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  • 4:54 AM

    The Seawall Song

    Tamezo Narita

    Japanese Melodies

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    4:33
  • 4:47 AM

    Sakura Variations

    Yuquijiro Yocoh

    Stepping Stones

    John Williams, guitar

    6:12
  • 4:06 AM

    String Sextet No. 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: String Sextets

    Cypress String Quartet

    Barry Shiffman, violin

    39:33
  • 4:01 AM

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Vaclav Smetacek, conductor

    4:48
  • 3:53 AM

    Festina Lente

    Arvo Part

    Arvo Part: Miserere

    Beethoven Orchestra of Bonn

    Dennis Russell Davies, conductor

    5:23
  • 3:12 AM

    Cello Concerto

    Gerald Finzi

    Finzi: Cello Concerto; Leighton: Suite Veris Gratia

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Raphael Wallfisch, cello

    39:01
  • 3:06 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: The Nocturnes

    Maria Joao Pires, piano

    4:24
  • 12:45 AM

    Concerto Grosso

    Giovanni Sammartini

    The Rise of the North Italian Violin Concerto 1690-1740 Vol. 3: The Golden Age

    La Serenissima

    Adrian Chandler, conductor

    Adrian Chandler, violin

    13:07
  • 12:40 AM

    Bella ci dormi

    Traditional Pugliese

    Italy EP

    Between Worlds Ensemble

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    4:02
  • 12:21 AM

    Pines of Rome

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Symphonic Poems

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    18:47
  • 12:06 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn 2032, Vol. 1: La passione

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    12:33
  • 12:01 AM

    Carnival-Waltz

    Florent Schmitt

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Geoffrey Simon, conductor

    4:48
  • 11:49 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Baroque Moments

    Amadeus Guitar Duo

    9:36
  • 11:42 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    James Galway plays Mozart

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    James Galway, conductor

    16:39
  • 11:33 PM

    African Suite: Joyful Day

    Fela Sowande

    Milhaud, Morice, Forsyth, Sowande

    National Arts Centre Orchestra

    Mario Bernardi, conductor

    7:49
  • 11:24 PM

    Perpetual Motion Pieces

    Francis Poulenc

    Romance

    Richard Stoltzman, clarinet

    5:53
  • 11:11 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    9:19
  • 11:00 PM

    Toward a New Life

    Josef Suk

    Summon the Heroes

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    5:53
  • 10:56 PM

    Etude No. 10

    Frederic Chopin

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:12
  • 10:48 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:30
  • 10:40 PM

    Cringlemire Garden

    Ruth Gipps

    Gipps: Orchestral Works, Volume 3

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Rumon Gamba, conductor

    6:19
  • 10:32 PM

    Concerto alla rustica (Rustic Concerto)

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concerti Alla Rustica

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    Simon Standage, violin

    3:44
  • 10:24 PM

    Romanian Folk Dances

    Bela Bartok

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

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:07
  • 10:12 PM

    Schatz Waltz (Treasure Waltz)

    Johann StraussJr.

    Strauss Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    8:03
  • 10:02 PM

    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5

    Edward Elgar

    Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Charles Groves, conductor

    6:38
  • 9:58 PM

    Hungarian Dance No. 5

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: 21 Hungarian Dances

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    2:18
  • 9:48 PM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:32
  • 9:41 PM

    Wedding Day at Troldhaugen

    Edvard Grieg

    Grieg: Lyric Pieces

    Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

    6:24
  • 9:31 PM

    Symphony Concertante: Rondeau

    Chevalier de Saint-Georges

    Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Pardubice

    Michael Halasz, conductor

    Yury Revich, violin

    Libor Jezek, violin

    Pavla Honsova, viola

    4:51
  • 9:22 PM

    Strike Up the Band: Overture

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Overtures

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    7:08
  • 9:15 PM

    My Fair Lady: I Could Have Danced All Night

    Frederick Loewe

    Live at the Met

    Lise Davidsen, soprano

    2:15
  • 9:11 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:05
  • 9:02 PM

    Pulcinella Suite: Tarantella

    Igor Stravinsky

    Dance

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Daniel Hope, violin

    2:19
  • 8:52 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius, Tchaikovsky: Violin Concertos

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

    Gil Shaham, violin

    7:30
  • 8:40 PM

    Bamboula

    Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Fascinatin' Rhythm

    Alan Feinberg, piano

    7:50
  • 8:31 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 2: Rustic Dance

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Ancient Airs And Dances, Etc

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    3:56
  • 8:25 PM

    Pagliacci: Don, din don (Bell Chorus)

    Ruggero Leoncavallo

    Leoncavallo | Pagliacci

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    Luciano Pavarotti, tenor

    4:15
  • 8:09 PM

    Guitar Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Sharon Isbin Plays Baroque Favorites for Guitar

    Zurich Chamber Orchestra

    Howard Griffiths, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    11:37
  • 8:00 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    Intermezzo

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:07
  • 5:53 PM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Ballet Suites; Festive Overture

