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  • 4:29 AM

    Sinfonia for Strings

    Kurt Atterberg

    ATTERBERG: Sinfonia for Strings

    Camerata Nordica

    Ulf Wallin, conductor

    29:03
  • 4:09 AM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:25
  • 4:06 AM

    The Screens: The French Lieutenant Dreams

    Philip Glass

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    2:28
  • 4:01 AM

    Sonatina: 2nd movement

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Serenade to the Dawn

    Andrea Lieberknecht, flute

    4:32
  • 3:53 AM

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    5:33
  • 3:18 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    33:03
  • 3:12 AM

    Chorale Prelude: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Now comes the Savior)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    Hannah Roberts, cello

    Ben Davies, cello

    Max Ruisi, cello

    4:37
  • 3:06 AM

    Pastoral

    Arthur Bliss

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    Malcolm Martineau, piano

    5:04
  • 3:01 AM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    American Romantics

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:46 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): On the Beach at Sorrento

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:50
  • 2:20 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Cello Concerto

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:37
  • 2:14 AM

    Variations on L. Mason's Nearer, My God, to Thee

    Justin Holland

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    4:05
  • 2:06 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    7:35
  • 2:01 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: The Young Juliet

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Petites fleurs

    Susanne Lang, piano

    4:25
  • 1:52 AM

    Romance of the Prairie Lilies

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    6:33
  • 1:35 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Dag Wiren

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    14:52
  • 1:12 AM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    21:34
  • 1:06 AM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Little Tin Box

    The 5 Browns

    3:15
  • 1:01 AM

    The Color Purple: Main Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:30
  • 12:49 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2, 'The Four Temperaments'

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    8:59
  • 12:15 AM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    32:25
  • 12:11 AM

    Cascades

    Scott Joplin

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    2:49
  • 12:06 AM

    Creatures of Prometheus: Terzetti

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:15
  • 12:01 AM

    Enchantment: Song of the Shrine

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:27
  • 11:50 PM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Alwyn: Orchestral Music

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:17
  • 11:43 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 10

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    6:23
  • 11:18 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch, Dvorak: Violin Concertos

    Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    23:47
  • 11:15 PM

    Trumpet Tune

    Henry Purcell

    Bavarian Brass Soloists

    Gerd Zapf, conductor

    2:06
  • 11:06 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:10
  • 11:01 PM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    c. 1300-c. 2000

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 10:52 PM

    Symphony No. 33: Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    6:07
  • 10:32 PM

    The Birds

    Ottorino Respighi

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

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    18:40
  • 10:23 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    Robin Miller, oboe

    8:52
  • 10:15 PM

    The Blessed Cathedral

    Mel Bonis

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    Francois Dumont, piano

    6:37
  • 10:06 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:48
  • 10:01 PM

    Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite: March

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:54 PM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:50 PM

    Nunc dimittis

    Charles Stanford

    Evensong Live 2019 | Anthems and Canticles

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    2:55
  • 9:28 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    MacDowell: Piano Concerto No.2/Liszt: Piano Concertos No.1 & No.2

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    20:44
  • 9:23 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    4:31
  • 9:10 PM

    Concerto for Two Horns

    Leopold Mozart

    L. Mozart, Fasch, Mouret: Concerti da caccia

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    11:03
  • 9:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    The Big B's

    Janoska Ensemble

    3:19
  • 9:03 PM

    Les Fetes de Polymnie: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Les Talens Lyriques

    Christophe Rousset, conductor

    2:40
  • 8:39 PM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    19:13
  • 8:24 PM

    Four Characteristic Waltzes

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:42
  • 8:20 PM

    Melodie

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Preludes and Melodies

    Alessio Bax, piano

    3:11
  • 8:13 PM

    Yeomen of the Guard: Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Topsy-Turvy (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Studio Orchestra

    Carl Davis, conductor

    4:57
  • 8:06 PM

    Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Violin Concertos

    Lausanne Chamber Orchestra

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    6:55
  • 8:01 PM

    Scottish Rondo

    John Field

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    4:34
  • 7:48 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    The Sorceror's Apprentice; Ben Kingsley: Peter and the Wolf & Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:19
  • 5:46 PM

    Symphony No. 13

    Carlos Baguer

    Baguer: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    12:39
  • 5:22 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre & Concierto de Aranjuez

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    21:39
  • 5:16 PM

    The Spanish Lady: Suite

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:50
  • 5:11 PM

    The Return of Maxim: Waltz

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    3:03
  • 5:06 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Yundi Li: Liszt

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:30
  • 5:01 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Entry of the Fairies

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    4:49
  • 4:50 PM

    Concert Piece for Horn and Orchestra

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:35
  • 4:23 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    25:33
  • 4:15 PM

    The Boatswain's Mate: Overture

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:06
  • 4:06 PM

    The Enchanted Lake

    Anatol Liadov

    Russian Fireworks

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

    7:58
  • 4:01 PM

    Four Poetic Waltzes

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Goyescas, etc.

