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  • 5:53 AM

    String Quartet No. 1: Let's Sit Beneath the Stars

    Elena Ruehr

    Elena Ruehr: Six String Quartets

    Cypress String Quartet

    5:27
  • 5:14 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop"

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    37:09
  • 5:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Christmas Concerti

    I Musici

    7:29
  • 5:01 AM

    Two Aquarelles

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:35
  • 4:49 AM

    Scherzo No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2, Scherzi

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    8:51
  • 4:46 AM

    Lulajze, Jezuniu (Sleep, Baby Jesus)

    Traditional Polish

    Stralande Jul - Strahlende Weihnacht

    MDR Radio Chorus Leipzig

    Philipp Ahmann, conductor

    2:28
  • 4:13 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Symphony No. 22

    Seattle Symphony

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    Janos Starker, cello

    31:03
  • 4:06 AM

    Christmas Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Joy!

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    5:49
  • 4:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Mikalojus Ciurlionis

    Ciurlionis: On the Harp Strings

    Joana Daunyte, harp

    4:42
  • 3:54 AM

    Blessed be that maid Mary

    Traditional English

    Winter's Delights

    Quadriga Consort

    3:56
  • 3:17 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "A Pastoral Symphony"

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Pastoral Symphony

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Yvonne Kenny, soprano

    35:59
  • 3:13 AM

    A Virgin Most Pure

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:41
  • 3:11 AM

    Adam lay ybounden

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    1:10
  • 3:06 AM

    A Gaelic Blessing: Meditation

    John Rutter

    Blessing

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    4:43
  • 3:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 11

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    4:33
  • 2:48 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Oboe Italiano

    Stuttgart Arcata Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Strub, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    10:23
  • 2:24 AM

    Hary Janos Suite

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    22:53
  • 2:16 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Jennifer Higdon

    Rolling River

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    Graham Ross, conductor

    7:06
  • 2:06 AM

    Bukoolika (Bucolic)

    Ester Magi

    Ester Magi: Orchestral Music

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Arvo Volmer, conductor

    8:09
  • 2:01 AM

    Treuliebchen (True Love) Polka

    Eduard Strauss

    Locomotiv-Musik II

    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mika Eichenholz, conductor

    4:39
  • 1:56 AM

    Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

    Elizabeth Poston

    Christmas At King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    2:30
  • 1:46 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Violin Concertos

    Il Pomo d'Oro

    Shunske Sato, violin

    9:26
  • 1:21 AM

    Gaite Parisienne: Selections

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach: Gaite; Five Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:12
  • 1:14 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Alan Higbee

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:46
  • 1:06 AM

    Death on the Pale Horse

    Ruth Gipps

    Gipps: Orchestral Works, Volume 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    7:58
  • 1:01 AM

    Concert Suite No. 3: La La Popliniere

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Rameau: Pieces de clavecin en concerts

    Baroque Nouveau

    4:39
  • 12:49 AM

    Havanaise

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Paganini, Saint-Saens, Waxman: Works for Violin and Orchestra

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    9:31
  • 12:34 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Pini di Roma; Fontane di Roma; Feste Romane

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    23:49
  • 12:22 AM

    Toy Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Mozart: Toy Symphony

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    9:32
  • 12:09 AM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    The Perlman Sound

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:46
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    David Diamond

    David Diamond: Symphonies 2 & 4; Concerto for Small Orchestra

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    16:20
  • 11:43 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2: Campanae Parisienses/Aria

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    5:44
  • 11:39 PM

    E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come

    Paul Manz

    Love Looked Down

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    2:26
  • 11:34 PM

    Christ the Apple Tree

    Stanford Scriven

    Christmas At St. Olaf 2009: Light Of All Creation...Scatter The Darkness

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    3:19
  • 11:24 PM

    Two Elegiac Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:05
  • 11:18 PM

    The Star of Bethlehem: Fulfillment

    Josef Rheinberger

    Rheinberger: Der Stern von Bethlehem - Advent Motetten

    Dresden University Choir

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    4:38
  • 11:11 PM

    The Star of Bethlehem: The Shepherds

    Josef Rheinberger

    Rheinberger: Der Stern von Bethlehem - Advent Motetten

    Dresden University Choir

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    Dilek Gecer, soprano

    6:51
  • 11:04 PM

    The Star of Bethlehem: Expectation

    Josef Rheinberger

    Rheinberger: Der Stern von Bethlehem - Advent Motetten

    Dresden University Choir

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    6:34
  • 10:58 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Pops Christmas Party

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:01
  • 10:11 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No 1 & 2 / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    44:11
  • 9:58 PM

    Highland Cathedral

    Michael Korb/Uli Roewer

    Musica Variata

    Musica Variata

    7:49
  • 9:44 PM

    12 Contredanses

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:32
  • 9:35 PM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Traditional

    A Swedish Folk Christmas

    Saint Jacob's Chamber Choir

    Gary Graden, conductor

    Gunnar Idenstam, organ

    6:48
  • 9:30 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Mikola Leontovich

    Christmas Harp

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    3:39
  • 9:24 PM

    Once in Royal David's City

    Henry Gauntlett

    A Traditional Christmas Collection

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    4:09
  • 9:16 PM

    Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Vivaldi and Piazzolla

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Tessa Lark, violin

    6:27
  • 9:03 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    11:48
  • 6:47 PM

    El Camino Real

    Alfred Reed

    Senzoku Gakuen Symphonic Wind Orchestra

    Alfred Reed, conductor

    11:01
  • 6:28 PM

    Spanish Rhapsody

    Isaac Albeniz

    Nights in the Garden of Spain

    Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    Angela Cheng, piano

    17:11
  • 6:15 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:02
  • 6:06 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:07
  • 6:01 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Largo al factotum

    Gioacchino Rossini

    The Fiddler Of The Opera

    Gil Shaham, violin

    4:36
  • 5:42 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Muzio Clementi

    Clementi: Symphony No. 1, etc.