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    5:51
  • 5:47 PM

    West Side Story: Mambo

    Leonard Bernstein

    Fiesta

    Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    2:28
  • 5:45 PM

    Peter Pan: Build My House

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Songs

    Roberta Alexander, soprano

    2:00
  • 5:39 PM

    Marching Song

    Gustav Holst

    Composer's Collection: Gustav Holst

    North Texas Wind Symphony

    Eugene Corporon, conductor

    4:13
  • 5:32 PM

    Return of the Jedi: Parade of the Ewoks

    John Williams

    Star Tracks II

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:40
  • 5:27 PM

    Begin the Beguine

    Cole Porter

    Unforgettable

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    3:40
  • 5:16 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    7:36
  • 5:01 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    11:03
  • 4:53 PM

    Three Preludes

    George Gershwin

    Summertime

    Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano

    6:26
  • 4:47 PM

    Ol' Man River

    Jerome Kern

    Songs of Free Men

    Columbia Concert Orchestra

    Emanuel Balaban, conductor

    Paul Robeson, bass-baritone

    3:11
  • 4:44 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Woody Allen Classics

    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    1:29
  • 4:39 PM

    Lost in the Stars

    Kurt Weill

    Exiles' Cafe

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:25
  • 4:29 PM

    Symphonie Espagnole: Rondo

    Edouard Lalo

    Lalo: Symphonie Espagnole; Bruch: Scottish Fantasy

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    6:59
  • 4:22 PM

    Brazilian Suite: Batuque

    Alberto Nepomuceno

    Nepomuceno: Symphony in G minor

    Minas Gerais Philharmonic Orchestra

    Fabio Mechetti, conductor

    3:36
  • 4:16 PM

    Choro No. 1 "Tipico Brasileiro"

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    VILLA-LOBOS, H.: Piano Music, Vol. 3

    Sonia Rubinsky, piano

    4:58
  • 4:02 PM

    Capriol Suite

    Peter Warlock

    The Spirit of England

    English String Orchestra

    William Boughton, conductor

    9:56
  • 3:57 PM

    Canzon Noni Toni

    Giovanni Gabrieli

    Gabrieli for Brass: Venetian Extravaganza

    Royal Academy of Music Brass

    3:37
  • 3:47 PM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Georg Solti, conductor

    6:22
  • 3:42 PM

    Cello Suite No. 1: Prelude

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Cello Suite

    Anastasia Kobekina, cello

    2:55
  • 3:33 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Scherzo

    Camille Saint-Saens

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

    Tapiola Sinfonietta

    Jean-Jacques Kantorow, conductor

    Alexandre Kantorow, piano

    5:50
  • 3:28 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Georges Bizet

    Bizet: Carmen Suite, L'arlesienne Suites Etc.

    Orchestra of the Bastille

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:21
  • 3:12 PM

    The Geniuses, or Love's Characters Ballet: Suite

    Mademoiselle Duval

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    11:42
  • 3:01 PM

    La Cenerentola (Cinderella): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Favorite Overtures

    Southwest German Broadcasting Orchestra in Stuttgart

    Gianluigi Gelmetti, conductor

    7:06
  • 2:53 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Hannu Lintu, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    6:20
  • 2:46 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Karelia and Kuolema (complete versions)

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    4:07
  • 2:37 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:06
  • 2:24 PM

    Danzon No. 2

    Arturo Marquez

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Timothy Lovelace, conductor

    Timothy Lovelace, piano

    9:59
  • 2:11 PM

    Arabesque

    Robert Schumann

    Undersong

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    7:32
  • 2:01 PM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    The Opera Album

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Michel Plasson, conductor

    Natalie Dessay, soprano

    4:49
  • 1:56 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    The Ultimate Copland Album

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    3:46
  • 1:45 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Bruch: Violin Concert No. 1

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    5:51
  • 1:36 PM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Accordo Concert Recording

    Accordo

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    8:17
  • 1:25 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 1st movement

    Charles Gounod

    Gounod Symphonies

    Iceland Symphony Orchestra

    Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

    6:08
  • 1:17 PM

    Pulcinella Suite: Gavotte

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: Pulcinella, Dumbarton Oaks

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:00
  • 1:10 PM

    Symphony No. 6 "Morning": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies "Le Matin", " Le Midi", "Le Soir"

    Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne

    Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor

    3:02
  • 1:04 PM

    Sinfonietta: Fanfare

    Leos Janacek

    Janacek: Sinfonietta, Taras Bulba

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    2:19
  • 12:47 PM

    Symphony No. 1: Finale

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Complete Symphonies

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    5:49
  • 12:44 PM

    Der Schmetterling (The Butterfly)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Lieder

    Ian Bostridge, tenor

    1:25
  • 12:28 PM

    Four Seasons: Spring

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Bach Society of Minnesota Concert Recording

    Bach Society of Minnesota

    Matthias Maute, conductor

    Alan Choo, violin

    10:44
  • 12:17 PM

    Symphony No. 85 "The Queen": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 85 & 86

