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  • 4:43 AM

    Apres une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi sonata)

    Franz Liszt

    Chopin: Ballade No.1 / Liszt: Après Une Lecture De Dante / Schumann: Sonata No.1

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    15:15
  • 4:10 AM

    Meditations on a Theme of John Blow

    Arthur Bliss

    Bliss: Meditations on a Theme of John Blow; Checkmate; Adam Zero

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    31:42
  • 4:06 AM

    Tom Scarlett

    John Playford

    Apollo's Banquet

    David Douglass, violin

    2:58
  • 4:01 AM

    Impressions: Calm Night

    Henriette Bosmans

    Lucia Swarts, cello

    Elena Malinova, piano

    4:31
  • 3:54 AM

    Sacred Heart (Ubi Caritas III)

    Ola Gjeilo

    Voces8

    Ben Hancox, violin

    Hannah Dawson, violin

    Simone Van Der Giessen, viola

    Matthew Sharp, cello

    4:36
  • 3:20 AM

    Violin Concerto

    Arthur Somervell

    Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    Anthony Marwood, violin

    32:49
  • 3:17 AM

    Invention

    Ethel Smyth

    Liana Serbescu, piano

    1:29
  • 3:06 AM

    Swan of Tuonela

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Finlandia, En Saga, The Swan of Tuonela, The Oceanides, Valse Triste, King Christian II Suite

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Thomas Sondergard, conductor

    9:13
  • 3:01 AM

    Three Poems by Fricis Barda: Prayer

    Maija Einfelde

    BALTIKUM

    SWR Vocal Ensemble Stuttgart

    Marcus Creed, conductor

    4:37
  • 2:53 AM

    Lyric for Strings

    George Walker

    Walker: Lyric for Strings, Folksongs for Orchestra, Lilacs - Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Seattle Symphony

    Asher Fisch, conductor

    5:47
  • 2:47 AM

    Three Inventions

    Ulysses Kay

    Piano Music of Black Composers

    Monica Gaylord, piano

    4:20
  • 2:18 AM

    Clarinet Quintet

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Uncovered Vol. 1

    Catalyst Quartet

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    27:50
  • 2:07 AM

    Symphony No. 2 "Four Temperaments": 2nd movement

    Carl Nielsen

    Carl Nielsen: Symphonies 2 And 3

    New York Philharmonic

    Alan Gilbert, conductor

    5:08
  • 2:01 AM

    Rhapsody

    Zenobia Powell Perry

    The Future is Female, Volume 2: The Dance

    Sarah Cahill, piano

    4:39
  • 1:52 AM

    Waltz No. 3

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    6:25
  • 1:18 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Zdenek Fibich

    Fibich: Symphonies Nos 2 & 3

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    33:21
  • 1:12 AM

    Sara Chenal, violin

    Jean-Pierre Ferey, piano

    3:17
  • 1:06 AM

    Concerto for Strings

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti & Sinfonie Per Archi

    Venice Baroque Orchestra

    Andrea Marcon, conductor

    5:24
  • 1:01 AM

    O clap your hands together

    Orlando Gibbons

    Faire is the Heaven

    Cambridge Singers

    John Rutter, conductor

    4:38
  • 12:29 AM

    Piano Quartet No. 1

    Gabriel Faure

    Domus

    29:28
  • 12:17 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Johann Christian Bach

    J.C. Bach: Orchestral Works

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Simon Standage, conductor

    10:53
  • 12:11 AM

    Lucia di Lammermoor

    Justin Holland

    Justin Holland Recording Project

    Michael Vascones, guitar

    3:41
  • 12:06 AM

    Andante for Oboe and Strings

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Bella Napoli: Oboe Concertos

    Ensemble Berlin

    Christoph Hartmann, oboe

    4:34
  • 12:01 AM

    The Merrymakers

    Eric Coates

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    4:34
  • 11:54 PM

    Piano Trio: 3rd movement

    Ethel Smyth

    A Room of Her Own

    Neave Trio

    4:04
  • 11:47 PM

    Music for a Garden

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    11:16
  • 11:46 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Military": Finale Militaire

    Emilie Mayer

    Mayer: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 7

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor

    8:17
  • 11:22 PM

    Symphony No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    23:29
  • 11:13 PM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Los Angeles Master Chorale

    Grant Gershon, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    6:33
  • 11:01 PM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Images, Prelude, La Mer

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    10:11
  • 10:45 PM

    Concert Rondo "Krakowiak"

    Frederic Chopin

    Dances for Piano and Orchestra

    Northwest Sinfonietta

    Christophe Chagnard, conductor

    Joel Fan, piano

    13:54
  • 10:37 PM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: 6 Concertante Quartets

    Arabella String Quartet

    7:27
  • 10:27 PM

    Bassoon Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    VIVALDI, A.: Bassoon Concertos (Complete), Vol. 1

    Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia

    Bela Drahos, conductor

    Tamas Benkocs, bassoon

    9:00
  • 10:12 PM

    Wurttemberg Sonata No. 3

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Keith Jarrett: CPE Bach

    Keith Jarrett, piano

    13:04
  • 10:08 PM

    Ballet Suite No. 3: Galop

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    3:10
  • 10:01 PM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pas de Deux - Tchaikovsky: Famous Waltzes

    New York Philharmonic

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    7:17
  • 9:52 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 6

    Johan Halvorsen

    Halvorsen: Suite ancienne, Mascarade Suite

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Ari Rasilainen, conductor

    Harald Aadland, violin

    7:20
  • 9:49 PM

    Suite: Gaio

    Randall Thompson

    Buried Treasure

    Kelly Peterson Peral, oboe

    2:03
  • 9:36 PM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel Concerti Grossi Op 12

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    12:29
  • 9:17 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart y Mambo La Bella Cubana

    Havana Lyceum Orchestra

    Jose Antonio Mendez Padron, conductor

    Sarah Willis, horn

    16:39
  • 9:11 PM

    Dala Suite: Rustic Dances

    Helena Munktell

    Gavle Symphony Orchestra

    Tobias Ringborg, conductor

    5:14
  • 9:06 PM

    Maskarade: Overture

    Carl Nielsen

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:46
  • 9:02 PM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    Chapeau Satie

    Sharon Bezaly, flute

    2:36
  • 8:49 PM

    Field of Dreams: The Place Where Dreams Come True

    James Horner

    Field of Dreams Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    9:07
  • 8:46 PM

    Fireflies

    Amy Beach

    The American Virtuoso

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    2:36
  • 8:32 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Violin Sonatas

    Andrew Manze, violin

    13:18
  • 8:05 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    25:49
  • 8:00 PM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    3:53
  • 5:51 PM

    To Become (Divenire)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Clark Rundell, conductor

    Mari Samuelsen, violin

    Hakon Samuelsen, cello

    7:01
  • 5:34 PM

    Blacksmith's Tune

    Bengt Hallberg

    Scandinavian Brass Ensemble

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    4:46
  • 5:22 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Handel, Boieldieu, Mozart: Concertos for Harp

    The King's Violins

    Bernard Labadie, conductor

    Valerie Milot, harp

    28:17
  • 5:16 PM

    Two Etudes

    Marie Bigot

    Betty Ann Miller, piano

    4:53
  • 5:12 PM

    Hora staccato

    Grigoras Dinicu

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    2:09
  • 5:06 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    5:29
  • 5:01 PM

    March on a Russian Theme

    Alexander Glazunov

    GLAZUNOV, A.K.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 - Stenka Razin / Une fete slave / Cortege solennel

    Moscow Symphony Orchestra

    Konstantin Krimets, conductor

    4:50
  • 4:48 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Montreal Symphony Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    10:31
  • 4:31 PM

    Noble and Sentimental Waltzes

    Maurice Ravel

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    15:23
  • 4:19 PM

    Allegro for Strings

    Douglas Lilburn

    New Zealand Chamber Orchestra

    10:05
  • 4:06 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

    Danish Chamber Orchestra

    Adam Fischer, conductor

    12:08
  • 4:01 PM

    Coracao que sente

    Ernesto Nazareth

    Odeon: Brazilian Dances by Ernesto Nazareth

    Antoine Zemor, piano

    4:28
  • 3:51 PM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

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

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:10
  • 3:19 PM

    Double Concerto

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Double Concerto, Viotti: Violin Concerto No. 22; Dvorak: Silent Woods

    German Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Christian Tetzlaff, violin

    30:56
  • 3:13 PM

    Reflection Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:36
  • 3:06 PM

    Wand of Youth: Overture, Serenade, and Sun Dance

    Edward Elgar

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:42
  • 3:00 PM

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

    Leo Delibes

    French Music for the Stage

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:41
  • 2:49 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Baroque Moments

    Amadeus Guitar Duo

    9:36
  • 2:48 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Baroque Moments

    Amadeus Guitar Duo

    9:36
  • 2:40 PM

    Eva

    Franz Lehar

    Lehar: Waltzes

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    7:23
  • 2:20 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 8

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Fazil Say, piano

    18:57
  • 2:11 PM

    Fra Diavolo: Overture

    Daniel Auber

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:47
  • 2:05 PM

    Blacksmith's Tune

    Bengt Hallberg

    Scandinavian Brass Ensemble

    Jorma Panula, conductor

    4:46
  • 2:00 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 8

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances Opp. 46 & 72

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Rafael Kubelik, conductor

    4:01
  • 1:52 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Scherzo

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    5:52
  • 1:41 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 24

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sonatas, Opp. 54, 57, 78, 90

    Maurizio Pollini, piano

    9:53
  • 1:30 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    9:17
  • 1:22 PM

    String Quartet No. 3: Finale

    Robert Schumann

    The Schumann Quartets

    Dover Quartet

    6:57
  • 1:19 PM

    Song without Words No. 29 "Venetian Gondola Song"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Javier Perianes, piano

