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  • 5:53 AM

    Festina Lente

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Miserere

    Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    5:23
  • 5:15 AM

    Piano Quartet No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Two Piano Quartets

    Ames Piano Quartet

    36:24
  • 5:06 AM

    Missa Puer natus est: Agnus Dei

    Thomas Tallis

    Puer Natus Est

    Stile Antico

    8:20
  • 5:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Stephan Elmas

    Elmas: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    4:40
  • 4:52 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Min Kim, harp

    6:00
  • 4:20 AM

    North Country Sketches

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: A Walk in a Paradise Garden

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    30:11
  • 4:15 AM

    Hallelujah

    Leonard Cohen

    Inspiration

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    3:27
  • 4:06 AM

    O ignis spiritus (O fire of the Paraclete)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Dreams and Prayers

    A Far Cry Orchestra

    8:25
  • 4:01 AM

    In Delius' Sleep

    Harold Budd

    Harold Budd: She is a Phantom

    Zeitgeist

    Harold Budd, piano

    4:41
  • 3:50 AM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    National Orchestra of Metz Grand Est

    David Reiland, conductor

    Claire Le Boulanger, flute

    8:18
  • 3:22 AM

    Piano Quartet

    Robert Schumann

    Beethoven, Schumann: Piano Quartets

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    27:06
  • 3:07 AM

    Advent Antiphons

    Bob Chilcott

    Carol of the Bells

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    13:17
  • 3:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: Adagio

    Johannes Brahms

    Viola Bouquet

    Nobuko Imai, viola

    4:40
  • 2:44 AM

    Impressions d'ardennes

    Joseph Jongen

    Joseph Jongen: Impressions d'Ardennes Op. 44; Concerto pour Violoncelle et Orchestre Op. 18; Fantaisie sur Deuz Noels Populaires Wallons

    National Orchestra of Belgium

    Roman Kofman, conductor

    14:47
  • 2:32 AM

    Terena Caritate

    Helen Leach

    Diary of the Bee: Chamber Works by Helen Leach

    Victoria String Quartet

    John Bradbury, clarinet

    10:00
  • 2:25 AM

    What Sweeter Music

    Wayland Rogers

    Christmas A Cappella: Songs from Around the World

    Chicago a cappella

    6:50
  • 2:20 AM

    The Christmas Tree

    Alexis Ffrench/Jobim Ffrench

    Christmas Piano with Alexis

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    2:57
  • 2:06 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Dreams of a Child

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    13:09
  • 2:01 AM

    New joy has arisen

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Ukrainian Christmas

    Lviv National Philharmonic

    Serhii Khorovets, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    4:36
  • 1:50 AM

    Agnus Dei

    Samuel Barber

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    8:22
  • 1:45 AM

    Andante for Horn and Piano

    Richard Strauss

    Works For Horn And Piano / Baumann, Hokanson

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    4:27
  • 1:39 AM

    Love came down at Christmas

    Eleanor Daley

    Christmas

    Gesualdo Six

    5:26
  • 1:21 AM

    Ballads for Orchestra

    Grace Williams

    Grace Williams: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic

    John Andrews, conductor

    17:06
  • 1:17 AM

    The Holy Boy

    John Ireland

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    2:45
  • 1:12 AM

    Winter Holiday

    Betty King

    Black Renaissance Woman

    Samantha Ege, piano

    2:45
  • 1:06 AM

    Legend No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvo?ak: Legends & Rhapsodies

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Tomas Netopil, conductor

    5:43
  • 1:01 AM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    Let It Snow!

