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  • 5:25 AM

    Petrushka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stavinsky: The Firebird, Petrushka, Fireworks

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    33:27
  • 5:18 AM

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Frederick Delius

    Delius Miniatures

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:03
  • 5:06 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 5:01 AM

    Summer Evening

    John Ireland

    Ireland: Piano Works, Vol. 1

    Eric Parkin, piano

    4:45
  • 4:49 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:31
  • 4:44 AM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    A Harp For Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    3:38
  • 4:26 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, Bassoon Concerto

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    17:45
  • 4:20 AM

    Salvation is Created

    Pavel Chesnokov

    PaTRAM Institute Male Choir

    Vladimir Gorbik, conductor

    4:04
  • 4:06 AM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 4:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Romanza

    Ernst von Dohnanyi

    English Sinfonia

    John Farrer, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:39 AM

    La Peri (The Fairy)

    Paul Dukas

    Dukas: La Peri; L'Apprenti sorcier/Chabrier: Suite pastorale; Espana

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    19:32
  • 3:18 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 30

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Awadagin Pratt, piano

    18:37
  • 3:10 AM

    Silent Night

    Franz Gruber

    HOLIDAY CLASSICS

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    6:21
  • 3:06 AM

    Cancion de Cuna (Afro-Cuban Lullaby)

    Leo Brouwer

    Classic Williams: Romance of the Guitar

    John Williams, guitar

    3:50
  • 3:01 AM

    Pan's Flute: Pan and the Nymphs

    Jules Mouquet

    French Flute Concertos

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Philippe Auguin, conductor

    Manuela Wiesler, flute

    4:51
  • 2:54 AM

    Legend No. 3

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:01
  • 1:15 AM

    St Olaf Christmas Festival

    105:00
  • 12:49 AM

    Squash Soup

    Isabel Dammann

    MPR Taste Of the Holidays, Vol. 10

    Sprig of That

    4:06
  • 12:45 AM

    Es ist ein Ros entsprungen

    Sven-David Sandstrom

    Ottorino Respighi: Lauda Per La Nativata Del Signore

    Berlin Radio Choir

    Nicolas Fink, conductor

    4:16
  • 12:38 AM

    Childhood Dreams

    Mario Franco

    MPR Taste Of the Holidays, Vol. 10

    Basgoze-Pinto Piano Duo

    4:58
  • 12:34 AM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Feliz Navidad

    Slovak National Symphony Orchestra

    Allan Wilson, conductor

    Rolando Villazon, tenor

    4:31
  • 12:32 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 3

    Artaria Quartet

    1:42
  • 12:07 AM

    Musical Sleighride

    Leopold Mozart

    L. Mozart: Peasant Wedding, Musical Sleighride, etc.

    Eduard Melkus Ensemble

    Eduard Melkus, conductor

    22:57
  • 12:03 AM

    Drive the Cold Winter Away

    John Playford

    And Glory Shone Around: Early American Carols, Country Dances, Southern Harmony Hymns and Shaker Spiritual Songs

    Rose Ensemble

    3:01
  • 11:57 PM

    In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    O Magnum Mysterium

    Grex Vocalis

    Carl Hogset, conductor

    Magnus Staveland, tenor

    4:15
  • 11:50 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    5:33
  • 11:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Piano Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    26:21
  • 11:14 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Eventide

    Voces8

    3:22
  • 11:08 PM

    Mass: Sanctus

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Mass in B Minor

    Monteverdi Choir

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:10
  • 11:05 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    A Brass Organ Christmas

    Bay Brass

    A. David Krehbiel, conductor

    John Fenstermaker, organ

    3:54
  • 10:50 PM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    12:36
  • 10:47 PM

    Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Classic Yo-Yo

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:30
  • 10:34 PM

    Glory to the Newborn King

    Traditional

    Sing We Christmas

    Chanticleer

    12:27
  • 10:32 PM

    Carol of the Bells

    Traditional Ukrainian

    Sounds of the Season

    From Age to Age

    Peter J. Durow, conductor

    1:29
  • 10:26 PM

    Handel in the Strand

    Percy Grainger

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:49
  • 10:21 PM

    Nocturne No. 19

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    4:00
  • 10:14 PM

    Saint Cecilia Mass: Sanctus

    Charles Gounod

    Sacred Songs

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Roberto Alagna, tenor

    6:15
  • 10:03 PM

    Heavy Rain

    Normand Corbeil

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    7:44
  • 9:55 PM

    Star Wars: Throne Room and Finale

    John Williams

    Celebrating John Williams

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    7:56
  • 9:47 PM

    Amahl and the Night Visitors: Dance Suite

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    Barber: Souvenirs; Menotti: Sebastian, Amahl and the Night Visitors

