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  • 5:31 AM

    Chamber Symphony

    Julian Wachner

    Bespoke: NOW Commissions for chamber orchestra

    New Orchestra of Washington

    Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, conductor

    26:25
  • 5:14 AM

    Dona nobis pacem

    Peteris Vasks

    Baltic Voices 1

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    15:02
  • 5:06 AM

    Dedication

    Erkki-Sven Tuur

    Oxymoron

    Leho Karin, cello

    6:59
  • 5:01 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
  • 4:47 AM

    Casting No Shadow

    Wim Mertens

    Wim Mertens, piano

    Wim Mertens, countertenor

    11:33
  • 4:35 AM

    Sunrise of the Planetary Dream Collector

    Terry Riley

    Terry Riley: Cadenza on the Night Plain

    Kronos Quartet

    10:20
  • 4:24 AM

    Tabula Rasa

    Arvo Part

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Adele Anthony, violin

    Gil Shaham, violin

    Erik Risberg, piano

    9:50
  • 4:10 AM

    Cast

    Jacob Cooper

    Hand Eye

    eighth blackbird

    10:50
  • 4:06 AM

    Brigid's Flame

    Amy Williams

    What Is Left Behind

    Matthew McCright, piano

    3:38
  • 4:01 AM

    Synesthesia Suite: Karakurenai (Crimson)

    Andy Akiho

    Andy Akiho, steel pan

    4:26
  • 3:40 AM

    Suite in Old Style

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Dobrinka Tabakova: String Paths

    Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra

    Maxim Rysanov, conductor

    Maxim Rysanov, viola

    18:35
  • 3:35 AM

    Lu

    Tim Ries

    Dedication

    Prism Quartet

    2:36
  • 3:30 AM

    Spirited Light

    Jake Runestad

    The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Jason Awbrey, bass

    4:54
  • 3:13 AM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    16:41
  • 3:06 AM

    Jeux d'eau (Fountains)

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Complete Piano Works

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    5:19
  • 3:01 AM

    Prelude

    Gerald Finzi

    Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 6

    Septura

    4:38
  • 2:47 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 1st movement

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    11:21
  • 2:42 AM

    Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    2:25
  • 2:19 AM

    Swan Lake: excerpts

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71 (Excerpts), etc.

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    22:59
  • 2:14 AM

    Ducal Suite: Clarinet Lament

    Duke Ellington

    Dover Quartet

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    3:34
  • 2:06 AM

    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs

    Richard Wagner

    WAGNER 3: Tristan Suite; Music from Siegfried, Lohengrin, Walkure; Faust Overture

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    7:48
  • 2:01 AM

    Two Pastorales

    Lou Harrison

    Lou Harrison: Seven Pastorales

    Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    4:36
  • 1:43 AM

    Fantasia on Russian Themes

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    TANEYEV, S.I.: Suite de Concert / RIMSKY-KORSAKOV, N.A.: Fantasia on 2 Russian Themes (A.K. Gregory, Kiev Virtuosi Symphony, D. Yablonsky)

    Kiev Virtuosi Symphony Orchestra

    Dimitri Yablonsky, conductor

    Annelle Gregory, violin

    15:17
  • 1:33 AM

    Divertissement for Bassoon and String Quintet

    Jean Francaix

    Francaix: Divertissement

    Gaudier Ensemble

    9:36
  • 1:14 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Ramin Bahrami, piano

    17:25
  • 1:10 AM

    Three Dream Portraits: Dream Variation

    Margaret Bonds

    Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone

    Ashley Jackson, harp

    2:36
  • 1:06 AM

    Go To Sleep My Baby

    Traditional

    London Mozart Players

    Stuart Morley, conductor

    Claire Jones, harp

    3:05
  • 1:01 AM

    Four Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Canadian Brass

    4:52
  • 12:45 AM

    In Nature's Realm Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Overtures

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    13:50
  • 12:40 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Frank Bridge Var.

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    18:19
  • 12:37 AM

    That Tired Rag

    Charlotte Blake

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    2:05
  • 12:34 AM

    That Poker Rag

    Charlotte Blake

    Fluffy Ruffle Girls

    Virginia Eskin, piano

    3:02
  • 12:13 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonie Concertante KV 297 B

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    19:48
  • 12:01 AM

    Sinfonietta No. 1

    Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson

    Live in Concert

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    6:34
  • 11:52 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    Kirill Gerstein, piano

