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  • 4:28 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Jules Massenet

    French Piano Concertos

    Westphalian Symphony Orchestra

    Siegfried Landau, conductor

    Marylene Dosse, piano

    30:06
  • 4:16 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    10:26
  • 4:11 AM

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    4:03
  • 4:06 AM

    Quintet for Glass and Strings: Brisk

    Garry Eister

    Emerson Quartet

    Dennis James, Armonica

    4:51
  • 4:01 AM

    Nursery Suite: Aubade and Merry Doll

    Edward Elgar

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

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    4:26
  • 3:53 AM

    Six Studies in English Folk Song

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Music Group of London

    6:30
  • 3:45 AM

    Endellion String Quartet

    Thomas Allen, baritone

    8:23
  • 3:12 AM

    Cello Concerto in e minor

    Edward Elgar

    London Symphony

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    Jacqueline Du Pre, cello

    30:15
  • 3:05 AM

    In Smyrna

    Edward Elgar

    David Golub, piano

    5:17
  • 2:36 AM

    Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresia"

    Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    27:26
  • 2:32 AM

    Rejoice, rejoice and singe

    Thomas Tomkins

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    6:50
  • 2:01 AM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Empire Brass

    William Kuhlman, organ

    1:16
  • 2:00 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Suite From "Love's Labours Lost", Clarinet Concerto, Prelude, Romance

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    Alan Hacker, clarinet

    25:30
  • 1:46 AM

    Flying Dutchman Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    11:48
  • 1:44 AM

    Sailors' Chorus from The Flying Dutchman

    Richard Wagner

    Leipzig Radio Chorus; Staatskapelle Dresden

    Silvio Varviso, conductor

    2:32
  • 1:03 AM

    Goldberg Variations

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Glenn Gould, piano

    38:25
  • 12:57 AM

    Wachet auf (Sleepers, Awake)

    J.S. Bach, arr. Stokowski

    London Symphony

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    4:39
  • 12:18 AM

    Triple Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    Joseph Kalichstein, piano

    Jaime Laredo, violin

    Sharon Robinson, cello

    37:20
  • 12:10 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Toulouse Capitol Orchestra

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    6:53
  • 12:03 AM

    Sellinger's Round

    William Byrd

    Glenn Gould, piano

    5:50
  • 11:54 PM

    "Moses" Variations

    Niccolo Paganini

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    7:12
  • 11:37 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paavo Berglund, conductor

    15:02
  • 11:32 PM

    Iste confessor

    Domenico Scarlatti

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    3:18
  • 11:25 PM

    Concerto in A Major, RV 552

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Il Giardino Armonico, Milano

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    6:45
  • 11:20 PM

    Suite for lute: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    8:33
  • 11:13 PM

    March for Children

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    2:32
  • 11:08 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluja": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    15:08
  • 11:02 PM

    Praeludium and Allegro

    Fritz Kreisler

    Kyung Wha Chung, violin

    Phillip Moll, piano

    5:45
  • 10:55 PM

    Parade of the Charioteers (Ben Hur)

    Miklos Rozsa

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:25
  • 10:38 PM

    The Leopard: Dances

    Nino Rota

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    16:08
  • 10:28 PM

    Ballade No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    8:33
  • 10:23 PM

    The Devil's Beauties

    Francois Dompierre

    Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:12
  • 10:05 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 10

    Pietro Locatelli

    Concerto Koln

    16:20
  • 10:03 PM

    Song Without Words: Spinning Song

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Andras Schiff, piano

    2:24
  • 9:57 PM

    Ballade of the young girl in love

    Leo Brouwer

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:12
  • 9:51 PM

    Midway March

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:11
  • 9:46 PM

    Berceuse & Cradle Song

    Frank Bridge

    Oystein Birkeland, cello

    Vebjorn Anvik, piano

    5:15
  • 9:41 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:04
  • 9:30 PM

    Quintet for Horn and Strings

    Anton Reicha

    Gewandhaus Quartet

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    16:43
  • 9:24 PM

    The Fairies' God-Daughter: Prologue

    Adolphe Adam

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Mogrelia, conductor

    4:45
  • 9:16 PM

    Quartet No. 5, Op. 76: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Ronea String Quartet

