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  • 4:25 AM

    The Spider's Feast

    Albert Roussel

    Paris Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    33:14
  • 4:16 AM

    Spellbound Concerto

    Miklos Rozsa

    Earl Wild Goes to the Movies

    London Promenade Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    Earl Wild, piano

    8:04
  • 4:06 AM

    The Three Ravens

    Thomas Ravenscroft

    Come to the River: An Early American Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Sandra Simon, soprano

    8:33
  • 4:01 AM

    Crepuscule

    Jules Massenet

    Stephen Hough's French Album

    Stephen Hough, piano

    1:53
  • 3:23 AM

    Etude for "The Haunted Palace"

    Florent Schmitt

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georges Pretre, conductor

    12:12
  • 3:15 AM

    The Haunted House

    Traditional

    UNKNOWN

    Harp Consort

    Andrew Lawrence-King, conductor

    Paul Hillier, baritone

    6:22
  • 3:06 AM

    Kiki-Mora

    Anatol Liadov

    Liadov: The Enchanted Lake, and other orchestral works.

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    8:33
  • 3:01 AM

    The Valkyrie: Magic Fire Music

    Richard Wagner

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    4:44
  • 2:51 AM

    Bride of Frankenstein: Danse Macabre

    Franz Waxman

    Legends Of Hollywood: Franz Waxman Volume Two

    Queensland Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Mills, conductor

    6:58
  • 2:45 AM

    Suite No. 1: In a Haunted Forest

    Edward MacDowell

    Recordings Of The Society For The Preservation Of The American Musical Heritage

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Karl Krueger, conductor

    5:44
  • 2:21 AM

    Piano Trio No. 5 "Ghost"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beaux Arts Trio

    22:17
  • 2:17 AM

    Hamlet: The Ghost

    William Walton

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:15
  • 2:12 AM

    The Lord of the Rings: Twilight and Shadow

    Howard Shore

    The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    3:31
  • 2:06 AM

    Symphonic Sketches: Hobgoblin

    George Chadwick

    Chadwick

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:50
  • 2:03 AM

    The Devil's Reel

    Traditional

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    2:44
  • 2:01 AM

    El Amor Brujo: Danse de la frayeur

    Manuel de Falla

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    2:09
  • 1:50 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    The Fantastic Stokowski

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:43
  • 1:41 AM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Great Organ Works

    Virgil Fox, organ

    8:44
  • 1:32 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Andrew Wan, violin

    7:17
  • 1:30 AM

    Peer Gynt: In The Hall Of The Mountain King

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    2:31
  • 1:25 AM

    Der Erlkonig (The Elf King)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Lieder

    Brigitte Fassbaender, contralto

    4:14
  • 1:14 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: Dream of a Witches' Sabbath

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    9:23
  • 1:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 2: Funeral March

    Frederic Chopin

    Stokowski Encores

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    6:57
  • 1:01 AM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Shannon Lee, violin

    Pamela Mia Paul, piano

    4:31
  • 12:47 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    10:55
  • 12:43 AM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Classics for Children

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:07
  • 12:37 AM

    Pictures at an Exhibition: The Old Castle

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Ravel: Bolero; Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:01
  • 12:21 AM

    Psycho: A Narrative for Orchestra

    Bernard Herrmann

    Bernard Herrmann Movie Music: The Great Hitchcock Movie Thrillers

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bernard Herrmann, conductor

    14:29
  • 12:16 AM

    Macbeth: Tre volte miagola (Witches Scene)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Choruses

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    4:02
  • 12:12 AM

    Gnomentanz (Dance of the Gnomes)

    David Popper

    Wendy Warner plays Popper and Piatigorsky

    Wendy Warner, cello

    3:32
  • 12:06 AM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:03
  • 12:01 AM

    Hansel and Gretel: Witch's Ride

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Fright Night

    Gurzenich Orchestra

    John Pritchard, conductor

    4:39
  • 11:50 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner Without Words

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:27
  • 11:25 PM

    Symphony No. 43 "Mercury"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    24:12
  • 11:12 PM

    Le Secret des Muses: Four Dances

    Nicolas Vallet

    Nicolas Vallet: Le Secret Des Muses

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    10:37
  • 11:02 PM

    Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture

    Jacques Offenbach

    Offenbach Romantique

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    8:40
  • 10:58 PM

    Devil's Polka

    Vitezslav Novak

    Small Czech Musical Gems

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Vaclav Smetacek, conductor

    3:00
  • 10:49 PM

    Fra Diavolo: Overture

    Daniel Auber

    Overtures by Suppe and Auber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:27
  • 10:44 PM

