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  • 4:52 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    The Blue Notebooks

    Max Richter Orchestra

    Lorenz Dangel, conductor

    6:35
  • 4:47 AM

    The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First

    Michael Nyman

    Best Film Classics 100

    Michael Nyman, piano

    3:13
  • 4:39 AM

    Koyaanisqatsi (Life Out of Balance): Pruit Igoe

    Philip Glass

    Philip Glass Ensemble

    Michael Riesman, conductor

    7:51
  • 4:35 AM

    Amelie: Comptine d'un autre ete

    Yann Tiersen

    Cinema

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    3:30
  • 4:12 AM

    There Will Be Blood: Suite

    Jonny Greenwood

    Bryce Dessner; Jonny Greenwood

    Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre de Ridder, conductor

    20:59
  • 4:06 AM

    Oppenheimer: Fission

    Ludwig Goransson

    Oppenheimer Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Anthony Parnther, conductor

    4:38
  • 4:01 AM

    The Fountain: Together We Will Live Forever

    Clint Mansell

    Feico Solo

    Feico Deutekom, piano

    4:33
  • 3:48 AM

    The Theory of Everything: Suite

    Johann Johannsson

    The Theory of Everything: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Anthony Weeden/Ben Foster, conductor

    10:24
  • 3:38 AM

    Sing Sing: excerpts

    Bryce Dessner

    Concert Recording

    London Contemporary Orchestra

    Robert Ames, conductor

    8:27
  • 3:30 AM

    Tar: For Petra

    Hildur Gudnadottir

    Concert Recording

    London Contemporary Orchestra

    Robert Ames, conductor

    7:40
  • 3:22 AM

    Postcard from Earth: excerpts

    Robert Simonsen/Brendan Angelides

    Concert Recording

    London Contemporary Orchestra

    Robert Ames, conductor

    7:18
  • 3:10 AM

    Everything Everywhere All at Once: excerpts

    Son Lux

    Concert Recording

    London Contemporary Orchestra

    Robert Ames, conductor

    7:48
  • 3:06 AM

    The Menu: Amuse-Bouche

    Colin Stetson

    Concert Recording

    London Contemporary Orchestra

    Robert Ames, conductor

    2:16
  • 3:01 AM

    The Village: Morning

    James Newton Howard

    Night After Night: Music from the Movies of M. Night Shyamalan

    Studio Orchestra

    Gavin Greenaway, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:36
  • 2:52 AM

    A Stroll to the Moon

    Manos Hadjidakis

    Paper Moon: Songs by Manos Hadjidakis

    Elena Papandreou, guitar

    6:19
  • 2:17 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Carl Nielsen

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

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    32:50
  • 2:12 AM

    Etude No. 6

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes

    Yunchan Lim, piano

    3:32
  • 2:06 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:42
  • 2:01 AM

    Intermezzo for String Trio

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Dohnanyi, Kodaly, Martinu: String Trios

    Domus

    4:43
  • 1:49 AM

    Pavane, Idyll and Bacchanal

    Edgar Bainton

    Bainton: Concerto Fantasia, etc.

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    9:08
  • 1:28 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 4

    Barry Douglas, piano

    19:49
  • 1:20 AM

    Phantasy

    Ina Boyle

    Irish Roots

    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Geiss, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    6:46
  • 1:13 AM

    Da pacem Domine

    Arvo Part

    The Deer's Cry: Music by Arvo Part

    Vox Clamantis

    Jaan-Eik Tulve, conductor

    5:18
  • 1:06 AM

    Symphony of Seasons: Autumn

    Dan Locklair

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    6:46
  • 1:01 AM

    Aubade

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Piano Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:38
  • 12:51 AM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Spring Fire

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    7:26
  • 12:25 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Max Bruch, Florence Price: Violin Concertos

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Randall Goosby, violin

    25:05
  • 12:16 AM

    Preludio, Fuga, and Vivace

    Sergio Assad

    Bacheando

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    7:00
  • 12:06 AM

    Cantata No. 169: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Sinfonia

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    Stefano Demicheli, organ

    8:50
  • 12:01 AM

    Sinfonia in Classic Mode: Minuet

    Joseph Marx

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    4:41
  • 11:48 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 4th movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    9:35
  • 11:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Yeol Eum Som, piano

