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  • 4:52 AM

    Nox Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    6:16
  • 4:48 AM

    Lux Aurumque

    Eric Whitacre

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    4:07
  • 4:15 AM

    Violin Concerto "Distant Light"

    Peteris Vasks

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Renaud Capucon, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    31:46
  • 4:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Yundi Li, piano

    6:50
  • 4:01 AM

    Winter Light: Falling Snow

    Michael Gandolfi

    San Francisco Choral Artists

    Magen Solomon, conductor

    4:38
  • 3:44 AM

    Introduction and Allegro appassionato

    Robert Schumann

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Antonio Pappano, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    14:25
  • 3:36 AM

    Nativity Carol; Quem pastores

    Christmas Music

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    6:34
  • 3:16 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Alexander Glazunov

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    William Steinberg, conductor

    Nathan Milstein, violin

    18:43
  • 3:13 AM

    Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

    Johannes Brahms

    Christmas with Septura

    Septura

    2:14
  • 3:07 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique, Roman Carnival Overture, Three Pieces from The Damnation of Faust

    Halle Orchestra

    John Barbirolli, conductor

    5:44
  • 3:01 AM

    Prussian Sonata No. 5: 2nd movement

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Jon Mendle, archguitar

    4:30
  • 2:46 AM

    Medley Overture

    James Hewitt

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    11:52
  • 2:41 AM

    A Lullaby/Away in a Manger

    Thomas Bold/William J. Kirkpatrick

    Christmas with Chanticleer

    Chanticleer

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    3:25
  • 2:20 AM

    Sonata for Two Pianos

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Duets

    Christina and Michelle Naughton, piano duo

    20:22
  • 2:15 AM

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

    Hugh Martin/Ralph Blane

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:17
  • 2:06 AM

    Concerto for Violin and Cello

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos for Strings

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Anner Bylsma, cello

    8:43
  • 2:01 AM

    King Lear: Overture and Fanfare

    Claude Debussy

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    4:38
  • 1:43 AM

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    14:44
  • 1:36 AM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 1:20 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra

    Timothy Russell, conductor

    Robert Spring, clarinet

    16:10
  • 1:13 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Torelli

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    5:44
  • 1:06 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    The Beautiful Voice

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    5:36
  • 1:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Andante

    Max Bruch

    Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

    George Hanson, conductor

    4:34
  • 12:56 AM

    Christmas Time is Here

    Vince Guaraldi

    Christmas On Copper Street

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    2:53
  • 12:34 AM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    23:00
  • 12:28 AM

    Make We Joy Now in this Fest

    Rene Clausen

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    David Dickau, conductor

    4:53
  • 12:17 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Murray Perahia, piano

    8:55
  • 12:06 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Maurice Ravel

    Tokyo String Quartet

    Ransom Wilson, flute

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    Nancy Allen, harp

    11:05
  • 12:03 AM

    We Three Kings

    Traditional

    A Harp For Christmas, Vol. 2

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    2:00
  • 11:55 PM

    Concerto No. 3

    Lorenzo Zavateri

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

    6:36
  • 11:34 PM

    Carmen Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    19:09
  • 11:29 PM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    An Old World Christmas

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 11:23 PM

    Scottis Dance/Swit St. Nikclas

    Traditional Scottish

    Solstice Spirit: The Musical Visions of Sister Gildaherd the Benign

    Kirk Elliott

    3:49
  • 11:10 PM

    Coppelia: Slavonic Theme and Variation

    Leo Delibes

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    6:50
  • 11:03 PM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:02
  • 10:48 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 11 after Scarlatti

    Charles Avison

    Avison, Scarlatti: 12 Concerti Grossi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    13:55
  • 10:43 PM

    Skating

    Vince Guaraldi

    Christmas On Copper Street

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    4:28
  • 10:38 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Ayako Shinozaki, harp

    Kazuko Shinozaki, harp

    4:05
  • 10:19 PM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    17:09
  • 10:15 PM

    Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Traditional

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:23
  • 10:07 PM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 38 "Prague"

