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  • 4:38 AM

    La Boutique fantasque (Fantastic Toy Shop)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    20:30
  • 4:26 AM

    Summer Music

    Samuel Barber

    20th Century Wind Quintets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    11:33
  • 4:06 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    17:41
  • 4:01 AM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset

    Ferde Grofe

    Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite, Gershwin: Catfish Row

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:43
  • 3:48 AM

    A Night at Karlstein

    Zdenek Fibich

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Frantisek Vajnar, conductor

    9:54
  • 3:26 AM

    Summer Night Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    20:14
  • 3:18 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1 "Russian Summer": Romp

    Judith Lang Zaimont

    Peter Winograd, violin

    Peter Wyrick, cello

    Joanne Polk, piano

    7:26
  • 3:06 AM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    10:29
  • 3:01 AM

    Sketchbook of a Journey: Night at Sea with Stars

    Anthony Sidney

    Miguel Bonachea, guitar

    Gretchen Chell Cover, harp

    4:24
  • 2:49 AM

    Summer Pastorale

    Arthur Honegger

    Honegger: Pacific 231, Horace Victorieux Etc.

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    8:55
  • 2:23 AM

    Swan Lake Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Ballet Suites

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

    25:06
  • 2:06 AM

    The Lark Ascending

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Dvorak: Romance, Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending; Massenet: Meditations from Thais

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    14:35
  • 2:01 AM

    Flute Sonata: Aria

    Otar Taktakishvili

    Marina Piccinini, flute

    Ewa Kupiec, piano

    4:39
  • 1:52 AM

    Summer Shimmers

    Jennifer Higdon

    Susan Glaser, flute

    Stephen Taylor, oboe

    Todd Palmer, clarinet

    Marc Goldberg, bassoon

    Joseph Anderer, horn

    John Novacek, piano

    6:22
  • 1:30 AM

    String Quartet

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Felix & Fanny

    Ebene Quartet

    20:21
  • 1:18 AM

    Bergensiana: Rococo Variations on an old Melody from Bergen

    Johan Halvorsen

    Bergen Symphony Orchestra

    Karsten Andersen, conductor

    9:55
  • 1:01 AM

    Summer in the High Grassland

    Zhao Jiping

    Silk Road Ensemble

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    4:33
  • 12:49 AM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Linos Ensemble

    9:10
  • 12:11 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "In Summer"

    Joachim Raff

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Urs Schneider, conductor

    36:05
  • 12:06 AM

    Esti Dal (Evening Song)

    Zoltan Kodaly

    On The Shoulders Of Giants

    Cantus

    3:29
  • 12:01 AM

    Two Rags

    Scott Joplin

    Calico Winds

    4:42
  • 11:44 PM

    Second Rhapsody

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsodies

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Michael Tilson Thomas, piano

    14:17
  • 11:16 PM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    26:29
  • 11:09 PM

    Summer in Buenos Aires (Verano Porteno)

    Astor Piazzolla

    Alexander-Sergei Ramirez, guitar

    5:12
  • 11:07 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Summer Song

    Agathe Grondahl

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    2:19
  • 11:01 PM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    Catherine Michel, harp

    4:42
  • 10:48 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak | Violin Concerto & Piano Quintet

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    10:25
  • 10:31 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    15:38
  • 10:13 PM

    The Seasons: Spring and Summer

    Alexander Glazunov

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    16:47
  • 10:07 PM

    Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

    Giacomo Puccini

    R. Strauss, Verdi, Puccini: String Quartets

    Enso String Quartet

    5:48
  • 10:01 PM

    Royal Academy of Music Brass

    4:49
  • 9:51 PM

    Seattle Slew: Preakness Promenade

    William Bolcom

    Louisville Orchestra

    Lawrence Leighton Smith, conductor

    7:38
  • 9:28 PM

    Summer Concerto (Concerto de estio)

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Four Seasons

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Michael Guttman, violin

    21:34
  • 9:22 PM

    Doce de coco

    Jaco do Bandolim

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Paquito d'Rivera, clarinet

    Romero Lubambo, guitar

    5:15
  • 9:07 PM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    French Masterpieces for Piano 4 Hands

    Duo Crommelynck, piano duo

    13:50
  • 9:01 PM

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    4:30
  • 8:44 PM

    Irish Rhapsody No. 5

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford: Symphony No. 3 'Irish'

    Ulster Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    14:27
  • 8:25 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks

    George Frideric Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    17:54
  • 8:18 PM

    Much Ado About Nothing: Garden Scene

    Erich Korngold

    Joel Quarrington, double bass

    Andrew Burashko, piano

    5:21
  • 8:07 PM

    Cuban Overture

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Concerto In F

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jeff Tyzik, conductor

    10:30
  • 8:01 PM

    Four Medieval Dances: Galliarde

    Joseph Lauber

    Medieval Dances for Flute and Harp

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    4:47
  • 7:49 PM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    8:52
  • 7:20 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Randall Thompson

