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  • 4:43 AM

    Trajectories

    Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Aerial

    Tinna Thorsteinsdottir, piano

    14:28
  • 4:36 AM

    The Sound of Light

    Jennifer Higdon

    The Book of Spells

    Merian Ensemble

    6:33
  • 4:10 AM

    Doctor Atomic Symphony

    John Adams

    John Adams: Doctor Atomic Symphony

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    24:16
  • 4:06 AM

    Hydrogen Jukebox: Song No. 3

    Philip Glass

    Hydrogen Jukebox

    Martin Goldray, conductor

    Ensemble

    2:54
  • 4:01 AM

    Fluorescein

    Gemma Peacocke

    Shapes in Collective Space

    Talla Rouge

    4:47
  • 3:50 AM

    Atlas: Earth Seen from Above

    Meredith Monk

    Meredith Monk: Atlas

    Studio Orchestra

    Wayne Hankin, conductor

    7:36
  • 3:48 AM

    Apollo: Luna Nova

    Marc Mellits

    WindSync

    1:59
  • 3:40 AM

    For Scott Kelly, Returned to Earth

    Mary Lattimore

    Collected Pieces: 2015-2020

    Mary Lattimore, harp

    6:05
  • 3:21 AM

    The Theory of Everything: Suite

    Johann Johannsson

    Studio Orchestra

    Anthony Weeden/Ben Foster, conductor

    18:13
  • 3:07 AM

    The Observatory

    Caroline Shaw

    Concert Recording

    National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

    Dalia Stasevska, conductor

    11:51
  • 3:01 AM

    Three Nocturnes: Moonrise

    John Luther Adams

    Darkness and Scattered Light

    Robert Black, double bass

    4:37
  • 2:45 AM

    Six Short Pieces

    Fernando Sor

    Sor: 24 Progressive Etudes; 6 Little Pieces

    Jeffrey McFadden, guitar

    12:29
  • 2:21 AM

    Symphony No. 18

    Julius Rontgen

    Rontgern: Symphony No. 18

    North German Radio Philharmonic

    David Porcelijn, conductor

    23:00
  • 2:15 AM

    Dappled Light

    Luke Howard

    Jess Gillam: Rise

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    4:12
  • 2:06 AM

    Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:31
  • 2:01 AM

    Silent Woods

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak Trios

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    4:44
  • 1:51 AM

    Serenata in Vano

    Carl Nielsen

    Nielsen: Wind Music

    Athena Ensemble

    6:47
  • 1:06 AM

    Peer Gynt: Anitra's Dance

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Peer Gynt

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    3:21
  • 1:01 AM

    German Dances

    William Brade

    English Brass Music of the 17th Century

    Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, trumpet

    4:52
  • 12:48 AM

    Sinfonietta

    Grazyna Bacewicz

    Bacewicz: Music for String Orchestra

    Primuz Chamber Orchestra

    Lukasz Blaszczyk, conductor

    10:07
  • 12:43 AM

    Aria

    Mieczyslaw Weinberg

    Songs of Fate

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    3:42
  • 12:25 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    After Mozart

    Kremerata Baltica

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    17:27
  • 12:12 AM

    Guitar Sonata No. 5

    Wenzel Matiegka

    W.T. Matiegka: Six Sonatas, Op. 31

    David Starobin, guitar

    11:22
  • 12:06 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 2

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:21
  • 12:01 AM

    Scherzo-Tarantelle

    Henryk Wieniawski

    WIENIAWSKI: Violin Showpieces

    Marat Bisengaliev, violin

    4:34
  • 11:53 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1-4

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    4:54
  • 11:49 PM

    Javelin

    Michael Torke

    Summon The Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    8:48
  • 11:37 PM

    Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon

    Franz Danzi

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    Albrecht Mayer, English horn

    15:55
  • 11:16 PM

    Miss Sally's Party

    William Grant Still

    Skyward My People Rose

    VocalEssence Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    19:02
  • 11:09 PM

    Wedding Cake

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint Saens

    Banff Camerata

    Audrey Andrist, piano

    6:26
  • 11:00 PM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Great Comedy Overtures

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Lance Friedel, conductor

    8:22
  • 10:48 PM

    Trumpet Concerto No. 2

    Michael Haydn

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Elgar Howarth, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:13
  • 10:37 PM

    Piano Trio: 1st movement

    Louise Farrenc

    Louise Farrenc: Piano Trios

    Mary Ellen Haupert, piano

    9:31
  • 10:32 PM

    The Green And Salty Days

    Kathleen Allan

    Alone Together

    Cantus

    3:58
  • 10:30 PM

    Dolly Suite: Kitty-Valse

    Gabriel Faure

    Faure: Orchestral Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    2:41
  • 10:18 PM

    Concerto for Violin and Viola

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi x2

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    9:43
  • 10:09 PM

    Fidelio Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    7:26
  • 10:04 PM

    Reflections

    Alex Baranowski

    Prism Vol 1

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    3:55
  • 9:47 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Piano Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    Ingrid Fliter, piano

