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  • 4:30 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    28:12
  • 4:27 AM

    Lux aurumque (Light of Gold)

    Eric Whitacre

    Elora Festival Singers

    Noel Edison, conductor

    3:22
  • 4:19 AM

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    6:56
  • 4:17 AM

    Merry Andrew

    George Gershwin

    Dag Achatz, piano

    1:41
  • 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 Plink, Plank, Plunk!

    Leroy Anderson

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:36
  • 3:35 AM

    Victory at Sea Suite

    Richard Rodgers

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    21:45
  • 3:19 AM

    1812 Overture: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra; University of Minnesota Brass Band

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    4:12
  • 3:15 AM

    A George M. Cohan Salute

    George M Cohan

    Canadian Brass

    3:11
  • 3:08 AM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    New England Conservatory Ragtime Ensemble

    4:18
  • 3:05 AM

    Wallace Collection

    John Wallace, conductor

    2:29
  • 3:02 AM

    Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance

    George Frideric Handel

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    3:06
  • 2:56 AM

    Joshua Bell, violin

    Sam Bush, violin

    4:12
  • 2:22 AM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    33:27
  • 2:17 AM

    Beautiful Dreamer

    Stephen Foster

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    Craig Rutenberg, piano

    3:25
  • 12:53 AM

    Four Piano Blues: I, III

    Aaron Copland

    James Tocco, piano

    6:17
  • 12:48 AM

    The Magnificent Seven

    Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    4:55
  • 12:30 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    David Diamond

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    16:39
  • 12:27 AM

    Jumpin' at the Woodside

    Count Basie

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:00
  • 12:19 AM

    Variations on "America"

    Charles Ives

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:10
  • 12:13 AM

    RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fielder, conductor

    4:26
  • 12:09 AM

    Seventy-Six Trombones from Music Man

    Meredith Willson

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:54
  • 11:42 PM

    West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

    Leonard Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    24:40
  • 11:25 PM

    The Incredible Flutist

    Walter Piston

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    16:23
  • 11:22 PM

    Fiddler's Jig

    Henry Cowell

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Ashley Horne, violin

    2:18
  • 11:09 PM

    Eugene List, piano

    Cary Lewis, piano

    6:50
  • 11:01 PM

    Lotus Eaters/Dirait-on

    York/Lauridsen

    LAGQ

    7:49
  • 10:56 PM

    Lift Every Voice and Sing

    James W. and Rosamond Johnson

    Imani Winds

    3:36
  • 10:51 PM

    Graceful Ghost

    William Bolcom

    Paul Jacobs, piano

    4:04
  • 10:51 PM

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    William Steffe

    The Sound of Glory

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    5:28
  • 10:39 PM

    Ashokan Farewell

    Jay Ungar

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambhill, conductor

    5:08
  • 10:21 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo do Waart, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson

    16:55
  • 10:15 PM

    The President's March

    Philip Phile

    Music of the Federal Era

    Federal Music Society

    1:53
  • 10:15 PM

    Arkansas Traveler

    Guion

    Noel Lester, piano

    2:52
  • 10:08 PM

    The Red Mill: Overture

    Victor Herbert

    Ohio Light Opera Orchestra

    J. Lynn Thompson, conductor

    5:05
  • 9:48 PM

    Walden Pond

    Dominic Argento

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    22:43
  • 9:37 PM

    Romance for Violin and Piano

    Amy Beach

    Paul Barritt, violin

    James Lisney, piano

    5:37
  • 9:28 PM

    On Your Toes: Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

    Richard Rodgers

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    8:27
  • 9:23 PM

    What More Do I Heed

    Stephen Sondheim

    Dawn Upshaw

    3:04
  • 9:20 PM

    Washington Post March

    John Philip Sousa

    I Love a Parade

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:37
  • 9:10 PM

    Old Folks at Home

    Stephen Foster

    Dale White, trumpet

    Ed Turley, piano

    7:58
  • 8:45 PM

    Tender Land: Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Phoenix Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    21:22
  • 8:38 PM

