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  • 4:41 AM

    La Creation du Monde

    Darius Milhaud

    London Sinfonietta

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    16:27
  • 4:33 AM

    Portraits of Josephine: Paris 1925

    Valerie Coleman

    Imani Winds

    6:39
  • 4:29 AM

    Strange Meadowlark

    Dave Brubeck

    Brodsky Quartet

    3:08
  • 4:12 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    Lucy Reeves, harp

    Benjamin Martin, piano

    16:05
  • 4:06 AM

    Tango Song and Dance: Song

    Andre Previn

    Simply Anne-Sophie

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    4:59
  • 4:01 AM

    Zootropias: Chacona

    Alejandro Roman

    Trio Arbos

    4:50
  • 3:55 AM

    Handful of Keys

    Thomas (Fats) Waller

    All Rise: A Joyful Elegy for Fats Waller

    Jason Moran, piano

    2:53
  • 3:51 AM

    Cane: Coin Coin's Narrative

    Jason Moran

    Imani Winds

    4:01
  • 3:45 AM

    Under the Sun: Awakening

    Matthew Levy

    People's Emergency Center

    Prism Quartet

    Jason Moran, piano

    4:58
  • 3:20 AM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes: No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    2:29
  • 3:10 AM

    Dig the Say

    Vijay Iyer

    Brooklyn Rider

    7:51
  • 3:07 AM

    When We're Gone

    Vijay Iyer

    Vijay Iyer: Mutations

    Vijay Iyer, piano and electronics

    3:25
  • 3:01 AM

    John's Book of Alleged Dances: Habanera

    John Adams

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    4:45
  • 2:49 AM

    Momentum Suite

    Peter Hope

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    10:09
  • 2:24 AM

    Swanwhite Suite

    Jean Sibelius

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Pekka Kuusisto, conductor

    23:06
  • 2:15 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium

    Chamber Choir of Europe

    Nicol Matt, conductor

    6:52
  • 2:06 AM

    Legend for Violin and Orchestra

    Frederick Delius

    The Delius Collection, Vol. 7

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Ralph Holmes, violin

    8:21
  • 2:01 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Andrea Luchesi

    Roberto Plano, piano

    4:31
  • 1:48 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    The Spirit of England

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 1:24 AM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds"

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    23:07
  • 1:10 AM

    Symphony No. 4: Andantino

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    12:04
  • 1:06 AM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Suites for Solo Cello

    Janos Starker, cello

    2:41
  • 1:01 AM

    Pan Voyevoda: Nocturne

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    4:44
  • 12:47 AM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Metropolitan Opera Orchestra

    James Levine, conductor

    11:03
  • 12:29 AM

    Kevin Lawrence, violin

    Philip Bush, piano

    17:11
  • 12:18 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    9:05
  • 12:06 AM

    Our Town

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Our Town, El Salon Mexico

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    10:58
  • 12:01 AM

    The Wedding Waltz

    Heikki Aaltoila

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:37
  • 11:16 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    40:55
  • 11:08 PM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp

    6:10
  • 11:01 PM

    Musette de Choisie and Tavernie

    Francois Couperin

    The Sun King's Paradise

    Palladian Ensemble

    5:18
  • 10:42 PM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Metamorphosen

    New Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Paul Meyer, clarinet

    17:56
  • 10:35 PM

    Chen Yi, violin

    Lars Hannibal, guitar

    5:30
  • 10:31 PM

    Cherry Ripe

    Frank Bridge

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:15
  • 10:23 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 23: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Simone Dinnerstein: Mozart in Havana

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    7:12
  • 10:08 PM

    Prague Waltzes

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:55
  • 10:03 PM

    Jubilate Deo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canadian Brass

    Robert Moody, conductor

    3:52
  • 9:54 PM

    Bamboula

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Fascinatin' Rhythm

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    7:50
  • 9:28 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos In C Major & D Major

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:43
  • 9:20 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:00
  • 9:08 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Charles Gounod

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    8:59
  • 9:03 PM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Karajan Conducts Orchestral Favorites II

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:04
  • 8:54 PM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Castile & Leon Orchestra

    Alejandro Posada, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    8:15
  • 8:36 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 8

    George Frideric Handel

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    17:37
  • 8:24 PM

    Capriccio for Harp and Strings

    Walter Piston

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Theresa Elder Wunrow, harp

    10:15
  • 8:08 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto in F, An American in Paris

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    13:58
  • 8:00 PM

    Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Rheims): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:20
  • 5:22 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    35:15
  • 5:10 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Dollar": 3rd movement

    Kurt Atterberg

    Atterberg: Symphony No. 6, etc.

    Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    9:53
  • 5:05 PM

    Pilgrims' Hymn

    Stephen Paulus

    Beyond All Mortal Dreams

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:00
  • 4:59 PM

    Letter from Home

    Aaron Copland

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    6:38
  • 4:36 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn & Ligeti Concertos & Capriccios

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Shai Wosner, piano

    20:56
  • 4:23 PM

    Oboe Quartet

    Malcolm Arnold

    Malcolm Arnold Chamber Music 3

    Nash Ensemble

    11:45
  • 4:06 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    French Impressions

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Jean-Bernard Pommier, conductor

    15:34
  • 4:00 PM

    Water Music Suite No. 1: Minuet and Bourree

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:32
  • 3:43 PM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    14:58
  • 3:20 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Philharmonia Orchestra of Bratislava

    Dale Clevenger, conductor

    Steven Gross, horn

    21:03
  • 3:18 PM

    Noble Waltz No. 4

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert For Two / Gil Shaham, Göran Söllscher

