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  • 4:46 AM

    The Night Gatherers

    Judd Greenstein

    first things first

    Chiara String Quartet

    Nadia Sirota, viola

    12:54
  • 4:39 AM

    Ruhe, meine Seele

    Richard Strauss

    Lise Davidesen | Wagner and Strauss

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    4:33
  • 4:07 AM

    String Quartet No. 13 "Rosamunde"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Late Quartets, Quintet

    Emerson String Quartet

    32:31
  • 4:01 AM

    Irmelin Prelude

    Frederick Delius

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    4:46
  • 3:49 AM

    Three Nocturnes

    Francis Poulenc

    Poulenc: The Complete Solo Piano Music

    Paul Crossley, piano

    9:25
  • 3:20 AM

    Viola Concerto

    William Walton

    British Music for Viola and Orchestra

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Marc Decio Taddei, conductor

    Helen Callus, viola

    27:28
  • 3:12 AM

    Harp Sonata

    Sophia Dussek

    Harp Showpieces

    Judy Loman, harp

    7:12
  • 3:06 AM

    Waldesrauschen (Forest Murmurs)

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt Piano Music, 20

    William Wolfram, piano

    4:24
  • 3:01 AM

    English Idyll No. 1

    George Butterworth

    English Rhapsody: Delius & Butterworth

    Halle Orchestra

    Mark Elder, conductor

    4:35
  • 2:55 AM

    Aquarelle: Valseana

    Sergio Assad

    Saudade

    Plinio Fernandes, guitar

    3:05
  • 2:30 AM

    The Fairy's Kiss: Divertimento

    Igor Stravinsky

    Hovhaness, Prokofiev, Stravinsky

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    24:02
  • 2:16 AM

    Fantasie on Mozart's "Magic Flute"

    Pablo de Sarasate

    The Fiddler Of The Opera

    Gil Shaham, violin

    11:47
  • 2:06 AM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Escales: French Orchestral Works

    Sinfonia of London

    John Wilson, conductor

    9:11
  • 2:01 AM

    La Misterieuse

    Francois Couperin

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    4:52
  • 1:51 AM

    Caminos

    Silvestre Revueltas

    Revueltas: Centennial Anthology (1899-1999)

    New Philharmonia Orchestra

    Eduardo Mata, conductor

    7:46
  • 1:16 AM

    Negro Folk Symphony

    William Dawson

    Bluetongue

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    32:58
  • 1:10 AM

    Tree of Life

    Ivan Enrique Rodriguez

    Love at Last

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:58
  • 1:06 AM

    Joyous March

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra de la Suisse Romande

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:43
  • 1:01 AM

    Intermezzo No. 4

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:39
  • 12:43 AM

    Concerto a Viola da Gamba Concertata

    Carl Friedrich Abel

    London Circa 1760: J.C. Bach, C.F. Abel & Friends

    La Reveuse

    14:42
  • 12:20 AM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    22:27
  • 12:13 AM

    El pelele (The Straw Mannequin)

    Enrique Granados

    Javier Perianes - Enrique Granados: Goyescas - El pelele

    Javier Perianes, piano

    4:57
  • 12:06 AM

    Legend No. 4

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Legends

    Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    6:17
  • 12:01 AM

    Romance

    Oscar Merikanto

    Oscar Merinkanto: Summer Evening

    Izumi Tateno, piano

    4:42
  • 11:55 PM

    Canzon in Double Echo

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    The Glory of Gabrieli

    Empire Brass & Friends

    3:34
  • 11:47 PM

    Flute Quintet No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini

    Sally Walker, flute

    11:24
  • 11:46 PM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    John Williams Greatest Hits 1969-1999

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:10
  • 11:42 PM

    Two Marches

    Anonymous

    Sublimation: Songs and dances from 18th-century Scandinavia

    The Curious Bards

    3:08
  • 11:30 PM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann StraussJr.

    International Salute

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    8:52
  • 11:14 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    James Galway plays Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    James Galway, conductor

    James Galway, flute

    8:06
  • 11:04 PM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Gustavo Dudamel: Discoveries

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    6:44
  • 11:01 PM

    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

    George Frideric Handel

    Mad About Movies (The Sequel)

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    2:57
  • 10:52 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1: Passo mezzo e mascherada

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    3:42
  • 10:47 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherazade

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:45
  • 10:35 PM

    Symphony No. 10 "In Autumn": 4th movement

    Joachim Raff

    Raff: Symphonies Nos. 3 And 10

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Urs Schneider, conductor

    7:33
  • 10:24 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Divertimento

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1-4

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    5:16
  • 10:20 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    3:21
  • 10:05 PM

    Symphony No. 4 "Italian": 1st movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Symphony No. 4

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    9:19
  • 10:01 PM

    Children's Circus: Little March

    Jan Koetsier

    Clowning Around

    London Brass

    2:45
  • 9:55 PM

    Shall We Gather at the River

    Robert Lowry

    At the River: American Folk Songs, Spirituals, and Hymns

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    Lynette Johnson, alto

    3:39
  • 9:45 PM

    Symphony: Scherzo

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Symphony, Jeux d'enfants, Roma

    Paris Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    5:32
  • 9:41 PM

    Impromptu No. 1

    Frederic Chopin

    Horizons

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    3:32
  • 9:33 PM

    Thunder and Lightning Polka

    Johann StraussJr.

