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  • 5:50 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 2nd movement

    Henryk Gorecki

    Gorecki: Symphony No. 3

    London Sinfonietta

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    9:26
  • 5:49 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 2nd movement

    Henryk Gorecki

    Gorecki: Symphony No. 3

    London Sinfonietta

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    9:26
  • 5:46 AM

    Six Polish Songs: Meine Freuden (My Darling)

    Frederic Chopin

    Horizons

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    3:23
  • 5:19 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Karol Szymanowski

    Nicola Benedetti: Szymanowski, Chausson, Saint-Saens

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    26:51
  • 5:14 AM

    Psalm 129

    Pawel Lukaszewski

    De Profundis: Polish Psalms of the 20th and 21st Century

    National Forum of Music Choir

    Agnieszka Frankow-Zelazny, conductor

    2:47
  • 5:06 AM

    Polish Requiem: Chaconne

    Krzysztof Penderecki

    Penderecki: Music for Chamber Orchestra

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor

    6:40
  • 5:01 AM

    My Vistula, Grey Vistula

    Henryk Gorecki

    Lira Chamber Chorus

    Lucy Ding, conductor

    4:23
  • 4:56 AM

    Slumber Song

    Howard Hanson

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:32
  • 4:49 AM

    Lullaby and Doina

    Osvaldo Golijov

    Plain Song, Fantastic Dances

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    7:37
  • 4:23 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Erich Korngold

    Escape To Paradise: The Hollywood Album

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    24:10
  • 4:18 AM

    Recurring Dream

    Angelica Negron

    America Again

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:42
  • 4:06 AM

    Scherzo fantastique

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite; Symphony No. 1; Fireworks; Scherzo Fantastique

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:54
  • 4:01 AM

    Three American Pieces: Early Song

    Lukas Foss

    British Fantasies American Dreams

    Nancy Ruffer, flute

    4:42
  • 3:50 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Jacques Loeillet

    The Authentic Tastes Ensemble

    8:45
  • 3:46 AM

    Legend No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    2:43
  • 3:25 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 29

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Sonatas 29, 31, 34, 35, 49

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    19:00
  • 3:09 AM

    Symphonic Poem No. 6 "Mazeppa"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt, Smetana: Les Preludes, Mazeppa, Ungarische Rhapsodie No. 4, Vysehrad, Die Moldau

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    15:18
  • 3:06 AM

    Prelude No. 1

    George Gershwin

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    1:50
  • 3:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 2:51 AM

    Ubi caritas et amor

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    7:01
  • 2:24 AM

    String Quartet No. 17 "Hunt"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Hunt & Dissonance Quartets; Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    25:51
  • 2:20 AM

    Swanwhite Suite: The harp falls briefly silent and strikes up a new melody

    Jean Sibelius

    Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    2:21
  • 2:06 AM

    The Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland, Williams: Music for the Stage and Screen

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    13:13
  • 2:01 AM

    Concerto No. 1

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    4:35
  • 1:50 AM

    Hermann and Dorothea Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann, R.: Overtures

    Polish National Radio Orchestra

    Johannes Wildner, conductor

    8:19
  • 1:31 AM

    Concerto for 2 Orchestras No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    16:46
  • 1:24 AM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Album

    Lang Lang, piano

    5:48
  • 1:06 AM

    Serenade for Strings "Nachtmusik"

    Richard Heuberger

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    17:30
  • 1:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies 1 & 5

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:33
  • 12:34 AM

    Symphony No. 83 "The Hen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    24:17
  • 12:31 AM

    Cavatina Duo

    3:17
  • 12:23 AM

    Flowering Jasmine

    Georgs Pelecis

    De Profundis

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, conductor

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    6:40
  • 12:11 AM

    Symphony

    Claude Debussy

    Bach: Organ Music (Complete), Vol. 7

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    11:10
  • 12:05 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    5:24
  • 11:57 PM

    Greenlandic Folk Music

    Emil Reesen

    Emil Reesen: Orchestral Works

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    6:55
  • 11:38 PM

    Amsterdam Sinfonietta

    Jaap ter Linden, conductor

    Pauline Oostenrijk, oboe

    17:51
  • 11:29 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies No. 1 & 4

