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  • 4:53 AM

    Margaret Garner: A Quality Love

    Richard Danielpour

    Mimi Stillman, flute

    Charles Abramovic, piano

    5:03
  • 4:25 AM

    Stabat Mater Dolorosa

    Jacob Cooper

    String Orchestra of Brooklyn

    Eli Spindel, conductor

    Mellissa Hughes, soprano

    Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano

    27:22
  • 4:12 AM

    Air for Violin

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    Truls Mork, cello

    11:42
  • 4:07 AM

    Reflections at Dusk

    Jennifer Bellor

    Reflections at Dusk

    James Whiting, vibraphone

    4:14
  • 4:01 AM

    The Enchanted Garden: Elegy

    Richard Danielpour

    Christopher Atzinger, piano

    4:28
  • 3:37 AM

    Sequence for Minor White

    Kyle Sanna

    Spontaneous Symbols

    Brooklyn Rider

    20:34
  • 3:31 AM

    Cerulean: Lullaby

    David Biedenbender

    Ex Machina

    Donald Sinta Quartet

    5:48
  • 3:24 AM

    Praise

    Dobrinka Tabakova

    Dobrinka Tabakova: Kynance Cove, On the South Downs, and Works for Choir

    Truro Cathedral Choir

    Christopher Gray, conductor

    Joseph Wicks, organ

    5:07
  • 3:16 AM

    Loss

    Alissa Firsova

    Fantasy

    Tippett Quartet

    Mark van de Wiel, clarinet

    6:37
  • 3:07 AM

    Joby Burgess, marimba

    Joby Burgess, vibraphone

    Sam Wilson, marimba

    Sam Wilson, vibraphone

    Calum Huggan, marimba

    Rob Farrer, marimba

    7:35
  • 3:01 AM

    Djilile

    Peter Sculthorpe

    SCULTHORPE: Irkanda I and IV / Lament / Sonata No. 2 / Cello Dreaming / Djilile

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    4:26
  • 2:49 AM

    Scherzo No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2, Scherzos

    Simon Trpceski, piano

    9:47
  • 2:12 AM

    Petrushka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky, Petrouchka: Scherzo a la Russe, The Firebird Suite

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    35:16
  • 2:06 AM

    10 National Airs with Variations: No. 6 "Merch Megan"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leonidas Kavakos | Beethoven

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    3:51
  • 2:01 AM

    Eight Russian Folk Songs: selections

    Anatol Liadov

    Songs and Dances

    Kottos

    4:51
  • 1:56 AM

    Liu Yang River

    Bi-Guang Tang

    Shanghai Quartet

    2:42
  • 1:17 AM

    Concerto for Orchestra

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra

    New York Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    37:10
  • 1:13 AM

    Les Tours de Passe-Passe (Sleight of Hand)

    Francois Couperin

    Couperin: Tic Toc Choc

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    2:24
  • 1:06 AM

    Polonaise for Violin and Strings

    Franz Schubert

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    5:58
  • 1:01 AM

    Divertimento: Tarantella

    Sy Brandon

    Eileen Grycky, flute

    Jeffrey O'Donnell, oboe

    Christopher Nichols, clarinet

    Lynn Moncilovich, bassoon

    4:25
  • 12:47 AM

    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy

    Arnold Bax

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    10:52
  • 12:18 AM

    Le Carnaval de Londres

    Darius Milhaud

    Milhaud: Carnaval d'Aix; Carnaval de Londres, etc.

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    27:58
  • 12:12 AM

    Cerulean: Goof Groove

    David Biedenbender

    Donald Sinta Quartet

    3:49
  • 12:06 AM

    Divertimento No. 2: Menuetto I

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Divertimenti

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:46
  • 12:01 AM

    Concerto for Strings "Conch Shell"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    I Musici

    4:34
  • 11:47 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    11:34
  • 11:47 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    11:34
  • 11:40 PM

    Symphony: 2nd movement

    Alice Mary Smith

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    5:47
  • 11:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    19:16
  • 11:06 PM

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    12:42
  • 11:01 PM

    Time For Three

    Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele

    Mathias Kunzli, percussion

    3:59
  • 10:46 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Winter Dreams": 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    13:52
  • 10:28 PM

    The Good-humored Ladies

    Vincenzo Tommasini

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Robert Irving, conductor

    14:56
  • 10:20 PM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Hedwig's Theme

    John Williams

    Across the Stars

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    5:57
  • 10:07 PM

    Danzon Cubano

    Aaron Copland

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Aaron Copland, conductor

    7:13
  • 10:00 PM

    Rhapsody No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Radu Lupu, piano

    5:42
  • 9:48 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Der fliegende Hollander

    Berlin State Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    10:14
  • 9:27 PM

