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  • 4:19 AM

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    39:30
  • 4:13 AM

    Great White Bird

    Hilary Kleinig

    Zephyr Quartet

    4:12
  • 4:06 AM

    Goyescas: Maiden and the Nightingale

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Spanish Dances

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    6:15
  • 4:01 AM

    String Quartet: 2nd movement

    Amanda Rontgen-Maier

    Zilliacus Quartet

    4:32
  • 3:48 AM

    Lumen in Christo: Andante

    Howard Hanson

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    10:36
  • 3:13 AM

    String Sextet

    Antonin Dvorak

    Tchaikovsky, Dvorak: String Sextets

    Sarah Chang, violin

    33:02
  • 3:09 AM

    Eclogues: Girotondo

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Guitar Quintet / Fantasia / Ecloghe

    Chloe Dufossez, flute

    2:16
  • 3:06 AM

    Eight Melodic Etudes: The Butterfly

    Virginie Morel

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    Marie Vermeulin, piano

    2:10
  • 3:01 AM

    Three Parts on a Ground

    Henry Purcell

    Ostinato

    Hesperion XXI

    Jordi Savall, conductor

    4:35
  • 2:42 AM

    Viola Sonata

    Mikhail Glinka

    White Nights: Viola Music From Saint Petersburg

    Tatjana Masurenko, viola

    16:20
  • 2:20 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Surprise Symphony, Sinfonia Concertante

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    21:18
  • 2:12 AM

    Corbeille de fleurs (Basket of Flowers)

    Theresa Carreno

    The American Virtuoso

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    5:10
  • 2:06 AM

    Sunflower Polka-Mazurka (Sonnenblume)

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss, Jr. Edition: Vol. 37

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Pollack, conductor

    5:43
  • 2:01 AM

    Prisms: Desert Rose (Dance)

    Dusan Bogdanovic

    Alexander String Quartet

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    4:42
  • 1:49 AM

    Traveling Light

    Stefania de Kenessey

    Andiamo Chamber Ensemble

    10:06
  • 1:38 AM

    Concerto No. 1

    John Hebden

    Hebden: Six Concertos for Strings

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    9:07
  • 1:35 AM

    Drommarna (Dreams)

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Complete Works For Mixed Choir

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Heikki Seppanen, conductor

    1:28
  • 1:07 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Jean Sibelius

    Concert Recording

    Polish National Radio Orchestra, Katowice

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    27:48
  • 1:01 AM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Vienne 1850: Danses

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 12:40 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    18:38
  • 12:13 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: Cello Concertos

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Gustav Leonhardt, conductor

    Anner Bylsma, cello

    25:46
  • 12:09 AM

    Ivan Sings

    Aram Khachaturian

    Gems from Armenia

    Aznavoorian Duo

    1:43
  • 12:06 AM

    Gayane: Sabre Dance

    Aram Khachaturian

    Symphonic Spectacular

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:24
  • 12:01 AM

    Elena Urioste, violin

    Tom Poster, piano

    4:47
  • 11:51 PM

    Fanfare, Hymn and Finale

    Peter Boyer

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Boyer, conductor

    7:44
  • 11:41 PM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:07
  • 11:19 PM

    Yellow River Piano Concerto

    arr. Yin Chengzhong

    Lang Lang: Dragon Songs

    China Philharmonic Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    20:35
  • 11:12 PM

    Call of the Champions

    John Williams

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:57
  • 11:06 PM

    L'Olimpiade: Overture

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Martin Frost - Vivaldi

    Concerto Koln

    5:22
  • 11:03 PM

    Take Me Out to the Ballgame

    Norworth/Tizler

    Four of a Kind 2: Take Me Out to the Ball Game

    Joseph Alessi, trombone

    2:12
  • 11:01 PM

    Sports et Divertissements (Games and Diversions): Le tango perpetuel

    Erik Satie

    Letter(s) to Erik Satie

    Bertrand Chamayou, piano

    2:08
  • 10:55 PM

    Chariots of Fire: Main Theme

    Vangelis

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:35
  • 10:41 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    13:24
  • 10:31 PM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:04
  • 10:26 PM

    Harp Concerto: Joy Ride

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:25
  • 10:19 PM

    Heroic Music

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Music for Organ, Brass & Percussion

    Empire Brass

    Michael Murray, organ

    5:48
  • 10:12 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:55
  • 10:06 PM

    Olympic Fanfare and Theme

    John Williams

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:24
  • 10:01 PM

    The Prophet: Ballet of the Skaters: Galop

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:55
  • 9:55 PM

    Turandot: Nessun dorma

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    2:57
  • 9:46 PM

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    8:29
  • 9:33 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    11:21
  • 9:26 PM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Works

