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  • 4:30 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Josef Foerster

    Foerster: Festive Overture - Symphony No. 1 - From Shakespeare

    Janacek Philharmonic Orchestra

    Marek Stilek, conductor

    28:16
  • 4:11 AM

    Scenes from Childhood

    Robert Schumann

    Childhood Tales

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    17:37
  • 4:06 AM

    Childhood Dream (Reve d'enfant)

    Eugene Ysaye

    Reves

    Philippe Graffin, violin

    4:08
  • 4:01 AM

    Sleeping Beauty: Entry of the Fairies

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Richard Bonynge, conductor

    4:50
  • 3:46 AM

    Music after a While

    Michael Nyman

    If

    Fretwork

    11:50
  • 3:40 AM

    Lachrimae

    John Dowland

    Dowland: Musicke for the Lute

    Paul O'Dette, lute

    5:08
  • 3:26 AM

    Serenade to Music

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Serenade, Flos Campi, Five Mystical Songs

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Matthew Best, conductor

    Soloists

    13:31
  • 3:10 AM

    Trio Sonata

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    C.P.E. Bach: Triosonaten

    London Baroque

    13:46
  • 3:06 AM

    Chanson de Nuit

    Edward Elgar

    Elgar

    Nicola Benedetti, violin

    3:36
  • 12:41 AM

    String Quartet No. 33

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: String Quartets Nos. 29-34

    Doric String Quartet

    17:59
  • 12:21 AM

    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Piano Concertos

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    Seong-Jin Cho, piano

    18:35
  • 12:16 AM

    Six Etudes for Piano Left Hand Alone: No. 4 "Bourree"

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Complete Etudes

    Piers Lane, piano

    3:41
  • 12:06 AM

    Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

    Franz von Suppe

    SUPPE: Famous Overtures

    Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra

    Alfred Walter, conductor

    8:07
  • 12:01 AM

    Concert Suite No. 2: Menuets

    Jean-Philippe Rameau

    Rameau: Pieces de clavecin en concerts

    Baroque Nouveau

    4:40
  • 11:49 PM

    English Folk Song Suite

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto / The Wasps / English Folk Song Suite / The Running Set

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    9:08
  • 11:38 PM

    Viennese Waltzes

    Emma Kodaly

    Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    9:58
  • 11:26 PM

    Flute Quartet No. 4

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Flute Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    Carol Wincenc, flute

    11:12
  • 11:15 PM

    The Magic Harp

    Ina Boyle

    Dan Godfrey Encores

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    9:15
  • 11:06 PM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Tortelier's French Bonbons

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    8:19
  • 11:01 PM

    Julia Florida

    Agustin Barrios

    From The Jungles Of Paraguay: John Williams Plays Barrios

    John Williams, guitar

    4:29
  • 10:44 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 1st movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Staatskapelle Berlin

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    14:29
  • 10:26 PM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Bartok: Concerto for 2 Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    16:00
  • 10:18 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 7

    Bruce Haynes

    J.S. Bach: Nouveaux "Brandebourgeois" Nos. 7-12

    Montreal Baroque Orchestra

    Eric Milnes, conductor

    8:17
  • 10:13 PM

    Fanfare on Amazing Grace

    Adolphus Hailstork

    Virginia Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    3:25
  • 10:07 PM

    Fantasy-Impromptu

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin Evocations

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    5:36
  • 10:01 PM

    The Birds of Aristophanes: Bridal March of the Birds

    Hubert Parry

    Parry: Works for Chorus and Orchestra

    BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:44
  • 9:50 PM

    Suite No. 1: Fuga con Pajarillo

    Aldemaro Romero

    Songs for Our Times

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    8:01
  • 9:41 PM

    Horn Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    From the Forest: Early Classical Works for Horn

    St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble

    Stewart Rose, horn

    8:49
  • 9:27 PM

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

    Bedrich Smetana

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:37
  • 9:19 PM

    Little Folk Suites: Selections

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    6:50
  • 9:14 PM

    Pelleas and Melisande: Sicilienne

    Gabriel Faure

    Mad About Love

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    3:59
  • 9:07 PM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

    Orchestra of La Francophonie

    Jean-Philippe Tremblay, conductor

    6:41
  • 9:03 PM

    Soirees Musicales: Mazurka

    Clara Schumann

    The Young Clara: Early Piano Works

    Angela Tirino, piano

    2:37
  • 8:49 PM

    Havanaise

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Paganini: Concerto No. 1 in D

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Sarah Chang, violin

    9:37
  • 8:26 PM

    Octet for Winds

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Greatest Hits

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    21:01
  • 8:17 PM

    Il viaggio a Reims (The Journey to Rheims): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    7:20
  • 8:06 PM

    Intermezzo: Travel Fever and Waltz Scene

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Rosenkavalier Suite, Etc

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andre Previn, conductor

    9:50
  • 8:01 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: 4th movement