    7:40
  • 11:45 PM

    Yao Dance

    Liu Tieshan

    Shanghai Quartet

    6:33
  • 11:31 PM

    12 Contredanses

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Capella Istropolitana

    Oliver Dohnanyi, conductor

    12:37
  • 11:25 PM

    Festival Scherzo for Piano and Strings

    Madeleine Dring

    Guildhall Strings

    Robert Salter, conductor

    Martin Roscoe, piano

    4:32
  • 11:21 PM

    Sonata No. 5

    Arcangelo Corelli

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    Mike Herriott, brass

    3:33
  • 11:11 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Empire Brass

    4:37
  • 11:03 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    6:55
  • 10:37 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    24:02
  • 10:15 PM

    Guitar Quintet No. 2

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    15:13
  • 10:07 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:51
  • 10:03 PM

    Rory Dall's Port

    James Oswald

    Reel of Tulloch

    Chatham Baroque

    Chris Norman, flute

    3:15
  • 9:59 PM

    Getting Hitched

    The OK Factor

    Composing Minnesota: 2016-2017 Class Notes Artists

    The OK Factor

    3:28
  • 9:36 PM

    Harp Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    Great Works for Harp

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernst Marzendorfer, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    21:34
  • 9:26 PM

    Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop": 2nd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:53
  • 9:12 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    11:53
  • 9:05 PM

    Piano Trio: 3rd movement

    Clara Schumann

    Dardington Piano Trio

    5:34
  • 9:00 PM

    Two Aquarelles

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:35
  • 6:40 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    18:42
  • 6:39 PM

    Andrew Lawrence-King, harp

    :48
  • 6:21 PM

    Wood Notes

    William Grant Still

    Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3; Wood Notes

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    16:27
  • 6:06 PM

    Piano Duet Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ingrid Haebler, piano

    Ludwig Hoffmann, piano

    12:55
  • 6:01 PM

    Etude No. 8

    Giulio Regondi

    Music to My Ears: A Collection of Music for Children of All Ages

    David Starobin, guitar

    4:49
  • 5:53 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments": 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    New York Philharmonic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    5:08
  • 5:49 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Encore

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Nicole Trotier, violin

    4:54
  • 5:29 PM

    Candide Suite

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Candide Suite, etc.

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    18:09
  • 5:20 PM

    Two Shandong Folk Songs

    Shi-Guang Cui

    Shanghai Quartet

    7:12
  • 5:06 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:03
  • 5:01 PM

    Impromptu-Caprice

    Gabriel Pierne

    Susann McDonald, harp

    4:50
  • 4:54 PM

    The Mask of Zorro: Main Title

    James Horner

    Mega Movies

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:18
  • 4:50 PM

    Spanish Serenade

    Cecile Chaminade

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    2:36
  • 4:16 PM

    Symphonie Espagnole

    Edouard Lalo

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Chee-Yun, violin

    33:23
  • 4:06 PM

    A Fugal Concerto

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: St. Paul's Suite, etc.

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Duke Dobing, flute

    8:25
  • 4:01 PM

    Orchestral Study No. 3

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Cello Concerto, Music for Strings

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:52
  • 3:54 PM

    March Militaire No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol III

    Yaara Tal, piano

    4:45
  • 3:51 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 2

    Erik Satie

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    2:46
  • 3:48 PM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amadeus Quartet

    10:36
  • 3:40 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 2nd movement

    Gustav Mahler

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    9:29
  • 3:37 PM

    La Clemenza di Tito: Tu fosti tradito

    Wolfgang Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Tara Erraught, mezzo

    2:00
  • 3:25 PM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Amadeus Quartet

    10:36
  • 3:12 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    12:06
  • 3:03 PM

    Waltz-Intermezzo

    Frank Bridge

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    6:12
  • 3:00 PM

    Prelude in G, Op. 32 No. 5

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Sergei Rachmaninoff, piano

    2:22
  • 2:55 PM

    Mozart En Route

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Chester Quartet

    2:55
  • 2:46 PM

    Das Rheingold: Entry of the Gods into Valhalla

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Highlights from "The Ring"

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    6:35
  • 2:35 PM

    Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    9:38
  • 2:31 PM

    Hopes and Dreams

    R.J. Mitchell

    A Wedding By the Lake

    Four Voices String Quartet

    2:47
  • 2:23 PM

    Trumpet Concerto: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    6:37
  • 2:18 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Escapades

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:02
  • 2:09 PM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Belgian Radio and TV Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    6:09
  • 2:04 PM

    String Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    3:55
  • 1:50 PM

    The Countess: Overture

    Stanislaw Moniuszko

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    8:54
  • 1:46 PM

    Liu Yang River

    Bi-Guang Tang

    Yundi Li, piano

    3:29
  • 1:37 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Music for My Little Friends

    London Mozart Players

    James Galway, flute

    7:15
  • 1:27 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:09
  • 1:20 PM

