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  • 5:10 AM

    Swanwhite Suite

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Works for Violin and Orchestra

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    23:07
  • 5:06 AM

    Song: A Swan (En Svane)

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    2:41
  • 5:01 AM

    The Harp and the Moon: 1st movement

    Ross Edwards

    In Transit

    Emily Granger, harp

    4:47
  • 4:49 AM

    The Distant Princess

    Nikolai Tcherepnin

    The Enchanted Kingdom

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    9:09
  • 4:14 AM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Quartets, Etc

    Emerson String Quartet

    33:16
  • 4:06 AM

    Evergreen

    Kevin Puts

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:27
  • 4:01 AM

    Barcarolle No. 3

    Ned Rorem

    American Originals

    Ruskin Cooper, piano

    4:32
  • 3:53 AM

    Standchen

    Franz Schubert

    The Romantic Guitar

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    5:33
  • 3:24 AM

    Piano Quartet No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Momentum 1785/86

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    27:53
  • 3:06 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger, Faure, Satie

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:35
  • 3:01 AM

    Fantasia Suite No. 5

    John Jenkins

    John Jenkins: Fantasias & Airs

    Locke Consort

    4:34
  • 2:53 AM

    Clouds

    Florence Price

    Meditations: Florence Price Piano Discoveries

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:59
  • 2:34 AM

    Suite in Old Style

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    18:35
  • 2:31 AM

    Romanze

    Dora Pejacevic

    Ladies' Night

    Thomas Albertus Irnberger, violin

    2:17
  • 2:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 3 "Folk"

    Boris Papandopulo

    Concert Recording

    Zagreb Quartet

    21:58
  • 2:01 AM

    Humoreske

    Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Wind Quintets

    Vento Chiaro

    4:34
  • 1:52 AM

    Variations on Paisiello's "Quant'e piu bello" from La Molinara

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Cedric Tiberghien - Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Variations for Piano, Vol. 1

    Cedric Tiberghien, piano

    6:17
  • 1:19 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Pastoral"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies 4 And 7

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    30:50
  • 1:06 AM

    Sussex Landscape

    Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Avril Coleridge-Taylor: Piano Concerto & Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Andrews, conductor

    11:22
  • 1:01 AM

    Album de Peterhof No. 11 Romance

    Anton Rubinstein

    Rubinstein: Album de Peterhof

    Joseph Banowetz, piano

    4:35
  • 12:50 AM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    8:23
  • 12:38 AM

    Symphony No. 9: Scherzo

    Anton Bruckner

    Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 9; Wagner

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    10:39
  • 12:07 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Egyptian"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos 1-5, etc.

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

    28:59
  • 12:01 AM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Rampal's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    4:30
  • 11:47 PM

    Symphony: Finale

    Cesar Franck

    Schmitt Franck

    Metropolitan Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    11:21
  • 11:45 PM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Piano Pieces Opp. 116-119

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    1:48
  • 11:31 PM

    Symphonic Dances: 1st movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances; The Isle of the Dead; The Rock

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    11:39
  • 11:19 PM

    Art of Fugue: Contrapunctus 1-4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: The Art of Fugue

    Emerson String Quartet

    11:49
  • 11:12 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Pomp and Circumstance, Marches

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    5:33
  • 11:07 PM

    The Creation (Die Schopfung): The heavens are telling (Die Himmel erzahlen)

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    100 Best Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Heather Harper, soprano

    4:46
  • 11:01 PM

    Etude No. 14

    Philip Glass

    Philip Glass: Piano Works

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    4:34
  • 10:47 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    11:27
  • 10:22 PM

    Sinfonietta

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Sinfonietta; Martinu: Symphony No. 6; Suk: Fantasticke Scherzo

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    23:13
  • 10:14 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Great Opera Choruses

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:58
  • 10:07 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Symphonic Spectacular

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:20
  • 10:01 PM

    Diabelli Variations: Variation 31

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Diabelli Variations

    Shai Wosner, piano

    4:26
  • 9:37 PM

    Concerto After Handel

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (after Handel); R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86 (after Couperin)

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    21:38
  • 9:18 PM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Suite

