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  • 4:53 AM

    Playground Dreams

    Ed Bland

    Judith Olson, piano

    5:22
  • 4:31 AM

    Gaspard de la Nuit

    Maurice Ravel

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    22:07
  • 4:12 AM

    Ennanga for String Quartet, Harp, and Piano

    William Grant Still

    Ennanga

    Harlem Chamber Players

    Ashley Jackson, harp

    17:26
  • 4:07 AM

    Homage to Paradise Valley: Roho, Pumzika Kwa Amani (Spirits, Rest Peacefully)

    Jeff Scott

    Akropolis Reed Quintet

    4:45
  • 4:01 AM

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Vaclav Smetacek, conductor

    4:48
  • 3:53 AM

    And So

    Caroline Shaw/So Percussion

    Rectangles and Circumstance

    So Percussion

    Caroline Shaw, vocals

    5:27
  • 3:25 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Edward Elgar

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    26:10
  • 3:21 AM

    Seven Landscapes: Sunny Glade

    Jan Freidlin

    Alexey Botvinov, piano

    2:05
  • 3:06 AM

    String Trio

    Emile Goue

    Black Oak Ensemble

    14:32
  • 12:26 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies No 4 & 5

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    32:32
  • 12:03 AM

    Variations on a Hungarian Folksong

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    24:02
  • 11:27 PM

    Piano Quintet "Wolga"

    Maria Bach

    M. Bach: Piano Quintet "Wolga"

    Christine Busch, violin

    34:41
  • 10:09 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    76:28
  • 9:37 PM

    Gloria

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Gloria

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    Sarah Fox, soprano

    28:57
  • 9:05 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    Bruno Giuranna, viola

    30:45
  • 8:16 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    44:48
  • 8:09 PM

    Minuet

    Edward Elgar

    Dance

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:10
  • 7:03 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 11 "The Year 1905"

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    64:19
  • 6:23 PM

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Jennifer Higdon

    Higdon: Duo Duel; Concerto for Orchestra

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    36:00
  • 5:41 PM

    Piano Quintet

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Quintet, Op. 81/ String Quartet No. 10, Op. 51

    Takacs Quartet

    Andreas Haefliger, piano

    38:57
  • 4:04 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler Symphony No 2 | Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    Barbara Hendricks, soprano

    93:19
  • 3:10 PM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade in B flat Major "Gran Partita"

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    50:33
  • 3:03 PM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Album

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:48
  • 2:45 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Telemann: Horn Concerto, Etc.

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    16:10
  • 2:03 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Concert Recording

    Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra

    Christian Reif, conductor

    40:35
  • 1:35 PM

    String Quartet No. 6

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: String Quartets, Opus 18 (Complete)

    Miro Quartet

    25:02
  • 1:22 PM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    10:17
  • 1:17 PM

    Polonaise No. 1

    Franz Xaver Mozart

    Franz Xaver Mozart: Piano Works

    Anna Liszewska, piano

    3:16
  • 1:06 PM

    Fra Diavolo: Overture

    Daniel Auber

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:47
  • 1:04 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    1:05
  • 12:52 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:42
  • 12:45 PM

    Italian Serenade

    Hugo Wolf

    Old Souls

    Gili Schwarzman, flute

    7:30
  • 12:39 PM

    The Mission

    Ennio Morricone

    Fairy Tale

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:03
  • 12:31 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Everybody's Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    7:06
  • 12:25 PM

    Romeo and Juliet

    Justin Holland

    Jiji, guitar

    4:14
  • 12:16 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    7:18
  • 12:10 PM

    Springtime Suite: Fresh Morning

    Eric Coates

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    3:53
  • 12:07 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Lara St. John, violin

    Matt Herskowitz, piano

    2:10
  • 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
  • 11:54 AM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:00
  • 11:48 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    5:59
  • 11:38 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPhE Bach: 6 Hamburg Symphonies Wq. 182

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    8:45
  • 11:30 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Scherzo

    Julius Rontgen

    Viotta Ensemble

    6:40
  • 11:21 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Rondes de printemps (Spring Rounds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. I

    Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    7:51
  • 11:15 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Price and Sowerby: Music for String Quartet

    Avalon String Quartet

    4:01
  • 11:10 AM

    Musical Jewelry Box

    Stephen Hough

    Jenny Lin, piano

    3:19
  • 11:04 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird pas de deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fee, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:30
  • 10:51 AM

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    7:00
  • 10:27 AM

    Grand Concerto for Bassoon

    Johann Hummel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Klaus Thunemann, bassoon

    23:10
  • 10:08 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances I & Iii, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    16:34
  • 10:06 AM

    Noble Waltz No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    1:21
  • 10:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 3

    John Field

    Field: Complete Nocturnes

    Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano

    4:53
  • 9:47 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Collegium Aureum

    Franzjosef Maier, violin

    11:35
  • 9:25 AM

    Eternal Longing

    Vitezslav Novak

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:25
  • 9:19 AM

    Dance-Song

    Sirvart Karamanuk

    By Women

    Sahan Arzruni, piano

    3:38
  • 9:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    12:32
  • 9:01 AM

    Dance of the Orange Blossoms

    Eric Coates

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:32
  • 8:43 AM

    String Quartet

    Michael Gilbertson

    Shatter

    Verona Quartet

    15:10
  • 8:39 AM

    Intimate Impressions: Secreto

    Federico Mompou

    Mompou: Impresiones Intimas

    Anita Pontremoli, piano

    3:11
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Ruth Gipps

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    36:27
  • 7:38 AM

    La Damoiselle Elue (The Blessed Damozel)

    Claude Debussy

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    Paula Rasmussen, mezzo-soprano

    20:13
  • 7:29 AM

    'Til Human Voices Wake Us

    Don Davis

    Debussy Trio

    8:00
  • 7:11 AM

    Serenade for Strings "Nachtmusik"

    Richard Heuberger

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    17:30
  • 7:01 AM

    Lyric Fantasy

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    8:38
  • 6:22 AM

    Boom of the Tingling Strings

    Jon Lord

    Jon Lord: Boom Of The Tingling Strings

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Mann, conductor

    Nelson Goerner, piano

    36:21
  • 6:08 AM

    Variations

    Mauro Giuliani

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    11:33
  • 6:01 AM

    Phantasy

    Ina Boyle

    Irish Roots

    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Geiss, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    6:46
  • 5:53 AM

    The Sea: Moonlight

    Frank Bridge

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    5:47
  • 5:47 AM

    The Layers: when the moon was covered

    Herschel Garfein

    CanCan Macabre

    Sophie Shao, cello

    5:05
  • 5:10 AM

    String Quartet

    Edvard Grieg

    Oslo String Quartet

    35:15
  • 5:01 AM

    Memory of the Norwegian Mountains

    Franz Berwald

    Franz Berwald: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    8:13