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  • 5:45 AM

    Prince of Clouds

    Anna Clyne

    Two x Four

    Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

    Vinay Parameswaran, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    13:30
  • 5:35 AM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3; Ballade No. 4; Waltzes, Mazurkas, Barcarolle

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    9:00
  • 5:13 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Violin Sonatas

    Pamela Frank, violin

    21:04
  • 5:06 AM

    Ludus pro Patria: Night and Love

    Augusta Holmes

    Holmes: Orchestral Works

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Patrick Davin, conductor

    5:39
  • 5:01 AM

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:25
  • 4:52 AM

    Evergreen

    Kevin Puts

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:27
  • 4:23 AM

    Nevertheless

    Georgs Pelecis

    From My Home

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    27:52
  • 4:14 AM

    Y Deryn Pur (The Gentle Dove)

    Cecilia McDowall

    Eclogue

    Chamber Ensemble of London

    Peter Fisher, conductor

    Peter Cigleris, clarinet

    7:14
  • 4:06 AM

    Romance

    Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Suite From "Love's Labours Lost", Clarinet Concerto, Prelude, Romance

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    6:58
  • 4:01 AM

    Postludium No. 4

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Ustvolskaya, Silvestrov, Kancheli: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Sanderling, conductor

    Elisaveta Blumina, piano

    4:33
  • 3:44 AM

    The Jungle Book: The Meditation of Purun Bhagat

    Charles Koechlin

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    13:46
  • 3:13 AM

    Piano Trio

    Emilie Mayer

    Mayer: Missing Link

    Hanover Piano Trio

    29:38
  • 3:06 AM

    Autumn Landscape

    Martin Mailman

    Music For Quiet Listening

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    5:03
  • 3:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 2:39 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    18:57
  • 2:17 AM

    The Forest

    Howard Shore

    The Moon and the Forest

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    20:48
  • 2:10 AM

    Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening

    Rebecca Dale

    Night Seasons

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    5:00
  • 2:06 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Bonjour Paris

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Mathias Monius, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, English horn

    3:37
  • 2:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Frederic Chopin

    Something Borrowed: Transcriptions for Cello

    Jonathan Aasgaard, cello

    4:43
  • 1:43 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    15:23
  • 1:21 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Le Mozart Noir

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Linda Melsted, violin

    21:08
  • 1:07 AM

    Le Roi d'Ys Overture

    Edouard Lalo

    Bizet/Roma/Lalo/Le Roi d'Ys

    Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra

    Roberto Benzi, conductor

    12:02
  • 1:01 AM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Albeniz, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, Falla, Kreisler

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    4:32
  • 12:45 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Christoph Forster

    Oboe Concertos by Handel and Forster

    La Follia

    Christophe Poiget, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    13:29
  • 12:17 AM

    Cinderella Suite No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Cinderella

    Paris Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    26:50
  • 12:11 AM

    Dance-Song

    Sirvart Karamanuk

    By Women

    Sahan Arzruni, piano

    3:38
  • 12:06 AM

    Dance of the Orange Blossoms

    Eric Coates

    Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:19
  • 12:01 AM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Jean Francaix

    Gaudier Ensemble

    4:49
  • 11:52 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn, Adams

    Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    Chad Hoopes, violin

    6:23
  • 11:24 PM

    Symphony No. 40

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Georg Solti, conductor

    25:59
  • 11:12 PM

    Breaking Waves

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    11:13
  • 11:06 PM

    Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt Piano Music, 20

    William Wolfram, piano

    4:24
  • 11:01 PM

    Spanish Serenade

    Joaquin Malats

    Homages: A Musical Dedication

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    4:35
  • 10:50 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:06
  • 10:24 PM

    Clarinet Quintet

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Beethoven: Center of Gravity, 4

    Miro Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    24:11
  • 10:18 PM

    Between Worlds

    Carlos Simon

    Together

    Seth Parker Woods, cello

    4:24
  • 10:06 PM

    Piano Quintet: 2nd movement

    Florence Price

    UNCOVERED Vol. 2

    Catalyst Quartet

    Michelle Cann, piano

    6:14
  • 10:01 PM

    O Praise the Lord

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Solace

    Jason Max Ferdinand Singers

    Jason Max Ferdinand, conductor

    Natrickie Louissaint, soprano

    4:38
  • 9:41 PM

    Variations on "La ci darem la mano"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

    Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    17:28
  • 9:19 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    20:39
  • 9:13 PM

    Four African Dances: No. 3

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Chamber Music

    John Fadial, violin

    4:04
  • 9:06 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    6:31
  • 9:01 PM

    Four Pieces: Dudelsack and Waltz

    Alfred Uhl

    Into The Blue

    Cumberland Quintet

    4:43
  • 8:47 PM

    Miniatures for Small Orchestra

    Roque Cordero

    African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. II

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    11:43
  • 5:50 PM

    Fantasy Overture

    York Bowen

    Overtures from the British Isles Volume 2

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:28
  • 5:42 PM

    Prelude and Fugue

    Ethel Smyth

    Smyth: Complete Piano Works

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    8:09
  • 5:20 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    William Conway, cello

