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  • 4:45 AM

    Upon Further Reflection: Sunset Soliloquy

    Michael Tilson Thomas

    Upon Further Reflection

    John Wilson, piano

    13:09
  • 4:37 AM

    The Unanswered Question

    Charles Ives

    Ives: Holidays Symphony

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Adolph Herseth, trumpet

    7:00
  • 4:28 AM

    Meditations on Rilke: Herbst (Autumn)

    Michael Tilson Thomas

    Michael Tilson Thomas: Grace

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano

    9:03
  • 4:15 AM

    Harmonielehre: Meister Eckhardt and Quackie

    John Adams

    Adams: Harmonielehre, Short Ride In A Fast Machine

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    11:37
  • 4:07 AM

    Portals

    Carl Ruggles

    The Complete Music of Carl Ruggles

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:40
  • 4:01 AM

    You Come Here Often?

    Michael Tilson Thomas

    The American Project

    Yuja Wang, piano

    4:29
  • 3:56 AM

    Serenity

    Charles Ives

    Ives: An American Journey

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    2:00
  • 3:46 AM

    Lope

    Michael Tilson Thomas

    Michael Tilson Thomas: Grace

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    9:26
  • 3:42 AM

    Promenade (Walking the Dog)

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Overtures

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Michael Tilson Thomas, piano

    2:57
  • 3:25 AM

    Street Song

    Michael Tilson Thomas

    Empire Brass

    Empire Brass

    15:58
  • 3:15 AM

    Saxophone Concerto: Rondo

    Ingolf Dahl

    The Music of Ingolf Dahl

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    John Harle, saxophone

    7:38
  • 3:10 AM

    Circus Polka

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky in America

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:25
  • 3:07 AM

    The Circus Band

    Charles Ives

    Ives: An American Journey

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    2:59
  • 3:01 AM

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    John Adams

    Adams: Harmonielehre, Short Ride In A Fast Machine

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    5:01
  • 2:46 AM

    Inventions (Hommage a Bach)

    Alexandre Tansman

    Bach Inspirations

    Thibaut Garcia, guitar

    12:16
  • 2:24 AM

    String Quartet No. 52

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets, Op. 64

    Doric String Quartet

    21:01
  • 2:13 AM

    Six Studies in English Folk Song

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Pastoral

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    9:02
  • 2:06 AM

    On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring

    Frederick Delius

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    6:09
  • 2:01 AM

    Nocturne "Le Murmure"

    Maria Szymanowska

    Maria Szymanowska - Piano Works / Anna Ciborowska

    Anna Ciborowska, piano

    4:36
  • 1:39 AM

    Concerto Ballata

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Complete Concertos

    Russian National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Wen-Sinn Yang, cello

    19:52
  • 1:30 AM

    Wildflower (Yolanda's Song)

    Arturo Sandoval

    Wildflower

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    7:17
  • 1:21 AM

    Blumine (Flowers)

    Gustav Mahler

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    8:22
  • 1:14 AM

    Nocturne No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    5:32
  • 1:06 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2: The Coming of Spring

    Helvi Leiviska

    Leiviska: Orchestral Works

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Dalia Stasevska, conductor

    6:55
  • 1:01 AM

    Valse Triste

    Jean Sibelius

    Winter Dreams

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:40
  • 12:53 AM

    The Forest Bird (L'Oiseau des bois)

    Franz Doppler

    Doppler: Music for Flutes and Piano

    Per Oien, flute

    5:14
  • 12:20 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Robert Schumann

    For Love of You

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    Lara Downes, piano

    31:33
  • 12:06 AM

    Scherzo Capriccioso

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 8, Scherzo Capriccioso, Notturno

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    12:00
  • 12:01 AM

    Fantasie Negre No. 4

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Piano Discoveries: Fantsie Negre No. 4

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:45
  • 11:45 PM

    Froissart Overture

    Edward Elgar

    Victorian Concert Overtures

    English Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    13:16
  • 11:24 PM

    Oboe Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 3 Oboe Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe

    19:14
  • 11:20 PM

    Homage to Mistral: Prelude

    Matilde Salvadore

    Dejan Ivanovic - Guitar Recital

    Dejan Ivanovic, guitar

    2:58
  • 11:15 PM

    Things to Come: Ballet for Children

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Film Music

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    3:38
  • 11:06 PM

    The Stolen Child

    Eric Whitacre

    Light & Gold

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    8:38
  • 11:01 PM

    Douglas Riva, piano

    4:30
  • 10:45 PM

    Charterhouse Suite

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Williams: Lark Ascending

    Israel Chamber Orchestra

    Dalia Atlas, conductor

    13:32
  • 10:41 PM

    Scarf Dance

    Cecile Chaminade

    Nostalgia: Piano Music of Cecile Chaminade Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    1:57
  • 10:35 PM

