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  • 5:51 AM

    Memories

    Djivan Gasparian

    Provenance

    Maya Beiser, cello

    7:01
  • 5:07 AM

    Mnemosyne's Pool

    Steven Mackey

    Steven Mackey: Beautiful Passing

    Sydney Symphony Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    42:43
  • 5:01 AM

    On Behalf of Nature: Memory Zone

    Meredith Monk

    Meredith Monk: On Behalf of Nature

    Meredith Monk Ensemble

    4:21
  • 4:52 AM

    silhouette, mirror

    Anne Leilehua Lanzilotti

    Shapes in Collective Space

    Talla Rouge

    5:54
  • 4:35 AM

    The City of Tomorrow

    15:16
  • 4:24 AM

    Known By Heart

    Christopher Tignor

    Christopher Tignor, violin

    9:25
  • 4:07 AM

    Dreaming

    Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Recurrence

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Bjarnason, conductor

    15:43
  • 4:01 AM

    Air to Breath

    Daniel Bjarnason

    Epicycle II

    Gyda Valtysdottir, cello

    4:39
  • 3:51 AM

    The Swans

    Vaino Raitio

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    7:39
  • 3:17 AM

    String Quartet No. 10

    Antonin Dvorak

    Takacs Quartet

    32:03
  • 3:12 AM

    African Sketches: Dusk

    Nkeiru Okoye

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

    Isabel Dobarro, piano

    2:51
  • 3:06 AM

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    5:48
  • 3:01 AM

    Romantic Waltz

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:34
  • 2:53 AM

    Iberia: Evocation

    Isaac Albeniz

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    5:25
  • 2:47 AM

    I would I were a bird

    Anonymous

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    Sokratis Sinopoulos, lyra

    6:19
  • 2:24 AM

    The Forest

    Howard Shore

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    20:48
  • 2:13 AM

    Intimate Studies

    Leos Janacek

    Lada Valesova, piano

    8:52
  • 2:06 AM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    The Sound of the Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:22
  • 2:01 AM

    Two Preludes

    Frederic Chopin

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    4:39
  • 1:48 AM

    Old Polish Suite

    Andrei Panufnik

    Polish Chamber Orchestra

    Mariusz Smolij, conductor

    10:03
  • 1:18 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    Robert Marcellus, clarinet

    29:05
  • 1:13 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    3:16
  • 1:06 AM

    Cortege Solennel No. 1

    Alexander Glazunov

    GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Stenka Razin / Une fete slave / Cortege solennel

    Moscow Symphony Orchestra

    Konstantin Krimets, conductor

    6:04
  • 1:01 AM

    Spectre of the Rose Waltz

    George Antheil

    Antheil: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Other Works

    BBC Philharmonic

    John Storgards, conductor

    4:50
  • 12:52 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:46
  • 12:46 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    11:55
  • 12:40 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    11:55
  • 12:19 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    19:13
  • 12:06 AM

    Suite for Strings

    John Rutter

    Distant Land

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    12:23
  • 11:59 PM

    Corbeille de fleurs (Basket of Flowers)

    Theresa Carreno

    The American Virtuoso

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    5:10
  • 11:48 PM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    9:50
  • 11:33 PM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    15:08
  • 11:23 PM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:17
  • 11:07 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach's Coffehouse

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Alan Choo, violin

    15:48
  • 10:40 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:17
  • 10:35 PM

    Cherubic Hymn

    Pavel Chesnokov

    The Sacred Spirit Of Russia

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    4:33
  • 10:29 PM

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    5:11
  • 10:18 PM

    6 Early Netherlands Dances

    Julius Rontgen

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    9:29
  • 10:13 PM

    Fantasia Suite No. 13

    John Jenkins

    John Jenkins: Fantasias & Airs

    Locke Consort

    4:26
  • 10:08 PM

    Stephen Hough, piano

    4:29
  • 10:05 PM

    Rotten Row

    Angela Morley

    Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

    Iain Sutherland, conductor

    2:24
  • 9:53 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:58
  • 9:30 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Trondheim Soloists

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    22:44
  • 9:20 PM

    Piano Trio No. 2: 3rd movement

    Elfrida Andree

    Andree: Piano Trios - Piano Quartet in A minor

    Trio Nordica

    6:29
  • 9:04 PM

    Ramuntcho Suite No. 2

    Gabriel Pierne

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    14:36
  • 9:00 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Ivan Moravec, piano

    2:40
  • 6:48 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    9:43
  • 6:16 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    29:50
  • 6:08 PM

    Three Short Pieces

    Jacques Ibert

    Syrinx Quintet

    6:24
  • 6:06 PM

    Dragon-flies

    Ethel Hier

    Joanna Goldstein, piano

    2:08
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:42 PM

    Henry V Suite

    William Walton

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    15:48
  • 5:23 PM

    Suite Lyrique

    John Rutter

    Sinfonia Cymru

    John Rutter, conductor

    Catrin Finch, harp

    17:22
  • 5:11 PM

    String Quartet No. 3: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Hagen Quartet

    10:04
  • 5:06 PM

    Wesendonck-Lieder (Wesendonk Songs): Traume (Dreams)

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder - Tannhauser - Tristan und Isolde

    ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Cornelius Meister, conductor

    Anne Schwanewilms, soprano

    5:00
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphonic Suite for Strings: Prelude

