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  • 4:44 AM

    The Jungle Book: The Meditation of Purun Bhagat

    Charles Koechlin

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    13:46
  • 4:35 AM

    Raga Prelude I (Yaman)

    Michael Harrison

    Time Loops

    Maya Beiser, cello

    7:57
  • 4:27 AM

    Through the Window

    Julia Kent

    Julia Kent: Temporal

    Julia Kent, cello

    5:49
  • 4:15 AM

    What You Must Make of Me

    Christopher Tignor

    A Light Below

    Christopher Tignor, violin

    10:39
  • 4:06 AM

    Ashley Bathgate, cello

    8:43
  • 4:01 AM

    The Veil of the Temple: Mother of God, Here I Stand

    John Tavener

    White Light: The Space Between

    O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra

    Hugo Ticciati, conductor

    4:38
  • 3:49 AM

    Concerto for Cello and Strings: Longing

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Kristina Blaumane, cello

    8:40
  • 3:41 AM

    Super flumina

    Gavin Bryars

    Scattered Rhymes

    Orlando Consort

    6:29
  • 3:33 AM

    Nihavent Semai

    Sokratis Sinopoulos

    Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

    Sokratis Sinopoulos, lyra

    Bijan Chemirani, zarb drum

    Keyvan Chemirani, daf drum

    7:07
  • 3:26 AM

    Mountains are Far Away

    Kayhan Kalhor

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:07
  • 3:20 AM

    The Path

    Zoe Keating

    Zoe Keating, cello

    5:42
  • 3:07 AM

    Violoncelles, Vibrez!

    Giovanni Sollima

    James Horner: Pas de Deux

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    Hakon Samuelsen, cello

    11:08
  • 3:01 AM

    Canticles of the Sky: Sky with Endless Stars

    John Luther Adams

    Northwestern University Cello Ensemble

    Hans Jorgen Jensen, conductor

    4:23
  • 2:52 AM

    Silent Woods

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Cello Concerto

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    6:41
  • 2:28 AM

    Forest Scenes

    Robert Schumann

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    21:18
  • 2:17 AM

    The Happy Forest

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: 4 Tone Poems

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:15
  • 2:06 AM

    Concerto No. 10 "Pastorale"

    Lorenzo Zavateri

    Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

    Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

    9:54
  • 2:01 AM

    Flowers of the Forest

    Anonymous

    Baltimore Consort

    4:35
  • 1:50 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 1:33 AM

    String Quartet No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Hagen Quartet

    15:50
  • 1:12 AM

    The Golden Cockerel: Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    19:08
  • 1:06 AM

    Bartered Bride: Dance of the Comedians

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: The Bartered Bride & From My Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    5:40
  • 1:01 AM

    Concierto en Flamenco: Alegrias de Cadiz

    Federico Torroba

    Torroba: Guitar Concertos 1

    Malaga Philharmonic Orchestra

    Manuel Coves, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    4:43
  • 12:49 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    9:32
  • 12:29 AM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Piano Trio

    18:38
  • 12:25 AM

    Dizzy Fingers

    Zez Confrey

    Playing New York

    Paula Robison, flute

    2:05
  • 12:22 AM

    May Cause Dizziness

    Michael Kurth

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    3:30
  • 12:06 AM

    Les Indes Galantes: Prologue

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Rameau: Les Indes Galantes Orchestral Suite from the Opera-Ballet

    Mercury Baroque

    Antoine Plante, conductor

    14:50
  • 12:01 AM

    Village Dance

    Claude Champagne

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    4:47
  • 11:44 PM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:38 PM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:00
  • 11:33 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
  • 11:26 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Clarinet Concertos

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    6:01
  • 11:15 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 2nd movement

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    9:15
  • 11:03 PM

    Rienzi: Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    11:42
  • 10:58 PM

    Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On wings of song)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:04
  • 10:44 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    11:36
  • 10:38 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    5:54
  • 10:34 PM

    Ballade No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    3:05
  • 10:21 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Pacifica Quartet

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    11:04
  • 10:07 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Introduction and March

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    8:33
  • 9:59 PM

    Yao Dance

    Liu Tieshan

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    6:33
  • 9:51 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Portraits in Sound

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

    6:07
  • 9:33 PM

    Papillons (Butterflies)

    Robert Schumann

    Jeanne Golan, piano

    16:53
  • 9:23 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": 8th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Haffner Serenade

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    8:34
  • 9:20 PM

    The Glass Menagerie: Laura's Theme

    Henry Mancini

    Premier Pops

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Henry Mancini, conductor

    2:24
  • 9:05 PM

    Overture

    Alberic Magnard

    Magnard: Symphony No. 2 Etc.