    Chanticleer

    4:34
  • 12:42 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Cesar Franck

    Ravel: Piano Concertos/Faure/Franck

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    16:50
  • 12:30 AM

    Medley

    Christmas Music

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    9:23
  • 12:19 AM

    Four Christmas Motets

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc Motets

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    11:27
  • 12:06 AM

    Grand Overture No. 4

    Johann Christian Bach

    Bach Six Grand Overtures

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:45
  • 12:01 AM

    In Praise of Music: For the Saint, Cecilia

    Dominick Argento

    Casa Gudi - Frederica Von Stade Sings Dominick Argento

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    4:34
  • 11:49 PM

    Sentimental Waltzes: selections

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Landler

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    9:05
  • 11:29 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    18:14
  • 11:18 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
  • 11:14 PM

    Starlight

    Margaret Lang

    From the Unforgettable Skies

    Lucy Mauro, piano

    2:41
  • 11:07 PM

    King Stephen: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Late Choral Music

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:47
  • 11:01 PM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Christmas Goes Baroque 1

    CSSR State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:35
  • 10:49 PM

    Suite No. 4

    Francois Chauvon

    Chauvon

    Washington McClain, oboe

    9:24
  • 10:23 PM

    The Ballad of the Brown King

    Margaret Bonds

    The Ballad of the Brown King and Selected Songs

    Dessoff Choirs

    Malcolm J. Merriweather, conductor

    Laquita Mitchell, soprano

    24:49
  • 10:15 PM

    A Ballet Through Mud: Moving Meditation

    RZA

    A Ballet Through Mud

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Christopher Dragon, conductor

    5:13
  • 10:07 PM

    Go Tell It on the Mountain

    Spiritual

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:01
  • 10:01 PM

    African Suite: Waltz

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kevin John Edusei, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:49 PM

    Christmas Night Medley

    Traditional

    Joy to the World

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    9:15
  • 9:23 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    24:55
  • 9:16 PM

    In This Tyme of Chrystmas

    Abbie Betinis

    Concert Recording

    Rose Ensemble

    Jordan Sramek, conductor

    5:16
  • 9:06 PM

    Trumpet Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn in Birmingham, Vol. 5: Overtures

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    8:38
  • 9:01 PM

    From Foreign Lands: Italy

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    4:45
  • 8:54 PM

    Sonata No. 19

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Baroque Brass

    English Chamber Orchestra Brass

    Donald Fraser, conductor

    4:32
  • 5:48 PM

    Schlagobers Ballet: Entrance and dance of the Sugar; Round dance of Sugar, Coffee, and Cocoa; Whipped cream waltz

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Schlagobers Ballet, Op. 70

    Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

    Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor

    10:31
  • 5:41 PM

    Festive Cheer

    Roger Harvey

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:58
  • 5:15 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Max Bruch, Florence Price: Violin Concertos

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Randall Goosby, violin

    25:05
  • 5:09 PM

    Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)

    Agustin Barrios

    The Ultimate Classical Christmas

    John Williams, guitar

    3:07
  • 5:07 PM

    Es kommt ein Schiff, geladen

    Traditional

    Adventskalender: 24 Lieder zum Advent

    Singer Pur

    2:00
  • 5:01 PM

    Eva Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss, Jr. Edition: Vol. 45

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    4:50
  • 4:51 PM

    Preziosa: Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:52
  • 4:44 PM

    Christmas Medley

    William Billings/Hans Leo Hassler/Traditional

    Christmas Carols

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    6:30
  • 4:19 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    23:20
  • 4:12 PM

    How wondrous this is

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Ukrainian Christmas

    Lviv National Philharmonic

    Serhii Khorovets, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    5:07
  • 4:06 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    5:02
  • 4:01 PM

    Flute Concerto: 1st movement

    Vilem Blodek

    Concertos brilliantes for flute

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Uros Lajovic, conductor

    Karl Bernhard Sebon, flute

    4:39
  • 3:52 PM

    Cringlemire Garden

    Ruth Gipps

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    6:19
  • 3:47 PM

    Ave maria stella

    Eleanor Daley

    Puer Natus In Bethlehem, Alleluia!

    Elmer Iseler Singers

    Lydia Adams, conductor

    5:16
  • 3:27 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Complete Piano Sonatas Vol 2

    Philippe Entremont, piano

    17:57
  • 3:12 PM

    Bassoon Concertino

    Peter von Winter

    Bassoon Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    12:34
  • 3:06 PM

    Christmas Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Joy!

