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  • 4:35 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Vienna Philharmonic Winds

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    22:54
  • 4:25 AM

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    7:51
  • 4:06 AM

    Souvenir of a Beloved Place

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Alexander Vedernikov, conductor

    Jennifer Koh, violin

    18:51
  • 4:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 5

    Stephan Elmas

    Elmas: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

    Mikael Ayrapetyan, piano

    4:45
  • 3:53 AM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    5:40
  • 3:18 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff, Paganini Rhapsody, Piano Concerto No. 2

    Mahler Chamber Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Yuja Wang, piano

    33:08
  • 3:06 AM

    Grania and Diarmid Incidental Music

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Engima Variations; Falstaff

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    9:46
  • 3:01 AM

    Pastoral

    David Guion

    Prairie Echoes - Piano Music of David Guion

    Eugene Rowley, piano

    4:37
  • 2:47 AM

    Prairie Journal

    Aaron Copland

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:55
  • 2:19 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn, Bruch: Concerto & Romance

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Janine Jansen, violin

    26:54
  • 2:06 AM

    The Cider House Rules: Suite

    Rachel Portman

    Studio Orchestra

    David Snell, conductor

    11:05
  • 2:01 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    4:50
  • 1:53 AM

    Symphony No. 3: 4th movement

    Florence Price

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    John Jeter, conductor

    5:05
  • 1:45 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:50
  • 1:37 AM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Zurich Operahouse Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    6:32
  • 1:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "From My Life"

    Bedrich Smetana

    Concert Recording

    Zemlinsky Quartet

    29:43
  • 1:01 AM

    Le roi s'amuse (The King Has Fun): Pavane and Scene du bouquet

    Leo Delibes

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:40
  • 12:55 AM

    Forgotten Waltz No. 1

    Franz Liszt

    André Watts Plays Liszt – Album 2 - Sonata In B Minor

    Andre Watts, piano

    3:25
  • 12:22 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Live in Ramallah

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    31:24
  • 12:17 AM

    Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moon River

    Henry Mancini

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    3:06
  • 12:06 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Seattle Baroque

    Ingrid Matthews, conductor

    Michael McCraw, bassoon

    Washington McClain, oboe

    10:10
  • 12:01 AM

    A Downland Suite: Minuet

    John Ireland

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Julian Lloyd Webber, conductor

    4:42
  • 11:53 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Leonard Slatkin conducts Concert Classics

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:35
  • 11:15 PM

    Symphony No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Antonín Dvorák: Symphonies Nos. 7 – 9

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    35:37
  • 11:07 PM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Smile

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    7:00
  • 11:01 PM

    Dardanus: Overture

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Rameau: Suites

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    4:45
  • 10:48 PM

    Piano Concerto: Finale

    Clara Schumann

    Romance: The Music of Clara Schumann

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Holly Mathieson, conductor

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    10:02
  • 10:30 PM

    Bull on the Roof (Le boeuf sur le toit)

    Darius Milhaud

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    16:15
  • 10:18 PM

    Norwegian Rhapsody No. 3

    Johan Svendsen

    Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

    Ole Kristian Ruud, conductor

    10:49
  • 10:06 PM

    The Elf's Hill: Overture

    Friedrich Kuhlau

    Kuhlau: Overtures

    Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Schonwandt, conductor

    11:13
  • 10:01 PM

    Violin Sonata: Scherzo

    Amy Beach

    Amy Beach: Violin Sonata etc.

    Gabrielle Lester, violin

    4:35
  • 9:53 PM

    Canon and Gigue

    Johann Pachelbel

    A Baroque Festival

    Taverner Players

    Andrew Parrott, conductor

    5:00
  • 9:47 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2: Finale

    Saverio Mercadante

    Mercadante: Flute Concertos

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    6:22
  • 9:27 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Broadway-Lafayette

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kristjan Jarvi, conductor

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    17:42
  • 9:16 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 2

    Michael Haydn

    Trumpet Concertos

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:14
  • 9:06 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    8:28
  • 9:01 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    Boyce: The Eight Symphonies

    Menuhin Festival Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    4:39
  • 8:43 PM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Don Quixote, Don Juan, Till Eulenspiegel

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    15:00
  • 8:16 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 3

    Bernhard Crusell

    Crusell: Clarinet Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Alun Francis, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    25:39
  • 8:12 PM

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:53
  • 8:06 PM

    Peer Gynt: Arabian Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites 1 & 2, etc.