    Robert Schumann

    The Schumann Quartets

    Dover Quartet

    4:52
  • 7:48 PM

    Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy

    Franz Doppler

    Favorite Encores

    Tokyo Concert Orchestra

    Shigenobu Yamaoka, conductor

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, flute

    10:10
  • 5:46 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: The 5 Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    12:28
  • 5:18 PM

    Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 8 "Unfinished" ; Grand Duo

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    26:27
  • 5:11 PM

    Paganini Etude No. 3 "La Campanella"

    Franz Liszt

    Liszt: My Piano Hero

    Lang Lang, piano

    4:46
  • 5:06 PM

    Biguine

    Jerome Moross

    Frankie And Johnny

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    4:48
  • 5:00 PM

    Youthful Suite: English Waltz

    Percy Grainger

    Grainger: "Dished Up for Piano" Volume One

    Martin Jones, piano

    4:46
  • 4:55 PM

    Three Latin-American Dances: Mestizo Waltz

    Gabriela Lena Frank

    Utah Symphony Orchestra

    Keith Lockhart, conductor

    3:09
  • 4:27 PM

    Flute and Harp Concerto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Flute Concertos

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    26:34
  • 4:18 PM

    Symphony of Seasons: Autumn

    Dan Locklair

    Locklair: Symphony Of Seasons

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Kirk Trevor, conductor

    6:46
  • 4:06 PM

    Autumn Waltz

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz: Piano Music, Vol. 5

    Juan Jose Mudarra Gamiz, piano

    11:50
  • 4:01 PM

    Sine Nomine

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Composer's Collection: Vaughan Williams

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:43
  • 3:44 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 11

    Giovanni Punto

    Telemann: Horn Concerto, Etc.

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:21
  • 3:26 PM

    Faust Ballet Music

    Charles Gounod

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Gounod, Thomas, Chabrier

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    16:44
  • 3:20 PM

    The Garden of Eden: The Serpent's Kiss

    William Bolcom

    William Bolcom: The Complete Rags

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    5:31
  • 3:15 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Humoresque

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Uncovered Vol. 1

    Catalyst Quartet

    3:17
  • 3:07 PM

    Raymond Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    French Music for the Stage

    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:01
  • 3:01 PM

    Tale of Tsar Saltan Suite: March

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    4:43
  • 2:51 PM

    Once Upon a Time in America: Deborah's Theme

    Ennio Morricone

    Labyrinth

    Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

    5:13
  • 2:51 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Presto

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    6:22
  • 2:46 PM

    Hamnet: Of the Sky

    Max Richter

    Hamnet Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    Studio Orchestra

    Hugh Brunt, conductor

    5:00
  • 2:42 PM

    Othello Suite: Willow Song

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    2:34
  • 2:36 PM

    Voyevoda: Dance of the Hay Girls

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    5:32
  • 2:26 PM

    Clarinet Concertino

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Carl Maria von Weber: Wind Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Alexander Janiczek, conductor

    Maximiliano Martin, clarinet

    9:06
  • 2:10 PM

    Dumbarton Oaks Concerto

    Igor Stravinsky

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    15:08
  • 2:00 PM

    Keyboard Suite No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Suites for Keyboard

    Keith Jarrett, piano

    8:15
  • 1:49 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Finale

    Jean Sibelius

    SIBELIUS: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Petri Sakari, conductor

    9:00
  • 1:44 PM

    Voyevoda: Burn faster, red skies

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Queen Of Spades Suite; Voyevoda Suite / Breiner, New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    Vesa-Matti Leppanen, violin

    4:06
  • 1:40 PM

    Maple Leaf Rag

    Scott Joplin

    Thompson Plays Joplin

    Butch Thompson, piano

    2:58
  • 1:36 PM

    Il Sogno: Lovers, Arise

    Elvis Costello

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    3:00
  • 1:30 PM

    Fantasy for a Gentleman: Canario

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Lawrence Foster, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    4:49
  • 1:21 PM

    Pirates of Penzance Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Gilbert & Sullivan: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    7:08
  • 1:17 PM

    Song without Words No. 43

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Andreas Ottensamer, clarinet

    Yuja Wang, piano

    2:46
  • 1:10 PM

    Symphony: 3rd movement

    Pavel Vranicky

    Vranicky: Symphonies in D major, C major

    Dvorak Chamber Orchestra

    Bohumil Gregor, conductor

    4:12
  • 1:04 PM

    Czech Suite: Sousedska

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "New World"; Czech Suite

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:43
  • 12:51 PM

    Homestead Dances: Quilters' Dance

    Don Ray

    Home For The Harvest

    Dublin Philharmonic Orchestra

    Derek Gleeson, conductor

    7:58
  • 12:46 PM

    Variations on Arne's "Rule Britannia"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Mozart: Piano Variations

    Olli Mustonen, piano

    4:07
  • 12:40 PM

    Symphony No. 3: 1st movement

    Thomas Arne

    Arne: Four Symphonies / Adrian Shepherd, Cantilena

    Cantilena

    Adrian Shepherd, conductor

    4:59
  • 12:34 PM

    London Suite: Covent Garden

    Eric Coates

    Eric Coates: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Wilson, conductor

    4:38
  • 12:30 PM

    Morning Song

    Edward Elgar

    Breakfast in Bed

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    3:01
  • 12:19 PM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Minuet I

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Gran Partita

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    9:17
  • 12:15 PM

    Dance Suite after Couperin: Carillon

    Richard Strauss

    Kempe Conducts Richard Strauss - 3

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Rudolf Kempe, conductor

    3:28
  • 12:06 PM

    Sinfonia for Strings

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concert for the Prince of Poland

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Andrew Manze, conductor

    6:57
  • 12:04 PM

    Acis and Galatea: Happy We!

