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  • 5:23 AM

    Divertimento after Couperin

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Divertimento After Couperin

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    35:10
  • 5:17 AM

    Water Dance: Very Lightly, Like a Harp

    Karen Tanaka

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

    Isabel Dobarro, piano

    3:56
  • 5:06 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Symphony No. 3, Quiet City

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    Philip Smith, trumpet

    10:31
  • 5:01 AM

    Paper Moon

    Manos Hadjidakis

    Paper Moon: Songs by Manos Hadjidakis

    Elena Papandreou, guitar

    4:36
  • 4:55 AM

    Pastoral

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    3:39
  • 4:19 AM

    String Quintet "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Parker Quartet

    Kim Kashkashian, viola

    34:00
  • 4:15 AM

    In the Midst of Nature: The Murmur of the Wheat

    Leokadiya Kashperova

    The Future is Female: Vol. 1 In Nature

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    3:23
  • 4:06 AM

    From Shakespeare: Perdita

    Josef Foerster

    Foerster: Festive Overture - Symphony No. 1 - From Shakespeare

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marek Stilek, conductor

    7:14
  • 4:01 AM

    Etude No. 38

    Helene de Montgeroult

    Hélène de Montgeroult: Études

    Clare Hammond, piano

    4:26
  • 3:50 AM

    Three Spirituals

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Adolphus Hailstork: An American Port Of Call

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:08
  • 3:27 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Clara Schumann

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Holly Mathieson, conductor

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    21:10
  • 3:18 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony: O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like A Morning Star!

    William Dawson

    Walker: Lyric for Strings, Folksongs for Orchestra, Lilacs - Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Seattle Symphony

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    7:38
  • 3:06 AM

    Troubled Water

    Margaret Bonds

    Revival

    Michelle Cann, piano

    5:42
  • 3:01 AM

    Plantation Melodies: Negro Lullaby

    Henry Thacker Burleigh

    Blurred Boundaries

    Apollo Chamber Players

    4:49
  • 2:43 AM

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    15:43
  • 2:18 AM

    Concerto Serenade

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    Nancy Allen, harp

    22:55
  • 2:14 AM

    Carnival: Suite of Five Dances: Cavalcade

    Montague Ring

    Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Volume II Rochelle Sennet, Piano

    Rochelle Sennet, piano

    2:24
  • 2:06 AM

    Scherzando No. 5

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    FJ and JM Haydn: Flute Concertos

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:09
  • 2:01 AM

    Glowing Red Morningstar Lilies

    Traditional Chinese

    Chinese Dreams

    Lydia Maria Bader, piano

    4:38
  • 1:42 AM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Salute to France: Harmonie Ensemble plays Hohn, Milhaud, Ibert & Poulenc

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    16:57
  • 1:17 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mauro Giuliani

    English Chamber Orchestra

    George Malcolm, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    22:31
  • 1:12 AM

    Maybe

    George Gershwin

    Original Works and Transcriptions for Solo Piano

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    3:11
  • 1:06 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Scherzo burlesque

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    5:21
  • 1:01 AM

    Gold Dust Waltz

    Erik Satie

    Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 1

    Noriko Ogawa, piano

    4:40
  • 12:47 AM

    Sense and Sensibility: Suite

    Patrick Doyle

    Studio Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    10:54
  • 12:39 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Villa-Lobos: Alma Brasileira

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    6:34
  • 12:22 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Yundi Li, piano

    15:47
  • 12:12 AM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    1992 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    8:33
  • 12:06 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    French Showpieces

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    5:35
  • 12:01 AM

    Jazz Suite: Lyrical Waltz

    Alexander Tsfasman

    Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tsfasman: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductor

    Zlata Chochieva, piano

    4:49
  • 11:45 PM

    Bagatelles

    Antonin Dvorak

    Neapolitan Cafe

    Quartetto Gelato

    12:54
  • 11:26 PM

    Minuets and Trios

    Franz Schubert

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    17:32
  • 11:15 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:09
  • 11:10 PM