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ballet And Dance Music

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    16:57
  • 9:13 PM

    Rondo

    Sophia Dussek

    Favourite Airs Arranged for the Harp

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:11
  • 9:06 PM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    5:32
  • 9:01 PM

    Magic Forest Dances: Bobolink

    Stefania de Kenessey

    Stefania de Kenessey ?– Chamber Music: Shades of Light, Shades of Dark

    William Meredith, oboe

    4:29
  • 8:47 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    11:37
  • 8:17 PM

    Serenade No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    29:24
  • 8:13 PM

    Heliotrope Bouquet

    Scott Joplin/Louis Chauvin

    Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:20
  • 8:06 PM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:02
  • 8:01 PM

    9:15 Revue: Get Happy

    Harold Arlen

    Get Happy

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:51
  • 7:47 PM

    Our Town

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Our Town, El Salon Mexico

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    10:58
  • 7:20 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Mark Kosower, cello

    25:23
  • 7:12 PM

    Folk Suite No. 4

    William Grant Still

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    5:26
  • 7:06 PM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:31
  • 7:01 PM

    A Ballet Through Mud: Soft Footsteps

    RZA

    A Ballet Through Mud

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Christopher Dragon, conductor

    4:39
  • 6:46 PM

    Fantasy Pieces

    Niels Gade

    Full Circle

    Seunghee Lee, clarinet

    12:08
  • 6:19 PM

    Symphony No. 92 "Oxford"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 88-92, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    24:49
  • 6:14 PM

    The Earle of Oxford's March

    William Byrd

    Elegant Classics for Brass

    Denver Brass

    Kenneth Singleton, conductor

    3:24
  • 6:06 PM

    Preziosa: Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:52
  • 6:01 PM

    Downton Abbey: A Royal Command

    John Lunn

    Downton Abbey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Chamber Orchestra of London

    Alastair King, conductor

    4:50
  • 5:32 PM

    West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

    Leonard Bernstein

    Dancing to Falla and Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    20:57
  • 5:17 PM

    Singin' in the Rain: Good Morning

    Nacio Herb Brown

    Singin' in the Rain (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    MGM Studio Orchestra

    Gene Kelly, vocals

    4:14
  • 5:14 PM

    Singin' in the Rain: Main Theme

    Nacio Herb Brown

    Aisle Seat

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:37
  • 5:07 PM

    Sweet Charity: There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This

    Cy Coleman

    Sweet Charity (1969 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    Studio Orchestra

    Shirley MacLaine, vocals

    4:45
  • 5:01 PM

    Oklahoma!: Main Title

    Richard Rodgers

    My Favorite Things: A Richard Rogers Celebration

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:05
  • 4:43 PM

    The Red Shoes: Ballet

    Brian Easdale

    The Film Music Of Brian Easdale

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

    15:37
  • 4:34 PM

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Barn Dance

    Gene de Paul

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    MGM Studio Orchestra

    Adolph Deutsch, conductor

    5:52
  • 4:32 PM

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers: Main Title

    Gene de Paul

    Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    MGM Studio Orchestra

    Adolph Deutsch, conductor

    2:11
  • 4:22 PM

    On Your Toes: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

    Richard Rodgers

    The Hollywood Bowl on Broadway

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    8:28
  • 4:11 PM

    Tribute to Fred Astaire

    Alexander Courage

    On Stage

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:30
  • 4:06 PM

    Chicago: All That Jazz

    John Kander

    Oscar And Tony: Award-Winning Music From The Stage And Screen

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:23
  • 4:01 PM

    Cabaret: Willkommen

    John Kander/Fred Ebb

    Cabaret

    Studio Orchestra

    Joel Grey, vocals

    4:27
  • 3:40 PM

    Wand of Youth Suite No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suites I & II; Dream Children; Nursery Suite; Starlight Express

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    17:58
  • 3:31 PM

    Trio Sonata

    Christoph Graupner

    Into the Light: Rediscovered chamber music by Christoph Graupner and others

    Musicians of the Old Post Road

    Benjamin Katz, harpsichord

    7:07
  • 3:16 PM

    Harp Sonata

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Virtuoso Harp

    Marion Hoffman, harp

    12:54
  • 3:06 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    9:42
  • 2:45 PM