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    6:08
  • 8:36 PM

    To a Wild Rose

    Edward MacDowell

    John O'Conor, piano

    2:06
  • 8:09 PM

    Porgy and Bess Suite

    George Gershwin

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    24:45
  • 8:00 PM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    7:49
  • 5:54 PM

    Farmhands' Dance from Homestead Dances

    Don Ray

    Dublin Philharmonic Society

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    5:04
  • 5:51 PM

    Beautiful River

    Robert Lowry

    William Appling Singers

    William Appling, conductor

    1:57
  • 5:49 PM

    The Pasture from Frostiana

    Randall Thompson

    Robert Weslayan College Chorale and Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Shewan, conductor

    3:18
  • 5:15 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite

    Ferde Grofe

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    30:59
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "On Marching Tunes"

    Morton Gould

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    7:35
  • 5:03 PM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    3:47
  • 4:54 PM

    Berceuse; Romanza

    Victor Herbert

    Jerry Grossman, cello

    William Hicks, piano

    7:50
  • 4:29 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    24:26
  • 4:24 PM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    Craig Rutenberg, piano

    2:53
  • 4:21 PM

    Bugler's Holiday

    Leroy Anderson

    Eastman-Rochester Pops

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    2:34
  • 4:20 PM

    Ragtime Dance

    Scott Joplin

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    John Novacek, piano

    3:10
  • 4:07 PM

    Salute to John Philip Sousa

    John Philip Sousa

    Canadian Brass

    10:21
  • 4:00 PM

    Swing Low, Sweet Chariot; I Got Shoes

    Spirituals; arr: Alice Parker

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    6:02
  • 3:35 PM

    The River

    Virgil Thomson

    Great American Landscapes

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    24:00
  • 3:33 PM

    Prelude No. 1

    George Gershwin

    Fasil Say, piano

    1:24
  • 3:24 PM

    Three Tone Pictures

    Charles Griffes

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    8:38
  • 3:21 PM

    Sure on this Shining Night

    Samuel Barber

    Nathan Gunn, baritone

    Kevin Murphy, piano

    2:00
  • 3:07 PM

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    13:06
  • 3:02 PM

    American Salute

    Morton Gould

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:10
  • 2:54 PM

    Born on the Fourth of July Suite

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:20
  • 2:50 PM

    A Hermit Thrush at Eve

    Amy Beach

    Christopher O'Riley, piano

    5:00
  • 2:41 PM

    The Star-Spangled Banner Festival Overture

    Dudley Buck

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    6:36
  • 2:38 PM

    The Black Horse Troop

    John Philip Sousa

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:13
  • 2:35 PM

    Cantus

    3:22
  • 2:18 PM

    New England Triptych

    William Schuman

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:20
  • 2:05 PM

    Appalachian Ditties and Dances

    Robert Ward

    Stephen Shipps, violin

    Eric Larsen, piano

    11:35
  • 1:59 PM

    O Land of Mine, America

    George Gershwin

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:24
  • 1:53 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:09
  • 1:46 PM

    Duettino americain

    Albert Franz Doppler

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    6:57
  • 1:31 PM

    Symphony No. 3: Fanfare

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    13:20
  • 1:22 PM

    Foster Fantasy

    Stephen Foster

    Black Dyke Mills Band

    Roy Newsome, conductor

    7:44
  • 1:17 PM

    National Emblem March

    Edwin Bagley

    US Air Force Band in Blue

    Capt. Philip Chevallard, conductor

    3:07
  • 1:06 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin: Complete Music For Piano And Orchestra

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    8:40
  • 1:04 PM

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Rieko Aizawa, piano

    1:23
  • 12:58 PM

    Puttin' on the Ritz

    Irving Berlin

    Joseph Swensen, violin

    Jeffrey Kahane, piano

    1:10
  • 12:54 PM

    Stars and Stripes Forever

    John Philip Sousa

    New Sousa Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    3:29
  • 12:46 PM

