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  • 4:49 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    28:12
  • 4:30 AM

    Lux aurumque (Light of Gold)

    Eric Whitacre

    Elora Festival Singers

    Noel Edison, conductor

    3:22
  • 4:18 AM

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    6:56
  • 4:09 AM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:44
  • 4:06 AM

    Old American Songs: Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    2:37
  • 4:01 AM

    Melody on Two Notes and The Penny Whistle Song

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:36
  • 3:56 AM

    My Foolish Heart

    Victor Young

    Marian McPartland, piano

    3:00
  • 3:54 AM

    Ol' Man River

    Jerome Kern

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    William Warfield, vocal

    3:33
  • 3:47 AM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    Royal Philharmonic

    Paul Gemignani, conductor

    6:49
  • 3:38 AM

    Pacific Coast Highway

    Andrew York

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    5:20
  • 3:29 AM

    The Cowboys

    John Williams

    Boston Pops

    John Williams, conductor

    8:51
  • 3:24 AM

    1812 Overture: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mad About The Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:12
  • 3:20 AM

    A George M. Cohan Salute

    George M Cohan

    Canadian Brass

    3:11
  • 3:19 AM

    Midway March

    John Williams

    Boston Pops

    John Williams, conductor

    4:15
  • 3:09 AM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble

    4:18
  • 3:05 AM

    Stars and Stripes Forever

    John Philip Sousa

    New Sousa Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    3:29
  • 3:03 AM

    Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance

    George Frideric Handel

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:06
  • 2:54 AM

    Saturday Night at the Firehouse

    Henry Cowell

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Lukas Foss, conductor

    5:12
  • 2:40 AM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:30
  • 2:34 AM

    America from West Side Story

    Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim

    Original Cast Recording

    Chita Rivera, vocal

    4:30
  • 2:07 AM

    Victory at Sea Suite

    Richard Rodgers

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    21:45
  • 2:02 AM

    Of Thee I Sing: Overture

    George Gershwin

    The New Princess Theater Orchestra

    John McGlinn, conductor

    4:55
  • 1:54 AM

    The Music Man: Finale

    Meredith Willson

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Robert Preston, vocal

    Shirley Jones, vocal

    :00
  • 1:50 AM

    The Great Escape

    Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    2:15
  • 1:45 AM

    To Kill a Mockingbird

    Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    8:20
  • 1:40 AM

    Is Anybody There from 1776

    Sherman Edwards

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    William Daniels, vocal

    :00
  • 1:33 AM

    The Magnificent Seven

    Elmer Bernstein

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:45
  • 1:27 AM

    The Farmer and the Cowman from Oklahoma!

    Rodgers & Hammerstein

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    Gordon MacRae, vocal

    Jay C. Flippen, vocal

    James Whitmore, vocal

    Charlotte Greenwood, vocal

    Gene Nelson, vocal

    :00
  • 1:22 AM

    Thanks for the Memory

    Robin/Rainger

    Bob Hope, vocal

    Shirley Ross, vocal

    :00
  • 1:21 AM

    Saving Private Ryan: Hymn to the Fallen

    John Williams

    Boston Symphony: Tanglewood Festival Chorus

    John WIlliams, conductor

    :00
  • 1:16 AM

    Field of Dreams End Credits

    James Horner

    Original Soundtrack Recording

    :00
  • 1:10 AM

    You Got Trouble from The Music Man

    Meredith Willson

    Orginal Soundtrack Recording

    Robert Preston, vocal

    :00
  • 1:05 AM

    The Big Country Main Title

    Jerome Moross

    The Philharmonia

    Tony Bremner, conductor

    :00
  • 1:01 AM

    Oh What a Beautiful Morning

    Rodgers & Hammerstein

    Gordon MacRae, vocal

    2:45
  • 12:56 AM

    On My Journey

    Trad.

    Paul Robeson, baritone

    Lawrence Brown, piano

    2:19
  • 12:48 AM

    Four Fantasies on American Folk Songs: II-III

    Douglas Townsend

    d.u.o.

