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  • 5:47 AM

    The Cider House Rules: Suite

    Rachel Portman

    The Cider House Rules: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture

    Studio Orchestra

    David Snell, conductor

    11:05
  • 5:15 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Symphony No. 5

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    30:27
  • 5:06 AM

    The Bullfighter's Prayer

    Joaquin Turina

    Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll/Sibelius: Valse Triste/etc.

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:14
  • 5:01 AM

    Sarabanda

    Nino Rota

    L'arpa notturna

    Elisabeth Plank, harp

    4:51
  • 4:40 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1; Wagner: Sigfried-Idyll

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:02
  • 4:16 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    Christina Landshamer, soprano

    22:27
  • 4:06 AM

    Mother and Child

    William Grant Still

    Summerland: Music for Piano and Cello by Composers of African Descent

    Duo Dolce

    7:31
  • 4:01 AM

    Edgar: Act I Prelude

    Giacomo Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:43 AM

    Divertimento for Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein

    Leonard Bernstein: Marin Alsop The Complete Naxos Recordings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    14:53
  • 3:23 AM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 2/Romeo & Juliet

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    18:40
  • 3:21 AM

    Album for Children: Old Waltz

    Tatyana Nikolayeva

    Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    1:20
  • 3:18 AM

    El Colibri (The Hummingbird)

    Julio Sagreras

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    1:17
  • 3:06 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    Christoph Poppen, violin

    Hariolf Schlichtig, viola

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    11:39
  • 3:01 AM

    Vals gayo

    Theresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez Plays the Music of Teresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez, piano

    4:47
  • 2:51 AM

    Rondo

    Camillo Sivori

    Chamber music in Genoa after Nicolò Paganini

    Quartetto Ascanio

    6:43
  • 2:30 AM

    Ballet Suite No. 2

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Ballet Suites; Festive Overture

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    19:40
  • 2:28 AM

    Impromptu in Two Keys

    George Gershwin

    Original Works and Transcriptions for Solo Piano

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    1:16
  • 2:17 AM

    Dynamids Waltz

    Josef Strauss

    New Year's Concert 2007

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    10:00
  • 2:06 AM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

    Franz Liszt

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:03
  • 2:01 AM

    Intermezzo for String Trio

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Dohnanyi, Kodaly, Martinu: String Trios

    Domus

    4:43
  • 1:53 AM

    Sword Dance

    Xu Changjun

    Sketches of China

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    5:37
  • 1:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos / Fischer, Goode, Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Richard Goode, piano

    36:57
  • 1:06 AM

    The Kiss Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Little Pearls of Czech Classics

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    6:03
  • 1:01 AM

    Polonaise No. 1

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Laurent Korcia, violin

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    4:48
  • 12:50 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    8:40
  • 12:45 AM

    Loop

    Carlos Simon

    Together

    Carlos Simon Collective

    3:28
  • 12:33 AM

    La Valse

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    11:32
  • 12:17 AM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    The Big B's

    Janoska Ensemble

    14:07
  • 12:06 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    1992 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    10:00
  • 7:51 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Song of a New Race": 4th movement

    William Grant Still

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:19
  • 7:45 PM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Watercolour

    Yuanfan Yang, piano

    4:46
  • 7:23 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    20:55
  • 7:06 PM

    Tannhauser: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    15:30
  • 7:00 PM

    Waltz No. 4

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:47
  • 6:48 PM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Romeo & Juliet, Etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:28
  • 6:29 PM

    Barococo

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    17:23
  • 6:21 PM

    Fleeting Pleasure

    Joseph Lanner

    Joseph Lanner: Dance Music from Old Vienna

    Vienna String Ensemble

    7:14
  • 6:16 PM

    Pearls of Dew Polka Mazurka

    Alphonse Leduc

    Justin Holland: Guitar Works & Arrangements

    Christopher Mallett, guitar

    3:57
  • 6:06 PM

    Introduction and Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Anne Gastinel, cello

    8:55
  • 6:01 PM

    I'll make music

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    4:33
  • 5:55 PM

    Radetzky March

    Johann StraussSr.

    New Year's Concert 2012

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    3:41
  • 5:24 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto!

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    29:47
  • 5:22 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Awadagin Pratt: Transformations

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    1:09
  • 5:06 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    BOLERO AND OTHER SPANISH FAVOURITES

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    13:33
  • 5:01 PM

    Rinaldo: Sibilar gli angui d'Aletto

    George Frideric Handel

    Music For Brass Septet 2

    Septura

    Matthew Gee, trombone

    4:50
  • 4:50 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:55
  • 4:45 PM

    Titilayo

    Jeff Scott

    Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    4:16
  • 4:26 PM

    String Quartet No. 53 "The Lark"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Danish String Quartet

    17:31
  • 4:18 PM

    Where the Lark Sings (Wo die Lerche singt)

    Franz Lehar

    Lehar: Waltzes

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    6:00
  • 4:07 PM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    11:02
  • 4:00 PM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Together Again

    Julian Bream, guitar

    4:42
  • 3:44 PM

    Mediterranean Diptych

    Vincent d'Indy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    13:59
  • 3:43 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Little Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    1:32
  • 3:26 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:38
  • 3:09 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Pavane

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:22
  • 3:06 PM

    Champagne Polka

    Johann StraussJr.

