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  • 4:54 AM

    Postludium No. 3

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Anja Lechner, cello

    Silke Avenhaus, piano

    4:09
  • 4:39 AM

    Proverb

    Steve Reich

    Reich: Proverb

    Theater of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    14:04
  • 4:29 AM

    Known By Heart

    Christopher Tignor

    Christopher Tignor, violin

    9:25
  • 4:13 AM

    Beijing Harmony

    Michael Gordon

    The Unchanging Sea

    Seattle Symphony

    Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor

    14:39
  • 4:07 AM

    Ones: The Floaty One

    Jascha Narveson

    Potential Differences

    Dither

    5:17
  • 4:01 AM

    Wed

    David Lang

    Heavy

    Ethel

    4:38
  • 3:51 AM

    Scenes from the Poet's Dreams: Summer Shimmers Across the Glass of Green Ponds

    Jennifer Higdon

    Lark Quartet

    Gary Graffman, piano

    6:58
  • 3:18 AM

    Harmonium

    John Adams

    The John Adams Earbox

    San Francisco Symphony

    John Adams, conductor

    31:42
  • 3:07 AM

    Tesla Quartet

    Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet

    8:27
  • 3:01 AM

    Air for the Poet

    Lou Harrison

    Lou Harrison, Vol. 4

    Tammittam Percussion Ensemble

    Guido Facchin, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:51 AM

    Jasmine Flower

    Traditional Chinese

    Lang Lang, piano

    6:41
  • 2:16 AM

    Divertimento after Couperin

    Richard Strauss

    Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (after Handel); R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86 (after Couperin)

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    34:25
  • 2:06 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo and Intermezzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    7:33
  • 2:01 AM

    Petite Symphony: Finale

    Charles Gounod

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:47
  • 1:52 AM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: Divertimento, Romanian Folk Dances; Janacek: Mladi

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    6:14
  • 1:12 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    38:43
  • 1:07 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Masks

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2/Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    2:03
  • 1:06 AM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Classic Kennedy

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    1:20
  • 1:01 AM

    Ca'azapa (Popular Paraguayan Song)

    Agustin Barrios

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    4:35
  • 12:42 AM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Janne Nisonen, conductor

    Jaakko Luoma, bassoon

    16:42
  • 12:22 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1; Wagner: Sigfried-Idyll

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:02
  • 12:12 AM

    Novelette "In Eastern Style"

    Alexander Glazunov

    Saint Petersburg String Quartet

    8:06
  • 12:06 AM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Pomp & Pizazz

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:48
  • 12:01 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    4:37
  • 11:39 PM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    19:27
  • 11:38 PM

    Divertimento No. 7

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Camerata Academica Salzburg

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    19:04
  • 11:26 PM

    Drysdale Overture

    Douglas Lilburn

    LILBURN: Orchestral Works

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    10:25
  • 11:21 PM

    Lotus Eaters

    Andrew York

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:26
  • 11:04 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Monica Huggett, violin

    16:46
  • 10:59 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    The Irish Piano

    Michael McHale, piano

    3:37
  • 10:54 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 11

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    3:20
  • 10:44 PM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Presto

    Franz Schubert

    The Kernis Project: Schubert

    Jasper String Quartet

    9:28
  • 10:26 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet/Serebrier: Carmen Symphony

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    16:51
  • 10:20 PM

    Love Avalanche - Raga Mishra Bhairav

    Amjad Ali Khan

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod

    Amit Kavthekar, tabla

    3:59
  • 10:04 PM

    The Two Barons of Roccazzura: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    10:15
  • 10:01 PM

    The Prince of Denmark's March

    Jeremiah Clarke

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    2:58
  • 9:48 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "In the Spring": 4th movement

    John Knowles Paine

    John Knowles Paine: Orchestral Works 2

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:09
  • 9:25 PM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Vienna Piano Trio

    18:38
  • 9:16 PM

    Demetrio e Polibio: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:30
  • 9:04 PM

    Il Convegno (The Meeting)

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    The Clarinotts

    Wiener Virtuosen

    9:48
  • 9:00 PM

    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner: Overtures And Orchestral Music

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    2:49
  • 8:35 PM

    Shakespeare Suite No. 1

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Karl Anton Rickenbacher, conductor

