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  • 4:51 AM

    Spark

    Alex Shapiro

    Arcana

    Adam Marks, piano

    6:56
  • 4:23 AM

    Nevertheless

    Georgs Pelecis

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    27:49
  • 4:12 AM

    The Things Left Unsaid

    Caleb Burhans

    Tarab Cello Ensemble

    Caleb Burhans, conductor

    8:27
  • 4:06 AM

    Intimate Impressions: Secreto

    Federico Mompou

    Moderato Cantabile

    Anja Lechner, cello

    4:58
  • 4:01 AM

    Echo Collective

    4:28
  • 3:50 AM

    Dynamics of Vanishing Bodies: Auras

    Brendon Randall-Myers

    Dither

    8:06
  • 3:41 AM

    memory pieces: beach

    David Lang

    Fast Jump

    Danny Holt, piano

    8:31
  • 3:25 AM

    The Dharma at Big Sur: A New Day

    John Adams

    John Adams: Hallelujah Junction: A Nonesuch Retrospective

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    John Adams, conductor

    Tracy Silverman, violin

    14:32
  • 3:21 AM

    Sami: The Acoustic Constellation

    Michael Harrison

    Roomful of Teeth

    2:29
  • 3:15 AM

    An Economy of Means: Chorale

    Robert Honstein

    Robert Honstein: An Economy of Means

    Doug Perkins, vibraphone

    5:33
  • 3:07 AM

    Tim Fain, violin

    Michael Harrison, piano

    6:25
  • 3:01 AM

    Hayy: Revealing the Tones

    Michael Harrison

    Seven Sacred Names

    Michael Harrison, piano

    4:32
  • 2:50 AM

    Global Warming

    Michael Abels

    African Heritage Symphonic Series Vol. 3

    Chicago Sinfonietta

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    8:19
  • 2:29 AM

    Trio for Piano, Oboe, and Horn

    Carl Reinecke

    Carl Reinecke Trios

    Dallas Chamber Players

    19:46
  • 2:10 AM

    Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mikko Franck, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    16:55
  • 2:06 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Philippe Entremont, conductor

    3:30
  • 2:01 AM

    Songs of the Auvergne: Shepherd's Song

    Joseph Canteloube

    Lyon Opera Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    4:41
  • 1:49 AM

    Flute Divertimento

    Ferruccio Busoni

    Rome Symphony Orchestra

    Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

    Laura Minguzzi, flute

    8:45
  • 1:19 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    28:58
  • 1:13 AM

    Sunburst

    Andrew York

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:17
  • 1:06 AM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra: Portrait

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    James DePreist, conductor

    6:13
  • 1:01 AM

    Miami Grands: Key Biscayne, Dawn

    Michael Torke

    Miami Piano Circle

    Georgi Danchev, conductor

    4:41
  • 12:27 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Niccolo Paganini

    New York Philharmonic

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    31:54
  • 12:13 AM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 1

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Macbeth, etc.

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:06
  • 12:06 AM

    Valse-Caprice

    Cecile Chaminade

    Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    5:11
  • 12:01 AM

    Caprice No. 24

    Niccolo Paganini

    Virtuoso Guitar Transcriptions

    Nicola Hall, guitar

    4:46
  • 11:45 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach Concertos

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Daniel Hope, violin

    13:39
  • 11:29 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances I & Iii, Etc

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    14:24
  • 11:14 PM

    Fantasy on Mozart's Magic Flute

    Robert Fobbes

    Fantasy: A Night At The Opera

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    13:11
  • 11:10 PM

    Summer Moon

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:45
  • 11:06 PM

    Il mondo della luna (Life on the Moon): Overture

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Opera Overtures

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    3:46
  • 11:01 PM

    Scottish Rondo

    John Field

    Field: 16 Piano Pieces

    Miceal O'Rourke, piano

    4:35
  • 10:45 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Pastorale and others

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:28
  • 10:43 PM

    Les Gouts-reunis: Concerto No. 13: Chaconne

    Francois Couperin

    La Magnifique: Flute Music for the Court of Louis XIV

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    1:04
  • 10:25 PM

    Suite in the Ancient Style

    Vincent d'Indy

    Vincent D'Indy

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    16:19
  • 10:19 PM

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    Immanuel Davis, flute

    Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba

    Donald Livingston, harpsichord

    6:04
  • 10:10 PM

    Symphony No. 7

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Late Romantics

    Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    7:23
  • 10:06 PM

    The Red Poppy: Russian Sailor's Dance

    Reinhold Gliere

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:38
  • 9:46 PM

    Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

    Grace Williams

    Grace Williams: Sea Sketches

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    10:54
  • 9:41 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Reverie

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    5:02
  • 9:31 PM

    Rodeo: Buckaroo Holiday

    Aaron Copland

    Essential Aaron Copland: 12 Greatest Hits

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    8:38
  • 9:26 PM

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    4:00
  • 9:14 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    11:53
  • 9:09 PM

    Le Tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Jeux de Miroirs

    Paris Orchestra

    Josep Pons, conductor

    3:16
  • 9:06 PM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Nancy Allen: A Celebration for Harp

