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  • 5:46 AM

    Fridur

    Linda Buckley

    Linda Buckley: From Ocean's Floor

    Isabelle O'Connell, piano

    12:03
  • 5:43 AM

    Heart of a Dog: Flow

    Laurie Anderson

    Laurie Anderson, violin

    2:13
  • 5:34 AM

    Everlasting Voices

    Elspeth Piggott, soprano

    Ana Beard Fernandez, soprano

    Robin Bier, alto

    Nils Greenhow, tenor

    8:48
  • 5:07 AM

    Dance

    Anna Clyne

    Clyne: Dance - Elgar: Cello Concerto

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    Inbal Segev, cello

    24:57
  • 5:01 AM

    Reflections on the Nature of Water: Crystalline; Fleet

    Jacob Druckman

    Paddle to the Sea

    Third Coast Percussion

    4:49
  • 4:51 AM

    Walk Music Four

    Henrik Schwarz

    Instruments

    Tokio Secret Orchestra

    Emi Akiyama, conductor

    6:31
  • 4:46 AM

    Conduit: Pulse

    Robert Honstein

    Hand Eye

    eighth blackbird

    5:02
  • 4:34 AM

    Four on the Floor

    Judd Greenstein

    Jasper String Quartet

    10:40
  • 4:13 AM

    Being: Parts 1-4

    Michael Torke

    American Modern Ensemble

    Michael Torke, conductor

    19:19
  • 4:07 AM

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    4:21
  • 4:01 AM

    Rumba Machine

    Martin Butler

    Martin Butler: Dirty Beasts & Other Chamber Works

    Martin Butler, piano

    4:40
  • 3:43 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    14:48
  • 3:26 AM

    Lute Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    16:02
  • 3:10 AM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Edward Elgar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    13:54
  • 3:06 AM

    I Saw a Fair Maiden

    Peter Warlock

    Christmas Day in the Morning

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:41
  • 3:01 AM

    Symphony: Finale

    Juan Arriaga

    Algarve Orchestra

    Alvaro Cassuto, conductor

    4:37
  • 2:44 AM

    Polonaise-Fantasie

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    13:58
  • 2:22 AM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu) Ballet

    Igor Stravinsky

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    20:43
  • 2:16 AM

    Jingle Bells; O Come All Ye Faithful; Joy to the World

    James Pierpont

    Christmas Tradition

    Canadian Brass

    Eric Robertson, organ

    4:37
  • 2:06 AM

    Seven Irish Tunes: Suite for Small Orchestra

    William Alwyn

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    8:48
  • 2:01 AM

    From Foreign Lands: Germany

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    4:38
  • 1:46 AM

    Heidi Lowy, piano

    11:46
  • 12:36 AM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Janet Hilton Plays Weber

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    Janet Hilton, clarinet

    22:02
  • 12:27 AM

    Rosen aus dem Suden (Roses from the South) Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Gala V

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:03
  • 12:22 AM

    White Christmas

    Irving Berlin

    Sonos Handbell Ensemble

    James Meredith, conductor

    3:16
  • 12:12 AM

    Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)

    Pablo de Sarasate

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Nigel Kennedy, violin

    9:30
  • 12:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:51
  • 12:01 AM

    English Suite No. 4: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:30
  • 11:36 PM

    Symphony No. 42

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    22:30
  • 11:26 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Lintu, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    8:43
  • 11:11 PM

    Indian Queen: selections

    Henry Purcell

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    12:40
  • 11:06 PM

    Swan Lake: Russian Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Janine Jansen

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    4:02
  • 10:39 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Ingo Metzmacher, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    18:55
  • 10:36 PM

    Adalberto Maria Riva, piano

    2:54
  • 10:24 PM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:48
  • 10:14 PM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Academy for Ancient Music Berlin

    9:50
  • 10:08 PM

    Wexford Carol

    Traditional Irish

    Christmas Around the World

    West Edge String Quartet

    3:42
  • 10:06 PM

    Shepherd's Hey

    Percy Grainger

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    2:02
  • 10:03 PM

    Les Tours de Passe-Passe (Sleight of Hand)

    Francois Couperin

    David Russell, guitar

    2:46
  • 9:41 PM

    Magnolia Suite

    Nathaniel Dett

    Denver Oldham, piano

    17:25
  • 9:20 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    European Brandenburg Ensemble

