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  • 4:46 AM

    Pohadka (Fairy Tale)

    Leos Janacek

    Works for Cello and Piano

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    11:27
  • 4:43 AM

    Berceuse

    Georges Delbruck

    The Bedtime Sessions

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:09
  • 4:06 AM

    Falstaff

    Edward Elgar

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    36:00
  • 4:01 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:38
  • 3:49 AM

    Sonatine for Flute and Piano

    Pierre Sancan

    "Paris"

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    9:20
  • 3:46 AM

    Be Like the Bird

    Abbie Betinis

    COVID-19 Sessions

    Cantus

    2:16
  • 3:20 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    Ernest Bloch

    Ernest Bloch: Concerti Grossi 1 & 2

    Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    24:14
  • 3:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 3

    Pietro Locatelli

    Locatelli: Concerti Grossi

    Concerto Koln

    12:36
  • 3:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2: 1st movement

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:36
  • 2:25 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Mendelssohn Brahms Dvorak Trios

    Joseph Kalichstein, piano

    32:54
  • 2:13 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Heinrich von Herzogenberg

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Frank Beermann, conductor

    10:47
  • 2:06 AM

    Gigue

    Manuel Ponce

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

    Cecilio Perera, guitar

    5:28
  • 2:01 AM

    Concert Suite No. 6: La Poule (The Hen)

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:31
  • 1:48 AM

    Conversation Symphony for Two Orchestras

    John Marsh

    Marsh: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    10:41
  • 1:32 AM

    Variations on a Waltz for Orchestra

    Jerome Moross

    Jerome Moross: Symphony No. 1, The Last Judgement, Variations on a Waltz for Orchestra

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:16
  • 1:27 AM

    Poetic Tone Pictures: Goblin's Dance

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Poetic Tone Pictures, Op. 85

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    3:15
  • 1:06 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Antonin Dvorak

    Concert Recording

    Jiri Vodicka, violin

    20:19
  • 1:01 AM

    Only in Sleep

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Here I Stand

    iSing Silicon Valley

    Jennah Delp Somers/Shane Troll, conductor

    Mia Hamilton, soprano

    4:42
  • 12:51 AM

    Fervaal: Prelude to Act III

    Vincent d'Indy

    Vincent D'Indy

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:13
  • 12:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Herbert Howells

    Piano Concerto No 2 • Concerto For Strings • Three Dances

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    26:57
  • 12:17 AM

    Tints and Spray

    Cecil Burleigh

    Zina Schiff, violin

    Mary Barranger, piano

    3:35
  • 12:06 AM

    Sinfonia No. 1

    Johann Rosenmuller

    Rosenmuller: Sonate da camera e Sinfonie

    Hesperion XX

    Jordi Savall, conductor

    10:45
  • 12:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 11:52 PM

    Six Variants on "The Water is Wide"

    Mark Small

    The Water Is Wide

    Mark Small, guitar

    6:11
  • 11:47 PM

    Water Music: Andantino

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold for Band

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    3:39
  • 11:18 PM

    Mississippi River Suite

    Florence Price

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    27:44
  • 11:14 PM

    Deep River

    Spiritual

    Leonard de Paur, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    Ensemble

    3:06
  • 11:06 PM

    Summer Night on the River

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Paris; In A Summer Garden; Brigg Fair Etc.

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    5:59
  • 11:01 PM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:34
  • 10:50 PM

    Over the Waves (Sobre las olas)

    Juventino Rosas

    Valses Mexicanos 1900

    Cuarteto Latinoamericano

    8:14
  • 10:44 PM

    The Old Man and the Sea: Suite

    Dimitri Tiomkin

    The Greatest Film Scores Of Dimitri Tiomkin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Kaufman, conductor

    6:05
  • 10:31 PM

    Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:39
  • 10:27 PM

    Auf dem Wasser zu singen (To be Sung on the Water)

    Franz Schubert

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    4:06
  • 10:22 PM

    The Beachcomber

    Clive Richardson

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    2:41
  • 10:10 PM

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

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:50
  • 10:06 PM

    Petite Suite: En Bateau (Boating)

    Claude Debussy

    Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

    Michel Beroff, piano

    3:17
  • 10:01 PM

    The Mermaid Suite: Dance of 24 Mermaids

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:53 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    5:11
  • 9:51 PM