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    12:21
  • 9:00 PM

    Winter Serenade (Serenade d'Hiver)

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Asbury Brass Quintet

    4:33
  • 8:35 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Violin Concertos

    Champs-Elysees Orchestra

    Alessandro Moccia, conductor

    Giuliano Carmignola, violin

    22:46
  • 8:31 PM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    2:46
  • 8:11 PM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    Laura Arden, clarinet

    17:26
  • 8:08 PM

    Sea Suite: Dance of the Walrus

    Bruce Paine

    Gunter Herbig, guitar

    1:55
  • 8:00 PM

    Alborada del Gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: L'enfant Et Les Sortileges; Sheherazade

    Saito Kinen Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    8:00
  • 5:48 PM

    Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

    John Knowles Paine

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:23
  • 5:38 PM

    Clarinet Sonata

    Leonard Bernstein

    Larry Combs, clarinet

    Deborah Sobol, piano

    10:17
  • 5:17 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:47
  • 5:06 PM

    Intermezzo: Travel Fever and Waltz Scene

    Richard Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:49
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony: Intermezzo

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphony, In Autumn, Etc

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:32
  • 4:49 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 25

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    9:15
  • 4:32 PM

    Daphnis and Chloe Suite No. 2

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Orchestral Works

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    15:52
  • 4:10 PM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    19:41
  • 4:06 PM

    Sonata No. 1

    Niccolo Paganini

    Paganini For Two

    Gil Shaham, violin

    3:18
  • 4:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johan Svendsen

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:45
  • 3:52 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:46
  • 3:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 18

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    32:04
  • 3:14 PM

    Getting Hitched

    The OK Factor

    Composing Minnesota: 2016-2017 Class Notes Artists

    The OK Factor

    3:28
  • 3:06 PM

    Paroles - Suite for Clarinet and Orchestra: III. Parole du Matin a la Rose

    Dia Succari

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Manuel Nawri, conductor

    Kinan Azmeh, clarinet

    6:22
  • 3:01 PM

    Modern Times: Smile

    Charlie Chaplin

    I Salonisti Play Music from Titanic, Casablanca, the Godfather

    I Salonisti

    4:31
  • 2:52 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Great Marches

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:34
  • 2:36 PM

    Harp Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Marisa Robles, harp

    20:15
  • 2:30 PM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Andrew von Oeyen, piano

    5:13
  • 2:10 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Witness, Vol. 2: The Music of William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 2:04 PM

    In Autumn

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Secular Choruses

    Arnold Schoenberg Choir

    Erwin Ortner, conductor

    4:01
  • 1:59 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Strings

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    2:51
  • 1:51 PM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    7:05
  • 1:44 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    6:10
  • 1:35 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet in A; Hummel: Quintet in E-flat

    Schubert Ensemble of London

    7:53
  • 1:34 PM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss

    Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

    Franz Bauer-Theussl, conductor

    7:05
  • 1:32 PM

    Newcastle

    John Playford

    Baltimore Consort

    1:49
  • 1:22 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky/Dvorak/Honeck/PSO

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    8:57
  • 1:18 PM

    The Glass Menagerie: Tom's Theme

    Henry Mancini

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Henry Mancini, conductor

    3:15
  • 1:11 PM

    Simple Gifts

    Traditional

    The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:29
  • 1:11 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    6:10
  • 1:04 PM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin I Love

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    6:25
  • 12:50 PM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    9:10
  • 12:39 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    9:13
  • 12:33 PM

    American Suite: 1st movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 in E minor; American Suite

