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  • 4:36 AM

    All Things Majestic

    Jennifer Higdon

    Jennifer Higdon: All Things Majestic

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    22:24
  • 4:26 AM

    A Fish Will Rise

    Chris Rogerson

    Portraits: Works for Flute, Clarinet and Piano

    Demarre McGill, flute

    9:03
  • 4:21 AM

    The Lake at Evening

    Charles Tomlinson Griffes

    Griffes: Orchestral Music

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:33
  • 4:14 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunrise

    Ferde Grofe

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    William Stromberg, conductor

    5:20
  • 4:06 AM

    American Ballads: Amber Waves

    Morton Gould

    Morton Gould: American Salute

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Klein, conductor

    7:12
  • 4:01 AM

    Canticles of the Sky: Sky with Endless Stars

    John Luther Adams

    The Wind in High Places

    Northwestern University Cello Ensemble

    Hans Jorgen Jensen, conductor

    4:23
  • 3:50 AM

    String Quintet "American": Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quartet Op 105, String Quintet Op 97

    Takacs Quartet

    Lawrence Power, viola

    8:13
  • 3:33 AM

    The Indispensable Man

    Victoria Bond

    Chiacgo College of Performing Arts Wind Ensemble

    Stephen Squires, conductor

    John Bruce Yeh, clarinet

    David Holloway, narrator

    15:43
  • 3:23 AM

    Variations on an American Song: Aspects of Lincoln and Liberty

    Paul Turok

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:04
  • 3:06 AM

    Lincoln Portrait

    Aaron Copland

    Portraits of Freedom: Copland, Harris

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    James Earl Jones, narrator

    14:29
  • 3:01 AM

    Air and Simple Gifts

    John Williams

    The Music of America: John Williams

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    4:30
  • 2:42 AM

    1812 Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    15:57
  • 2:23 AM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    17:28
  • 2:12 AM

    Federal Overture

    Benjamin Carr

    The 18th Century American Overture

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    10:06
  • 2:06 AM

    West Side Story: America

    Leonard Bernstein

    West Side Story Suite; Der Dreigroschenmusik

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:43
  • 2:01 AM

    American Overture for Band

    Joseph Jenkins

    River City Brass Band

    4:35
  • 1:50 AM

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Jerry Goldsmith, conductor

    8:52
  • 1:32 AM

    Symphony No. 59 "Fire"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:16
  • 1:28 AM

    Fireworks (Feux d'artifice)

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: The Firebird, Four Etudes, Fireworks

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    3:49
  • 1:24 AM

    Etincelles (Sparks)

    Moritz Moszkowski

    300

    Ingolf Wunder, piano

    2:56
  • 1:19 AM

    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: 3rd movement

    Virgil Thomson

    Hanson Conducts McPhee Sessions Thomson

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    3:03
  • 1:15 AM

    This Is My Country

    Raye/Jacobs

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    3:54
  • 1:12 AM

    Hymn for America

    Stephen Paulus

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Craig Jessop, conductor

    3:11
  • 1:09 AM

    You're a Grand Old Flag

    George M. Cohan

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    2:35
  • 1:06 AM

    The Star-Spangled Banner

    John Stafford Smith

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    2:07
  • 1:01 AM

    The Gliding Girl

    John Philip Sousa

    Nonpareil Wind Band

    Timothy Foley, conductor

    4:37
  • 12:53 AM

    Where's My Bow?

    Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile/Stuart Duncan

    The Goat Rodeo Sessions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:28
  • 12:45 AM

    Summer Night on the River

    Frederick Delius

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    6:57
  • 12:22 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American"

    William Grant Still

    African Heritage Symphonic Series, Vol. 1

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    21:10
  • 12:06 AM

    Rounds for String Orchestra

    David Diamond

    American Stringbook

    do.gma chamber orchestra

    Mikhail Gurewitsch, conductor

    14:46
  • 12:01 AM

    Nobody Knows the Trouble I See

    J. Rosamond Johnson

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    4:46
  • 11:49 PM

    Medley of Songs

    George M. Cohan

    Irish Night at the Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    8:06
  • 11:47 PM

    Easter Monday on the White House Lawn

    John Philip Sousa

    United States Marine Band

    2:24
  • 11:38 PM

    Concerto for Clarinet: 2nd movement

    William Bolcom

    Lancaster Festival Orchestra

    Gary Sheldon, conductor

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    7:36
  • 11:32 PM

    The Bills: William Bolcom

    Carter Pann

    Joel Hastings, piano

    4:50
  • 11:10 PM

    West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

    Leonard Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    20:58
  • 11:03 PM

