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  • 4:26 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures | Walpurgisnacht

    Winterthur Music Collegium

    Douglas Boyd, conductor

    10:03
  • 4:14 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    11:31
  • 4:06 PM

    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
  • 3:52 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    13:57
  • 3:47 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Voice Of The Violin

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:41
  • 3:35 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    11:27
  • 3:30 PM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

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

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:57
  • 3:25 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:05
  • 3:21 PM

    Berceuse

    Gabriel Faure

    The Faure Album

    Gil Shaham, violin

    3:34
  • 3:11 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bernstein: Reaching For The Note

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:43
  • 3:07 PM

    Enigma Variations: Nimrod

    Edward Elgar

    Best Film Classics 100

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    3:55
  • 2:53 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev, Debussy, Milhaud

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Alberto Zedda, conductor

    14:21
  • 2:49 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:26
  • 2:41 PM

    Horn Trio: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms, Koechlin, Banks: Horn Trios

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    7:25
  • 2:33 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos 35-41

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    7:55
  • 2:25 PM

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

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Wesendonck-Lieder; Preludes And Overtures

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    8:49
  • 2:15 PM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. I

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    9:28
  • 2:06 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Giuliani, Rodrigo

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    8:39
  • 2:00 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    5:32
  • 1:55 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Flute Masterpieces

    New York Philomusica

    Paige Brook, conductor

    Paige Brook, flute

    5:29
  • 1:51 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    3:25
  • 1:44 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Heinrich Schiff, cello

    6:42
  • 1:38 PM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Die Klavier, Vol. 1

    Royal Opera, Covent Garden

    Colin Davis, conductor

    6:05
  • 1:29 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    9:16
  • 1:22 PM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    6:25
  • 1:10 PM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    11:44
  • 12:55 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven In Berlin - 1991 New Year's Eve Concert

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    14:45
  • 12:45 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, Water Music

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    9:34
  • 12:43 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg: Speaking in Strings

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    1:41
  • 12:32 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", - Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4, "Italian"

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    11:04
  • 12:26 PM

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

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    6:20
  • 12:13 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    12:06
  • 12:10 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Trumpet Voluntary - Music for Organ & Brass

    Michael Laird Brass Ensemble

    Peter Hurford, organ

    3:01
  • 12:05 PM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No 29, 33, 35, 38, And 41

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:35
  • 11:59 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    5:47
  • 11:46 AM

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

    Bedrich Smetana

    Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Glinka, Moussorgsky

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    12:52
  • 11:42 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    4:12
  • 11:36 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:06
  • 11:34 AM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Viennese Violin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Robert McDuffie, violin

    2:11
  • 11:26 AM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 95, 97, 101

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:24
  • 11:21 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Cinematic Piano

    Michael Chertock, piano

    4:51
  • 11:14 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Louis Auriacombe, conductor

    Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin

    7:16
  • 11:04 AM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Johann Strauss: Emperor Waltz

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:02
  • 10:59 AM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:23
  • 10:55 AM

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

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:30
  • 10:53 AM

    Carmina Burana: Dance

    Carl Orff

    Classics for All Seasons: Spring

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:44
  • 10:46 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    6:26
  • 10:43 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    2:52
  • 10:32 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    The Joy Of Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    11:08
  • 10:22 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:21
  • 10:12 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos In C Major & D Major

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    9:03
  • 10:08 AM

    Ave Maria

    Charles Gounod

    Christmas Favorites

    Rachel Van Voorhees, harp

    3:44
  • 10:04 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Greatest Hits: Trumpet

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    4:10
  • 9:57 AM

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

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    MOZART, WA: Piano Concertos Nos. 20 and 21

    Fine Arts Quartet

    Alon Goldstein, piano

    6:34
  • 9:50 AM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Waltzes

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    7:21
  • 9:41 AM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:19
  • 9:37 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Manuel de Falla's Spain

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    3:32
  • 9:23 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach: Violin Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jaakko Kuusisto, conductor

    Jaakko Kuusisto, violin

    13:59
  • 9:21 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes / John Browning

    John Browning, piano

    1:30
  • 9:11 AM

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

    Antonin Dvorak

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

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    9:41
  • 9:01 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Requiem & Operatic Choruses

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    9:34
  • 8:57 AM

    Masquerade: Waltz

    Aram Khachaturian

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

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Efrem Kurtz, conductor

    4:19
  • 8:54 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2: Alla Hornpipe

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:41
  • 8:41 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    13:13
  • 8:36 AM

    Consolation No. 3

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Harmonies du Sor

    Nelson Freire, piano

    4:16
  • 8:25 AM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures Vol. 2

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Bela Drahos, conductor

    10:54
  • 8:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 1 & 2

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:35
  • 8:10 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Lollipops

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Thomas Beecham, conductor

    5:39
  • 8:02 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies No. 1 & 4

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    8:14
  • 7:58 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: Adagio

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    4:20
  • 7:55 AM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    3 Guitars 3

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    2:32
  • 7:48 AM

    Symphony No. 38 "Prague": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies No. 36 & 38

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:19
  • 7:38 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    10:01
  • 7:25 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    12:08
  • 7:21 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    3:53
  • 7:15 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    6:16
  • 7:12 AM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Debut

    Sarah Chang, violin

    2:54
  • 7:05 AM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/ Henry V Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    6:51
  • 7:03 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Telemann, Babell, Bach

    Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble

    Penelope Evison, flute

    1:26
  • 6:54 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    The Copland Collection 1936-1948

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    9:00
  • 6:39 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Till Eulenspiegel; Tod und Verklarung

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    14:50
  • 6:33 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    Music for a Rainy Day

    Roland Pontinen, piano

    6:09
  • 6:25 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos

    Israel Sinfonietta

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    David Jolley, horn

    7:08
  • 6:19 AM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:51
  • 6:15 AM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Ballet Gala - Homage To Pavlova

    Jascha Silberstein, cello

    3:16
  • 6:00 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    15:07
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