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  • 4:52 AM

    On the Nature of Daylight

    Max Richter

    The Blue Notebooks

    Max Richter Orchestra

    Lorenz Dangel, conductor

    6:35
  • 4:09 AM

    Piano Quintet

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak & Price: Piano Quintets

    Takacs Quartet

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    40:29
  • 4:06 AM

    I Walked out on a Summer's Day

    Emil Reesen

    Emil Reesen: Orchestral Works

    Aalborg Symphony Orchestra

    Bo Holten, conductor

    2:46
  • 4:01 AM

    Oskar Ekberg, piano

    4:39
  • 3:44 AM

    Notturno

    Michael Tilson Thomas

    Michael Tilson Thomas: Grace

    New World Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    Paula Robison, flute

    14:03
  • 3:38 AM

    Simple Lines

    Bill Ryan

    Billband: Towards Daylight

    Ashley Bathgate, cello

    6:18
  • 3:21 AM

    The Hope of Loving

    Jake Runestad

    The Hope of Loving: Choral Music of Jake Runestad

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    Stefanie Moore, soprano

    16:08
  • 3:11 AM

    Exaltation of Larks

    Norman Dello Joio

    Music for Martha Graham

    Atlantic Sinfonietta

    Edvard Tchivzhel, conductor

    7:44
  • 3:06 AM

    Under the Stars

    Amy Beach

    The Solo Piano Music of Amy Beach, Vol. 2

    Joanne Polk, piano

    3:50
  • 3:01 AM

    composition as explanation: intertext

    David Lang

    David Lang: composition as explanation

    eighth blackbird

    4:52
  • 2:50 AM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Boyd Meets Girl

    Rupert Boyd, guitar

    8:24
  • 2:12 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Sinfonia Espansiva"

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Symphony No. 3; Symphony No. 4

    Seattle Symphony

    Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

    Esteli Gomez, soprano

    36:39
  • 2:06 AM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Pavane

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    3:33
  • 2:01 AM

    Lyric Pieces: Det var engang (Once upon a time)

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Emil Gilels, piano

    4:36
  • 1:51 AM

    Out of the Mist

    Lilian Elkington

    Elgar: Spirit Of England

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    7:46
  • 1:46 AM

    Postludium No. 3

    Valentin Silvestrov

    Silvestrov Postludium No. 3

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    4:46
  • 1:24 AM

    Eternal Longing

    Vitezslav Novak

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:25
  • 1:16 AM

    Songs of the Auvergne: Bailero

    Joseph Canteloube

    Dawn Upshaw sings Canteloube

    Lyon Opera Orchestra

    Kent Nagano, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    5:37
  • 1:06 AM

    Late Swallows

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Miniatures

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    9:28
  • 1:01 AM

    Bardenklange: Love Song

    Johann Kaspar Mertz

    The Romantic Guitar

    Raphaella Smits, guitar

    4:39
  • 12:49 AM

    Summer Music

    Arnold Bax

    Bax: 4 Tone Poems

    Ulster Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    9:48
  • 12:34 AM

    Warmth from Other Suns

    Carlos Simon

    Light: Migration Music Part 1

    Ivalas Quartet

    14:32
  • 12:16 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2

    Florence Price

    Price: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Concerto; Dances in the Canebrakes

    Malmo Opera Orchestra

    John Jeter, conductor

    Fanny Clamagirand, violin

    16:08
  • 12:06 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony: O, Le' Me Shine, Shine Like A Morning Star!

    William Dawson

    Seattle Symphony

    Roderick Cox, conductor

    7:37
  • 12:01 AM

    Fantasie Negre No. 4

    Florence Price

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:45
  • 11:47 PM

    Introduction and Allegro

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel, Debussy: Quator

    Quatuor Via Nova

    Lily Laskine, harp

    10:59
  • 11:26 PM

    Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    19:56
  • 11:15 PM

    German Brass

    9:06
  • 11:07 PM

    Hermann and Dorothea Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann, R.: Overtures

    Polish National Radio Orchestra

    Johannes Wildner, conductor

    8:19
  • 11:01 PM

    Music for Symphony Orchestra: Andante

    Yasushi Akutagawa

    Japanese Orchestral Favourites

    Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

    Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor

    4:42
  • 10:38 PM

    Symphony No. 29

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    19:51
  • 10:14 PM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    Vienna Philharmonic Winds

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    22:54
  • 10:13 PM

    American Series: Peruvian Waltz

    Hector Ayala

    Sonidos Latinos

    David Russell, guitar

    1:20
  • 10:07 PM

    El Cid: Love Theme

    Miklos Rozsa

    Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alexander Shelley, conductor

    Daniel Hope, violin

    4:21
  • 10:01 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Maria Bergmann, piano

    4:37
  • 9:45 PM

    Popular Andean Dances

    Celso Garrido-Lecca

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    12:58
  • 9:21 PM

    Clarinet Sonata No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Here With You

    Anthony McGill, clarinet

    22:19
  • 9:16 PM

    Passion for Bach and Coltrane: Aria

    Jeff Scott

    Passion for Bach and Coltrane

    Imani Winds

    Alex Brown, piano

    3:29
  • 9:07 PM

    Tropic Winter: Pompons and Fans

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    3:57
  • 9:01 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Encore Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hege, conductor

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    4:38
  • 8:40 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2

    Ottorino Respighi

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    18:50
  • 8:25 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    13:33
  • 8:14 PM

    Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

    John Knowles Paine

    John Knowles Paine: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:23
  • 8:06 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    5:25
  • 8:01 PM

    Overture "Water Music": Menuet; Gigue; Canarie

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Water Music; Three Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:34
  • 7:55 PM

    Danse rythmique

    Ida Presti

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    3:07
  • 4:18 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 8 & 9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    25:36
  • 4:11 PM

    Gigue

    Manuel Ponce

    Guitar Recital: Perera, Cecilio - PONCE, M.M. / BROUWER, L. / OLIVA, J.C. / SOJO, V.E.

