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  • 12:38 AM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    19:59
  • 12:23 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:57
  • 12:18 AM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Mozart & Brahms

    Pacifica String Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    4:34
  • 12:12 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    A Choral Christmas

    Voces8

    4:46
  • 12:06 AM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 12:01 AM

    Etiolles (Valse)

    Mel Bonis

    Memoires d'une femme

    Myriam Barbaux-Cohen, piano

    4:39
  • 11:48 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Cesar Franck

    Franck: Symphony in D minor; Les olides

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:48
  • 11:36 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi Four Seasons

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    11:04
  • 11:27 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:57
  • 11:10 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear; If ye would hear the angels sing; O little town of Bethlehem; Away in a manger; We three kings

    Christmas Music

    Christmas from Saint Louis

    Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, conductor

    15:00
  • 11:06 PM

    Festival March

    Emil Reesen

    Emil Reesen: Orchestral Works

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    3:39
  • 11:01 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 50: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Maria Bergmann plays Joseph Haydn

    Maria Bergmann, piano

    4:30
  • 10:46 PM

    Suite Francaise

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    12:23
  • 10:43 PM

    D'un jardin clair (A Sunny Garden)

    Lili Boulanger

    In Memoriam Lili Boulanger

    Emile Naoumoff, piano

    2:20
  • 10:27 PM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 3 Oboe Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe d'amore

    14:23
  • 10:15 PM

    Christmas Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Nicolai: 4 Overtures, Symphony in D Major

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    10:51
  • 10:10 PM

    Make We Joy Now in this Fest

    William Walton

    A Deep but Dazzling Darkness

    Apollo5

    3:42
  • 10:06 PM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    Classic Wynton

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    3:34
  • 10:03 PM

    Primavera (Spring)

    Cecile Chaminade

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    Roberto Prosseda and Alessandra Ammara, piano four hands

    2:33
  • 9:43 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Hans Gal

    Late Romantics

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    15:11
  • 9:27 PM

    Symphony No. 27

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 26, 27, 28, 30 & 32

    London Mozart Players

    Jane Glover, conductor

    14:06
  • 9:16 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; Born on Earth; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    Christmas Weekend 16 Favourite Carols

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    10:23
  • 9:11 PM

    Angel Springs

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    3:14
  • 9:06 PM

    Estudiantina

    Emil Waldteufel

    Music of Waldteufel

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:14
  • 9:01 PM

    Beatlerianas: Eleanor Rigby

    Leo Brouwer

    British Invasion

    Alexander String Quartet

    William Kanengiser, guitar

    4:31
  • 6:45 PM

    Symphony No. 3: Finale

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Symphony No. 3 - Music For A Great City

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    13:30
  • 6:21 PM

    Concerto Serenade

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concertos and Orchestral Works

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    Nancy Allen, harp

    22:57
  • 6:15 PM

    Suite of Carols

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    4:30
  • 6:14 PM

    Angels We Have Heard on High

    Traditional French

    Christmas With The Pops: Traditional Christmas Favorites

    Ft. Thomas Bell Choir

    :59
  • 6:10 PM

    Here We Come a-Wassailing (Wassail Song)

    Traditional

    Star Over Bethlehem: Choral Jewels for Christmas

    Choral Arts Society of Washington

    Norman Scribner, conductor

    3:51
  • 6:06 PM

    Musical Jewelry Box

    Stephen Hough

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    3:19
  • 6:01 PM

    Iberia: Triana

    Isaac Albeniz

    Iberia

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    4:37
  • 5:52 PM

    Creatures of Prometheus Ballet Music

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Creatures Of Prometheus

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:24
  • 5:49 PM

    Spanish Carol

    Traditional

    Christmas with Chanticleer

    Chanticleer

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    1:46
  • 5:21 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Friedrich Kiel

    Romantic Piano Concerto Vol. 31

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    Martin Roscoe, piano

    26:55
  • 5:13 PM

    Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

    London Brass

    6:34
  • 5:01 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Jubilee March

    Erkki Melartin

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:33
  • 4:51 PM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    6:54
  • 4:26 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 & 86

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    23:35
  • 4:16 PM

    The Spirit of Christmas

    Medley

    Christmas on Stage and Screen

    United States Air Force Band

    Lowell E. Graham, conductor

    7:53
  • 4:06 PM

    The Magic Harp Overture (Rosamunde)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony in C Major

    Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    10:00
  • 4:01 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 9

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    4:39
  • 3:49 PM

    Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    Leopold Mozart: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:30
  • 3:48 PM

    Symphony

    Leopold Mozart

    Leopold Mozart: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:30
  • 3:20 PM

    Swan Lake Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5, Swan Lake

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    26:31
  • 3:13 PM

    The Nutcracker: Waltz of the Flowers

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    6:27
  • 3:04 PM

    The Royal Children: Overture

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    7:49
  • 3:00 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Vienna Waldhorn Society

