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  • 4:48 AM

    Voyage

    Michael Giacchino

    Voyage

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    10:04
  • 4:39 AM

    Point of Departure

    Hildur Gudnadottir

    Nordic Affect

    7:48
  • 4:11 AM

    Violin Concerto

    James Newton Howard

    Kernis, Howard, Tovey

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Cristian Macelaru, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    26:33
  • 4:06 AM

    Englaborn: Eg atti graa aesku

    Johann Johannsson

    Johann Johannsson: Englaborn Remastered

    Ethos String Quartet

    Johann Johannsson, electronics

    3:40
  • 4:01 AM

    Small Variations

    Nico Muhly

    Variations

    Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano

    4:27
  • 3:45 AM

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    12:17
  • 3:32 AM

    Entr'acte

    Caroline Shaw

    Move

    The Westerlies

    11:51
  • 3:15 AM

    A String Around Autumn

    Toru Takemitsu

    Takemitsu: Viola Concerto, November Steps, Eclipse

    Saito Kinen Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Nobuko Imai, viola

    16:09
  • 3:06 AM

    Season of Light

    Fuse & Xavi Torres

    Mikrokosmos

    Fuse

    5:56
  • 3:01 AM

    Hayy: Revealing the Tones

    Michael Harrison

    Seven Sacred Names

    Michael Harrison, piano

    4:32
  • 2:52 AM

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Frederick Delius

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    6:09
  • 2:50 AM

    Romance ("Lied")

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    (b)romancE

    Nicholas Canellakis, cello

    2:02
  • 2:25 AM

    Suite for 13 Wind Instruments

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    23:44
  • 2:16 AM

    Autumn

    John Thomas

    John Thomas: Harp Music

    Lipman Harp Duo

    Sayo Lipman, harp

    6:45
  • 2:06 AM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 2:01 AM

    Show Me

    Aoife O'Donovan

    The Brooklyn Rider Almanac

    Brooklyn Rider

    4:53
  • 1:44 AM

    Phantasie Concertante

    Dora Pejacevic

    Pejacevic: Symphony in F sharp minor, Op. 41 - Phantasie concertante

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ari Rasilainen, conductor

    Volker Banfield, piano

    14:34
  • 11:48 PM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    9:23
  • 11:33 PM

    Concerto

    Johann Heinichen

    Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    15:31
  • 11:13 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:47
  • 11:09 PM

    God Bless the Child

    Billie Holiday/Arthur HerzogJr.

    A Billie Holiday Songbook

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:26
  • 11:00 PM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:08
  • 10:43 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No 1, Etc / George Szell, Eugene Ormandy

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    16:20
  • 10:35 PM

    October

    Eric Whitacre

    Passions

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    7:28
  • 10:22 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 2nd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuaz

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    10:36
  • 10:17 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:06 PM

    Tremble

    Tina Davidson

    Barefoot

    J Freivogel, violin

    9:45
  • 9:56 PM

    Jalousie

    Jacob Gade

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:04
  • 9:36 PM

    Tam O'Shanter

    George Chadwick

    Thompson: Symphony No. 2/Chadwick: Overtures, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    19:32
  • 9:26 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1: Prelude

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Classics Meet Pops

    12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic

    5:55
  • 9:12 PM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:55
  • 9:07 PM

    Creatures of Prometheus: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:02
  • 9:03 PM

    By and By Thou Wilt Return (By and By, Ho'i Mai Oe)

    Queen Liliuokalani

    Songs Of Liliuokalani ?

    Galliard String Quartet

    2:25
  • 8:40 PM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    19:39
  • 8:31 PM

    Song for Athene

    John Tavener

    Enchanted Isle

    Voces8

    6:32
  • 8:17 PM

    Keyboard Suite No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Suites

    Lisa Smirnova, piano

    14:00
  • 8:05 PM

    Orchestra Rehearsal

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:02
  • 8:00 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein: Marin Alsop The Complete Naxos Recordings

    Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:19
  • 5:48 PM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:31
  • 5:24 PM

    Wanderer Fantasy

    Franz Schubert

    Lang Lang, piano

    22:06
  • 5:19 PM

    Danza Brasilera

    Jorge Morel

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    3:10
  • 5:06 PM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    12:23
  • 5:01 PM

    London Suite: Covent Garden

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:38
  • 4:50 PM

    Mediodia en el Llano (Noon on the Plain)

    Antonio Estevez

    Fiesta

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    7:52
  • 4:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    Zoltan Kocsis, piano

    30:37
  • 4:12 PM

    Fall, Leaves, Fall

    Kathryn Rose

    Among Whirlwinds

    Singer Pur

    4:10
  • 4:06 PM

    Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

    Giacomo Puccini

    R. Strauss, Verdi, Puccini: String Quartets

    Enso String Quartet

    5:48
  • 4:01 PM

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:38
  • 3:39 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Night in the Tropics"

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    18:57
  • 3:36 PM

    Tropico

    Manuel Ponce

    Caribbean Souvenirs

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    3:03
  • 3:11 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Albert Dietrich

    Romantic Cello Concerto Vol. 2

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Lintu, conductor

    Alban Gerhardt, cello

    22:47
  • 3:06 PM

    Miniatures: I Ride an Old Paint

    William Grant Still

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    3:47
  • 3:01 PM

    Hot-Time Dance

    George Antheil

    Antheil: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Other Works

    BBC Philharmonic

    John Storgards, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:49 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    9:19
  • 2:46 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    9:14
  • 2:28 PM

    Guitar Quintet No. 5

    Luigi Boccherini

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:50
  • 2:10 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan-Williams - Symphony No.5, Tallis Fantasia

