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  • 4:17 AM

    Symphony No. 8: Adagio

    Anton Bruckner

    BRUCKNER, A.: Symphony No. 8, WAB 108 / Symphony No. 0, 'Nullte', WAB 100

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    31:09
  • 4:07 AM

    Nocturne No. 6

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Nocturnes and Barcarolles

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    8:50
  • 4:01 AM

    Nachtstuck

    Franz Schubert

    L'arpa notturna

    Elisabeth Plank, harp

    4:49
  • 3:52 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice (extract)

    Paul Dukas

    Best Film Classics 100

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    6:38
  • 3:48 AM

    Barefoot

    Tina Davidson

    Barefoot

    J Freivogel, violin

    10:10
  • 1:46 AM

    Inventions (Hommage a Bach)

    Alexandre Tansman

    Bach Inspirations

    Thibaut Garcia, guitar

    12:16
  • 1:23 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    21:47
  • 1:10 AM

    Hungarian Sketches

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: The Miraculous Mandarin, Hungarian Sketches

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    11:23
  • 1:07 AM

    Hungarian Dance No. 8

    Johannes Brahms

    Romantic Dances for Piano Duet

    Duo Turgeon

    2:59
  • 1:01 AM

    Flute Quintet No. 1: Minuetto

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini

    Sally Walker, flute

    4:44
  • 12:52 AM

    Cinema Nostalgia

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    6:09
  • 12:48 AM

    The Wasps: Overture

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto / The Wasps / English Folk Song Suite / The Running Set

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    9:51
  • 12:44 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 9

    William Boyce

    Boyce: Trio Sonatas

    Parley of Instruments

    Peter Holman, conductor

    7:41
  • 12:39 AM

    Saibei Suite No. 2: Saibei Dance

    An-Lun Huang

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Mei-Ann Chen, conductor

    4:09
  • 12:06 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    31:16
  • 12:01 AM

    Shine On Me

    Melanie DeMore

    How to Hold On: Songs of Comfort and Solace

    VocalEssence Ensemble Singers

    Melanie DeMore, vocals

    4:31
  • 11:51 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Norwegian Dances

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    7:16
  • 11:48 PM

    Norwegian Wood

    John Lennon/Paul McCartney

    Time For Three

    Time For Three

    Rob Moose, violin

    3:31
  • 11:33 PM

    Symphony No. 38 "Echo"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 34-47

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:52
  • 11:25 PM

    Oloba

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint LfOuverture ? Ballade Op. 4 ? Suites from g24 Negro Melodiesh

    National Philharmonic

    Michael Repper, conductor

    5:40
  • 11:07 PM

    Billy the Kid

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    16:24
  • 11:00 PM

    Arabesque

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann

    Nelson Freire, piano

    6:21
  • 10:47 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva": 4th movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: The Symphonies

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    10:49
  • 10:35 PM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    10:39
  • 10:29 PM

    Hana Wa Saku (Flowers Will Bloom)

    Yoko Kanno

    Kaleidoscope: Contemporary Piano Music by Female Composers From Around the World

    Isabel Dobarro, piano

    5:13
  • 10:23 PM

    Piva and Canario

    Johannes Kapsberger

    Alla Luce: Music of Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger

    Chatham Baroque

    5:34
  • 10:11 PM

    Capriccio for Bassoon and Orchestra

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi Discoveries

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Andrea Magnani, bassoon

    10:24
  • 10:05 PM

    Il Signor Bruschino: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    G. Rossini: Early Sinfonias

    Haydn Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    4:43
  • 10:02 PM

    A la Argentina

    Gabriela Montero

    Solatino

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    2:51
  • 9:53 PM

    Bluesette

    Toots Thielemans

    From the Top 25

    Laurel Harned, guitar

    4:58
  • 9:38 PM

    Second Rhapsody

    George Gershwin

    Saint-Saens | Ravel | Gershwin

    Prague Philharmonia

    Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

    Andrew von Oeyen, piano

    14:40
  • 9:33 PM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1

    Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord

    3:33
  • 9:06 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    25:49
  • 8:59 PM

