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  • 5:51 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rolling River

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    7:06
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    43:17
  • 5:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Charles Butler, trumpet

    4:50
  • 4:45 AM

    Gustave Le Gray

    Caroline Shaw

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

    Isabel Dobarro, piano

    13:42
  • 4:41 AM

    John Anderson, oboe

    Andrew Sparling, bass clarinet

    2:15
  • 4:25 AM

    Leyli and Mejnun

    Kara Karayev

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    15:15
  • 4:19 AM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Danielle Maddon, violin

    Ellen DePasquale, viola

    Rafael Figueroa, cello

    4:23
  • 4:06 AM

    Ballade No. 4

    Frederic Chopin

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    12:06
  • 4:01 AM

    Beijing Guitar Duo

    4:42
  • 3:45 AM

    Piano Trio

    Germaine Tailleferre

    A Room of Her Own

    Neave Trio

    14:09
  • 3:22 AM

    Three Dances

    Maurice Durufle

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    21:14
  • 3:13 AM

    Ave, dulcissima Maria

    Morten Lauridsen

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    Morten Lauridsen, finger cymbals

    7:04
  • 3:06 AM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:01
  • 3:01 AM

    Romantic Waltz

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:34
  • 2:44 AM

    Warmth from Other Suns

    Carlos Simon

    Ivalas Quartet

    14:31
  • 2:24 AM

    The Birds of Aristophanes

    Hubert Parry

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    19:04
  • 2:17 AM

    Wondrous Love/The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Anonymous/Howard Blake

    A Star in the East

    Carolyn Surrick, viola da gamba

    5:18
  • 2:06 AM

    Festive Overture

    Josef Foerster

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marek Stilek, conductor

    9:29
  • 2:01 AM

    Wind Quintet: 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carion Wind Quintet

    4:35
  • 1:53 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    4:56
  • 12:52 AM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    6:31
  • 12:31 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    19:15
  • 12:21 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Juilliard String Quartet

    9:26
  • 12:14 AM

    A Carol Fantasy

    John Alexander

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Pacific Chorale

    John Alexander, conductor

    5:02
  • 12:06 AM

    Jubilee Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:41
  • 12:01 AM

    Spring Waltz

    Agustin Barrios

    David Russell, guitar

    4:31
  • 11:48 PM

    Symphony: 1st movement

    Georges Bizet

    French National Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:20
  • 11:34 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 4

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:13
  • 11:32 PM

    Nursery Suite: The Merry Doll

    Edward Elgar

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    1:36
  • 11:14 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    15:58
  • 11:06 PM

    Pest Waltzes

    Joseph Lanner

    Concerto Koln

    7:38
  • 11:01 PM

    Nonet: 3rd movement

    Louise Farrenc

    Philippe Bernold, flute

    Francois Leleux, oboe

    Romain Guyot, clarinet

    Andre Cazalet, horn

    Gilbert Audin, bassoon

    Guillaume Sutre, violin

    4:27
  • 10:46 PM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    11:51
  • 10:42 PM

    Howl's Moving Castle: Merry-Go-Round of Life

    Joe Hisaishi

    Cinema

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    3:20
  • 10:37 PM

    Polka Italienne

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    4:14
  • 10:18 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    17:36
  • 10:13 PM

    Suite of Dances

    Florence Price

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    3:52
  • 10:06 PM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    Martha Argerich, piano

    6:17
  • 10:03 PM

    Preludio

    Manuel Ponce

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

    Cecilio Perera, guitar

    2:23
  • 9:51 PM

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:42
  • 9:28 PM

    Piano Trio No. 5 "Ghost"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beaux Arts Trio

    22:17
  • 9:17 PM

    Men of Goodwill Variations on A Christmas Carol

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Young Person's Guide, Sea Interludes, Men Of Goodwill / Marriner

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:30
  • 9:06 PM

    Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

    Grace Williams

    Grace Williams: Sea Sketches

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    10:54
  • 9:01 PM

    Two Etudes

    Marie Bigot

    Betty Ann Miller, piano

    4:53
  • 8:53 PM

    River Right Rhumba

    Laura Zaerr

    Emily Granger, harp

    5:13
  • 6:51 PM

    Le Roi malgre lui (The King in Spite of Himself): Fete polonaise

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:23
  • 6:24 PM

    Symphony No. 97

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    26:01
  • 6:11 PM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:37
  • 6:06 PM

    Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)

    Traditional Irish

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:10
  • 6:00 PM

    Egyptian March

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:44
  • 5:52 PM

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    6:34
  • 5:22 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    28:08
  • 5:18 PM

    Il est ne, le divin enfant (Now is born the divine Christ child)

    Traditional French

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    Regensburg Domspatzen soloist

    1:57
  • 5:09 PM

    6 Christmas Pieces

    Felix Mendelssohn

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:30
  • 5:06 PM

    Sinfonia: 1st movement

    Johan Agrell

    Two Sides

    Barokkbandid Brak

    3:15
  • 5:01 PM

    The Feast at Solhaug: Overture

    Pall Isolfsson

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    4:36
  • 4:50 PM

    Joy to the World; Carol of the Bells; Ding Dong Merrily on High; I Heard the Bells; The Merry Bells of Speyer