    World Encores

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    3:02
  • 9:25 PM

    Concerto for Two Trumpets

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Trumpet Music from the Italian Baroque

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    John Wallace, trumpet

    7:33
  • 9:14 PM

    Rolf Lislevand & Ensemble

    5:14
  • 9:11 PM

    Prince Igor: Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens

    Alexander Borodin

    Mussorgsky: Pictures from an Exhibition, etc.

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:14
  • 9:02 PM

    German Dance No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Dance

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    3:06
  • 8:46 PM

    String Quartet No. 10: 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Old World, New World

    Emerson String Quartet

    7:09
  • 8:41 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    3:28
  • 8:31 PM

    Brook Green Suite

    Gustav Holst

    Bax: Garden of Fand, Tintagel, November Woods

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Imogen Holst, conductor

    7:04
  • 8:24 PM

    Downton Abbey: One Hundred Years of Downton

    John Lunn

    Chamber Orchestra of London

    Alastair King, conductor

    5:13
  • 8:09 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 4: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn & Ligeti Concertos & Capriccios

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra

    Shai Wosner, piano

    9:15
  • 8:00 PM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Copland 100

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    3:31
  • 5:51 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Cockaigne

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yehudi Menuhin, conductor

    5:25
  • 5:46 PM

    Waltz No. 5 "Grande Valse"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin Society Concert Recording, September 14, 2025

    William Yang, piano

    3:57
  • 5:33 PM

    Oboe Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jan Anton Kozeluh

    Lost and Found

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Albrecht Mayer, conductor

    Albrecht Mayer, oboe

    7:28
  • 5:23 PM

    Czech Suite: Polka

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    5:31
  • 5:15 PM

    Wine, Women, and Song (Wein, Weib und Gesang)

    Johann StraussJr.

    J Strauss II: Waltzes

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    5:55
  • 5:00 PM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Sarasate: Carmen Fantasy; Chausson: Poème; Saint-Saëns: Havanaise

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:53
  • 4:45 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Fiesta

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    9:46
  • 4:32 PM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    George Gershwin: Complete Music For Piano And Orchestra

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    8:40
  • 4:22 PM

    Trumpet Concerto: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    L'Art de Maurice Andre

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Maurice Andre, trumpet

    5:06
  • 4:14 PM

    Ave Maria

    Franz Biebl

    Christmas With Cantus

    Cantus

    7:04
  • 4:01 PM

    Overture No. 2

    Louise Farrenc

    North German Radio Symphony

    Johannes Goritzki, conductor

    6:55
  • 3:47 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    The Knights

    Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    7:38
  • 3:38 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Alla marcia

    Dag Wiren

    A Swedish Serenade

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    4:32
  • 3:32 PM

    Clarinet Concerto No. 7: 3rd movement

    Carl Stamitz

    New Era

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    5:29
  • 3:19 PM

    Swan Lake: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Essential Ballet

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    6:52
  • 3:15 PM

    The Lark

    Mikhail Glinka

    From Russia with Harp

    Sasha Boldachev, harp

    2:57
  • 3:03 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

    Bartok: Romanian Folk-Dances, Kodaly: Galanta Dances, Marosszek Dances

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:07
  • 3:00 PM

    Pizzicato Polka

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    2:33
  • 2:49 PM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

    Netherlands Chamber Orchestra

    Yakov Kreizberg, conductor

    Julia Fischer, violin

    6:10
  • 2:40 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:20
  • 2:32 PM

    Andante and Rondo Capriccioso

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    7:06
  • 2:19 PM

    The Seasons: Summer (Harvest Dance)

    Edward German

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Andrew Penny, conductor

    6:51
  • 2:15 PM

    Sunburst

    Andrew York

    Play

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    4:17
  • 2:02 PM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:15
  • 1:58 PM

    Polka

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Czech Suite, Prague Waltzes, etc.

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    2:23
  • 1:47 PM

    Wedding Cake

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saëns: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Africa - Wedding Cake - Allegro appassionato

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Alexandre Kantorow, piano

    5:57
  • 1:42 PM

    Cinema Paradiso

    Ennio Morricone

    Cinema

    Brussels Philharmonic

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    Renaud Capucon, violin

    3:24
  • 1:30 PM

    Morning Papers Waltz

    Johann StraussJr.

