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  • 5:34 AM

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Etc

    Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    23:50
  • 5:25 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    8:16
  • 5:06 AM

    Jeux (Games)

    Claude Debussy

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Conlon, conductor

    17:52
  • 5:01 AM

    Abbywood Trail

    Dale Kavanagh

    Guitar Gala Night

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    4:44
  • 4:44 AM

    Four Characteristic Pieces

    William Hurlstone

    Music for Clarinet and Piano 1

    Thea King, clarinet

    14:42
  • 4:31 AM

    Suite of Carols

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3 - Sleigh Ride / The Typewriter / Plink, Plank, Plunk! / The Syncopated Clock

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:29
  • 4:07 AM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Ludwig Quandt, cello

    22:45
  • 4:01 AM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:35 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 10

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    Georg Solti, piano

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    23:30
  • 3:22 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    A Seraphic Fire Christmas

    Seraphic Fire

    Patrick Dupre Quigley, conductor

    10:21
  • 3:09 AM

    Jeromita Linares

    Carlos Guastavino

    "Impresiones"

    Camerata Bariloche

    Pablo Cohen, guitar

    11:43
  • 3:06 AM

    Silver Bells

    Jay Livingston

    Have Yourself an OK Christmas

    The OK Factor

    2:37
  • 3:01 AM

    The Kid on the Mountain; The Butterfly

    Traditional Irish

    The Celtic Lute

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:53
  • 2:49 AM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Sleigh Ride

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    8:57
  • 2:26 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Andrew Marriner, clarinet

    21:55
  • 2:15 AM

    The Planets: Saturn

    Gustav Holst

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:28
  • 2:06 AM

    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
  • 2:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Gavotte

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    4:40
  • 1:48 AM

    A Christmas Rondo

    Rick Sowash

    A Christmas Gift

    Kris Frankenfeld, violin

    10:29
  • 12:57 AM

    Noel Berger

    Jean Bouvard

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 7

    Ancia Saxophone Quartet

    1:48
  • 12:44 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Brandenburgische Konzerte Nr. 1-3

    Bath Festival Chamber Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    12:27
  • 12:34 AM

    Noel, Noel, Bells are Ringing; Carol of the Bells; Nativity Carol

    Christmas Music

    Christmas with Roger Wagner

    Roger Wagner Chorale

    Roger Wagner, conductor

    8:42
  • 12:18 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Early Symphonies, Vol. 1

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    13:37
  • 12:08 AM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:22
  • 12:02 AM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem

    Traditional

    Autour de Noel

    Antoine Bareil, violin

    4:38
  • 11:55 PM

    Christmas Rush Concert March

    Matthew Curtis

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:18
  • 11:43 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 37

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    11:27
  • 11:35 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    James Galway's Christmas Carols

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    7:07
  • 11:23 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    11:07
  • 11:12 PM

    Il Cimento: Violin Concerto No. 10 "La caccia" ("The Hunt")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Solisti Italiani

    Giuseppi Magnani, violin

    8:59
  • 11:06 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Pomp & Pizazz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:02
  • 11:01 PM

    Three German Chorales

    Johann Cruger

    Blasermusik Zur Weihnacht

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    4:00
  • 10:41 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tschaikowsky: Der Schwanensee

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    Joseph Silverstein, violin

    17:34
  • 10:33 PM

    Spanish Carols and Dances

    Traditional

    Carols For Dancing

    Renaissonics

    6:33
  • 10:22 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The 5 Piano Concertos

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    9:26
  • 10:17 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Sugar Plums: Christmas with The Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    Summit Hill Brass Quintet

    4:20
  • 10:06 PM

    Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): Overture

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    7:57
  • 10:00 PM

    O Christmas Tree

    Traditional

    Christmas Choral Spectacular

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    5:02
  • 9:50 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:13
  • 9:42 PM

    Sinfonia; Once in Royal David's City

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With The Academy

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:37
  • 9:24 PM

    Sonata No. 6

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    (Selected members), conductor

    16:03
  • 9:18 PM

    Blue Bird: Christmas Dream

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Humperdinck: Fairy-Tale Music

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    5:21
  • 9:06 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    10:38
  • 9:00 PM

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

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:32
  • 6:54 PM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    The Flag Series: Spain

