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  • 5:24 AM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    34:29
  • 5:12 AM

    Fair Melusina Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Winterthur Music Collegium

    Douglas Boyd, conductor

    10:46
  • 5:06 AM

    Christmas Medley

    John Playford

    Nova! Nova!

    The Playfords

    4:22
  • 5:01 AM

    Sonatine: Modere

    Maurice Ravel

    Arcata String Quartet

    Don Bailey, flute

    Grace Paradise, harp

    4:41
  • 4:49 AM

    Dance Rhapsody No. 2

    Frederick Delius

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    8:44
  • 4:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Egyptian"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    26:51
  • 4:11 AM

    Don Quixote: Grand Pas de Deux

    Leon Minkus

    Ballet Gala: Pas De Deux

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    8:07
  • 4:06 AM

    Candlelight Carol

    John Rutter

    Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    4:25
  • 4:01 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 3:46 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5, Op. 47 - Barber: Adagio for Strings, Op. 11

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    12:24
  • 3:27 AM

    A Downland Suite

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Music for String Orchestra

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    17:11
  • 3:20 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Pelleas Et Melisande Suite; Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun; Three Nocturnes

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:22
  • 3:10 AM

    Oboe Concerto No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    David Reichenberg, oboe

    8:47
  • 3:06 AM

    Villancico de Navidad (Christmas Carol)

    Agustin Barrios

    Goran Sollscher: Cavatina

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    3:00
  • 3:01 AM

    Andantino

    Alfredo Catalani

    Catalani: Ero e Leandro / Contemplazione / Il Mattino

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    4:31
  • 2:54 AM

    Dances in the Canebrakes: Tropical Noon

    Florence Price

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    3:59
  • 2:13 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Prague Philharmonia

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    39:56
  • 2:06 AM

    Christmas Night

    Sergei Lyapunov

    Christmas Piano Music

    Eteri Andjaparidze, piano

    4:59
  • 2:01 AM

    Capriccio No. 3: Allemande

    Jan Zelenka

    Zelenka: The Capriccios

    Bach Sinfonia

    Daniel Abraham, conductor

    4:33
  • 1:49 AM

    Concert Waltz No. 1

    Alexander Glazunov

    The Moscow Sessions

    Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    8:31
  • 12:45 AM

    Divertimento No. 12

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amadeus Winds

    10:49
  • 12:23 AM

    Burleske

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Rosenkavelier, Salome's Dance, Burleske Fastival Prelud

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Jeffrey Kahane, piano

    21:09
  • 12:16 AM

    Grande Serenade: Finale

    Mauro Giuliani

    An Italian in Vienna: Duos by Mauro Giuliani

    Louise Schulman, viola

    4:56
  • 12:06 AM

    Carmen Suite No. 2

    Georges Bizet

    Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:34
  • 12:01 AM

    Aquatintes No. 3/We Three Kings of Orient Are

    Bernard Andres

    Bernard's Christmas

    Megan Metheney, harp

    4:47
  • 11:51 PM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Romantic Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    8:52
  • 11:43 PM

    Three Preludes

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Piano Music

    William Bolcom, piano

    6:26
  • 11:32 PM

    String Symphony No. 5

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Complete String Symphonies Vol 1

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    10:33
  • 11:24 PM

    In This Tyme of Chrystmas

    Abbie Betinis

    Concert Recording

    Rose Ensemble

    Jordan Sramek, conductor

    5:16
  • 11:03 PM

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    19:32
  • 11:00 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Marche Miniature

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    2:04
  • 10:53 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Tesla Quartet

    5:44
  • 10:33 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Night in the Tropics"

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Gottschalk, Vol. 2

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    18:58
  • 10:27 PM

    There Is No Rose

    Z. Randall Stroope

    2015 Concordia College Christmas Concert: Let Every Heart Awake and Sing

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    4:44
  • 10:17 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 8

    William Boyce

    Parley of Instruments

    Peter Holman, conductor

    8:57
  • 10:06 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Exotic Dances from the Opera

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    7:29
  • 10:00 PM

    Ann Hobson Pilot, harp

    Lucia Lin, violin

    5:27
  • 9:50 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    8:36
  • 9:45 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    4:20
  • 9:27 PM

    The Leopard (Il Gattopardo): Dances

    Nino Rota

    Rota: La Strada Ballet Suite

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    16:12
  • 9:12 PM

    Symphony No. 15

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:26
  • 9:08 PM

    Chanukah Suite

    Truman Bullard

    Eaken Piano Trio

    2:34
  • 9:00 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Mad About Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    7:28
  • 6:50 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:35
  • 6:43 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Frederick Delius

    Delius Miniatures

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:30
  • 6:17 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Louis Spohr

    Krommer, Spohr: Clarinet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Kenneth Sillito, conductor

    Julian Bliss, clarinet

    24:14
  • 6:06 PM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:50
  • 6:01 PM

    Piano Quintet: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Trio Eisenstadt

    Martin Brambock, horn

    Dominik Taschler, horn

    4:30
  • 5:43 PM

    The Comedians

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    15:25
  • 5:30 PM

    Divertimento No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Divertimenti

    Berlin Philharmonic Winds

    11:21
  • 5:25 PM

    Do You Hear What I Hear?

