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  • 4:26 AM

    Meditations on a Theme of John Blow

    Arthur Bliss

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    31:41
  • 4:22 AM

    Evening

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:20
  • 4:06 AM

    Gareth Hulse, oboe

    Marcia Crayford, violin

    Roger Chase, viola

    Christopher van Kampen, cello

    14:50
  • 4:01 AM

    Two Pastorales

    Lou Harrison

    Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    4:36
  • 3:43 AM

    Piano Trio

    Josef Suk

    Suk: Complete Chamber Works

    Suk Trio

    15:31
  • 3:24 AM

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    17:03
  • 3:20 AM

    Solitude on the Mountain

    Ole Bull

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    2:33
  • 3:06 AM

    Gotterdammerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey

    Richard Wagner

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:49
  • 3:01 AM

    End of Day

    Todd Reynolds

    Todd Reynolds, viola

    4:28
  • 2:41 AM

    Arafura Dances

    Ross Edwards

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Daniel, conductor

    John Williams, guitar

    17:06
  • 2:19 AM

    English Suite No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: English Suites

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    21:07
  • 2:06 AM

    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

    Arnold Bax

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:52
  • 2:01 AM

    Four English Country Dances

    John Playford

    Hesperus

    4:50
  • 1:48 AM

    Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy

    Franz Doppler

    Tokyo Concert Orchestra

    Shigenobu Yamaoka, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    10:10
  • 1:29 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 8

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Isaac Stern, violin

    Eugene Istomin, piano

    17:55
  • 1:01 AM

    The Jester at the Wedding: Caprice

    Eric Coates

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:41
  • 12:44 AM

    Poem for Cello and Orchestra

    Henriette Bosmans

    Cello Concertos

    Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Dimitri Ferschtman, cello

    14:31
  • 12:19 AM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    23:29
  • 12:12 AM

    Spirited Light

    Jake Runestad

    The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Jason Awbrey, bass

    4:54
  • 12:06 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    5:31
  • 12:01 AM

    Trio Sonata

    Giuseppe Tartini

    La Magnifica Comunita

    Enrico Casazza, violin

    Isabella Longa, violin

    Marcello Scandelli, cello

    Giorgio Cerasoli, harpsichord

    4:34
  • 11:45 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Israel Sinfonietta

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    David Jolley, horn

    12:53
  • 11:21 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    23:13
  • 11:08 PM

    Disguises: Il Buffone (G.C.)

    Jon Lord

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Mann, conductor

    10:49
  • 11:07 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: Badinerie

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Swingle Singers

    1:17
  • 11:01 PM

    Harp Concerto: Joy Ride

    Jennifer Higdon

    American Rapture

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:25
  • 10:47 PM

    Children's Games (Jeux d'enfants)

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony, Jeux d'enfants, Roma

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    10:58
  • 10:40 PM

    Secret of Mana

    Hiroki Kikuta

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Game Music

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    5:59
  • 10:18 PM

    Gaspard de la Nuit

    Maurice Ravel

    Martha Argerich, piano

    22:01
  • 10:06 PM

    Concerto for Two Cellos

    Antonio Vivaldi

    European Union Chamber Orchestra

    Hans-Peter Hofmann, conductor

    Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

    Jiaxin Lloyd Webber, cello

    9:03
  • 10:01 PM

    The Kid on the Mountain; The Butterfly

    Traditional Irish

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:52
  • 9:40 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Transatlantic

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Langree, conductor

    17:55
  • 9:36 PM

    The Seasons: August (Harvest)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:23
  • 9:23 PM

    Autumn Legend

    William Alwyn

    William Alwyn: Lyra Angelica, Autumn Legend

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    William Alwyn, conductor

    Geoffrey Browne, English horn

    12:09
  • 9:06 PM

    Symphony No. 6

    Johann Christian Bach

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Simon Standage, conductor

    15:01
  • 9:01 PM

    Czech Suite: Sousedska

    Antonin Dvorak

    Padua Chamber Orchestra

    David Golub, conductor

    4:35
  • 8:45 PM

    Symphony No. 27

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn - Symphonies Nos. 97, 98 & 27

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    13:35
  • 8:14 PM

    Concierto Espagnol

    Joan Manen

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    Tianwa Yang, violin

    29:50
  • 8:06 PM

    Minuet Antique

    Maurice Ravel

    Tesla Quartet

    5:44
  • 8:01 PM

    Abbywood Trail

    Dale Kavanagh

    Guitar Gala Night

    Dale Kavanagh, guitar

    4:45
  • 7:22 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Polish Festival Orchestra