    San Francisco Symphony

    Herbert Blomstedt, conductor

    4:45
  • 8:01 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: Sunset

    Ferde Grofe

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:43
  • 7:40 PM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    18:01
  • 7:38 PM

    Prelude No. 26

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Complete Preludes; 2 Nocturnes Op. 62

    Rafal Blechacz, piano

    :49
  • 7:14 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    WA Mozart: The Violin Concertos

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    23:23
  • 7:10 PM

    A La Mu Han (Chinese Folk Song)

    Wang Luobin

    40 Degrees North

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:44
  • 7:06 PM

    Amelia Goes to the Ball: Overture

    Gian Carlo Menotti

    New York Philharmonic

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    4:14
  • 7:01 PM

    French Suite No. 5: Allemande; Courante

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The French Suites

    Murray Perahia, piano

    4:52
  • 6:53 PM

    Ensemble Bella Musica Vienna

    4:55
  • 6:15 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Andrew Constantine, conductor

    Stewart Goodyear, piano

    37:28
  • 6:12 PM

    Neapolitan Song

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Children's Album, Mozart: Toy Symphony

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    1:11
  • 6:06 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:52
  • 6:00 PM

    Piano Sonata

    Andrea Luchesi

    Roberto Plano, piano

    4:31
  • 5:47 PM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    11:28
  • 5:17 PM

    Serenade for Strings

    Antonin Dvorak

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    27:05
  • 5:10 PM

    Tarantella

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Winged Creatures

    Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

    Allen Tinkham, conductor

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    6:08
  • 5:06 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    3:14
  • 5:01 PM

    Nobody Knows the Trouble I See

    J. Rosamond Johnson

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    Matthew Hagle, piano

    4:46
  • 4:55 PM

    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone: Platform Nine-and-Three-Quarters and The Journey to Hogwarts

    John Williams

    Studio Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:11
  • 4:51 PM

    The King's Speech

    Alexandre Desplat

    Traffic Quintet

    Alain Planes, piano

    Alexandre Desplat, flute

    3:41
  • 4:39 PM

    The Wife

    Jocelyn Pook

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:56
  • 4:36 PM

    Women Talking: Always

    Hildur Gudnadottir

    Studio Ensemble

    2:43
  • 4:31 PM

    Snowride

    Angela Morley

    Another Night Before Christmas And Scrooge

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Gavin Sutherland, conductor

    3:36
  • 4:27 PM

    The Shining: Opening

    Wendy Carlos

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:02
  • 4:23 PM

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Simon Joly, conductor

    14:48
  • 4:17 PM

    The Piano: The Heart Asks Pleasure First

    Michael Nyman

    Best Film Classics 100

    Michael Nyman, piano

    3:13
  • 4:11 PM

    The Cider House Rules: The Cider House

    Rachel Portman

    Studio Orchestra

    David Snell, conductor

    4:14
  • 4:09 PM

    The Cider House Rules: Main Titles

    Rachel Portman

    Studio Orchestra

    David Snell, conductor

    2:12
  • 4:07 PM

    Chocolat: Party Preparations

    Rachel Portman

    Studio Orchestra

    1:29
  • 4:01 PM

    Emma: The Wedding/End Titles

    Rachel Portman

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Kenneth Alwyn, conductor

    4:17
  • 3:51 PM

    La Dolce Vita

    Nino Rota

    The Symphonic Fellini/Rota

    Czech Symphony Orchestra

    Derek Wadsworth, conductor

    7:10
  • 3:47 PM

    The Bridge on the River Kwai: Finale

    Malcolm Arnold

    Arnold: Film Music

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    3:06
  • 3:40 PM

    The Bridge on the River Kwai: Prelude

    Malcolm Arnold

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    6:24
  • 3:36 PM

    Rush Hour 2: Main Title

    Lalo Schifrin

    Varese Sarabande - A 25th Anniversary Celebration

    Studio Orchestra

    2:21
  • 3:34 PM

    Mission Impossible: Theme

    Lalo Schifrin

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    1:35
  • 3:27 PM

    Gigi: Main Title, Fountain Theme, and Chez Maxim Waltz

    Frederick Loewe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    6:04
  • 3:24 PM

    Gigi: I Remember It Well

    Frederick Loewe

    Gigi Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    MGM Studio Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Maurice Chevalier, vocals