    8:45
  • 12:42 AM

    Ben Franklin in Paris

    Michaels and Sandrich

    Robert Preston, vocal

    4:32
  • 12:31 AM

    Dances with Wolves: Farewell and Finale

    John Barry

    Royal Philharmonic

    John Barry, conductor

    9:50
  • 12:27 AM

    Concord Sonata: III

    Charles Ives

    Herbert Henck, piano

    5:25
  • 12:23 AM

    Variations on "America"

    Charles Ives

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:10
  • 12:12 AM

    RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fielder, conductor

    4:26
  • 12:07 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    5:18
  • 12:00 AM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

    Los Angles Guitar Quartet

    2:40
  • 11:52 PM

    Lonely Town; Make our Garden Grow

    Leonard Bernstein

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:44
  • 11:50 PM

    To a Wild Rose

    Edward MacDowell

    Philip Smith, trumpet

    Joseph Turrin, piano

    2:12
  • 11:44 PM

    Roll Jordan Roll

    Traditional

    The Fairfeild Four

    Isaac Freeman, bass

    4:47
  • 11:27 PM

    Lincoln Portrait

    Aaron Copland

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    Henry Fonda, narrator

    15:15
  • 11:21 PM

    Lift Every Voice and Sing

    James W. and Rosamond Johnson

    Imani Winds

    3:36
  • 11:12 PM

    The Northern Pines

    John Philip Sousa

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    3:33
  • 11:10 PM

    The Footlifter

    Henry Fillmore

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:34
  • 11:05 PM

    A Hymn to New England

    John Williams

    Boston Pops

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:09
  • 10:59 PM

    Embraceable You

    George Gershwin

    Andre Previn, piano

    David Finck, bass

    4:55
  • 10:45 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Pittsburgh Symphony

    Andre Previn, piano/conductor

    13:43
  • 10:41 PM

    The President's March

    Philip Phile

    Music of the Federal Era

    Federal Music Society

    1:53
  • 10:39 PM

    Arkansas Traveler

    David W. Guion

    Noel Lester, piano

    2:52
  • 10:29 PM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:10
  • 10:22 PM

    Prelude and Fugue in B Major, WTC Book II

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kimberly Hou, piano

    5:22
  • 10:15 PM

    English Suite No. 2: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Xing Yu Lu, piano

    4:00
  • 10:09 PM

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, bass

    3:55
  • 10:04 PM

    Ashokan Farewell

    Jay Ungar

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambhill, conductor

    5:08
  • 9:58 PM

    Rocky Point Holiday

    Ron Nelson

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:55
  • 9:51 PM

    Two Rags

    Scott Joplin

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Andre Previn, piano

    7:11
  • 9:41 PM

    On Your Toes: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

    Richard Rodgers

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    8:27
  • 9:34 PM

    Candide: Glitter and Be Gay

    Leonard Bernstein

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    James Levine, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    6:03
  • 9:26 PM

    Song of the Liberty Bell

    Mark O'Connor

    Nashville Symphony

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:44
  • 9:24 PM

    A Psalm of Life

    Traditional

    Jacqueline Schwab, piano

    3:43
  • 9:18 PM

    Minnesota March

    John Philip Sousa

    Gustavus Band

    Douglas Nimmo, conductor

    3:11
  • 9:06 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 1st movement

    Aaron Copland

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eije Oue, conductor

    10:37
  • 9:03 PM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Philip Smith, trumpet

    Joseph Turin, piano

    2:14
  • 8:55 PM

    Be Glad, Then, America

    William Schuman

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:39
  • 8:53 PM

    Full Stride Ahead

    John Novacek

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    John Novacek, piano

    1:49
  • 8:51 PM

    Leila Jesefowicz, violin

    John Novacek, piano

    3:23
  • 8:41 PM

    Salute to John Philip Sousa

    John Philip Sousa

    Canadian Brass

    10:21
  • 8:36 PM

    My Days Have been so wondrous free

    Francis Hopkinson

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    Craig Rutenberg, piano

    1:41
  • 8:31 PM

    Souvenir d'Amerique

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    5:04
  • 8:08 PM

    Tender Land: Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Phoenix Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    21:22
  • 8:03 PM

    "American Collection" Theme

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    3:32
  • 8:01 PM

    The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:00
  • 5:59 PM

    Dizzy Fingers

    Zez Confrey

    Piano rolls, realized by Artis Wodehouse

    :00
  • 5:55 PM

    Bugler's Holiday

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Catherine Moore, trumpet

    David McCallum, trumpet

    John Blackshaw, trumpet

    2:41
  • 5:31 PM

    Symphony of the Air

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    :00
  • 5:26 PM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward/Katherine Bates

