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  • 8:06 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Early Symphonies, Vol. 1

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    10:52
  • 8:01 PM

    Four Pieces: Dudelsack and Waltz

    Alfred Uhl

    Into The Blue

    Cumberland Quintet

    4:43
  • 7:48 PM

    Bergensiana: Rococo Variations on an old Melody from Bergen

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen: Norwegian Rhapsody, Norwegian Festival Overture, etc.

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    9:56
  • 5:46 PM

    Recorder Concerto

    Giovanni Sammartini

    Baroque Journey

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Lucie Horsch, recorder

    12:24
  • 5:28 PM

    String Quartet

    Florence Price

    American Voices

    Pacifica Quartet

    16:30
  • 5:20 PM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 5:07 PM

    Semiramide: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    12:21
  • 5:01 PM

    Nonetto: 1st movement

    Bohuslav Martinu

    Spohr, Martinu: Nonets / Ensemble Wien-Berlin

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    4:50
  • 4:50 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Basileiras Nos. 1-9; Guitar Concerto

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    8:21
  • 4:46 PM

    Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro: Allegro

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bacheando

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    3:37
  • 4:24 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    20:48
  • 4:12 PM

    Overture di Ballo

    Arthur Sullivan

    Gilbert and Sullivan: Iolanthe

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    9:53
  • 4:06 PM

    Double Bass Quartet No. 2: Rondo

    Franz Hoffmeister

    HOFFMEISTER, F.A.: Double Bass Quartets Nos. 2-4 / SCHUBERT, F.: Arpeggione Sonata

    Norbert Duka, double bass

    5:29
  • 4:01 PM

    A Country Woman

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Short Orchestral Pieces

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:43 PM

    Dumbarton Oaks Concerto

    Igor Stravinsky

    Bartok: Divertimento; Romanian Folk Dances; Stravinsky: Pulcinella Suite; Dumbarton Oaks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:53
  • 3:21 PM

    Wand of Youth Suite No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    20:41
  • 3:15 PM

    Farewell to Stromness

    Peter Maxwell Davies

    Soundscapes

    Mississippi Guitar Quartet

    4:20
  • 3:06 PM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    George Szell, conductor

    8:33
  • 3:01 PM

    Chi passa per'sta strada

    Filippo Azzaiolo

    The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:41
  • 2:56 PM

    Minuet

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    2:18
  • 2:51 PM

    Three Motets: Easter Day

    Dominick Argento

    Plymouth Music Series of Minnesota

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    3:58
  • 2:48 PM

    Marche Slave

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; Romeo & Juliet, Etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:28
  • 2:27 PM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Johann Hummel

    Bassoon Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    22:40
  • 2:24 PM

    Etude No. 8

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    2:21
  • 2:10 PM

    The Song of Hiawatha: Overture

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    11:22
  • 2:01 PM

    String Quartet: 2nd movement

    Edvard Grieg

    GRIEG: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / JOHANSEN: String Quartet Op. 35

    Oslo String Quartet

    7:06
  • 1:49 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd mvt

    Anton Bruckner

    Munich Philharmonic

    Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

    11:00
  • 1:44 PM

    Nocturne in g, Op. 15/3

    Frederic Chopin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, p

    3:33
  • 1:39 PM

    The Deer Hunter: Cavatina

    Stanley Myers

    A Touch of Class

    Angel Romero, guitar

    3:09
  • 1:29 PM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPhE Bach: 6 Hamburg Symphonies Wq. 182

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    8:45
  • 1:25 PM

    Bagatelles: Allegretto scherzando (3)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Quartets Opp. 96 & 105

    Takacs Quartet

    Gabor Ormai, harmonium

    3:03
  • 1:19 PM

    Mass No. 10 "Paukenmesse" (Mass in Time of War): Benedictus

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn, J.: Mass in B-Flat Major, "Theresienmesse" - Mass in C Major, "Paukenmesse"

    Gachinger Kantorei Stuttgart

    Helmuth Rilling, conductor

    Ruth Ziesak, soprano

    5:33
  • 1:11 PM

    La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance No. 1

    Manuel de Falla

    Souvenirs

    Johan Dalene, violin

    3:31
  • 1:04 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    The Flag Series - France

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:53
  • 12:54 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    The Chicago Principal

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Adolph Herseth, trumpet

    14:23
  • 12:49 PM

    Easter Cantata: My Spirit be Joyful

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Dallas Brass Quintet

    4:10
  • 12:42 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Scherzo

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Chopin, Saint-Saens: Concerti

