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  • 4:37 AM

    Octet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Music for Winds

    Stephen Taylor, oboe

    21:22
  • 4:22 AM

    Sonata Mexicana

    Manuel Ponce

    Guitar Recital: Perera, Cecilio - PONCE, M.M. / BROUWER, L. / OLIVA, J.C. / SOJO, V.E.

    Cecilio Perera, guitar

    12:58
  • 4:06 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:28
  • 4:01 AM

    Montgomery Variations: Prayer Meeting

    Margaret Bonds

    African American Voices II

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Grey, conductor

    4:42
  • 3:50 AM

    Three Bach Transcriptions: Epilogue

    Richard Danielpour

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    8:29
  • 3:19 AM

    Scottish Fantasy

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: Violin Concerto

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Cho-Liang Lin, violin

    29:21
  • 3:16 AM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    Ruth Ann Swenson: Con Amore

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Julius Rudel, conductor

    Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano

    2:33
  • 3:06 AM

    Shades of Darkness: Tawny Rose

    Stefania de Kenessey

    Andiamo Chamber Ensemble

    8:09
  • 3:01 AM

    Two Ballades: No. 1

    Fazil Say

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:30
  • 2:43 AM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    14:18
  • 2:18 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    24:15
  • 2:14 AM

    Fantastic Dances: Festive Dance

    Loris Tjeknavorian

    East Of Melancholy

    Tara Kamangar, piano

    2:04
  • 2:06 AM

    Waltz-Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    7:44
  • 2:01 AM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, Turina Etc.

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:39
  • 1:54 AM

    Symphony No. 55 "The Schoolmaster": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 55 & 63

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    4:10
  • 1:27 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Mito Chamber Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Fumiaki Miyamoto, oboe

    25:33
  • 1:14 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Christina Day Martinson, violin

    10:47
  • 1:06 AM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:17
  • 1:01 AM

    The Jester at the Wedding: Caprice

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:41
  • 12:54 AM

    The Ash Grove

    Traditional Welsh

    Salzedo Harp Duo

    3:36
  • 12:15 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    38:16
  • 12:10 AM

    Remembranza

    Andres Segovia

    Joao Luiz, guitar

    2:37
  • 12:06 AM

    Intermezzo scherzoso

    Gustav Saenger

    Duo Intermezzo

    3:45
  • 12:01 AM

    Rondo for Horn and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    4:36
  • 11:57 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 21

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Dances

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:28
  • 11:52 PM

    The Two Widows: Prelude and Polka

    Bedrich Smetana

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    6:05
  • 11:43 PM

    Little Concerto

    Carl Orff

    Mainz Wind Ensemble

    Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor

    13:01
  • 11:18 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 11:08 PM

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:30
  • 11:01 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Works For Solo Piano

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    6:22
  • 10:50 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    9:06
  • 10:44 PM

    Transcendental Etude No. 6 "Vision"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt - Transscendental Etudes

    Haochen Zhang, piano

    5:45
  • 10:38 PM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    The Opera Album

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    4:49
  • 10:23 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:13
  • 10:09 PM

    Violin Sonata "The Devil's Trill"

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Italia

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Curnyn, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    13:50
  • 10:00 PM

    Masquerade Suite: Waltz and Mazurka

    Aram Khachaturian

    Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra

    Aleksander Lazarev, conductor

    7:01
  • 9:52 PM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Symphony No. 1; Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:25
  • 9:46 PM

    Sextet for Two Horns and Strings: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart, Beethoven, Reicha, J Haydn, M Haydn

    Gewandhaus Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    5:26
  • 9:32 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    13:35
  • 9:24 PM

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Demarre McGill, flute

    6:08
  • 9:10 PM

    German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Dance

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    13:06
  • 9:06 PM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    3:41
  • 9:03 PM

    Bengt Forsberg, piano

    David Huang, piano

    2:43
  • 8:36 PM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: The Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    23:40
  • 8:23 PM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Italian Symphony, Three Overtures

    Bern Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Maag, conductor

    12:04
  • 8:19 PM

    La Paloma (The Dove)

    Sebastian Iradier

    The Blue Album

    Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar

    2:37
  • 8:07 PM

    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    10:52
  • 8:00 PM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Violin for Relaxation

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    5:21
  • 5:51 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    7:09
  • 5:25 PM

    Ascanio: Act III Ballet music

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    24:18
  • 5:20 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Juilliard String Quartet

    Charles Neidich, clarinet

    5:03
  • 5:14 PM

    Princess Mononoke: Ashitaka and San

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    3:57
  • 5:06 PM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    7:22
  • 5:01 PM

    Village Dance

    Claude Champagne

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:47
  • 4:39 PM

    Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    19:23
  • 4:20 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Yundi Li, piano

    18:04
  • 4:15 PM

    An Evening Fragrant with Roses (Erev Shel Shoshanim)

    Josef Hadar

    Inspiration

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestral Cellos

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    2:59
  • 4:06 PM

    Summer Pastorale

    Arthur Honegger

    HONEGGER: Symphony No. 3, 'Liturgique' / Pacific 231 / Rugby

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Takuo Yuasa, conductor

    7:44
  • 4:01 PM

    French Suite No. 6: Allemande; Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Peter Hill, piano

    4:31
  • 3:52 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Staatskapelle Dresden - Hans Vonk

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    6:36
  • 3:24 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, basset clarinet