    Krystian Zimerman, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    35:40
  • 7:09 PM

    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1

    Georges Enescu

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    11:30
  • 7:06 PM

    Chanticleer

    1:54
  • 7:01 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from Nutcracker, Swan Lake

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:46
  • 6:37 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    21:01
  • 6:15 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Opp. 31 And 49

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    20:01
  • 6:06 PM

    Symphony No. 26

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 6

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    8:01
  • 6:01 PM

    Wallom Green/Curtain Tune

    John Playford/Henry Purcell

    The Alehouse Sessions

    Barokksolistene

    Bjarte Eike, violin

    4:40
  • 5:39 PM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Holberg Suite, Dvorak and Elgar: String Serenades

    Rotterdam Chamber Orchestra

    Conrad van Alphen, conductor

    19:31
  • 5:22 PM

    Three Preludes on Welsh Hymn Tunes

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Nash Ensemble

    15:30
  • 5:18 PM

    Drunken Sailor

    Traditional

    Brooklyn Rider

    Martin Hayes, Irish fiddle

    2:24
  • 5:06 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Klemperer Conducts Wagner: Album I

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    10:51
  • 5:01 PM

    Tanguori

    Jeremy Cohen

    Quartet San Francisco

    4:33
  • 4:49 PM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    8:53
  • 4:45 PM

    Song without Words No. 30 "Spring Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

    Ilse von Alpenheim, piano

    2:22
  • 4:22 PM

    Concerto for Flute and Guitar

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    Alexandre Lagoya, guitar

    22:05
  • 4:16 PM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Allemande

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Zuill Bailey, cello

    4:27
  • 4:06 PM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5

    English Sinfonia

    Charles Groves, conductor

    8:14
  • 4:01 PM

    Hungarian March

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    4:31
  • 3:55 PM

    Mary Poppins: Overture

    Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman

    Walt Disney's Mary Poppins: Special Edition Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Irwin Kostal, conductor

    3:00
  • 3:53 PM

    Mary Poppins: Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

    Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman

    Walt Disney's Mary Poppins: Special Edition Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Irwin Kostal, conductor

    Julie Andrews, vocals

    2:02
  • 3:43 PM

    Saving Mr. Banks: selections

    Thomas Newman

    Saving Mr. Banks Deluxe Edition

    Studio Orchestra

    Thomas Newman, conductor

    8:38
  • 3:36 PM

    The Lion King: King of Pride Rock

    Hans Zimmer

    The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Nick Glennie-Smith, conductor

    5:59
  • 3:30 PM

    Beauty and the Beast

    Alan Menken

    The Hollywood Sound

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:11
  • 3:23 PM

    Lady and the Tramp: Bella Notte/Peace on Earth

    Sonny Burke/Peggy Lee

    Disney Studio Chorus

    Donald Novis, vocals

    Peggy Lee, vocals

    3:06
  • 3:12 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    James Levine, conductor

    9:34
  • 3:06 PM

    Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star

    Leigh Harline

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:09
  • 3:01 PM

    The Little Mermaid: Main Title; Happy Ending

    Alan Menken

    The Little Mermaid: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    J.A.C. Redford, conductor

    4:37
  • 2:40 PM

    Symphony No. 21

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    18:47
  • 2:23 PM

    Irish Rhapsody No. 3

    Charles Stanford

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Raphael Wallfisch, cello

    14:07
  • 2:21 PM

    Mulqueen's

    Traditional

    Brooklyn Rider

    Martin Hayes, Irish fiddle

    2:02
  • 2:17 PM

    An Rogaire Dubh

    Traditional

    Brooklyn Rider

    Martin Hayes, Irish fiddle

    4:14
  • 2:14 PM

    Jenny's Welcome Home to Charlie

    Traditional

    Brooklyn Rider

    Martin Hayes, Irish fiddle

    2:39
  • 2:06 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerti Virtuosi

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    6:04
  • 1:40 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 17

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    18:21
  • 1:28 PM

    Introduction and Variations

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Carnaval de Venise

    Catrin Finch, harp

    11:06
  • 1:11 PM

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    14:28
  • 1:06 PM

    Memories of the Alhambra

    Francisco Tarrega

    Dreams of a World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:09
  • 1:01 PM

    Bassoon Concerto: Rondo

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Bassoon Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    4:45
  • 12:44 PM

    Fairy Tale Pictures (Marchenbilder)

    Robert Schumann

    Brahms and Schumann

    Patricia McCarty, viola

    14:42
  • 12:17 PM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    24:58
  • 12:06 PM