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    8:14
  • 11:22 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:19
  • 11:18 PM

    F.C.'s Jig

    Mark O'Connor

    Simple Gifts

    Arnaud Sussmann, violin

    3:48
  • 11:05 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    7:30
  • 10:59 PM

    Lark in the Morning Medley

    Traditional Irish

    Come to the River: An Early American Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Kathie Stewart, flute

    4:25
  • 10:32 PM

    Symphony

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphonies 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Soustrot, conductor

    26:17
  • 10:22 PM

    L'Heure du berger (The Shepherd's Hour)

    Jean Francaix

    French Chamber Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    7:23
  • 10:16 PM

    Cantata No. 17: Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich: Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich (He who offers thanks praises me)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk Vol. 5

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Soloists

    5:03
  • 10:10 PM

    Wild Swans: Eliza's Aria

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Ragtime & Blue

    Nicola Sweeney, violin

    3:16
  • 10:00 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Overtures and Intermezzi

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Silvio Varviso, conductor

    9:32
  • 9:57 PM

    Minuet on the Name of Haydn

    Maurice Ravel

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    1:46
  • 9:07 PM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade "Gran Partita"

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    49:28
  • 9:00 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Aleck Karis Plays Francis Poulenc: Music For Piano (1918-1959)

    Aleck Karis, piano

    5:38
  • 6:54 PM

    Sonata

    Domenico Scarlatti

    Domenico Scarlatti: Sonatas

    Christian Zacharias, piano

    4:13
  • 6:40 PM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 6:09 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Concertos Nos. 18, K 456 & 20, K 466

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Goode, piano

    28:35
  • 6:06 PM

    The Adventures of Tintin: The Adventure Continues

    John Williams

    The Adventures Of Tintin Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:59
  • 5:55 PM

    Lyric Fantasy

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    8:39
  • 5:35 PM

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    19:32
  • 5:23 PM

    Capriccio: String Sextet

    Richard Strauss

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:00
  • 5:17 PM

    Semele: Where E'er You Walk

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Arias

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    4:32
  • 4:03 PM

    Symphony No. 5

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler Symphony No. 5

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    72:02
  • 4:00 PM

    Songs My Mother Taught Me

    Antonin Dvorak

    Songs From The Arc Of Life

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    1:54
  • 3:35 PM

    Pulcinella Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Firebird Suite, Pulcinella Suite

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    23:18
  • 3:24 PM

    Romance No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Isaac Stern, conductor

    Isaac Stern, violin

    8:26
  • 3:16 PM

    Four Dances

    Thomas Morley

    Dances From Renaissance To Nutcracker

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    7:18
  • 3:04 PM

    Our Town

    Aaron Copland

    The Copland Collection 1936-1948

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    11:03
  • 2:59 PM

    Promenade (Walking the Dog)

    George Gershwin

    Rendezvous with Tashi

    Tashi

    2:39
  • 2:54 PM

    Corda Deo dabimus

    Ercole Porta

    Sacabuche!

    :00
  • 2:45 PM

    Chevy Chase

    George Macfarren

    Victorian Concert Overtures

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:54
  • 2:38 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 15 "Pastoral": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    5:00
  • 2:29 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    7:38
  • 2:22 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:20
  • 2:18 PM

    Liu Yang River

    Bi-Guang Tang

    Shanghai Quartet

    2:42
  • 2:08 PM

    Symphony No. 96 "Miracle": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 96 & 101

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    7:10
  • 2:04 PM

    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka

    Jaromir Weinberger

    Karajan Conducts Orchestral Favorites II

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    2:22
  • 1:55 PM

    La Boheme: O soave fanciulla

    Giacomo Puccini

    Duets

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Nicola Luisotti, conductor

    Anna Netrebko, soprano

    4:05
  • 1:46 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Complete Symphonies

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    8:54
  • 1:35 PM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Jonathan Feldman, piano

    8:26
  • 1:25 PM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    8:42
  • 1:20 PM

    The Social Orchestra: Selections

    Stephen Foster

    Simple Gifts

    Gilles Vonsattel, piano

    3:53
  • 1:08 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 10: 1st movement

