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  • 5:33 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Three Mysteries"

    Paul Creston

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    26:00
  • 5:22 AM

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:38
  • 5:18 AM

    Wallace Collection

    Simon Wright, conductor

    4:11
  • 5:06 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord

    Susie Napper, cello

    10:44
  • 5:01 AM

    Pavane and Gigue

    William Byrd

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:35
  • 4:44 AM

    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    London Philharmonic

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    13:28
  • 4:40 AM

    While shepherds watched; Sherburne

    Trad.

    Boston Camerata

    Joel Cohen, conductor

    3:58
  • 4:16 AM

    Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    23:27
  • 4:10 AM

    Caprice No. 24 in A minor

    Niccolo Paganini

    James Ehnes, violin

    4:24
  • 3:50 AM

    Games (Jeux)

    Claude Debussy

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    18:48
  • 3:22 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Richard Raymond, piano

    25:43
  • 3:10 AM

    Pastoral Variations on an Old Noel

    Marcel Samuel-Rousseau

    Rita Costanzi, harp

    10:47
  • 3:08 AM

    Ecce advenit dominator Dominus

    Plainchant

    New York Polyphony

    2:07
  • 2:38 AM

    Symphony No. 102

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    27:30
  • 2:30 AM

    Weinachtsmusik

    Arnold Schoenberg

    Arditti String Quartet; Louise Bessette, piano

    6:00
  • 2:23 AM

    Clarinet Quintet in A: I

    Wolfgang Mozart

    Members of the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century

    9:30
  • 2:07 AM

    In Autumn

    Edvard Grieg

    Gothenburg Symphony

    Neeme Jaervi, conductor

    11:00
  • 2:03 AM

    Fugue No. 13 in f# minor

    J.S. Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    2:19
  • 1:59 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Carols From The Old And New Worlds

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    3:51
  • 1:38 AM

    Piano Trio in d minor: II

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Beaux Arts Trio

    18:19
  • 1:17 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    19:12
  • 1:09 AM

    Gaude Virgo Mater Christi

    William Cornysh

    New York Polyphony

    5:07
  • 1:05 AM

    Impromptu No. 3 in A-flat

    Gabriel Faure

    Paul Crossley, piano

    4:39
  • 1:03 AM

    The Bells of St. Genevieve

    Marin Marais

    Guildhall String Ensemble

    Robert Salter, conductor

    3:35
  • 12:44 AM

    The Magic Harp Overture (Rosamunde)

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:12
  • 12:40 AM

    Tannenbaum Oh!

    Traditional

    Mill City String Quartet

    2:02
  • 12:35 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Erin Keefe, violin

    Demarre McGill, flute

    Sooyun Kim, flute

    Arnaud Sussmann, violin

    Adam Barnett-Hart, violin

    Hsin-Yun Huang, viola

    15:33
  • 12:19 AM

    Exsultate Justi

    Viadana

    Kantorei

    Axel Theimer, conductor

    2:22
  • 12:04 AM

    Starlight Express: Waltz

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:30
  • 11:49 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Ursula Holliger, harp

    13:07
  • 11:42 PM

    There is No Rose

    Rene Clausen

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    Michael Culloton, conductor

    6:01
  • 11:25 PM

    O'Carolan Suite

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    13:54
  • 11:16 PM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    7:20
  • 11:14 PM

    Hodie Christus natus est

    Giovanni Palestrina

    New York Polyphony

    1:39
  • 11:00 PM

    Variations on "God save the King"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Variations For Piano

    John Ogdon, piano

    9:57
  • 10:43 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Staatskapelle Dresden

    Rudolf Kempe, conductor

    14:40
  • 10:40 PM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    Van Cliburn, piano

    6:59
  • 10:17 PM

    Pastoral Suite

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Swedish Orchestral Favourites

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Okko Kamu, conductor

    12:23
  • 10:09 PM

    Here We Come a'Caroling

    Traditional

    Lynn Trapp

    3:17
  • 10:01 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 3

    Alessandro Scarlatti

    Europa Galante

    Fabio Biondi, conductor

    7:17
  • 9:57 PM

    The Ruins of Athens: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    5:00
  • 9:26 PM

    Nash Ensemble

    14:54
  • 9:20 PM

    Nordic Folk Dances: Scherzo, Nordic Folk Dance

    Emil Hartmann

    Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    4:28
  • 9:14 PM

    Jul Jul Strahlenda Jul

    Traditional Norwegian

    Magnum Chorum

    Christopher Aspaas, conductor

    4:35
  • 9:13 PM

    Ave Maria

    Plainchant

    New York Polyphony

    1:00
  • 9:03 PM

    Cuban Danzon (Danzon Cubano)

