
  • 5:11 PM

    Suffolk Suite: Prelude

    Doreen Carwithen

    CARWITHEN: Piano Concerto / Bishop Rock / ODTAA / Suffolk Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    2:21
  • 5:06 PM

    Canzon Duodecimi Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Gabrieli for Brass: Venetian Extravaganza

    Royal Academy of Music Brass

    4:57
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Slavyanskaya": Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies 1 & 5

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:48
  • 4:41 PM

    Cypresses (selected)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cypress String Quartet

    16:37
  • 4:25 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Symphonic Poems

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    15:00
  • 4:11 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:03
  • 4:06 PM

    Bagatelle Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    WALDTEUFEL: THE BEST OF EMILE WALDTEUFEL, VOL. 10

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:01 PM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Early Symphonies 8 & 11

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:51
  • 3:47 PM

    Four Scottish Dances

    Malcolm Arnold

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    10:51
  • 3:21 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    The Silver Violin

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    25:34
  • 3:13 PM

    French Suite No. 5: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Peter Hill, piano

    5:07
  • 3:06 PM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 3:01 PM

    Toccata Marziale

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    4:32
  • 2:52 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:01
  • 2:50 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    The Perlman Sound

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:21
  • 2:42 PM

    Oboe Quartet: 1st movement

    Johann Vanhal

    Classical Oboe

    Auer Quartet

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    3:40
  • 2:38 PM

    The Deer Hunter: Cavatina

    Stanley Myers

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    3:10
  • 2:31 PM

    Children's Music: March

    Elfrida Andree

    Elfrida Andree: Complete Piano Works

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    3:02
  • 2:27 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    3:17
  • 2:14 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concertos

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Jerzy Semkow, conductor

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    8:50
  • 2:02 PM

    Fanfare Ritmico

    Jennifer Higdon

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    7:10
  • 1:54 PM

    Czech Suite: Polka

    Antonin Dvorak

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:42
  • 1:44 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Complete Symphonies

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    5:54
  • 1:39 PM

    Suite No. 1 for Two Pianos: Waltz

    Anton Arensky

    Arensky: Five Suites For Two Pianos / Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo

    Aglika Genova, piano

    4:33
  • 1:30 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 33 & 41 "Jupiter"

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    4:56
  • 1:25 PM

    Six Etudes in Canonic Form: Innig

    Robert Schumann

    Martha Argerich, piano

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    3:26
  • 1:16 PM

    The Valkyrie: Magic Fire Music

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    4:45
  • 1:10 PM

    Ten Pieces: Gavotte

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Music For Brass Septet 3

    Septura

    2:45
  • 1:04 PM

    Swan Lake: Neapolitan Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky | Sleeping Beauty & Swan Lake

    Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

    Aleksander Lazarev, conductor

    2:03
  • 12:54 PM

    Chen Yi, violin

    Lars Hannibal, guitar

    5:30
  • 12:44 PM

    Iberia: Triana

    Isaac Albeniz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:53
  • 12:39 PM

    Lady Radnor's Suite: Bouree

    Hubert Parry

    English String Festival

    Capella Istropolitana

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:04
  • 12:33 PM

    English Suite No. 1: Bourees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: English Suites 1, 3, And 5

    Piotr Anderszewski, piano

    4:20
  • 12:24 PM

    Essence of Ruby

    Brandee Younger

    Ennanga

    Ashley Jackson, harp

    5:35
  • 12:11 PM

    Faust Quadrille

    Josef Strauss

    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Dittrich, conductor

    6:04
  • 12:07 PM

    Fugata

    Astor Piazzolla

    Piazzolla: Buenos Aires

    Martingale Ensemble

    Ken Selden, conductor

    Tomas Cotik, violin

    2:32
  • 11:51 AM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Ippolitov-Ivanov: Orchestral Works

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Donald Johanos, conductor

    7:14
  • 11:44 AM

    Entry March of the Boyars

    Johan Halvorsen

    Russian Fireworks

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    5:01
  • 11:37 AM

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings: The Fellowship

    Howard Shore

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nic Raine, conductor

    5:52
  • 11:31 AM

    Devotion (Andacht)

    David Popper

    Wendy Warner plays Popper and Piatigorsky

    Wendy Warner, cello

    5:27
  • 11:18 AM

    Second Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Hammersmith, Moorside Suite, Suites 1 And 2 / Dunn

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Howard Dunn, conductor

    11:20
  • 11:15 AM

    Basque Folk Song

    Clarence Cameron White

    Marcus Eley, clarinet

    Lucerne DeSa, piano

    2:33
  • 11:09 AM

    Among the Poppies

    Eric Coates

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:22
  • 11:04 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linzer" and 40

    Berlin Philharmonic

    4:11
  • 10:48 AM

    Paganini Variations

    Eugene Ysaye

    Capriccios

    Capriccio Quartet

    10:09
  • 10:27 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    19:21
  • 10:17 AM

    Basket of Flowers

    Theresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez Plays the Music of Teresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez, piano

    7:57
  • 10:06 AM

    In Spring Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    10:31
  • 10:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Chris Gekker, trumpet

    4:37
  • 9:37 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    21:10
  • 9:26 AM

    Six Italian Dance Tunes

    Peter Warlock

    Warlock: Capriol Suite; The Curlew; Six English Tunes; Serenade; Six Italian Dance Tunes; Ross Pople/London Festival Orchestra

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    10:39
  • 9:21 AM

    Nocturne No. 8

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    2:52
  • 9:07 AM

    Symphony Concertante

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Yury Revich, violin

    Libor Jezek, violin

    Pavla Honsova, viola

    13:35
  • 9:01 AM

    Lux Aeterna

    Ivo Antognini

    Mid-Winter Songs/Un Soir De Neige

    Phoenix Chamber Choir

    4:41
  • 8:20 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    38:00
  • 8:14 AM

    Time For Three

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    5:17
  • 8:08 AM

    The Last Emperor: Theme

    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    The Hollywood Sound

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:59
  • 8:01 AM

    Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Vibraphone "Infinite Games": Empty Set

    Arash Safaian

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Sebastian Knauer, piano

    Pascal Schumacher, vibraphone

    6:10
  • 7:41 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 1

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:47
  • 7:23 AM

    Tuba Concerto

    John Williams

    Singapore Symphony Orchestra

    Anne Manson, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    17:03
  • 7:09 AM

    Piano Trio No. 35

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Beaux Arts Trio

    12:11
  • 7:01 AM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Tippett, Holst, Corelli, Bach

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Kathryn Greenbank, oboe

    7:23
  • 6:23 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    35:37
  • 6:17 AM

    Joanne Polk, piano

    5:07
  • 6:01 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    Pavlo Beznosiuk, violin

    Tom Dunn, viola

    Richard Tunnicliffe, cello

    14:03
  • 5:38 AM

    The Tender Land Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, The Tender Land, Billy the Kid

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    20:43
  • 5:18 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Mysterious Mountain"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Mysterious Mountains

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    19:28
  • 5:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Janine Jansen, violin

    Jan Jansen, harpsichord

    14:28