    Theme Varie

    Cecile Chaminade

    Nostalgia: Piano Music of Cecile Chaminade Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    5:44
  • 10:14 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Plymouth Music Series Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:05
  • 10:06 PM

    Ode for St. Cecilia's Day: Overture; March

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Famous Overtures & Marches

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    7:08
  • 9:55 PM

    Walking Tune

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:35
  • 9:52 PM

    An den Fruhling (Upon Spring)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Songs for Male Chorus

    Robert Shaw Chamber Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    2:39
  • 9:30 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:56
  • 9:27 PM

    Summer Dreams: Robin Redbreast

    Amy Beach

    Connecting Cultures

    Deborah Moriarty and Zhihua Tang, piano

    1:43
  • 9:14 PM

    Quartet No. 2

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    11:43
  • 9:06 PM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Scherzo and Intermezzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    7:33
  • 9:03 PM

    Serenade No. 1: Scherzo

    Johannes Brahms

    Weekend Serenade: Brahms - Serenade 1 & 2

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    2:39
  • 8:42 PM

    Suite for String Orchestra

    Susan Spain-Dunk

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    15:37
  • 8:39 PM

    Il Saltarello Romano

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    MENDELSSOHN-HENSEL, F.: Keyboard Music, Vol. 1 - Das Jahr: 12 Characterstucke

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    2:56
  • 8:15 PM

    Carnival of the Animals

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    22:03
  • 8:06 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 3

    Johann Quantz

    Baroque Horn Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    7:11
  • 8:01 PM

    Wedding March

    Johan Halvorsen

    Norwegian Violin Favourites

    Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra

    Bjarte Engeset, conductor

    Henning Kraggerud, violin

    4:52
  • 7:49 PM

    Memory of the Norwegian Mountains

    Franz Berwald

    BERWALD: Tone Poems

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    9:16
  • 5:45 PM

    Fantasy on Polish Airs

    Frederic Chopin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody In Blue; Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Misha Dichter, piano

    13:51
  • 5:24 PM

    Lieutenant Kije Suite

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kije, Love for Three Oranges: Suites; Stravinsky: Suites Nos 1 and 2 for Small Orchestra

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    19:21
  • 5:14 PM

    String Quartet: 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss, Verdi, Puccini: String Quartets

    Enso String Quartet

    8:18
  • 5:06 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphony No.8 - Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:52
  • 5:01 PM

    The Color Purple: Main Theme

    Quincy Jones

    Cinema Serenade

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:30
  • 4:37 PM

    Moses: Ballet Music

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Ballet Music

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    21:16
  • 4:18 PM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Lachrymae

    Norwegian Chamber Orchestra

    Iona Brown, conductor

    17:36
  • 4:10 PM

    Fantasia on Greensleeves

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Folk & Fantasy: British works for the flute, Vol. 2

    Kenneth Smith, flute

    5:56
  • 4:06 PM

    Bardenklange (Bardic Sounds): Prayer

    Johann Kaspar Mertz

    MERTZ: Bardenklange, op. 13

    Adam Holzman, guitar

    3:15
  • 4:01 PM

    Concerto Grosso: 2nd movement

    Henry Cowell

    Cowell: Concerto Grosso/Hymn & Fuguing Tune No 10

    Manhattan Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Auldon Clark, conductor

    4:41
  • 3:45 PM

    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
  • 3:40 PM

    Six Pieces: Waltz

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    First Date

    Baayon Duo

    3:49
  • 3:16 PM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Ludwig Quandt, cello

    22:45
  • 3:06 PM

    Ottone overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: 10 Overtures

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:55
  • 3:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 The Seasons

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 2:54 PM

    Perpetual Motion

    Niccolo Paganini

    Carnaval

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, cornet

    4:33
  • 2:42 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, etc.

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Andre Previn, piano

    14:43
  • 2:37 PM

    Perpetual Motion

    Niccolo Paganini

    Carnaval

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Donald Hunsberger, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, cornet

    4:33
  • 2:22 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 4th-5th movements

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 "Pastoral"

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    14:02
  • 2:12 PM

    Sensemaya

    Silvestre Revueltas

    Mi Alma Mexicana

    Philharmonic Orchestra of the Americas

    Alondra de la Parra, conductor

    6:36
  • 2:00 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Thomas Arne

    Arne: Four Symphonies / Adrian Shepherd, Cantilena

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    11:16
  • 1:41 PM

    A Song of Agincourt

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford | A Song of Agincourt & other works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    15:39
  • 1:39 PM

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:00
  • 1:30 PM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    11th Van Cliburn Piano Competition

    Olga Kern, piano

    6:59
  • 1:25 PM

    We Toast the Days

    Linda Kachelmeier

    MPR Taste Of The Holidays, Vol. 8

    Lumina Women's Ensemble

    3:03
  • 1:18 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:41
  • 1:08 PM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Oeuvres pour Piano

    Alain Planes, piano

    6:09
  • 1:05 PM

    Carmen: March of the Toreadors

    Georges Bizet

    Mad About the Classics

    Orchestre de la Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    2:07
  • 12:52 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: Ah! je veux vivre (Juliet's waltz song)

    Charles Gounod

    Joan Sutherland: The Art Of The Prima Donna

    Royal Opera, Covent Garden

    Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, conductor

    Joan Sutherland, soprano

    3:28
  • 12:47 PM

    Romeo and Juliet: L'amour, l'amour! ... Ah! leve-toi, soleil!