    Charles Gerhardt

    National Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    :00
  • 5:20 PM

    Liberty Fanfare

    John Williams

    Philharmonic Rock Orchestra

    Richard Hayman, conductor

    :00
  • 5:08 PM

    Appalachian Ditties and Dances

    Robert Ward

    Stephen Shipps, violin

    Eric Larsen, piano

    11:35
  • 5:01 PM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    Boston Pops

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    7:52
  • 4:57 PM

    On the Town: "Times Square: 1944"

    Leonard Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    5:26
  • 4:54 PM

    The Billboard

    J.N. Klohr

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    :00
  • 4:47 PM

    Bethena

    Scott Joplin

    Piano Rags By Scott Joplin

    Joshua Rifkin, piano

    5:19
  • 4:14 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite

    Ferde Grofe

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    32:38
  • 4:10 PM

    Gentle Annie

    Stephen Foster

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    Jeffrey Van, guitar

    3:30
  • 4:01 PM

    Washington Post March

    John Philip Sousa

    United States Marine Band

    2:33
  • 3:41 PM

    Fantasia on Shenandoah

    Rick Sowash

    String Quartet

    John Bell, guitar

    :00
  • 3:41 PM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

    There Lies the Home

    Cantus

    3:54
  • 3:31 PM

    Cakewalk: selections

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    :00
  • 3:26 PM

    Graceful Ghost

    William Bolcom

    Ruskin Cooper, piano

    4:34
  • 3:06 PM

    Seattle Symphony

    :00
  • 3:00 PM

    O Land of Mine, America

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops

    :00
  • 2:57 PM

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    Julia Ward Howe

    Jacqueline Schwab, p

    2:22
  • 2:42 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 4th mvt

    Aaron Copland

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    14:22
  • 2:36 PM

    Gettysburg

    Randy Edelman

    Boston Pops

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    5:33
  • 2:30 PM

    Romance for Violin and Piano

    Amy Beach

    Paul Barritt, violin

    James Lisney, piano

    5:37
  • 2:23 PM

    Souvenirs: 3 Dances

    Samuel Barber

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    8:48
  • 2:02 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Mitch Miller, conductor

    18:41
  • 1:55 PM

    American Souvenir: Yankee Doodle

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    John Novacek, piano

    4:24
  • 1:52 PM

    The Day the Earth Stood Still: Lincoln Memorial; Arlington Cemetary

    Bernard Herrmann

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Tony Bremner, conductor

    3:00
  • 1:48 PM

    The Red Pony: Walk to the Bunkhouse

    Aaron Copland

    Boston Pops

    John Williams, conductor

    2:33
  • 1:35 PM

    American Symphonette No. 2: Pavane

    Morton Gould

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    3:18
  • 1:27 PM

    Foster Fantasy

    Stephen Foster

    Black Dyke Mills Band

    Roy Newsome, conductor

    7:44
  • 1:23 PM

    Gentle Annie

    Stephen Foster

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    2:45
  • 1:17 PM

    Minnesota March

    John Philip Sousa

    Gustavus Band

    Douglas Nimmo, conductor

    3:11
  • 1:12 PM

    In Our United State

    Burton Lane

    Michael Feinstein, vocal

    3:22
  • 1:02 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Jeffery Siegel, piano

    8:53
  • 12:56 PM

    March from "1941"

    John Williams

    Boston Pops

    John Williams, conductor

    4:00
  • 12:52 PM

    Medley of Songs

    George M Cohan

    The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra

    Rick Benjamin, conductor

    2:49
  • 12:42 PM

    Ragtime Nightingale

    Joseph Lamb

    Gary Smart, piano

    4:13
  • 12:36 PM

    New England Triptych: Chester

    William Schuman

    Celebration

    United States Air Force Band

    Lt. Col. Lowell E. Graham, conductor

    6:08
  • 12:33 PM

    William Appling Singers & Orchestra

    William Appling, conductor

    3:14
  • 12:22 PM

    Jubilee

    George Chadwick

    Chadwick, MacDowell, Peter: Symphonic Sketches / Suite For Large Orchestra / Sinfonia In G