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Cecile Licad, piano

    5:20
  • 12:32 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi, Giuliani, Rodrigo

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    8:38
  • 12:28 PM

    Easter Cantata: My Spirit be Joyful

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Dallas Brass Quintet

    4:10
  • 12:27 PM

    Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:57
  • 12:22 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    4:10
  • 12:09 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Louise Farrenc

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    National Orchestra of Metz Grand Est

    David Reiland, conductor

    6:16
  • 12:04 PM

    The Capricious One

    Edward Elgar

    Spirits

    Daniel Lozakovich, violin

    3:40
  • 11:47 AM

    Symphony No. 14

    William Herschel

    Herschel: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:20
  • 11:45 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 16: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Piano Concertos Nos. 20 & 23

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    1:32
  • 11:38 AM

    Symphony No. 83 "The Hen": 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Paris Symphonies Nos. 82, 83, 84

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    5:27
  • 11:31 AM

    Concerto No. 2

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Albinoni: 12 Concerti a cinque, Op.5

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    6:04
  • 11:28 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Violin Lullabies / Rachel Barton Pine

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:21
  • 11:20 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Iberia: On Highways and Byways

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    7:08
  • 11:16 AM

    Carmen: Intermezzo

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    2:42
  • 11:10 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: Complete Music for Winds

    London Winds

    Michael Collins, conductor

    4:52
  • 11:04 AM

    String Quintet: Allegretto

    Niels Gade

    Gade: Chamber Works, Vol. 5

    Ensemble MidtVest

    4:50
  • 10:44 AM

    String Quartet No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Early String Quartets

    Hagen Quartet

    13:56
  • 10:20 AM

    Spring Music

    Joseph Marx

    Marx: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    23:05
  • 10:14 AM

    Reflections

    Alex Baranowski

    Prism Vol 1

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    3:55
  • 10:06 AM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Bolero

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    7:15
  • 10:01 AM

    Two Preludes

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Complete Preludes; 2 Nocturnes Op. 62

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    4:40
  • 9:45 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    13:37
  • 9:35 AM

    Exaltation of Larks

    Norman Dello Joio

    Music for Martha Graham

    Atlantic Sinfonietta

    Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor

    7:44
  • 9:16 AM

    String Quintet No. 6 "L'ucceliera" (The Aviary)

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: String Quintets Op. 11, 4-6

    Smithsonian Chamber Players

    18:58
  • 9:10 AM

    O viridissima Virga (Hail, O greenest branch)

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Hildegard von Bingen: Canticles of Ecstasy

    Sequentia

    Barbara Thornton, conductor

    3:50
  • 9:06 AM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Autograph

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    3:13
  • 9:01 AM

    Night Song

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:43 AM

    Andromeda

    Augusta Holmes

    Holmes: Orchestral Works

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic

    Samuel Friedman, conductor

    15:08
  • 8:33 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Suites for Keyboard

    Keith Jarrett, piano

    9:30
  • 8:27 AM

    Romeo and Juliet

    Justin Holland

    Jiji Plays Justin Holland: Music for Guitar

    Jiji, guitar

    4:14
  • 8:09 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Ballet Music

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod: Romeo Et Juliette

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    18:01
  • 8:01 AM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    6:59
  • 7:56 AM

    Novelette No. 1

    Francis Poulenc

    Wind Quintets

    Vento Chiaro

    2:38
  • 7:33 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 7 for Three Pianos

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart & Poulenc Double & Triple Piano Concertos

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Karin Kei Nagano, piano

    22:16
  • 7:05 AM

    Nonet

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Chamber Ensemble

    26:23
  • 7:01 AM

    If the Silver Bird Could Speak

    Eleanor Alberga

    Kete: Piano Music of the African Diaspora

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    3:18
  • 6:45 AM

    Aeolian Suite

    John Williams

    The Guitarist

    Studio Orchestra

    William Goodchild, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    12:52
  • 6:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 13 "Rosamunde"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: String Quartets

    Belcea Quartet

    36:53
  • 6:01 AM

    The Tale of Honza: Valse Triste

    Oskar Nedbal

    The Moldau

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    5:20
  • 5:22 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3 / Haydn Variations

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    36:30
  • 5:15 AM

    Romance

    Gabriel Faure

    Merci

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:04
  • 5:01 AM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades K320 & K239, Divertimento K136

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    12:10
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