    Wonderful Town: The Story of My Life

    Leonard Bernstein

    For Lenny

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:32
  • 11:06 PM

    Waltz No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak

    Cecilia String Quartet

    3:34
  • 11:01 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    4:47
  • 10:43 PM

    Symphonic Poem No. 6 "Mazeppa"

    Franz Liszt

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    15:25
  • 10:37 PM

    Roses of Picardy

    Haydn Wood

    British Light Music: Haydn Wood, Vol. 2

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    5:53
  • 10:20 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart y Mambo

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    14:18
  • 10:14 PM

    Three Mexican Folk Songs

    Manuel Ponce

    Sonidos Latinos

    David Russell, guitar

    5:09
  • 10:11 PM

    Children's Corner: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Piano Music

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:22
  • 10:06 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:07
  • 10:03 PM

    The Seasons: November (Troika)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    2:40
  • 9:47 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    A Baroque Feast

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    John Abberger, oboe

    11:10
  • 9:22 PM

    Pulcinella Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: L'Ouiseau de Feu, Pulcinella, Le Baser de la Fee

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    23:46
  • 9:15 PM

    La Dangereuse

    Ludovic Lamothe

    Asa

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    5:02
  • 9:06 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:14
  • 9:01 PM

    English Suite No. 4: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: English Suites

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:30
  • 8:42 PM

    Cockaigne Overture (In London Town)

    Edward Elgar

    Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    16:43
  • 6:45 PM

    Fantastic Scherzo

    Josef Suk

    Janacek: Sinfonietta; Martinu: Symphony No. 6; Suk: Fantasticke Scherzo

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    13:46
  • 6:40 PM

    Martha

    Justin Holland

    Justin Holland Recording Project

    Gabriele Leite, guitar

    3:05
  • 6:20 PM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Fuchs

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    19:38
  • 6:12 PM

    Three Pieces for Piano

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 1

    Joanne Polk, piano

    5:27
  • 6:06 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:00
  • 6:01 PM

    On Wings of Song; Spinning Song

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Short Stories

    Salzedo Harp Duo

    4:49
  • 5:50 PM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: La tombeau de Couperin, Pavane pour une infante defunte

    Lyon Opera Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    7:57
  • 5:28 PM

    Rossiniana Suite

    Ottorino Respighi

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:59
  • 5:22 PM

    Things to Come: Ballet for Children

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Film Music

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    3:38
  • 5:06 PM

    "Twinkle, Twinkle" Variations (Ah, vous dirai-je, maman)

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Variations, Vol. 2

    Francesco Nicolosi, piano

    15:29
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    4:52
  • 4:49 PM

    Scaramouche

    Darius Milhaud

    Poulenc: Concerto pour 2 Pianos et Orchestre

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    9:10
  • 4:19 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 104 'London'

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    29:07
  • 4:13 PM

    London Suite: Knightsbridge March

    Eric Coates

    European Light Music Classics

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:34
  • 4:06 PM

    Superman: March

    John Williams

    John Williams: The Berlin Concert

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    4:52
  • 4:01 PM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    Robin Hood Country

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:42
  • 3:52 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:23
  • 3:51 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:23
  • 3:29 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    21:15
  • 3:04 PM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete String Quartets, Volume 1

    Dover Quartet

    23:34
  • 3:00 PM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Holberg Suite, Melodies and Dances

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    3:28
  • 2:48 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Frank Peter Zimmerman, violin

    10:31
  • 2:43 PM

    Four Welsh Dances

    Malcolm Arnold

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:00
  • 2:31 PM

    Carmina Burana Wind Suite

    Carl Orff

    Mainz Wind Ensemble

    Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor

    12:39
  • 2:27 PM

    Carmina Burana: O Fortuna

    Carl Orff

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:34
  • 2:22 PM

    Maskarade: Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:24
  • 2:17 PM

    From Blackbird Hills

    Amy Beach

    America Again

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:48
  • 2:08 PM

    Festival March

    Antonin Dvorak

    Janacek: Lachian Dances; Dvorak: Suite in A, Op. 98b "American", Festival March

    Rochester Philharmonic

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:39
  • 2:04 PM

    The Secret of Susanna: Overture

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    3:06
  • 1:56 PM

    Piano Quintet No. 2: 2nd mvt

    Gabriel Faure

    Via Nova Quartet, conductor

    Jean Hubeau, piano

    4:00
  • 1:47 PM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    Dance!: The World's Favourite Ice-Skating Music