    Marion Bauer

    Ambache Chamber Orchestra and Ensemble

    4:38
  • 4:42 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Niels Muus, conductor

    Anna Shelest, piano

    16:35
  • 4:16 PM

    Symphony No. 83 "The Hen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    24:17
  • 4:12 PM

    Picadilly

    Erik Satie

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:33
  • 4:06 PM

    Cantata No. 49: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Berlin Baroque Soloists

    Rainer Kussmaul, conductor

    Raphael Alpermann, organ

    6:00
  • 4:01 PM

    Popular Brazilian Songs: Sambossa; Pe de Moleque

    Celso Machado

    Dream Travels

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:40
  • 3:50 PM

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    8:29
  • 3:41 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin ?– Rhapsody In Blue, An American In Paris, Cuban Overture, Porgy And Bess Suite

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    17:37
  • 3:15 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Quartet No. 14, No. 12 American

    Cleveland Quartet

    24:59
  • 3:05 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Chamber Orchestra

    David Lockington, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    8:37
  • 3:01 PM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    2:39
  • 2:57 PM

    Tannhauser: Dich, teure Halle

    Richard Wagner

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    Deborah Voigt, soprano

    3:22
  • 2:42 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    13:00
  • 2:32 PM

    Daisies

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    My Life in Music

    Ruth Slenczynska, piano

    3:22
  • 2:23 PM

    The Bronze Horse: Overture

    Daniel Auber

    Famous French Overtures

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hayman, conductor

    7:54
  • 2:18 PM

    O sacrum convivium

    Olivier Messiaen

    Vaughan Williams: Mass In G Minor, And Other A Cappella Works

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chamber Chorus

    Norman Mackenzie, conductor

    3:07
  • 2:09 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:57
  • 2:04 PM

    Dance from Jalisco

    Aaron Copland

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:42
  • 1:50 PM

    Symphony

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Symphonies - From Berlin to Hamburg

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    Mayumi Hirasaki, conductor

    9:06
  • 1:46 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Laura Sewell, cello

    Sunita Stanislow, harp

    2:53
  • 1:36 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Titan": 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:02
  • 1:29 PM

    8 1/2: Walking the Gangplank

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    5:31
  • 1:25 PM

    Le Corsaire: Pas de trois des odalisques

    Adolphe Adam

    Le Corsaire - A Ballet in Three Acts

    Evergreen Symphony Orchestra

    Kevin Galie, conductor

    3:01
  • 1:20 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach's Coffehouse

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    4:32
  • 1:09 PM

    William Tell: Pas de six

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:55
  • 1:04 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Empire Brass

    William Kuhlman, organ

    2:51
  • 12:50 PM

    Candide Suite

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Candide Suite, etc.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    18:09
  • 12:44 PM

    Septet: 5th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven & Berwald: Septets

    Wigmore Soloists

    2:57
  • 12:34 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    8:51
  • 12:30 PM

    Thurber's Dogs: Dog and Butterfly

    Peter Schickele

    Voices from the Gallery: Stephen Paulus/Thurber's Dogs: Peter Schickele

    Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra

    Timothy Russell, conductor

    2:47
  • 12:18 PM

    Little Serenade

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    11:09
  • 12:14 PM

    Danse rythmique

    Ida Presti

    Legado

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    3:07
  • 12:08 PM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: The Happy Workshop, Serenade Op. 7

    Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

    George Vosburgh, conductor

    4:45
  • 12:04 PM

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    3:25
  • 11:47 AM

    Four Dances

    Edward Elgar

    Athena Ensemble

    11:38
  • 11:24 AM

    American Suite

    Antonin Dvorak

    Rochester Philharmonic

    David Zinman, conductor

    21:20
  • 11:19 AM

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    3:53
  • 11:09 AM

    Karelia Overture

    Jean Sibelius

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    7:59
  • 11:06 AM

    Violin Sonata: Siciliano

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Klauspeter Seibel, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    2:53
  • 11:01 AM

    String Quintet: Allegretto

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Chamber Works, Vol. 5

    Ensemble MidtVest

    4:50
  • 10:45 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    13:42
  • 10:22 AM

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    20:19
  • 10:17 AM

    Serenade

    Mel Bonis

    Sara Chenal, violin

    Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano

    3:29
  • 10:06 AM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    10:37
  • 10:01 AM

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    4:33
  • 9:43 AM

    Five Pieces for String Orchestra

    Heino Eller

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:15
  • 9:35 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    7:01
  • 9:07 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Leopold Kozeluch

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    26:46
  • 9:01 AM

    Elfin Waltzes

    Justin Holland

    Mark Delpriora, guitar

    5:12
  • 8:40 AM

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    18:20
  • 8:23 AM

    Philomena: Suite

    Alexandre Desplat

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    16:06
  • 8:05 AM

    Eight Russian Folk Songs

    Anatol Liadov

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    15:31
  • 8:01 AM

    Humoresque

    Agathe Grondahl

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    4:14
  • 7:25 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    33:20
  • 7:18 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Ying String Quartet

    6:49
  • 7:01 AM

    Cape Breton Concerto

    Brian Packham

    Camerata Bariloche

    Chris Norman, flute

    14:55
  • 6:39 AM

    Cello Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    18:58
  • 6:27 AM

    blue cathedral

    Jennifer Higdon

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    12:19
  • 6:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    BBC Philharmonic

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    23:35