    18:13
  • 11:21 PM

    Little Folk Suites: Selections

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    6:51
  • 11:14 PM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 11:06 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    7:58
  • 11:01 PM

    Les Soirees d'Auteuil: Scherzo

    Napoleon Coste

    Anabel Montesinos, guitar

    4:29
  • 10:44 PM

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger/Persichetti/Khachaturian etc - Various works

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    14:24
  • 10:29 PM

    Three American Pieces

    Lukas Foss

    Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Nikki Chooi, violin

    13:03
  • 10:12 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    15:45
  • 10:06 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Jeux de Miroirs

    Paris Orchestra

    Josep Pons, conductor

    4:44
  • 9:52 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Symphony No. 4; William Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:14
  • 9:48 PM

    The Rose

    Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo: Winter Songs

    Choir of Royal Holloway

    Rupert Gough, conductor

    Ola Gjeilo, piano

    3:22
  • 9:30 PM

    Suite Lyrique

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    17:22
  • 9:23 PM

    Praeludium and Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    Music of Fritz Kreisler

    James Ehnes, violin

    6:09
  • 9:12 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 1

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Virtuoso Trumpet: Bach, Mozart, Telemann

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    9:30
  • 9:06 PM

    Waltz No. 2 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Beethoven: Sonatas; Chopin: Waltzes, Etc

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    5:24
  • 9:03 PM

    Suite on Sixteenth Century Hymn Tunes: Rondolet

    George Frederick McKay

    National Radio Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

    John McLaughlin Williams, conductor

    2:34
  • 8:43 PM

    Fantasy on Hungarian Folk Tunes

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos 1 & 2

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    Barry Douglas, piano

    14:39
  • 8:30 PM

    Flute Sonata

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Flute Sonatas

    Brasil Guitar Duo

    Marina Piccinini, flute

    11:45
  • 8:12 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances I & Iii, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    16:34
  • 8:06 PM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme

    John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    4:54
  • 8:01 PM

    Etude No. 24

    Louise Farrenc

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:29
  • 7:45 PM

    London Fields

    Phyllis Tate

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    12:53
  • 5:40 PM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:01
  • 5:15 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

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

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Burkh, conductor

    Elizabeth Rich, piano

    22:31
  • 5:12 PM

    Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)

    Traditional

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    1:58
  • 5:06 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Christmas Around the World

    Burning River Brass

    5:27
  • 5:01 PM

    America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)

    Traditional

    RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fielder, conductor

    4:25
  • 4:49 PM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    Rossini, Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    9:35
  • 4:23 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonies 1-8

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    24:49
  • 4:10 PM

    Introduction and Variations

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Carnaval de Venise

    Catrin Finch, harp

    11:06
  • 4:06 PM

    Chit Chat Polka

    Johann StraussJr.

    STRAUSS II, J.: Waltzes, Polkas, Marches and Overtures, Vol. 2

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    2:46
  • 4:01 PM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Domenico Scarlatti: 18 Sonatas

    Yevgeny Sudbin, piano

    4:35
  • 3:54 PM

    String Quartet No. 4: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Op. 44 Nos. 1, 2

    Cecilia String Quartet

    3:58
  • 3:47 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Das Klavierwerk

    Heidi Lowy, piano

    6:01
  • 3:07 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concert Recording

    Ensemble Resonanz

    Riccardo Minasi, conductor

    38:13
  • 3:00 PM

    Minuet No. 1

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:39
  • 2:49 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Baroque Recorder Concertos

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    Pamela Thorby, recorder

    9:09
  • 2:35 PM

    Trio for Oboe, Horn, and Piano

    Heinrich von Herzogenberg

    Songs of the Reeds

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    22:17
  • 2:29 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:13 PM

    String Sextet No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: String Sextets, Opp. 18 & 36

    Isaac Stern, violin

    38:16
  • 2:02 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    John Stanley

    Stanley: Concertos, Op. 2

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    7:50
  • 1:39 PM

    A Time for Remembrance (A Peace Cantata): An End to War & Epilogue

    John Duffy

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    James Earl Jones, narrator

    :00
  • 1:31 PM

    Symphony No. 83 "The Hen": 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 83 & 87