    Charles Gounod

    The Sounds Of Remembered Dreams

    Humbert Lucarelli, oboe

    3:49
  • 12:40 PM

    Petite Symphony: 1st movement

    Charles Gounod

    Bizet: L'Arlesienne; Gounod: Symphonies

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    5:32
  • 12:32 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:51
  • 12:25 PM

    An English Suite: Air and Frolic

    Hubert Parry

    Elgar: Seranade, etc./Parry: An English Suite, etc.

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    5:55
  • 12:21 PM

    Scherzo-Etude

    Cecile Chaminade

    Nostalgia: Piano Music of Cecile Chaminade Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    2:11
  • 12:10 PM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 6: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Murray Perahia plays Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Murray Perahia, conductor

    Murray Perahia, piano

    4:37
  • 12:05 PM

    Serenade: Finale

    William Alwyn

    Alwyn: Concerti Grossi Nos. 2 and 3

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:29
  • 11:52 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Queen Mab

    Hector Berlioz

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    7:18
  • 11:47 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Dance for the Fairies

    Henry Purcell

    Purcell: Dido and Aeneas

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    3:43
  • 11:40 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Valse Brillante

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    5:46
  • 11:30 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart: Symphony No. 96; Sinfonia Concertante

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    9:11
  • 11:20 AM

    Sentimental Waltzes: selections

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Landler

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    9:05
  • 11:15 AM

    Little Concert Suite: A Love Sonnet

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:58
  • 11:09 AM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Earl Wild - The Romantic Master

    Earl Wild, piano

    4:26
  • 11:04 AM

    Legend No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    3:36
  • 10:45 AM

    Sussex Landscape

    Avril Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    13:32
  • 10:28 AM

    Piano Duet Sonata

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sonatas for Piano Duet, K 381 & 521; Sonata for 2 Pianos, K 448; Andante and Variations, K 501

    Martha Argerich, piano

    15:47
  • 10:14 AM

    String Symphony No. 1

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    11:43
  • 10:06 AM

    Symphonic Dance No. 1

    Edvard Grieg

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    7:16
  • 10:01 AM

    String Quartet No. 4: 1st movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Arabella String Quartet

    4:46
  • 9:43 AM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Gli Uccelli, Trittico Botticelliano

    I Solisti Veneti

    Claudio Scimone, conductor

    14:57
  • 9:32 AM

    Chamber Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: La Notte - Concerti per strumenti diversi

    Musica Pacifica

    10:19
  • 9:26 AM

    The Social Orchestra: Selections

    Stephen Foster

    Simple Gifts

    Gilles Vonsattel, piano

    3:53
  • 9:06 AM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Pops by George

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    18:43
  • 9:01 AM

    The Harp and the Moon: 1st movement

    Ross Edwards

    In Transit

    Emily Granger, harp

    4:47
  • 8:22 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    36:10
  • 8:15 AM

    Sentimental Romance No. 1

    Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Wilhelm Stenhammar: The Song; Two Sentimental Romances; Ithaca

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stig Westerberg, conductor

    Arve Tellefsen, violin

    6:40
  • 8:07 AM

    Ave Maria

    Josquin des Prez

    Beyond Chant

    Voices of Ascension

    Dennis Keene, conductor

    6:07
  • 8:01 AM

    Six Piano Pieces: Lullaby

    Adolf Barjansky

    Barjansky: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1

    Julia Severus, piano

    5:20
  • 7:33 AM

    Serenade No. 4

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 3, 4 and 5

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    25:19
  • 7:28 AM

    Piano Sonata: 4th movement

    Clara Schumann

    Romance: The Music of Clara Schumann

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    5:09
  • 7:08 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 1

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:47
  • 7:01 AM

    Pavane for a Dead Princess (Pavane pour une infante defunte)

    Maurice Ravel

    Reveries

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:05
  • 6:21 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Symphonies No 3 and No 4

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    37:50
  • 6:15 AM

    A Hermit Thrush at Eve

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    5:02
  • 6:01 AM

    Octet: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert Octet

    Isabelle Faust, violin

    12:05
  • 5:35 AM

    Symphony No. 102

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    23:55
  • 5:23 AM

    Wedding Scenes

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Short Orchestral Pieces

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Stankovsky, conductor

    10:59
  • 5:01 AM

    Trombone Concerto

    Derek Bourgeois

    Trombone Concerti

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

    Chikara Imamura, conductor

    Christian Lindberg, trombone

    19:47
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