    2:23
  • 3:15 PM

    My Left Foot

    Elmer Bernstein

    Royal Philharmonic Pops

    Elmer Bernstein, conductor

    7:10
  • 3:12 PM

    Zulu: Theme/Isandhlwana

    John Barry

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    Nic Raine, conductor

    2:21
  • 3:07 PM

    Body Heat: Main Title

    John Barry

    Hollywood Nightmares

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    4:10
  • 3:01 PM

    King Kong: Prelude and Love Theme

    John Barry

    City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

    4:52
  • 2:39 PM

    Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet, Francesca da Rimini

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    19:33
  • 2:31 PM

    Evergreen

    Kevin Puts

    House of Belonging

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    6:27
  • 2:25 PM

    Fritiof Suite: Fritiof's infatuation

    Elfrida Andree

    Stockholm Symphony Orchestra

    Gustaf Sjokvist, conductor

    3:43
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 28

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 15, 24, 28, 29

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    18:17
  • 1:44 PM

    Andante Spianato and Grand Polonaise

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    North German Radio Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

    Krzysztof Urbanski, conductor

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    13:45
  • 1:25 PM

    Faust Ballet Music

    Charles Gounod

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:20
  • 1:21 PM

    Le Reel du diable (The Devil's Reel)

    Traditional

    Angele Dubeau & La Pieta: Infernal Violins

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    2:44
  • 1:06 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    13:37
  • 1:01 PM

    Legend No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 12:47 PM

    Andante and Hungarian Rondo

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Bassoon Concerti

    London Mozart Players

    Nicholas Cleobury, conductor

    Yoshiyuki Nakanishi, bassoon

    10:34
  • 12:15 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    30:48
  • 12:06 PM

    Trumpet Sonata No. 1

    Giuseppe Torelli

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    7:08
  • 12:01 PM

    Two German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Yaara Tal, piano

    Andreas Groethuysen, piano

    4:39
  • 11:45 AM

    Liebeslieder Walzer (Love-Song Waltzes)

    Johannes Brahms

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    12:52
  • 11:24 AM

    Holberg Suite

    Edvard Grieg

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    20:23
  • 11:16 AM

    Harp Sonata

    Sophia Dussek

    Harp Showpieces

    Judy Loman, harp

    7:12
  • 11:10 AM

    Jeni Slotchiver, piano

    4:12
  • 11:06 AM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:17
  • 11:01 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    Nordic Light

    Strings of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Magnus Ericsson, conductor

    4:45
  • 10:45 AM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:05
  • 10:23 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 6

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    20:45
  • 10:18 AM

    Elite Syncopations

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin on Guitar

    Giovanni De Chiaro, guitar

    3:07
  • 10:06 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: Reveries

    Hector Berlioz

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    11:26
  • 10:01 AM

    Zefiro torna

    Claudio Monteverdi

    c. 1300-c. 2000

    Jeremy Denk, piano

    4:36
  • 9:51 AM

    Rathhaus-Ball-Tanze (City Hall Ball Dances) Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    7:51
  • 9:30 AM

    Lieutenant Kije Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Lieutenant Kije

    Utah Symphony

    Thierry Fischer, conductor

    18:27
  • 9:09 AM

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Douglas Boyd, oboe

    19:32
  • 9:06 AM

    Wiegenlied (Lullaby)

    Johannes Brahms

    Violin Lullabies / Rachel Barton Pine

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    2:21
  • 9:01 AM

    Septura

    4:38
  • 8:45 AM

    Suite: Paris

    Haydn Wood

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Ernest Tomlinson, conductor

    13:34
  • 8:31 AM

    Guitar Sonata No. 1

    Celil Refik Kaya

    Bokyung Byun, guitar

    14:07
  • 8:06 AM

    Coppelia Ballet Suite

    Leo Delibes

    Delibes: Coppelia / Gounod: Faust

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    23:31
  • 8:01 AM

    Gracias a la Vida

    Violeta Parra

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    3:11
  • 7:28 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd and 4th movements

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    30:34
  • 7:13 AM

    Quartet No. 3

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    13:38
  • 7:01 AM

    Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes

    Grace Williams

    Grace Williams: Sea Sketches

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    10:54
  • 6:44 AM

    Sextet for Two Horns and Strings

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Treasures for Horn and Trumpet

    Dallas Chamber Orchestra

    Ronald Neal, conductor

    Gregory Hustis, horn

    14:36
  • 6:19 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Franz Schubert

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    24:31
  • 6:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    15:28
  • 5:43 AM

    Oboe Quartet

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Chamber Works for Winds and Strings by Mozart

    Chicago Chamber Musicians

    15:13
  • 5:21 AM

    Rossiniana Suite

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Church Windows

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    21:00
  • 5:01 AM

    Partita No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Six Partitas

    Andras Schiff, piano

    18:36