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  • 5:32 AM

    Idyll for String Orchestra

    Leos Janacek

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    26:28
  • 5:27 AM

    By the Sleepy Lagoon

    Eric Coates

    British Light Music Classics 4

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    4:04
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    19:19
  • 5:01 AM

    Toccata

    Girolamo Frescobaldi

    Jian Wang: The Baroque Album

    Camerata Salzburg

    Jian Wang, cello

    4:37
  • 4:48 AM

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    9:42
  • 4:19 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart, Copland, Kats-Chernin: Works for Clarinet and Orchestra

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Michael Collins, conductor

    Michael Collins, basset clarinet

    27:31
  • 4:06 AM

    Capriccio: String Sextet

    Richard Strauss

    German Opera Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    10:58
  • 4:01 AM

    Prayer of Saint Gregory

    Alan Hovhaness

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Chris Gekker, trumpet

    4:37
  • 3:50 AM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos For Two Cellos

    European Union Chamber Orchestra

    Hans-Peter Hofmann, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    7:25
  • 3:31 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Andras Schiff, piano

    18:05
  • 3:26 AM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    Christmas With The Pops: Traditional Christmas Favorites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Stephen Van Dyck, treble

    3:40
  • 3:06 AM

    An English Suite

    Hubert Parry

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    19:06
  • 3:01 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 2: 1st movement

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:36
  • 2:49 AM

    By the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schonen, blauen Donau)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Day Concert 1991

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    9:30
  • 2:23 AM

    Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven in New York

    Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

    23:59
  • 2:14 AM

    Miserere

    Gregorio Allegri

    Lux

    Voces8

    7:03
  • 2:06 AM

    Grande Overture

    Mauro Giuliani

    Dimitri Illarionov - Guitar Recital

    Dimitri Illarionov, guitar

    7:41
  • 2:01 AM

    Flute Concerto: 1st movement

    Jacques Ibert

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:38
  • 12:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    35:35
  • 12:16 AM

    Ritirata notturna di Madrid

    Luigi Boccherini

    Berio: Orchestral Transcriptions

    Giuseppe Verdi Orchestra of Milan

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    6:30
  • 12:10 AM

    Toss the Feathers

    Traditional

    Claire Jones: Royal Harp Strings

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    4:08
  • 12:02 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Gigues

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Nocturnes

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    7:27
  • 11:46 PM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Divertimento KV334; Serenata Notturna

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:53
  • 11:29 PM

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Ballet And Dance Music

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    15:49
  • 11:24 PM

    The Nutcracker: Arabian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 2

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:45
  • 11:13 PM

    Overture on Hebrew Themes

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Jorja Fleezanis, violin

    Ian Swensen, violin

    Paul Neubauer, viola

    David Finckel, cello

    Anna Polonsky, piano

    9:34
  • 11:08 PM

    Candle Lighting Blessings; Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages)

    Traditional Jewish

    Zamir Chorale of Boston

    Joshua Jacobson, conductor

    David Rappaport

    4:18
  • 11:03 PM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Yundi Li: Chopin

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:58
  • 10:59 PM

    Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale

    John Williams

    John Williams

    Denver Brass

    4:32
  • 10:35 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    Han-Na Chang, cello

    25:08
  • 10:24 PM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:48
  • 10:17 PM

    Kentucky Rondo

    Otto Luening

    Louisville Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    4:55
  • 10:07 PM

    Sonatina for Piano Duet

    Ferdinand Ries

    Ries: Complete Piano Sonatas & Sonatinas, Vol. 6

    Susan Kagan, piano

    7:43
  • 10:01 PM

    Algerian Suite: French Military March

    Camille Saint-Saens

    French Bon Bons

    Grimethorpe Colliery Band

    Major Peter Parkes, conductor

    4:28
  • 9:42 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    17:25
  • 9:30 PM

    Three Latin-American Sketches

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    10:55
  • 9:23 PM

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Howard Cable, conductor

    4:51
  • 9:06 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    15:53
  • 8:59 PM

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    5:58
  • 6:56 PM

    High are the snowdrifts (On hanget korkeat nietokset)

    Jean Sibelius

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    2:10
  • 6:49 PM

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:42
  • 6:44 PM

    Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme

    John Williams

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    4:00
  • 6:03 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    40:04
  • 5:58 PM

    Variations on "Guardame las vacas"

    Luis de Narvaez

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    3:23
  • 5:42 PM

    Symphony

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Le Mozart Noir

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    14:12
  • 5:32 PM

    English Dances: First Set

    Malcolm Arnold

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    8:41
  • 5:14 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ivo Pogorelich, piano

    17:10
  • 5:09 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Carols and Christmas Songs

    Welsh National Opera Orchestra

    Tecwyn Evans, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, bass

    3:04
  • 4:59 PM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Overtures: Rossini, Mendelssohn, Berlioz, Suppe, Wagner

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Thomas Beecham, conductor

    10:04
  • 4:48 PM

    Concerto Armonico No. 3

    Wilhelm van Wassenaer

    Wassebaer: Concerti Armonici

    Brandenburg Consort

    Roy Goodman, conductor

    9:32
  • 4:44 PM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Overtures to Bach

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    2:13
  • 4:05 PM

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Bela Bartok

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    37:05
  • 3:59 PM

    The Red Pony Suite: Morning on the Ranch

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:33
  • 3:53 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    The Holly And The Ivy

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:23
  • 3:41 PM

    Carnaval

    Robert Schumann

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    10:00
  • 3:35 PM

    Coventry Carol

    Traditional English

    Nova! Nova!