    10:10
  • 9:34 PM

    The Three-Cornered Hat: Suite

    Manuel de Falla

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    12:11
  • 9:30 PM

    Wapango

    Paquito D'Rivera

    Umoja

    Imani Winds

    2:23
  • 9:28 PM

    Jamaican Dance No. 2

    Oswald Russell

    Arise & Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers for Kids

    William Chapman Nyaho, piano

    2:43
  • 9:20 PM

    There Will Come

    Rebecca Dale

    Night Seasons

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Michael Collins, conductor

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    5:32
  • 9:11 PM

    Sentimental Waltzes: selections

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Landler

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    9:05
  • 9:04 PM

    Pastoral Suite: Scherzo-valse

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    6:11
  • 8:51 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 2, Tragic Overture

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:42
  • 8:46 PM

    Estancia: Malambo

    Alberto Ginastera

    Fiesta

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    3:23
  • 8:40 PM

    Os Justi (The Mouth of the Righteous)

    Anton Bruckner

    A Choral Tapestry

    Voces8

    4:34
  • 8:33 PM

    Love

    Abel Selaocoe

    Where is Home (Hae Ke Kae)

    Abel Selaocoe, cello

    4:22
  • 8:11 PM

    Cello Concerto: Finale

    Thomas de Hartmann

    de Hartmann: Cello Concerto

    MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    7:32
  • 8:00 PM

    Cello Suite No. 6: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 6 Suites for Cello Solo

    Matt Haimovitz, cello

    4:41
  • 5:51 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: The Symphonies

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Istvan Kertesz, conductor

    7:19
  • 5:25 PM

    Arpeggione Sonata

    Franz Schubert

    "Trout" Quintet & "Arpeggione"

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:28
  • 5:18 PM

    Piano Concerto: 3rd movement

    Dora Bright

    Bright & Gipps: Piano Concertos

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Peebles, conductor

    Samantha Ward, piano

    5:46
  • 5:07 PM

    The Wasps: Overture

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams and Delius

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    10:12
  • 5:01 PM

    Overture No. 2: Gavotte

    Francesco Veracini

    Veracini: Five Overtures

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    4:41
  • 4:43 PM

    Russian Easter Festival Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade, Russian Easter Overture

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    15:15
  • 4:21 PM

    Symphony No. 89

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 88-92, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    20:58
  • 4:11 PM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    Wolfgang Meyer, basset horn

    8:27
  • 4:06 PM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 42: Paganini Studies

    Goran Filipec, piano

    4:28
  • 4:01 PM

    Sonata No. 12

    Johann Schmelzer

    Biber: Missa Christi Resurgentis

    English Concert

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    4:38
  • 3:52 PM

    Inspiration Waltzes

    Nathaniel Dett

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

    Clipper Erickson, piano

    6:05
  • 3:35 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    15:11
  • 3:07 PM

    Star Wars: Suite

    John Williams

    Concert Recording

    National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

    Dalia Stasevska, conductor

    26:49
  • 3:01 PM

    Waltz No. 5 "Grande Valse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    4:34
  • 2:49 PM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 3; Concert Walzes Nos. 1 & 2

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    9:23
  • 2:42 PM

    String Quartet No. 30 "The Joke"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet: Complete Recordings

    Emerson String Quartet

    16:08
  • 2:31 PM

    Concert Waltz No. 2

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 3; Concert Walzes Nos. 1 & 2

    Russian State Symphony Orchestra

    Valery Polyansky, conductor

    9:23
  • 2:20 PM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 9

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    Villa-Lobos: Bachianas Brasileiras

    Nashville Symphony Orchestra

    Kenneth Schermerhorn, conductor

    9:58
  • 2:04 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: The Complete Violin Concertos

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    James Ehnes, violin

    14:52
  • 2:01 PM

    A Short Story

    Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Perchance To Dream: A Lullaby Album For Children And Adults

    Carol Rosenberger, piano

    2:06
  • 1:43 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Johannes Brahms

    Symphonie Nr. 1 (Wand, Chicago Symphony Orch.)

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Gunter Wand, conductor

    46:12
  • 1:38 PM

    The Seasons: September (The Hunt)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Moscow Chamber Orchestra

    Constantine Orbelian, conductor

    2:41
  • 1:34 PM

    September Song

    Alexis Ffrench

    The Piano Whisperer

    Alexis Ffrench, piano

    3:58
  • 1:25 PM

    Edmonton Symphony Orchestra

    Uri Mayer, conductor

    7:31
  • 1:17 PM

    Violin Sonata No. 5 "Spring": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    5:54
  • 1:16 PM

    The Pond

    Charles Ives

    Ives: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra New England

    James Sinclair, conductor

    1:06
  • 1:08 PM

    hope, faith, life, love

    Eric Whitacre

    Whitacre: Cloudburst

    Polyphony

    Stephen Layton, conductor

    3:47
  • 1:04 PM

    Romantic Pieces: Cavatina

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends, Prague Waltzes

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    3:05
  • 12:51 PM

    Bourree Fantasque

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    7:02
  • 12:44 PM

    Scherzando No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Ensemble Berlin

