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  • 4:54 AM

    The Quiet at Night

    Mary Lattimore

    At the Dam

    Mary Lattimore, harp

    4:13
  • 4:41 AM

    Fantasia on an Ostinato

    John Corigliano

    Haydn: Symphonies No. 94 "Surprise" and No. 101 "Clock"

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    12:00
  • 4:33 AM

    Drone Mass: Divine Objects

    Johann Johannsson

    Johann Johannsson: Drone Mass

    Theatre of Voices

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    6:58
  • 4:26 AM

    Quartets: Two: Drone

    Peter Gregson

    Quartets: One - Four

    Warren Zielinski, violin

    5:56
  • 4:06 AM

    Guitar Concerto "Chaconne"

    Wayne Siegel

    Jakob Bangsø: Guitar Concertos

    Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

    Kaisa Roose, conductor

    Jakob Bangso, guitar

    18:29
  • 4:01 AM

    Sky with Four Suns

    John Luther Adams

    Cold Blue Two

    Ethel

    4:24
  • 3:46 AM

    Casting No Shadow

    Wim Mertens

    a man of no fortune, and with a name to come

    Wim Mertens, piano

    11:33
  • 3:40 AM

    The Path

    Zoe Keating

    Into the Trees

    Zoe Keating, cello

    5:43
  • 3:35 AM

    Sarabande

    La Monte Young

    Panorama of American Piano Music

    Yvar Mikhashoff, piano

    3:06
  • 3:22 AM

    Violin Concerto: Chaconni

    Jennifer Higdon

    Higdon, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    12:14
  • 3:11 AM

    Chaconne

    Norman Dello Joio

    Norman Dello Joio: Triumph of St. Joan; Variations, Chaconne & Finale

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    9:31
  • 3:07 AM

    Little Passacaglia

    Peter Sculthorpe

    .Spirits of Place

    Ananda Sukarlan, piano

    3:15
  • 3:01 AM

    Partita: Sarabande

    Caroline Shaw

    Roomful of Teeth

    Roomful of Teeth

    Brad Wells, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:52 AM

    Fantasia fugata

    Amy Beach

    Beach: Fire-flies: The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach Vol. 3

    Joanne Polk, piano

    5:55
  • 2:14 AM

    Symphony

    Cesar Franck

    Franck: Symphonie; Poulenc: Orgelkonzert

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    36:57
  • 2:11 AM

    Folk Suite No. 4: El Monigote

    William Grant Still

    Get on Board

    Sierra Winds

    1:21
  • 2:06 AM

    The Planets: Mercury

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    3:55
  • 2:01 AM

    Zapateado

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Piano Music, Vol. 6

    Douglas Riva, piano

    4:30
  • 1:37 AM

    Symphonic Suite

    Leevi Madetoja

    Music by Leevi Madetoja & Tauno Pylkkanen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    21:37
  • 1:18 AM

    Concertino for Oboe and Strings

    Brenno Blauth

    Death of an Angel

    Camerata Bariloche

    Andres Spiller, oboe

    17:11
  • 1:13 AM

    Chopi (Danza Paraguaya)

    Pablo Escobar

    Batucada: South American Guitar Music

    Graham Anthony Devine, guitar

    3:20
  • 1:06 AM

    Minuet of the Will-o'-the-Wisps

    Hector Berlioz

    Opera Intermezzi and Ballet Music

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    6:05
  • 1:01 AM

    Enchantment: Song of the Shrine

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:27
  • 12:49 AM

    Moravian Dances

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Taras Bulba, Lachian Dances / Wit, Warsaw

    Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

    Antoni Wit, conductor

    8:57
  • 12:15 AM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    32:17
  • 12:12 AM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Piano Pieces Opp. 116-119

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    1:48
  • 12:06 AM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Pure Classics

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    5:12
  • 12:01 AM

    The Red Pony Suite: The Gift

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Red Pony; Our Town; The Heiress Suite; Music For Movies

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    4:50
  • 11:46 PM

    Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert Octet

    Chamber Players of Canada

    12:21
  • 11:30 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 3

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 1-6

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    14:26
  • 11:20 PM

    Rhapsodie

    Marcel Grandjany

    Impressions de France

    Caroline Leonardelli, harp

    8:38
  • 11:09 PM

    The Wasps: Overture

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    10:12
  • 11:06 PM

    Divertissement (Diversion)

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    2:17
  • 11:01 PM

    Romanza Andaluza

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Violin Romances

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    4:46
  • 10:39 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Night in the Tropics"

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Gottschalk, Vol. 2

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Maurice Abravanel, conductor

