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  • 4:21 AM

    Clarinet Quintet

    Johannes Brahms

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    David Shifrin, clarinet

    37:50
  • 4:13 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy's Harp

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    5:15
  • 4:06 AM

    Long Road

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Esenvalds: Passion And Resurrection

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    6:39
  • 4:01 AM

    Notes in the Margin

    John Williams

    John Williams, guitar

    4:39
  • 3:26 AM

    Four Postludes

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Ustvolskaya, Silvestrov, Kancheli: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Thomas Sanderling, conductor

    Elisaveta Blumina, piano

    16:43
  • 3:25 AM

    Tapiola

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies 6 & 7, Tapiola

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    17:23
  • 3:13 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Symphony of Sorrowful Songs": 2nd movement

    Henryk Gorecki

    Gorecki: Symphony No. 3

    London Sinfonietta

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    9:26
  • 3:06 AM

    Three Pieces after Byzantine Hymns: No. 2

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos

    Anja Lechner, cello

    Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano

    4:50
  • 3:01 AM

    Lyrical Serenade

    Edward Elgar

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:41
  • 2:54 AM

    Something Made Out Of Nothing

    Roger Eno

    The Turning Year

    Scoring Berlin

    Roger Eno, piano

    4:22
  • 2:45 AM

    Three Essays: Nimrod

    Caroline Shaw

    Calidore String Quartet

    8:34
  • 2:20 AM

    Stabat Mater

    Paul Mealor

    Paul Mealor: A Tender Light

    Tenebrae

    Nigel Short, conductor

    Grace Davidson, soprano

    23:23
  • 2:14 AM

    Chorale

    Errollyn Wallen

    Timelapse

    Orchestra of the Swan

    5:00
  • 2:06 AM

    Musical Moment No. 6

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonata D845, Wanderer Fantasy

    Paul Lewis, piano

    6:21
  • 2:01 AM

    The Beatitudes

    Vladimir Martynov

    Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra

    Jonathan Stockhammer, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    4:43
  • 1:55 AM

    Dusk

    Nkeiru Okoye

    Kete: Piano Music of the African Diaspora

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    3:24
  • 1:26 AM

    Africa

    William Grant Still

    STILL, W.G.: Symphony No. 1, "Afro-American" / In Memoriam / Africa (Fort Smith Symphony, Jeter)

    Fort Smith Symphony

    John Jeter, conductor

    27:44
  • 1:06 AM

    Cinnamon Grove

    Nathaniel Dett

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    17:30
  • 1:01 AM

    Randall Goosby, violin

    Zhu Wang, piano

    4:30
  • 12:44 AM

    Poem for Cello and Orchestra

    Henriette Bosmans

    Cello Concertos

    Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ed Spanjaard, conductor

    Dimitri Ferschtman, cello

    14:32
  • 12:42 AM

    Gammelkjerringvalsen

    Traditional Norwegian

    Trio Mediaeval

    Arve Henriksen, trumpet

    2:06
  • 12:21 AM

    String Quartet No. 2

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: String Quartets

    Pavel Haas Quartet

    18:55
  • 12:06 AM

    Gayane Ballet Suite

    Aram Khachaturian

    Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2; Gayanah Suite

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:21
  • 12:01 AM

    Divertissement: 2nd movement

    Emile Bernard

    Jongen, D'Indy, Bernard, Schmitt

    Sylvan Winds

    4:40
  • 11:40 PM

    Scenes from Childhood

    Robert Schumann

    Martha Argerich, piano

    18:42
  • 11:17 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mikko Franck, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    21:27
  • 11:12 PM

    Guitar Sonata No. 5: Rondo

    Wenzel Matiegka

    W.T. Matiegka: Six Sonatas, Op. 31

    David Starobin, guitar

    3:07
  • 11:07 PM

    Milan Symphony Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:11
  • 11:01 PM

    The Tempest: Rustic Dance

    Ernest Chausson

    Chausson: Symphony in B flat, Op. 20; Soir de Fete, Op. 32; The Tempest, Op. 18: Two Scenes

    Orchestra of Belgian Radio & TV

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:51
  • 10:50 PM

    Sinfonia Varsovia

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    8:20
  • 10:21 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Op. 22 & 44

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    27:34
  • 10:15 PM

    Valse-Caprice

    Cecile Chaminade

    Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    5:11
  • 10:06 PM

    Introduction and Rondo

    Charles-Marie Widor

    Lille National Orchestra

    Alexandre Bloch, conductor

    Annelien Van Wauwe, clarinet

    7:32
  • 4:51 PM

    Light Cavalry Overture

    Franz von Suppe

    William Tell and Other Favorite Overtures

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:49
  • 4:29 PM

    Violin Concerto

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Le Mozart Noir

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Linda Melsted, violin

    21:08
  • 4:19 PM

    Trio No. 1 "London"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: London Trios and Divertimentos

    Laurel Zucker, flute

    8:30
  • 4:06 PM

    A London Overture

    John Ireland

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    11:54
  • 4:01 PM

    Stephen Hough, piano

    4:36
  • 3:43 PM

    The Comedians

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    San Diego Chamber Orchestra