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:25
  • 9:59 PM

    Arabesque

    Robert Schumann

    Homage to Schumann

    Eric Himy, piano

    7:44
  • 9:37 PM

    Cello Concerto

    Josef Myslivecek

    Camerata Chicago

    Drostan Hall, conductor

    Wendy Warner, cello

    20:39
  • 9:32 PM

    Shepherd's Pipe Carol

    John Rutter

    Christmas on Copper Street, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    2:46
  • 9:28 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:52
  • 9:12 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Symphonic Poems

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    15:00
  • 9:04 PM

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    6:59
  • 9:00 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Journey

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    3:28
  • 6:47 PM

    Snowflake Ballet

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach Music from the Operettas

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    11:06
  • 6:35 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 4

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: 6 Concerti Grossi Op 3

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    10:45
  • 6:28 PM

    Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra: Freylach

    Lucas Richman

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Lucas Richman, conductor

    Inbal Segev, cello

    5:54
  • 6:22 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Stephen Varcoe, baritone

    4:33
  • 6:06 PM

    Northern Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    15:38
  • 6:01 PM

    Robin Hood Suite: March of the Bowmen

    Frederic Curzon

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:44
  • 5:36 PM

    String Quartet

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Italian Journey

    Cremona Quartet

    22:43
  • 5:18 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:34
  • 5:13 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Still...Still...Stilll: Christmas Piano By Kelly Yost

    Kelly Yost, piano

    3:37
  • 5:06 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Violin Concertos, RV 187, 195, 197, 204, 209, 242, 364

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    6:28
  • 5:01 PM

    Coventry Carol; Good King Wenceslas

    Traditional

    Christmas Tradition

    Canadian Brass

    4:37
  • 4:52 PM

    O Christmas Tree; We Wish You a Merry Christmas; Carol of the Bells; Joy to the World

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    5:53
  • 4:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto 1, Etc / Argerich, Abbado

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Martha Argerich, piano

    31:53
  • 4:10 PM

    L'Enfance du Christ: Marche Nocturne

    Hector Berlioz

    Hector Berlioz: L'enfance Du Christ

    Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Christiane Oelze, soprano

    7:42
  • 4:06 PM

    Morris Dance Tunes: Laudnum Bunches

    Gustav Holst

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    2:46
  • 4:01 PM

    Chacony (Chaconne)

    Henry Purcell

    Albinoni: Adagio; Pachelbel: Canon; Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:50
  • 3:45 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Bizet, Prokofiev, Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 1

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    13:32
  • 3:43 PM

    TWLV DYS XMAS

    arr J. David Moore

    Voice Box

    :00
  • 3:42 PM

    Jingle Bells

    arr J. David Moore

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    :00
  • 3:17 PM

    Clarinet Quintet

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Eddie Daniels and the Composers Quartet

    Composers Quartet

    Eddie Daniels, clarinet

    23:53
  • 3:05 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Mahler: Symphony No 5

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    10:19
  • 3:01 PM

    Innsbruck, Ich Muss Dich Lassen

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    1:48
  • 2:57 PM

    Send in the Clowns

    Stephen Sondheim

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Arve Tellefsen, violin

    :00
  • 2:51 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Serenade No. 1

    American Symphony Orchestra

    Leon Botstein, conductor

    2:43
  • 2:42 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    The Handel Collection

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Nicholas Daniel, oboe

    8:14
  • 2:29 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    11:30
  • 2:23 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Robert Casadesus, piano

    5:20
  • 2:18 PM

    The First Nowell

    Traditional

    Christmas Around the World

    West Edge String Quartet

    3:41
  • 2:07 PM

    Symphony No. 81: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 78-81

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    6:51
  • 2:04 PM

    Gaudete (Rejoice!)

    Steven Sametz

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    Choral Arts Ensemble

    David Dickau, conductor

    2:22
  • 1:50 PM

    From Italy (Aus Italien): Life in Naples

    Richard Strauss

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:32
  • 1:50 PM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti Alla Rustica

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    3:44
  • 1:35 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:01
  • 1:31 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    American Voices

    Kansas City Symphony

    William McGlaughlin, conductor

    3:18
  • 1:25 PM

    Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day

    Traditional English

    Holiday Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:28
  • 1:22 PM

    Carolan's Trip to Cashel

    Traditional Irish

    Solstice Spirit: The Musical Visions of Sister Gildaherd the Benign

    Kirk Elliott

    2:00
  • 1:10 PM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Tchaikovsky, Smetana, Glinka, Moussorgsky