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    15:57
  • 1:59 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes And Overtures

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    5:11
  • 1:51 PM

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Samuel Sanders, piano

    5:49
  • 1:46 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Ground Beneath Our Feet

    The Knights

    Johnny Gandelsman, violin

    3:21
  • 1:44 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Piano Concertos BWV 1053, 1054, 1056, 1058

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Ton Koopman, harpsichord

    9:27
  • 1:34 PM

    School for Scandal Overture

    Samuel Barber

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    8:16
  • 1:31 PM

    Souvenirs: Two-Step

    Samuel Barber

    Mosh Pit

    ZOFO Duet

    1:33
  • 1:23 PM

    The Mother: Three Pieces

    Carl Nielsen

    Bergen Wind Quintet

    6:38
  • 1:18 PM

    Paragon Rag

    Scott Joplin

    On the Boardwalk: Music from the Arthur Pryor Orchestra Collection

    Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

    Rick Benjamin, conductor

    3:50
  • 1:08 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Berlin Philharmonic

    David Oistrakh, conductor

    David Oistrakh, violin

    6:33
  • 1:04 PM

    London Fields: Springtime at Kew

    Phyllis Tate

    Box of Delights: British Light Music Gems

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    2:31
  • 12:48 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 7

    Giovanni Paisiello

    Paisiello: Piano Concertos Vol. 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Stephanie Gonley, conductor

    Mariaclara Monetti, piano

    11:14
  • 12:42 PM

    Etude No. 3 "Tristesse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    3:51
  • 12:31 PM

    Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    Leopold Mozart: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:52
  • 12:26 PM

    Cabo de Gata

    Michael Thomas

    Brodsky Unlimited

    Brodsky Quartet

    4:03
  • 12:21 PM

    Estancia: Dance of the Wheat

    Alberto Ginastera

    Tangazo

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:59
  • 12:20 PM

    Hymn of the Universe: Stay with Us, Lord

    Tina Davidson

    Hymn to the Universe

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    1:32
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 25

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonien

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    19:08
  • 12:04 PM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:23
  • 11:48 AM

    Symphony No. 60 "Il Distratto"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn 2032, Vol. 4: Il distratto

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    25:55
  • 11:42 AM

    Cedar

    Connor Chee

    Scenes from Dinetah

    Connor Chee, piano

    4:17
  • 11:37 AM

    The Upas Tree

    Anton Arensky

    Ravishingly Russian

    Houston Chamber Choir

    Robert Simpson, conductor

    4:45
  • 11:30 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1: 2nd movement

    Anton Arensky

    Shostakovich & Arensky

    Claremont Trio

    6:15
  • 11:19 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Trumpet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpet

    9:51
  • 11:14 AM

    Military March

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    4:10
  • 11:09 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    4:12
  • 11:04 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Wings of Song

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Klauspeter Seibel, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    4:27
  • 10:50 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Rondes de printemps (Spring Rounds)

    Claude Debussy

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    7:57
  • 10:30 AM

    Suite for Violin and Piano

    Laura Netzel

    Laura Netzel: Chamber Portrait

    Malin Broman, violin

    18:59
  • 10:24 AM

    Julia Florida

    Agustin Barrios

    From The Jungles Of Paraguay: John Williams Plays Barrios

    John Williams, guitar

    4:30
  • 10:07 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart y Mambo La Bella Cubana

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    16:39
  • 10:01 AM

    Sonata No. 8

    Dario Castello

    An Italian Sojourn

    Trio Settecento

    4:41
  • 9:38 AM

    Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Martinu: Chamber Music

    Lahti Chamber Ensemble

    20:39
  • 9:27 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 1

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Bela Drahos, conductor

    Tamas Benkocs, bassoon

    9:51
  • 9:21 AM

    Prisms: Desert Rose (Dance)

    Dusan Bogdanovic

    Alexander String Quartet

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    4:42
  • 9:07 AM

    Delights and Dances

    Michael Abels

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    13:03
  • 9:01 AM

    Pansies Polka Mazurka

    Josef Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    4:36
  • 8:25 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Zdenek Fibich

    Fibich: Symphony No. 1/Smetana: Vysehrad, Vlatava

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    33:54
  • 8:20 AM

    Lullaby

    Adam Wesolowski

    Modern Lullabies

    Agata Kielar-Dlugosz, flute

    3:25
  • 8:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Melos Quartet

    17:20
  • 7:51 AM

    Echorus

    Philip Glass

    Two x Four

    Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

    Vinay Parameswaran, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    7:07
  • 7:19 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Antar"

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    32:30
  • 7:13 AM

    Sea-weed Song

    Ruth Gipps

    Piper of Dreams

    Juliana Koch, English horn

    2:58
  • 7:01 AM

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

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    11:50
  • 6:25 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 27

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten, conductor

    Clifford Curzon, piano

    32:59
  • 6:21 AM

    Melodie

    Frank Bridge

    Bridge, F.: Cello Sonata / 4 Short Pieces / Serenade in A Major / Berceuse / Britten, B.: Cello Sonata in C Major

    Oystein Birkeland, cello

    3:52
  • 6:01 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Jennifer Higdon

    Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    James Button, oboe

    18:06
  • 5:49 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Piazzolla: The Four Seasons

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Eduardo Marturet, conductor

    Lara St. John, violin

    8:52
  • 5:46 AM

    Barcarola

    Maria Luisa Anido

    Anido: A Mimita

    Maria Isabel Siewers, guitar

    2:46
  • 5:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 9

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    43:23