    String Quartet No. 30 "The Joke"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    The Haydn Project

    Emerson String Quartet

    16:20
  • 9:19 PM

    Gondoliers Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:53
  • 9:04 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    12:21
  • 9:01 PM

    Song without Words No. 30 "Spring Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Luba Edlina, piano

    2:59
  • 8:40 PM

    Symphonic Poem No. 7 "Festklange"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: Prometheus, Bergsymphonie, Festklange

    Dresden Philharmonic

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    18:18
  • 8:32 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice

    Insula Orchestra

    Laurence Equilbey, conductor

    6:12
  • 8:16 PM

    Divertissement

    Jacques Ibert

    Milhaud, Poulenc, Ibert: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    15:25
  • 8:03 PM

    Overture No. 3

    Carl Friedrich Abel

    Abel: Overtures & Sinfonias

    Il Fondamento

    Paul Dombrecht, conductor

    10:47
  • 8:00 PM

    The Music Box

    Anatol Liadov

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    2:34
  • 5:43 PM

    The Comedians

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    15:25
  • 5:40 PM

    Sonatina for Piano and Mandolin

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Julien Martineau, mandolin

    Vanessa Benelli Mosell, piano

    2:15
  • 5:21 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 8

    Francois Devienne

    Devienne: 14 Concertos pour flute

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Hans Stadlmair, conductor

    Andras Adorjan, flute

    16:56
  • 5:15 PM

    F-A-E Sonata: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Leila Josefowicz, violin

    John Novacek, piano

    5:16
  • 5:06 PM

    Der Zigeunerbaron (The Gypsy Baron): Overture

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    7:57
  • 5:01 PM

    Starlight Express: Waltz

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:53 PM

    La Scala di Seta (Silken Ladder): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    5:51
  • 4:39 PM

    Overture

    Christoph Nichelmann

    Musik am Berliner Hof

    Academy of Ancient Music Berlin

    13:22
  • 4:17 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    19:54
  • 4:09 PM

    Aria in Classic Style

    Marcel Grandjany

    Classics for Chamber Orchestra

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    Christine Muhlbach, harp

    5:58
  • 4:06 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    The Romantic Violinist: A Celebration Of Joseph Joachim

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Sakari Oramo, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:58
  • 4:01 PM

    Four Contredances

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra

    Hans Graf, conductor

    4:34
  • 3:43 PM

    Ballet Suite No. 3

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    15:48
  • 3:17 PM

    Piano Concerto

    Dora Bright

    Bright & Gipps: Piano Concertos

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Peebles, conductor

    Samantha Ward, piano

    24:06
  • 3:14 PM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    Denver Brass

    2:07
  • 3:07 PM

    Coppelia: Waltz of The Hours

    Leo Delibes

    Delibes: Coppelia/ Chopin: Les Sylphides

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    6:18
  • 3:01 PM

    Double Quartet No. 1: Scherzo

    Louis Spohr

    Spohr: The Four Double Quartets

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

    4:26
  • 2:50 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Billy The Kid; Rodeo Etc.

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    8:19
  • 2:49 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    9:14
  • 2:32 PM

    Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon

    Franz Danzi

    New Era

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    15:56
  • 2:16 PM

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    14:50
  • 1:59 PM

    John Peel

    Traditional, arr. Chris Hazell

    Greensleeves

    Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:00
  • 1:55 PM

    Michael Flanders, vocal

    Donald Swann, piano

    :00
  • 1:38 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concertos and Concert Rondo

    London Sinfonietta

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Richard Watkins, horn

    15:37
  • 1:33 PM

    The Mischievous Angel

    Pablo Casals

    Tabea Zimmermann, viola

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:54
  • 1:22 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    9:35
  • 1:19 PM

    Canzonetta "La Hooplina"

    P.D.Q. Bach (Peter Schickele)

    Greater Hoople Area Philharmonic

    Peter Schickele, conductor

    2:18
  • 1:08 PM

    Images for Orchestra: Rondes de printemps (Spring Rounds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Works for Orchestra, Vol. I

    Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    7:51
  • 1:04 PM

    "Jig" Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Hits Back

    Swingle Singers

    2:03
  • 12:47 PM

    Violin Concerto: 1st movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Violin Concertos by Black Composers

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    10:24
  • 12:37 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:51
  • 12:29 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    7:07
  • 12:26 PM

    Suite of Eight Dances: Tango

    Carlos Salzedo

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    2:25
  • 12:20 PM

    Sabrina: Theme

    John Williams

    Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles

    John Williams, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    4:52
  • 12:08 PM

    Colas Breugnon Overture

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Kabalevsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    4:50
  • 12:04 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Lucie Horsch, recorder

    Charlotte Barbour-Condini, recorder

    2:59
  • 11:50 AM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Varese: Arcana, Holst: The Planets