    Cecilio Perera, guitar

    5:29
  • 4:06 PM

    Panis Angelicus

    Joao Rebelo

    PORTUGUESE VOCAL MASTERPIECES OF THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES, VOL. 1

    Capella Duriensis

    Jonathan Ayerst, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:01 PM

    Three Improvisations

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: Piano Music

    Pascal Roge, piano

    4:42
  • 3:40 PM

    The Birds

    Ottorino Respighi

    Classical Zoo

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    18:24
  • 3:23 PM

    Symphony No. 30 "Alleluia"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 30, 53, 69

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    14:56
  • 3:18 PM

    Ich liebe dich (I love you)

    Edvard Grieg

    The 5 Browns: Browns in Blue

    Deondra Brown, piano

    3:14
  • 3:06 PM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 3:01 PM

    String Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn String Symphonies

    Amadeus Ensemble

    Agnieszka Duczmal, conductor

    4:48
  • 2:38 PM

    An American in Paris

    George Gershwin

    Transatlantic

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Louis Langree, conductor

    20:30
  • 2:34 PM

    From the Southland Suite: A Jubilee

    Harry T. Burleigh

    Bach to Black: Suites for Piano, Volume II Rochelle Sennet, Piano

    Rochelle Sennet, piano

    3:45
  • 2:18 PM

    Oboe d'Amore Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Camerata Bern

    Erich Hobarth, conductor

    Heinz Holliger, oboe d'amore

    13:57
  • 2:06 PM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    10:12
  • 2:01 PM

    William Tell: Pas de Soldats (Soldiers' Dance)

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Ballet Music

    Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra

    Antonio de Almeida, conductor

    4:31
  • 1:43 PM

    Matinees Musicales

    Benjamin Britten

    Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge; Matinees & Soirees Musicales

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Gibson, conductor

    15:45
  • 1:26 PM

    The Fairy Queen: Suite

    Henry Purcell

    Sound The Trumpet: Royal Music of Purcell and Handel

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    14:07
  • 1:21 PM

    Laudibus in sanctis (In sacred praises)

    William Byrd

    Ceremony and Devotion: Music for the Tudors

    The Sixteen

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    5:11
  • 1:06 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 9

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 26, 14 & 28

    Murray Perahia, piano

    13:00
  • 1:01 PM

    Views of the Sea: 1st movement

    Eduard Toldra

    Casals, Toldra, Montsalvatge

    Andorra National Chamber Orchestra

    Gerard Claret, conductor

    4:39
  • 10:46 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Enigma Variations, Cockaigne Overture

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    11:45
  • 10:30 AM

    Violin Sonata No. 6

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    14:40
  • 10:14 AM

    Don Juan and Faust: Six airs de ballet

    Moritz Moszkowski

    San Francisco Ballet Orchestra

    Martin West, conductor

    14:02
  • 10:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Pops a la Russe

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    7:43
  • 10:01 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 3rd movement

    Richard Strauss

    Richard Strauss: The Happy Workshop, Serenade Op. 7

    Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble

    George Vosburgh, conductor

    4:36
  • 9:39 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 5

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas

    Yeol Eum Som, piano

    18:59
  • 9:25 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Volkmann

    German Chamber Academy

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    12:25
  • 9:10 AM

    Symphony Concertante

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Saint-Georges: Symphonies Concertantes, Opp. 9, 10 & Op. 11, No. 1

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Yury Revich, violin

    13:36
  • 9:06 AM

    Scottish Legend

    Amy Beach

    Joanne Polk, piano

    3:18
  • 9:01 AM

    Chilean Dance

    Andrew York

    Andrew York, guitar

    4:30
  • 8:24 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 "Characteristic"

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1-4

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    34:47
  • 8:16 AM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Dies Irae: The Essential Choral Collection

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    6:47
  • 8:01 AM

    Overture on a Spanish March Theme

    Mily Balakirev

    M. Balakirev: Symphony Music

    USSR Symphony Orchestra

    Evgeny Svetlanov, conductor

    13:20
  • 7:45 AM

    Euphonium Concerto

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Mecklenburg Staatskapelle Schwerin

    Matthias Foremny, conductor

    Roland Froscher, euphonium

    13:22
  • 7:23 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    20:33
  • 7:07 AM

    Sonata No. 5

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Sonatas For Strings

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    14:24
  • 7:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    6:11
  • 6:45 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Rhapsodie

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    12:57
  • 6:23 AM

    String Quintet No. 5

    Luigi Boccherini

    Schubert Boccherini: Quintets

    Isaac Stern, violin

    20:57
  • 6:01 AM

    La Boutique fantasque (Fantastic Toy Shop)

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, La Boutique Fantasque

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    20:31
  • 5:22 AM

    Piano Concerto

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Piano Concerto; Janacek: Concertino, Capriccio

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vaclav Neumann, conductor

    Rudolf Firkusny, piano

    35:59
  • 5:14 AM

    The Cathedral (La Catedral)

    Agustin Barrios

    Alexander-Sergei Ramirez: Confesion

    Alexander-Sergei Ramirez, guitar

    7:29
  • 5:01 AM

    Variations on a Swedish Air

    Bernhard Crusell

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    11:07
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