    Nancy Allen, harp

    2:47
  • 9:03 PM

    Minuet No. 3

    Giacomo Puccini

    R. Strauss, Verdi, Puccini: String Quartets

    Enso String Quartet

    2:41
  • 8:47 PM

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

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    10:37
  • 8:43 PM

    Die Frauen und die Sanger

    Felix Mendelssohn

    FESTMUSIK

    Onyx Brass

    Paul Lambert, bass trombone

    3:29
  • 8:18 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    Leopold Kozeluch

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    Howard Shelley, piano

    23:26
  • 8:06 PM

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    10:48
  • 8:01 PM

    Four Sketches: Legend

    Eugene Goossens

    Goossens: Chamber Works

    London Chamber Music Group

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:48
  • 7:38 PM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Suite

    Igor Stravinsky

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    19:59
  • 5:41 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 26 "Les adieux"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven #4

    Paul Lewis, piano

    17:00
  • 5:38 PM

    The Song That I Came to Sing

    Craig Hella Johnson

    The Singing Guitar

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Douglas Harvey, cello

    2:42
  • 5:18 PM

    Souvenirs

    Vincent d'Indy

    D'Indy: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    18:41
  • 5:06 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 3 "Il gardellino" ("The Goldfinch")

    Antonio Vivaldi

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Lisa Beznosiuk, flute

    9:57
  • 5:01 PM

    Carnival-Waltz

    Florent Schmitt

    French Ballet Music of the 1920s

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:48
  • 4:42 PM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    16:21
  • 4:17 PM

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Tessa Lark, violin

    23:56
  • 4:13 PM

    Into the Blue: Bluegrass Breakdown

    Greg Danner

    Cumberland Quintet

    2:35
  • 4:06 PM

    Legend No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    5:35
  • 4:01 PM

    El pelele (The Straw Mannequin)

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Goyescas; Danzas espanolas; Escenas romanticas

    Jean-Francois Heisser, piano

    4:43
  • 3:47 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Six Brandenburg Concertos

    Dunedin Consort

    John Butt, conductor

    10:54
  • 3:26 PM

    Harp Concerto

    Johann Albrechtsberger

    Harp Concertos

    Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra

    Rossen Milanov, conductor

    Elizabeth Hainen, harp

    20:19
  • 3:21 PM

    Humoresque

    Agathe Grondahl

    Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    4:15
  • 3:07 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra

    Helmuth Rilling, conductor

    12:54
  • 3:01 PM

    Ensemble Giardino di Delizie

    4:35
  • 2:52 PM

    Concerto for Two Oboes

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Celia Nicklin, oboe

    Barry Davis, oboe

    6:44
  • 2:43 PM

    Capriccio Espagnol

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade; Capriccio Espagnol

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    15:03
  • 2:36 PM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Alma Espanola

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:54
  • 2:22 PM

    Ports of Call (Escales)

    Jacques Ibert

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    13:59
  • 2:18 PM

    Two Nocturnes: Venise

    Charles Koechlin

    Belle Epoque: French Music for Winds

    Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn

    3:07
  • 2:08 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:06
  • 1:59 PM

    The Ballerina in Love: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Overtures, Vol. 5

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    6:37
  • 1:51 PM

    Crown Imperial

    William Walton

    Walton: Symphony No. 1; Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    6:25
  • 1:47 PM

    Canzon No. 12

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Gabrieli, Monteverdi: Antiphonal Music

    Canadian Brass

    Kazuyoshi Akiyama, conductor

    3:06
  • 1:30 PM

    Fantasy on Polish Airs

    Frederic Chopin

    Warsaw Philharmonic

    Kazimierz Kord, conductor

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    14:58
  • 1:27 PM

    Miniature Suite: Rigaudon

    Poldowski

    Music of the Gilded Age

    Sylvan Winds

    2:34
  • 1:22 PM

    Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Peer Gynt

    San Francisco Symphony

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    3:34
  • 1:18 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American": Animato

    William Grant Still

    Still: Symphony No. 1/Ellington: River Suite

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:06
  • 1:08 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    7:22
  • 1:04 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 3: Allegro assai

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Sonatas and Partitas - Complete

    Paul Galbraith, guitar

    2:28
  • 12:52 PM

    Overture

    Franz Schubert

    Complete Schubert Overtures Vol. 2

    Prague Sinfonia

    Christian Benda, conductor

    6:40
  • 12:47 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Sotto Voce: Consequences

    Sotto Voce Quartet

    4:22
  • 12:39 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5: Aria (Cantilena)

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Romances for Saxophone

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Branford Marsalis, saxophone

    5:34
  • 12:31 PM

    Scherzo on Tropical Airs

    Santos Cifuentes

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    6:48
  • 12:27 PM

    Walking Tune

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: Vol. 1 - Orchestral Works 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:55
  • 12:21 PM

    Suite L'Inconnue: Chaconne

    Michel de la Barre

    Immanuel Davis, flute

    Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba

    Donald Livingston, harpsichord

    4:40
  • 12:10 PM

    Bartered Bride: Villager's Dance

    Bedrich Smetana

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:25
  • 12:04 PM

    Il Signor Bruschino: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:46
  • 11:44 AM