    18:58
  • 10:32 PM

    Miami Concerto: Festivo

    Karen LeFrak

    Romantico

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Enrico Lopez-Yanez, conductor, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:35
  • 10:15 PM

    Flute Concerto

    Carl Stamitz

    Flute Concertos

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    Barthold Kuijken, flute

    16:14
  • 10:01 PM

    Ruy Blas Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures | Walpurgisnacht

    Winterthur Music Collegium

    Douglas Boyd, conductor

    8:07
  • 9:51 PM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Ippolitov-Ivanov: Orchestral Works

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Donald Johanos, conductor

    7:14
  • 9:46 PM

    Sing Gently

    Eric Whitacre

    Home

    Voces8

    Christopher Glynn, piano

    3:42
  • 9:31 PM

    Marosszek Dances

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Dorati Conducts Kodaly and Bartok

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    13:42
  • 9:22 PM

    African Suite: Joyful Day

    Fela Sowande

    Milhaud, Morice, Forsyth, Sowande

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    7:49
  • 9:11 PM

    Carnaval

    Robert Schumann

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    10:00
  • 9:06 PM

    Peer Gynt: Morning Mood

    Edvard Grieg

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:30
  • 9:03 PM

    Les Tours de Passe-Passe (Sleight of Hand)

    Francois Couperin

    Air on a G String

    David Russell, guitar

    2:47
  • 8:52 PM

    Oriental Wind

    Joe Hisaishi

    Dream Songs

    Studio Orchestra

    Joe Hisaishi, piano

    5:30
  • 8:27 PM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 6, etc., London Symphony Orch

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    23:17
  • 8:20 PM

    Vocalise

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    6:34
  • 8:06 PM

    In Italy Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Goldmark: Overtures

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    12:40
  • 7:51 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Introduction and March

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    7:54
  • 5:42 PM

    Wind Octet

    Franz Krommer

    Krommer: Octets for Wind Instruments

    Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble

    16:01
  • 5:22 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Skyward My People Rose

    VocalEssence Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:02
  • 5:12 PM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    La Flute Enchantee

    City of London Sinfonia

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    Susan Milan, flute

    8:03
  • 5:06 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert

    Marie-Pierre Langlamet, harp

    5:11
  • 5:01 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Scherzo

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:34
  • 4:39 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Garrick Ohlsson: Complete Beethoven Sonatas, Volume 9

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    19:28
  • 4:22 PM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Light in a Time of Darkness

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    15:28
  • 4:13 PM

    The Secret Marriage: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    6:43
  • 4:06 PM

    Wedding Cake

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos, Vol. 2

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Soustrot, conductor

    Romain Descharmes, piano

    6:36
  • 4:00 PM

    Four Waltzes

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms on Brass

    Canadian Brass

    4:53
  • 3:48 PM

    Scheherazade: The Sea and Sinbad's Ship

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade; Tsar Saltan Suite etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    10:39
  • 3:20 PM

    Symphony No. 97

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95 and 97

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    25:26
  • 3:12 PM

    Variations on Lift Every Voice and Sing

    Lettie B. Alston

    New Day Begun

    Lara Downes, piano

    6:10
  • 3:06 PM

    The Seasons: July and August

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Seasons, etc.

    Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    6:07
  • 3:01 PM

    Jazz Suite: Lyrical Waltz

    Alexander Tsfasman

    Prokofiev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tsfasman: Works for Piano and Orchestra

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Karl-Heinz Steffens, conductor

    Zlata Chochieva, piano

    4:49
  • 2:47 PM

    Violin Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi

    Fritz Kreisler

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    11:13
  • 2:47 PM

    Violin Concerto in the Style of Vivaldi

    Fritz Kreisler

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Gil Shaham, violin

    11:13
  • 2:37 PM

    Rag-Tango

    William Bolcom

    William Bolcom: The Complete Rags

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    8:42
  • 2:22 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy: Khamma/Ravel: La Valse, etc.

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    14:35
  • 2:16 PM

    Chaconne

    Johannes Kapsberger

    Kapsberger: Libro Quarto D'intavolatura di Chitarone

    Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble

    5:15
  • 2:16 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy: Khamma/Ravel: La Valse, etc.

    Ulster Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    14:35
  • 2:09 PM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    Baroque Music for Trumpet

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    6:26
  • 2:00 PM

    Nameday (Namensfeier) Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    6:33
  • 1:51 PM

    Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

    Franz von Suppe

    Overtures by Suppe and Auber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:29
  • 1:46 PM

    Four German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Music for Four Hands, Vol IV

    Yaara Tal, piano

    3:52
  • 1:31 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Louise Farrenc

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    National Orchestra of Metz Grand Est

    David Reiland, conductor

    6:16
  • 1:21 PM

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenades 5 & 6

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    8:37
  • 1:16 PM

    Dear heart, why will you use me so?