    Aaron Copland

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    7:12
  • 6:54 PM

    The Ship Carol

    Stephen Paulus

    Magnum Chorum

    Christopher Aspaas, conductor

    4:35
  • 6:49 PM

    Harp Concerto: Estudiantina

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    National Orchestra of Monte Carlo

    Antonio Almeida, conductor

    Catherine Michel, harp

    8:00
  • 6:44 PM

    Wir singen dir, Immanuel

    Nikolaus Hermann

    Baltimore Consort

    2:29
  • 6:40 PM

    The Land of Lakes Chorboys

    Francis Stockwell, conductor

    Ryan Vannasse and Theodore Snyder, sopranos

    3:00
  • 6:32 PM

    The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Copper Street Brass

    5:24
  • 6:28 PM

    Symphony No. 8: Scherzo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    :00
  • 6:24 PM

    La Rondine: Chi il bel sogno

    Giacomo Puccini

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    :00
  • 6:15 PM

    Solo Violin Sonata No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    James Ehnes, violin

    :00
  • 6:08 PM

    Symphony No. 53 ("Imperial"): Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus, conductor

    :00
  • 5:52 PM

    Soirees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Matinees & Soirees Musicales

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    11:03
  • 5:47 PM

    Violin Partita No. 3: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ilya Gringolts, violin

    3:22
  • 5:40 PM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Die Zauberflote

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:31
  • 5:29 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:49
  • 5:22 PM

    O Magnum Mysetrium

    Morten Lauridsen

    Music Intima

    5:24
  • 5:18 PM

    There is no rose

    Richard Rodney Bennett

    Musica Intima

    4:00
  • 5:04 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 2

    Michael Haydn

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:13
  • 4:55 PM

    Improvisations on Christmas Themes

    Hiram Titus

    Hiram Titus, piano

    :00
  • 4:49 PM

    Gold and Silver Waltz

    Franz Lehar

    Vienna Soiree

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:49
  • 4:43 PM

    Veni Redemptor gentium

    Andrew Smith

    New York Polyphony

    3:18
  • 4:26 PM

    Fountains of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    14:58
  • 4:18 PM

    The Nutcracker: Overture, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, and Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    6:30
  • 4:15 PM

    Weihnachtstraum

    Max Reger

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    2:11
  • 4:06 PM

    Improvistations on Christmas Themes

    Hiram Titus

    Hiram Titus, piano

    5:30
  • 4:05 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Thomas Arne

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    9:25
  • 4:01 PM

    An die Musik

    Franz Schubert

    Ian Bostridge, tenore

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    2:00
  • 3:48 PM

    The Flying Dutchman: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    James Levine, conductor

    11:00
  • 3:44 PM

    Lieutenant Kije: Troika

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Hovhaness, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    2:38
  • 3:29 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Maurice Ravel

    Parisii Quartet

    Isabelle Moretti, harp

    Michel Moragues, flute

    Pascal Moragues, clarinet

    11:13
  • 3:26 PM

    Angelus ad Virginum

    Traditional

    National Lutheran Choir

    David Cherwien, conductor

    2:41
  • 3:11 PM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:41
  • 3:04 PM

    Jingle Bells (arranged in baroque style)

    James Pierpont

    Duino Soloists

    5:05
  • 2:53 PM

    "Africa" Fantasie

    Camille Saint-Saens

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    9:42
  • 2:44 PM

    Sonata No. 9 "The Golden Sonata"

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell and Blow

    Arcadian Academy

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    7:10
  • 2:39 PM

    Night of Silence

    Daniel Kantor

    VocalEssence

    4:00
  • 2:33 PM

    Hungarian Dances: Selected

    Johannes Brahms

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:37
  • 2:29 PM

    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    Traditional

    Baltimore Consort

    2:17
  • 2:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 5: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    8:18
  • 2:12 PM

    Veni Redemptor gentium

    Andrew Smith

    New York Polyphony

    2:36
  • 2:02 PM

    La Stravaganza: Violin Concerto No. 3

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Violin Concerti

    Arte Dei Suonatori Baroque Orchestra

    Rachel Podger, violin

    8:06
  • 1:51 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Sonata, 7 Fugues, Etc

    Mikhail Pletnev, piano

    5:41
  • 1:46 PM

    O Shepherds Leave Your Sheep

    Traditional

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Magnum Chorum

    3:12
  • 1:32 PM

    Sonata No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Sonatas Op. 5

    London Baroque

    12:38
  • 1:26 PM

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    3:57
  • 1:22 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Steinway Christmas Album