    American Masters: Harris, Thompson, Diamond

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    27:45
  • 7:15 PM

    The Salley Gardens

    Traditional Irish

    The Lark in the Clear Air

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    2:46
  • 7:06 PM

    Suite dramatique

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    8:15
  • 7:01 PM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    National Chamber Players

    Lowell Graham, conductor

    4:44
  • 6:46 PM

    Snow Maiden Suite

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    12:28
  • 6:24 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Piano Concertos 1&2; Symphony No. 5 "Reformation"

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lortie, conductor

    Louis Lortie, piano

    20:49
  • 6:11 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    Viktoria Mullova, violin

    Giuliano Carmignola, violin

    10:43
  • 6:06 PM

    Summer Evening: Waltz

    Oscar Merikanto

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 6:01 PM

    Choro de Saudade

    Agustin Barrios

    David Russell, guitar

    4:49
  • 5:48 PM

    Highland Memories

    Hamish MacCunn

    Scottish Light Music

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    John Wilson, conductor

    9:57
  • 5:19 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Favourite Harp Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Osian Ellis, harp

    28:19
  • 5:14 PM

    Summer Skies

    Leroy Anderson

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Eastman-Rochester Pops

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    3:00
  • 5:06 PM

    Brook Green Suite

    Gustav Holst

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    Nicholas Braithwaite, conductor

    7:07
  • 5:01 PM

    Procession of the Sardar

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Empire Brass

    4:37
  • 4:58 PM

    Prelude No. 22

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Chopin Preludes

    Yundi Li, piano

    :40
  • 4:51 PM

    Czardashian Rhapsody

    Traditional

    Lara St. John, violin

    Matt Herskowitz, piano

    6:02
  • 4:11 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    38:22
  • 4:06 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    Honey and Rue

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Kathleen Battle, soprano

    2:34
  • 4:01 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 9

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Slavonic Dances

    Katia & Marielle Labeque, pianos

    4:39
  • 3:54 PM

    Hook: The Lost Boys Ballet

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:00
  • 3:53 PM

    Mrs. Doubtfire: Main Title

    Howard Shore

    Studio Orchestra

    Howard Shore, conductor

    3:00
  • 3:49 PM

    The Empire Strikes Back: Imperial March

    John Williams

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:02
  • 3:44 PM

    The King and I: March of the Siamese Children

    Richard Rodgers

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    3:25
  • 3:41 PM

    The Godfather: Love Theme

    Nino Rota

    Cinema

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    3:13
  • 3:31 PM

    Saving Mr. Banks: selections

    Thomas Newman

    Saving Mr. Banks Deluxe Edition

    Studio Orchestra

    Thomas Newman, conductor

    8:38
  • 3:27 PM

    To Kill a Mockingbird: Main Title

    Elmer Bernstein

    Vintage Cinema

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:02
  • 3:18 PM

    The Lion King: King of Pride Rock

    Hans Zimmer

    The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Nick Glennie-Smith, conductor

    5:59
  • 3:15 PM

    The Lion King: This Land

    Hans Zimmer

    The Lion King: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Nick Glennie-Smith, conductor

    2:55
  • 3:11 PM

    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: Scherzo for Motorcycle

    John Williams

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    2:49
  • 3:06 PM

    It's A Wonderful Life

    Dimitri Tiomkin

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    3:41
  • 3:01 PM

    Hook: Main Themes

    John Williams

    The Great Fantasy Adventure Album

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:12
  • 2:46 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    12:30
  • 2:21 PM

    Clarinet Trio

    Louise Farrenc

    Farrenc, L.: Piano Trio, Op. 33 / Clarinet Trio, Op. 44 / Sextet, Op. 40

    Linos Ensemble

    22:52
  • 2:18 PM

    Sanctuary Road: Reward

    Paul Moravec

    Oratorio Society of New York Orchestra

    Kent Tritle, conductor

    Laquita Mitchell, soprano

    Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo

    Joshua Blue, tenor

    Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone

    Dashon Burton, bass

    2:27
  • 2:16 PM

    Sanctuary Road: Quietly

    Paul Moravec

    Oratorio Society of New York Orchestra

    Kent Tritle, conductor

    Laquita Mitchell, soprano

    Raehann Bryce-Davis, mezzo

    Joshua Blue, tenor

    Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone

    Dashon Burton, bass

    2:25
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Georg Anton Benda

    Benda: Sinfonias Nos. 1-6

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    7:48
  • 1:45 PM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Alfven: Swedish Rhapsodies 1-3, etc.