    2:48
  • 1:12 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavotte

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goran Sollscher, guitar

    3:58
  • 1:05 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Heavy Classix

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    5:12
  • 12:51 PM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    7:49
  • 12:46 PM

    Levee Dance

    Clarence Cameron White

    Blues Dialogues: Music by Black Composers

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:54
  • 12:33 PM

    Suite for Flute and Orchestra

    Benjamin Godard

    Fantaisie, Romantic French Flute Music

    London Festival Orchestra

    Ross Pople, conductor

    Edward Beckett, flute

    10:50
  • 12:22 PM

    Trio Sonata No. 2

    Dietrich Buxtehude

    Baroque

    Eroica Trio

    9:42
  • 12:18 PM

    Jota aragonese

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens, Vol. 2

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    3:45
  • 12:11 PM

    Symphony No. 2

    William Boyce

    William Boyce Symphonies

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Ronald Thomas, conductor

    5:26
  • 12:04 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Schubert

    Santo

    Bologna Theater Orchestra

    Michele Mariotti, conductor

    Juan Diego Florez, tenor

    5:00
  • 11:42 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    16:51
  • 11:27 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    Krystian Zimerman, piano

    13:39
  • 11:20 AM

    Arabian Caprice

    Francisco Tarrega

    Live in Aspen

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    5:31
  • 11:16 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:03
  • 11:11 AM

    St. Cecilia: Overture

    Maurice Greene

    Greene Overtures

    Baroque Band

    Garry Clarke, conductor

    3:46
  • 11:04 AM

    Il Signor Bruschino: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Schubert: Symphony No. 9 'Great'; Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Rossini: Overtures

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:01
  • 10:50 AM

    Water Music Suite No. 2

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Water Music, Royal Fireworks

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    8:19
  • 10:27 AM

    Symphony No. 33

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    W.A. Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 32, 33 & 41 "Jupiter"

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    20:31
  • 10:24 AM

    La Vida Breve: Spanish Dance

    Manuel de Falla

    Sergei Nakariakov, trumpet

    Alexander Markovich, piano

    3:21
  • 10:10 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Volkmann

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    12:25
  • 10:06 AM

    Miniatures: I Ride an Old Paint

    William Grant Still

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    3:47
  • 10:01 AM

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Capulets and Montagues): Sinfonia

    Vincenzo Bellini

    Orchestra of St. Cecilia

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    4:40
  • 9:40 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach, Vivaldi: Violin Concertos

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Midori, violin

    17:54
  • 9:24 AM

    Printemps (Spring)

    Claude Debussy

    Radio Luxembourg Orchestra

    Louis de Froment, conductor

    15:17
  • 9:17 AM

    Magnolia Suite: Magnolias

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    4:57
  • 9:06 AM

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

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: 6 Flute Concertos Op 10

    I Musici

    Aurele Nicolet, flute

    10:01
  • 9:01 AM

    The Chrysanthemum

    Scott Joplin

    JOPLIN: Piano Rags, Vol. 2

    Benjamin Loeb, piano

    4:40
  • 8:42 AM

    Suite in the Old Style

    Alfred Schnittke

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    15:26
  • 8:25 AM

    Lady in the Dark

    Kurt Weill

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    17:11
  • 8:16 AM

    The Little Square Suite

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    6:55
  • 8:01 AM

    Variations on an Ancient Theme

    Carlos Salzedo

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    14:56
  • 7:24 AM

    Symphony

    Georges Bizet

    Ravel: Ma Mere L'Oye; Debussy: Fantaisie; Bizet: Symphony in C

    Prague Philharmonia

    Emmanuel Villaume, conductor

    33:41
  • 7:16 AM

    Romance for Viola and Orchestra

    Max Bruch

    Mendelssohn, Bruch: Concerto & Romance

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    Janine Jansen, viola

    8:23
  • 7:01 AM

    12 German Dances

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: 12 German Dances, Concert Piece, Rondo

    Ensemble Wien

    12:40
  • 6:34 AM

    Symphony on a French Mountain Air

    Vincent d'Indy

    Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of France

    Marek Janowski, conductor

    Catherine Collard, piano

    23:57
  • 6:24 AM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Impressions Of The Sea

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:19
  • 6:01 AM

    Octet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Music for Winds

    Stephen Taylor, oboe

    21:22
  • 5:43 AM

    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin: Symphony No. 2 in B minor, etc.

    Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

    15:07
  • 5:28 AM

    Summer Dreams

    Amy Beach

    Amy Beach: Complete Works for Piano Duo

    Aglika Genova, piano

    13:48
  • 5:22 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Nocturnes

    Maria Tipo, piano

    5:23
  • 5:01 AM

    String Quartet

    Mikolajus Konstantinas Ciurlionis

    Concert Recording

    Ciurlionis Quartet

    19:29
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