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  • 3:19 PM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin Etudes

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    2:35
  • 3:13 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    6:07
  • 3:02 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:57
  • 2:58 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Karl Munchinger, conductor

    3:42
  • 2:48 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Opera Intermezzi and Ballet Music

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:24
  • 2:41 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    6:35
  • 2:28 PM

    Piano Concerto: 1st movement

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    Vadym Kholodenko, piano

    12:59
  • 2:18 PM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, conductor

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    9:40
  • 2:13 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: The Age of Anxiety

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    4:11
  • 2:01 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    12:32
  • 1:57 PM

    Turkish Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas KV 331 & 457

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    3:40
  • 1:50 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Erioca'

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    6:44
  • 1:46 PM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 86 & 88

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:05
  • 1:43 PM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Bernstein: Candide Overture, Barber: Adagio for Strings, Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Lukas Foss, conductor

    3:35
  • 1:30 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    11:54
  • 1:19 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    11:38
  • 1:10 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    9:06
  • 1:07 PM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The 19 Waltzes.

    Zoltan Kocsis, piano

    1:36
  • 1:04 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Music for Flute & Harp

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    3:29
  • 12:59 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    5:08
  • 12:54 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Schindler's List Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:15
  • 12:45 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:49
  • 12:41 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 5 Piano Concertos

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Ramin Bahrami, piano

    3:52
  • 12:29 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 3/Strauss

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    11:42
  • 12:23 PM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/ Henry V Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    6:50
  • 12:17 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Fantasía para un gentilhombre

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    4:41
  • 12:13 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:05
  • 12:04 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No. 5

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    9:45
  • 11:55 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    7:53
  • 11:52 AM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    3:42
  • 11:46 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5, The Tempest Op. 18

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:55
  • 11:43 AM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije Suite, Symphony No. 5

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    2:43
  • 11:32 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:38
  • 11:23 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

    Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    8:39
  • 11:20 AM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Four Scherzi and Other Works

    Ivan Moravec, piano

    2:43
  • 11:17 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    3:11
  • 11:01 AM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    French Impressions

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor

    15:34
  • 10:56 AM

    Pearl Fishers: Au fond du temple saint (Temple Duet)

    Georges Bizet

    The Opera Album

    Comic Opera Theatre Orchestra

    Pierre Dervaux, conductor

    Nicolai Gedda, tenor

    5:24
  • 10:52 AM

    Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Tuba Carnival

    Musica Vitae

    Bjorn Sagstad, conductor

    Oystein Baadsvik, tuba

    3:28
  • 10:44 AM

    Flute and Harp Concerto: Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Jacques Zoon, flute

    8:28
  • 10:41 AM

    Beau Soir (Beautiful Evening)

    Claude Debussy

    Cello Song

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    2:38
  • 10:33 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No 5; Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    7:10
  • 10:23 AM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 3: Music For The Stage

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Bernhard Klee, conductor

    10:48
  • 10:11 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Alessandro Marcello

    Venetian Oboe Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Anderson, oboe

    10:59
  • 10:08 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 15

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    3:34
  • 10:03 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    4:42
  • 9:49 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Classical Symphony and Symphony No. 5

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    13:42
  • 9:46 AM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 32, 35 & 39

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:50
  • 9:40 AM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:58
  • 9:30 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    9:12
  • 9:26 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Sibelius: Pelleas et Melisande, Valse Triste, Rakastava

    Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, La Mort de Cleopatre

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    4:51
  • 9:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas op. 106 and op. 27/2

    Murray Perahia, piano

    14:42
  • 9:03 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:45
  • 8:59 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Fiedler's Greatest Hits

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:34
  • 8:50 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:48
  • 8:46 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos In C Major & D Major

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose-Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:23
  • 8:33 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas KV 282, 310 & 545

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    12:53
  • 8:25 AM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:42
  • 8:19 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:15
  • 8:11 AM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:19
  • 8:02 AM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Scottish Fantasy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Joshua Bell, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    8:32
  • 7:53 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Concertos Vol. 1

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    8:47
  • 7:46 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    7:07
  • 7:42 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto

    Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

    4:18
  • 7:37 AM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Spectaculars

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:30
  • 7:30 AM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Best Film

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:56
  • 7:23 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mariss Jansons

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Stefan Schilli, oboe

    6:52
  • 7:17 AM

    L'Isle joyeuse (Joyous Isle)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Preludes, Book 1; Images, First Series

    Sergey Schepkin, piano

    5:43
  • 7:05 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    12:04
  • 7:00 AM

    Idomeneo: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    4:28
  • 6:51 AM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Great Organ Works

    Virgil Fox, organ

    8:44
  • 6:46 AM

    German Requiem: Wie lieblich (How lovely are thy dwelling places)

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    5:35
  • 6:41 AM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:30
  • 6:38 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Souvenirs

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    3:02
  • 6:26 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    12:12
  • 6:21 AM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    A Baroque Festival

    Taverner Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    5:00
  • 6:15 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Karajan Edition: Haydn Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:50
  • 6:13 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:03
  • 6:00 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    13:24
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