    Village Dance

    Claude Champagne

    Dancing For 100 Years

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:48
  • 6:39 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Witness, Vol. 2: The Music of William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 6:17 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 3 & 4

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Viktoria Mullova, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    21:01
  • 6:10 PM

    Etude No. 21

    Louise Farrenc

    Louise Farrenc: Etudes and Variations for Solo Piano

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:12
  • 6:06 PM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Songs of the Earth

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    3:54
  • 6:01 PM

    London Suite: Covent Garden

    Eric Coates

    Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:38
  • 5:36 PM

    Lachian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Lachian Dances, Idylle

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    22:39
  • 5:17 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Virtuoso Trumpet: Bach, Mozart, Telemann

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    18:35
  • 5:10 PM

    Sevillana

    Joaquin Turina

    Albeniz, Turina

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    5:29
  • 5:06 PM

    Allegro Appassionato

    Camille Saint-Saens

    SAINT-SAENS: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 / Suite, Op. 16

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Jean-Francois Monnard, conductor

    Maria Kliegel, cello

    3:50
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2: Scherzo

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod: The 2 Symphonies

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:45
  • 4:56 PM

    In The Bottoms Suite: Dance

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    1:56
  • 4:45 PM

    Emblems

    Aaron Copland

    Contemporaries

    Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble

    Mallory Thompson, conductor

    11:29
  • 4:14 PM

    Enigma Variations

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Pomp & Circumstance Marches, Enigma Variations

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    28:51
  • 4:06 PM

    Sinfonia

    Johann Christian Bach

    JC Bach: Sinfonias

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    6:13
  • 4:01 PM

    Youthful Suite: English Waltz

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: "Dished Up for Piano" Volume One

    Martin Jones, piano

    4:46
  • 3:52 PM

    Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme

    Ennio Morricone

    Labyrinth

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:13
  • 3:51 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    Orchestra of the Swan

    Orchestra of the Swan

    Kenneth Woods, conductor

    7:46
  • 3:50 PM

    The Glass Menagerie: Laura's Theme

    Henry Mancini

    Premier Pops

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Henry Mancini, conductor

    2:24
  • 3:41 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    7:44
  • 3:23 PM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Complete Orchestral Works

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    16:39
  • 3:05 PM

    Clarinet and Viola Concerto

    Max Bruch

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Tabea Zimmermann, conductor

    Tabea Zimmermann, viola

    17:36
  • 3:00 PM

    To A Yellow Rose

    Florence Price

    Waltzes and Character Pieces of Florence Price

    Michael Clark, piano

    3:00
  • 2:50 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Ballet

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Sheherazade, etc.

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    28:33
  • 2:44 PM

    The Muppet Movie: Rainbow Connection

    Paul Williams/Kenneth Ascher

    Lang Lang: The Disney Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:10
  • 2:36 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Double Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    6:38
  • 2:31 PM

    Polonesse

    Anders Larsson

    Sublimation: Songs and dances from 18th-century Scandinavia

    The Curious Bards

    4:32
  • 2:21 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Magic of Mozart

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Leopold Hager, conductor

    8:18
  • 2:18 PM

    Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    King of Kings

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    2:14
  • 2:08 PM

    Waltzes and Landler

    Franz Schubert

    Bonbons aus Wien

    Boskovsky Ensemble

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    6:04
  • 2:04 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Violin Romances

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    3:04
  • 1:49 PM

    English Dances: Second Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Dances

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    9:32
  • 1:42 PM

    Old Hungarian Dances: selections

    Ferenc Farkas

    Favourite Music for Wind Quintet

    Frosunda Wind Quintet

    4:51
  • 1:37 PM

    Starlight Express: Waltz

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:30
  • 1:32 PM

    Waltz No. 5 "Grande Valse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Bruce Liu: Chopin: Highlights from the 18th International Chopin Piano Competition

    Bruce Liu, piano

    3:42
  • 1:22 PM

    Concerto Serenade: 1st movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concertos and Orchestral Works

