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  • 5:17 AM

    Symphony No. 7 "Sinfonia Antartica"

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Sinfonia Antartica

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Catherine Bott, soprano

    41:24
  • 5:06 AM

    Waiting in the Rain for Snow

    David Crowell

    Awake

    Now Ensemble

    8:40
  • 5:01 AM

    Northern Lights (Pulchra es, amica mea)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Phoenix Chorale

    Charles Bruffy, conductor

    4:21
  • 4:41 AM

    Tapiola

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7, Tapiola

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    17:23
  • 4:37 AM

    Postludium No. 3

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Anja Lechner, cello

    Silke Avenhaus, piano

    4:09
  • 4:18 AM

    Dream in White on White

    John Luther Adams

    John Luther Adams: The Far Country

    The Apollo Quartet and Strings

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Barbara Chapman, harp

    16:22
  • 4:06 AM

    Winter Poem No. 1

    Glenn Buhr

    Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    10:02
  • 4:02 AM

    Snowcarols: In the Bleak Midwinter

    William Ferris

    Snowcarols: Christmas Music by William Ferris

    William Ferris Chorale

    Paul French, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:48 AM

    Gregorian Chant

    Paul Creston

    New York Chamber Orchestra

    Arthur Lief, conductor

    11:05
  • 3:48 AM

    Gregorian Chant

    Paul Creston

    New York Chamber Orchestra

    Arthur Lief, conductor

    11:05
  • 3:41 AM

    Wexford Carol; Now is Born the Divine Christ Child; Christmas Eve Reel

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    5:50
  • 3:19 AM

    Symphony No. 79

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    19:46
  • 3:12 AM

    Four North American Legends: Omaha Indian Love Song

    Carl Busch

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    6:07
  • 3:06 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Water Is Wide

    Mark Small, guitar

    5:01
  • 3:01 AM

    Sarabande

    Claude Debussy

    Recital Vlado Perlemuter

    Vlado Perlemuter, piano

    4:37
  • 2:49 AM

    Swan Lake: Pas d'action "White Swan"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - Highlights

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    9:10
  • 2:18 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rene Leibowitz, conductor

    29:13
  • 2:12 AM

    Bach's Bells; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Chris Coletti/Brandon Ridenour

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Canadian Brass

    4:39
  • 2:06 AM

    Teseo Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Overtures

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:20
  • 2:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphonies 1 & 5

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:33
  • 1:51 AM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    WA Mozart: Symphony in D Major after "Haffner Serenade" KV 250 etc.

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Otmar Suitner, conductor

    7:28
  • 1:47 AM

    Der Tannenbaum (The Christmas Tree)

    Richard Wagner

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Lieder / Reimann, Reutter

    Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

    2:47
  • 1:31 AM

    Plegaria y Canto (al Bodre de la Mar)

    Carlos Rafael Rivera

    Cavatina Duo

    Desiree Ruhstrat, violin

    15:07
  • 1:13 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Muzio Clementi

    Clementi: Symphony No. 1, etc.

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    16:34
  • 1:06 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic dances, Opp. 46 & 72

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    6:03
  • 1:01 AM

    Symphony No. 5 "The Carnival": 1st movement

    Alfred Hill

    Alfred Hill: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 10

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Wilfred Lehmann, conductor

    4:34
  • 12:55 AM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    Traditional

    The Spirit of Christmas: Piano Improvisations based on Traditional Carols

    Hiram Titus, piano

    3:04
  • 12:34 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Narciso Yepes - Guitarra Espanola Vol 4

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Odon Alonso, conductor

    Narciso Yepes, guitar

    22:39
  • 12:22 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    10:42
  • 12:14 AM

    Symphony No. 11 "Winter": 2nd movement

    Joachim Raff

    Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:05 AM

    Scherzando No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    FJ and JM Haydn: Flute Concertos

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    7:54
  • 11:59 PM

    Pastoral Suite: Idylle

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ernest Ansermet, Vol. 10: Chabrier, Lalo

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Ernest Ansermet, conductor

    4:50
  • 11:39 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Virtuoso Trumpet: Bach, Mozart, Telemann

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    18:35
  • 11:33 PM

    Huron Carol ('Twas in the Moon of Wintertime)

    Traditional

    40 Most Beautiful Christmas Classics

    Chanticleer

    4:01
  • 11:28 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Ballades; Berceuse; Mazurkas