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    5:33
  • 1:07 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 3 & 4

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Viktoria Mullova, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    6:07
  • 1:04 PM

    Intermezzo: Happy End

    Richard Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    2:18
  • 1:04 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos 1, 3 & 4

    Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

    Viktoria Mullova, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    6:07
  • 12:48 PM

    Poet and Peasant Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    Popular Operatic Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:45
  • 12:46 PM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    1:45
  • 12:42 PM

    Symphony No. 23: 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    2:28
  • 12:36 PM

    8 1/2: Walking the Gangplank

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    5:31
  • 12:32 PM

    Spanish Serenade

    Joaquin Malats

    Serenata Espanola

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    2:45
  • 12:21 PM

    Serenade for Strings: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 4, Serenade for Strings

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    9:53
  • 12:17 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    V9: PIANO SONATAS

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    2:47
  • 12:09 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Violin Concertos, RV 187, 195, 197, 204, 209, 242, 364

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    6:28
  • 12:04 PM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    "Pops in Love"

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:36
  • 11:52 AM

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:05
  • 11:49 AM

    Song without Words No. 30 "Spring Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Songs without Words

    Luba Edlina, piano

    2:58
  • 11:40 AM

    Novelette "In Spanish Style"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    6:42
  • 11:33 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    William Boyce

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:28
  • 11:26 AM

    Unconquered: Dawn

    Michael Torke

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Cristian Macelaru, conductor

    6:54
  • 11:20 AM

    Doce de coco

    Jaco do Bandolim

    Appassionato

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:12
  • 11:10 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Camille Saint-Saens

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Scott Yoo, conductor

    Hee-Young Lim, cello

    8:55
  • 11:06 AM

    Requiem: Pie Jesu

    Gabriel Faure

    Stillness and Sweet Harmony

    City of London Sinfonia

    John Rutter, conductor

    Caroline Ashton, soprano

    3:28
  • 11:01 AM

    Arabesque

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:26
  • 10:50 AM

    Symphony No. 26

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies, Vol. 6

    Danish National Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    8:01
  • 10:28 AM

    Impressions: Suite for Chamber Orchestra

    Clarice Assad

    Together

    New Century Chamber Orchestra

    19:52
  • 10:15 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concertos for Trumpet

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Janos Rolla, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    12:15
  • 10:06 AM

    Goyescas: Los requiebros (The flatterers)

    Enrique Granados

    Xiayin Wang, piano

    8:07
  • 10:01 AM

    Harp Concerto: Joy Ride

    Jennifer Higdon

    American Rapture

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Ward Stare, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    4:25
  • 9:28 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Serious Symphony"

    Franz Berwald

    Franz Berwald: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    30:05
  • 9:23 AM

    Control: Mountain

    Nico Muhly

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    4:26
  • 9:13 AM

    Shades of Darkness: Tawny Rose

    Stefania de Kenessey

    Andiamo Chamber Ensemble

    8:09
  • 9:06 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Rose adagio

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:58
  • 9:01 AM

    Guitar Sonata: 3rd movement

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Richard Savino, guitar

    4:39
  • 8:43 AM

    Yamekraw, A Negro Rhapsody

    James Price Johnson

    JOHNSON, J.P.: Yamekraw / RESER, H.: Suite / GERSHWIN, G.: Rhapsody in Blue

    Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Rosenberg, conductor

    Gary Hammond, piano

    15:31
  • 8:20 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Joseph White

    Violin Concertos by Black Composers

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    21:35
  • 8:06 AM

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Mark Wigglesworth, conductor

    12:49
  • 8:01 AM

    French Suite No. 6: Allemande; Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Salzedo Harp Duo

    4:37
  • 7:38 AM

    Celtic Symphony

    Granville Bantock

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    19:55
  • 7:24 AM

    Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Samuel Friedman, conductor

    14:17
  • 7:06 AM

    Wind Octet

    Franz Krommer

    Krommer: Octets for Wind Instruments

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    16:00
  • 7:01 AM

    Summer Evening

    John Ireland

    Orchestra of the Swan

    David Curtis, conductor

    4:22
  • 6:35 AM

    Piano Quartet

    Elfrida Andree

    Andree: Piano Trios - Piano Quartet in A minor

    Trio Nordica

    Thorunn Osk Marinosdottir, viola

    23:07
  • 6:28 AM

    Andante for Flute and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos, etc.

    Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra

    Juha Kangas, conductor

    Sharon Bezaly, flute

    6:29
  • 6:06 AM

    Nursery Suite

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth (Suites No. 1 & 2)

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    20:35
  • 6:01 AM

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    4:25
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