    Suite No. 7

    Kurt Atterberg

    ATTERBERG: Sinfonia for Strings

    Camerata Nordica

    Ulf Wallin, conductor

    13:13
  • 2:21 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 6, 8, And 9

    Mantova Chamber Orchestra

    Carlo Fabiano, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    22:17
  • 2:16 PM

    The King and the Mockingbird

    Wojciech Kilar

    Jouer, chanter, danser/Play, sing, dance

    Manon Le Comte, harp

    3:09
  • 2:06 PM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:29
  • 2:01 PM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenade, Bagatelles, Czech Suite

    National Chamber Players

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    4:45
  • 1:38 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    20:36
  • 1:15 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 7, Lemminkainen Suite

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    21:00
  • 1:06 PM

    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: Overture; March

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Famous Overtures & Marches

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    7:08
  • 1:01 PM

    Come As You Are: Strength of My Life

    Steven Banks

    As We Are

    Julian Velasco, tenor saxophone

    4:47
  • 12:49 PM

    Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    9:36
  • 12:32 PM

    Fantastic Scherzo

    Josef Suk

    Suk: Fairy Tale / Fantasy in G Minor / Fantasticke scherzo

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:51
  • 12:26 PM

    Etude No. 10

    Louise Farrenc

    Saint-Saens

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:25
  • 12:14 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Two Pictures

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    10:45
  • 12:06 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Norwegian Dances

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    7:16
  • 12:01 PM

    Galliarde

    Pierre Attaingnant

    Attaingnant: Preludes, chansons & danses

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:36
  • 11:48 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:05
  • 11:26 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Cello Sonatas

    Lynn Harrell, cello

    20:24
  • 11:18 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Act IV Symphony

    Henry Purcell

    Sound The Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell and Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    6:26
  • 11:06 AM

    The Elf's Hill: Overture

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Kuhlau: Overtures

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Schonwandt, conductor

    11:13
  • 11:01 AM

    Scherzo No. 1

    Clara Schumann

    SCHUMANN, C.: Complete Piano Works

    Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano

    4:38
  • 10:51 AM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35
  • 10:19 AM

    North Country Sketches

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: A Walk in a Paradise Garden

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    30:11
  • 10:14 AM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Memory

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    3:32
  • 10:06 AM

    Gratitude

    Dawn Avery

    Sweetgrass

    Wilhelmina Smith, cello

    7:00
  • 10:01 AM

    Waltz No. 4

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:47
  • 9:25 AM

    Concerto de Toronto

    Leo Brouwer

    Brouwer: The Black Decameron

    London Sinfonietta

    Steve Mercurio, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    32:59
  • 9:20 AM

    Nocturne

    Aaron Copland

    From Brighton to Brooklyn

    Elena Urioste, violin

    5:14
  • 9:07 AM

    Sense and Sensibility: Suite

    Patrick Doyle

    Sense And Sensibility Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    10:51
  • 9:01 AM

    Notturno

    Ottorino Respighi

    A Pianist's Journey

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    5:22
  • 8:24 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Jonathan Nott, conductor

    34:00
  • 8:13 AM

    Knight in Armour

    Ruth Gipps

    Gipps: Symphonies Nos 2 and 4, etc.

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    9:54
  • 8:01 AM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Tomaso Albinoni

    The Italian Job

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Gail Hennessy, oboe

    11:00
  • 7:41 AM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tschaikowsky: Der Schwanensee

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Joseph Silverstein, violin

    17:34
  • 7:31 AM

    Hymn to St. Cecilia

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Spring Symphony; Hymn to St Cecilia etc.

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Gill Ross, soprano

    9:43
  • 7:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 3

    Mauro Giuliani

    Giuliani: Guitar Concertos Nos. 1 and 3 etc.

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Angel Romero, guitar

    27:24
  • 6:24 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    John Field

    FIELD: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Haslam, conductor

    Benjamin Frith, piano

    34:51
  • 6:15 AM

    Prince and the Mermaid Suite

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    7:24
  • 6:01 AM

    Carmina Burana Wind Suite

    Carl Orff

    Carl Orff: Kleines Konzert

    Mainz Wind Ensemble

    Klaus Rainer Scholl, conductor

    12:40
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