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    5:50
  • 1:24 PM

    An English Suite: Air and Frolic

    Hubert Parry

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:56
  • 1:18 PM

    Musette de Choisie and Tavernie

    Francois Couperin

    The Sun King's Paradise

    Palladian Ensemble

    5:18
  • 1:11 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:15
  • 1:04 PM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:02
  • 12:48 PM

    Morning Song "Maytime in Sussex"

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: Symphonic Variations & Morning Song

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Margaret Fingerhut, piano

    8:11
  • 12:37 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart & Brahms

    Pacifica String Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    9:08
  • 12:35 PM

    "Voi che sapete" from The Marriage of Figaro

    Mozart

    Frederica von Stade

    :00
  • 12:26 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise

    Ferde Grofe

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    William Stromberg, conductor

    5:20
  • 12:21 PM

    Three American Pieces: Early Song

    Lukas Foss

    Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Nikki Chooi, violin

    4:50
  • 12:09 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    German Opera Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    5:08
  • 12:04 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Nordic Light

    Strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Magnus Ericsson, conductor

    4:45
  • 11:52 AM

    Rhapsody for Oboe (The Winter's Past)

    Wayne Barlow

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Henry Ward, oboe

    5:30
  • 11:39 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    11:37
  • 11:31 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:37
  • 11:21 AM

    Old Hungarian Dances

    Ferenc Farkas

    Classical Wind Quintets

    Vienna Quintet

    8:45
  • 11:16 AM

    The Royal Palaces Suite: Theme

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Film Music

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    3:39
  • 11:09 AM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Symphonic Dances, Piano Concerto, Wedding Day at Toldhaugen

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:51
  • 11:04 AM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Chamber Music with Harp

    Consortium Classicum

    3:59
  • 10:47 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): In Rome's Ruins

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Juan; Aus Italien

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    11:01
  • 10:40 AM

    King Stephen: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven" Symphonis Nos 4 and 8

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:39
  • 10:22 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Violin Concertos

    Janine Jansen and Friends

    15:56
  • 10:12 AM

    The Little Trifles (selections)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 25: Theatre and Ballet Music

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:26
  • 10:06 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Escales: French Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    5:34
  • 10:01 AM

    Four Poetic Waltzes

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Goyescas, etc.

    Xiayin Wang, piano

    4:39
  • 9:47 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "In the Spring": 4th movement

    John Knowles Paine

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:09
  • 9:30 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 4

    Francois Devienne

    Devienne: 14 Concertos pour flute

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Hans Stadlmair, conductor

    Andras Adorjan, flute

    15:45
  • 9:18 AM

    Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

    Aram Khachaturian

    Barber: Adagio, Sibelius: Valse Triste

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    9:49
  • 9:06 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Impromptus

    Radu Lupu, piano

    11:40
  • 9:01 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 2nd movement

    Franz Richter

    Trumpet Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    4:52
  • 8:47 AM

    Havanaise

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Jinjoo Cho Appassionato Mathieu Herzog

    Appassionato

    Mathieu Herzog, conductor

    Jinjoo Cho, violin

    10:46
  • 8:39 AM

    Blumine (Flowers)

    Gustav Mahler

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    8:22
  • 8:05 AM

    String Quartet No. 10

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The String Quartets

    Prague Quartet

    31:33
  • 8:01 AM

    Jazz Suite No. 2: Dance No. 2

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Jazz Music

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    3:36
  • 7:33 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    25:33
  • 7:25 AM

    Sinfonia

    Josef Myslivecek

    Myslivecek: Symphonies

    Concerto Koln

    7:10
  • 7:16 AM

    Prelude and Quadruple Fugue

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Celestial Gate

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    7:42
  • 7:01 AM

    Sonata Concertata

    Niccolo Paganini

    Italian Serenade

    James Galway, flute

    13:45
  • 6:25 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 & 40

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    32:48
  • 6:16 AM

    Three Pieces for Strings

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    8:39
  • 6:01 AM

    Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop": 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    13:36
  • 5:44 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 53

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Paul Lewis, piano

    14:20
  • 5:30 AM

    Charterhouse Suite

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Israel Chamber Orchestra

    Dalia Atlas, conductor

    13:32
  • 5:01 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Symphonies 3 & 4

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    26:53