    Over Laughing Waters

    Cecil Burleigh

    Burleigh: Music for Violin and Piano

    Zina Schiff, violin

    1:43
  • 9:23 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Fireworks, Watermusic

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    26:13
  • 9:18 PM

    Psalm 42 (Like as the hart desireth the waterbrooks)

    Samuel Wesley

    Psalms For The Spirit

    Choir of St. John's, Elora

    Noel Edison, conductor

    Matthew Larkin, organ

    4:33
  • 9:12 PM

    Spiritual Fantasy: Wade in the Water

    Frederick C. Tillis

    Homage: Chamber Music from the African Continent and Diaspora

    Castle of our Skins

    Samantha Ege, piano

    4:47
  • 9:09 PM

    Lyric Pieces: Brooklet

    Edvard Grieg

    Wonderland

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    1:42
  • 9:06 PM

    Three Tone Pictures: On the Water

    Elfrida Andree

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    2:27
  • 9:01 PM

    Overture "Water Music": Menuet; Gigue; Canarie

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Water Music; Three Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:41 PM

    Serenade for Strings "Nachtmusik"

    Richard Heuberger

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    17:30
  • 8:14 PM

    Concerto Andaluz

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Night

    Internationale Philharmonie

    Horst-Hans Backer, conductor

    24:59
  • 8:09 PM

    Estancia: Malambo

    Alberto Ginastera

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    3:23
  • 8:06 PM

    The Age of Gold: Polka

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Waltzes

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    2:15
  • 8:01 PM

    Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde

    Joseph Lauber

    Medieval Dances for Flute and Harp

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    4:47
  • 7:45 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steven Mercurio, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    13:24
  • 7:19 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    24:38
  • 7:14 PM

    Grand Galop chromatique

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:56
  • 7:06 PM

    Trumpet Sonata

    Carlo Tessarini

    Italian Trumpet Concertos

    New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig

    Max Pommer, conductor

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    6:28
  • 7:01 PM

    Apollo Chamber Players

    4:35
  • 6:36 PM

    Nursery Suite

    Edward Elgar

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    22:00
  • 6:18 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin

    Maurice Ravel

    The French Connection

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:51
  • 6:11 PM

    Bethena

    Scott Joplin

    Piano Rags By Scott Joplin

    Joshua Rifkin, piano

    5:19
  • 6:07 PM

    Danza negra

    Ernesto Lecuona

    Suelos

    Caracas Clarinet Quartet

    Anat Cohen, clarinet

    3:58
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Svendsen: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:45
  • 5:48 PM

    Schlagobers Ballet: Entrance and dance of the Sugar; Round dance of Sugar, Coffee, and Cocoa; Whipped cream waltz

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Schlagobers Ballet, Op. 70

    Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

    Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor

    10:31
  • 5:16 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    German Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    30:28
  • 5:10 PM

    Cancion de Cuna (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

    Leo Brouwer

    Classic Williams: Romance of the Guitar

    John Williams, guitar

    3:50
  • 5:06 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    3:34
  • 5:01 PM

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Florence Price

    UNCOVERED Vol. 2

    Catalyst Quartet

    4:46
  • 4:55 PM

    Spartacus: Main Title

    Alex North

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Eric Stern, conductor

    3:24
  • 4:52 PM

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1: The Mockingjay

    James Newton Howard

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1 Original Motion Picture Score

    Studio Orchestra

    Pete Anthony, conductor

    2:39
  • 4:46 PM

    The Milagro Beanfield War: Theme

    Dave Grusin

    Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Scott, conductor

    4:00
  • 4:43 PM

    The Shining: Opening

    Wendy Carlos

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:02
  • 4:19 PM

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    John Williams

    John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    21:04
  • 4:14 PM

    Journey to the Center of the Earth: selections

    Bernard Herrmann

    Bernard Herrmann: Great Film Music

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bernard Herrmann, conductor

    5:21
  • 4:06 PM

    Forrest Gump: Suite

    Alan Silvestri

    Studio Orchestra

    Alan Silvestri, conductor

    6:34
  • 4:01 PM

    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier: A Busy Man

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Fantastic Journey

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:15
  • 3:50 PM

    Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    8:30
  • 3:45 PM

    Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme

    John Williams

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:37 PM

    How the West Was Won

    Alfred Newman

    Round-Up

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:21
  • 3:33 PM

    The Big Country

    Jerome Moross

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:03
  • 3:24 PM

    Dances With Wolves: Farewell and End Title

    John Barry

    Dances With Wolves Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    John Barry, conductor