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Tim Jackson, horn

    Etienne Cutajar, horn

    Katharina Spreckelsen, oboe

    Richard Earle, oboe

    Frances Norbury, oboe

    Eyal Streett, bassoon

    19:04
  • 9:15 PM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear

    Richard Willis

    The Music Of Christmas

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Carmen Dragon, conductor

    3:29
  • 9:06 PM

    Serenade No. 2: 1st movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    7:43
  • 9:01 PM

    Blacksmith's Tune

    Bengt Hallberg

    Scandinavian Brass Ensemble

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    4:46
  • 8:37 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Three Concerti For Violin And Orchestra

    Tromso Chamber Orchestra

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    21:15
  • 6:43 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    15:07
  • 6:20 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 28

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Volume VIII

    John O'Conor, piano

    20:30
  • 6:15 PM

    Suite of Carols

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    4:30
  • 6:06 PM

    Ruy Blas Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Overtures

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Claus Peter Flor, conductor

    7:57
  • 6:01 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Mozart & Brahms

    Pacifica String Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    4:34
  • 5:57 PM

    Prelude No. 5

    Frederic Chopin

    The Complete Chopin Preludes

    Yundi Li, piano

    :32
  • 5:41 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    Muzio Clementi

    Clementi, Vol. 1

    Philharmonia

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    16:46
  • 5:16 PM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    22:39
  • 5:10 PM

    O Holy Night

    Adolphe Adam

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass & Friends

    4:14
  • 5:06 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:14
  • 4:47 PM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Parkening, guitar

    4:14
  • 4:45 PM

    Theater Set: Overture

    Ulysses Kay

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    4:29
  • 4:16 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 23

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 9 & 23

    Northern Sinfonia

    Thomas Zehetmair, conductor

    Imogen Cooper, piano

    27:19
  • 4:10 PM

    Frosty the Snowman (in the style of Mozart)

    Nelson/Rollins

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

    Hampton String Quartet

    5:15
  • 4:06 PM

    March of the Little Lead Soldiers

    Gabriel Pierne

    Pierne: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    3:01
  • 4:01 PM

    Toccata

    Girolamo Frescobaldi

    Jian Wang: The Baroque Album

    Camerata Salzburg

    Jian Wang, cello

    4:37
  • 3:52 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    William Boyce

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    6:11
  • 3:46 PM

    Cradle Hymn

    Kim Andre Arnesen

    Nordic Nativity

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    Julia Persitz, violin

    5:06
  • 3:44 PM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 3:31 PM

    Russian Christmas Music

    Alfred Reed

    Horns For The Holidays

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    13:53
  • 3:07 PM

    Swan Lake: excerpts

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    22:58
  • 2:59 PM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: La Marseillaise, Etc

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:42
  • 2:48 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Keyboard Concerti Vol. 2

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    9:37
  • 2:45 PM

    Carmen: Seguedilla

    Georges Bizet

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    1:45
  • 2:36 PM

    Fleeting Pleasure

    Joseph Lanner

    Joseph Lanner: Dance Music from Old Vienna

    Vienna String Ensemble

    7:14
  • 2:34 PM

    Flemish Carol; Past Three a Clock

    Traditional

    Carols from Clare

    Clare College Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    3:52
  • 2:23 PM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    7:30
  • 2:17 PM

    Divertimento after Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc and La Lutine

    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

    4:31
  • 2:11 PM

    Narnia Suite: Themes for Narnia

    Marisa Robles

    Musical Fun and Games

    Marisa Robles Harp Ensemble

    Christopher Hyde-Smith, flute

    2:50
  • 2:04 PM

    Czech Suite: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    5:37
  • 1:50 PM

    Serenade No. 9 "Posthorn": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Camerata Academica Salzburg

    Sandor Vegh, conductor

    8:13
  • 1:45 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy

    Traditional

    This Christmas with Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    3:48
  • 1:37 PM

    Bartered Bride: Overture

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: The Bartered Bride & From My Life

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    6:36
  • 1:33 PM

    Old Bollnas Polska

    Anonymous

    Baroque Tales

    Lynx Ensemble

    3:28
  • 1:31 PM

    Rudolph Rubrinasus

    Philip Brunelle

    Behold This Heavenly Night

    VocalEssence

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    1:00
  • 1:20 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Lintu, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    9:22
  • 1:08 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    5:47
  • 1:04 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    Class Brass: Classical Favorites For Brass