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    6:49
  • 12:11 PM

    Les Troyens (The Trojans): Trojan March

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique; Hungarian & Trojan Marches; Corsair & Roman Carnival Overtures

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    4:32
  • 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
  • 11:44 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos In C Major & D Major

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jose Luis Garcia, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    24:43
  • 11:40 AM

    Panamanian Dances: Cumbia y Congo

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: La Guiablesse, Danzas de Panama, Quit Dat Fool'nish, Summerland

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    3:22
  • 11:37 AM

    Panamanian Dances: Mejorana y Socavon

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: La Guiablesse, Danzas de Panama, Quit Dat Fool'nish, Summerland

    Berlin Symphony Orchestra

    Isaiah Jackson, conductor

    2:21
  • 11:31 AM

    Pastoral Suite: Villagers' Dance

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana

    French National Orchestra

    Armin Jordan, conductor

    4:52
  • 11:28 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Rejouissance

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:45
  • 11:18 AM

    Symphony No. 8 "Sounds of Spring": 3rd movement

    Joachim Raff

    RAFF, J.: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9

    Slovak State Phiharmonic, Kosice

    Urs Schneider, conductor

    8:56
  • 11:14 AM

    In Sentimental Mood

    Florence Price

    Florence Price: Piano Discoveries: From the Heart

    Lara Downes, piano

    2:30
  • 11:08 AM

    Shenandoah

    Traditional

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

    The Singers

    Matthew Culloton, conductor

    4:02
  • 11:04 AM

    Appalachian Spring: Variations on a Shaker Melody

    Aaron Copland

    American Jubilee

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:27
  • 10:48 AM

    Harp Sonata

    Germaine Tailleferre

    La Promenade des Dames: French Women Composers and Harp Music

    Alessandra Ziveri, harp

    10:11
  • 10:29 AM

    Dolly Suite

    Gabriel Faure

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    17:20
  • 10:25 AM

    When The Birds Return

    John Williams

    Guitar Favourites

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    3:44
  • 10:17 AM

    Steal Away

    Traditional

    Imani Winds: The Classical Underground

    Imani Winds

    6:29
  • 10:06 AM

    In Spring Overture

    Karl Goldmark

    Goldmark: Overtures

    Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andras Korodi, conductor

    10:34
  • 10:01 AM

    Nocturne

    Cecile Chaminade

    Chaminade: Piano Music 2

    Peter Jacobs, piano

    4:37
  • 9:44 AM

    Carmen Fantasy

    Pablo de Sarasate

    Eclipse

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    14:05
  • 9:26 AM

    Serenade No. 2

    Robert Fuchs

    Fuchs: Serenades Nos. 1 and 2

    Cologne Chamber Orchestra

    Christian Ludwig, conductor

    16:03
  • 9:16 AM

    Alleluia

    Eric Whitacre

    Water Night

    Eric Whitacre Singers

    Eric Whitacre, conductor

    9:07
  • 9:06 AM

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

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Flute Concertos

    Australian Chamber Orchestra

    Richard Tognetti, conductor

    Emmanuel Pahud, flute

    9:12
  • 9:01 AM

    Barcarolle

    Mel Bonis

    Myriam Barbaux-Cohen, piano

    4:48
  • 8:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring"

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Four Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    32:25
  • 8:15 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Giuseppe Tartini

    Scottish Ensemble

    Jonathan Morton, conductor

    Alison Balsom, trumpet

    9:40
  • 8:01 AM

    Andean Folk Dances

    Celso Garrido-Lecca

    Garrido-Lecca: Peruvian Suite; Symphonic Tableaux; Andean Folk Dances; Laudes II

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    13:00
  • 7:40 AM

    Double Keyboard Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    The Art of Bach

    Anderson & Roe Piano Duo

    17:58
  • 7:29 AM

    Overture to Shakespeare's "As You Like It"

    John Knowles Paine

    John Knowles Paine: Orchestral Works

    Ulster Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    10:23
  • 7:07 AM

    Terzetto

    Niccolo Paganini

    Paganini: Quartets & Terzetto for Strings and Guitar

    Mozart String Trio

    Anthea Gifford, guitar

    21:05
  • 7:01 AM

    Flight

    Rachel Portman

    Firedove

    Anna Lapwood, organ

    5:04
  • 6:35 AM

    Swan Lake: excerpts

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Ballet, Op. 71 (Excerpts), etc.

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    22:59
  • 6:28 AM

    Metamorphosis II

    Philip Glass

    Philip Glass Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    7:00
  • 6:01 AM

    Horn Concerto

    Reinhold Gliere

    Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

    Werner Andreas Albert, conductor

    Marie Luise Neunecker, horn

    24:34
  • 5:37 AM

    String Quartet No. 3

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Amadeus Quartet

    21:32
  • 5:27 AM

    Guitar Sonatina

    Manuel Ponce

    Manuel Barrueco, guitar

    8:59
  • 5:01 AM

    Serenade for Winds

    Antonin Dvorak

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    24:28
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