    Gil Shaham, violin

    1:21
  • 3:01 PM

    Abdelazer: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    5:44
  • 2:47 PM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    12:35
  • 2:40 PM

    The Spanish Lady: Suite

    Edward Elgar

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    5:49
  • 2:34 PM

    Meditation

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov, Schoeck: Violin Concertos

    Swiss Italian Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Chloe Hanslip, violin

    4:10
  • 2:05 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Cosi fan Flauti: Mozart for Flute and Orchestra

    Czech Chamber Orchestra

    Ondrej Kukal, conductor

    Robert Stallman, flute

    28:01
  • 2:00 PM

    Cantata No. 22: Sanctify us

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Transcriptions For Piano: Rediscovered Treatments Of A Genius

    Angelika Nebel, piano

    2:19
  • 1:56 PM

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    2:57
  • 1:51 PM

    Concerto for Orchestra: Intermezzo

    Bela Bartok

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    :00
  • 1:46 PM

    Wind Quintet: 3rd movement

    August Klughardt

    Hexagon Ensemble

    3:28
  • 1:33 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1

    Georges Enescu

    Liszt and Enesco Rhapsodies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    11:55
  • 1:22 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    8:53
  • 1:19 PM

    Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Takako Nishizaki, violin

    2:29
  • 1:10 PM

    Mikhail Pletnev, piano

    4:42
  • 1:05 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:40
  • 12:52 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Walton: In Honour of the City of London, etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    David Willcocks, conductor

    7:52
  • 12:47 PM

    Concerto No. 1

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    4:35
  • 12:40 PM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    By Request: The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:29
  • 12:31 PM

    The Vampire: Overture

    Heinrich Marschner

    Marschner: Der Vampyr

    Cologne Radio Orchestra

    Helmut Froschauer, conductor

    7:44
  • 12:22 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Simone Dinnerstein: Mozart in Havana

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    7:23
  • 12:06 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: St. Paul's Suite, etc.

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Duke Dobing, flute

    8:25
  • 12:04 PM

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    1:22
  • 11:51 AM

    Suite of Scottish Dances

    William Alwyn

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    7:51
  • 11:46 AM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Percy Grainger: Symphonic Band Music

    Michigan State University Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    4:01
  • 11:39 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 10: 1st movement

    Andrea Zani

    Andrea Zani: Complete Cello Concertos

    Cologne Academy

    Michael Alexander Willens, conductor

    Martin Rummel, cello

    5:39
  • 11:31 AM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 11:24 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: 6 Brandenburg Concertos

    Oregon Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra

    Helmuth Rilling, conductor

    6:04
  • 11:20 AM

    Legend No. 9

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    2:50
  • 11:09 AM

    Entry March of the Boyars

    Johan Halvorsen

    Russian Fireworks

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    5:01
  • 11:04 AM

    Mother Goose (Ma mere l'oye): Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy, Ravel: Images Pour Orchestre - Ma Mere L'oye

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:37
  • 10:45 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Samuel Wesley

    Wesley: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    13:08
  • 10:36 AM

    Four Pieces

    Halfdan Kjerulf

    Einar Steen-Nokleberg, piano

    9:02
  • 10:25 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    9:20
  • 10:13 AM

    Fantasy on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano"

    Franz Danzi

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    10:11
  • 10:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Etc

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    6:05
  • 10:01 AM

    The Mermaid Suite: Dance of 24 Mermaids

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:43
  • 9:51 AM

    Improvisation No. 2

    Gabriela Montero

    Gabriela Montero, piano

    7:03
  • 9:14 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Charles Ives

    Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    35:37
  • 9:06 AM

    The Banks of Green Willow

    George Butterworth

    Vaughan Williams/Butterworth

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:12
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Soustrot, conductor

    4:41
  • 8:34 AM

    Fantasie for Violin and Piano

    Franz Schubert

    Violin Fantasies

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    24:28
  • 8:33 AM

    Mr. Giles Hoby's Galliard

    John Dowland

    Dowland: Lachrimae, Fretwork

    Fretwork

    1:37
  • 8:07 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Martinu: Oboe Concertos, Francaix: L'Horloge De Flore

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Anderson, oboe

    24:32
  • 8:01 AM

    Nursery Suite: Aubade and Merry Doll

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    4:26
  • 7:29 AM

    Piano Trio No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Argenta Trio

    29:14
  • 7:17 AM

    Faust Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    11:33
  • 7:06 AM

    Two Melodies

    Edvard Grieg

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Modern Times: Smile

    Charlie Chaplin

    I Salonisti Play Music from Titanic, Casablanca, the Godfather

    I Salonisti

    4:31
  • 6:40 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Piano Concerto; Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gilbert Levine, conductor

    Jeffrey Campbell, piano

    18:03
  • 6:25 AM

    The Plain (La Vega)

    Isaac Albeniz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    14:12
  • 6:06 AM

    Six Epigraphes Antiques

    Claude Debussy

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    17:47
  • 6:01 AM

    Sonatine for Bassoon and Harp

    Joseph Lauber

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    Pierre Martens, bassoon

    4:31
  • 5:31 AM

    String Quartet No. 23 "Prussian"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Prussian Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    27:25
  • 5:15 AM

    The River of the Seven Stars (El Rio de las Siete Estrellas)

    Evencio Castellanos

    Castellanos: Santa Cruz de Pacairigua / El rio de las siete estrellas / Avilena Suite

    Venezuela Symphony Orchestra

    Jan Wagner, conductor

    14:50
  • 5:06 AM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Our Heart's Joy: A Chanticleer Christmas

    Chanticleer

    7:31
  • 5:01 AM

    Bibo No Aozora (Beauty of a Blue Sky)

    Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Blanc

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:42
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