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  • 3:27 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Bruch, Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    5:53
  • 3:17 PM

    Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: La Mer, etc.

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    10:14
  • 3:12 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies No. 100 Military and No. 103 Drimroll

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:57
  • 3:07 PM

    The Harmonious Blacksmith

    George Frideric Handel

    Earl Wild - The Romantic Master

    Earl Wild, piano

    4:26
  • 3:04 PM

    Berceuse

    Gabriel Faure

    French Chamber Music for Harp

    Markus Klinko, harp

    3:01
  • 2:56 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Pachelbel Canon and Other Favorites

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:53
  • 2:50 PM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Romance

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Makes You Smarter

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    5:13
  • 2:42 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphony No 2, Etc

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    7:58
  • 2:39 PM

    Die Forelle (The Trout)

    Franz Schubert

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1

    Daniil Trifonov, piano

    3:07
  • 2:29 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Perlman Collection, Vol. 8

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    9:52
  • 2:20 PM

    Toccata and Fugue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    20th Century Bach / Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    9:06
  • 2:09 PM

    Academic Festival Overture

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphonie 2, Academic Festival Overture

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    10:21
  • 2:02 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Marieke Blankestijn, violin

    6:37
  • 1:57 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Most Relaxing Classical Album In The World...Ever!

    Halle Orchestra

    Bryden Thomson, conductor

    Stephen Hough, piano

    5:18
  • 1:46 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4, Hebrides Overture

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    10:51
  • 1:42 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    Music of Percy Grainger

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    Kenneth Montgomery, conductor

    3:54
  • 1:35 PM

    Nocturnes: Fetes (Festivals)

    Claude Debussy

    Debussy: Orchestral Works

    Paris Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    6:56
  • 1:21 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Masterworks for the Harp

    Philomusica of London

    Granville Jones, conductor

    Osian Ellis, harp

    13:44
  • 1:18 PM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Lise de la Salle plays Schumann

    Lise de la Salle, piano

    2:47
  • 1:05 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No 3

    Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra

    Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

    12:10
  • 1:01 PM

    Slavonic Dance No. 1

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    4:05
  • 12:56 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, 'Karelia' Suite

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:53
  • 12:50 PM

    Raiders of the Lost Ark March

    John Williams

    Digital Hollywood: Memorable Film Scores

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Stanley Black, conductor

    6:36
  • 12:47 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    2:49
  • 12:38 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Everybody's Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Neil Black, oboe

    8:52
  • 12:36 PM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    The Fiddler Of The Opera

    Gil Shaham, violin

    1:29
  • 12:30 PM

    Symphony No. 94 "Surprise": 2nd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies no 94 "Surprise" & 100 "Military"

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    5:45
  • 12:19 PM

    Die Meistersinger von Nurmberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremburg): Prelude to Act I

    Richard Wagner

    Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Wagner

    Philharmonia Zurich

    Fabio Luisi, conductor

    10:38
  • 12:11 PM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltz Sequence No. 2

    Richard Strauss

    Schubert, Strauss

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Thomas Schippers, conductor

    8:18
  • 12:07 PM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Fright Night

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    4:06
  • 12:03 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    3:14
  • 11:57 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    6:31
  • 11:54 AM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Etudes Opus 10, Op. 25

    Murray Perahia, piano

    2:30
  • 11:42 AM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Otto Klemperer, conductor

    12:16
  • 11:37 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 35 Haffner, 26 Linz, and 32

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    4:16
  • 11:27 AM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Janine Jansen, violin

    10:08
  • 11:20 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    7:15
  • 11:08 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff/Tchaikovsky

    Russian Federal Orchestra

    Vakhtang Jordania, conductor

    11:24
  • 11:02 AM

    Voices of Spring Waltz (Fruhlingsstimmen)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    5:58
  • 11:00 AM

    Masquerade: Waltz

    Aram Khachaturian

    Carnival Fantasy

    Salut Salon

    1:44
  • 10:52 AM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    7:56
  • 10:44 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    7:47
  • 10:42 AM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Music of Fritz Kreisler

    James Ehnes, violin

    1:52
  • 10:28 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: The Horn Concertos, Rondo

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    13:18
  • 10:23 AM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    5:34
  • 10:16 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Morton Gould, conductor

    6:03
  • 10:04 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

    Revolutionary and Romantic Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    12:00
  • 9:59 AM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Instrument of the Devil

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    5:08
  • 9:55 AM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Encore

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    3:49
  • 9:49 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 1st movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Villa-Lobos: Concerto for Guitar, Five Preludes

    Monteverdi Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    5:55
  • 9:44 AM

    Idomeneo: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: 11 Overtures

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Hans Vonk, conductor

    4:51
  • 9:36 AM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 82

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    7:35
  • 9:32 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Gavottes

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: 4 Ouverturen-Suites, Ouverture Bwv 1070

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    3:43
  • 9:25 AM

    Double Concerto: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Double Concerto; Horn Trio

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

    7:46
  • 9:18 AM

    Impromptu No. 3

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonatas D958 and D 959

    Inon Barnatan, piano

    6:21
  • 9:10 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    7:40
  • 9:03 AM

    Samson and Delilah: Bacchanale

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    7:26
  • 8:54 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    8:57
  • 8:43 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Overtures

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    10:57
  • 8:37 AM

    Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune (Moonlight)

    Claude Debussy

    My Gift To You

    Antonin Kubalek, piano

    4:55
  • 8:32 AM

    Concerto for Oboe and Violin: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    5:20
  • 8:27 AM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Best Film Classics 100

    Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    4:46
  • 8:21 AM

    Serenade No. 10 "Gran Partita": Adagio

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Serenade KV 361 "Gran Partita"

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    5:30
  • 8:12 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphonies No 7, 8 & 9, etc.

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

    9:31
  • 8:04 AM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Jean Sibelius: Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 47, Max Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46

    Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    Midori, violin

    7:38
  • 8:00 AM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:10
  • 7:57 AM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    My First Recital

    Ruth Laredo, piano

    2:32
  • 7:49 AM

    Symphony No. 6 "Pathetique": 3rd movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:06
  • 7:43 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Guitare Festival

    Turibio Santos, guitar

    6:03
  • 7:37 AM

    Symphony No. 97: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies 94, 95 and 97

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Tate, conductor

    5:23
  • 7:28 AM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 7:25 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1, 2, & 3

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Henryk Szeryng, violin

    3:01
  • 7:17 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 18: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Piano Concertos 18, K456 & 19, K459

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Mitsuko Uchida, conductor

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    7:53
  • 7:11 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    5:39
  • 7:02 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:44
  • 6:52 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on Bald Mountain

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Fritz Reiner, conductor

    10:15
  • 6:39 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Trondheim Soloists

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, conductor

    Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

    13:01
  • 6:33 AM

    Prelude No. 15 "Raindrop"

    Frederic Chopin

    The Art of Ashkenazy

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    5:14
  • 6:27 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Eroica": 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonien 1-9

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:19 AM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    German Overtures

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    8:31
  • 6:12 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: Adagio

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach and Part

    Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

    Arabella Steinbacher, violin

    6:31
  • 6:06 AM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Shostakovich: Symphony No. 10

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:00 AM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Four Symphonies

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    6:09
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