    Sunburst

    Andrew York

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:17
  • 10:38 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    23:00
  • 10:28 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Wind Symphony

    University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    9:39
  • 10:21 PM

    Anniversaries: For Aaron Copland, For Stephen Sondheim, for Felicia, for Craig Urquhart

    Leonard Bernstein

    Lara Downes, piano

    5:19
  • 10:09 PM

    Urban Dance No. 1

    Richard Danielpour

    Richard Danielpour: Celestial Night

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Zdenek Macal, conductor

    6:24
  • 10:02 PM

    Air for Flute

    Alec Wilder

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    5:59
  • 9:24 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Charles Ives

    Ives: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    35:37
  • 9:16 PM

    Variations on America

    Charles Ives

    American Jubilee

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:08
  • 9:07 PM

    Columbia (Caprice Americain)

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Philip Martin, piano

    5:51
  • 9:00 PM

    Concerto Grosso: 2nd movement

    Henry Cowell

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    4:41
  • 8:57 PM

    Canzonetta

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: L'Encore

    Eastman-Dryden Orchestra

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    2:35
  • 8:46 PM

    American Fantasia

    Victor Herbert

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:48
  • 8:42 PM

    Getting Hitched

    The OK Factor

    The OK Factor

    3:28
  • 8:37 PM

    Up in the Air

    The OK Factor

    Composing Minnesota: 2016-2017 Class Notes Artists

    The OK Factor

    4:14
  • 8:17 PM

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    19:17
  • 8:07 PM

    The Cowboys: Overture

    John Williams

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

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:55
  • 8:05 PM

    Suite: Cowboy Song

    Robert Russell Bennett

    Shannon Scott, clarinet

    Leonard Garrison, flute

    1:43
  • 7:59 PM

    The Garden of Eden: Through Eden's Gates

    William Bolcom

    American Grab Bag

    Logan Skelton, piano

    4:33
  • 4:56 PM

    Down a Country Lane

    Aaron Copland

    New England Conservatory Wind Ensemble

    Frank Battisti, conductor

    2:58
  • 4:45 PM

    Vivaldi: Summer

    Max Richter

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Carlos Izcaray, conductor

    Francisco Fullana, violin

    11:53
  • 4:10 PM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F, Ravel: Piano Concerto in G

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andrew Litton, piano

    33:42
  • 4:05 PM

    For New York

    John Williams

    John Williams: American Journey

    Recording Arts Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:02
  • 3:59 PM

    Fourth of July Overture

    Americana

    Homespun America

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:43 PM

    American Rhapsody

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    Dohnanyi: Violin Concerto

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    14:35
  • 3:14 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American"

    Antonin Dvorak

    Maps and Legends, 7

    Jupiter String Quartet

    27:54
  • 3:06 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    6:29
  • 3:00 PM

    Chilean Dance

    Andrew York

    Andrew York: Into Dark

    Andrew York, guitar

    4:29
  • 2:51 PM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Comes True

    James Horner

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:00
  • 2:37 PM

    Appalachian Ditties and Dances

    Robert Ward

    Stephen Shipps, violin

    Eric Larsen, piano

    11:35
  • 2:11 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    24:26
  • 2:07 PM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

    Men of the Robert Shaw Chorale

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    4:38
  • 2:01 PM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:25
  • 1:54 PM

    Medley: Beautiful River; Battle Hymn of the Republic

    Robert Lowry; Julia Ward Howe

    Jacqueline Schwab, piano

    5:11
  • 1:52 PM

    Oklahoma: Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'

    Rodgers & Hammerstein

    English Northern Sinfonia

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    Bryn Terfel, baritone

    2:44
  • 1:47 PM

    Music for Al's Breakfast: Coffee?