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    9:00
  • 12:01 PM

    Intermezzo No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Klavierstucke Op. 119 / Fantasien op. 116 / 3 Intermezzi Op. 117

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    4:47
  • 11:45 AM

    Parley of Instruments

    12:51
  • 11:26 AM

    Quintet

    Johann Christian Bach

    Florigelium Musicale: Vivaldi, Marcello, Quantz, J.Ch. Bach, Fasch

    Camerata Cologne

    17:23
  • 11:21 AM

    Reverie

    Claude Debussy

    Reverie

    Kassia Ensemble

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:38
  • 11:10 AM

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    Martin Jones, piano

    9:42
  • 11:06 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    3:20
  • 11:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:40
  • 10:37 AM

    Yellow River Piano Concerto

    arr. Yin Chengzhong

    Lang Lang: Dragon Songs

    China Philharmonic Orchestra

    Long Yu, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    20:35
  • 10:21 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Gordon Jacob

    The Edge of Space

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    Robert Thompson, bassoon

    15:11
  • 10:15 AM

    23rd Psalm (dedicated to my mother)

    Bobby McFerrin

    That Eternal Day

    Cantus

    3:37
  • 10:06 AM

    Lyric Fantasy

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    8:38
  • 10:01 AM

    China Gates

    John Adams

    American Grace - Piano Music from John Adams and Steven Mackey

    Orli Shaham, piano

    4:46
  • 9:49 AM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    Moeran: Serenade; Warlock: Capriol Suite

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    9:12
  • 9:22 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Edward MacDowell

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    25:58
  • 9:14 AM

    Appalachia Waltz

    Mark O'Connor

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    5:45
  • 9:06 AM

    The Meaning of Water

    Andrew Schultz

    Bolmimerie

    Seven Harp Ensemble

    Alice Giles, conductor

    7:34
  • 9:01 AM

    Music for Symphony Orchestra: Andante

    Yasushi Akutagawa

    Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

    Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor

    4:41
  • 8:44 AM

    Double Bass Quartet No. 4

    Franz Hoffmeister

    Rossini: String Sonatas; Hoffmeister: Solo Quartets

    Minna Pensola, violin

    14:15
  • 8:32 AM

    Winged Creatures

    Michael Abels

    Winged Creatures

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    11:39
  • 8:15 AM

    Five Pieces in Folk-Style

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Cello Concerto, Op. 129; Fantasiestucke, Op. 73

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    15:28
  • 8:06 AM

    Eight Miniatures

    Igor Stravinsky

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:10
  • 8:01 AM

    Once Upon a Time in America

    Ennio Morricone

    Cinema Paradiso: The Classic Film Music Of Ennio Morricone

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Paul Bateman, conductor

    4:39
  • 7:35 AM

    Concerto Serenade

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    Catherine Michel, harp

    23:27
  • 7:29 AM

    String Poetic: Nocturne

    Jennifer Higdon

    String Poetic

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    4:46
  • 7:13 AM

    Five Pieces for String Orchestra

    Heino Eller

    Music from Estonia, Vol. 1

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:15
  • 7:06 AM

    Fourth Autumn

    Ellis Marsalis

    Karen Walwyn, piano

    5:46
  • 7:01 AM

    Perpetual Motion

    Niccolo Paganini

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, cornet

    4:33
  • 6:38 AM

    Eternal Longing

    Vitezslav Novak

    Novak, V.: In the Tatra Mountains; Lady Godiva; Eternal Longing

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:25
  • 6:33 AM

    Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes

    Florence Price

    Apollo Chamber Players

    4:10
  • 6:16 AM

    Bassoon Sonata

    Gustav Schreck

    Fantasies for Bassoon

    Karen Geoghegan, bassoon

    15:47
  • 6:06 AM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Vocalise, op. 34

    Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

    8:52
  • 6:01 AM

    Fantasia Suite No. 8

    John Jenkins

    John Jenkins: Fantasias & Airs

    Locke Consort

    4:36
  • 5:51 AM

    Be Thou My Vision

    David Gillingham

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    7:01
  • 5:34 AM

    Songs of the Roses

    Morten Lauridsen

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    17:12
  • 5:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "American Dreams"

    Peter Schickele

    Schickele: Piano Quintet No. 1, String Quartets Nos. 1 and 5

    Audubon Quartet

    25:48
  • 5:01 AM

    Black Anemones

    Joseph Schwantner

    Ransom Wilson, flute

    Brian Zeger, piano

    4:43
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