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  • 6:48 PM

    Old Polish Suite

    Andrei Panufnik

    Panufnik: Homage to Polish Music

    Polish Chamber Orchestra

    Mariusz Smolij, conductor

    10:03
  • 6:15 PM

    Pictures at an Exhibition

    Modest Mussorgsky

    pictures at an exhibition

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    32:04
  • 6:11 PM

    Musical Toys: The Drummer

    Sofia Gubaidulina

    Melody's Mostly Musical Day

    Jenny Lin, piano

    1:23
  • 6:06 PM

    Concerto Grosso: March

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Holst, Williams, Delius, Warlock

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Norman Del Mar, conductor

    4:55
  • 6:01 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Scherzo

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: Symphony No. 5 The Seasons

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Jose Serebrier, conductor

    4:47
  • 5:40 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 1st movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    18:34
  • 5:21 PM

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin

    Gershwin: Songbook, Rhapsody in Blue, Who Cares?

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Andrew Litton, piano

    17:07
  • 5:17 PM

    Bluezilian

    Clarice Assad

    Spirit of Brazil

    Aquarelle Guitar Quartet

    3:01
  • 5:10 PM

    Sylvia: Procession of Bacchus

    Leo Delibes

    Masterpieces in Miniature

    San Francisco Symphony

    Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

    6:01
  • 5:06 PM

    Bacchus: Chasseresses et Bacchantes

    Jules Massenet

    MASSENET, J.: Ballet Music - Bacchus / Herodiade / Thais / Le Cid

    Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra

    Patrick Gallois, conductor

    3:14
  • 5:01 PM

    12 German Dances for Orchestra: Nos. 5-7

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    4:43
  • 4:50 PM

    Canadian Folk Song Suite

    Morley Calvert

    The Hannaford Street Silver Band

    Hannaford Street Silver Band

    Stephen Chenette, conductor

    8:37
  • 4:19 PM

    Symphony No. 4

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Four Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    29:49
  • 4:14 PM

    Three Little Waltzes: Estrangement

    Frances Marion Ralston

    Nasty Women: Piano Music in the Age of Women's Suffrage

    Joanna Goldstein, piano

    2:38
  • 4:06 PM

    Concertino for Oboe and Orchestra

    Gaetano Donizetti

    Donizetti, Lindpaintner: Concerti for Wind

    RIAS Sinfonietta

    Jiri Starek, conductor

    Gunther Passin, oboe

    7:20
  • 4:01 PM

    Three Greek Dances

    Nikos Skalkottas

    SKALKOTTAS: Violin Concerto / Largo Sinfonico / Greek Dances

    Malmo Symphony Orchestra

    Nikos Christodoulou, conductor

    4:50
  • 3:49 PM

    Verdun: Heroic Epilogue

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford | A Song of Agincourt & other works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    8:02
  • 3:48 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Eclipse

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    10:43
  • 3:43 PM

    Suite: Gigue

    Albert Roussel

    Roussel, A.: Symphony No. 2 / Pour Une Fete De Printemps / Suite in F Major

    Royal Scottish National Orchestra

    Stephane Deneve, conductor

    4:37
  • 3:25 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Giovanni Antonini, conductor

    18:05
  • 3:10 PM

    Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage Overture

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Overtures

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    13:02
  • 2:58 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Eclipse

    Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andres Orozco-Estrada, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    10:43
  • 2:47 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 27: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27; Concerto for Two Pianos

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Karl Bohm, conductor

    Emil Gilels, piano

    9:24
  • 2:44 PM

    Sinfonietta

    Leos Janacek

    Bartok Concerto for Orchestra; Janacek: Sinfonietta

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    21:32
  • 2:37 PM

    String Quartet No. 2: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: String Quartets Op. 18

    Jerusalem Quartet

    5:17
  • 2:29 PM

    Pirates of Penzance Overture

    Arthur Sullivan

    Gilbert & Sullivan: Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    7:08
  • 2:21 PM

    Little Folk Suites: Selections

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still

    Oregon String Quartet

    6:50
  • 2:17 PM

    Rodeo: Hoe-Down

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    3:17
  • 2:10 PM

    Mazeppa: Cossack Dance

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Sabre Dance

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Sergiu Comissiona, conductor

    4:04
  • 2:04 PM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Songs of Love and Despair

    Laura Metcalf, cello

    4:29
  • 1:53 PM

    Pavane

    Gabriel Faure

    Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger, Faure, Satie

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    5:44
  • 1:48 PM

    Humoresque No. 3

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Works for Violin and Orchestra

    Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

    Edward Gardner, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    4:13
  • 1:42 PM

    Suite for 13 Wind Instruments: Gavotte

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Sinfonia Domestica, Suite for Winds

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Edo de Waart, conductor

    4:07
  • 1:35 PM

    Symphony No. 88: 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 88-92, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    6:41
  • 1:31 PM

