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  • 5:02 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:49
  • 5:00 PM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes; Ravel: Valses Nobles

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    1:57
  • 4:53 PM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    7:35
  • 4:49 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    3:22
  • 4:44 PM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    5:26
  • 4:37 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mariss Jansons

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Stefan Schilli, oboe

    6:52
  • 4:34 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Nine Hungarian Dances; Dvorak

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    2:14
  • 4:26 PM

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

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    7:55
  • 4:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 22

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    6:33
  • 4:11 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    8:46
  • 4:04 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Pops on the March

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:49
  • 4:01 PM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:53
  • 3:57 PM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    The Silver Violin

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Karabits, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    3:43
  • 3:54 PM

    Radetzky March

    Johann StraussSr.

    Kaleidoscope

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:57
  • 3:46 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 4th movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    7:40
  • 3:39 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Great Pianists Of The 20th Century: Van Cliburn

    RCA Symphony Orchestra

    Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

    Van Cliburn, piano

    7:04
  • 3:33 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": Saltarello

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies 3 & 4

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    5:33
  • 3:26 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:46
  • 3:12 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Works

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    13:33
  • 3:05 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius, Goldmark: Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    7:20
  • 3:00 PM

    Cantata No. 208: Sheep May Safely Graze

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kids Classics | Lullabies

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:36
  • 2:58 PM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:47
  • 2:49 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart; Zuckerman

    Kimball Sykes, clarinet

    9:26
  • 2:42 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Eugen Jochum, conductor

    6:45
  • 2:38 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:07
  • 2:28 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2; Overtures

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    9:34
  • 2:23 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Impromptus, Op. 90 & 142

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    4:34
  • 2:19 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Smetana: Dvorak Quartets

    Endellion String Quartet

    3:42
  • 2:05 PM

    Russian Easter Festival Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Sketches

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    14:25
  • 2:01 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    3:26
  • 1:58 PM

    Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Bryn Terfel: Tutto Mozart

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    3:16
  • 1:56 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Guitarra: The Guitar in Spain

    Julian Bream, guitar

    2:15
  • 1:49 PM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22, 78, 82

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    6:58
  • 1:47 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    The Fiddler Of The Opera

    Gil Shaham, violin

    1:29
  • 1:41 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    5:53
  • 1:33 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini & Verdi Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    7:27
  • 1:22 PM

    Bartered Bride: Dances

    Bedrich Smetana

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    10:44
  • 1:15 PM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:43
  • 1:05 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mad About Vivaldi

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    10:37
  • 12:55 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 8 & 9

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    9:29
  • 12:47 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia: A Festival of Finnish Music

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    8:26
  • 12:43 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    The #1 Opera Album

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor

    3:10
  • 12:31 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:04
  • 12:28 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:17
  • 12:24 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Four Horn Concertos

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Dale Clevenger, horn

    3:52
  • 12:15 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Stephen Hough's French Album

    Stephen Hough, piano

    8:32
  • 12:05 PM

    Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement

    Johann Hummel

    The Enlightened Trumpet

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    9:39
  • 12:02 PM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 3

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:37
  • 11:55 AM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 11:46 AM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    9:16
  • 11:42 AM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 88-92, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    3:35
  • 11:39 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    The Magic Of Lang Lang

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:14
  • 11:25 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos, 1 & 5

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    13:44
  • 11:16 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
  • 11:10 AM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    5:58
  • 11:02 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Clara Schumann

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    8:04
  • 10:57 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Impromptus

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:51
  • 10:44 AM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    13:13
  • 10:42 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestal Suites

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    1:23
  • 10:28 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies 5 and 5

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    13:49
  • 10:24 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:05
  • 10:11 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos; Sinfonia Concertante K364

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    13:10
  • 10:06 AM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet/Quartet in A minor

    Cleveland Quartet

    John O'Conor, piano

    3:49
  • 10:05 AM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    1:45
  • 10:00 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 9:53 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Karlheinz Zoeller, flute

    6:45
  • 9:43 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto

    Russian National Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    10:11
  • 9:37 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    5:53
  • 9:31 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:53
  • 9:26 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Makes You Smarter

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    5:13
  • 9:21 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: London Symphonies 93, 94 "The Surprise", & 95

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    3:48
  • 9:14 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Copland: Billy the Kid, Rodeo; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite

    Morton Gould Orchestra

    7:41
  • 9:03 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:36
  • 8:52 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works I

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    10:32
  • 8:41 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    1812 Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:06
  • 8:36 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:49
  • 8:28 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    7:31
  • 8:20 AM

    Clarinet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    Robert Marcellus, clarinet

    8:49
  • 8:17 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Keyboard Music

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:26
  • 8:09 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    7:16
  • 8:02 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    Norman Dello Joio: Triumph of St. Joan; Variations, Chaconne & Finale

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    7:29
  • 7:48 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphony No.8 - Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:53
  • 7:44 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:54
  • 7:30 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:17
  • 7:27 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    3:36
  • 7:21 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; March Slav

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    5:49
  • 7:15 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:05
  • 7:13 AM

    Carmina Burana: Dance

    Carl Orff

    Orff: Carmina Burana

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    1:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    12:39
  • 6:57 AM

    Turandot: Nessun dorma

    Giacomo Puccini

    Roberto Alagna: Nessun Dorma

    Covent Garden Opera Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    Roberto Alagna, tenor

    3:26
  • 6:48 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:44
  • 6:42 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 24

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    5:58
  • 6:38 AM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Fright Night

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:06
  • 6:26 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Cho-Liang Lin, violin

    11:46
  • 6:23 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:49
  • 6:18 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:33
  • 6:12 AM

    Waltz No. 2 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes; Ravel: Valses Nobles

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    4:50
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:38
  • 6:00 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana, Etc / Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:59
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