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  • 4:06 PM

    Four Scottish Dances

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Dances

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:20
  • 4:01 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:51
  • 3:54 PM

    O come, all ye faithful; The Shepherd's Carol; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    11:05
  • 3:51 PM

    Suite of English Carols

    Elizabeth DiSavino

    Christmas Gift

    Solid Brass

    7:33
  • 3:47 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    22:39
  • 3:32 PM

    Romantic Pieces

    Antonin Dvorak

    Enescu Dvorak Schumann

    Caroline Goulding, violin

    13:13
  • 3:05 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Julie Albers, cello

    25:59
  • 2:59 PM

    Night of Silence

    Daniel Kantor

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:10
  • 2:53 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Suites

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 2:42 PM

    Autumn Roses Waltz

    Josef Strauss

    Josef Strauss Edition Vol. 13

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Dittrich, conductor

    9:24
  • 2:32 PM

    Christmas Roses

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    8:58
  • 2:27 PM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Dances of Spain and Argentina

    Minneapolis Guitar Quartet

    3:43
  • 2:22 PM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:08
  • 2:18 PM

    Rejoice and be merry

    John Rutter

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:38
  • 2:07 PM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Stravinsky, I.: Firebird (The) / Strauss, R.: Till Eulenspiegels Lustige Streiche

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    8:13
  • 2:04 PM

    Souvenirs: Two-Step

    Samuel Barber

    Barber: Violin Concerto

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    1:47
  • 1:51 PM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    In Terra Pax: A Christmas Anthology

    City of London Choir

    Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

    Julia Doyle, soprano

    7:26
  • 1:45 PM

    The Nutcracker: Gradfather's Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    6:14
  • 1:33 PM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    9:58
  • 1:30 PM

    La Boheme: Musetta's Waltz ("Quando m'en vo")

    Giacomo Puccini

    Richard Stoltzman: Aria

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    2:19
  • 1:24 PM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Schzeri, Impromptus

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:01
  • 1:20 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Songs Of Joy And Peace

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:21
  • 1:15 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Six Evolutions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    3:40
  • 1:07 PM

    Up! Good Christen Folk, and Listen; Unto Us is Born a Son; In dulci jubilo

    Medley

    Let The Angels Sing

    Danish National Vocal Ensemble

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    6:44
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:42 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Paper Music

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Bobby McFerrin, conductor

    17:27
  • 12:36 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Mikola Leontovich

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:43
  • 12:22 PM

    Christmas Tree Suite

    Franz Liszt

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    13:30
  • 12:19 PM

    Elizabethan Masque

    Fredric Bayco

    British Light Music Classics, Vol. 4

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    Ruth Scott, oboe

    2:17
  • 12:08 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 12:04 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    The Swan

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    3:13
  • 11:40 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Yeol Eum Som, piano

    18:13
  • 11:36 AM

    Winter Bonfire: Waltz

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Winter Bonfire

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    3:26
  • 11:23 AM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol; Coventry Carol; In dulci jubilo; The First Nowell

    John Rutter/Traditional

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    11:30
  • 11:14 AM

    Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)

    Arturo Sandoval

    Wildflower

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:17
  • 11:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:43
  • 11:01 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Essential Guitar

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Alexandre Lagoya, guitar

    4:40
  • 10:43 AM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Two x Four

    Curtis 20/21 Ensemble

    Vinay Parameswaran, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    15:08
  • 10:31 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Johann Christian Bach

    J.C. Bach: Orchestral Works

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Simon Standage, conductor

    10:53
  • 10:21 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 10:07 AM

    Concert Piece

    Gustaf Heinze

    The Clarinet in Concert 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    13:41
  • 10:01 AM

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Florence Price

    UNCOVERED Vol. 2

    Catalyst Quartet

    4:46
  • 9:35 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

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

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    23:00
  • 9:32 AM

    A Christmas Cracker

    Thomas Hewitt Jones

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    3:36
  • 9:28 AM

    Gabriel's Message

    Traditional Basque

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    Jack Liebeck, conductor

    4:06
  • 9:09 AM

    Suite Andaluza

    Celedonio Romero

    A Touch of Romance

    Angel Romero, guitar

    16:21
  • 9:01 AM

    He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 8:44 AM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 8:30 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Vienna Symphony

    Philippe Jordan, conductor

    13:50
  • 8:11 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Midori Live At Carnegie Hall

    Midori, violin

    18:02
  • 8:01 AM

    Larghetto for Horn and Orchestra

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:31
  • 7:37 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Nino Rota

    Rota: Concertos

    Virtuosi Italiani

    Marzio Conti, conductor

    Luisa Prandina, harp

    20:53
  • 7:25 AM

    "A Mozart Christmas"

    Traditional

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    11:57
  • 7:01 AM

    Suite

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Complete Violin Concertos, Vol. 7

    Wallfisch Band

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

    21:55
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Symphonies No 1 & 8 / Järvi, Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    31:41
  • 6:15 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:37
  • 6:01 AM

    Photography

    Errollyn Wallen

    Errollyn Wallen: Photography

    Ensemble X

    Nicholas Kok, conductor

    12:43