    Xiayin Wang, piano

    4:39
  • 3:55 PM

    Le Carnaval de Londres: Little March; The Tower of London; Finale

    Darius Milhaud

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    3:50
  • 3:17 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Concerto!

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    35:13
  • 3:13 PM

    Danse rythmique

    Ida Presti

    Legado

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    3:07
  • 3:06 PM

    La Scala di Seta (Silken Ladder): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:51
  • 3:01 PM

    The Prophet: Ballet of the Skaters: Galop

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:55
  • 2:50 PM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    8:08
  • 2:43 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Leonard Slatkin conducts Concert Classics

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:29
  • 2:33 PM

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    8:08
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 40

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert Recording

    Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra

    Christian Reif, conductor

    25:38
  • 1:58 PM

    Jack in the Box

    Erik Satie

    The Magic of Satie

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:44
  • 1:50 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic": Finale

    Howard Hanson

    Howard Hanson Symphonies 1, 2; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitky

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:06
  • 1:44 PM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Decoda

    Decoda

    4:41
  • 1:37 PM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22, 78, 82

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    5:26
  • 1:29 PM

    Lyric Quartet: The Sentimental One

    William Grant Still

    Catalyst Quartet

    6:34
  • 1:19 PM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    9:35
  • 1:17 PM

    Song without Words

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Llyr Williams, piano

    1:47
  • 1:09 PM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 1:05 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Pachelbel: Canon

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    3:10
  • 12:49 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    9:48
  • 12:45 PM

    Jugueteando (Playfully)

    Jorge Morel

    Sonidos Latinos

    David Russell, guitar

    2:31
  • 12:36 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc: Symphony No. 1 - Overtures - Grand Variations

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    7:08
  • 12:26 PM

    Memories of the Straw Brook Waltz

    Joseph Lanner

    Joseph Lanner: Dance Music from Old Vienna

    Vienna String Ensemble

    9:36
  • 12:16 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Georges Bizet

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    8:39
  • 12:11 PM

    Alleluia

    Ralph Manuel

    Exalt

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    3:47
  • 12:05 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Water

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    5:11
  • 11:52 AM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 11:44 AM

    Octet: 5th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert Octet

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    6:29
  • 11:34 AM

    Concerto Serenade: 1st movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concertos and Orchestral Works

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    Nancy Allen, harp

    8:31
  • 11:29 AM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Scarlatti: Sonatas

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:07
  • 11:19 AM

    Symphony

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    8:50
  • 11:16 AM

    Canzon Noni Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Gabrieli and St. Marks: Venetian Brass Music

    Wallace Collection

    2:52
  • 11:12 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Romance Of The Violin

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    2:46
  • 11:04 AM

    Legend No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    6:17
  • 10:44 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    13:46
  • 10:29 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Awadagin Pratt: Beethoven Piano Sonatas

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    13:00
  • 10:23 AM

    Novelletta

    Giuseppe Martucci

    Martucci: Symphony No. 1; Novelletta; Notturno; Tarantella

    Philharmonia

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    6:08
  • 10:12 AM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    9:27
  • 10:06 AM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:15
  • 10:01 AM

    Flute Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johan Agrell

    Scheibe, Agrell, Hasse: Flute Concertos

    Concerto Copenhagen

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Maria Bania, flute

    4:38
  • 9:44 AM

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphonic Dances/Sigurd Jorsalfar/Peer Gynt

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    14:25
  • 9:23 AM

    String Quartet No. 64

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartet, Op. 76 No. 5 in D major, etc.

    Cleveland Quartet

    19:08
  • 9:18 AM

    Vem ca, Branquinha (Come here, little darling)

    Ernesto Nazareth

    Joel Fan, piano

    2:45
  • 9:06 AM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Baroque Treasures

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 9:01 AM

    Romanza

    Richard Wagner

    Heartbreak

    Elissa Lee Koljonen, violin

    4:27
  • 8:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Slavyanskaya"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    31:50
  • 8:15 AM

    Fantasie

    Fernando Sor

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    10:35
  • 8:01 AM

    Calico Winds

    12:22
  • 7:41 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    17:45
  • 7:25 AM

    Prelude and Bourree

    Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Koivula, conductor

    14:46
  • 7:07 AM

    Daphnis and Chloe: Part 3

    Maurice Ravel

    Aachen Symphony Orchestra

    Kazem Abdullah, conductor

    16:12
  • 7:01 AM

    Elisenda's Garden

    Enrique Granados

    Douglas Riva, piano

    5:28
  • 6:35 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    22:48
  • 6:16 AM

    Fantasy Pieces

    Robert Schumann

    Complete Schumann Trios

    Horszowski Trio

    18:44
  • 6:01 AM

    London Fields

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    12:53
  • 5:43 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    Six Trumpet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Halstead, conductor

    Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet

    15:37
  • 5:21 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    21:25
  • 5:01 AM

    Variations on a Theme of Corelli

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    George Li, piano

    17:48