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    13:36
  • 1:23 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 12

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    18:57
  • 1:16 PM

    Torch Dance

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    6:15
  • 1:11 PM

    Hamlet: Interlude Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    3:46
  • 1:06 PM

    Three Country Dances

    John Playford

    Broadside Band

    Jeremy Barlow, conductor

    4:43
  • 12:48 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sarah Chang: Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Sarah Chang, violin

    10:42
  • 12:41 PM

    Faeroe Island Dance and Country Gardens

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger Edition Vol. 4: Works for Wind Orchestra

    Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra

    Clark Rundell/Timothy Reynish, conductor

    4:27
  • 12:18 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 1

    Bernhard Crusell

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alan Francis, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    22:40
  • 12:06 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    10:20
  • 12:01 PM

    2 Pieces for piano 6 hands: Romance

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    Alexander Melnikov, piano

    Aleksandar Madzar, piano

    4:32
  • 11:48 AM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    10:11
  • 11:32 AM

    Wind Quintet

    Anton Reicha

    Ibert, J.: 3 Pieces Breves / Reicha, A.: Wind Quintet in E-Flat Major / Arnold, M.: 3 Shanties / Klughardt, A.F.M.: Wind Quintet

    Bergen Wind Quintet

    14:06
  • 11:13 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    18:05
  • 11:09 AM

    Le Bananier (The Banana Tree)

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Paul Bisaccia, piano

    2:47
  • 11:06 AM

    Look about one summer day

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: Songs For Choir

    Ars Nova Copenhagen

    Michael Bojesen, conductor

    2:21
  • 11:01 AM

    Violin Sonata: 3rd movement

    Frantisek Jiranek

    Il Violino Boemo

    Lenka Torgersen, violin

    4:40
  • 10:39 AM

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    18:45
  • 10:23 AM

    Mediterranean Concerto: Slow and Sad

    John McLaughlin

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    John McLaughlin, guitar

    15:31
  • 10:18 AM

    Summer Children

    Nagayo Motoori

    Japanese Melodies

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    3:36
  • 10:06 AM

    Summer

    Frank Bridge

    Bridge, Bantock & Butterworth

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    10:40
  • 10:01 AM

    Morning on the Water

    Jacques Ibert

    La Harpe Consolatrice

    Kyunghee Kim-Sutre, harp

    4:33
  • 9:51 AM

    La Vida Breve: Interlude and Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    6:35
  • 9:29 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Maurice Ravel

    Gershwin, Saint Saens, Ravel

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

    20:27
  • 9:18 AM

    Barcarolle

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3; Ballade No. 4; Waltzes, Mazurkas, Barcarolle

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    9:00
  • 9:06 AM

    Summer

    Gotthard Odermatt

    Bonjour Paris

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Mathias Monius, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    11:00
  • 9:01 AM

    Sinfonietta: Arioso

    Alexander Arutiunian

    Arutiunian: Violin Concerto, etc.

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    4:27
  • 8:44 AM

    Six Promenades

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Music for Wind Quintet, Vol. 2

    Athena Ensemble

    14:04
  • 8:10 AM

    Les nuits d'ete (Summer Nights)

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Les Nuits d'ete, Ravel: Sheherazade

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Jessye Norman, soprano

    32:35
  • 8:06 AM

    Summer Evenings: Under the plane trees

    Bernard Andres

    Chicago Harp Quartet

    3:27
  • 8:01 AM

    Black is the Color of My True Love's Hair

    Traditional

    Sugarloaf Mountain: An Appalachian Gathering

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    Ross Hauck, tenor

    4:35
  • 7:21 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Cello Concerto / Strauss, R.: Don Quixote

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Mischa Maisky, cello

    37:06
  • 7:17 AM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Alice Mary Smith

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    3:01
  • 7:06 AM

    Summer Music

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: 4 Tone Poems

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    9:48
  • 7:01 AM

    Robin Hill, guitar

    Peter Wiltschinsky, guitar

    4:29
  • 6:28 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    York Bowen

    Bowen: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / Davis, Bbc Philharmonic

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    29:44
  • 6:24 AM

    Sierra Winds

    3:26
  • 6:06 AM

    Soprano Saxophone Concerto

    Jennifer Higdon

    CHEN, Yi: Dragon Rhyme / HIGDON, J.: Soprano Saxophone Concerto / WEILL, K.: Violin Concerto (Koffman, Miller, Hartt School Wind Ensemble, Adsit)

    Hartt School Wind Ensemble

    Glen Adsit, conductor

    Carrie Koffman, soprano saxophone

    16:10
  • 6:01 AM

    Flowers of the Forest

    Anonymous

    On the Banks of Helicon

    Baltimore Consort

    4:36
  • 5:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Alexander Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    32:29
  • 5:21 AM

    By the Sleepy Lagoon

    Eric Coates

    Coates: The Three Elizabeths Suite

    East of England Orchestra

    Malcolm Nabarro, conductor

    4:01
  • 5:06 AM

    My Week with Marilyn: Suite

    Alexandre Desplat

    My Week With Marilyn: Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Conrad Pope, conductor

    Lang Lang, piano

    13:27
  • 5:01 AM

    Carmen: Gypsy Dance

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: L'Arlesienne & Carmen Suites

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Dutoit, conductor

    4:34
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