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  • 5:34 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez, etc.

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:50
  • 5:30 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Fiedler's Greatest Hits

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:11
  • 5:21 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    Bonifacio Bianchi, mandolin

    8:26
  • 5:15 PM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Trois Nocturnes, Jeux

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    6:17
  • 5:08 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:44
  • 4:58 PM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Erioca'

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:05
  • 4:55 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Minuet and Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    William Bennett, flute

    2:40
  • 4:47 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Midori, violin

    7:32
  • 4:43 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Haydn: The Sharon Quartet

    Sharon Quartet

    4:30
  • 4:35 PM

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

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    7:39
  • 4:32 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Complete Etudes

    Louis Lortie, piano

    2:38
  • 4:19 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Favourite Harp Concertos

    I Musici

    Ursula Holliger, harp

    13:11
  • 4:14 PM

    Impresario: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Empire Brass: Greatest Hits

    Empire Brass

    4:22
  • 3:58 PM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Michael Davis, violin

    15:37
  • 3:44 PM

    Tannhauser: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Favorites

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    14:14
  • 3:38 PM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Devil's Dance

    Gil Shaham, violin

    5:13
  • 3:26 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    12:39
  • 3:23 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Miller's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Bizet: Carmen Suite; Falla: Dances

    Los Romeros

    2:37
  • 3:15 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 8; Overture "Die Zauberharfe"

    Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    7:25
  • 3:09 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Bernstein Favorites: Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:31
  • 3:05 PM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 86 & 88

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:05
  • 3:00 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: Adagio

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:47
  • 2:56 PM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Ombra Mai Fu; Pachelbel: Canon

    I Solisti Italiani

    3:47
  • 2:50 PM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:14
  • 2:42 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    6:49
  • 2:37 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Night Music

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    5:38
  • 2:30 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies 5 & 6

    Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    6:57
  • 2:23 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Brahms: Waltzes, Hungarian Dances

    Genevieve Chinn, piano

    6:17
  • 2:18 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Schreier, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:07 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner for Orchestra

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    11:42
  • 1:57 PM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    9:44
  • 1:52 PM

    Spanish Suite: Granada

    Isaac Albeniz

    Splendour Of Spain- Famous Spanish Dances

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    4:19
  • 1:49 PM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Hummel

    Classic Trumpet Concerti

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Gerard Schwarz, trumpet

    3:33
  • 1:38 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin, Liszt: Piano Concertos

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    Tzimon Barto, piano

    10:10
  • 1:33 PM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Soulful Serenade

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:28
  • 1:29 PM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    3:47
  • 1:20 PM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Double Concerto; Horn Trio

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

    8:34
  • 1:12 PM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    With Love from Vienna

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:04
  • 1:06 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:59 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    6:26
  • 12:55 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Live at Carnegie Hall

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:28
  • 12:51 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Ground Beneath Our Feet

    The Knights

    Johnny Gandelsman, violin

    4:31
  • 12:47 PM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Dreams of a World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:09
  • 12:31 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Liszt - Solti

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    15:04
  • 12:23 PM

    Symphony No. 40: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart 250 - A Celebration

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    8:13
  • 12:16 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Violin Sonatas

    Augustin Dumay, violin

    6:40
  • 12:04 PM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    11:44
  • 11:59 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:50
  • 11:55 AM

    E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)

    John Williams

    Aisle Seat

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 11:52 AM

    Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    3:21
  • 11:48 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos

    Israel Sinfonietta

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    David Jolley, horn

    4:07
  • 11:36 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos; Preludes

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Moshe Atzmon, conductor

    Agustin Anievas, piano

    10:59
  • 11:31 AM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Sunday Sessions: American Air

    American String Quartet

    5:07
  • 11:26 AM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:55
  • 11:19 AM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Symphony No. 1; Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:25
  • 11:15 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Symphonic Spectacular

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:00
  • 11:03 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert, Strauss

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    12:03
  • 10:54 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    Christina Day Martinson, violin

    9:33
  • 10:52 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    1:52
  • 10:45 AM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Zurich Operahouse Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    6:32
  • 10:42 AM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 & 86

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    3:04
  • 10:34 AM

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Les Preludes, Mazeppa, Hungarian Rhapsodies

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:53
  • 10:23 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Etc

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    10:56
  • 10:19 AM

    Goldberg Variations: Aria

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    50 Best Relaxing Piano

    Maria Tipo, piano

    3:03
  • 10:03 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd and 4th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlos Kleiber, conductor

    16:08
  • 10:01 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 10

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Nine Hungarian Dances; Dvorak

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    1:44
  • 9:56 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    5:23
  • 9:51 AM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    4:39
  • 9:43 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Complete Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardner, conductor

    8:29
  • 9:38 AM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Earl Wild - The Romantic Master

    Earl Wild, piano

    4:26
  • 9:28 AM

    Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    James Galway - Celebrating 70: A Collection of Personal Favorites

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    9:23
  • 9:26 AM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    2:29
  • 9:12 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    12:58
  • 9:03 AM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Concerto

    Lucerne Festival Strings

    Daniel Dodds, conductor

    Midori, violin

    9:46
  • 9:00 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:30
  • 8:52 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:50
  • 8:48 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    4:05
  • 8:44 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linzer" and 40

    Berlin Philharmonic

    4:11
  • 8:33 AM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Favourite Serenades for Orchestra

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:48
  • 8:30 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Works For Orchestra

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    3:08
  • 8:25 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    City of Granada Orchestra

    Josep Pons, conductor

    Marco Socias, guitar

    4:51
  • 8:20 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    5:24
  • 8:15 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:40
  • 8:04 AM

    Scheherazade: The Tale of the Kalendar Prince

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Nocturne II

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    John Corigliano, violin

    11:15
  • 7:49 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 & Overture No. 3 "Leonore"

    North German Radio Symphony

    Gunter Wand, conductor

    14:20
  • 7:46 AM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    A Baroque Feast

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:05
  • 7:41 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 4: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Strauss: Horn Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

    4:42
  • 7:32 AM

    Impromptu No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Moments Musicaux; Impromptus

    David Fray, piano

    8:33
  • 7:21 AM

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

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies Nos. 8 And 9

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    11:05
  • 7:18 AM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Partitas for Violin Nos. 1 & 3; Sonata No. 2

    Ilya Gringolts, violin

    3:22
  • 7:07 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Viennese Summerfest!

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:48
  • 7:02 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:33
  • 6:55 AM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    My Favorite Chopin

    Van Cliburn, piano

    7:04
  • 6:50 AM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, Karelia Suite

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    4:30
  • 6:37 AM

    Divertimento No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades K320 & K239, Divertimento K136

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    12:36
  • 6:29 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Late Quartets Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132, 133, 135

    Guarneri Quartet

    8:17
  • 6:21 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Gershwin: An American in Paris, Porgy and Bess

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    7:53
  • 6:17 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: March to the Scaffold

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    4:05
  • 6:03 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Concertos for Violin

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    13:08
  • 6:00 AM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: L'ouiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Persephone

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:19
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