    Gaia Ramsdell & Maia Gumnit, violins

    Laura Williamson, viola

    Steven Grieger, cello

    4:50
  • 9:07 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Bruce Haynes, oboe

    8:10
  • 8:56 PM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:40
  • 8:50 PM

    Polonaise No. 3 "Military"

    Frederic Chopin

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:07
  • 8:32 PM

    Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite

    Jean-Baptiste Lully

    Le Concert des Nations

    Jordi Savall, conductor

    17:25
  • 8:24 PM

    Mounsieurs Almaine

    Daniel Bacheler

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    5:51
  • 8:10 PM

    Suite Francaise

    Francis Poulenc

    Orchestra of Paris

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    12:20
  • 8:03 PM

    Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    James Levine, conductor

    Soloists

    5:43
  • 8:00 PM

    Olga Kern, piano

    1:42
  • 5:56 PM

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    2:20
  • 5:49 PM

    Cello Sonata No. 1: I

    Luwig van Beethoven

    Friedrich Kleinhapl, cello

    Andreas Woyke, cello

    6:21
  • 5:40 PM

    Joyous Isle; arr: Bernardino Molinari

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    6:57
  • 5:29 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World:" I

    Antonin Dvorak

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    39:00
  • 5:20 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Preludio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Nathan Milstein, violin

    18:20
  • 5:08 PM

    Piano Quartet No. 3: Allegro

    Johannes Brahms

    Guarneri Quartet

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    34:46
  • 5:03 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 2 in d: Largo

    George Frideric Handel

    Ronald Roseman and Virgina Brewer, oboes

    3:00
  • 4:57 PM

    Mystic Flute

    Alan Hovhaness

    Marvin Rosen, piano

    4:45
  • 4:09 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Piano Concertos 1 & 2, Waltzes, Handel Variations

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    46:46
  • 4:01 PM

    Cleopatra

    Alex North

    Boston Pops

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:30
  • 3:51 PM

    James Galway, flute

    Kazuhito Yamashita, guitar

    11:37
  • 3:46 PM

    Lux Arumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Cantus

    3:00
  • 3:30 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Lennox Berkeley

    The Berkeley Edition, Volume 1 - Pyatt

    BBC Welsh National Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    12:46
  • 3:23 PM

    Violin Sonata: Moderato

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Augustin Hadelich, violin

    Robert Kulek, piano

    7:00
  • 3:07 PM

    Motet: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chamber Choir of Europe

    Nicol Matt, conductor

    13:28
  • 3:01 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn; trans: Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    2:46
  • 2:55 PM

    Laudibus in sanctis

    William Byrd

    Oxford Camerata

    Jereny Summerly, conductor

    5:53
  • 2:45 PM

    Impromptu No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    8:06
  • 2:36 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Overtures by Suppe and Auber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    6:22
  • 2:23 PM

    Flute Concerto

    Johann Stamitz

    Flute Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    13:10
  • 2:20 PM

    O, were I like a feathered dove

    Traditional

    American Angels

    Anonymous 4

    2:35
  • 2:05 PM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    14:07
  • 1:59 PM

    The Pretend Gardener: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    4:46
  • 1:55 PM

    Six Etudes, Op. 135, Nos. 2, 3

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    3:55
  • 1:47 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance, Op. 35 no. 5

    Edward Elgar

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    6:44
  • 1:41 PM

    A Boy and a Girl

    Eric Whitacre

    The Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    4:34
  • 1:31 PM

    Artist's Life

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:18
  • 1:30 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: Tuileries

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Llyr Williams, piano

    1:01
  • 1:21 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 & 86

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:49
  • 1:15 PM

    A New Tune

    Anonymous

    The Sunday Sessions: Wish List

    Palladian Ensemble

    4:05
  • 1:03 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    8:49
  • 12:59 PM

    Bagatelles: Allegretto scherzando (1)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Takacs Quartet

    Gabor Ormai, harmonium

    2:56
  • 12:53 PM

    Lyric Suite: Norwegian Peasant March

    Edvard Grieg

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    3:39
  • 12:45 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Tomaso Albinoni

    London Virtuosi

    John Georgiadis, conductor

    Anthony Camden, oboe

    Alison Alty, oboe

    7:00
  • 12:34 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    9:48
  • 12:30 PM