    Andrea Zani

    Andrea Zani: Complete Cello Concertos

    Cologne Academy

    Michael Alexander Willens, conductor

    Martin Rummel, cello

    5:39
  • 1:04 PM

    Etude No. 1 "Aeolian Harp"

    Frederic Chopin

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:39
  • 12:50 PM

    Sinfonia for 3 Trumpets No. 1

    Johann Christian Hertel

    J.C. & J.W. Hertel: Trumpet Concertos

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Wolfgang Bauer, conductor

    Wolfgang Bauer, trumpet

    9:53
  • 12:45 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:29
  • 12:42 PM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    2:15
  • 12:32 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:13
  • 12:24 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    7:00
  • 12:24 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:13
  • 12:20 PM

    Masanga

    Bosco Mwenda

    The Magic Box

    John Williams, guitar

    3:16
  • 12:08 PM

    Symphony breve: Rondo

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    Gouvy: Symphony 4; Fantasie symphonique

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    5:38
  • 12:04 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Immortal Beloved Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:54
  • 11:51 AM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    7:35
  • 11:40 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    9:03
  • 11:32 AM

    Harp Sonata

    Jan Dussek

    Jutta Zoff, harp

    7:31
  • 11:24 AM

    La Stravaganza: Violin Concerto No. 9

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Arte Dei Suonatori Baroque Orchestra

    Rachel Podger, violin

    6:57
  • 11:10 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Vienna Symphony

    Philippe Jordan, conductor

    12:46
  • 11:06 AM

    Trumpet Voluntary

    John Stanley

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    3:34
  • 11:01 AM

    Izumi Tateno, piano

    4:42
  • 10:48 AM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    The Berlin Album

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:03
  • 10:32 AM

    Concerto for Three Keyboards

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hamburg Philharmonic

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Christoph Eschenbach, piano

    Justus Frantz, piano

    Gerhard Oppitz, piano

    14:06
  • 10:20 AM

    Norwegian Dances Nos. 2-4

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Svendsen: Orchestral Works

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    11:40
  • 10:16 AM

    Hora staccato

    Grigoras Dinicu

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:09
  • 10:06 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    9:37
  • 10:01 AM

    Grande Serenade: Theme and Variations

    Mauro Giuliani

    An Italian in Vienna: Duos by Mauro Giuliani

    Louise Schulman, viola

    4:30
  • 9:50 AM

    Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:20
  • 9:48 AM

    Album leaf (Feuillet d'album)

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    1:55
  • 9:28 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    German Opera Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    19:14
  • 9:07 AM

    Sextet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Consortium Classicum

    20:05
  • 9:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Auguste Franchomme

    The Franchomme Project

    Louise Dubin, cello

    4:43
  • 8:48 AM

    Land of the Mountain and the Flood

    Hamish MacCunn

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:54
  • 8:39 AM

    The Hours: The Hours

    Philip Glass

    Valentina Lisitsa, piano

    7:41
  • 8:17 AM

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    21:38
  • 8:06 AM

    Oboe Quartet

    Johann Christian Bach

    Chamber Music for Oboe and Strings

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    10:17
  • 8:01 AM

    Triquilandia/Seguidilla

    Emilio Pujol

    David Russell, guitar

    4:42
  • 7:56 AM

    Mazurka No. 23

    Frederic Chopin

    Yael Weiss, piano

    2:42
  • 7:19 AM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orchestra Mozart

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    36:55
  • 7:06 AM

    Intimate Voices

    Peter Knell

    Lyris Quartet

    10:24
  • 7:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 2nd movement

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Gossec: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:34
  • 6:50 AM

    The Bullfighter's Prayer

    Joaquin Turina

    Wagner: Siegfried-Idyll/Sibelius: Valse Triste/etc.

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:14
  • 6:46 AM

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    2:51
  • 6:34 AM

    Flute Sonata

    Francis Poulenc

    Paige Brook, flute

    Robert Levin, piano

    11:58
  • 6:23 AM

    In a Landscape

    John Cage

    American Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    9:47
  • 6:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Janine Jansen and Friends

    15:55
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