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  • 4:47 AM

    Symphonic Dances: 1st movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Gateways

    Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    11:32
  • 4:25 AM

    Sextet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Music for Winds

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    20:11
  • 4:06 AM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    18:07
  • 4:01 AM

    Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies

    Traditional Chinese

    Lydia Maria Bader, piano

    4:37
  • 3:47 AM

    A Spring Garland

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    11:13
  • 3:38 AM

    Impressions from the Countryside: Village Dance

    Zdenek Fibich

    Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Marek Stilec, conductor

    7:46
  • 3:22 AM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Lang Lang, piano

    15:16
  • 3:12 AM

    Sicilian Vespers: Four Seasons: Autumn

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    9:10
  • 3:06 AM

    The Last Sleep of the Virgin

    Jules Massenet

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Anthony Ross, cello

    4:30
  • 3:01 AM

    Concert Study

    Felix Godefroid

    Valerie Milot, harp

    4:46
  • 2:51 AM

    Octet: 5th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Isabelle Faust, violin

    Anne-Katharina Schreiber, violin

    James Boyd, viola

    Kristin von der Goltz, cello

    James Munro, bass

    Lorenzo Coppola, clarinet

    7:15
  • 2:19 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    31:05
  • 2:15 AM

    Prelude No. 19

    Alexander Scriabin

    Klara Min, piano

    1:44
  • 2:06 AM

    Dawn

    Heino Eller

    Music from Estonia, Vol. 1

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    John Digney, oboe

    8:10
  • 2:01 AM

    Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song

    Edvard Grieg

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    4:35
  • 1:50 AM

    Reverie and Caprice

    Hector Berlioz

    Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll/Sibelius: Valse Triste/etc.

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Guillermo Figueroa, violin

    7:53
  • 1:14 AM

    Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spake Zarathustra)

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    34:57
  • 1:11 AM

    Platee: Entrance of Mercury

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    1:26
  • 1:06 AM

    The Planets: Mercury

    Gustav Holst

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    3:55
  • 1:01 AM

    Caprice viennois (Viennese Caprice)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Paul Coker, piano

    4:34
  • 12:51 AM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:51
  • 12:20 AM

    Concerto for Two Pianos

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Double Piano Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Guher & Suher Pekinel, pianos

    29:28
  • 12:16 AM

    Guasa (Dance)

    Celedonio Romero

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    1:56
  • 12:07 AM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    9:06
  • 12:01 AM

    Bella Bocca Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:46
  • 11:52 PM

    Rondo Brillante

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    6:16
  • 11:52 PM

    Rondo Brillante

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    6:16
  • 11:34 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Complete Concertos

    Russian National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    20:17
  • 11:20 PM

    Hymn for Everyone

    Jessie Montgomery

    Contemporary American Composers

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:19
  • 11:13 PM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 11:02 PM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    10:34
  • 10:54 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    5:38
  • 10:44 PM

    Serenade for Winds

    Richard Strauss

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

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    9:16
  • 10:29 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    14:04
  • 10:15 PM

    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
  • 10:11 PM

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:45
  • 10:01 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:10
  • 9:51 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Orchestra of the Swan

    Orchestra of the Swan

    Kenneth Woods, conductor

    7:46
  • 9:48 PM

    My Spirit Sang All Day

    Gerald Finzi

    An Endless Summer

    The Summer Singers

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    1:36
  • 9:35 PM

    The Garden of Cosmic Speculation: Garden of the Senses Suite

    Michael Gandolfi

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    12:55
  • 9:28 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Scherzo burlesque

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    5:20
  • 9:16 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Johann Molter

    Trumpet Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:50
  • 9:05 PM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    10:18
  • 9:02 PM

    Impromptu

    Germaine Tailleferre

    The Flower of France

    Quynh Nguyen, piano

    2:26
  • 8:35 PM

    Gaite Parisienne: Selections

    Jacques Offenbach

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:11
  • 8:28 PM

    Portraits of Josephine: Paris 1925

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    6:39
  • 8:06 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    William Conway, cello

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    Matthew Wilkie, bassoon

    20:26
  • 8:00 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Reverie

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    5:02
  • 5:48 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, Bassoon Concerto

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    10:02
  • 5:22 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:47
  • 5:16 PM

    Morceaux de Fantaisie: Elegie

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Tharaud Plays Rachmaninoff

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    5:10
  • 5:06 PM

    Suite for Strings: Finale

    Ethel Smyth

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    8:19
  • 5:01 PM

    The Tempest: Banquet Dance

    Arthur Sullivan

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:39
  • 4:44 PM

    Rapsodie espagnole

    Maurice Ravel

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    14:31
  • 4:44 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Florence Price

    Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries: 25th Anniversary Edition

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jonathon Heyward, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    14:43
  • 4:42 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Memory

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    3:12
  • 4:22 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:17
  • 4:22 PM

    Mlada: Bohemian Dance

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:48
  • 4:18 PM

    Bumble Boogie

    Jack Fina

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    2:27
  • 4:14 PM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    6:54
  • 4:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "In the Spring": 4th movement

    John Knowles Paine

    John Knowles Paine: Orchestral Works 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:09
  • 4:01 PM