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:32
  • 11:23 PM

    Sinfonia

    Johan Roman

    J.H. Roman: Sinfonias & Violin Concertos

    Orpheus Chamber Ensemble

    4:13
  • 11:20 PM

    Ave Maria, gratia plena

    Jean Mouton

    Season of Light

    Essential Voices USA

    Judith Clurman, conductor

    2:10
  • 11:07 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphonies Nos. 1-3

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:54
  • 11:00 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:59
  • 10:53 PM

    Namouna: Cigarette Waltz

    Edouard Lalo

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    6:15
  • 10:31 PM

    La Boutique fantasque (Fantastic Toy Shop)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    20:31
  • 10:21 PM

    The Bells of St. Genevieve

    Marin Marais

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    7:51
  • 10:16 PM

    The Seasons: December (Christmas)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lang Lang in Paris

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:40
  • 10:05 PM

    North West German Philharmonic

    Werner Albert, conductor

    8:48
  • 10:00 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    3:46
  • 9:53 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    5:52
  • 9:31 PM

    String Quartet No. 23

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    20:31
  • 9:31 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    5:52
  • 9:06 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    23:10
  • 9:00 PM

    Prelude

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    The Fantastic Stokowski

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:36
  • 6:39 PM

    Petite Symphony

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod, Milhaud, Debussy-Faldner

    Sinfonia Orchestra of Chicago

    Barry Faldner, conductor

    19:38
  • 6:24 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    12:56
  • 6:18 PM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:19
  • 6:06 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    William Boyce

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Ronald Thomas, conductor

    11:31
  • 6:01 PM

    Sonata No. 1

    Heinrich Biber

    Biber: Twelve Sonatas (1676)

    Parley of Instruments

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    4:38
  • 5:46 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 35

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    12:54
  • 5:35 PM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:52
  • 5:26 PM

    Suite of English Carols

    Elizabeth DiSavino

    Christmas Gift

    Solid Brass

    7:33
  • 5:06 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    VocalEssence Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:02
  • 5:01 PM

    Youthful Suite: English Waltz

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: "Dished Up for Piano" Volume One

    Martin Jones, piano

    4:46
  • 4:49 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Flute Concertos

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    9:11
  • 4:45 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    John Rutter

    Choir of Trinity Church

    Brian Jones, conductor

    Ross Wood, organ

    3:16
  • 4:13 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Antar"

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    30:57
  • 4:06 PM

    Le Roi malgre lui (The King in Spite of Himself): Danse slave

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    5:06
  • 4:01 PM

    London Suite: Knightsbridge March

    Eric Coates

    European Light Music Classics

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:53 PM

    Pastorale

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:51
  • 3:47 PM

    There is No Rose

    Connor Koppin

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 6

    Vox Nova Chorale

    Vicki Peters, conductor

    5:04
  • 3:12 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies No 4 & 5

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    33:35
  • 3:02 PM

    Sinfonia

    Johann Graun

    Sinfonias from the Enlightenment

    Moderntimes_1800

    Ilia Korol, conductor

    6:55
  • 2:53 PM

    Gold and Silver Waltz

    Franz Lehar

    Famous Waltzes: Gold und Silber

    Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    7:51
  • 2:49 PM

    Liebesfreud (Love's Joy)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Albeniz, Brahms, Dvorak, Elgar, Falla, Kreisler

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    3:29
  • 2:41 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Selections

    Maurice Ravel

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Mitropoulos, conductor

    5:11
  • 2:31 PM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    St. Mary's Chamber Players

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    John Miller, bassoon

    8:24
  • 2:21 PM

    Symphony No. 98: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 12 London Symphonies

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    7:55
  • 2:18 PM

    Dolly Suite: Berceuse

    Gabriel Faure

    French Masterpieces for Piano 4 Hands

    Duo Crommelynck, piano duo

    2:36
  • 2:07 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    6:30
  • 2:04 PM

    Te Deum: Prelude

    Marc-Antoine Charpentier

    Laird Brass Ensemble

    Peter Hurford, organ

    2:17
  • 1:51 PM

    Whimsical Symphony (Grillensymphonie)

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Suites and Concertos by Telemann

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    8:32
  • 1:46 PM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    Sing We Christmas

    Chanticleer

    3:17
  • 1:38 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Classical Concertos For Flute

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    Werner Tast, flute

    7:15
  • 1:32 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Keyboard Suites 2

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    4:43
  • 1:23 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    7:30
  • 1:20 PM

    Season of Light

    Jacob Narverud

    Season of Light

    Essential Voices USA

    Judith Clurman, conductor

    2:30
  • 1:10 PM

    Swan Lake: Neapolitan Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Class Brass: Classical Favorites For Brass

    Empire Brass

    3:16
  • 1:04 PM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    The Music of Eric Coates