    Handel in the Strand

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 6: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:03
  • 12:21 PM

    String Quartet Op. 76, no. 5

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Ronea String Quartet

    Gaia Ramsdell, violin; Maia Gumnit, violin

    Laura Williamson, viola; Steven Grieger, cello

    4:50
  • 12:09 PM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess

    Maurice Ravel

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Mathias Monius, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    5:55
  • 12:00 PM

    Fairy Queen: Overture

    Henry Purcell

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Ronald Thomas, conductor

    6:43
  • 11:44 AM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Pavane; Pelleas et Melisande, etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    13:42
  • 11:42 AM

    Sinfonia "La Bergamasca"

    Lodovico Viadana

    Wallace Collection

    Simon Wright, conductor

    2:28
  • 11:33 AM

    Spring Song

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Spring Song, The Bard, etc.

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:21
  • 11:25 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:20 AM

    Prelude No. 10

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    David Finckel, cello

    Wu Han, piano

    3:27
  • 11:10 AM

    L'amico Fritz: Preludietto

    Pietro Mascagni

    Royal Opera House Orchestra, Covent Garden

    Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor

    3:33
  • 11:00 AM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade "Haffner"

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:14
  • 10:40 AM

    American Suite

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 7; American Suite

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    19:42
  • 10:24 AM

    Serenade to Music

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Tallis Fantasia; Symphony No. 5

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    Jessica Rivera, soprano

    13:04
  • 10:11 AM

    Rondo brillant

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Royal Flemish Philharmonic

    Philippe Herreweghe, conductor

    Martin Helmchen, piano

    11:20
  • 10:07 AM

    Semele: Where E'er You Walk

    George Frideric Handel

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Nicholas Daniel, oboe

    4:05
  • 10:01 AM

    Hill-Wiltschinsky Duo

    4:23
  • 9:32 AM

    Symphony No. 99

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    26:43
  • 9:21 AM

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    Stewart Rose, horn

    8:48
  • 9:13 AM

    A Morning in the Woods

    Leo Ornstein

    Explore America: Volume 1

    Janice Weber, piano

    6:17
  • 9:06 AM

    The Truth About the Russian Dancers: Dance of Motherhood

    Arnold Bax

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    6:16
  • 9:01 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    4:31
  • 8:44 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    16:05
  • 8:35 AM

    Concerto No. 4

    Capel Bond

    Parley of Instruments

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    8:15
  • 8:13 AM

    Blessed Damozel

    Claude Debussy

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    20:13
  • 8:06 AM

    La Bergamasca

    Traditional

    Gathering/Hui

    Belladonna

    Gao Hong, pipa

    5:01
  • 8:01 AM

    The Tick-Tock Clock

    Richard Strauss

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:27
  • 7:30 AM

    Piano Trio

    Bedrich Smetana

    Beaux Arts Trio

    28:40
  • 7:26 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Voi che sapete

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Lyon National Opera Orchestra

    Kazushi Ono, conductor

    Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano

    2:52
  • 7:09 AM

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Gillian Benet, harp

    16:00
  • 7:06 AM

    Behold, Shadows Have Fallen

    Sergei Taneyev

    Houston Chamber Choir

    Robert Simpson, conductor

    1:57
  • 7:01 AM

    Vocalise

    Andre Previn

    Sylvia McNair, soprano

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Andre Previn, piano

    4:32
  • 6:32 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Berwald

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    27:43
  • 6:19 AM

    Mirror in the Mirror (Spiegel im Spiegel)

    Arvo Part

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    10:21
  • 6:09 AM

    Vienna Blood (Wiener Blut)

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Strauss Festival Orchestra

    Andre Lenard, conductor

    8:26
  • 6:06 AM

    Aquarelle: Valseana

    Sergio Assad

    For David

    David Russell, guitar

    2:54
  • 6:01 AM

    Desert of Roses: 3rd movement

    Robert Moran

    Piano Circus Band

    Craig Smith, conductor

    4:35
  • 5:45 AM

    Viola Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, viola

    13:20
  • 5:14 AM

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    29:13
  • 5:11 AM

    Children are Playing

    Carl Nielsen

    James Galway, flute

    2:37
  • 5:06 AM

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    4:08
  • 5:01 AM

    Prelude in C# minor

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:36
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