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    8:00
  • 11:45 AM

    Petite Symphony: Scherzo

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod, Milhaud, Debussy-Faldner

    Sinfonia Orchestra of Chicago

    Barry Faldner, conductor

    4:13
  • 11:38 AM

    West: 1st movement

    Michael Torke

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Peter Kolkay, bassoon

    4:37
  • 11:30 AM

    Concerto No. 5

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Albinoni: 12 Concerti a cinque, Op.5

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    7:18
  • 11:22 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:30
  • 11:17 AM

    Pastoral

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    Lars-Erik Larsson: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    3:39
  • 11:09 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    A Second of Silence

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    5:55
  • 11:04 AM

    Coffee and Cakes

    Charlie Chaplin

    Music By Charlie Chaplin: Oh! That Cello

    Thomas Beckmann, cello

    4:21
  • 11:04 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:30
  • 10:49 AM

    Drottningholm Suite

    Johan Roman

    Roman: Music for a Royal Wedding

    Uppsala Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Halstead, conductor

    9:34
  • 10:45 AM

    Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    2:20
  • 10:42 AM

    Suite: Gaio

    Randall Thompson

    Kelly Peterson Peral, oboe

    Michael Forte, clarinet

    Elizabeth Derderian-Wood, viola

    2:02
  • 10:36 AM

    Piano Concerto: Scherzo

    Amy Beach

    Beach, Chaminade, Howell: Piano Concertos

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Rebecca Miller, conductor

    Danny Driver, piano

    5:34
  • 10:27 AM

    The White-Haired Girl Suite: White-Haired Girl

    Yan Jinxuan

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    8:04
  • 10:24 AM

    Jenny's Welcome Home to Charlie

    Traditional

    Brooklyn Rider

    Martin Hayes, Irish fiddle

    2:39
  • 10:11 AM

    Divertissement on a Pastoral Theme

    Gabriel Pierne

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    11:48
  • 10:06 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Pro Arte Guitar Trio

    4:21
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony: 2nd movement

    Francois-Joseph Gossec

    Gossec: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    4:24
  • 9:47 AM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    11:30
  • 9:39 AM

    Viejo Zortzico

    Jesus Guridi

    Xavier de Maistre, harp

    6:20
  • 9:21 AM

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    17:14
  • 9:06 AM

    Scherzo fantastique

    Igor Stravinsky

    Petrouchka

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:59
  • 9:01 AM

    Trio No. 3: Minuet

    Johann Hummel

    Divertimenti of the Viennese Classical Period

    Vienna String Trio

    4:23
  • 8:36 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Samuel Barber

    Barber, Korngold: Violin Concertos Etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    22:48
  • 8:30 AM

    Folk Suite No. 4

    William Grant Still

    Get on Board

    Sierra Winds

    4:59
  • 8:06 AM

    All Things Majestic

    Jennifer Higdon

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor

    22:24
  • 8:01 AM

    Music for Bill and Me

    Lou Harrison

    Karen Gottlieb, harp

    4:29
  • 7:28 AM

    Columbine's Clever Tricks

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ballets

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Adriano, conductor

    Ludovit Ludha, tenor

    30:11
  • 7:20 AM

    Cobalt

    Jocelyn Morlock

    Jocelyn Morlock: Cobalt

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Alain Trudel, conductor

    Jonathan Crow, violin

    7:07
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 10: 3rd movement

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    12:41
  • 7:01 AM

    Cancao sertaneja (Song of the Farmlands)

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Essencia Do Brasil

    Brazilian Guitar Quartet

    4:25
  • 6:40 AM

    Jeux (Games)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Trois Nocturnes, Jeux

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    18:49
  • 6:31 AM

    Parlour Games

    Meredith Monk

    Ursula Oppens, piano

    Bruce Brubaker, piano

    7:33
  • 6:27 AM

    The Waltzing Cat

    Leroy Anderson

    Symphony Orchestra (un-named)

    Richard Hayman, conductor

    2:58
  • 6:06 AM

    Stamitz Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    19:55
  • 6:01 AM

    Four Taiwanese Folk Songs: Rain Night Flower

    Wei-Chieh Lin

    Formosa Quartet

    4:22
  • 5:52 AM

    Waltz-Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Paganini: Violin Concerto No. 1, Tchaikovsky: Serenade Melancolique, Valse Scherzo

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Midori, violin

    6:39
  • 5:42 AM

    Dumka-Shumka

    Mykola Lysenko

    Natalya Pasichnyk, piano

    8:50
  • 5:06 AM

    Symphony No. 38 "Prague"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    34:22
  • 5:01 AM

    Forest Clearing

    Sigurd Islandsmoen

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    4:26
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