    8:49
  • 3:20 PM

    Star Trek V: Main Theme and March of the Klingons

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    4:09
  • 3:14 PM

    North by Northwest: Conversation Piece

    Bernard Herrmann

    To Catch A Thief: A History Of Hitchcock II

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:11 PM

    North by Northwest: Main Title

    Bernard Herrmann

    A History Of Hitchcock: Dial M For Murder

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    3:22
  • 3:07 PM

    A River Runs Through It: Main Theme

    Mark Isham

    Beautiful Hollywood

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:54
  • 3:01 PM

    Star Trek: Main Theme

    Jerry Goldsmith

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Jerry Goldsmith, conductor

    4:14
  • 2:42 PM

    Cypresses (selected)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cypress String Quartet

    16:37
  • 2:35 PM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Live in Aspen

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:31
  • 2:23 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Morton, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    9:42
  • 2:06 PM

    Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    15:51
  • 1:43 PM

    The Kitchen Review

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Lahti Chamber Ensemble

    15:08
  • 1:23 PM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    German Opera Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    19:14
  • 1:15 PM

    Piano Concerto: Scherzo

    Amy Beach

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    5:50
  • 1:07 PM

    Waltz-Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    7:44
  • 1:01 PM

    Three Improvisations

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    4:42
  • 12:48 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    10:31
  • 12:16 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Edvard Grieg

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    30:13
  • 12:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Bruce Haynes, oboe

    8:03
  • 12:01 PM

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:35
  • 11:46 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    Maria Duenas, violin

    11:50
  • 11:42 AM

    Le Carneval de Venice

    Johann Kaspar Mertz

    The Romantic Guitar

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    2:44
  • 11:27 AM

    The Merchant of Venice Overture

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO, M.: Shakespeare Overtures, Vol. 2

    West Australian Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    15:00
  • 11:16 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Echoes of Eastern Europe

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:54
  • 11:06 AM

    Philarte Quartet

    9:16
  • 11:01 AM

    To Spring

    Chen Pei-xun

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    4:34
  • 10:48 AM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Romeo & Juliet, Etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:28
  • 10:27 AM

    Brandenburg State Orchestra Frankfurt

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    19:23
  • 10:20 AM

    Picturesque Pieces: Pompous Minuet

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Piano Works

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    5:50
  • 10:06 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    12:30
  • 10:01 AM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 9:44 AM

    Symphony No. 20

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 11, 18, 19 & 20

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    14:20
  • 9:27 AM

    Fantasy on Polish Airs

    Frederic Chopin

    North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

    Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    14:50
  • 9:17 AM

    Serenade: 4th movement

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Odaline de la Martinez, conductor

    9:04
  • 9:06 AM

    Rhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    Alexander Doisy, saxophone

    9:58
  • 9:01 AM

    Ave Maria

    Tomas Luis de Victoria

    The Best of The Tallis Scholars

    Tallis Scholars

    Peter Philips, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:37 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

    William Grant Still

    African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    21:09
  • 8:30 AM

    Steal Away

    Traditional

    Imani Winds: The Classical Underground

    Imani Winds

    6:29
  • 8:14 AM

    The Plain (La Vega)

    Isaac Albeniz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    14:12
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 13

    Carlos Baguer

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    12:39
  • 7:18 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Stravinsky: Violin Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    40:26
  • 7:13 AM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Scarlatti: Sonatas

    Igor Kamenz, piano

    3:08
  • 7:01 AM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    11:09
  • 6:43 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    14:55
  • 6:29 AM

    Comedy Overture

    Hamilton Harty

    Harty: An Irish Symphony

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    14:11
  • 6:02 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Mito Chamber Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Fumiaki Miyamoto, oboe

    25:33
  • 5:32 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    26:02
  • 5:28 AM

    Poem

    Zdenek Fibich

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:21
  • 5:01 AM

    Ascanio: Act III Ballet music

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    24:18