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    6:08
  • 12:30 PM

    Swan Lake: Dance of the Swans

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Barry Griffiths, violin

    12:05
  • 12:24 PM

    The Planets: Mercury

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:15
  • 12:20 PM

    Reflections

    Alex Baranowski

    Prism Vol 1

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    3:55
  • 12:12 PM

    Philip Jones Brass Ensemble

    2:00
  • 12:04 PM

    Magic Flute: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Zurich Operahouse Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    6:32
  • 11:50 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Leopold Mozart

    The Enlightened Trumpet

    Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marios Papadopoulous, conductor

    Paul Merkelo, trumpet

    8:42
  • 11:44 AM

    The Lark

    Mikhail Glinka

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition

    Evgeny Kissin, piano

    5:14
  • 11:34 AM

    Kunstler-Leben Walzer (Artist's Life)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss: Gala IV

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:19
  • 11:29 AM

    Pinocchio: When You Wish Upon a Star

    Leigh Harline

    Carte Blanche

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:39
  • 11:18 AM

    Zerline: Children's Dance

    Daniel Auber

    Auber: Overtures, Vol. 5

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Dario Salvi, conductor

    10:05
  • 11:16 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Sarah Chang, violin

    1:30
  • 11:11 AM

    Bist du bei mir (If Thou art Near)

    Gottfried Heinrich Stolzel

    Bach Generations

    Berlin Baroque Soloists

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    3:19
  • 11:04 AM

    The Gadfly: Romance

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Hamlet/The Gadfly

    Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Leonid Grin, conductor

    5:52
  • 10:51 AM

    Dance Suite

    Tielman Susato

    Susato, Moritz von Hessen, Bach, Franke, Sammartini, Mendelssohn, Ewald

    Ludwig Guttler Brass Ensemble

    Ludwig Guttler, conductor

    7:12
  • 10:32 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites for a Young Prince

    Sonnerie

    Monica Huggett, conductor

    17:33
  • 10:15 AM

    Serenade for Strings

    Max Bruch

    Wuppertal Symphony Orchestra

    George Hanson, conductor

    15:03
  • 10:06 AM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Opera Goes to War!

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    8:30
  • 10:01 AM

    Flowers from Froso: Entry to the Summer Meadow

    Wilhelm Peterson-Berger

    Nordic Spring

    Christian Bergqvist, violin

    4:33
  • 9:38 AM

    Manfred Symphony: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    20:07
  • 9:21 AM

    Flute Concerto No. 11

    Francois Devienne

    Devienne: 14 Concertos pour flute

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Hans Stadlmair, conductor

    Andras Adorjan, flute

    16:01
  • 9:17 AM

    Swanee River

    William Grant Still

    Africa: Piano Music of William Grant Still

    Denver Oldham, piano

    1:57
  • 9:06 AM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orchestra of Flanders

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    10:07
  • 9:01 AM

    Red Dragonfly

    Kosaku Yamada

    Salut d'Amour

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    4:47
  • 8:47 AM

    Sense and Sensibility: Suite

    Patrick Doyle

    Studio Orchestra

    Robert Ziegler, conductor

    10:54
  • 8:35 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Sonata Nos. 3, 14, 21

    David Bar-Illan, piano

    11:32
  • 8:05 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Ethel Smyth

    British Music for Strings, Vol. 3

    South German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim

    Douglas Bostock, conductor

    28:50
  • 8:01 AM

    Maybe

    George Gershwin

    Original Works and Transcriptions for Solo Piano

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    3:11
  • 7:38 AM

    Guitar Concerto No. 1

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Niccolo Paganini, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    London Mozart Players

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Nicola Hall, guitar

    20:44
  • 7:19 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Weber: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2, Bassoon Concerto

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Juanjo Mena, conductor

    17:45
  • 7:05 AM

    Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast"

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Alexander's Feast, 3 Oboe Concertos, Sonata A 5

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    12:45
  • 7:01 AM

    Three Easy Rondos: Rondo No. 2

    Louise Farrenc

    FARRENC, L.: Piano Works (Complete), Vol. 3 - Rondeaux

    Maria Stratigou, piano

    3:01
  • 6:32 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Seven London Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    26:20
  • 6:27 AM

    Divertimento after Couperin: Le Tic-Toc-Choc and La Lutine

    Richard Strauss

    Schoenberg: Concerto for String Quartet and Orchestra (after Handel); R. Strauss: Divertimento, Op. 86 (after Couperin)

    New York Chamber Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    4:31
  • 6:21 AM

    Romance

    Clara Schumann

    SCHUMANN, C.: Complete Piano Works

    Jozef de Beenhouwer, piano

    4:44
  • 6:01 AM

    Legends

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 2; Legends Op. 59, Nos. 6-10

    Bratislava Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Stephen Gunzenhauser, conductor

    19:05
  • 5:31 AM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn

    La Chambre Philharmonique

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    27:32
  • 5:18 AM

    Serenade No. 6 "Serenata Notturna"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 25, 29, 38 & 40

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Benjamin Britten, conductor

    12:36
  • 5:01 AM

    Prelude and Fugue "St Anne"

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    14:44
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