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    5:25
  • 12:28 PM

    Highland Fancy

    Marcus Dods

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    John Wilson, conductor

    Alaster Bentley, oboe

    3:12
  • 12:20 PM

    Guitar Quintet No. 4 "Fandango": Fandango

    Luigi Boccherini

    Souvenirs of Spain and Italy

    Pacifica Quartet

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:00
  • 12:09 PM

    Maskarade: Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:46
  • 12:04 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos Nos. 1, 2 & 4

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    4:02
  • 11:48 AM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:22
  • 11:44 AM

    The Water is Wide

    Traditional

    Shelley Phillips, english horn

    4:00
  • 11:37 AM

    La Cambiale di Matrimonio (The Marriage Contract): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures, Vol. 2

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:25
  • 11:32 AM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este: Lesquercade

    Reynaldo Hahn

    Salute to France: Harmonie Ensemble plays Hohn, Milhaud, Ibert & Poulenc

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    3:19
  • 11:26 AM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 100

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:10
  • 11:21 AM

    Octet: 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Boston Symphony Chamber Players

    5:06
  • 11:16 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Complete Beethoven Edition Vol. 7: Violin Sonatas

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    4:03
  • 11:08 AM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    Bernstein Century - Latin American Fiesta

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:49
  • 11:04 AM

    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

    Alexander Borodin

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

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    2:36
  • 10:46 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 4

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky: Piano Concertos

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Alun Francis, conductor

    Michael Korstick, piano

    12:33
  • 10:35 AM

    The Wasps: Overture

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    8:41
  • 10:29 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Beethoven: Egmont Overture

    Munich Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    5:15
  • 10:25 AM

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Traditional Irish

    Demarre McGill, flute

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    Michael McHale, piano

    3:53
  • 10:12 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 1st movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    11:21
  • 10:06 AM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    The #1 Opera Album

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    Joan Sutherland, soprano

    5:01
  • 10:01 AM

    Sonatine for Bassoon and Harp

    Joseph Lauber

    Rachel Talitman, harp

    Pierre Martens, bassoon

    4:31
  • 9:40 AM

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn "St. Antoni Chorale"

    Johannes Brahms

    Johannes Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Kurt Sanderling, conductor

    18:38
  • 9:34 AM

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:07
  • 9:26 AM

    Under the Eye of Heaven: The Enigma

    Nick Bicat

    Power

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    7:29
  • 9:15 AM

    Serenade: 4th movement

    Ethel Smyth

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Odaline de la Martinez, conductor

    9:04
  • 9:06 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    8:33
  • 8:39 AM

    Serenade No. 1

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    19:39
  • 8:13 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Dora Bright

    Bright & Gipps: Piano Concertos

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Peebles, conductor

    Samantha Ward, piano

    24:06
  • 8:06 AM

    Opening

    Philip Glass

    Precipice

    Nathaniel Bartlett, marimba

    6:28
  • 8:01 AM

    Princess Mononoke: Princess Mononoke

    Joe Hisaishi

    Fairy Tale

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:20
  • 7:29 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Michel Camilo

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Michel Camilo, piano

    29:31
  • 7:13 AM

    Cosmos Trio

    14:06
  • 7:06 AM

    La plus que lente (As Slowly as Possible)

    Claude Debussy

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:21
  • 7:01 AM

    Two Etudes

    Andres Segovia

    Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, Turina Etc.

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:48
  • 6:37 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    21:13
  • 6:27 AM

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Peter Kolkay, bassoon

    9:55
  • 6:06 AM

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    18:49
  • 6:01 AM

    Modern Times: Smile

    Charlie Chaplin

    I Salonisti Play Music from Titanic, Casablanca, the Godfather

    I Salonisti

    4:31
  • 5:33 AM

    African Suite

    Fela Sowande

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    24:52
  • 5:14 AM

    Four African Dances

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    John Fadial, violin

    Andrew Harley, piano

    18:07
  • 5:06 AM

    Autumn in Buenos Aires (Otono Porteno)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Eight Seasons

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, conductor

    6:51
  • 5:01 AM

    Suite for Violin and Piano: African Dancer

    William Grant Still

    Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:34
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