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    Matthew Wilkie, bassoon

    20:26
  • 5:11 PM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Camino

    Sean Shibe, guitar

    6:26
  • 5:06 PM

    Beata viscera

    Manuel da Fonseca

    Portuguese Polyphony

    Ars Nova Ensemble

    Bo Holten, conductor

    4:31
  • 5:01 PM

    Chi passa per'sta strada

    Filippo Azzaiolo

    Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble ?– Silk Road Journeys

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:39
  • 4:52 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:53
  • 4:38 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    13:37
  • 4:19 PM

    String Quartet No. 1 "Calvary"

    Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    New Black Music Repertory Ensemble Quartet

    17:01
  • 4:06 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    11:53
  • 4:01 PM

    Night and Day

    Cole Porter

    Night and Day

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:34
  • 3:45 PM

    Sussex Landscape

    Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    13:31
  • 3:39 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    A Debussy Collection

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    5:05
  • 3:22 PM

    Suite in the Ancient Style

    Vincent d'Indy

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    16:18
  • 3:11 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Concerti, Op. 10

    New Irish Chamber Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:53
  • 3:06 PM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:19
  • 3:01 PM

    A Country Woman

    Bedrich Smetana

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    4:34
  • 2:39 PM

    Symphony No. 95

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    19:48
  • 2:18 PM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    The Chamber Winds

    Chamber Winds

    19:18
  • 2:13 PM

    Requiem: In Paradisum

    Gabriel Faure

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:44
  • 2:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    Alessandro Scarlatti

    A & D Scarlatti: Concerti & Sinfonie

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    Fabio Biondi, violin

    5:07
  • 2:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Richard Hol

    Residentie Orchestra The Hague

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:42
  • 11:41 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Jean-Marie Leclair

    Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Concertos

    La Cetra

    Leila Schayegh, conductor

    Leila Schayegh, violin

    16:54
  • 11:22 AM

    Symphony

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Six Symphonies, Op. 35

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Marc Destrube, conductor

    17:06
  • 11:10 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel, Debussy, Saint-Saens, Roussel

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Skaila Kanga, harp

    10:31
  • 11:06 AM

    A Reverie

    Alfred Hill

    Alfred Hill: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 10

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Wilfred Lehmann, conductor

    3:33
  • 11:01 AM

    A Hermit Thrush at Morn

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:50
  • 10:46 AM

    Symphony No. 9

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 7-12

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    12:31
  • 10:21 AM

    The Four Moons

    Louis Ballard

    Ballard: The Four Moons, Devil's Promenade, Fantasy Aborigine No. 3, & Scenes from Indian Life

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    23:29
  • 10:16 AM

    Stars

    Connor Chee

    Scenes from Dinetah

    Connor Chee, piano

    2:55
  • 10:06 AM

    Night Song

    Wayne Barlow

    Music For Quiet Listening

    Eastman Philharmonia

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    9:11
  • 10:01 AM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:55 AM

    Song for Octave

    Bryce Dessner

    Life

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    3:17
  • 9:31 AM

    Nocturnes

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Trois Nocturnes, Jeux

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    23:42
  • 9:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets

    Alban Berg Quartet

    27:43
  • 8:52 AM

    Soirees Musicales: Ballade

    Clara Schumann

    The Young Clara: Early Piano Works

    Angela Tirino, piano

    5:51
  • 8:38 AM

    Dance Poem

    Frank Bridge

    Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    13:59
  • 8:11 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    24:49
  • 8:01 AM

    Violin Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Six Flute Sonatas K10-15

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    9:45
  • 7:44 AM

    Violin Sonata "Posthume"

    Maurice Ravel

    Daniel Hope | Belle Epoque

    Daniel Hope, violin

    14:11
  • 7:40 AM

    Fantasy Variations

    Ulysses Kay

    Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony - U. Kay: Fantasy Variations - Umbrian Scene

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    17:55
  • 7:37 AM

    African Sketches: Dusk

    Nkeiru Okoye

    Kaleidoscoep: Contemporary Piano Music by Female Composers From Around the World

    Isabel Dobarro, piano

    2:51
  • 7:10 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphony No. 3, Clarinet Concerto

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    Olle Schill, clarinet

    24:51
  • 7:06 AM

    Mediterranean Concerto

    John McLaughlin

    John McLaughlin: The Mediterranean Concerto

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    John McLaughlin, guitar

    36:07
  • 7:01 AM

    Music for a Young Prince: Dreams

    Godfrey Ridout

    Godfrey Ridout: Orchestral Works

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Victor Feldbrill, conductor

    8:32
  • 7:01 AM

    Andantino

    Alfredo Catalani

    Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Contemplazione / Il Mattino

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    4:31
  • 5:55 AM

    Aftonen (Evening)

    Hugo Alfven

    Nightfall

    Voces8

    3:41
  • 5:11 AM

    Piano Trio No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Piano Trio

    Beaux Arts Trio

    43:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Adagio

    Emilie Mayer

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Leo McFall, conductor

    7:36