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Schenck, conductor

    6:04
  • 9:44 PM

    Prepare the Way

    Traditional Swedish

    Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    3:00
  • 9:39 PM

    Gabriel's Message

    Traditional Basque

    Christmas With The Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:04
  • 9:32 PM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    Daniel Hope: Air

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe Soloists

    Daniel Hope, violin

    5:09
  • 9:30 PM

    Here Comes the Sun

    George Harrison

    Here, There and Everywhere: Goran Sollscher Plays The Beatles

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    1:57
  • 9:27 PM

    Lionel Rogg, organ

    3:12
  • 9:21 PM

    La Traviata: Sempre libera (Always free I must pass from joy)

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Violetta

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Carlo Rizzi, conductor

    Anna Netrebko, soprano

    3:54
  • 9:08 PM

    Voyage

    Michael Giacchino

    Voyage

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    10:04
  • 9:00 PM

    The Snowman: Walking in the Air

    Howard Blake

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 1

    Copper Street Brass Quintet

    3:52
  • 6:47 PM

    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes

    Leonard Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    10:52
  • 6:40 PM

    Star Wars: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    5:43
  • 6:25 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Grieg: Piano Sonatas

    Elisabeth Leonskaja, piano

    14:34
  • 6:20 PM

    Sleigh Ride

    Leroy Anderson

    Christmas Wonderland

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    3:05
  • 6:06 PM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 6:01 PM

    Baiao de Gude

    Paulo Bellinati

    Voyage Central Park

    Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    Lisa Friend, flute

    4:30
  • 5:42 PM

    Jewels of the Madonna Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

    16:30
  • 5:28 PM

    Double Keyboard Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    David Fray, conductor

    David Fray, piano

    Emmanuel Christien, piano

    13:13
  • 5:20 PM

    Christmas Day

    Gustav Holst

    A Brass Organ Christmas

    Bay Brass

    David Krehbiel, conductor

    John Fenstermaker, organ

    6:43
  • 5:14 PM

    While by my sheep; Adeste fideles; Come, little children

    Traditional

    Christmas with the Vienna Choir Boys

    Vienna Boys Choir

    Peter Marschik, conductor

    5:55
  • 5:06 PM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:56
  • 5:01 PM

    Sinfonia

    Antonio Leal Moreira

    Spanish and Portuguese Orchestral Music

    Algarve Orchestra

    Alvaro Cassuto, conductor

    4:36
  • 4:47 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 4:16 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    28:58
  • 4:06 PM

    Novelette "In Eastern Style"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    8:06
  • 4:01 PM

    Polonaise No. 1

    Henryk Wieniawski

    Laurent Korcia, violin

    Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano

    4:48
  • 3:47 PM

    Miracle on 34th Street: Suite

    Cyril Mockridge

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    11:02
  • 3:41 PM

    Star Wars: Princess Leia

    John Williams

    John Williams' Classic Film Scores Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Star Wars

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    5:06
  • 3:22 PM

    Convidando esta la noche

    Juan Garcia de Zespedes

    Celebremos el Nino: Christmas Delights from the Mexican Baroque

    Rose Ensemble

    4:11
  • 3:20 PM

    Joy to the World

    Traditional

    Christmas With Los Romeros

    Los Romeros

    2:30
  • 3:01 PM

    Concert Piece for Four Horns

    Robert Schumann

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardner, conductor

    Robert Montgomery, horn

    Gavin Edwards, horn

    Susan Dent, horn

    Robert Maskell, horn

    17:42
  • 2:56 PM

    Rejoice!

    Steven Amundson

    St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2018: Good News of Great Joy

    St. Olaf Orchestra

    3:20
  • 2:37 PM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    12:48
  • 2:31 PM

    Among the Poppies

    Eric Coates

    Robin Hood Country

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:20
  • 2:28 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 16

    Johannes Brahms

    North German Radio Symphony

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    2:24
  • 2:23 PM

    Christmas Waltzes

    Christmas Music

    Holiday Pops

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    4:30
  • 2:16 PM

    The Little Match Girl: Prelude

    August Enna

    ENNA: Den lille pige med svovlstikkerne; ZEMLINSKY: Die Seejungfrau

    Danish National Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    5:28
  • 2:09 PM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    4:20
  • 2:05 PM

    Seasons' Celebrations: Christmas Day

    Howard Cable

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Howard Cable, conductor

    3:44
  • 1:52 PM

    Paraphrase on Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: Piano Transcriptions

    Piers Lane, piano

    6:30
  • 1:47 PM

    Swan Lake: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Esther Yoo, violin

    4:23
  • 1:37 PM

    Novelette "In Eastern Style"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    8:06
  • 1:31 PM