    Donald Barra, conductor

    15:28
  • 3:22 PM

    Six Dances for String Orchestra

    Ulysses Kay

    The Incredible Flutist

    M.I.T. Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Freeman, conductor

    20:17
  • 3:16 PM

    El Misachico

    Maria Luisa Anido

    Legado

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    4:01
  • 3:07 PM

    Concert Piece for Horn and Orchestra

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gliere, Saint-Saens, Dukas, Chabrier: Works For Horn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    Hermann Baumann, horn

    8:35
  • 3:01 PM

    Piano Sonata: Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    4:45
  • 2:44 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    14:24
  • 2:37 PM

    Circe

    Bruce Wolosoff

    Paradise Found – Music for Cello and Piano by Bruce Wolosoff

    Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

    5:34
  • 2:16 PM

    Symphony "The Transformation of Lycean Peasants"

    Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Dittersdorf: Six Symphonies

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    20:10
  • 2:06 PM

    Linos Ensemble

    8:13
  • 2:01 PM

    Sinfonia in Classic Mode: Minuet

    Joseph Marx

    Bochum Symphony Orchestra

    Steven Sloane, conductor

    4:41
  • 1:48 PM

    Symphony No. 19

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 3, 11, 18, 19 & 20

    Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    10:32
  • 1:41 PM

    The Color Purple: Theme

    Quincy Jones

    1985 At The Movies

    Varese Sarabande Symphony Orchestra

    David Newman, conductor

    Belinda Broughton, violin

    4:45
  • 1:25 PM

    String Quartet

    Florence Price

    Catalyst Quartet

    16:10
  • 1:06 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 3

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    16:38
  • 1:01 PM

    Prelude on an Old Folk Tune

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:41
  • 10:42 AM

    Cypresses (selected)

    Antonin Dvorak

    Cypress String Quartet

    16:37
  • 10:19 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    20:45
  • 10:09 AM

    Gnarly Buttons: Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

    John Adams

    The John Adams Earbox

    London Sinfonietta

    John Adams, conductor

    Michael Collins, clarinet

    8:32
  • 10:06 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Violin Lullabies / Rachel Barton Pine

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:21
  • 10:01 AM

    Daniel's Chaconne

    Ronn McFarlane

    Fermi's Paradox

    Ronn McFarlane, lute

    4:49
  • 9:49 AM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 9:42 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    Damon Gupton, conductor

    5:32
  • 9:28 AM

    Gesange der Fruhe (Songs of the Dawn)

    Robert Schumann

    Arabesque

    Nicolas Namoradze, piano

    14:07
  • 9:19 AM

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Olari Elts, conductor

    7:40
  • 9:06 AM

    Six Airs

    John Jenkins

    A Baroque Celebration

    New York Kammermusiker

    Ilonna Pederson, conductor

    11:10
  • 9:01 AM

    Paul's Steeple and Stingo

    John Playford

    Apollo's Banquet

    Apollo's Banquet

    4:43
  • 8:21 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    37:29
  • 8:11 AM

    Swan of Tuonela

    Jean Sibelius

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    Susan Tyte, English horn

    Adrian Shepard, cello

    8:19
  • 8:06 AM

    Great White Bird

    Hilary Kleinig

    Jackson Greenberg: First Light

    Zephyr Quartet

    4:12
  • 8:01 AM

    Suite of Three Pieces: Idylle

    Benjamin Godard

    La Flute Enchantee

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    4:54
  • 7:39 AM

    Sonatina

    Antonin Dvorak

    Roots

    Randall Goosby, violin

    19:34
  • 7:25 AM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony - U. Kay: Fantasy Variations - Umbrian Scene

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 7:12 AM

    Music for a Garden (Musica para un jardin)

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto-serenata; Concierto en Modo Calante

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    11:18
  • 7:06 AM

    Jobiniana No. 1

    Sergio Assad

    Sergio & Odair Assad, guitars

    5:09
  • 7:01 AM

    The Sea: Nocturne (Calm)

    Nikos Skalkottas

    Nikos Skalkottas: Dance of the Waves

    Athens State Orchestra

    Stefanos Tsialis, conductor

    4:48
  • 6:52 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    6:30
  • 6:32 AM

    String Quintet

    Maria Bach

    M. Bach: Piano Quintet "Wolga"

    Christine Busch, violin

    20:32
  • 6:06 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    William Banfield

    Childs, B: The Distant Land, etc.

    Akron Symphony Orchestra

    Alan Balter, conductor

    22:51
  • 6:01 AM

    Pavan-Capriccio

    Isaac Albeniz

    Isaac Albeniz: Four-Hand Piano Music

    Duo Van Dua

    4:37
  • 5:51 AM

    Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)

    Giacomo Puccini

    In the South

    Brodsky Quartet

    7:14
  • 5:46 AM

    In Paradisum

    Galina Grigorjeva

    Grigorjeva: Nature Morte

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    4:03
  • 5:22 AM

    Fantasy

    Josef Suk

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto, Romance / Suk: Fantasy

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Pamela Frank, violin

    23:24
  • 5:06 AM

    Louis Lortie, piano

    14:33
  • 5:01 AM

    Notre Dame: Intermezzo

    Franz Schmidt

    Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    4:43