    Rhapsody in Ragtime

    James Hubert ("Eubie") Blake

    Richard Dowling, piano

    6:58
  • 12:41 PM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    4:19
  • 12:36 PM

    A Hymn to New England

    John Williams

    John Williams: American Journey

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:10
  • 12:30 PM

    Red River Valley

    Traditional

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    5:22
  • 12:15 PM

    Selections from Cakewalk

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    9:16
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Randall Thompson

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:54
  • 12:08 PM

    Strenuous Life

    Scott Joplin

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    Andre Previn, piano

    3:48
  • 11:56 AM

    Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming

    Stephen Foster

    Chestnut Brass Company

    3:40
  • 11:49 AM

    Wonderful Town Medley

    Leonard Bernstein

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:22
  • 11:42 AM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, bass

    5:46
  • 11:37 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American": Animato

    William Grant Still

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Karl Krueger, conductor

    3:27
  • 11:29 AM

    Amber Waves

    Morton Gould

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    7:10
  • 11:22 AM

    Mountain Songs

    Robert Beaser

    Debora Harris, flute

    Mike Coates, guitar

    5:10
  • 11:20 AM

    Dizzy Fingers

    Zez Confrey

    Richard Dowling, piano

    2:08
  • 11:09 AM

    American Overture

    Joseph Jenkins

    River City Brass Band

    Denis Colwell, conductor

    4:35
  • 11:04 AM

    Andrew Litton, piano

    3:42
  • 10:43 AM

    Gazebo Dances

    John Corigliano

    Louisville Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    15:57
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    David Diamond

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    16:30
  • 10:16 AM

    Adagio for Strings

    Samuel Barber

    do.gma chamber orchestra

    Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor

    7:48
  • 10:06 AM

    Homestead Dances: Quilters' Dance

    Don Ray

    Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    7:59
  • 10:02 AM

    Pied Piper

    Walter Mourant

    Musical Fun and Games

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    George MacDonald, clarinet

    4:38
  • 9:37 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Victor Herbert

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Gautier Capucon, cello

    22:11
  • 9:24 AM

    Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Phoenix Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    11:25
  • 9:20 AM

    Fireflies

    Amy Beach

    Joel Fan, piano

    3:06
  • 9:14 AM

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    4:50
  • 9:07 AM

    Hymns

    Bruce Broughton

    Sound The Bells

    Bay Brass

    6:18
  • 9:01 AM

    Liza/Promenade

    George Gershwin

    Tashi

    4:40
  • 8:37 AM

    Bold Island Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Cincinnati Pops

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    23:48
  • 8:31 AM

    Letter from Home

    Pat Metheny

    Mark Small, guitar

    Robert Torres, guitar

    Nancy Hair, cello

    Sarah Roth, violin

    3:32
  • 8:21 AM

    Diversions Overture

    Jack Gallagher

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:07
  • 8:06 AM

    Musica Celestis

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Kernis: Colored Field, Musica Celestis, Air

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:16
  • 8:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 7:50 AM

    Wish You Were Here

    Nico Muhly

    Kitchener Waterloo Symphony

    Edwin Outwater, conductor

    8:52
  • 7:41 AM

    String Quartet No. 2 "Company"

    Philip Glass

    Smith Quartet

    8:38
  • 7:35 AM

    New York Lights

    William Bolcom

    Bruce Levingston, piano

    5:32
  • 7:19 AM

    Strings and Threads Suite

    Mark O'Connor

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    15:29
  • 7:06 AM

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    10:58
  • 7:01 AM

    Two Pastorales

    Lou Harrison

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    4:40
  • 6:44 AM

    Wind River (I Am)

    Joseph Curiale

    The Music of Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Joseph Curiale, conductor

    14:56
  • 6:29 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

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    Reiko Uchida, piano

    4:44
  • 5:32 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Edward MacDowell

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Walter Hendl, conductor

    Van Cliburn, piano

    26:59
  • 5:27 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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