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    4:11
  • 6:39 PM

    Wind Quintet

    Anton Reicha

    Ibert, J.: 3 Pieces Breves / Reicha, A.: Wind Quintet in E-Flat Major / Arnold, M.: 3 Shanties / Klughardt, A.F.M.: Wind Quintet

    Bergen Wind Quintet

    14:06
  • 6:34 PM

    March of the Toys

    Victor Herbert

    Classic Marches

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:45
  • 6:24 PM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:47
  • 6:14 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Carols from New College, Oxford

    Choir of New College, Oxford

    Edward Higginbottom, conductor

    Howard Moody, organ

    7:28
  • 6:06 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Rondes de printemps (Spring Rounds)

    Claude Debussy

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    7:57
  • 6:01 PM

    Cello Concerto: Larghetto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Vivaldi, Tartini, Boccherini: Cello Concertos

    Collegium Musicum Zurich

    Paul Sacher, conductor

    Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

    4:39
  • 5:42 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    16:31
  • 5:33 PM

    Riu, Riu, Chiu; El nino querido; Villancico catalan

    Anonymous Spanish

    King's Singers

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:52
  • 5:19 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Jean-Marie Leclair

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    13:33
  • 5:13 PM

    Bach's Bells; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

    Chris Coletti/Brandon Ridenour

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Canadian Brass

    4:39
  • 5:06 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg, Svendsen: Orchestral Works

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    6:15
  • 5:01 PM

    String Quartet: Vivace

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Complete String Quartets

    Sibelius Academy Quartet

    4:44
  • 4:44 PM

    French Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 6 French Suites/Italian Concerto

    Andras Schiff, piano

    14:43
  • 4:37 PM

    Overture on French Carols

    Philip Lane

    British Light Music Premieres Vol. 2

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    5:20
  • 4:20 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    16:41
  • 4:14 PM

    A los Maytines; Aro que Nostre Seign'es Nat; March

    Christmas Music

    Joy | Carols & Songs for a Season of Light

    Frank Wallace, guitar

    4:15
  • 4:06 PM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Flute Concertos

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Janet See, flute

    6:49
  • 4:01 PM

    Violin Sonata: 3rd movement

    Frantisek Jiranek

    Il Violino Boemo

    Lenka Torgersen, violin

    4:40
  • 3:53 PM

    Carmen: Gypsy Dance

    Georges Bizet

    French Opera Highlights

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:42 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3, Capriccio Italien

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    16:26
  • 3:36 PM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3, Capriccio Italien

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    16:26
  • 3:30 PM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Noels & Carols from the Olde World

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Sandra Simon, soprano

    5:37
  • 3:15 PM

    Introduction et Variations Brillantes

    Ferdinand Ries

    Ries: Piano Concertos, Volume 3

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Uwe Grodd, conductor

    Christopher Hinterhuber, piano

    14:33
  • 3:07 PM

    O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Good King Wenceslas;Silent Night;Joy t

    Christmas Music

    A Festival Of Carols In Brass

    Philadelphia Brass Ensemble

    6:37
  • 3:00 PM

    Linde Consort

    6:05
  • 2:51 PM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    7:55
  • 2:42 PM

    Concerto No. 11

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    7:36
  • 2:39 PM

    West Side Story: Somewhere Ballet

    Leonard Bernstein

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Eric Stern, conductor

    2:00
  • 2:28 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 2:25 PM

    Hary Janos Suite: Musical Clock

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, conductor

    2:11
  • 2:20 PM

    Piano Quintet: Scherzo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Smetana Quartet

    Jan Panenka, piano

    4:31
  • 2:09 PM

    Christmas Fantasia

    Darryl Runswick

    A Cello Christmas

    London Cello Sound

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    6:35
  • 2:04 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:43
  • 1:54 PM

    Hungarian Dances Nos. 20 and 21

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Hungarian Dances

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:04
  • 1:46 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart & Brahms

    Pacifica String Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    6:42
  • 1:37 PM

    He is Born Emanuel; How Brightly Shines the Morning Star; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Volta; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    7:42
  • 1:30 PM

    Columbia (Caprice Americain)

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Philip Martin, piano

    5:51
  • 1:20 PM

    Il turco in Italia (The Turk in Italy): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:21
  • 1:18 PM

    Sean Shibe, guitar

    1:51
  • 1:10 PM

    O Holy Night; The First Noel

    Traditional

    Mittens for Christmas

    Kirkmount

    6:33
  • 1:04 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No 5; Mendelssohn: Symphony No 4