    J Strauss II: Waltzes

    Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra

    Willi Boskovsky, conductor

    8:19
  • 1:24 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 3rd movement

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:02
  • 1:18 PM

    Rocking Chair

    Florence Price

    Arise & Shine: Piano Music by Black Composers for Kids

    Artina McCain, piano

    2:14
  • 1:09 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:24
  • 1:04 PM

    Flight of the Bumblebee

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    The Essential Canadian Brass

    Canadian Brass

    1:24
  • 12:54 PM

    The Ruins of Athens: Turkish March

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box Ii

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    1:31
  • 12:44 PM

    The Fanatic for Ancient Romans: Overture

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Cimarosa: Overtures, 2

    Toronto Chamber Orchestra

    Kevin Mallon, conductor

    7:32
  • 12:32 PM

    Piano Quintet "Trout": Theme and Variations

    Franz Schubert

    River of Music

    Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin

    7:25
  • 12:25 PM

    A Welcome March

    Charles Stanford

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    5:15
  • 12:16 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Lincolnshire Posy

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:08
  • 12:12 PM

    Roma Suite: A Roma Dance

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:03
  • 12:04 PM

    Norwegian Dance No. 2

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Symphonic Dances, Norwegian Dances, Lyric Suite

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    2:23
  • 11:53 AM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 22, 78, 82

    Stockholm Chamber Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    5:26
  • 11:44 AM

    Flute Concertino

    Cecile Chaminade

    Concierto Pastoral

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    Timothy Hutchins, flute

    7:37
  • 11:33 AM

    Les caracteres de la danse

    Jean-Fery Rebel

    The Sun King's Paradise

    Palladian Ensemble

    9:19
  • 11:31 AM

    Canarios

    Gaspar Sanz

    Folias And Canarios

    Rolf Lislevand, guitar

    2:03
  • 11:21 AM

    String Symphony No. 6

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Gli Incogniti

    Amandine Beyer, conductor

    8:32
  • 11:16 AM

    Wand of Youth: Fairies and Giants

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suites I & II; Dream Children; Nursery Suite; Starlight Express

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    3:32
  • 11:08 AM

    Spanish Dance No. 4 "Villanesca"

    Enrique Granados

    Granados: Spanish Dances

    Angela Hewitt, piano

    5:58
  • 11:04 AM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Jewels of the Classics

    Philharmonia Virtuosi

    Richard Kapp, conductor

    3:41
  • 10:47 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 4th movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 From the New World

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    11:01
  • 10:34 AM

    Ma vlast (My Country): Vltava (The Moldau)

    Bedrich Smetana

    Smetana: Ma Vlast

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Libor Pesek, conductor

    11:56
  • 10:27 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Fasch

    Carole Dawn Reinhart

    German Bach Soloists

    Helmut Winschermann, conductor

    Carole Dawn Reinhart, trumpet

    6:16
  • 10:15 AM

    Spiegel im Spiegel (Mirror in the Mirror)

    Arvo Part

    Lisa Batiashvili, violin

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    10:18
  • 10:06 AM

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, conductor

    8:17
  • 10:01 AM

    String Quartet: 2nd movement

    Amanda Rontgen-Maier

    The Zilliacus Quartet: Grieg, Maier, Röntgen - String Quartets

    Zilliacus Quartet

    4:32
  • 9:41 AM

    Faust Ballet Music

    Charles Gounod

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Gounod, Thomas, Chabrier

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    16:44
  • 9:27 AM

    Sonatina No. 2 "Happy Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    London Winds

    Michael Collins, conductor

    12:58
  • 9:18 AM

    The Cathedral (La Catedral)

    Agustin Barrios

    Batucada: South American Guitar Music

    Graham Anthony Devine, guitar

    7:27
  • 9:06 AM

    From Darkness to Light

    Alexander Glazunov

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

    Moscow Symphony Orchestra

    Konstantin Krimets, conductor

    10:51
  • 9:01 AM

    Symphony No. 1: Menuetto

    Louise Farrenc

    European Soloists, Luxembourg

    Christoph Konig, conductor

    4:32
  • 8:27 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

    31:08
  • 8:22 AM

    Aoife Ni Bhriain, violin

    4:07
  • 8:01 AM

    Trombone Concerto

    Derek Bourgeois

    Trombone Concerti

    Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra

    Chikara Imamura, conductor

    Christian Lindberg, trombone

    19:47
  • 7:46 AM

    Kaiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Schonberg, Webern, Berg: The Waltz Arrangements

    Linos Ensemble

    12:19
  • 7:24 AM

    Symphony No. 77

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Philharmonia Hungarica

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    21:17
  • 7:12 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Bassoon

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Antonio Vivaldi: Bassoon Concertos

    Seattle Baroque

    Ingrid Matthews, conductor

    Michael McCraw, bassoon

    10:10
  • 7:01 AM

    The Winter's Tale

    Lars-Erik Larsson

    A Swedish Pastorale

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Jan-Olav Wedin, conductor

    10:28
  • 6:44 AM

    Ballet Suite No. 1

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Dmitri Kitayenko, conductor

    13:42
  • 6:23 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 1, Sinfonia Concertante, etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    21:05
  • 6:01 AM

    Suite for Strings

    Frank Bridge

    Butterworth Parry Bridge

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    19:44
  • 5:41 AM

    Guitar Quintet No. 6

    Luigi Boccherini

    Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets

    Academy Chamber Ensemble

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    17:22
  • 5:16 AM

    Symphony No. 2

    Robert Volkmann

    North West German Philharmonic

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    24:24
  • 5:01 AM

    Petite Suite

    Claude Debussy

    Bach: Organ Music (Complete), Vol. 7

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    12:58
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