    Le Villi: Witches Sabbath

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini, Catalani, Ponchielli: for orchestra

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    3:43
  • 10:35 PM

    The Witches

    Niccolo Paganini

    Of Witches and Devils

    Luca Fanfoni, violin

    9:24
  • 10:25 PM

    Rugby

    Arthur Honegger

    Stravinsky, Martin

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    8:09
  • 10:03 PM

    Les Biches (The Does)

    Francis Poulenc

    Milhaud, Poulenc, Ibert: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    20:07
  • 9:58 PM

    E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)

    John Williams

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

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:45
  • 9:52 PM

    No More Gray-Haired Ladies for Me

    Traditional

    Far Behind I Left My Country: Klezmer And East European Folk Music

    UCalgary String Quartet

    4:44
  • 9:29 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet, Ravel, Faure

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    21:50
  • 9:19 PM

    Die Fledermaus: Overture

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:20
  • 9:15 PM

    The Great Pumpkin

    Irmhild Beutler

    Chips 'n' Chocolate / Ensemble Dreiklang Berlin

    Ensemble Dreiklang

    3:49
  • 9:07 PM

    Tarantella

    David Popper

    Harmonies du Soir

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Hans Stadlmair, conductor

    Werner Thomas, cello

    4:53
  • 8:59 PM

    Symphony No. 24

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 15, 24, 28, 29

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    7:48
  • 8:39 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 8

    George Frideric Handel

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    17:37
  • 8:29 PM

    Equus

    Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    8:52
  • 8:06 PM

    The Water Goblin

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony 7 etc.

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    21:21
  • 8:02 PM

    Poetic Tone Pictures: Goblin's Dance

    Antonin Dvorak

    Piano Phantoms

    Michael Lewin, piano

    3:20
  • 8:00 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    2:14
  • 4:46 PM

    The Ship o' the Fiend

    Hamish MacCunn

    Maccunn: Jeanie Dean

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    11:52
  • 4:42 PM

    Ruddigore: When the night wind howls (The Ghosts' High Noon)

    Arthur Sullivan

    Bryn Terfel: Bad Boys

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    2:27
  • 4:07 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Hornsignal"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    33:54
  • 4:01 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    5:25
  • 3:51 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Rondes de printemps (Spring Rounds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, etc.

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    8:20
  • 3:41 PM

    Sonata No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Sonatas Op. 5

    London Baroque

    8:22
  • 3:37 PM

    Locus iste

    Karl Jenkins

    Karl Jenkins: Motets

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    2:43
  • 3:09 PM

    Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 1 And 5

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    25:38
  • 3:01 PM

    Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Fantasias

    Alicia de Larrocha, piano

    6:26
  • 2:50 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    10:20
  • 2:43 PM

    The Devil's Joke

    Rudolf Friml

    Stephanie Chase, violin

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    5:42
  • 2:30 PM

    Mephisto Waltz No. 1 "Dance in the Village Inn"

    Franz Liszt

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    11:58
  • 2:06 PM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    22:27
  • 2:00 PM

    Legend No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:10
  • 1:57 PM

    Elektra: Murder Scene

    Richard Strauss

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Cheryl Studer, soprano

    :00
  • 1:45 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Georg Solti, conductor

    10:37
  • 1:40 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Bess, You is My Woman Now

    George Gershwin

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Audra McDonald, soprano

    Brian Stokes Mitchell, baritone

    4:22
  • 1:33 PM

    Captain Blood: Overture

    Erich Korngold

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:24
  • 1:22 PM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    9:56
  • 1:17 PM

    Midnight Polka

    Emil Waldteufel

    Waldteufel Waltzes, Polkas and Galops

    Gulbenkian Orchestra

    Michel Swierczewski, conductor

    4:04
  • 1:09 PM

    Baile de las mascaras

    Francesco Corradini

    Concerto Koln

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    4:53
  • 1:04 PM

    Maskarade: Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:46
  • 12:52 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:20
  • 12:45 PM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Italian Serenade

    James Galway, flute

    5:54
  • 12:38 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Johann Molter

