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  • 4:33 AM

    Variations, Chaconne and Finale

    Norman Dello Joio

    Norman Dello Joio: Triumph of St. Joan; Variations, Chaconne & Finale

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    James Sedares, conductor

    25:37
  • 4:26 AM

    Last Light

    Jane Antonia Cornish

    Sierra

    Vicky Chow, piano

    5:20
  • 4:18 AM

    Big Sky, Low Horizon

    Michael Ippolito

    Michael Ippolito: Songlines

    Attacca Quartet

    7:54
  • 4:06 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Symphony No. 3, Quiet City

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    Philip Smith, trumpet

    10:31
  • 4:01 AM

    Sure on this Shining Night

    Morten Lauridsen

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    4:32
  • 3:55 AM

    Song for Octave

    Bryce Dessner

    Dreamcatcher

    James McVinnie, piano

    3:33
  • 3:25 AM

    Songbook

    Daron Hagen

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Michael Ludwig, violin

    27:48
  • 3:20 AM

    Joan Baez Suite: Where have all the Flowers Gone?

    John Duarte

    Journey To The New World

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    3:08
  • 3:06 AM

    Umbrian Scene

    Ulysses Kay

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Arthur Fagen, conductor

    13:33
  • 3:01 AM

    Arcata String Quartet

    Don Bailey, flute

    4:49
  • 2:50 AM

    Ballad

    Amy Beach

    Anna Shelest, piano

    8:27
  • 2:36 AM

    American Mirror, Pt. II

    Derrick Skye

    American Mirrors

    Salastina Music Society

    12:59
  • 2:23 AM

    American Mirror, Pt. I

    Derrick Skye

    American Mirrors

    Salastina Music Society

    12:45
  • 2:17 AM

    Changing Skies

    Willie Nelson

    Hold These Truths

    Invoke

    Lara Downes, piano

    3:42
  • 2:06 AM

    Folk Songs for Orchestra

    George Walker

    Walker: Lyric for Strings, Folksongs for Orchestra, Lilacs - Dawson: Negro Folk Symphony

    Seattle Symphony

    Asher Fisch, conductor

    10:37
  • 2:01 AM

    Slumber My Darling

    Stephen Foster

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Alison Krauss, vocals

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Edgar Meyer, double bass

    4:49
  • 1:54 AM

    Old and Lost Rivers

    Tobias Picker

    The Five Sacred Trees

    London Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:35
  • 1:32 AM

    Reflections on the Mississippi

    Michael Daugherty

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    Carol Jantsch, tuba

    20:45
  • 1:28 AM

    Leonard Pennario, piano

    3:27
  • 1:09 AM

    Blackberry Winter

    Conni Ellisor

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    Stephen Seifert, mountain dulcimer and Tennessee music box

    16:46
  • 1:06 AM

    Sweet and Low-Down

    George Gershwin

    Lark Quartet

    2:05
  • 1:01 AM

    Rolling River (Sketches on Shenandoah)

    Peter Boyer

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    John Morris Russell, conductor

    4:53
  • 12:44 AM

    Theme and Variations on Red River Valley

    David Amram

    Amram: This Land And Red River Variations

    Colorado Symphony Orchestra

    David Amram, conductor

    Brook Ellen Ferguson, flute

    14:17
  • 11:55 PM

    Porgy and Bess: Summertime

    George Gershwin

    RCA Symphony Orchestra

    Skitch Henderson, conductor

    Leontyne Price, soprano

    2:27
  • 11:52 PM

    Fugue in Four Keys on "The Shining Shore"

    Charles Ives

    Ives: Orchestral Works

    Orchestra New England

    James Sinclair, conductor

    3:24
  • 11:32 PM

    Symphony: Water Music

    Libby Larsen

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    18:30
  • 11:27 PM

    The Old Church

    Stephen Paulus

    Concert Recording

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    4:01
  • 10:59 PM

    Appalachian Spring

    Aaron Copland

    Concert Recording

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    24:35
  • 10:53 PM

    Simple Gifts

    Traditional

    The Essential Yo-Yo Ma

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:29
  • 10:17 PM

    Piano Concerto

    George Gershwin

    The Gershwin Moment

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    Kirill Gerstein, piano

    32:47
  • 10:08 PM

    Wonderful Town Medley

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Bernstein by Boston

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    6:20
  • 9:58 PM

    Jaws: Suite

    John Williams

    John Williams in Vienna

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    5:01
  • 9:40 PM

    Knoxville: Summer of 1915

    Samuel Barber

    Knoxville: Summer of 1915

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    David Zinman, conductor

    Dawn Upshaw, soprano

    15:11
  • 9:34 PM

    Ragtime Dance

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    3:10
  • 9:31 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered

    Joe Brent, mandolin

    3:15
  • 9:07 PM

    The River Suite

    Duke Ellington

    Duke Ellington: Black, Brown, and Beige Suite

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    21:04
  • 8:33 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Florence Price

