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  • 4:01 PM

    The Color Purple: Theme

    Quincy Jones

    1985 At The Movies

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Belinda Broughton, violin

    4:45
  • 3:42 PM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Hary Janos Suite; Dances Of Galanta; Peacock Variations

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    16:08
  • 3:38 PM

    Mazurka No. 38

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Yulianna Avdeeva, piano

    3:20
  • 3:21 PM

    Pastorale Variee

    Paul Ben-Haim

    Portals

    Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

    Vladimir Lande, conductor

    David Drosinos, clarinet

    16:15
  • 3:16 PM

    Eight Days of Lights

    Judith Clurman & David Chase

    HOLIDAY JOY

    Essential Voices USA

    Judith Clurman, conductor

    Jack Coen, piano

    3:41
  • 3:06 PM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    8:39
  • 2:53 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Gala Concert

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    5:14
  • 2:43 PM

    Scaramouche

    Darius Milhaud

    Encores 2

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    9:44
  • 2:33 PM

    The Wasps: Overture

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    8:31
  • 2:27 PM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    American Romantics

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:11 PM

    Guitar Sonata No. 1

    Celil Refik Kaya

    Guitar Recital: Bokyung Byun

    Bokyung Byun, guitar

    14:07
  • 2:06 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:31
  • 2:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 50: Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets Vol. 5

    Leipzig String Quartet

    4:53
  • 1:44 PM

    Spanish Dances

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    14:19
  • 1:22 PM

    Symphony on a Hymn Tune

    Virgil Thomson

    Hanson Conducts McPhee Sessions Thomson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    20:25
  • 1:16 PM

    Symphonic Etude

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    5:25
  • 1:11 PM

    Little Fantasy on "The Twelve Days of Christmas"

    John Harbison

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    3:01
  • 1:06 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Encore!

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:49
  • 1:01 PM

    A Downland Suite: Minuet

    John Ireland

    And the Bridge is Love: English Music for Strings

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    4:42
  • 12:44 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:36
  • 12:32 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 22: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Momentum - 1785

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    10:47
  • 12:25 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Voyage Central Park

    Lisa Friend, flute

    6:42
  • 12:20 PM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma Plays Bach

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:40
  • 12:10 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    The Clarinotts

    Wiener Virtuosen

    7:42
  • 12:06 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Escapades

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:02
  • 12:01 PM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Opera Intermezzi and Ballet Music

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:40
  • 11:42 AM

    A Song of Agincourt

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford | A Song of Agincourt & other works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    15:39
  • 11:29 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    12:33
  • 11:24 AM

    Make a Joyful Noise

    Frank Denson

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass & Friends

    4:02
  • 11:14 AM

    Fritiof Suite: Prelude

    Elfrida Andree

    Andree: Fritiof Suite - Symphony in A minor

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    9:02
  • 11:06 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:47
  • 11:01 AM

    Pastoral and Reel

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:44 AM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    14:18
  • 10:24 AM

    Suite in Old Style

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    18:35
  • 10:17 AM

    Improvisation No. 1

    Gabriela Montero

    Sergei Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Gabriela Montero: Ex Patria, 3 Improvisations

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    5:20
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti per Mandolini

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    10:00
  • 10:01 AM

    The Wedding Waltz

    Heikki Aaltoila

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:34
  • 9:42 AM

    Symphony No. 27

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 24-27 & 32

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:06
  • 9:31 AM

    Children's Album: Selections

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    11:06
  • 9:27 AM

    Noel No. 8

    Louis-Claude Daquin

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martin Neary, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    2:11
  • 9:01 AM

    Concerto Andaluz

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Night

    Internationale Philharmonie

    Horst-Hans Backer, conductor

    24:59
  • 8:23 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    34:56
  • 8:14 AM

    Sonata No. 4

    Isabella Leonarda

    LEONARDA, I.: 12 Sonatas, Op. 16

    Cappella Strumentale del Duomo di Novara

    9:22
  • 8:01 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Two Pictures

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    10:45
  • 7:39 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    19:18
  • 7:26 AM

    Oboe Quartet

    Malcolm Arnold

    Malcolm Arnold Chamber Music 3

    Nash Ensemble

    11:45
  • 7:01 AM

    The Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Aaron Copland: Four Dances from Rodeo

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:35
  • 6:22 AM

    Concerto for Piano and Violin

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Concerto For Violin & Piano

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Martha Argerich, piano

    36:36
  • 6:17 AM

    The Bells of Christmas

    Armas Maasalo

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:03
  • 6:01 AM

    Festival Suite

    Robin Milford

    Robin Milford: Fishing by Moonlight

    Guildhall Strings

    14:15