    The Playfords

    4:48
  • 3:04 PM

    Symphony No. 83 "The Hen"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    30:10
  • 3:00 PM

    King Arthur: Chorus of Cold People

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: King Arthur

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    3:20
  • 2:58 PM

    Mrs. Winter's Jump

    John Dowland

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    :51
  • 2:50 PM

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    Futaba Inoue, piano

    5:17
  • 2:38 PM

    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Overtures, Queen Mab Scherzo

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Munch, conductor

    10:30
  • 2:31 PM

    Swedish Polka

    Hugo Alfven

    European Light Music Classics

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    2:25
  • 2:25 PM

    Dardanus: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:45
  • 2:18 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Beethoven, Dvorak, Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:59
  • 2:08 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:17
  • 2:04 PM

    Prelude No. 5

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    3:21
  • 1:49 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 3

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    American Concerto Orchestra

    Stephen Burns, conductor

    Stephen Burns, trumpet

    9:03
  • 1:45 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Romantic Violinist: A Celebration Of Joseph Joachim

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:58
  • 1:36 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    7:13
  • 1:32 PM

    Cherry Ripe

    Frank Bridge

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:15
  • 1:23 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 39 & 41

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:37
  • 1:16 PM

    Noel nouvelet; Sussex Carol

    Traditional French

    Christmas Vespers: Music of Michael Praetorius

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Meredith Hall, soprano

    5:37
  • 1:11 PM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yondani Butt, conductor

    3:53
  • 1:04 PM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    5:42
  • 12:54 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    3:56
  • 12:47 PM

    Sonata No. 4

    Johann Rosenmuller

    Rosenmuller: 17th Century Instrumental and Vocal Music

    King's Noyse

    David Douglass, conductor

    5:57
  • 12:37 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Violin Concerto; Sonata

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    8:46
  • 12:35 PM

    Suite: Strauss Waltz

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Barn Dances

    Shannon Scott, clarinet

    1:18
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 94, 96 & 100

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    3:48
  • 12:23 PM

    Scottish March (Marche ecossaise)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Complete Orchestral Works I

    French National Radio and Television Orchestra

    Jean Martinon, conductor

    6:20
  • 12:20 PM

    Rumba

    Carlos Salzedo

    Solo Harp: The Best of Yolanda Kondonassis

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    1:38
  • 12:08 PM

    Piano Trio No. 10

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Piano Trios, Vol. 2

    Castle Trio

    5:57
  • 12:04 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Mad About Baroque

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:57
  • 11:51 AM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    7:33
  • 11:44 AM

    Three Carols for Harp

    Christmas Music

    O Holy Night: Christmas Favorites

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:51
  • 11:31 AM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach: Hamburg Symphonies

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Thomas Hengelbrock, conductor

    12:45
  • 11:17 AM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:55
  • 11:10 AM

    Gavotte and six doubles

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    Julius Drake, piano

    5:58
  • 11:06 AM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Yundi Li, piano

    4:00
  • 11:01 AM

    Vespers: Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Danielle de Niese, soprano

    4:31
  • 10:52 AM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Dance; Finale

    Richard Wagner

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:17
  • 10:36 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    15:08
  • 10:31 AM

    O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Christmas Tradition

    Canadian Brass

    Eric Robertson, organ

    2:41
  • 10:18 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Symphony No. 1

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    12:53
  • 10:06 AM

    Divertimento

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

    11:09
  • 10:01 AM

    Chi passa per'sta strada

    Filippo Azzaiolo

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:39
  • 9:43 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Jean Eichner

    Eichner: Harp Concertos

    Kurpfalz Chamber Orchestra

    Stefan Fraas, conductor

    Silke Aichhorn, harp

    15:44
  • 9:34 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6

    Francesco Geminiani

    Geminiani: 6 Concerti Grossi

    La Petite Bande

    Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor

    7:40
  • 9:25 AM

    The Enchanted Lake

    Anatol Liadov

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    7:37
  • 9:06 AM

    Concerto for Double Bass

    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Dittersdorf: Viola and Double Bass Concertos

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Frantisek Vajnar, conductor

    Frantisek Posta, double bass

    18:28
  • 9:01 AM

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    4:30
  • 8:27 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jeunehomme"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Camerata Academica Salzburg

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    Andras Schiff, piano

    31:36
  • 8:22 AM

    The First Noel; Silent Night

    Traditional

    Joy | Carols & Songs for a Season of Light

    Frank Wallace, guitar

    4:00
  • 8:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Janine Jansen, violin

    Jan Jansen, harpsichord

    14:28
  • 8:01 AM

    Tanguori

    Jeremy Cohen

    Quartet San Francisco

    4:33
  • 7:41 AM

    Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    16:37
  • 7:11 AM

    North Country Sketches

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Florida Suite Etc.

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    28:42
  • 7:06 AM

    Tromba Lontana

    John Adams

    Adams: Tromba Lontana, Violin Concerto, The Wound-Dresser

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    John Adams, conductor

    Gareth Bimson, trumpet

    4:07
  • 7:01 AM

    Contredanse and Tarantelle

    Frederic Chopin

    Malcolm Frager, piano

    4:35
  • 6:34 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, R.: Oboe Concerto in D Major / Martinu, B.: Oboe Concerto / Francaix, J.: L'Horloge De Flore

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    Gregor Zubicky, oboe

    24:27
  • 6:30 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

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

    Kelly Yost, piano

    3:37
  • 6:09 AM

    Symphony No. 93

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    19:20
  • 6:06 AM

    La Comparsa (Carnival Procession)

    Ernesto Lecuona

    Cuba

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    2:14
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