    Jeffrey Biegel, piano

    3:27
  • 1:09 PM

    Symphony No. 3: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:49
  • 1:03 PM

    Fantasia on "Greensleeves"

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:24
  • 12:52 PM

    Symphony No. 48 "Maria Theresia": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:35
  • 12:48 PM

    Nowell: Dieus wous garde, byewsser

    Richard Smert

    New York Polyphony

    2:52
  • 12:39 PM

    "Irish" Symphony: 3rd movement

    Arthur Sullivan

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:15
  • 12:31 PM

    Fidelio: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    7:26
  • 12:27 PM

    Bavarian Dance No. 3

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    3:37
  • 12:19 PM

    Tempo di Minuetto

    Fritz Kreisler

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Paul Coker, piano

    3:41
  • 12:11 PM

    Deck the Halls

    Traditional

    Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar

    2:01
  • 12:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 17 "Hunt": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emerson Quartet

    8:23
  • 11:46 AM

    5 Variants of Dives and Lazarus

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    New Queen's Hall Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    13:04
  • 11:41 AM

    Joy to the World!

    Traditional

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp II

    2:50
  • 11:29 AM

    Netherlands Radio Symphony

    Eri Klas, conductor

    11:47
  • 11:24 AM

    Berceuse on the Name of Faure

    Maurice Ravel

    Alina Ibragimova, violin

    Cedric Tiberghien, piano

    3:07
  • 11:10 AM

    3 Botticelli Pictures

    Ottorino Respighi

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    17:06
  • 11:01 AM

    Song of the Farmlands

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Brazilian Guitar Quartet

    4:25
  • 10:38 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lortie, conductor

    Louis Lortie, piano

    20:43
  • 10:18 AM

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhardt Goebel, conductor

    17:34
  • 10:11 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    A Festival Of Carols In Brass

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    5:21
  • 10:07 AM

    Schindler's List: Theme

    John Williams

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Alexander Kerr, violin

    4:34
  • 10:01 AM

    The English Dancing Master: medley

    John Playford

    Hesperus

    4:50
  • 9:33 AM

    Symphony No. 76

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Hanover Band

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    26:10
  • 9:25 AM

    Marion Hoffman, harp

    5:42
  • 9:15 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    9:26
  • 9:12 AM

    Joy's Seven

    Traditional

    Worcester Cathedral Choir

    Donald Hunt, conductor

    Raymond Johnston, organ

    2:34
  • 9:06 AM

    Valse-impromptu

    Franz Liszt

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    5:18
  • 9:01 AM

    Summer Evening

    Oscar Merikanto

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 8:47 AM

    Sonata for Harp

    Paul Hindemith

    Judy Loman, harp

    11:34
  • 8:43 AM

    Gabriel's Greeting

    Barry Seaman

    Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano

    Richard Auldon Clark, viola

    4:50
  • 8:10 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    30:56
  • 8:06 AM

    Aria: Theme by Francesco Cavalli

    Jacob Druckman

    New York Philomusica

    2:11
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 6: 4th movement

    Samuel Wesley

    Milton Keynes Chamber Orchestra

    Hilary Davan Wetton, conductor

    4:25
  • 7:43 AM

    French Suite No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fazil Say, piano

    15:03
  • 7:34 AM

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    9:27
  • 7:28 AM

    Splendid Jewel

    Stephen Paulus

    Spotless Rose: Hymns to the Virgin Mary

    Phoenix Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    3:42
  • 7:11 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    16:17
  • 7:06 AM

    Flow my teares

    John Dowland

    Ellen Hargis, soprano

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    4:16
  • 7:01 AM

    Scottish Rondo

    John Field

    Field: 16 Piano Pieces

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    4:35
  • 7:00 AM
    4:39
  • 6:34 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Louis Spohr

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Julian Bliss, clarinet

    24:24
  • 6:26 AM

    Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10: Hymn

    Henry Cowell

    Cowell: Concerto Grosso/Hymn & Fuguing Tune No 10

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    5:50
  • 6:18 AM

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:53
  • 6:14 AM

    In Memoriam

    Gary Schocker

    Jonathan Keeble, flute

    Ann Yeung, harp

    3:58
  • 6:06 AM

    Nina: Il mio ben quando verra

    Giovanni Paisiello

    La Cetra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    Mojca Erdmann, soprano

    7:06
  • 6:01 AM

    Aleko: Women's Dance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:36
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