    David Baldwin

    From the Beginning

    da Capo Brass

    3:32
  • 1:39 PM

    Overture

    Alexander Reinagle

    The 18th Century American Overture

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    6:27
  • 1:31 PM

    New England Triptych: Chester

    William Schuman

    Cincinnati Conservatory Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    6:12
  • 1:26 PM

    America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)

    Traditional

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    3:47
  • 1:20 PM

    Fireflies

    Amy Beach

    The American Virtuoso

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    2:36
  • 1:09 PM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Victor Herbert

    Victor Herbert: Cello Concertos Nos. 1 and 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Mark Kosower, cello

    7:45
  • 1:04 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Classical Favorites

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:16
  • 12:54 PM

    The Generals' March

    Jerry Goldsmith

    Victory at Sea and Other Favorites

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:47
  • 12:50 PM

    Appalachian Barn Dance

    Traditional

    Come to the River: An Early American Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    2:24
  • 12:46 PM

    Lincoln: The American Process

    John Williams

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:44
  • 12:31 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
  • 12:23 PM

    String Quintet "American": 2nd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: String Quintet in E Flat, Op. 97; String Sextet in A, Op. 48

    Raphael Ensemble

    5:52
  • 12:21 PM

    For Lenny (Variation on New York, New York)

    Lukas Foss

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:51
  • 12:07 PM

    Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10

    Henry Cowell

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    6:50
  • 12:04 PM

    Three Spirituals: Oh Freedom

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    2:25
  • 11:54 AM

    Semper Fidelis

    John Philip Sousa

    SOUSA, J.P.: Music for Wind Band, Vol. 3

    Royal Artillery Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    2:53
  • 11:45 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Great American Landscapes

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    7:45
  • 11:32 AM

    Medley Overture

    James Hewitt

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    11:52
  • 11:18 AM

    A River Runs Through It: Selections

    Mark Isham

    Studio Orchestra

    Ken Kugler, conductor

    12:33
  • 11:08 AM

    Deep Summer Music

    Libby Larsen

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    7:16
  • 11:04 AM

    Four Sketches: Etude Melodieuse

    Horatio Parker

    Peter Kairoff, piano

    2:39
  • 10:46 AM

    Be Kind to One Another (Rag)

    Terry Riley

    A Sweeter Music

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    12:39
  • 10:11 AM

    Americana Symphony "Variations on Appalachia Waltz"

    Mark O'Connor

    O'Connor: String Quartets Nos 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    32:22
  • 10:06 AM

    Lotus Eaters

    Andrew York

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:26
  • 10:01 AM

    All the Things You Are

    Jerome Kern

    Leon Fleisher, piano

    4:49
  • 9:38 AM

    Louisiana Story: Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thomson: Louisiana Story and Other Film Music

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    20:34
  • 9:20 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    Lucy Reeves, harp

    Benjamin Martin, piano

    16:05
  • 9:06 AM

    The River Cam

    Eric Whitacre

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    11:54
  • 9:01 AM

    Miami Grands: Key Biscayne, Dawn

    Michael Torke

    Miami Grands

    Miami Piano Circle

    Georgi Danchev, conductor

    4:41
  • 8:36 AM

    Theme and Variations

    Amy Beach

    Shanghai Quartet

    Eugenia Zukerman, flute

    21:52
  • 8:34 AM

    While All Things Were in Quiet Silence

    Ned Rorem

    Grant Park Chorus

    Christopher Bell, conductor

    1:54
  • 8:06 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Paul Creston

    Paul Creston: Symphony 3; Partita; Out of the Cradle; Invocation and Dance

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    25:57
  • 8:01 AM

    Night and Day

    Cole Porter

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    Masao Kawasaki, viola

    Mats Lidstrom, cello

    4:33
  • 7:40 AM

    Merry Mount Suite

    Howard Hanson

    Howard Hanson: Symphony No. 1, Merry Mount Suites

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    17:49
  • 7:34 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    5:32
  • 7:06 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Edward MacDowell

    MacDowell Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    Donna Amato, piano

    26:00
  • 7:01 AM

    Liza/Promenade

    George Gershwin

    Rendezvous with Tashi

    Tashi

    4:46
  • 6:44 AM

    Elegy for Violin and Strings

    Keith Jarrett

    Bridge of Light

    Fairfield Orchestra

    Thomas Crawford, conductor

    Michelle Makarski, violin

    14:43
  • 6:36 AM

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:24
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Randall Thompson

    American Masters: Harris, Thompson, Diamond

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    27:45
  • 6:01 AM

    Star Sonnet

    Daniel Elder

    Westminster Choir College

    Joe Miller, conductor

    4:49
  • 5:16 AM

    The River

    Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thomson: The Plow That Broke The Plains / Suite From 'The River'

    Symphony of the Air

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    23:57
  • 5:07 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    Paul Arden Taylor, English horn

    9:03
  • 5:01 AM

    All Dreams Begin With the Horizon: noble

    Christopher Theofanidis

    American Lyricism

    Christopher Atzinger, piano

    4:44
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