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  • 3:23 PM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    DeGaetano Plays Liszt

    Robert DeGaetano, piano

    5:40
  • 3:14 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    9:25
  • 3:07 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Rule Brittania: Last Night of the Proms

    English Northern Philharmonia

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    7:07
  • 2:58 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss: Die Fledermaus

    Vienna Symphony Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:12
  • 2:48 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Bars: Popular Works of George Frideric Handel

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:28
  • 2:44 PM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Lullaby

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    3:10
  • 2:32 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 35, 36

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    11:28
  • 2:28 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3, Capriccio Italien

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    4:51
  • 2:20 PM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": Adagio

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart: Hunt & Dissonance Quartets; Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    6:38
  • 2:18 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Agnus Dei: Music Of Inner Harmony

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    2:58
  • 2:09 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Vadim Repin, violin

    8:03
  • 1:58 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Reubke, Beethoven: Sonata, Waldstein, Tandeln und Scherzen

    Richard Raymond, piano

    11:17
  • 1:51 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Mephisto and Co.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:52
  • 1:47 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Fiedler's Greatest Hits

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:34
  • 1:32 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis; Fantasia on Greensleeves; The Lark Ascending; Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:16
  • 1:27 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Four Hornbone Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Christian Lindberg, trombone

    4:13
  • 1:20 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 11: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn & Ligeti Concertos & Capriccios

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Shai Wosner, piano

    7:28
  • 1:09 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    10:52
  • 1:05 PM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:52
  • 12:56 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Greatest Hits Of 1790

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    Hubert Laws, flute

    8:27
  • 12:43 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fidelio

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:02
  • 12:40 PM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:20
  • 12:29 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
  • 12:25 PM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Overtures

    Norwegian National Opera Orchestra

    Rinaldo Alessandrini, conductor

    4:31
  • 12:16 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    7:42
  • 12:08 PM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    the four seasons: The Vivaldi Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    David Lockington, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    8:40
  • 12:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Waltzes

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    6:29
  • 11:52 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: 9 Symphonien

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    9:00
  • 11:43 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy; Chausson: Poème; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:53
  • 11:39 AM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Classical Jukebox, Vol. 1

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:07
  • 11:25 AM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Italian Concerto

    Harp Consort

    Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    13:46
  • 11:20 AM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Leonidas Kavakos Plays Debussy, Kreisler, Paganini, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Wieniawski & more

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    3:50
  • 11:15 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:54
  • 11:02 AM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt's Rhapsody: Music From The Film

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    12:14
  • 10:59 AM

    The Birds: Prelude

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances I & Iii, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:49
  • 10:54 AM

    Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    German Opera Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    4:55
  • 10:49 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Everybody's Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:46
  • 10:42 AM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:47
  • 10:32 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas

    Augustin Dumay, violin

    9:46
  • 10:29 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Rejouissance

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    2:30
  • 10:17 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement

    Johann Hummel

    L'Art de Maurice Andre

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    11:11
  • 10:14 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 15

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    3:34
  • 10:06 AM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    7:55
  • 9:59 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 50

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    6:40
  • 9:55 AM

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

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 41

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:26
  • 9:48 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn, Beethoven: Violin Concertos

    Camerata Salzburg

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    6:26
  • 9:45 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Dorati Conducts Brahms and Enesco

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    2:40
  • 9:42 AM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    For Thy Pleasure

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:24
  • 9:35 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:49
  • 9:32 AM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Paganini, Sarasate, Kreisler, Wieniawski

    Maxim Vengerov, violin

    2:02
  • 9:20 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    12:21
  • 9:13 AM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Belshazzar's Feast/ Henry V Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    6:50
  • 8:58 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Don Juan; Burlesque; Serenade; Till Eulenspiegel

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    15:03
  • 8:42 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:11
  • 8:39 AM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Cello Adagios

    Lynn Harrell, cello

    3:08
  • 8:31 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Henryk Szeryng, violin

    7:27
  • 8:25 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From The New Worls; 3 Slavonic Dances

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    5:55
  • 8:21 AM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Classic Trumpet Concerti

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Gerard Schwarz, trumpet

    3:33
  • 8:13 AM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures and Preludes

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    8:46
  • 8:05 AM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 82

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    8:00
  • 8:00 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Cinematic Piano

    Michael Chertock, piano

    4:51
  • 7:56 AM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    3:42
  • 7:47 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:55
  • 7:43 AM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, Symphony No. 1

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:26
  • 7:35 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart & Brahms

    Pacifica String Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    6:42
  • 7:29 AM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Bartered Bride

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Miklos Rozsa, conductor

    6:43
  • 7:26 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    2:34
  • 7:05 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Natasha Paremski Plays Tchaikovsky And Rachmaninoff

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fabien Gabel, conductor

    Natasha Paremski, piano

    20:28
  • 7:03 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Hungarian Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    Andras Keller, violin

    1:45
  • 6:54 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:49
  • 6:43 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures Vol 2 / Benda, Prague Sinfonia

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    11:32
  • 6:34 AM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Concert Recording

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    7:59
  • 6:31 AM

    Symphony No. 39: Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 39 & 41

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Donald Runnicles, conductor

    3:43
  • 6:21 AM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No 3

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:04
  • 6:11 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Richard Tognetti, violin

    9:32
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished": 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: 8 Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    11:39
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