    Panamanian Dances

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: La Guiablesse, Danzas de Panama, Quit Dat Fool'nish, Summerland

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    14:02
  • 11:42 AM

    Builsa Work Song

    Kwabena Nketia

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    1:06
  • 11:35 AM

    Armonia for a Temple of the Night

    Antonio Salieri

    Armonia Ensemble

    5:30
  • 11:29 AM

    Symphony No. 8: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

    Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    4:54
  • 11:19 AM

    Scottish Highlands Overture

    Frederic Lamond

    Lamond: Symphony; Scottish Highlands Overture

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    9:17
  • 11:14 AM

    Scottishe Kerlou

    Calum Stewart

    Bonfrost

    Nordic Fiddlers Bloc

    3:15
  • 11:07 AM

    Artaxerxes: Overture

    Thomas Arne

    Syrens, Enchanters and Fairies

    Capella Savaria

    Mary Terey-Smith, conductor

    5:56
  • 11:04 AM

    Gayane: Dance of the Rose Maidens

    Aram Khachaturian

    Full Dimensional Sound - Sabre Dance: Ballet Suites

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    Alfred Newman, conductor

    2:13
  • 10:51 AM

    The Italian Girl in London: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    7:37
  • 10:48 AM

    Cosi fan tutte: Soave sia il vento

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Clarinotts

    Wiener Virtuosen

    2:49
  • 10:36 AM

    Sonata No. 4

    Jean-Joseph Mondonville

    Mondonville: Six Sonatas Op. 3

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    10:23
  • 10:26 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    Matthew Wilkie, bassoon

    9:26
  • 10:19 AM

    O felix anima

    Hildegard von Bingen

    Hildegard Von Bingen: Origin Of Fire

    Anonymous 4

    6:31
  • 10:09 AM

    Images for Orchestra: Gigues

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, etc.

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    7:44
  • 10:06 AM

    Waltz No. 4 "Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    2:46
  • 10:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Menuetto

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    4:32
  • 9:52 AM

    Toute vie

    Lou Koster

    Koster: Orchestral Music

    Estro Armonico Luxembourg Chamber Orchestra

    Jonathan Kaell, conductor

    6:05
  • 9:22 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Op 22 & 44

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    28:08
  • 9:17 AM

    Hymnus for 12 Cellos

    Julius Klengel

    Elgar

    Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello

    5:10
  • 9:06 AM

    Seven Irish Tunes: Suite for Small Orchestra

    William Alwyn

    Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    8:48
  • 9:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 3

    John Field

    Field: Complete Nocturnes

    Elizabeth Joy Roe, piano

    4:53
  • 8:35 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Virgil Thomson

    PERRY, W.: Jamestown Concerto / SCHUMAN, W.: A Song of Orpheus / THOMSON, V.: Cello Concerto

    RTE National Symphony Orchestra

    William Eddins, conductor

    Yehuda Hanani, cello

    23:20
  • 8:29 AM

    Red Clay and Mississippi Delta

    Valerie Coleman

    Startin' Sumthin'

    Imani Winds

    5:19
  • 8:12 AM

    Summer Scenes from Hame

    Vaino Raitio

    Vaino Raitio: Queen of the Flowers - Works for Small Orchestra

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Tuomas Ollila-Hannikainen, conductor

    15:58
  • 8:06 AM

    Spanish Suite: Granada

    Isaac Albeniz

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    5:05
  • 8:01 AM

    Oboe Quintet No. 2: 2nd movement

    Josef Myslivecek

    Dolezal Quartet

    Michaela Hrabankova, oboe

    4:42
  • 7:47 AM

    Keyboard Suite No. 8

    George Frideric Handel

    Lisa Smirnova, piano

    11:31
  • 7:37 AM

    The Planets: Venus

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets; Elgar: Pomp and Cirucmstance March No. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:33
  • 7:15 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Frank Bridge

    Butterworth Parry Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    19:44
  • 7:06 AM

    Six Studies in English Folk Song

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Doris Lederer, viola

    Jude Mollenhauer, harp

    8:34
  • 7:01 AM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Delius

    Symphony Nova Scotia

    Georg Tintner, conductor

    4:47
  • 6:19 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    39:14
  • 6:06 AM

    Breaking Waves

    Helena Munktell

    Helena Munktell: Orchestral Works

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    11:14
  • 6:01 AM

    Lute Suite No. 4: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    A Distant Show

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:37
  • 5:47 AM

    Alice K. Dade, flute

    Scott Yoo, violin

    Erik Arvinder, violin

    Maurycy Banaszek, viola

    Jonah Kim, cello

    11:59
  • 5:32 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic": Dreams of a Child

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1 And 2

    National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland

    Stefan Sanderling, conductor

    13:09
  • 5:28 AM

    Trio Mediaeval

    2:11
  • 5:06 AM

    Nursery Suite

    Edward Elgar

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    22:00
  • 5:01 AM

    For Alina

    Arvo Part

    Motherland

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    4:51