    23:05
  • 8:28 PM

    El Jubilate

    Mateo Flecha

    A Spanish Nativity

    Stile Antico

    6:47
  • 8:17 PM

    Warsaw Concerto

    Richard Addinsell

    The Greatest Classical Show On Earth

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Moshe Atzmon, conductor

    Cristina Ortiz, piano

    9:00
  • 8:13 PM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: String Quintets

    Europa Galante

    3:40
  • 8:00 PM

    Second Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Edmonton Wind Ensemble

    Harry Pinchin, conductor

    11:58
  • 5:50 PM

    Shades of Darkness: Indigo

    Stefania de Kenessey

    Stefania de Kenessey ?� Chamber Music: Shades of Light, Shades of Dark

    Andiamo Chamber Ensemble

    7:45
  • 5:19 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 20

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 17 & 20

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Leif Ove Andsnes, conductor

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    29:39
  • 5:16 PM

    Carnival of the Animals: Finale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    1:44
  • 5:06 PM

    Rustic Suite (Suite Champetre)

    Jean Sibelius

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    9:00
  • 5:01 PM

    Irish Roots Medley

    Traditional

    Modern Mandolin Quartet: Americana

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    4:43
  • 4:44 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    14:48
  • 4:21 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    European Brandenburg Ensemble

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Katy Bircher, flute

    Beatrix Hulsemann, violin

    Trevor Pinnock, harpsichord

    20:40
  • 4:16 PM

    The Ash Grove

    Traditional Welsh

    Simple Gifts

    Salzedo Harp Duo

    3:37
  • 4:06 PM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True

    James Horner

    Field of Dreams Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:07
  • 4:01 PM

    From Meadow to Mayfair Suite: Evening in Town

    Eric Coates

    Boult conducts Coates

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    4:39
  • 3:52 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Alice Mary Smith

    Smith, A.M.: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    6:19
  • 3:13 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet/Quartet in A minor

    Cleveland Quartet

    John O'Conor, piano

    37:06
  • 3:06 PM

    Armida: Overture

    Tommaso Traetta

    Concerto Koln

    Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor

    5:19
  • 3:01 PM

    The Prophet: Ballet of the Skaters: Quadrilles des patineurs

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:50 PM

    Premiere Rhapsodie

    Claude Debussy

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    8:23
  • 2:49 PM

    Adagio and Rondo

    Johann Hummel

    Clarinet and Orchestra

    Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Gernot Schmalfuss, conductor

    Dieter Klocker, clarinet

    9:13
  • 2:46 PM

    Gianni Schicchi: O mio babbino caro

    Giacomo Puccini

    Ruth Ann Swenson: Con Amore

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Julius Rudel, conductor

    Ruth Ann Swenson, soprano

    2:33
  • 2:27 PM

    Variations on a Rococo Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Ofra Harnoy, cello

    18:35
  • 2:14 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Finale

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Piano Concertos

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    12:04
  • 2:00 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 3

    George Frideric Handel

    Guildhall Strings

    Paul Nicholson, harpsichord

    10:56
  • 1:56 PM

    Clair de Lune

    Gabriel Faure

    Carolyn Sampson, soprano

    Joseph Middleton, piano

    2:46
  • 1:42 PM

    Masques and Bergamasques

    Gabriel Faure

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    12:57
  • 1:33 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Grand Opera for Orchestra: Verdi Without Words

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:27
  • 1:24 PM

    Suite of Old Lettish Dances

    Andrejs Jansons

    Blue Skies

    USAF Band of Flight

    7:36
  • 1:16 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Ensemble Appassionato

    Mathieu Herzog, conductor

    7:23
  • 1:08 PM

    Polonaise

    Mauro Giuliani

    David Starobin Performs Mauro Giuliani, Volume Two

    David Starobin, guitar

    4:53
  • 1:04 PM

    The Birds: Prelude

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Les Pins De Rome, Les Fontaines De Rome, Les Oiseaux

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    2:46
  • 12:57 PM

    Hary Janos Suite: Musical Clock

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Hary Janos Suite; Dances Of Galanta; Peacock Variations

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    2:06
  • 12:47 PM

    Les caracteres de la danse

    Jean-Fery Rebel

    The Sun King's Paradise

    Palladian Ensemble

    9:19
  • 12:35 PM

    Symphony No. 67: 4th movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Haydn

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    7:42
  • 12:30 PM

    Love Avalanche - Raga Mishra Bhairav

    Amjad Ali Khan

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    Ayaan Ali Bangash, sarod

