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  • 4:16 AM

    An Atlas of Deep Time

    John Luther Adams

    Adams: An Atlas of Deep Time

    South Dakota Symphony Orchestra

    Delta David Gier, conductor

    41:54
  • 4:07 AM

    Mass for the Endangered: Credo

    Sarah Kirkland Snider

    Sarah Kirkland Snider: Mass for the Endangered

    Gallicantus

    Gabriel Crouch, conductor

    7:59
  • 4:01 AM

    Three Passions for Our Tortured Planet: Winds

    Brian Field

    Soundscape

    Kay Kyung Eun Kim, piano

    4:36
  • 3:55 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 2 "Requiem for the Planet": Epilogue: I have loved this world so dearly

    Bruce Wolosoff

    Paradise Found – Music for Cello and Piano by Bruce Wolosoff

    Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

    3:33
  • 3:45 AM

    Ishi's Song

    Martin Bresnick

    Prayers Remain Forever

    Lisa Moore, piano

    8:53
  • 3:25 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "Shades of Green"

    Clint Needham

    As We Are

    Poiesis Quartet

    17:50
  • 3:15 AM

    Spiritus Naturae Aeternus

    Dustin O'Halloran

    Dustin O'Halloran: 1001

    Reykjavik Silfur Choir

    9:13
  • 3:07 AM

    Dawn Chorus

    Phil Kline

    Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble

    Bill Ryan, conductor

    6:22
  • 3:01 AM

    The Lost Birds: Hope Is the Thing with Feathers

    Christopher Tin

    Voces8

    4:46
  • 2:48 AM

    There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook

    Frank Bridge

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    10:16
  • 2:26 AM

    Britten Sinfonia

    Nicholas Daniel, conductor

    Nicholas Daniel, oboe

    20:21
  • 2:18 AM

    Phantasy

    Ina Boyle

    Irish Roots

    Thessaloniki State Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Geiss, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    6:46
  • 2:06 AM

    Air Varie No. 1

    Giulio Regondi

    David Starobin, guitar

    11:04
  • 2:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 5

    Stephan Elmas

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    4:44
  • 1:48 AM

    American Contemporary Music Ensemble

    10:11
  • 1:17 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    29:45
  • 1:06 AM

    The Air, Turning

    Edmund Finnis

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Ilan Volkov, conductor

    8:55
  • 1:01 AM

    Violin Partita No. 2: Sarabande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:43
  • 12:53 AM

    There Will Come Soft Rains

    Rebecca Dale

    Night Seasons

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    5:11
  • 12:23 AM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    30:11
  • 12:18 AM

    Song without Words No. 36 "Cradle Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    2:32
  • 12:07 AM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:33
  • 12:01 AM

    Two Fantasias

    Thomas Lupo

    Fretwork

    4:41
  • 11:47 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    11:42
  • 11:47 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    11:42
  • 11:30 PM

    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Piano Concertos, Etc

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Michel Beroff, piano

    17:19
  • 11:16 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:03
  • 11:11 PM

    Air de ballet

    Cecile Chaminade

    Eric Parkin, piano

    5:03
  • 11:02 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    8:21
  • 10:50 PM

    Polonaise No. 5 "Tragic"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    10:33
  • 10:37 PM

    Jeromita Linares

    Carlos Guastavino

    "Impresiones"

    Camerata Bariloche

    Pablo Cohen, guitar

    11:43
  • 10:24 PM

    Suffolk Suite

    Doreen Carwithen

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    11:34
  • 10:14 PM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:38
  • 10:07 PM

    Shorthand (Redux)

    Anna Clyne

    Shorthand

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:17
  • 9:56 PM

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:10
  • 9:36 PM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    19:49
  • 9:33 PM

    Rigoletto: Zitti, zitti... (Whisper Chorus)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:53
  • 9:26 PM

    Piano Sonata: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonatas D. 845 & D 575

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    5:37
  • 9:13 PM

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

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:00
  • 9:07 PM

    Estudiantina

    Emil Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:13
  • 9:04 PM

    The Tic-Toc-Choc (or the mallets)

    Francois Couperin

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    2:17
  • 8:52 PM

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:00
  • 8:42 PM

    Moravian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    8:56
  • 8:21 PM

    The Tender Land Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    20:42
  • 8:06 PM

    Suite for Strings

    Joan Trimble

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:22
  • 8:00 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    London Brass

    4:30
  • 5:35 PM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    23:42
  • 5:22 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Franz Waxman

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    10:59
  • 5:18 PM

    Peace of Mind

    Hazel Scott

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:46
  • 5:07 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    9:34
  • 5:01 PM

    Merry Mount: Maypole Dances

    Howard Hanson

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:42
  • 4:46 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:04
  • 4:25 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:56
  • 4:16 PM

    Gymnopedies

    Erik Satie

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    Nancy Allen, harp

    Irma Vallecillo, piano

    8:09
  • 4:06 PM

    Hans Sachs: Overture

    Albert Lortzing

    LORTZING, A.: Opera Overtures

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Adolf Fritz Guhl, conductor

    7:56
  • 4:00 PM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:50
  • 3:58 PM