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    8:30
  • 12:16 PM

    From the Shores of the Mighty Pacific Rondo Caprice

    Herbert L. Clarke

    Gerard Schwarz, cornet

    William Bolcom, piano

    5:55
  • 12:10 PM

    Presidential Polonaise

    John Philip Sousa

    Nonpareil Wind Band

    Timothy Foley, conductor

    4:00
  • 12:05 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 12:01 PM

    Oklahoma!: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

    Richard Rodgers

    English Northern Philharmonia

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bar

    3:00
  • 11:55 AM

    Appalachian Morning

    Paul Halley

    Boston Pops

    John Williams, conductor

    4:24
  • 11:47 AM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, bass

    5:46
  • 11:43 AM

    Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair

    Stephen Foster

    A Portrait

    Chanticleer

    3:09
  • 11:39 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American": Animato

    William Grant Still

    Cincinnati Philharmonia

    Jindong Cai, conductor

    3:24
  • 11:32 AM

    Born on the Fourth of July Suite

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:20
  • 11:25 AM

    Peacherine Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Great American Main St. Band

    3:34
  • 11:21 AM

    The Black Horse Troop

    John Philip Sousa

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:13
  • 11:08 AM

    American Ballads: Amber Waves

    Morton Gould

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    7:19
  • 11:01 AM

    3 Preludes

    George Gershwin

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Andre Previn, piano

    6:14
  • 10:41 AM

    Concerto for Harp and Orchestra

    Alan Hovhaness

    I Fiamminghi

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    18:09
  • 10:22 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    David Diamond

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    16:30
  • 10:10 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    The Bernstein Century: Barber & Schuman

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:52
  • 10:06 AM

    Pilgrim's Hymn

    Stephen Paulus

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:19
  • 10:06 AM

    Medley of Gershwin Tunes

    George Gershwin

    William Bolcom, piano

    4:49
  • 9:36 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Virgil Thomson

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    Emmanuel Feldman, cello

    22:54
  • 9:29 AM

    Hymns

    Bruce Broughton

    Sound The Bells

    Bay Brass

    6:18
  • 9:19 AM

    Three Pieces

    Arthur Foote

    Huntingdon Trio

    7:47
  • 9:11 AM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    6:56
  • 9:06 AM

    Adagio Cantabile

    Joseph Scianni

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    3:49
  • 9:01 AM

    Liza/Promenade

    George Gershwin

    Tashi

    4:40
  • 8:35 AM

    Bold Island Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:48
  • 8:33 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Charles Ives

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    Margo Garrett, piano

    1:48
  • 8:23 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:35
  • 8:18 AM

    Letter from Home

    Pat Metheny

    Mark Small, guitar

    Robert Torres, guitar

    Nancy Hair, cello

    Sarah Roth, violin

    3:32
  • 8:06 AM

    Air for Violin

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Truls Mork, cello

    11:42
  • 8:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 7:44 AM

    American Rhapsody

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    14:35
  • 7:40 AM

    The Old Church

    Stephen Paulus

    Harvest Home

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:21
  • 7:24 AM

    Strings and Threads Suite

    Mark O'Connor

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    15:29
  • 7:07 AM

    Peccadilloes

    Paul Schoenfield

    James Tocco, piano

    16:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Pied Piper

    Walter Mourant

    Musical Fun and Games

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    George MacDonald, clarinet

    4:38
  • 6:44 AM

    Wind River (I Am)

    Joseph Curiale

    The Music of Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Joseph Curiale, conductor

    14:56
  • 6:28 AM

    Daweswood: Suite

    Rick Sowash

    Mirecourt Trio

    Craig Olzenak, clarinet

    15:17
  • 6:21 AM

    Cincinnati Conservatory Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    6:10
  • 6:06 AM

    Made in America

    Joan Tower

    Nashville Symphony

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    13:12
  • 6:01 AM

    String Poetic: Nocturne

    Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    4:46
  • 5:31 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Edward MacDowell

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Walter Hendl, conductor

    Van Cliburn, piano

    26:59
  • 5:26 AM

    Two Rags

    Scott Joplin

    Calico Winds

    4:42
  • 5:09 AM

    Knoxville: Summer of 1915

    Samuel Barber

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    15:20
  • 5:06 AM

    Forgotten Dreams

    Leroy Anderson

    Studio Orchestra

    Leroy Anderson, conductor

    2:28
  • 5:01 AM

    John Williams, guitar

    4:41
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