    Jurassic Park: Main Theme

    John Williams

    Vienna Horns

    3:33
  • 1:24 PM

    Passaggio

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:07
  • 1:21 PM

    Partita No. 6: Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orbiting Around Op. 109

    Vikingur Olafsson, piano

    2:31
  • 1:09 PM

    Piva and Canario

    Johannes Kapsberger

    Alla Luce: Music of Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger

    Chatham Baroque

    5:34
  • 1:04 PM

    Snow Maiden: Dance of the Tumblers

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Rimsky-Korsakov's Greatest Hits

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:27
  • 12:52 PM

    Legends of the Fall: The Ludlows

    James Horner

    Legends of the Fall Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

    London Symphony Orchestra

    James Horner, conductor

    5:40
  • 12:47 PM

    Clouds

    Florence Price

    Meditations: Florence Price Piano Discoveries

    Lara Downes, piano

    4:58
  • 12:38 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:57
  • 12:33 PM

    L'Amico Fritz: Preludietto

    Pietro Mascagni

    Italian Overtures

    Saint Cecilia Orchestra

    Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

    3:41
  • 12:21 PM

    Havanaise

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Jinjoo Cho Appassionato Mathieu Herzog

    Appassionato

    Mathieu Herzog, conductor

    Jinjoo Cho, violin

    10:46
  • 12:15 PM

    The Seasons: January (At the Fireside)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Freddy Kempf, piano

    4:40
  • 12:15 PM

    L'Italiana in Algeri (The Italian Girl in Algiers): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jaime Laredo, conductor

    7:57
  • 12:06 PM

    Oboe Concerto No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Oboe Concertos Nos. 1-3

    City of London Sinfonia

    Nicholas Ward, conductor

    Anthony Camden, oboe

    7:47
  • 12:04 PM

    Sonata

    Mateo Albeniz

    The World of the Harp

    Susann McDonald, harp

    1:23
  • 11:43 AM

    Sinfonia

    Marianne Martines

    Baroque Treasures

    Women's Philharmonic

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    14:55
  • 11:27 AM

    Cello Sonata No. 4

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Cello Sonatas

    Alisa Weilerstein, cello

    15:24
  • 11:18 AM

    Scherzo on Tropical Airs

    Santos Cifuentes

    Inca Trail Connections

    Norwegian Radio Orchestra

    Miguel Harth-Bedoya, conductor

    6:47
  • 11:06 AM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony 1, Academic Festival Overture

    Houston Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    11:04
  • 11:01 AM

    Shepherd's Song

    Han-Kun Sha

    Chinasong | Shanghai Quartet

    Shanghai Quartet

    4:46
  • 10:48 AM

    The Magic Harp Overture (Rosamunde)

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Rosamunde

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:11
  • 10:31 AM

    Symphony No. 31 "Paris"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 31, 33 & 34

    Prague Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    16:21
  • 10:17 AM

    Sonatina

    Federico Torroba

    Eduardo Fernandez Spanish Guitar Music

    Eduardo Fernandez, guitar

    11:25
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Flutes and Two Oboes

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Water Music; Three Concertos

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    10:25
  • 10:01 AM

    Bees and Bumblebees

    Eugene Arcade Dede

    American Romantics

    Gowanus Arts Ensemble

    Reuben Blundell, conductor

    4:33
  • 9:40 AM

    The Wise Virgins Ballet Suite

    William Walton

    WALTON, W.: Quest / The Wise Virgins

    English Northern Philharmonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    18:07
  • 9:36 AM

    Chorale Prelude: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland (Trio)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach-Busoni: Goldberg Variations

    Sara Davis Buechner, piano

    4:21
  • 9:06 AM

    Symphony No. 6

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No.6; Symphony No.7; Tapiola

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Robert Spano, conductor

    28:08
  • 9:01 AM

    Liu Yang River

    Bi-Guang Tang

    Chinese Piano Favourites

    Jie Chen, piano

    3:50
  • 8:42 AM

    Wand of Youth Suite No. 2

    Edward Elgar

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

    Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    16:27
  • 8:26 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 7

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 6, 5-8

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    14:44
  • 8:20 AM

    Six Pieces: Waltz

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Works for Two Pianos

    Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann, piano duo

    4:13
  • 8:01 AM

    Clarinet Concerto

    Ruth Gipps

    Reawakened

    BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

    Martyn Brabbins, conductor

    Robert Plane, clarinet

    18:41
  • 7:25 AM

    Octet

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    33:40
  • 7:21 AM

    A Dream Picture

    Albert Ketelbey

    Ketelbey: A Dream Picture

    Rosemary Tuck, piano

    3:30
  • 7:01 AM

    The Cunning Little Vixen: Suite

    Leos Janacek

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    17:40
  • 6:38 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 36

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1

    Roman Rabinovich, piano

    19:58
  • 6:06 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 4

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Hilary Hahn: Mozart 5, Vieuxtemps 4

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    30:32
  • 6:01 AM

    Reverie

    Germaine Tailleferre

    Reverie

    Kassia Ensemble

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:21
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