    The Word of a Nobleman: Overture

    Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Moniuszko: Overtures

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    5:11
  • 1:28 PM

    Little Serenade: Finale

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Music for String Orchestra

    Orebro Chamber Orchestra

    Goran Nilson, conductor

    1:52
  • 1:20 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
  • 1:16 PM

    String Quartet: Scherzo

    Claude Debussy

    Emerson String Quartet

    3:45
  • 1:11 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    The Ultimate Copland Album

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    3:46
  • 1:09 PM

    Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus

    George Frederic Handel

    Cambridge Buskers

    1:00
  • 1:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 12:49 PM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 3; Concert Walzes Nos. 1 & 2

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    9:23
  • 12:43 PM

    Creatures of Prometheus: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    5:09
  • 12:35 PM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Rick Sowash: Piano Trios

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:14
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 88: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 92 & 88

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    3:26
  • 12:25 PM

    Dances of the Dolls: Lyric Waltz

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    3:22
  • 12:20 PM

    Fandango

    Luigi Boccherini

    Milos: Cancion

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Watkins, conductor

    Milos Karadaglic, guitar

    3:57
  • 12:15 PM

    Carmen: Gypsy Dance

    Georges Bizet

    Grieg: Carmen - Peer Gynt

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:41
  • 12:08 PM

    A Carol Fantasy

    John Alexander

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Pacific Chorale

    John Alexander, conductor

    5:02
  • 12:04 PM

    Tales of Hoffmann: Barcarolle

    Jacques Offenbach

    Romantic Adagio

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    3:37
  • 11:48 AM

    La gazza ladra (The Thieving Magpie): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures (Complete), Vol. 1

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    9:50
  • 11:42 AM

    A Canadian Brass Christmas Card

    Howard Cable

    A Christmas Gloria

    Canadian Brass

    4:12
  • 11:33 AM

    Gloriana: Courtly Dances

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra'

    English Symphony Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 11:21 AM

    Sense and Sensibility: Suite

    Patrick Doyle

    Sense And Sensibility Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    11:15
  • 11:18 AM

    Hora staccato

    Grigoras Dinicu

    Dances for Flute

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    2:03
  • 11:11 AM

    Up Good Christen Folk and Listen; In the Bleak Midwinter

    Harold Darke

    Christmas Carols from King's College

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    David Willcocks, conductor

    Stephen Varcoe, baritone

    5:51
  • 11:06 AM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    4:09
  • 11:01 AM

    Vespers: Laudate Dominum

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    4:40
  • 10:47 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Liszt, Korngold, Busoni, Schreker

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Kazuki Yamada, conductor

    12:04
  • 10:24 AM

    Souvenirs

    Samuel Barber

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    20:41
  • 10:17 AM

    Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: Across the Stars

    John Williams

    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:32
  • 10:15 AM

    Flemish Carol

    Traditional Flemish

    Carols from Clare

    Choir of Clare College, Cambridge

    John Rutter, conductor

    1:25
  • 10:06 AM

    Six Noels for Harp

    Marcel Tournier

    Rejoice! A String Quartet Christmas

    Emily Mitchell, harp

    8:48
  • 10:01 AM

    Concerto for Viola and Orchestra: Finale

    Carl Stamitz

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Helmut Muller-Bruhl, conductor

    Wolfram Christ, viola

    4:34
  • 9:21 AM

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Bela Bartok

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    37:05
  • 9:16 AM

    After the Cakewalk

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    3:26
  • 9:06 AM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 9:01 AM

    Concerto for Strings "Conch Shell"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Musici

    4:34
  • 8:37 AM

    Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    20:46
  • 8:34 AM

    Pastorale

    Igor Stravinsky

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    2:41
  • 8:21 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
  • 8:06 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    14:20
  • 8:01 AM

    Sketchbook of a Journey: Night at Sea with Stars

    Anthony Sidney

    Miguel Bonachea, guitar

    Gretchen Chell Cover, harp

    4:24
  • 7:36 AM

    English Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: English Suites Nos. 1, 3 & 6

    Murray Perahia, piano

    22:27
  • 7:28 AM

    There is No Rose of Such Virtue; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Silent Night

    Traditional

    Carols from Trinity

    Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

    Richard Marlow, conductor

    Richard Marlow, organ

    7:13
  • 7:21 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    5:18
  • 7:06 AM

    Festival Suite

    Robin Milford

    Guildhall Strings

    14:15
  • 7:01 AM

    Trio Sonata

    Willem de Fesch

    Ensemble of the Auvergne

    4:39
  • 6:39 AM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    VocalEssence Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:02
  • 6:27 AM

    "A Mozart Christmas"

    Traditional

    What if Mozart Wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

    Hampton String Quartet

    11:57
  • 6:06 AM

    Duet-Concertino

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Honegger

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Kenneth Munday, bassoon

    18:34
  • 6:01 AM

    Hopkinson Smith, lute

    4:35
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