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  • 6:44 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album II

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    11:01
  • 6:37 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:54
  • 6:33 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:13
  • 6:22 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn, Vivaldi: Cello Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Lynn Harrell, cello

    11:22
  • 6:16 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Halle Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    5:18
  • 6:01 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    The Chicago Principal

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    14:42
  • 5:58 PM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    Anna Netrebko: Sempre Libera

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Anna Netrebko, soprano

    2:42
  • 5:54 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 5:47 PM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Bruch: Scottish Fantasy

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    6:52
  • 5:43 PM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I

    Andras Schiff, piano

    3:51
  • 5:34 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    8:57
  • 5:28 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:47
  • 5:24 PM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Classic Wynton

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    3:33
  • 5:13 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Kids Classics: Fantasy

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    11:19
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:19
  • 5:00 PM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:47
  • 4:48 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Lorin Maazel Conducts Wagner

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    11:55
  • 4:45 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Violin Romances

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    3:04
  • 4:39 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; March Slav

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    5:49
  • 4:28 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral" and Fidelio Overture

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:45
  • 4:24 PM

    Die Forelle (The Trout)

    Franz Schubert

    Liszt: Piano Works Vol. 2

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    3:56
  • 4:12 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Henryk Szeryng, violin

    11:43
  • 4:05 PM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 3:58 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:31
  • 3:52 PM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Famous Spanish Guitar Music

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    6:13
  • 3:45 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9; Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    6:52
  • 3:41 PM

    Polonaise No. 3 "Military"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Piano Works of Chopin, Vol 5: Polonaises & Impromptus

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    3:44
  • 3:37 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    3:41
  • 3:22 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Classics for all Seasons: Autumn

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:33
  • 3:12 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:57
  • 3:10 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box Ii

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    2:40
  • 3:04 PM

    Symphony No. 97: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:37
  • 2:50 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale"; Leonore Overture No. 3

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    14:02
  • 2:45 PM

    La clemenza di Tito (The Clemency of Titus): Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Zurich Operahouse Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:47
  • 2:40 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:52
  • 2:32 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ballets Russes

    France Radio Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    7:11
  • 2:23 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2, Dances from Aleko, Scherzo

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    9:50
  • 2:17 PM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Stokowski Stereo Collection: Shostakovich - Symphony No. 6, Khachaturian - Symphony No. 3

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:38
  • 2:09 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert; Zuckerman

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    8:20
  • 2:04 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    5:29
  • 2:00 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:28
  • 1:52 PM

    Lohengrin: Treulich gefuhrt (Bridal Chorus)

    Richard Wagner

    Brass At Wahalla: Philip Jones Ensemble Plays Wagner

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    8:23
  • 1:44 PM

    Pirates of Penzance: Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: The Yeoman Of The Guard And Other Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Faris, conductor

    7:17
  • 1:40 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    4:18
  • 1:34 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2, 3

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Michael Roll, piano

    5:49
  • 1:25 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    9:06
  • 1:22 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:03
  • 1:14 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mad About Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:28
  • 1:08 PM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Best of the Vienna Choir Boys

    Vienna Boys Choir

    5:13
  • 1:02 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:51
  • 12:58 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Reverie

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    3:12
  • 12:51 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Pops on the March

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:49
  • 12:48 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 6 Paris Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:25
  • 12:44 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:57
  • 12:31 PM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    12:50
  • 12:23 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    7:11
  • 12:16 PM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Works

    Martha Argerich, piano

    6:35
  • 12:11 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", etc.

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:44
  • 12:01 PM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Strings by Starlight

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Felix Slatkin, conductor

    Michael Rabin, violin

    9:37
  • 11:48 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    12:48
  • 11:46 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Great Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    1:49
  • 11:43 AM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:52
  • 11:34 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    8:13
  • 11:29 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart13Berg

    Ensemble Intercontemporain

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    5:06
  • 11:22 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    7:08
  • 11:12 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Concerto in D, Op 61, Mendelssohn: Concerto in E Minor, Op 64

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Uto Ughi, violin

    9:55
  • 11:09 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:18
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 101 & 103

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    7:24
  • 10:52 AM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Romantic Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    8:52
  • 10:47 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    5:16
  • 10:41 AM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Peter Falk: Gala Night

    Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra

    Peter Falk, conductor

    5:32
  • 10:27 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Barry Tuckwell, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:00
  • 10:21 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Motherland

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:12
  • 10:11 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    9:36
  • 10:04 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 etc

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    7:01
  • 9:53 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures Vol 2 / Benda, Prague Sinfonia

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    11:32
  • 9:48 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pops Caviar

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:30
  • 9:44 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Brandenburg Concerto

    Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

    3:42
  • 9:41 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:30
  • 9:33 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:06
  • 9:25 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:48
  • 9:14 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Janine Jansen, violin

    9:46
  • 9:03 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:01
  • 8:51 AM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Roberta Alexander, soprano

    12:18
  • 8:44 AM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    6:45
  • 8:40 AM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies 88, 90 & 92

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    3:57
  • 8:37 AM

    Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Labyrinth

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:59
  • 8:24 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Renaud Capucon, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    12:52
  • 8:10 AM

    Piano Concerto: 1st movement

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Schumann: Piano Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    12:46
  • 8:02 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Mad About Romance

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:19
  • 7:58 AM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Bernstein Favorites: Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:45
  • 7:55 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:41
  • 7:51 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Reaching For The Note

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:30
  • 7:43 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute And Harp Concerto; Sinfonia Concertante

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Lucas Macias Navarro, oboe

    8:08
  • 7:41 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Autumn Songs

    John O'Conor, piano

    1:38
  • 7:33 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Clara Schumann

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    8:04
  • 7:23 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:28
  • 7:11 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    11:48
  • 7:07 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Best Film Classics 100

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:30
  • 7:03 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Castelnuovo Tedesco - Fernandez

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Miguel Gomez Martinez, conductor

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin: Complete Music For Piano And Orchestra

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    8:40
  • 6:04 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:08
  • 6:00 AM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:27
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