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  • 8:00 PM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Lieder Ohne Worte

    Javier Perianes, piano

    3:08
  • 5:55 PM

    Dance from Jalisco

    Aaron Copland

    LAGQ Latin

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:42
  • 5:45 PM

    Donna Diana Overture

    Emil von Reznicek

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:02
  • 5:41 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Romantic Violinist: A Celebration Of Joseph Joachim

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:58
  • 5:35 PM

    Libertango

    Astor Piazzolla

    Tango to the Cor

    Cally Banham, English horn and oboe

    2:57
  • 5:27 PM

    Scherzo on Tropical Airs

    Santos Cifuentes

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    6:48
  • 5:11 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    12:04
  • 5:01 PM

    Easter Cantata: My Spirit be Joyful

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Bach Festival

    Empire Brass

    Douglas Major, organ

    5:24
  • 4:54 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy & Ravel: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    6:02
  • 4:50 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy & Ravel: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    6:02
  • 4:47 PM

    The Age of Gold: Polka

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Waltzes

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    2:15
  • 4:40 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Symphonies 31"Hornsignal" & 45 "Farewell"

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:01
  • 4:33 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Recital

    Andre Watts, piano

    2:49
  • 4:25 PM

    The Beatitudes

    Arvo Part

    Part: Berliner Messe & Magnificat

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    6:49
  • 4:11 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Musa Italiana

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:56
  • 4:01 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ballets Russes

    France Radio Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    6:01
  • 3:56 PM

    St. Paul's Suite: Jig

    Gustav Holst

    English Music for Strings

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    3:14
  • 3:46 PM

    Oboe Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jan Anton Kozeluh

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    7:28
  • 3:41 PM

    Cinema Paradiso: Main Theme/Love Theme

    Ennio Morricone

    Cinema

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    4:04
  • 3:30 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Mephisto Magic

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    6:04
  • 3:19 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:59
  • 3:00 PM

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger/Persichetti/Khachaturian etc - Various works

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    14:24
  • 2:46 PM

    Symphony No. 8: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, Scherzo Capriccioso, Notturno

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:14
  • 2:37 PM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    Overtures from the British Isles Volume 2

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    4:55
  • 2:31 PM

    Piano Trio No. 9: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 11 Trios

    Beaux Arts Trio

    4:42
  • 2:20 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Niccolo Paganini

    Michael Rabin

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Eugene Goossens, conductor

    Michael Rabin, violin

    6:40
  • 2:11 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Can-Can & Other Dances from the Opera

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ondrej Lenard, conductor

    7:49
  • 2:03 PM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    3:44
  • 1:56 PM

    Armida: Sinfonia

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    5:43
  • 1:48 PM

    Hary Janos Suite: Entrance of the Emperor and His Court

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: Hary Janos

    Hungarian State Opera Orchestra

    Janos Ferencsik, conductor

    3:05
  • 1:40 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Finale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Africa - Wedding Cake - Allegro appassionato

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Alexandre Kantorow, piano

    6:45
  • 1:28 PM

    Strike Up the Band: Overture

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Overtures

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:08
  • 1:25 PM

    Washington Post March

    John Philip Sousa

    Fennell Conducts Hands Across the Sea

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:27
  • 1:17 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    Classic Kennedy

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    2:54
  • 1:11 PM

    Jazz Suite No. 1: Waltz

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Ballet Suites Nos. 1 & 3, Jazz Suites Nos. 1 & 2

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    2:19
  • 1:04 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Mad About Baroque

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:57
  • 12:57 PM

    Lute Suite No. 1: Bourree

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Lute Suites

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    1:18
  • 12:45 PM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    7:02
  • 12:41 PM

    Simple Symphony: Boisterous Bourree

    Benjamin Britten

    Works by Britten, Tippett, Walton

    Guildhall Strings

    2:49
  • 12:33 PM

    Concerto for Two Horns: 3rd movement

    Friedrich Witt

    Herrmann Baumann

    Concerto Amsterdam

    Jaap Schroder, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    3:39
  • 12:28 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas - Complete

    Paul Galbraith, guitar

    4:02
  • 12:16 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:30
  • 12:12 PM

    The Waterford Waltz

    Traditional

    Irish Roots

    AIR Ensemble

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:20
  • 12:04 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland 100

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:31
  • 11:47 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn & Ligeti Concertos & Capriccios

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Shai Wosner, piano

    9:15
  • 11:33 AM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen, L'Arlesienne, etc.

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    11:49
  • 11:29 AM

    Bagatelles: Allegretto scherzando (3)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Takacs Quartet

    Gabor Ormai, harmonium

    3:03
  • 11:20 AM

    In the Steppes of Central Asia

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops Caviar

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    7:36
  • 11:16 AM

    Morning Meditation

    David Evan Thomas

    Thomas: Transformations

    Sonja Thompson, piano

    2:10
  • 11:10 AM

    In the Mountains: Sunny Day

    Josef Foerster

    Foerster: Symphony No. 5 & In den Bergen

    Osnabruck Symphony Orchestra

    Hermann Baumer, conductor

    4:29
  • 11:04 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    4:25
  • 10:44 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vysehrad

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    14:41
  • 10:27 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Vasks: Distant Light - Violin Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Renaud Capucon, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    15:01
  • 10:22 AM

    Sunburst

    Andrew York

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:17
  • 10:14 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    William Boyce

    Boyce: Symphonies I-VIII

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:39
  • 10:06 AM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Music from The Ring

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    7:33
  • 10:01 AM

    The Running Stream

    Zhu Jian-er

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    4:22
  • 9:47 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    11:37
  • 9:27 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    17:36
  • 9:15 AM

    The Dream of Gunnar

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Orchestral Works

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    10:09
  • 9:06 AM

    Rondo

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol. 1

    Yaara Tal, piano

    8:46
  • 9:01 AM

    Sospiri (Sighs)

    Edward Elgar

    THE BRITISH PROJECT

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla, conductor

    4:48
  • 8:27 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven 5 And 7

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    31:12
  • 8:22 AM

    Fugue No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    The Vienna Berlin Music Club Vol. 3

    Philharmonix

    4:23
  • 8:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    19:13
  • 7:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    32:31
  • 7:20 AM

    Chorale

    Errollyn Wallen

    Timelapse

    Orchestra of the Swan

    5:00
  • 7:05 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    13:24
  • 7:01 AM

    The King and the Mockingbird

    Wojciech Kilar

    Jouer, chanter, danser/Play, sing, dance

    Manon Le Comte, harp

    3:09
  • 6:30 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Howard Hanson Symphonies 1, 2; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitky

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    28:19
  • 6:24 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    5:13
  • 6:01 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Sabine Meyer: Clarinet Connection

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    21:02
  • 5:33 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 And 5

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    25:38
  • 5:21 AM

    Sonatina

    Federico Torroba

    Eduardo Fernandez Spanish Guitar Music

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    11:25
  • 5:01 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    17:44