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  • 5:31 AM

    Metamorphosen

    Richard Strauss

    Mahler: Symphony No. 9, etc.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    27:31
  • 5:22 AM

    Reflection of the Moon in the Er-Quan Spring

    Yan-Jun Hua

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    8:34
  • 5:06 AM

    Sing Noel; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Angels from the Realms of Glory

    Christmas Music

    Home for the Holidays

    Mormon Tabernacle Choir

    Mack Wilberg/Ryan Murphy, conductor

    Alfie Boe, tenor

    13:24
  • 5:01 AM

    Two Etudes

    Andres Segovia

    Albeniz, Granados, Tarrega, Turina Etc.

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    4:48
  • 4:50 AM

    Four Petite Pieces

    Charles Koechlin

    Daniel Hope, violin

    Simon Crawford-Phillips, piano

    Stephan Dohr, horn

    7:51
  • 4:27 AM

    Concerto After Handel

    Arnold Schoenberg

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

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    21:38
  • 4:10 AM

    On Christmas Eve

    Vilnis Salaks

    Christmas Joy In Latvia: Latvian Christmas Cantatas

    New York Latvian Concert Choir

    Andres Jansons, conductor

    Inese Berzina, soprano

    15:00
  • 4:06 AM

    Oregon String Quartet

    3:30
  • 4:01 AM

    Etude No. 11: for arpeggios

    Claude Debussy

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    4:39
  • 3:40 AM

    The Night Callings

    Heino Eller

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Olari Elts, conductor

    17:35
  • 3:29 AM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    10:07
  • 3:22 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Fantasía para un gentilhombre & Concierto de Aranjuez

    Spanish Radio and TV Orchestra

    Pedro Amaral, conductor

    Xianji Liu, guitar

    5:04
  • 3:06 AM

    It Came upon the Midnight Clear; If ye would hear the angels sing; O little town of Bethlehem; Away in a manger; We three kings

    Christmas Music

    Christmas from Saint Louis

    Saint Louis Chamber Chorus

    Philip Barnes, conductor

    15:00
  • 3:01 AM

    Two Romances

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, etc.

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    Alexander Kniazev, cello

    4:44
  • 2:53 AM

    Fairytale Sleighride

    Adam Saunders

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    Royal Ballet Sinfonia

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    4:30
  • 2:15 AM

    Symphony No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Quintets In A, Op.5 & Op.81; Borodin: Quartet

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    36:34
  • 2:09 AM

    Wexford Carol; Gloucestershire Wassail

    Traditional

    Christmas Spirit

    Mainstreet Brass Quintet

    4:40
  • 2:06 AM

    From Tale to Tale: Intermezzo

    Oskar Nedbal

    Nedbal: From Tale To Tale

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Miroslav Homolka, conductor

    2:17
  • 2:01 AM

    Suite in the Ancient Style: Choral

    Mel Bonis

    Tatjana Ruhland, flute

    Gesa Jenne-Donneweg, violin

    Ingrid Philippi, viola

    Florian Wiek, piano

    4:28
  • 1:45 AM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 3

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    12:48
  • 12:53 AM

    A Carol Fantasy

    John Alexander

    Christmas Time Is Here

    Pacific Chorale

    John Alexander, conductor

    5:02
  • 12:32 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 13

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Sonatas

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    20:04
  • 12:25 AM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    American Anthem: The Music Of Samuel Barber And Howard Hanson

    Ying String Quartet

    5:21
  • 12:10 AM

    Christmas Revels

    Arthur Sullivan

    Sullivan: Victoria And Merrie England / Andrew Penny

    RTE Sinfonietta

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    13:35
  • 12:06 AM

    Dance from Jalisco

    Aaron Copland

    LAGQ Latin

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    3:42
  • 12:01 AM

    Suite from Esclarmonde: Hymenee

    Jules Massenet

    Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Jean, conductor

    4:34
  • 11:48 PM

    Choral Variations on Vom Himmel hoch

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    10:33
  • 11:29 PM

    Peer Gynt Suite No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    17:03
  • 11:20 PM

    Three Botticelli Pictures: Adoration of the Magi

    Ottorino Respighi

    Sleigh Ride

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    8:57
  • 11:13 PM

    Serenade for Strings: 2nd movement

    Josef Suk

    Anima Musicae Chamber Orchestra

    Laszlo G. Horvath, conductor

    5:19
  • 11:06 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    5:58
  • 11:01 PM

    Enchantment: Song of the Shrine

    Nathaniel Dett

    My Cup Runneth Over: The Complete Piano Works of R. Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:27
  • 10:49 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy: Fantasy on Christmas Carols