    26:30
  • 3:18 PM

    Four Spanish Pieces: Cubana

    Manuel de Falla

    Impressions of Spain

    The Great Necks

    3:53
  • 3:06 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 2

    Georges Enescu

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    11:05
  • 3:01 PM

    Fragments from Hans Andersen: A leaf from the sky

    York Bowen

    Nicolas Namoradze, piano

    4:40
  • 2:49 PM

    Ballade No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes: Chopin

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    8:52
  • 2:47 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Franz Waxman

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    10:59
  • 2:40 PM

    Concerto for Three Oboes

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Triple Concertos

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    8:55
  • 2:35 PM

    The Rowallen Lute Book (3)

    Anonymous

    The Scottish Lute

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:05
  • 2:17 PM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    17:06
  • 2:01 PM

    Violin Sonata

    Claude Debussy

    Janine Jansen, violin

    Itamar Golan, piano

    13:47
  • 1:57 PM

    Song without Words No. 30 "Spring Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

    Luba Edlina, piano

    2:58
  • 1:53 PM

    Valdres-March

    Johannes Hanssen

    Norwegian Classical Favourites

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    3:43
  • 1:43 PM

    Five Pieces

    Anthony Holborne

    Empire Brass

    9:11
  • 1:33 PM

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:49
  • 1:25 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Sudbin plays Rachmaninov

    Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

    6:43
  • 1:16 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Vadim Repin, violin

    8:03
  • 1:10 PM

    Impressions of the Puna: Dance

    Alberto Ginastera

    Camerata Bariloche

    3:02
  • 1:05 PM

    Souvenirs: Waltz

    Samuel Barber

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:22
  • 12:52 PM

    The Kiss Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    6:03
  • 12:44 PM

    Huapango

    Jose Moncayo

    Caramelos Latinos

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Maximiano Valdez, conductor

    7:54
  • 12:34 PM

    Keyboard Sonata No. 11

    Antonio Soler

    Soler: Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1-15

    Martina Filjak, piano

    7:39
  • 12:25 PM

    Concerto Grosso

    Pietro Locatelli

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    8:32
  • 12:15 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:58
  • 12:09 PM

    Retratos No. 2

    Radames Gnattali

    Latin American Music for Two Guitars

    Sergio and Odair Assad, guitars

    4:25
  • 12:05 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    3:34
  • 11:53 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    6:00
  • 11:47 AM

    In The Bottoms Suite: Barcarolle

    Nathaniel Dett

    Bach to Black: Suites for Piano

    Rochelle Sennet, piano

    5:33
  • 11:40 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
  • 11:25 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    13:16
  • 11:18 AM

    Suite in Old Style: 1st movement

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    Vaiva Eidukaityte-Storastiene, harpsichord

    6:01
  • 11:07 AM

    Concerto Andaluz: 1st movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Interchange: Concertos by Rodrigo and Assad

    Delaware Symphony Orchestra

    David Amado, conductor

    8:06
  • 11:04 AM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lang Lang, piano

    2:16
  • 10:40 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Kurt Sanderling, conductor

    18:38
  • 10:25 AM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    13:42
  • 10:20 AM

    Dances of the Dolls: Lyric Waltz

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Lisa Batiashvili: Echoes Of Time

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    3:23
  • 10:16 AM

    Polonaise No. 3

    Clara Schumann

    Angela Tirino, piano

    3:40
  • 10:06 AM

    La Belle Helene (Beautiful Helene): Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    8:40
  • 10:01 AM

    String Quartet "For Art": 4th movement

    Eduardo Toldra

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:42
  • 9:47 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    The Power and the Majesty: Essential Choral Classics

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    11:39
  • 9:26 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 6

    Saverio Mercadante

    Mercadante: Flute Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    19:25
  • 9:19 AM

    From Shakespeare: Viola

    Josef Foerster

    Foerster: Festive Overture - Symphony No. 1 - From Shakespeare

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marek Stilek, conductor

    4:55
  • 9:06 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:12
  • 9:01 AM

    Caja de Musica: Nocturnal, Seductive

    David Bruce

    Crossing the Ocean

    Bridget Kibbey, harp

    4:34
  • 8:53 AM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": 6th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    More Mozart's Greatest Hits

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:08
  • 8:23 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 1

    Robert Schumann

    Chopin: Ballade No.1 / Liszt: Après Une Lecture De Dante / Schumann: Sonata No.1

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    30:26
  • 8:01 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Tchaikovsky & Suk:Serenades for Strings/Grieg:Holberg Suite and Two Elegiac Melodies

    Polish Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    19:24
  • 7:44 AM

    A Moorside Suite

    Gustav Holst

    English String Miniatures, Vol. 6

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    14:00
  • 7:40 AM

    Pastorale

    Germaine Tailleferre

    L'album Des Six

    Emily Beynon, flute

    3:52
  • 7:27 AM

    Symphony

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: Complete Symphonies Vol. 5

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    11:53
  • 7:01 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Reinhold Gliere

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    24:34
  • 6:37 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Philip Ledger, conductor

    21:25
  • 6:29 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:41
  • 6:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 10

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Quartets D804 Rosamunde, D87 and Quartettsatz

    Borodin Quartet

    25:25
  • 5:37 AM

    Symphony No. 89

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 84-95

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    21:41
  • 5:18 AM

    November Woods

    Arnold Bax

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    18:33
  • 5:01 AM

    Flute Sonata

    Philippe Gaubert

    Susan Milan & Ian Brown

    Susan Milan, flute

    14:39