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    5:49
  • 3:01 PM

    Sinfonia: 3rd movement

    Josef Myslivecek

    Myslivecek: Sinfonias

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    4:35
  • 2:47 PM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Baroque Treasures

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 2:42 PM

    Tempo di Minuetto

    Fritz Kreisler

    The Kreisler Album

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:39
  • 2:30 PM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 2:27 PM

    Idyll No. 5

    Agathe Grondahl

    Backer Grondahl: Piano Works

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    3:12
  • 2:16 PM

    Old Polish Suite

    Andrei Panufnik

    Panufnik: Homage to Polish Music

    Polish Chamber Orchestra

    Mariusz Smolij, conductor

    10:03
  • 2:11 PM

    Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia"

    Antonio Lauro

    Concierto Latinoamericano

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    2:54
  • 2:06 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2

    Barry Douglas, piano

    4:45
  • 2:01 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Christmas Carols from King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Stephen Varcoe, baritone

    4:34
  • 11:44 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Baroque, Vol. 6

    Toulouse Chamber Orchestra

    Louis Auriacombe, conductor

    Lily Laskine, harp

    13:40
  • 11:43 AM

    Here We Go A-Wassailing

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    1:36
  • 11:24 AM

    Variations on a Theme of Franz Schubert

    Emil Reesen

    Emil Reesen: Orchestral Works

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    16:49
  • 11:20 AM

    Splendid Jewel

    Stephen Paulus

    Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary

    Phoenix Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    3:42
  • 11:12 AM

    Sonate Sentimentale: 1st movement

    Ferdinand Ries

    Beethoven, Ries: Clarinet Trios

    Vlad Weverbergh, clarinet

    6:28
  • 11:06 AM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Beethoven, Schubert: Music for Violin and Orchestra

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Emil Tchakarov, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    5:41
  • 11:01 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    4:48
  • 10:43 AM

    Little Suite

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphony No. 1

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    15:22
  • 10:39 AM

    Greensleeves

    Traditional

    Surrounded By Angels

    Ensemble Galilei

    3:20
  • 10:36 AM

    Winter's Falling Light

    Carolyn Surrick

    Surrounded By Angels

    Ensemble Galilei

    3:06
  • 10:17 AM

    Double Keyboard Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Concertos for Two, Three, and Four Pianos

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    David Fray, conductor

    David Fray, piano

    17:19
  • 10:12 AM

    The Sleeping Child

    Bob Chilcott

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    3:22
  • 10:06 AM

    Etude No. 3 "Un Sospiro" (A Sigh)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:24
  • 10:01 AM

    The sparrow on Christmas morning (Varpunen jouluaamuna)

    Otto Kotilainen

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:41
  • 9:24 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    33:38
  • 9:20 AM

    White Christmas

    Irving Berlin

    Christmas

    Carlos Simon, piano

    3:51
  • 9:07 AM

    Five French Carols

    Traditional French

    Christmas Songs Around the World

    Arsys Bourgogne

    Pierre Cao, conductor

    10:54
  • 9:01 AM

    Toute vie

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    6:05
  • 8:27 AM

    String Quartet No. 10 "Harp"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    BEETHOVEN: Cuartetos de cuerda.

    Alexander String Quartet

    30:56
  • 8:23 AM

    Three Carols for Harp

    Christmas Music

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:51
  • 8:07 AM

    Poema Autunnale (Autumn Poem)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Poeme

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    14:20
  • 8:01 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost

    Kelly Yost, piano

    5:11
  • 7:56 AM

    Carol Eliseus

    Huw Watkins

    100 Years of Nine Lessons and Carols

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    2:17
  • 7:13 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Wilhelm Stenhammar: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Serenade; Excelsior!

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    42:00
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony of Noels

    Michel Delalande

    Baroque Christmas

    Masques

    Olivier Fortin, conductor

    10:32
  • 6:33 AM

    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet, Guitar Quartets

    Wolfgang Schulz, flute

    25:13
  • 6:22 AM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Niels Gade

    Scandinavian String Music

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:14
  • 6:15 AM

    Behold a Tender Babe

    Paul Mealor

    Blessing: The Music of Paul Mealor

    Voce Chamber Choir

    Mark Singleton, conductor

    Jack Anthony Pott, tenor

    4:57
  • 6:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Tailleferre: Violin and Piano Works

    Franco Mezzena, violin

    14:08