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music, Vol. 2

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    8:55
  • 10:40 PM

    Play of the Elves

    Franz Berwald

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    8:41
  • 10:28 PM

    Concerto for Two Horns

    Leopold Mozart

    Concerto Amsterdam

    Jaap Schroder, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    Mahir Cakar, horn

    11:09
  • 10:25 PM

    Still, Still, Still

    Traditional German

    Carols From The Old And New Worlds

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    1:58
  • 10:11 PM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Franz Waxman

    Ascent

    Matthew Lipman, viola

    12:01
  • 10:06 PM

    Algerian Suite: French Military March

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens, Vol. 1

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:18
  • 10:03 PM

    La Cumparsita

    Gerardo H. Matos Rodriguez

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:41
  • 9:45 PM

    O Little Town of Bethlehem; God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen; Jesus Christ the Apple Tree; Good King Wenceslas

    Christmas Music

    Carols From St. John's College, Cambridge

    Choir of St. John's College, Cambridge

    George Guest, conductor

    Philip Kenyon, organ

    13:45
  • 9:14 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    Frances Kelly, harp

    28:50
  • 9:06 PM

    Michael Linville, piano

    6:18
  • 9:01 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 8:52 PM

    Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    Christmas With London Brass

    London Brass

    6:33
  • 6:49 PM

    The Holly and the Ivy; Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; O Tannenbaum

    Traditional/Praetorius

    Joy to the World

    Empire Brass

    9:22
  • 6:16 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    31:57
  • 6:08 PM

    Jingle Bells

    James Pierpont

    Duino Soloists

    Antonio Pellegrino, conductor

    5:05
  • 6:06 PM

    Jazz Suite No. 1: Polka

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11, etc.

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    1:40
  • 6:01 PM

    Sinfonia

    Lelio Colista

    Colista: Sinfonie a Tre

    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie

    4:36
  • 5:50 PM

    Rondo for Cello and Orchestra

    Charles Stanford

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    Gemma Rosefield, cello

    8:25
  • 5:22 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 12

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    26:12
  • 5:10 PM

    Once as I Remember; A Spotless Rose: In the Bleak Midwinter

    Traditional

    Christmas Night

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    9:55
  • 5:06 PM

    Mock Morris

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:33
  • 5:01 PM

    Humoreske

    Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Wind Quintets

    Vento Chiaro

    4:34
  • 4:50 PM

    It's A Wonderful Life: Suite

    Dimitri Tiomkin

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    7:56
  • 4:14 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    35:19
  • 4:06 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Lisa Friend, flute

    Craig Ogden, guitar

    5:14
  • 4:01 PM

    Partita No. 6: Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Partitas 1, 3, 6

    Piotr Anderszewski, piano

    4:35
  • 3:50 PM

    Wexford Carol; Murztaler Engelruf; 12 Days of Christmas

    Christmas Music

    A Christmas Concert For Brass

    Pittsburgh Symphony Brass

    8:18
  • 3:46 PM

    The Many Moods of Christmas No. 2

    Robert Russell Bennett

    The Many Moods of Christmas

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    10:56
  • 3:31 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    Haydn, Hummel, Etc.: Trumpet Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    14:17
  • 3:24 PM

    6 National Airs with Variations: No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Leonidas Kavakos | Beethoven

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    5:49
  • 3:06 PM

    Les Preludes

    Franz Liszt

    Encore!

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    16:41
  • 2:59 PM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    5:35
  • 2:54 PM

    Symphony No. 99: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: The London Symphonies, Vol. II

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:19
  • 2:47 PM

    Tomorrow shall be my dancing day; Rejoice and be merry

    Traditional

    A Christmas Festival

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    5:31
  • 2:38 PM

    Tancredi: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    7:14
  • 2:34 PM

    Messiah: He Shall Feed His Flock

    George Frederick Handel

    Marian Anderson, contralto

    4:00
  • 2:26 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 4th movement

    Florence Price

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    5:18
  • 2:22 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Menuetto 1 and 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Serenade No. 1

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    3:57
  • 2:19 PM

    Syncopation

    Fritz Kreisler

    James Ehnes, violin

    Eduard Laurel, piano

    1:58
  • 2:12 PM

    Carols from Scandinavia

    Medley

    St. Olaf Christmas Festival 2016: Light Dawns, Hope Blooms

    St. Olaf Choir

    Anton Armstrong, conductor

    3:54
  • 2:04 PM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    6:04
  • 1:47 PM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Russian Overtures

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    10:11
  • 1:45 PM

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    1:18
  • 1:38 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Quebec Symphony Orchestra

    Yoav Talmi, conductor

    5:17
  • 1:32 PM

    La Dangereuse

    Ludovic Lamothe

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    5:03
  • 1:27 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:37
  • 1:20 PM

    The Sound of Christmas!