    Empire Brass

    2:51
  • 12:52 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonien Nos. 1 & 2

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    6:13
  • 12:42 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    City of London Sinfonia

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    Anthony Camden, oboe

    8:40
  • 12:36 PM

    What Sweeter Music

    John Rutter

    Stillness and Sweet Harmony

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:17
  • 12:32 PM

    Cherry Ripe

    Frank Bridge

    Finzi; Parry; Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    3:15
  • 12:25 PM

    Symphony No. 11 "Winter": 2nd movement

    Joachim Raff

    Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Mario Venzago, conductor

    6:10
  • 12:21 PM

    Thurber's Dogs: Dog and Butterfly

    Peter Schickele

    Voices from the Gallery: Stephen Paulus/Thurber's Dogs: Peter Schickele

    Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra

    Timothy Russell, conductor

    2:47
  • 12:15 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Bluebird pas de deux

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Stravinsky: Le Baiser de la Fee, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:30
  • 12:09 PM

    Prelude on Rhosymedre

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Soundscapes

    Mississippi Guitar Quartet

    3:59
  • 12:04 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Greatest Hits Of 1790

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    4:45
  • 11:50 AM

    Concert Champetre: Finale

    Francis Poulenc

    Filarmonica '900

    Jan Latham-Koenig, conductor

    Stefano Bollani, piano

    7:57
  • 11:44 AM

    Bagatelles: Poco Allegro

    Antonin Dvorak

    Quartetto Gelato

    4:36
  • 11:34 AM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Arensky: Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky, Glazunov: The Seasons, Concert Waltzes

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    9:20
  • 11:24 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    9:19
  • 11:19 AM

    Hail Mary

    William Dawson

    The Spirituals of William Dawson

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    3:58
  • 11:08 AM

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    9:49
  • 11:06 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    1:40
  • 11:01 AM

    Andante with Variations

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Marc Grauwels, flute

    Catherine Michel, harp

    4:42
  • 10:43 AM

    Concerto for String Orchestra

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra

    Roland Bader, conductor

    15:10
  • 10:23 AM

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    18:45
  • 10:15 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    A String Quartet Christmas

    Arturo Delmoni, violin

    5:49
  • 10:06 AM

    Hans Heiling Overture

    Heinrich Marschner

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    8:29
  • 10:01 AM

    Prelude

    Gerald Finzi

    Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 6

    Septura

    4:38
  • 9:39 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Francois Boieldieu

    French Piano Concertos

    Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Wagner, conductor

    Martin Galling, piano

    19:42
  • 9:34 AM

    Five Meditations: What Sweeter Music

    John Rutter

    Distant Land

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:00
  • 9:11 AM

    Harlem Symphony

    James Price Johnson

    Concordia

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    21:44
  • 9:06 AM

    In the Dark

    Bix Beiderbecke

    Free Range Saxophone Quartet

    3:59
  • 9:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:40
  • 8:41 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    17:41
  • 8:37 AM

    Gloucestershire Wassail; Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day; Sussex Carol

    Traditional English

    Ancient Noels

    Ensemble Galilei

    Maggie Sansone, hammered dulcimer

    3:19
  • 8:11 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss, Martinu: Oboe Concertos, Francaix: L'Horloge De Flore

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Simon Wright, conductor

    John Anderson, oboe

    24:32
  • 8:06 AM

    John Henry: Railroad Ballad

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, etc.

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:39
  • 8:01 AM

    Norse Legend

    Frank Bridge

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:47
  • 7:25 AM

    String Sextet

    Antonin Dvorak

    Tchaikovsky, Dvorak: String Sextets

    Sarah Chang, violin

    33:02
  • 7:21 AM

    Gesu Bambino

    Pietro Yon

    A True North Christmas

    True North Brass

    3:49
  • 7:07 AM

    Dinorah: Overture

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Darrell Ang, conductor

    13:11
  • 7:01 AM

    Good Night and Good Rest

    John Johnson

    Jakob Lindberg, lute

    4:42
  • 6:28 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Niels Gade

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    30:37
  • 6:23 AM

    What Child is This?

    Traditional English

    Winter Gift

    Adagio Trio

    3:52
  • 6:06 AM

    Cold Mountain

    Gabriel Yared

    Studio Orchestra

    Harry Rabinowitz, conductor

    15:24
  • 6:01 AM

    Sleepsong

    Rolf Lovland

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    Emily Doyle, soprano

    4:36
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