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    Randall Goosby, violin

    28:58
  • 8:19 PM

    A Salute to John Philip Sousa

    John Philip Sousa

    Canadian Brass

    Lukas Foss, conductor

    10:23
  • 8:05 PM

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    11:32
  • 8:00 PM

    America the Beautiful

    Samuel Ward/Katharine Bates

    Cantus

    3:03
  • 5:45 PM

    The Red Pony Suite

    Aaron Copland

    Copland, Williams: Music for the Stage and Screen

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    13:13
  • 5:15 PM

    Mississippi River Suite

    Florence Price

    The Oak - Mississippi River Suite - Symphony No. 3

    Women's Philharmonic

    Apo Hsu, conductor

    27:44
  • 5:10 PM

    Marc-Andre Hamelin, piano

    3:36
  • 5:06 PM

    Fairest of the Fair

    John Philip Sousa

    Royal Artillery Band

    Keith Brion, conductor

    3:36
  • 5:01 PM

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    John Adams

    City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:24
  • 4:52 PM

    Little Folk Suites: Selections

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    6:51
  • 4:33 PM

    Candide Suite

    Leonard Bernstein

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    18:09
  • 4:20 PM

    Gershwin in Hollywood Overture

    George Gershwin

    Hollywood Bowl Orchestra

    John Mauceri, conductor

    10:35
  • 4:06 PM

    Greeting to America

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    VIEUXTEMPS, H.: Fantasia appassionata / Ballade and Polonaise / Fantaisie-Caprice / Greeting to America

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Mogrelia, conductor

    Misha Keylin, violin

    12:31
  • 4:01 PM

    Irish Roots Medley

    Traditional

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    4:42
  • 3:38 PM

    Symphony No. 1

    Jerome Moross

    Jerome Moross: Symphony No. 1, The Last Judgement, Variations on a Waltz for Orchestra

    London Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    20:04
  • 3:17 PM

    Suite No. 1

    Edward MacDowell

    Eastman-Rochester Symphony Orchestra

    Howard Hanson, conductor

    19:32
  • 3:11 PM

    Alleluia

    Randall Thompson

    Gloria! Music Of Praise And Inspiration

    Robert Shaw Festival Singers

    Robert Shaw, conductor

    4:52
  • 3:06 PM

    Ragtime Oriole

    James Scott

    Richard Dowling, piano

    3:40
  • 3:01 PM

    Spectre of the Rose Waltz

    George Antheil

    Antheil: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 6 and Other Works

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    John Storgards, conductor

    4:50
  • 2:55 PM

    National Emblem March

    Edwin Bagley

    US Air Force Band in Blue

    US Air Force Band in Blue

    Capt. Philip Chevallard, conductor

    3:14
  • 2:47 PM

    Bright Blue Music

    Michael Torke

    Javelin - the Music of Michael Torke

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    9:06
  • 2:42 PM

    Americana Symphony: Open Plains Hoedown

    Mark O'Connor

    O'Connor: String Quartets Nos 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    Marin Alsop, conductor

    4:09
  • 2:36 PM

    Four Black American Dances

    Carlos Simon

    Dvo?ak: Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95 gFrom the New Worldh; Simon: Four Black American Dances

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    14:25
  • 2:32 PM

    National Emblem March

    Edwin Bagley

    US Air Force Band in Blue

    US Air Force Band in Blue

    Capt. Philip Chevallard, conductor

    3:14
  • 2:21 PM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Portraits of Freedom: Copland, Harris

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    9:15
  • 2:06 PM

    Symphony No. 5 1/2 "A Symphony for Fun"

    Don Gillis

    Albany Symphony Orchestra

    David Alan Miller, conductor

    14:39
  • 2:02 PM

    Bugler's Holiday

    Leroy Anderson

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    2:32
  • 1:54 PM

    Fugue and Chorale on "Yankee Doodle"

    Virgil Thomson

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:38
  • 1:50 PM

    Beautiful Dreamer

    Stephen Foster

    The Sunday Sessions: American Air

    Thomas Hampson, baritone

    3:23
  • 1:44 PM

    On the Waterfront: Love Theme

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein's Greatest Hits

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    5:33
  • 1:37 PM

    American Overture for Band

    Joseph Jenkins

    River City Brass Band

    River City Brass Band

    4:38
  • 1:32 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Virtuoso

    Leonidas Kavakos, violin

    3:59
  • 1:27 PM

    America

    Paul Simon

    The Green Album

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    John Williams, conductor

    4:00
  • 1:18 PM

    Greeting to America Waltz

    Johann Strauss, Jr.