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:50
  • 1:44 PM

    Little Women: Ice Skating

    Alexandre Desplat

    Little Women Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Alexandre Desplat, conductor

    2:14
  • 1:31 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Virtuoso Trumpet: Bach, Mozart, Telemann

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    12:13
  • 1:25 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Of Foreign Lands and People

    Robert Schumann

    Lise de la Salle plays Schumann

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    1:59
  • 1:15 PM

    Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:21
  • 1:11 PM

    The Magic Box

    Francis Bebey

    Odyssey

    Alexander-Sergei Ramirez, guitar

    2:19
  • 1:09 PM

    Venezuelan Waltz No. 3 "Natalia"

    Antonio Lauro

    Odyssey

    Alexander-Sergei Ramirez, guitar

    2:03
  • 1:04 PM

    Beatrix' Dance

    Adolphe Adam

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Mogrelia, conductor

    4:45
  • 12:43 PM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe; Valses Nobles et Sentimentales

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:40
  • 12:40 PM

    Hora staccato

    Grigoras Dinicu

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:09
  • 12:31 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart, Haydn: Jeunehomme

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    8:16
  • 12:20 PM

    Irish Suite for Strings

    Arthur Duff

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    10:05
  • 12:15 PM

    Tango

    Isaac Albeniz

    Jorge Bolet: Encores

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    3:28
  • 12:08 PM

    Concerto for Trumpet and Oboe

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Return of the Angels

    Ensemble Caprice

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    Alexis Basque, trumpet

    6:00
  • 12:04 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 17

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Dances

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    3:32
  • 11:49 AM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 11:30 AM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: The Complete Orchestral Collection

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    17:19
  • 11:24 AM

    A Favorite French Air

    Sophia Dussek

    Favourite Airs Arranged for the Harp

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    5:51
  • 11:13 AM

    Cantilena and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    Camerata Bariloche

    9:42
  • 11:06 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fidelio - Highlights

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    6:28
  • 11:01 AM

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    4:41
  • 10:46 AM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 10:24 AM

    Cello Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Cello Suites 1-6

    Peter Bruns, cello

    19:46
  • 10:18 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    But Not My Soul

    Ragazze Quartet

    4:18
  • 10:06 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    11:48
  • 10:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Alan Hovhaness

    Harp Spectacular

    Susann McDonald, harp

    4:39
  • 9:37 AM

    Concertante for Flute and Clarinet

    Franz Danzi

    Danzi: Flute and Clarinet Concertos

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    20:56
  • 9:36 AM

    Etude No. 4

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes

    Yunchan Lim, piano

    1:25
  • 9:05 AM

    Concerto for Two Pianos

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Guher & Suher Pekinel, pianos

    29:29
  • 9:01 AM

    Triste

    Maria Luisa Anido

    Legado

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    2:40
  • 8:30 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Max Bruch

    Bruch: The 3 Symphonies, Swedish Dances

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    28:24
  • 8:14 AM

    In a Summer Garden

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Paris; In A Summer Garden; Brigg Fair Etc.

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    15:07
  • 8:01 AM

    Concerto No. 7

    Pietro Locatelli

    Locatelli: Introduttioni Teatralli and Concerti, Op. 4

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    11:11
  • 7:36 AM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Lachian Dances, Idylle

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    22:36
  • 7:18 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:01
  • 7:01 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Flute Quartets, Beethoven Serenade

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    14:03
  • 6:55 AM

    Rodeo: Corral Nocturne

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    3:32
  • 6:47 AM

    Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

    Giacomo Puccini

    In the South

    Brodsky Quartet

    7:14
  • 6:39 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    5:32
  • 6:01 AM

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Bela Bartok

    Concert Recording

    WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne

    Cristian Macelaru, conductor

    37:42
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