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:28
  • 12:50 PM

    Zampa Overture

    Ferdinand Herold

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:22
  • 12:47 PM

    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

    Alexander Borodin

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    2:21
  • 12:42 PM

    Czech Suite: Sousedska

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite; Nocturne; Serenade for Strings

    Padua Chamber Orchestra

    David Golub, conductor

    4:36
  • 12:32 PM

    Cantata No. 169: Sinfonia

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    Stefano Demicheli, organ

    8:50
  • 12:26 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Harp: 1st movement

    Jean-Baptiste Krumpholtz

    Duos for Flute & Harp

    Shigenori Kudo, flute

    5:09
  • 12:21 PM

    Schwanengesang, Book 1: Standchen (Serenade)

    Franz Schubert

    Romance Of The Violin

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    3:42
  • 12:07 PM

    Five Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Guher Pekinel, piano

    Suher Pekinel, piano

    6:14
  • 12:04 PM

    Five O'Clock Foxtrot

    Maurice Ravel

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    2:23
  • 11:44 AM

    String Quartet No. 34

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn String Quartets - Live at the Wigmore Hall, Vol. 2

    Lindsay String Quartet

    14:16
  • 11:35 AM

    Invitation to the Dance

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Concert A La Carte

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    7:42
  • 11:27 AM

    Three Short Pieces

    Jacques Ibert

    Favourite Music for Wind Quintet

    Frosunda Wind Quintet

    6:20
  • 11:22 AM

    A Carol Fantasy

    John Alexander

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Pacific Chorale

    John Alexander, conductor

    5:02
  • 11:09 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 1-6

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    Karel Stadtherr, violin

    10:57
  • 11:06 AM

    Nocturne No. 21

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    2:46
  • 11:01 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 10:47 AM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    King Keyes, zither

    11:01
  • 10:37 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 2 "La notte" ("The Night")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Tokyo Bach-Mozart Ensemble

    Masahiro Arita, baroque flute

    8:53
  • 10:29 AM

    Away in a Manger; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    The Christmas Album

    Ambrosian Singers

    Vaughan Meakins, conductor

    6:06
  • 10:25 AM

    Life of Pi: Tsimtsum

    Mychael Danna

    Life Of Pi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Mike Nowak, conductor

    2:51
  • 10:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 17

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Sonatas

    Peter Serkin, piano

    18:39
  • 10:01 AM

    Toccata

    Girolamo Frescobaldi

    Jian Wang: The Baroque Album

    Camerata Salzburg

    Jian Wang, cello

    4:37
  • 9:40 AM

    Brazilian Impressions

    Ottorino Respighi

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    18:36
  • 9:36 AM

    The Traveller Benighted in Snow

    Traditional Scottish

    Winter's Delights

    Quadriga Consort

    3:27
  • 9:31 AM

    Gymnopedie

    James Sutcliffe

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    4:11
  • 9:06 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    23:28
  • 9:01 AM

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Capulets and Montagues): Sinfonia

    Vincenzo Bellini

    Italian Overtures

    Orchestra of St. Cecilia

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:41
  • 8:44 AM

    Sonata for Two Pianos

    Muzio Clementi

    Anagnoson & Kinton, duo pianos

    13:38
  • 8:27 AM

    The Incredible Flutist: Suite

    Walter Piston

    Oregon Symphony

    Carlos Kalmar, conductor

    17:08
  • 8:22 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    Dream Season: The Christmas Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:39
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 58

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The Sturm Und Drang Symphonies Vol 2

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    15:48
  • 8:01 AM

    Concerto for 2 Horns: Rondo

    Antonio Rosetti

    Bavarian Chamber Philharmonic

    Johannes Moesus, conductor

    Klaus Wallendorf, horn

    Sarah Willis, horn

    4:34
  • 7:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    37:25
  • 7:18 AM

    Here We Go A-Wassailing

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    1:36
  • 7:06 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    Francesco Geminiani

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    10:56
  • 7:01 AM

    Four Preludes for Guitar

    Manuel Ponce

    Victoria Drake, harp

    4:45
  • 6:50 AM

    Concerto

    Johann Heinichen

    Heinichen: Dresden Concerti

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    7:52
  • 6:36 AM

    Fantasy on Polish Airs

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Grand Fantasia - Grande Polonaise

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    14:01
  • 6:24 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 6:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 5

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Bruch: Concerto No. 1, Scottish Fantasy

    New Symphony Orchestra of London

    Malcolm Sargent, conductor

    Jascha Heifetz, violin

    17:12
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