    Amit Kavthekar, tabla

    3:59
  • 12:20 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian March

    Alexander Borodin

    White Nights: Romantic Russian Showpieces

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    5:25
  • 12:15 PM

    Holberg Suite: Rigaudon

    Edvard Grieg

    Edvard Grieg: Works For String Orchestra

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:02
  • 12:07 PM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Donald Johanos, conductor

    7:13
  • 12:04 PM

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Fraser, conductor

    Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet

    1:55
  • 11:50 AM

    Scottish Fantasy: Finale

    Max Bruch

    Max Bruch: Concerto No. 2; Scottish Fantasy

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    9:15
  • 11:45 AM

    Things to Come: Ballet for Children

    Arthur Bliss

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:40 AM

    Andersen: Chinese Waltz

    Oskar Nedbal

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Miroslav Homolka, conductor

    3:14
  • 11:33 AM

    Polonaise No. 6 "Heroic"

    Frederic Chopin

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    6:14
  • 11:30 AM

    The Musical Box

    Anatol Liadov

    Jouer, chanter, danser/Play, sing, dance

    Manon Le Comte, harp

    2:04
  • 11:20 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    8:27
  • 11:15 AM

    The Ball of Beatrice d'Este: Courante

    Reynaldo Hahn

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

    Harmonie Ensemble

    Steven Richman, conductor

    4:12
  • 11:06 AM

    Pest Waltzes

    Joseph Lanner

    Concerto Koln

    7:38
  • 11:04 AM

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Gerhardt, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    1:22
  • 10:52 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    George Walker: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Chamber Symphony

    Edwin London, conductor

    6:10
  • 10:38 AM

    Amazing Grace

    Ben Johnston

    Kronos Quartet

    11:49
  • 10:23 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Pinchas Zukerman: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon and Philips

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    13:27
  • 10:19 AM

    Legend No. 5

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Symphony No. 8

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:13
  • 10:10 AM

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas McGegan, conductor

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    7:56
  • 10:06 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Lise de la Salle plays Schumann

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    2:46
  • 10:01 AM

    Entry March of the Boyars

    Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Classical Favourites

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    4:27
  • 9:41 AM

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

    Johannes Brahms

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    17:30
  • 9:21 AM

    Serenade for Strings "Nachtmusik"

    Richard Heuberger

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    17:30
  • 9:16 AM

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    4:08
  • 9:06 AM

    Bassoon Concerto "La Notte"

    Antonio Vivaldi

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Peter Whelan, bassoon

    9:00
  • 9:01 AM

    Madame Butterfly: Un bel di vedremo (One fine day)

    Giacomo Puccini

    The #1 Opera Album

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    Mirella Freni, soprano

    4:33
  • 8:44 AM

    Spanish Dances

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    14:18
  • 8:26 AM

    String Quartet No. 53 "The Lark"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    17:45
  • 8:12 AM

    To a Nordic Princess

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 11: Works for Chorus & Orchestra 4

    Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    12:33
  • 8:06 AM

    Folk Suite No. 4

    William Grant Still

    Get on Board

    Sierra Winds

    4:59
  • 8:01 AM

    La Sampaguita (The Flower of Manila)

    Dolores Paterno

    To A Camia: Piano Music from Romantic Manila

    Sally Pinkas, piano

    4:46
  • 7:30 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Suite No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Suites 1, 2, 3

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    28:24
  • 7:11 AM

    Cinnamon Grove

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    17:30
  • 7:06 AM

    Christoph Denoth, guitar

    4:05
  • 7:01 AM

    Five Bagatelles: 3rd movement; 4th movement

    Gerald Finzi

    Joy and Desolation

    Tesla Quartet

    Alexander Fiterstein, clarinet

    4:42
  • 6:32 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    26:47
  • 6:21 AM

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    9:55
  • 6:06 AM

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    13:03
  • 6:01 AM

    Pastoral and Reel

    Thomas C. Kelly

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    4:39
  • 5:31 AM

    Ballet Scenes

    Alexander Glazunov

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    28:15
  • 5:24 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    5:34
  • 5:07 AM

    When David Heard

    Eric Whitacre

    Faire is the Heaven

    Concordia Choir of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota

    Rene Clausen, conductor

    14:59
  • 5:01 AM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Serafin String Quartet

    4:35
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