    Martha Argerich, piano

    6:35
  • 9:20 PM

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    6:14
  • 9:12 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Suk: Praga, Dramatic Overture

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Petr Altrichter, conductor

    5:55
  • 9:06 PM

    Olympic Theme

    Leo Arnaud

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:30
  • 9:01 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:46 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:37
  • 8:22 PM

    Hours of the Day

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    22:36
  • 8:15 PM

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    5:08
  • 8:07 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    The American Album

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:00
  • 8:01 PM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 7:46 PM

    Liebeslieder Walzer (Love-Song Waltzes)

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:52
  • 7:44 PM

    Sweet William

    John Playford

    Mariners and Milkmaids: Ballads and Dances from 17th Century England

    Toronto Consort

    1:11
  • 7:28 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Capriccio Italien, Francesca da Rimini

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    15:30
  • 7:19 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 5

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos Op. 10; Sammartini: Concerto in F

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    7:46
  • 7:06 PM

    String Symphony No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    12:08
  • 7:01 PM

    Festival Scherzo for Piano and Strings

    Madeleine Dring

    Peacock Pie: Gibbs, Jacob, Rootham, Milford, Dring

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    Martin Roscoe, piano

    4:32
  • 6:57 PM

    Etude No. 8 "Sixths"

    Frederic Chopin

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    1:10
  • 6:41 PM

    Irish Rhapsody

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:47
  • 6:18 PM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    22:03
  • 6:12 PM

    Elite Syncopations

    Scott Joplin

    Joplin: Complete Rags

    William Albright, piano

    3:24
  • 6:06 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man and Other Favorites

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    6:31
  • 6:01 PM

    Fantasie Negre No. 4

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Piano Discoveries: Fantsie Negre No. 4

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:45
  • 5:52 PM

    Symphony No. 7: Finale

    Emilie Mayer

    Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble

    Jurgen Bruns, conductor

    6:06
  • 5:13 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout"

    Franz Schubert

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    Pamela Frank, violin

    Rebecca Young, viola

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    37:50
  • 5:08 PM

    Wand of Youth: The Little Bells

    Edward Elgar

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    2:36
  • 5:06 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    1:45
  • 5:01 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement

    Edward MacDowell

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Walter Hendl, conductor

    Van Cliburn, piano

    4:45
  • 4:55 PM

    Murder on the Orient Express: Waltz

    Richard Rodney Bennett

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    3:35
  • 4:47 PM

    Jesus of Nazareth: Suite

    Maurice Jarre

    The Essential Maurice Jarre Film Music Collection

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    8:21
  • 4:46 PM

    Logan's Run: End of the City

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Logan's Run

    Studio Orchestra

    Jerry Goldsmith, conductor

    2:27
  • 4:42 PM

    The Four Musketeers: End Credits

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    1:52
  • 4:40 PM

    The Four Musketeers: The Musketeers Rescue Constance

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    1:55
  • 4:37 PM

    The Four Musketeers: The Chase to the Convent

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    2:46
  • 4:33 PM

    The Four Musketeers: Main Theme

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    3:43
  • 4:23 PM

    The Three Musketeers

    Michel Legrand

    Michel Legrand: Film Songs and More!