    Christmas Music

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:13
  • 4:20 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    28:18
  • 4:08 PM

    Vom Himmel Hoch (From Heaven Above)

    Martin Luther

    A Chanticleer Christmas: Holiday Favorites Broadcast Live on Public Radio

    Chanticleer

    9:49
  • 4:06 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:48
  • 4:01 PM

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    4:39
  • 3:52 PM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 3:49 PM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    8:59
  • 3:27 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Oboe Concerto, Francaix, Ibert, Satie, De Lancie

    Studio Orchestra

    Max Wilcox, conductor

    John de Lancie, oboe

    24:43
  • 3:22 PM

    Pine Apple Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Joshua Rifkin, piano

    3:27
  • 3:12 PM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    National Orchestral Institute Philharmonic

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    8:59
  • 3:00 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Maurice Ravel

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    Rachel Masters, harp

    11:12
  • 2:49 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 2:44 PM

    Sweet Little Jesus Boy

    Traditional

    Angels' Glory

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    3:18
  • 2:30 PM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    Angel Romero, guitar

    10:56
  • 2:22 PM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Rick Sowash: Piano Trios

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:14
  • 2:17 PM

    Calliope

    Julie Cooper

    Contiuuum

    Oculus Ensemble

    Jessica Cottis, conductor

    3:20
  • 2:09 PM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

    Daniel Hope, violin

    5:09
  • 2:04 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:14
  • 1:51 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    7:03
  • 1:41 PM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:39
  • 1:36 PM

    Celtic Dawn

    John Du Prez

    Alchemist

    New London Consort

    5:00
  • 1:31 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:05
  • 1:27 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 1:14 PM

    Scherzando No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    FJ and JM Haydn: Flute Concertos

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    8:07
  • 1:10 PM

    Don Giovanni: Act II Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 45: Rarieties and Surprises

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    2:58
  • 1:04 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    4:50
  • 12:51 PM

    Concerto Antico: Alborada

    Richard Harvey

    Harvey, Gray: Guitar Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    6:52
  • 12:46 PM

    L'Etoile du Nord: Dance Suite: Waltz

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    3:28
  • 12:34 PM

    Palestrina Concerto

    Wilhelm van Wassenaer

    Bruno Maderno/Luciano Berio: Now, and Then

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    10:39
  • 12:31 PM

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Giovanni Palestrina

    Images Of Christ

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:11
  • 12:21 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart y Mambo: Cuban Dances

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    8:44
  • 12:15 PM

    Contredanse and Tarantelle

    Frederic Chopin

    Malcom Frager plays Chopin

    Malcolm Frager, piano

    4:35
  • 12:08 PM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Hamlet/The Gadfly

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    5:52
  • 12:04 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Testament

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:33
  • 11:48 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter; Coventry Carol; Angels We Have Heard on High

    Christmas Music

    Essential Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    10:10
  • 11:31 AM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien, Night on Bald Mountain, Sorcerer's Apprentice, Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Bolero

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    15:14
  • 11:27 AM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 11:12 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    13:30
  • 11:06 AM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg And Andersen: Music For Flute And Piano

    Paula Robison, flute

    5:37
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments": 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:42
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphony No. 15

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 15, 24, 28, 29

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    11:13
  • 10:31 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, In the South, Serenade for Strings

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    14:09
  • 10:21 AM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Hugo Distler

    Christmas with Chanticleer

    Chanticleer

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    10:06
  • 10:06 AM

    Wind Quintet

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Greatest Hits

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    12:44
  • 10:01 AM

    Summerland

    William Grant Still

    Citizen

    Bruce Levingston, piano

    4:50
  • 9:37 AM

    Concerto After Handel

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (after Handel); R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86 (after Couperin)

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    21:38
  • 9:24 AM

    Five Carols for Brass

    Christmas Music

    Passion for Brass

    12:23
  • 9:08 AM

    Fantasy on French Folk Themes

    Vincent d'Indy

    Oboe Konzerte/Lajos Lencses

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hans Zimmer, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    14:08
  • 9:01 AM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:09
  • 8:34 AM

    Forest Scenes

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Waldszenen

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    24:17
  • 8:23 AM

    Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:33
  • 8:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2

    Ernest Bloch

    Ernest Bloch: Concerti Grossi 1 & 2

    Amadeus Chamber Orchestra

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    20:15
  • 7:23 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    35:51
  • 7:09 AM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 7:01 AM

    Nonet: 4th movement

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Chamber Ensemble

    7:42
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Joachim Nikolas Eggert

    Eggert: Symphonies Nos. 2 And 4

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Korsten, conductor

    31:19
  • 6:14 AM

    We Wish You; Jingle Bells; 12 Days; Winter W'land; Deck the Hall

    Christmas Music

    Christmas Harp Music

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    12:10
  • 6:01 AM

    Symphonic Dances: 1st movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Gateways

    Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    11:32