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:55
  • 12:51 PM

    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture

    Otto Nicolai

    Overtures

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    7:39
  • 12:47 PM

    Nordic Reindeer Letters

    Richard Eilenberg

    A Late Romantic Christmas Eve

    The Romantic Quartet

    2:53
  • 12:41 PM

    Symphony: 1st movement

    Antonio Rosetti

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:33
  • 12:34 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man and Other Favorites

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    6:31
  • 12:26 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Waltzes

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    6:27
  • 12:19 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Torelli

    Christmas Concertos - Il Giardino Armonico

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    5:40
  • 12:14 PM

    String Quartet No. 1: Minuet

    Wilhelm Kienzl

    Thomas Christian Ensemble

    4:28
  • 12:08 PM

    The Bells of Christmas

    Armas Maasalo

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:03
  • 12:04 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    Romantic Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:28
  • 11:46 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Concerti Grossi Op 12

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    12:29
  • 11:39 AM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Duino Soloists

    Antonio Pellegrino, conductor

    5:05
  • 11:30 AM

    La Tempete (The Tempest)

    Ernest Chausson

    Chausson: Symphony in B flat, Op. 20; Soir de Fete, Op. 32; The Tempest, Op. 18: Two Scenes

    Belgian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    8:13
  • 11:27 AM

    The Donkey's Carol; The Friendly Beasts

    Anonymous

    Ancient Noels

    Ensemble Galilei

    Maggie Sansone, hammered dulcimer

    3:23
  • 11:21 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Grand Pas de Deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Greatest Hits: The Ballet, Vol. III

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:02
  • 11:12 AM

    Symphony No. 99: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:49
  • 11:06 AM

    Petite Symphony: Finale

    Charles Gounod

    Waterloo Chamber Orchestra

    Ulysse Waterlot, conductor

    5:08
  • 11:01 AM

    Lyric Quartet: The Quiet One

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    4:35
  • 10:51 AM

    A Christmas Overture

    Nigel Hess

    A Christmas Festival

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    7:23
  • 10:33 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Pastoral"

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Le Mozart Noir

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    15:35
  • 10:27 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    Danielle Maddon, violin

    Ellen DePasquale, viola

    Rafael Figueroa, cello

    6:12
  • 10:06 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 31

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Paul Lewis, piano

    19:10
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 7: Moderato and Jigg

    William Boyce

    Boyce: The Eight Symphonies / Boughton, English String Orch

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    4:35
  • 9:39 AM

    String Quintet No. 6 "L'ucceliera" (The Aviary)

    Luigi Boccherini

    Smithsonian Chamber Players

    18:57
  • 9:35 AM

    Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella

    Traditional French

    Dean Shostak, glass armonica

    3:29
  • 9:06 AM

    Les Sylphides Ballet

    Frederic Chopin

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    27:20
  • 9:01 AM

    Contemplation

    Henriette Renie

    The Healing Harp

    Naoko Yoshino, harp

    4:33
  • 8:49 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Theme and Variations

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble Intercontemporain

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    9:24
  • 8:40 AM

    All my Heart; O Little One Sweet; Myn lyking

    Johann Georg Ebeling

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    8:12
  • 8:26 AM

    Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Eri Klas, conductor

    11:45
  • 8:06 AM

    Arnaud Sussmann, violin

    Wu Han, piano

    19:59
  • 8:01 AM

    Gondoliera

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    4:46
  • 7:36 AM

    Symphony

    Ignaz Pleyel

    Pleyel: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    22:39
  • 7:29 AM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Gustav Holst

    Dulci Jubilo: Christmas With The Singers

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Min Kim, harp

    6:00
  • 7:06 AM

    English Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Andras Schiff, piano

    21:15
  • 7:01 AM

    Mrs Anne Grene her Leaves be Green

    John Danyel

    Nocturnal

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:52
  • 6:29 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Naive"

    Franz Berwald

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    29:01
  • 6:21 AM

    When Christmas morning gleams; Yule, yule, sparkling yule; Virgin Mary

    Traditional Swedish

    Dagen ar Kommen (Swedish Christmas Songs)

    Gothenburg Cathedral Boy's Choir

    Simon Phipps, conductor

    8:09
  • 6:06 AM

    Octet: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert Octet

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    12:55
  • 6:01 AM

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:47
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