    New Year's Eve Concert 2004

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    2:20
  • 3:01 PM

    Schnofler-Dance

    Johann Mayer

    Vienne 1850: Danses

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:36
  • 2:51 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 And 7

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    7:06
  • 2:45 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique, Overtures: Beatrice e Benedict, Le corsaire

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    6:21
  • 2:35 PM

    Gold and Silver Waltz

    Franz Lehar

    Lehar: Waltzes

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:42
  • 2:32 PM

    Song without Words No. 25 "May Breezes"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Song

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    2:01
  • 2:16 PM

    Butterfly Overture

    Ge Gan-ru

    Ge Gan-Ru: Shanghai Reminiscences & Butterfly Overture

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Tsung Yeh, conductor

    15:11
  • 2:10 PM

    Handel in the Strand

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 5: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 2

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:49
  • 2:06 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    Intrada - London Brass

    London Brass

    3:35
  • 2:01 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:52 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    6:52
  • 1:42 PM

    Rondo for Cello

    Antonin Dvorak

    Romance: Lalo, Tchaikovsky, Casals, etc.

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    8:45
  • 1:31 PM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    10:17
  • 1:27 PM

    Venezuelan Dance (Seis por derecho)

    Antonio Lauro

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:01
  • 1:22 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    The Oak - Mississippi River Suite - Symphony No. 3

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    5:05
  • 1:10 PM

    Symphony No. 24

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    W.A. Mozart Symphonies Vol. 7 (1773)

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    9:22
  • 1:06 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:21
  • 1:01 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: Allegro

    Christoph Graupner

    Graupner: Instrumental and Vocal Music, Vol. 1

    L'Ensemble des Idees heureuses

    Genevieve Soly, conductor

    Mathieu Lussier, bassoon

    4:43
  • 12:55 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:30
  • 12:45 PM

    Waltz Fantasy

    Mikhail Glinka

    Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra

    Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor

    9:20
  • 12:32 PM

    Symphony No. 12

    William Herschel

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:14
  • 12:24 PM

    Rustic Suite (Suite Champetre)

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius Works for Small Orchestra

    Finland Sinfonietta

    Pekka Helasvuo, conductor

    7:09
  • 12:18 PM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lang Lang in Paris

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:25
  • 12:09 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 & 6

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    8:07
  • 12:06 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    2:12
  • 12:03 PM

    Othello Suite: Willow Song

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Fawzi Haimor, conductor

    2:39
  • 11:50 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Arthur Grumiaux, violin

    7:51
  • 11:30 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:50
  • 11:27 AM

    Eight Descriptive Pieces: Birds at Dawn

    Fannie Charles Dillon

    The Future is Female: Vol. 1 In Nature

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    2:57
  • 11:17 AM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): Life in Naples

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Aus Italien, Don Juan

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:32
  • 11:06 AM

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

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    9:57
  • 11:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:48 AM

    String Quartet No. 7

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    W.A. Mozart: The String Quartets

    Amadeus Quartet

    10:17
  • 10:14 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    John Field

    Field: Piano Concertos No. 2 & No. 3

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    John O'Conor, piano

    32:11
  • 10:06 AM

    Dreaming

    Amy Beach

    Amy Beach: Violin Sonata etc.

    Judith Herbert, cello

    6:02
  • 10:01 AM

    The Kid on the Mountain; The Butterfly

    Traditional Irish

    The Celtic Lute

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:53
  • 9:56 AM

    Sentimental Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: None but the Lonely Heart

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    2:20
  • 9:27 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Romantica"

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    28:32
  • 9:01 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4

    Louis Spohr

    Krommer, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    24:10
  • 8:56 AM

    A New Year Carol

    Benjamin Britten

    Wolcum Yule

    Anonymous 4

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    2:11
  • 8:25 AM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, etc.

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    31:21
  • 8:08 AM

    English Pastoral Impressions

    Ernest Farrar

    Farrar: Orchestral Works

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Alasdair Mitchell, conductor

    14:13
  • 8:01 AM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    Picker: The Encantadas, Romances and Interludes

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    6:32
  • 7:13 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    45:34
  • 7:02 AM

    Poem

    Anatoly Kos-Anatolsky

    Poems and Rhapsodies

    Ukraine National Symphony Orchestra

    Volodymyr Sirenko, conductor

    Solomiya Ivakhiv, violin

    9:22
  • 6:44 AM

    Polonaise-Fantasie

    Frederic Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    13:57
  • 6:32 AM

    Nocturne (New Year Music)

    Gerald Finzi

    Moeran; Finzi

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    11:44
  • 6:05 AM

    Roman Festivals

    Ottorino Respighi

    Bravura: Respighi, Strauss

    Oregon Symphony

    James DePreist, conductor

    25:42
  • 6:01 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    The Water Is Wide

    Mark Small, guitar

    2:41