    Keyboard Suite No. 5: Allemande

    George Frideric Handel

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    4:40
  • 3:51 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Dukas, Debussy, Satie, Saint-Saens, Ravel

    French National Orchestra

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    7:04
  • 3:26 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 6

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Lambert Orkis, piano

    23:41
  • 3:22 PM

    Serenade for Winds: 2nd movement

    Emil Hartmann

    Romantic Wind Serenades

    Consortium Classicum

    3:29
  • 3:12 PM

    Karelia Overture

    Jean Sibelius

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    7:59
  • 3:06 PM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:43
  • 3:01 PM

    German Dances

    William Brade

    Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    4:50
  • 2:52 PM

    I Was Glad

    Hubert Parry

    Voices of Ascension

    Dennis Keene, conductor

    Mark Kruczek, organ

    6:52
  • 2:47 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    10:40
  • 2:42 PM

    Songs of Farewell: My soul, there is a country

    Hubert Parry

    The Music of King's

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    3:49
  • 2:15 PM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:43
  • 2:07 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    William Boyce

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Ronald Thomas, conductor

    7:27
  • 1:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2, "Resurrection": Finale

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Minnesota Chorale

    5:00
  • 1:37 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Grande Ecurie et la Chambre du Roy

    Jean-Claude Malgoire, conductor

    Christian Schneider, mandolin

    Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin

    9:20
  • 1:31 PM

    Minuet

    Ignaz Paderewski

    Voyage

    Arcata String Quartet

    Don Bailey, flute

    4:02
  • 1:21 PM

    Concert Waltz No. 1

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    9:11
  • 1:17 PM

    Blue Piece

    Libby Larsen

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:43
  • 1:11 PM

    Fugata

    Astor Piazzolla

    Piazzolla: Buenos Aires

    Martingale Ensemble

    Ken Selden, conductor

    Tomas Cotik, violin

    2:32
  • 1:04 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    Delibes: Coppelia / Gounod: Faust

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Janos Sandor, conductor

    5:58
  • 12:48 PM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:39
  • 12:35 PM

    El Salon Mexico

    Aaron Copland

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    10:45
  • 12:32 PM

    Scherzino Mexicano

    Manuel Ponce

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    2:47
  • 12:19 PM

    Bavarian Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    11:36
  • 12:15 PM

    Song without Words No. 18 "Duetto"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Bach-Busoni, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Liszt: Music without Words

    Murray Perahia, piano

    3:05
  • 12:07 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    Fasch: Concertos and Overtures

    Budapest Strings

    Reinhold Friedrich, trumpet

    6:31
  • 12:04 PM

    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

    Alexander Borodin

    Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:13
  • 11:51 AM

    Symphony No. 6: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Overture in C Major

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:21
  • 11:47 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:26
  • 11:30 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:11
  • 11:20 AM

    Flower Festival in Genzano: Pas de deux

    Eduard Helsted

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    9:03
  • 11:15 AM

    Far and Away: Donnybrook Fair

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    3:46
  • 11:11 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Morning

    Sergei Prokofiev

    From Russia with Harp

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    3:05
  • 11:04 AM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Classics for all Seasons: Summer

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:50
  • 10:44 AM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    14:04
  • 10:26 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Tokyo String Quartet

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    16:59
  • 10:20 AM

    Picturesque Pieces: Pompous Minuet

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:32
  • 10:11 AM

    Concerto No. 5

    Francesco Durante

    Francesco Durante: Concerti

    Concerto Koln

    7:39
  • 10:06 AM

    Waltz No. 2 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Valse Brillante

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    4:56
  • 10:01 AM

    Ballo detto Pollicio/La Cattarina

    Tarquinio Merula

    Ensemble Fitzwilliam

    4:45
  • 9:47 AM

    Norwegian Dances Nos. 2-4

    Edvard Grieg

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    11:40
  • 9:37 AM

    Nonet: 4th movement

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Chamber Ensemble

    7:44
  • 9:20 AM

    In the Fen Country

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Orchestral Favourites

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    15:31
  • 9:06 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    13:31
  • 9:01 AM

    Salve Regina

    Francis Poulenc

    Tafelmusik Chamber Choir

    Ivars Taurins, conductor

    4:37
  • 8:40 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    18:07
  • 8:34 AM

    Jobiniana No. 1

    Sergio Assad

    Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars

    5:08
  • 8:12 AM

    November Woods

    Arnold Bax

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    20:27
  • 8:01 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    University of Kansas Wind Ensemble

    Paul Popiel, conductor

    Margaret Marco, English horn

    Steve Leisring, trumpet

    10:10
  • 7:24 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    34:02
  • 7:15 AM

    Alleluia and Fugue for Strings

    Alan Hovhaness

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    8:39
  • 7:01 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Complete String Symphonies Vol 1

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    12:16
  • 6:40 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel, Stamitz, Hertel: Trumpet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    17:54
  • 6:16 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Roman Trilogy

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:56
  • 6:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    The Wanderer

    Brooklyn Rider

    12:46
  • 5:33 AM

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    25:35
  • 5:18 AM

    Ramuntcho Suite No. 2

    Gabriel Pierne

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    14:36
  • 5:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

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

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    14:40