    3:33
  • 2:46 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    11:44
  • 2:38 PM

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    6:04
  • 2:32 PM

    Le Bal: Polka-Mazurka

    Anton Rubinstein

    Anton Rubinstein: Le Bal

    Warren Lee, piano

    5:35
  • 2:22 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Apollo e Dafne

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Bruce Haynes, oboe

    8:07
  • 2:17 PM

    Greensleeves

    Traditional

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 4

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:34
  • 2:07 PM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:51
  • 2:04 PM

    Ding Dong Merrily on High

    Traditional French

    A Canadian Brass Christmas

    Canadian Brass

    2:12
  • 1:49 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:48
  • 1:44 PM

    Flemish Carol; Past Three a Clock

    Traditional

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:52
  • 1:34 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5 "Turkish": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hilary Hahn: Mozart 5, Vieuxtemps 4

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    8:47
  • 1:30 PM

    Ciaconna

    Andrea Falconieri

    Le Tre Soprano: The Three Ladies of Ferrara

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    2:43
  • 1:23 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johann Vanhal

    Mozart, Vanhal: Bassoon Concertos

    St. Mary's Chamber Players

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    John Miller, bassoon

    5:05
  • 1:15 PM

    From heaven on high (Vom Himmel hoch)

    Michael Praetorius

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    6:34
  • 1:08 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Ponce: Guitar Concertos

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    6:08
  • 1:04 PM

    Dance Antique

    William Mason

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    2:42
  • 12:54 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, Symphony No. 1

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    4:26
  • 12:47 PM

    A Favorite French Air

    Sophia Dussek

    Favourite Airs Arranged for the Harp

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    5:51
  • 12:30 PM

    Folkefrelsar, til oss kom (Saviour of the nations, come)

    Traditional Norwegian

    Christmas With Cantus

    Cantus

    3:32
  • 12:18 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    10:28
  • 12:15 PM

    Christmas Oratorio: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, flute

    2:56
  • 12:07 PM

    Serenade No. 2: Rondo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:58
  • 12:04 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: The Swan

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Works for Cello and Piano

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    2:48
  • 11:46 AM

    El Salon Mexico

    Aaron Copland

    Copland Ballet Music

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    11:41
  • 11:28 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ballet And Dance Music

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    16:37
  • 11:21 AM

    Fum, Fum, Fum!; Riu, Riu, Chiu; I Saw Three Ships

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    6:57
  • 11:12 AM

    Prince and the Mermaid Suite

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    7:24
  • 11:06 AM

    Un Ballo in Maschera Quadrille

    Johann StraussJr.

    2018 New Year's Concerto

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    5:28
  • 11:01 AM

    Red Dragonfly

    Kosaku Yamada

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    4:47
  • 10:47 AM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    10:51
  • 10:34 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Oboe Concertos Bwv 1053, 1055, 1059

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    11:55
  • 10:22 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 10:06 AM

    Sinfonia

    Marianne Martines

    Baroque Treasures

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:55
  • 10:01 AM

    Peer Gynt: Solveig's Song

    Edvard Grieg

    Songs of Comfort and Hope

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:34
  • 9:37 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    Brahms: Nine Hungarian Dances; Dvorak

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    21:08
  • 9:28 AM

    Deck the Halls; Angel's Dance; We Wish You a Merry Christmas

    Christmas Music

    Home for the Holidays

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    8:55
  • 9:01 AM

    Concerto Andaluz

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Spanish Night

    Internationale Philharmonie

    Horst-Hans Backer, conductor

    24:59
  • 8:39 AM

    Choral Fantasy

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Haydn: Symphonies No. 94 "Surprise" and No. 101 "Clock"

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra & Chorus

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    19:01
  • 8:19 AM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    19:39
  • 8:11 AM

    Il est ne, le divin enfant; Lo, how a Rose E'er Blooming; Chorale Prelude: Es ist ein Ros

    Christmas Music

    In Dulci Jubilo

    Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    6:20
  • 8:01 AM

    Renaissance Scottish Dances

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Maxwell Davies, conductor

    9:19
  • 7:32 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Muzio Clementi

    Clementi, Vol. 3

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    26:14
  • 7:18 AM

    There Shall a Star; Patapan; Carols

    Traditional

    Love Divine, Illumine Our Darkness

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    13:43
  • 7:01 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    14:40
  • 6:45 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 6:19 AM

    King Christian II Suite

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, The Oceanides, Valse Triste, King Christian II Suite

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    24:42
  • 6:01 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Jean-Marie Leclair

    Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Concertos

    La Cetra

    Leila Schayegh, conductor

    Leila Schayegh, violin

    16:37
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