    Sweet William

    John Playford

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

    Toronto Consort

    1:11
  • 3:41 PM

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    All These Lighted Things

    Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

    Elim Chan, conductor

    16:45
  • 3:16 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    23:23
  • 3:12 PM

    Women of Legend: Desdemona

    Mel Bonis

    Maria Garcia, piano

    2:58
  • 3:06 PM

    Les Troyens (The Trojans): Trojan March

    Hector Berlioz

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:21
  • 3:00 PM

    Introduction No. 4

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    4:14
  • 2:52 PM

    Flute Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wilhelm Molique

    Nice Philharmonic Orchestra

    Maximiano Valdez, conductor

    Alain Marion, flute

    6:50
  • 2:44 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 2

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    11:33
  • 2:10 PM

    Piano Quintet

    Robert Schumann

    Concert Recording

    Bethel Balge, piano

    32:11
  • 2:00 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    7:33
  • 1:52 PM

    Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Selections

    Tan Dun

    Studio Orchestra

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:55
  • 1:47 PM

    Capriccio No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Richard Goode Plays Brahms

    Richard Goode, piano

    3:25
  • 1:38 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:30
  • 1:30 PM

    Rusalka: Song to the Moon

    Antonin Dvorak

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    6:39
  • 1:23 PM

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Avlana Eisenberg, conductor

    5:58
  • 1:18 PM

    A Hymn to New England

    John Williams

    American Visions

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:11
  • 1:11 PM

    String Quartet No. 4: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cecilia String Quartet

    3:57
  • 1:04 PM

    Bartered Bride: Polka

    Bedrich Smetana

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:58
  • 12:56 PM

    On the Town: Some Other Time

    Leonard Bernstein

    Judy Kaye, soprano

    William Sharp, baritone

    3:49
  • 12:44 PM

    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    10:38
  • 12:33 PM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:43
  • 12:29 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas

    Richard Goode, piano

    2:17
  • 12:22 PM

    Shorthand (Redux)

    Anna Clyne

    Shorthand

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:17
  • 12:09 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:58
  • 12:04 PM

    Jubilate Deo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canadian Brass

    Robert Moody, conductor

    3:52
  • 11:52 AM

    Coppelia: Selections

    Leo Delibes

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    13:00
  • 11:43 AM

    L'Estro Armonico: Concerto No. 1 for Four Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Brecon Baroque

    Rachel Podger, violin

    7:39
  • 11:32 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    8:34
  • 11:20 AM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    11:10
  • 11:16 AM

    Rosto Colado

    Paulo Bellinati

    Marc Regnier, guitar

    3:11
  • 11:09 AM

    Partita No. 1: Menuets & Giga

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Richard Goode, piano

    4:56
  • 11:04 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos, Etc., Vol. 7

    Manchester Camerata

    Gabor Takacs-Nagy, conductor

    4:14
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphony No. 14

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:19
  • 10:25 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    European Brandenburg Ensemble

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Katy Bircher, flute

    Beatrix Hulsemann, violin

    Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord

    20:40
  • 10:17 AM

    Andante and Rondo Capriccioso

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Lydia Artymiw, piano

    6:19
  • 10:06 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 10:01 AM

    The Nightingale

    Deborah Henson-Conant

    Emily Granger, harp

    4:29
  • 9:42 AM

    Irish Rhapsody

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:47
  • 9:28 AM

    Euphonium Concerto

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin

    Matthias Foremny, conductor

    Roland Froscher, euphonium

    13:22
  • 9:09 AM

    Rapsodie espagnole

    Maurice Ravel

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    16:32
  • 9:06 AM

    Tango Natasha

    Charlie Chaplin

    Philippe Quint, violin

    Marta Aznavoorian, piano

    2:32
  • 9:01 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Agustin Barrios

    Lily Afshar, guitar

    4:25
  • 8:40 AM

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    18:07
  • 8:32 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 2nd movement

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Hawthorne String Quartet

    Harold Wright, clarinet

    7:28
  • 8:14 AM

    Papillons (Butterflies)

    Robert Schumann

    Jeanne Golan, piano

    16:53
  • 8:01 AM

    The Butterfly's Ball

    Frederic Cowen

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    11:48
  • 7:38 AM

    Symphony No. 78

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    19:48
  • 7:26 AM

    A Shropshire Lad

    George Butterworth

    Halle Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    11:36
  • 7:10 AM

    A Moorside Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: Hammersmith, Moorside Suite, Suites 1 And 2 / Dunn

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Howard Dunn, conductor

    14:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Rondo for Cello

    Antonin Dvorak

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    8:45
  • 6:15 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    43:42
  • 6:09 AM

    Cantata No. 68: Also hat Gott die Welt geliebt: Mein glaubiges Herz (My faithful heart)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Petronel Malan, piano

    3:29
  • 6:01 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:41
  • 5:31 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 3

    Mauro Giuliani

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    27:47
  • 5:25 AM

    Village Scenes: Pastorale

    Emile Sauret

    Michi Wiancko, violin

    Dina Vainshtein, piano

    4:20
  • 5:01 AM

    Hours of the Day

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    22:36