    Dale Trumbore

    Chamber Music by James Joyce

    The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin

    Desmond Earley, conductor

    3:38
  • 1:09 PM

    Symphony No. 88: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 92 & 88

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:24
  • 1:04 PM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Impromptus, Waltzes and Mazurkas

    Pavel Kolesnikov, piano

    4:11
  • 12:52 PM

    Coppelia: Waltz of The Hours

    Leo Delibes

    Delibes: Coppelia/ Chopin: Les Sylphides

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Heinz Fricke, conductor

    6:18
  • 12:43 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 4

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Concerti for Flauto traverso

    Tokyo Bach-Mozart Ensemble

    Masahiro Arita, flute

    7:18
  • 12:40 PM

    Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    1:59
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project, Volume 1

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    9:02
  • 12:25 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American": Animato

    William Grant Still

    African American Voices

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Kellen Gray, conductor

    3:14
  • 12:20 PM

    Miami Concerto: Festivo

    Karen LeFrak

    Romantico

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Enrico Lopez-Yanez, conductor, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:35
  • 12:07 PM

    Fanfare for the Lord Mayor of London

    Arthur Bliss

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    1:44
  • 12:06 PM

    Welcome the Queen

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Film Music

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:47
  • 11:49 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    William Boyce

    Boyce: Symphonies I-VIII

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    7:32
  • 11:44 AM

    Concertino Pastorale: Finale

    John Ireland

    English Music for Strings

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    3:59
  • 11:34 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Complete String Symphonies

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    8:32
  • 11:29 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Encore

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:49
  • 11:19 AM

    6 Early Netherlands Dances

    Julius Rontgen

    Rontgern: Symphony No. 18

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    9:29
  • 11:14 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    Undersong

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    3:17
  • 11:04 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    Philip Collins, trumpet

    8:34
  • 10:30 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Fazil Say, piano

    17:54
  • 10:14 AM

    Concerto for Recorder and Viola

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann, Heberle: 2 Concertos, 2 Trios

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Michala Petri, recorder

    14:45
  • 10:06 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy The Kid, Fanfare For The Common Man

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:47
  • 10:01 AM

    Three Greek Dances

    Nikos Skalkottas

    SKALKOTTAS: Violin Concerto / Largo Sinfonico / Greek Dances

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

    4:50
  • 9:44 AM

    The Fairy Queen: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    A Baroque Celebration

    New York Chamber Musicians

    Ilonna Pederson, conductor

    13:31
  • 9:22 AM

    Siegfried Idyll

    Richard Wagner

    Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 6 and 9; Wagner

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    20:45
  • 9:13 AM

    Sicilian Vespers: Four Seasons: Spring

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Ballet Music

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    8:02
  • 9:06 AM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Impromptus

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    6:04
  • 9:01 AM

    Four Preludes for Guitar

    Manuel Ponce

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22, 24 & 45

    Victoria Drake, harp

    4:45
  • 8:25 AM

    Symphonie Espagnole

    Edouard Lalo

    Lalo: Symphonie espagnole/Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No.3

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Chee-Yun, violin

    33:22
  • 8:21 AM

    Seven Popular Spanish Songs: Jota

    Manuel de Falla

    Bizet: Carmen Suite; Falla: Dances

    Los Romeros

    3:06
  • 8:03 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:04
  • 8:01 AM

    A Tide of Living Water

    Clarice Assad

    Holes in the Sky

    Lara Downes, piano

    1:48
  • 7:35 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades

    Vienna Philharmonic Winds

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    22:54
  • 7:24 AM

    The Winter's Tale

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    A Swedish Pastorale

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    10:28
  • 7:09 AM

    Don Juan and Faust: Six airs de ballet

    Moritz Moszkowski

    From Foreign Lands

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    14:03
  • 7:01 AM

    To Become (Divenire)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    James Horner: Pas de Deux

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    7:01
  • 6:23 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish"

    Robert Schumann

    The Schumann Edition: Symphonies - Complete

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    35:41
  • 6:17 AM

    The Year: March

    Fanny Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn-Hensel: Das Jahr - 12 Charakterstücke für Klavier

    Christina Bjorkoe, piano

    5:38
  • 6:01 AM

    Concert Piece

    Gustaf Heinze

    The Clarinet in Concert 2

    English Chamber Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    Thea King, clarinet

    13:41
  • 5:39 AM

    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
  • 5:25 AM

    Quartet No. 5

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    12:54
  • 5:01 AM

    Symphony No. 81

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies No 45 "Farewell" & No 81

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    22:41
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