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:52
  • 1:04 PM

    String Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Early Symphonies 8 & 11

    Metamorphosen Chamber Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    4:51
  • 12:50 PM

    Miscellaneous Overture

    Alexander Reinagle

    The 18th Century American Overture

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    8:23
  • 12:46 PM

    Holberg Suite: Prelude

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Holberg Suite, Dvorak and Elgar: String Serenades

    Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra

    Conrad van Alphen, conductor

    2:52
  • 12:36 PM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    The Sound of the Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    8:40
  • 12:31 PM

    Messiah: For unto us a child is born

    George Frideric Handel

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    3:45
  • 12:24 PM

    Quintet for Piano and Winds: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Returning to Mozart, 6: Mozart and Britten

    Gilbert Kalish, piano

    6:07
  • 12:21 PM

    How Great Our Joy!

    Traditional

    Grand Christmas

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    2:00
  • 12:12 PM

    Partita No. 5: Preambulum

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Igor Levit, piano

    2:19
  • 12:04 PM

    The Secret Marriage: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    6:42
  • 11:44 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Frederick the Great

    Frederick the Great: Flotenkonzerte & Sinfonien

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    Manfred Friedrich, flute

    14:42
  • 11:37 AM

    Three Preludes

    George Gershwin

    William Bolcom, piano

    6:26
  • 11:28 AM

    Musica Sacra

    Richard Westenburg, conductor

    6:32
  • 11:20 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 11:11 AM

    Concerto No. 6

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    6:48
  • 11:06 AM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    "Pops in Love"

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:36
  • 11:01 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring; Amazing Grace

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    John Bayless, piano

    4:50
  • 10:50 AM

    Beatrice and Benedict: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Edition Du Bicentenaire

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:11
  • 10:42 AM

    Sonata No. 11

    George Frideric Handel

    Bach, Handel: Trio Sonatas

    Linde Consort

    6:05
  • 10:40 AM

    Weihnachtstraum (Christmas Dream)

    Max Reger

    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano

    1:28
  • 10:29 AM

    Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:39
  • 10:16 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 10:06 AM

    Castel del Monte

    Nino Rota

    Virtuosi Italiani

    Marzio Conti, conductor

    Guido Corti, horn

    10:09
  • 10:01 AM

    Water Night

    Eric Whitacre

    Whitacre: Choral Music

    Elora Festival Singers

    Noel Edison, conductor

    4:33
  • 9:49 AM

    Symphony No. 26

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Edition: Symphonies

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:10
  • 9:38 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 3 (after Corelli)

    Francesco Geminiani

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    10:46
  • 9:31 AM

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

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    5:50
  • 9:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 59 "Genzinger"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    23:46
  • 9:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 8:28 AM

    Terzetto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Streichquartette Vol. 5

    Stamitz Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    19:55
  • 8:23 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Preludio

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Villa-Lobos: Alma Brasileira

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:55
  • 8:16 AM

    Christmas Oratorio: Rejoice

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Bach Festival

    Empire Brass

    Douglas Major, organ

    6:20
  • 8:07 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Orchestral Music

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    James Levine, conductor

    8:22
  • 8:01 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset

    Ferde Grofe

    Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite, Gershwin: Catfish Row

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:16 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 4

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    41:51
  • 7:12 AM

    O Jesulein Zart (O Gentle Little Jesus)

    Samuel Scheidt

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    2:47
  • 7:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Tomaso Albinoni

    The Birth of the North Italian Violin Concerto: 1690-1740, Vol. 1: The Dawn of the Virtuoso

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    5:30
  • 7:01 AM

    The Past

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:30
  • 6:46 AM

    Old Christmas Music

    Philip Lane

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    12:06
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 38 "Echo"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christoph Perick, conductor

    18:34
  • 6:22 AM

    Rumores de la Caleta (Murmurs from the Bay)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Isaac Albeniz: Spanish Music For Classical Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    3:18
  • 6:16 AM

    Of the Father's Heart Begotten

    Traditional

    Christmas At Trinity

    Choir of Trinity Church

    Owen Burdick, conductor

    5:12
  • 6:06 AM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J. Strauss: Waltz Transcriptions/Stravinsky: Chamber Music

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    9:43
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