    Flemish Radio Orchestra

    Michel Legrand, conductor

    8:04
  • 4:10 PM

    La Dolce Vita

    Nino Rota

    The Symphonic Fellini/Rota

    Czech Symphony Orchestra

    Derek Wadsworth, conductor

    7:10
  • 4:01 PM

    The Four Musketeers: The Frozen Pond Fight

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    4:54
  • 3:56 PM

    The Four Musketeers: Operation Rochefort

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    2:02
  • 3:53 PM

    The Four Musketeers: Milady's Frustration

    Lalo Schifrin

    The Four Musketeers Original Motion Picture Score

    London Studio Orchestra

    Lalo Schifrin, conductor

    3:28
  • 3:49 PM

    Cabaret: Finale

    John Kander/Fred Ebb

    Cabaret

    Studio Orchestra

    Joel Grey, vocals

    2:28
  • 3:45 PM

    Cabaret: Cabaret

    John Kander/Fred Ebb

    Cabaret

    Studio Orchestra

    Liza Minnelli, vocals

    3:31
  • 3:39 PM

    Cabaret: Heiraten

    John Kander/Fred Ebb

    Cabaret

    Studio Orchestra

    Liza Minnelli, vocals

    3:32
  • 3:33 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme

    Nino Rota

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:10
  • 3:25 PM

    The Taming of the Shrew: Amore in Padova

    Nino Rota

    The Film Music of Nino Rota

    Massimo Palumbo, piano

    1:43
  • 3:23 PM

    The Taming of the Shrew: Dolce Italia

    Nino Rota

    The Film Music of Nino Rota

    Massimo Palumbo, piano

    2:07
  • 3:23 PM

    The Taming of the Shrew: Marca Columbia

    Nino Rota

    The Film Music of Nino Rota

    Massimo Palumbo, piano

    :15
  • 3:09 PM

    Henry V Suite

    William Walton

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Carl Davis, conductor

    13:20
  • 3:01 PM

    Cabaret: Willkommen

    John Kander/Fred Ebb

    Cabaret

    Studio Orchestra

    Joel Grey, vocals

    4:27
  • 2:54 PM

    Night and Day

    Cole Porter

    Night and Day

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:34
  • 2:20 PM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    Norman Krieger plays Gershwin

    Prague National Symphony

    Neal Gittleman, conductor

    Norman Krieger, piano

    32:36
  • 2:12 PM

    Serenade

    William Grant Still

    Still: Summerland - Violin Suite - Pastorela - American Suite

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

    5:58
  • 2:06 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Rakastava; Lemminkainen

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Susanna Malkki, conductor

    4:36
  • 1:47 PM

    A Spring Garland

    Armstrong Gibbs

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    11:13
  • 1:27 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    18:25
  • 1:11 PM

    Violin Sonatina No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    14:30
  • 1:06 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:51
  • 1:01 PM

    Billy the Kid: Prairie Night

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    4:43
  • 12:40 PM

    Flute Concerto

    Leopold Hofmann

    FJ and JM Haydn: Flute Concertos

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    18:11
  • 12:15 PM

    West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

    Leonard Bernstein

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    24:01
  • 12:07 PM

    Troubled Water

    Margaret Bonds

    Ashley Jackson

    Ashley Jackson, harp

    6:36
  • 12:01 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Sarah Chang, violin

    Sandra Rivers, piano

    4:44
  • 11:48 AM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    2011 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    10:35
  • 11:43 AM

    Tropic Winter: Pompons and Fans

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    3:57
  • 11:30 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    12:22
  • 11:18 AM

    First Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Music for Wind Band

    Cleveland Symphonic Winds

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    10:25
  • 11:06 AM

    Concerto for Mixed Instruments

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    10:42
  • 11:01 AM

    Song without Words No. 7

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Tzimon Barto: Popular Encores

    Tzimon Barto, piano

    4:44
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Hubert Parry

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    11:20
  • 10:29 AM

    String Quartet No. 30 "The Joke"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    The Haydn Project

    Emerson String Quartet

    16:20
  • 10:22 AM

    Marcus Eley, clarinet

    5:12
  • 10:06 AM

    Tannhauser: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    15:30
  • 10:01 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Andrea Luchesi

    Roberto Plano, piano

    4:31
  • 9:49 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Echoes of Eastern Europe

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:54
  • 9:32 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:38
  • 9:23 AM

    Norma

    Justin Holland

    Justin Holland Recording Project

    Gabriele Leite, guitar

    7:42
  • 9:06 AM

    Sinfonia "Le campane di Roma" ("Bells of Rome")

    Giuseppe Demachi

    Improvisata: Sinfonie con titoli

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    Fabio Biondi, violin

    15:57
  • 9:01 AM

    Ballade No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms on Brass

    Canadian Brass

    4:43
  • 8:40 AM

    The Birds

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    18:12
  • 8:22 AM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Paul Meyer, clarinet

    Knut Sonstevold, bassoon

    17:56
  • 8:08 AM

    Four Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Athena Ensemble

    11:38
  • 8:01 AM

    Romance of the Prairie Lilies

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    6:33
  • 7:25 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    33:13
  • 7:17 AM

    Gypsy Songs

    Sergio Assad

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg; Sergio And Odair Assad

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    7:53
  • 7:01 AM

    Ports of Call (Escales)

    Jacques Ibert

    Paul Paray Conducts Ibert & Ravel

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    13:47
  • 6:31 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    C. Schumann: Concerto, Op. 7; Weber: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Burkh, conductor

    Elizabeth Rich, piano

    27:31
  • 6:20 AM

    The Dream of Gunnar

    Carl Nielsen

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    10:09
  • 6:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    I Musici

    17:11
  • 5:30 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:25
  • 5:26 AM

    Memory of Summer

    Carlos Simon

    Together

    Carlos Simon, piano

    3:56
  • 5:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mauro Giuliani

    English Chamber Orchestra

    George Malcolm, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    22:31