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Michael Dittrich, conductor

    7:22
  • 1:08 PM

    Attaboy

    Edgar Meyer/Chris Thile/Stuart Duncan

    The Goat Rodeo Sessions

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    5:41
  • 1:04 PM

    On the Mall

    Edwin Franko Goldman

    Fennell Conducts Hands Across the Sea

    Eastman Wind Ensemble

    Frederick Fennell, conductor

    3:07
  • 12:53 PM

    Battle Hymn of the Republic

    Julia Ward Howe

    Mark Twain's America

    Jacqueline Schwab, piano

    2:00
  • 12:45 PM

    A River Runs Throught It: Selections

    Mark Isham

    Studio Orchestra

    Ken Kugler, conductor

    4:00
  • 12:29 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No 9, Rosamunde Overture

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    14:00
  • 12:23 PM

    Medley of Gershwin Tunes

    George Gershwin

    William Bolcom, piano

    4:30
  • 12:18 PM

    E.T.: Bicycle Chase (Flying Theme)

    John Williams

    John Williams: The Berlin Concert

    Berlin Philharmonic

    John Williams, conductor

    3:57
  • 12:14 PM

    Thurber's Dogs: Dog and Butterfly

    Peter Schickele

    Voices from the Gallery: Stephen Paulus/Thurber's Dogs: Peter Schickele

    Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra

    Timothy Russell, conductor

    2:47
  • 12:07 PM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 45 & 94; Horn Concerto No. 1

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    6:16
  • 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

    Serenade No. 7 "Haffner": 8th movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Haffner Serenade

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    8:34
  • 11:45 AM

    Serenade for Strings: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    East Coast Chamber Orchestra

    East Coast Chamber Orchestra

    4:11
  • 11:31 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 17: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    David Robertson, conductor

    Orli Shaham, piano

    12:22
  • 11:27 AM

    Spanish Folk Suite: Jota

    Manuel de Falla

    Works for Cello and Piano

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    2:49
  • 11:25 AM

    Spanish Folk Suite: Cancion (Song)

    Manuel de Falla

    Works for Cello and Piano

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    1:24
  • 11:15 AM

    Suite Symphonique: Romanza

    George Chadwick

    Czecho-Slovak State Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    9:16
  • 11:10 AM

    Song without Words No. 1 "Sweet Remembrance"

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Bach-Busoni, Mendelssohn, Schubert, Liszt: Music without Words

    Murray Perahia, piano

    3:11
  • 11:04 AM

    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn over the River Moscow)

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    5:24
  • 10:50 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    Dallas Symphony Orchestra

    Justin Brown, conductor

    Anne-Marie McDermott, piano

    8:29
  • 10:30 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Aaron Copland

    Nashville Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Gambill, conductor

    Laura Arden, clarinet

    17:26
  • 10:20 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 2

    Dietrich Buxtehude

    Eroica Trio

    9:42
  • 10:13 AM

    Elfin Waltzes

    Justin Holland

    Mark Delpriora, guitar

    5:12
  • 10:06 AM

    Les belles americaines (The American Beauties)

    Jacques Offenbach

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:40
  • 10:01 AM

    Dreaming

    Amy Beach

    Anna Shelest, piano

    4:43
  • 9:46 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    12:23
  • 9:26 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Heitor Villa-Lobos

    New York Philharmonic

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    Sharon Isbin, guitar

    18:29
  • 9:17 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Andante cantabile

    Florence Price

    Songs for Our Times

    Sphinx Virtuosi

    7:04
  • 9:06 AM

    Federal Overture

    Benjamin Carr

    Sinfonia Finlandia Jyvaskyla

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    10:10
  • 9:01 AM

    Valse Triste

    Jean Sibelius

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    4:37
  • 8:21 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Barry Douglas, piano

    36:43
  • 8:15 AM

    Rondo for Violin and Orchestra

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Swedish Chamber Orchestra

    Eivind Aadland, conductor

    Baiba Skride, violin

    6:06
  • 8:01 AM

    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Orchestral Ensemble of Paris

    John Nelson, conductor

    12:04
  • 7:39 AM

    String Quartet No. 32 "The Bird"

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    HAYDN: String Quartets Op. 33, Nos. 3, 4 and 6

    Kodaly Quartet

    18:53
  • 7:25 AM

    Manfred Overture

    Robert Schumann

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    13:11
  • 7:05 AM

    Flute Concerto

    Johann Quantz

    Rebelles Baroques: Quantz and Telemann Concerti

    Arion

    Claire Guimond, flute

    18:18
  • 7:01 AM

    Little Concert Suite: Nanette's Caprice

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    3:49
  • 6:37 AM

    Piano Trio No. 4 "Gassenhauer"

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Brahms; Beethoven: Trios

    Rudolf Buchbinder, piano

    21:28
  • 6:29 AM

    Segovia

    Ida Presti

    Legado

    Berta Rojas, guitar

    6:54
  • 6:01 AM

    Symphony No. 4

    Muzio Clementi

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Francesco d'Avalos, conductor

    26:14
  • 5:28 AM

    Symphony No. 1

    Cyril Scott

    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    30:36
  • 5:17 AM

    String Quartet

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Stenhammar Quartet

    9:44
  • 5:01 AM

    Serenade

    E.J. Moeran

    Northern Sinfonia of England

    Richard Hickox, conductor

    14:23
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