    Noel Regney/Gloria Shayne

    What if Mozart Wrote "White Christmas"?

    Northern Lights Orchestra

    Petri Juutilainen, conductor

    4:53
  • 5:06 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

    Ottorino Respighi

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    16:57
  • 5:01 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Tempo do Brasil: solo and chamber works

    Marc Regnier, guitar

    4:41
  • 4:46 PM

    Symphony

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Gossec: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    12:12
  • 4:25 PM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    18:50
  • 4:22 PM

    All Poor Men and Humble

    Caradog Roberts

    Candlelight Carols

    Choir of Trinity Church

    Brian Jones, conductor

    2:16
  • 4:06 PM

    Five Bagatelles

    Gerald Finzi

    FINZI: Clarinet Concerto / Five Bagatelles / Three Soliloquies / Romance

    Northern Sinfonia

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Robert Plane, clarinet

    14:32
  • 4:01 PM

    The Prince and the Pauper

    Erich Korngold

    Elizabeth & Essex: Classic Film Scores of Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    4:49
  • 3:44 PM

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    14:12
  • 3:42 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    16:29
  • 3:40 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Neighbor's Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Spanish Spectacular

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    3:14
  • 3:20 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Horn Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Britten: Serenade Op. 31

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    18:52
  • 3:06 PM

    Keyboard Suite No. 5

    George Frideric Handel

    Philip Edward Fisher, piano

    13:26
  • 3:01 PM

    Christmas Waltzes

    Christmas Music

    Holiday Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:30
  • 2:52 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    7:11
  • 2:45 PM

    Introduction No. 5

    Pietro Locatelli

    Raglan Baroque Players

    Elizabeth Wallfisch, conductor

    6:34
  • 2:37 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Alexander Borodin

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Jun'ichi Hirokami, conductor

    6:27
  • 2:32 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:09
  • 2:24 PM

    Picturesque Pieces: Pompous Minuet

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    6:25
  • 2:19 PM

    Winter Wonderland

    Felix Bernard

    Carol Of The Drum: A New Age Christmas

    Hampton String Quartet

    4:19
  • 2:08 PM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    7:11
  • 2:04 PM

    Jazz Suite No. 1: Waltz

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    2:42
  • 1:51 PM

    Philharmonia

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    8:22
  • 1:45 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Aleck Karis Plays Francis Poulenc: Music For Piano (1918-1959)

    Aleck Karis, piano

    5:38
  • 1:34 PM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    9:10
  • 1:28 PM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes

    Monteverdi Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    5:05
  • 1:21 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    5:50
  • 1:15 PM

    Four German Carols

    Traditional

    An Old World Christmas

    Berlin Philharmonic Brass

    4:30
  • 1:09 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:34
  • 1:04 PM

    The Prophet: Coronation March

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:38
  • 12:51 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4, 5, & 6

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Henryk Szeryng, violin

    7:27
  • 12:44 PM

    I Saw Three Ships; The First Nowell

    Traditional

    Christmas Carols from King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    6:38
  • 12:36 PM

    Wedding Cake

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Complete Piano Concertos

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    5:48
  • 12:30 PM

    Peer Gynt: Arabian Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 And 2

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:55
  • 12:21 PM

    Ottone overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: 10 Overtures

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:55
  • 12:16 PM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:10
  • 12:09 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird pas de deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fee, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:30
  • 12:04 PM

    Bagatelles: Canon

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenade, Bagatelles, Czech Suite

    National Chamber Players

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    4:32
  • 11:44 AM

    Symphony breve

    Louis Theodore Gouvy

    German Radio Philharmonic

    Jacques Mercier, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:35 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 20

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas 2

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    7:43
  • 11:29 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Christmas with Septura

    Septura

    5:03
  • 11:22 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mad About Mozart

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:30
  • 11:06 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Hans Gal

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    15:11
  • 11:01 AM

    Chaconne

    John Blow

    Chaconne

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:33
  • 10:47 AM

    Sense and Sensibility: Suite

    Patrick Doyle

    Sense And Sensibility Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    10:51
  • 10:27 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Johann Quantz

    Arion

    Claire Guimond, flute

    18:18
  • 10:19 AM

    This Ember Night

    Graham Lack

    Equinox

    Voces8

    Barnaby Smith, conductor

    6:52
  • 10:06 AM

    Italian Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    12:03
  • 10:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 50: Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 64

    Doric String Quartet

    4:34
  • 9:28 AM

    Petite Suite

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor, etc.

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    29:47
  • 6:24 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 5, 8 and 9

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    34:18
  • 6:15 AM

    Ave, dulcissima Maria

    Morten Lauridsen

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    Morten Lauridsen, finger cymbals

    7:04
  • 6:06 AM

    Suite for Oboe and Strings

    Tauno Pylkkanen

    Music by Leevi Madetoja & Tauno Pylkkanen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    Aale Lindgren, oboe

    8:21
  • 6:01 AM

    Hassan: Intermezzo and Serenade

    Frederick Delius

    Delius Miniatures

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:37
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