    Trompete; Corno da caccia; Posthorn

    Saxony Virtuosi

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    6:14
  • 12:32 PM

    The Haunted Manor: Overture

    Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    4:04
  • 12:23 PM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Violin Concerto, Double Concerto

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Vadim Repin, violin

    8:29
  • 12:18 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    3:43
  • 12:14 PM

    March of the Trolls

    Edvard Grieg

    Wonderland

    Alice Sara Ott, piano

    2:55
  • 12:10 PM

    Une Amourette: March

    Svend Schulz

    Carion: Nielsen's Footsteps

    Carion Wind Quintet

    2:34
  • 12:04 PM

    Symphony: Scherzo

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony in C, Jeux d'Enfants

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    5:28
  • 11:50 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos 35-41

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    7:55
  • 11:44 AM

    King Arthur: Overture and Air

    Henry Purcell

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    4:16
  • 11:39 AM

    The Phantom Melody

    Albert Ketelbey

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eric Rogers, conductor

    3:54
  • 11:33 AM

    Graceful Ghost Rag

    William Bolcom

    Four Hands

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    4:58
  • 11:25 AM

    Symphony No. 81: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 78-81

    Accademia Bizantina

    Ottavio Dantone, conductor

    6:51
  • 11:20 AM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Dumbarton Oaks

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:00
  • 11:09 AM

    The Immovable Do

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 5: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 2

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:56
  • 11:04 AM

    Petite Suite: En Bateau (Boating)

    Claude Debussy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:37
  • 10:51 AM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Simon Preston, conductor

    Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet

    Hannes Laubin, trumpet

    7:27
  • 10:43 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 22, 104, Piano Concerto in D

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:19
  • 10:29 AM

    Transylvanian Dances

    Sandor Veress

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    13:21
  • 10:26 AM

    Hexentanz

    Edward MacDowell

    Stephen Hough: The Piano Album, Vol.1

    Stephen Hough, piano

    2:31
  • 10:13 AM

    The Seasons: Autumn

    Alexander Glazunov

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    11:44
  • 10:06 AM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    Pachelbel: Canon / Albinoni: Adagio / Bach / Molter / Bonporti

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    6:17
  • 10:01 AM

    Dance of the Orange Blossoms

    Eric Coates

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:32
  • 9:42 AM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Suite

    John Williams

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    16:38
  • 9:24 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    16:17
  • 9:10 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: Reveries

    Hector Berlioz

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    11:26
  • 9:06 AM

    Bohemian Forest: Witches' Sabbath

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: From The Bohemian Forest; Dumky

    Artur Pizarro, piano

    4:09
  • 9:01 AM

    Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee

    Jules Massenet

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:35 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    23:03
  • 8:17 AM

    Conte fantastique (Fantastic Story)

    Andre Caplet

    Debussy, Martin, Caplet, Pierne, Jongen

    Oxalys

    17:53
  • 8:06 AM

    The Distant Princess

    Nikolai Tcherepnin

    The Enchanted Kingdom

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    9:09
  • 8:01 AM

    Moths and Butterflies and Wild Bears

    Edward Elgar

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

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    4:34
  • 7:51 AM

    Mephisto Polka

    Franz Liszt

    Sviatoslav Richter, piano

    6:52
  • 7:42 AM

    Mephistos Hollenrufe

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    1995 New Year's Concert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    8:28
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    34:10
  • 7:01 AM

    Grande Serenade: Finale

    Mauro Giuliani

    An Italian in Vienna: Duos by Mauro Giuliani

    Louise Schulman, viola

    4:56
  • 6:42 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Theodor Guschlbauer, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    15:51
  • 6:19 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    22:47
  • 6:09 AM

    The Devil's Pleasure House (Des Teufels Lustschloss): Overture

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5

    English Sinfonia

    Charles Groves, conductor

    8:07
  • 6:06 AM

    Spirit Dance

    Franz Schubert

    Piano Phantoms

    Michael Lewin, piano

    2:33
  • 6:01 AM

    The Wind (El Viento)

    Mario Armengol

    Isabelle Perrin, harp

    Baltazar Juarez, harp

    4:28
  • 5:21 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    38:00
  • 5:09 AM

    Night Prayer

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    9:20
  • 5:06 AM

    Fantasia No. 2

    Luis de Narvaez

    Frank Wallace, vihuela

    2:46
  • 5:01 AM

    Black Anemones

    Joseph Schwantner

    Ransom Wilson, flute

    Brian Zeger, piano

    4:43
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