    Nick Auer

    Home for the Holidays

    Genghis Barbie

    5:07
  • 1:15 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:23
  • 1:10 PM

    Polonaise

    Anatol Liadov

    Mexico City Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    4:19
  • 1:04 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Bourree and Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:19
  • 12:53 PM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Norwegian Dances, Lyric Suite

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:46
  • 12:44 PM

    Variations on the Boar's Head Carol

    Rick Sowash

    Rick Sowash: Piano Trios

    Mirecourt Trio

    7:14
  • 12:37 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    5:28
  • 12:32 PM

    El Amor Brujo: Ritual Fire Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    The Flag Series: Spain

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    4:11
  • 12:23 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    6:59
  • 12:16 PM

    Spanish Carols and Dances

    Traditional

    Carols For Dancing

    Renaissonics

    6:33
  • 12:06 PM

    Homestead Dances: Quilters' Dance

    Don Ray

    Home For The Harvest

    Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    7:58
  • 12:04 PM

    Mela Tenenbaum, violin

    Richard Kapp, piano

    1:14
  • 11:51 AM

    Concerto for Two Flutes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    City of London Sinfonia

    Nicholas Kraemer, conductor

    6:40
  • 11:36 AM

    A Christmas Carol: Suite

    Richard Addinsell

    It's A Wonderful Life, Miracle On 34th St. & A Christmas Carol

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    14:07
  • 11:26 AM

    Blind Man's Bluff: Overture

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    9:33
  • 11:22 AM

    Titilayo

    Jeff Scott

    Imani Winds

    Imani Winds

    4:16
  • 11:09 AM

    Symphony "Obligato"

    Samuel Wesley

    Wesley: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Matthias Bamert, conductor

    11:08
  • 11:06 AM

    Waltz No. 6 "Minute"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes

    Richard Raymond, piano

    1:48
  • 11:01 AM

    Symphony "The Cotswolds": 3rd movement

    Gustav Holst

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:50
  • 10:44 AM

    Ballet Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Ballet Suites Nos. 1 & 3, Jazz Suites Nos. 1 & 2

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    13:45
  • 10:30 AM

    Sonata No. 3

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    12:51
  • 10:18 AM

    Christmas Eve Suite

    Niels Gade

    Scandinavian String Music

    Orchestra of the Mill

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    10:14
  • 10:06 AM

    Flute Quartet No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emerson String Quartet

    Carol Wincenc, flute

    11:12
  • 10:01 AM

    Serenade for Guitar and Strings

    Malcolm Arnold

    English Guitar Concertos

    Northern Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Craig Ogden, guitar

    4:31
  • 9:39 AM

    Symphony No. 22 "Philosopher"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    19:16
  • 9:26 AM

    Concerto for Trombone

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Trombone Concerti

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

    Chikara Imamura, conductor

    Christian Lindberg, trombone

    11:38
  • 9:10 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 6 "Christmas Concerto"

    Giuseppe Sammartini

    Christmas Festival

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    14:55
  • 9:06 AM

    A Lullaby/Away in a Manger

    Thomas Bold/William J. Kirkpatrick

    Christmas with Chanticleer

    Chanticleer

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    3:25
  • 9:01 AM

    Sunday Rag

    Elena Kats-Chernin

    Ragtime & Blue

    Sarah Nicolls, piano

    4:50
  • 8:25 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No 1 & 2 / Schwarz, Seattle Symphony

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    33:07
  • 8:20 AM

    Postcards from the Sky: "Unfolding Sky"

    Marjan Mozetich

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    4:13
  • 8:06 AM

    Christmas Medley

    Traditional

    Scott Kritzer, guitar

    12:31
  • 8:01 AM

    Four Romances

    Darius Milhaud

    French Piano Music

    Grant Johannesen, piano

    4:45
  • 7:38 AM

    Stamitz Quartet

    (Selected members), conductor

    19:55
  • 7:23 AM

    Variations on an Ancient Theme

    Carlos Salzedo

    Salzedo's Harp: Music Of Carlos Salzedo

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    14:56
  • 7:06 AM

    Sussex Carol; I Saw Three Ships; Silent Night; Festive Cheer

    Christmas Music

    Isthmus Brass Christmas

    Isthmus Brass

    John Stevens, conductor

    14:44
  • 7:01 AM

    Amazing Grace

    Traditional

    Serafin String Quartet

    4:35
  • 6:38 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Barry Douglas, piano

    19:48
  • 6:27 AM

    Suite of Carols for Woodwinds

    Leroy Anderson

    ANDERSON, L.: Sleigh Ride and Other Holiday Favourites

    BBC Concert Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    10:36
  • 6:07 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    19:19
  • 6:01 AM

    Choro de Saudade

    Agustin Barrios

    Aire Latino: Latin American Music for Guitar

    David Russell, guitar

    4:50
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