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    16:34
  • 5:22 PM

    Don Juan

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    18:36
  • 5:13 PM

    Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    6:33
  • 5:07 PM

    Swedish Festival Music

    August Soderman

    Swedish Orchestral Favourites

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    6:28
  • 5:01 PM

    Consolation

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:51
  • 4:47 PM

    The Nutcracker: Characteristic Dances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky - Nutcracker Favourite Selections

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    11:26
  • 4:24 PM

    Harp Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    Harp Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Marisa Robles, harp

    20:15
  • 4:18 PM

    Messiah: Pifa; There were Shepherds; Glory to God

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Messiah

    Dunedin Consort and Players

    John Butt, conductor

    Susan Hamilton, soprano

    5:51
  • 4:15 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    The Music Of Christmas

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Carmen Dragon, conductor

    2:26
  • 4:06 PM

    Four Scottish Dances

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Dances

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:20
  • 4:01 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:51
  • 3:54 PM

    O come, all ye faithful; The Shepherd's Carol; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    11:05
  • 3:51 PM

    Suite of English Carols

    Elizabeth DiSavino

    Christmas Gift

    Solid Brass

    7:33
  • 3:50 PM

    O come, all ye faithful; The Shepherd's Carol; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    11:05
  • 3:47 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    22:39
  • 3:32 PM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Enescu Dvorak Schumann

    Caroline Goulding, violin

    13:13
  • 3:05 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Julie Albers, cello

    25:59
  • 2:59 PM

    Night of Silence

    Daniel Kantor

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:10
  • 2:53 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Suites

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 2:42 PM

    Autumn Roses Waltz

    Josef Strauss

    Josef Strauss Edition Vol. 13

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Dittrich, conductor

    9:24
  • 2:32 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 2:27 PM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Dances of Spain and Argentina

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    3:43
  • 2:22 PM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:08
  • 2:18 PM

    Rejoice and be merry

    John Rutter

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:38
  • 2:07 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Stravinsky, I.: Firebird (The) / Strauss, R.: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:13
  • 2:04 PM

    Souvenirs: Two-Step

    Samuel Barber

    Barber: Violin Concerto

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:47
  • 1:51 PM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

    City of London Choir

    Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

    Julia Doyle, soprano

    7:26
  • 1:45 PM

    The Nutcracker: Gradfather's Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    6:14
  • 1:33 PM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    9:58
  • 1:30 PM

    La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz ("Quando m'en vo")

    Giacomo Puccini

    Richard Stoltzman: Aria

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    2:19
  • 1:24 PM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Schzeri, Impromptus

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:01
  • 1:20 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:21
  • 1:15 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Six Evolutions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    3:40
  • 1:07 PM

    Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen; Unto Us is Born a Son; In dulci jubilo

    Medley

    Let The Angels Sing

    Danish National Vocal Ensemble

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    6:44
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:42 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    17:27
  • 12:36 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Mikola Leontovich

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:43
  • 12:22 PM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:30
  • 12:19 PM

    Elizabethan Masque

    Fredric Bayco

    British Light Music Classics, Vol. 4

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    Ruth Scott, oboe

    2:17
  • 12:08 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
  • 12:04 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    The Swan

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    3:13
  • 11:40 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Yeol Eum Som, piano

    18:13
  • 11:36 AM

    Winter Bonfire: Waltz

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    3:26
  • 11:23 AM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Coventry Carol; In dulci jubilo; The First Nowell

    John Rutter/Traditional

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    11:30
  • 11:14 AM

    Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)

    Arturo Sandoval

    Wildflower

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:17
  • 11:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:43
  • 11:01 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Essential Guitar

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Alexandre Lagoya, guitar

    4:40
  • 10:43 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Two x Four

    Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

    Vinay Parameswaran, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    15:08
  • 10:31 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Johann Christian Bach

    J.C. Bach: Orchestral Works

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Simon Standage, conductor

    10:53
  • 10:21 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 10:07 AM

    Concert Piece

    Gustaf Heinze

    The Clarinet in Concert 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    13:41
  • 10:01 AM

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Florence Price

    UNCOVERED Vol. 2

    Catalyst Quartet

    4:46
  • 9:35 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    22:59
  • 9:32 AM

    A Christmas Cracker

    Thomas Hewitt Jones

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    3:35
  • 9:28 AM

    Gabriel's Message

    Traditional Basque

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    4:06
  • 9:09 AM

    Suite Andaluza

    Celedonio Romero

    A Touch of Romance

    Angel Romero, guitar

    16:21
  • 9:01 AM

    He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 8:44 AM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 8:30 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Vienna Symphony

    Philippe Jordan, conductor

    13:50
  • 8:11 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Midori Live At Carnegie Hall

    Midori, violin

    18:02
  • 8:01 AM

    Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:31
  • 7:37 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Nino Rota

    Rota: Concertos

    Virtuosi Italiani

    Marzio Conti, conductor

    Luisa Prandina, harp

    20:53
  • 7:25 AM

    "A Mozart Christmas"

    Traditional

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    11:57
  • 7:01 AM

    Suite

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 7

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    21:55
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Symphonies No 1 & 8 / Järvi, Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    31:41
  • 6:15 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 6:01 AM

    Photography

    Errollyn Wallen

    Errollyn Wallen: Photography

    Ensemble X

    Nicholas Kok, conductor

    12:43