    George Frideric Handel

    Grand & Glorious - Great Operatic Choruses / Robert Shaw

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    1:56
  • 11:50 AM

    Carousel Waltz

    Richard Rodgers

    American Light Music Classics

    New London Orchestra

    Ronald Corp, conductor

    7:33
  • 11:46 AM

    Waltz of the Spring Maid

    Florence Price

    Waltzes and Character Pieces of Florence Price

    Michael Clark, piano

    3:56
  • 11:31 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Classical"

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Bizet, Prokofiev, Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 1

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    13:32
  • 11:21 AM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Overture in C Major

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:33
  • 11:15 AM

    Chacony (Chaconne)

    Henry Purcell

    Chaconnes and Fantasias: Music of Britten and Purcell

    Emerson String Quartet

    5:50
  • 11:15 AM

    Overture "In the Italian Style"

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5; Symphony No. 6; Overture in C Major

    Stockholm Sinfonietta

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    7:33
  • 11:09 AM

    The Immovable Do

    Percy Grainger

    Percy Grainger: Symphonic Band Music

    Michigan State University Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    4:47
  • 11:04 AM

    Mysterious Barricades

    Francois Couperin

    The Blue Album

    Pablo Sainz-Villegas, guitar

    3:44
  • 10:47 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Trumpet Concertos

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jahja Ling, conductor

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    11:18
  • 10:29 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 14 "Moonlight"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Piano Sonatas

    Daniel Barenboim, piano

    16:36
  • 10:23 AM

    Candyman Suite

    Philip Glass

    Philip Glass Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:07
  • 10:14 AM

    Prince and the Mermaid Suite

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    7:24
  • 10:06 AM

    Concert Piece for Clarinet and Basset Horn

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Works for Clarinet and String Orchestra

    Wurttemberg Chamber Orchestra

    Jorg Faerber, conductor

    Sabine Meyer, clarinet

    7:39
  • 10:01 AM

    flight

    Rachel Portman

    ask the river

    Clio Gould, violin

    4:34
  • 9:45 AM

    Sonata No. 4

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    13:44
  • 9:23 AM

    Cello Suite No. 3

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Six Evolutions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    20:19
  • 9:17 AM

    Prelude No. 5

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Preludes and Melodies

    Alessio Bax, piano

    3:32
  • 9:06 AM

    Aubade

    Cyril Scott

    SCOTT, C.: Violin Concerto / Festival Overture / Aubade / 3 Symphonic Dances

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    10:42
  • 9:01 AM

    By Night

    Sophie Hutchings

    Voces8: Infinity

    Voces8

    Olivia Jageurs, harp

    4:36
  • 8:33 AM

    Quartet for Flute, Viola, Guitar and Cello

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Trout Quintet, Guitar Quartets

    Wolfgang Schulz, flute

    25:10
  • 8:27 AM

    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4: Preludio

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    From Chile to Cuba: Latin American Piano Music

    Pola Baytelman, piano

    6:09
  • 8:01 AM

    Symphony No. 7

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 4-7; Tapiola etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    23:28
  • 7:46 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Finale

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Piano Concertos

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    11:59
  • 7:33 AM

    Dioclesian Instrumental Music

    Henry Purcell

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    12:25
  • 7:05 AM

    Symphony No. 63 "Loon Lake"

    Alan Hovhaness

    Hovhaness: Guitar Concerto No. 2

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Stewart Robertson, conductor

    26:15
  • 7:01 AM

    Six Fish: Sunfish

    Nigel Westlake

    Bluetongue

    Guitar Trek

    3:28
  • 6:34 AM

    Suite for 13 Wind Instruments

    Richard Strauss

    R. Strauss: Music for Wind Ensemble

    Netherlands Wind Ensemble

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    23:36
  • 6:30 AM

    Humoresque

    Agathe Grondahl

    Pioneers: Piano Works by Female Composers

    Hiroko Ishimoto, piano

    4:15
  • 6:01 AM

    Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto

    He Zhanhao/Chen Gang

    China Girl

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Viktor Fedotov, conductor

    Vanessa-Mae, violin

    26:37
  • 5:38 AM

    Suite Concertino

    Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari

    Concerti Italiani

    CBC Vancouver Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    Christopher Millard, bassoon

    20:05
  • 5:19 AM

    Piano Sonata

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 3

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    18:45
  • 5:01 AM

    Simple Symphony

    Benjamin Britten

    Works by Britten, Tippett, Walton

    Guildhall Strings

    15:54
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