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    Nancy Allen, harp

    8:31
  • 1:15 PM

    Symphony No. 87: 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 83 & 87

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:14
  • 1:04 PM

    Berenice: Overture, Minuet and Gigue

    George Frideric Handel

    Pachelbel Canon

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    7:11
  • 12:53 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joseph White

    Violin Concertos by Black Composers Through the Centuries: 25th Anniversary Edition

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    5:01
  • 12:46 PM

    Brazilian Suite: Intermezzo

    Alberto Nepomuceno

    Nepomuceno: Symphony in G minor

    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fabio Mechetti, conductor

    6:14
  • 12:36 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Bella Napoli: Oboe Concertos

    Ensemble Berlin

    Christoph Hartmann, oboe

    8:35
  • 12:31 PM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    William Bolcom: The Complete Rags

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    4:33
  • 12:21 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky/Dvorak/Honeck/PSO

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    7:53
  • 12:16 PM

    If Music be the Food of Love

    David Dickau

    Repertoire For Mixed Voices, Volume 1

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    4:23
  • 12:08 PM

    Concerto for Strings

    Tomaso Albinoni

    ALBINONI: Double Oboe Concertos and Concertos for Strings, Vol. 2

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    6:14
  • 12:04 PM

    Carmen: Intermezzo

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    2:42
  • 11:50 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Essential Ballet

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bruno Bartoletti, conductor

    7:33
  • 11:31 AM

    Horn Quintet

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 10: Quintets, Quartets, etc.

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Timothy Brown, horn

    17:47
  • 11:26 AM

    Enchantment: Song of the Shrine

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:27
  • 11:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2: Andante

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc: Symphony No. 2 - Overtures Nos. 1 & 2

    North German Radio Symphony

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    8:17
  • 11:06 AM

    Paganini Variations

    Eugene Ysaye

    Capriccios

    Capriccio Quartet

    10:09
  • 11:01 AM

    The Red Pony Suite: The Gift

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:50
  • 10:46 AM

    Norwegian Dances Nos. 2-4

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Svendsen: Orchestral Works

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    11:40
  • 10:35 AM

    Sinfonia No. 3

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Complete String Symphonies

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    10:00
  • 10:17 AM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    16:39
  • 10:06 AM

    Adagio and Allegro

    Robert Schumann

    Chopin, F.: Cello Sonata in G Minor / Schumann, R.: Adagio and Allegro / 5 Pieces in Folk Style / Fantasiestucke

    Truls Mork, cello

    10:09
  • 10:01 AM

    Ca'azapa (Popular Paraguayan Song)

    Agustin Barrios

    Intimate Barrios

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    4:36
  • 9:33 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Mozart, Strauss

    Mito Chamber Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Fumiaki Miyamoto, oboe

    25:35
  • 9:18 AM

    O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:55
  • 9:01 AM

    Cold Mountain

    Gabriel Yared

    Cold Mountain (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture)

    Studio Orchestra

    Harry Rabinowitz, conductor

    15:24
  • 8:17 AM

    Legends

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvo?ak: Legends & Rhapsodies

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Tomas Netopil, conductor

    40:56
  • 8:11 AM

    Nunc dimittis

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Tintinnabuli

    Tallis Scholars

    Peter Phillips, conductor

    5:39
  • 8:01 AM

    Miami Concerto: Romantico

    Karen LeFrak

    Romantico

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Enrico Lopez-Yanez, conductor, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    8:14
  • 7:32 AM

    Symphony No. 84 "In Nomine Domini"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 6 Paris Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    25:56
  • 7:24 AM

    The Meaning of Water

    Andrew Schultz

    Bolmimerie

    Seven Harp Ensemble

    Alice Giles, conductor

    7:34
  • 7:01 AM

    Grand Duo Concertant

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Beethoven, Brahms: Trios

    Jon Manasse, clarinet

    21:09
  • 6:34 AM

    The Tempest

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky & Shakespeare

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    24:37
  • 6:19 AM

    Symphony

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Black Composers Series 1974-1978

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    14:17
  • 6:01 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
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