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  • 4:19 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky/Wieniawsky: Violin Concertos

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    9:48
  • 4:14 PM

    Cosi fan tutte: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures - Eine kleine Nachtmusik

    Tafelmusik

    Bruno Weil, conductor

    4:27
  • 4:07 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    7:29
  • 4:00 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Piano Sonata D845, Wanderer Fantasy

    Paul Lewis, piano

    6:25
  • 3:46 PM

    Russian Easter Festival Overture

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Russian Sketches

    Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

    David Zinman, conductor

    14:25
  • 3:32 PM

    Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Vigil"

    Hugo Alfven

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    13:13
  • 3:25 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Julia Fischer, violin

    7:16
  • 3:20 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 16: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Complete Mozart Edition, Vol. 17: Piano Sonatas

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    4:33
  • 3:12 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 3rd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 7 & 8

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    8:03
  • 3:03 PM

    Finlandia

    Jean Sibelius

    Finlandia: A Festival of Finnish Music

    Lahti Symphony Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    8:26
  • 2:55 PM

    Grand Canyon Suite: On the Trail

    Ferde Grofe

    Copland: Billy the Kid, Rodeo; Grofe: Grand Canyon Suite

    Morton Gould Orchestra

    7:41
  • 2:47 PM

    Dance of the Blessed Spirits

    Christoph Gluck

    Pachelbel Canon and Other Favorites

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    7:53
  • 2:42 PM

    Violin Concerto: 3rd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    James Ehnes, violin

    5:34
  • 2:36 PM

    Berceuse (Lullaby)

    Frederic Chopin

    Rachmaninoff, Chopin: Piano Sonatas etc.

    Helene Grimaud, piano

    4:50
  • 2:28 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    8:10
  • 2:23 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 1: Overture

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Works For Orchestra

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    5:39
  • 2:13 PM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    8:42
  • 2:08 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    The Key to Classics: Wagner

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Adrian Boult, conductor

    5:24
  • 2:04 PM

    String Quartet No. 12 "American": 3rd movement

    Antonin Dvorak

    Modern Mandolin Quartet: Americana

    Modern Mandolin Quartet

    4:11
  • 2:01 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Palace of the Winds: Piano Music at the Movies

    Michael Chertock, piano

    2:58
  • 1:53 PM

    Il barbiere di Siviglia (Barber of Seville): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini & Verdi Overtures

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    7:27
  • 1:48 PM

    Abduction from the Seraglio: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Overtures

    Capella Istropolitana

    Barry Wordsworth, conductor

    5:36
  • 1:36 PM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Janine Jansen, violin

    10:58
  • 1:25 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphonies 1 & 2

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    11:28
  • 1:19 PM

    Dreams of Love No. 3 (Liebestraum)

    Franz Liszt

    Rediscovered - Liszt Recital

    Jorge Bolet, piano

    4:53
  • 1:15 PM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Mozart: Hunt & Dissonance Quartets; Haydn

    Emerson String Quartet

    4:36
  • 1:07 PM

    Egmont Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    Daniel Harding, conductor

    7:37
  • 1:00 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 21 "Elvira Madigan": Andante

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Romance Of The Violin

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    6:16
  • 12:57 PM

    Lakme: Flower Duet

    Leo Delibes

    Guilty Pleasures

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Sebastian Lang-Lessing, conductor

    Renee Fleming, soprano

    3:45
  • 12:54 PM

    Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo

    Pietro Mascagni

    The #1 Opera Album

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Gianandrea Gavazzeni, conductor

    3:10
  • 12:48 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Essential Bach

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Raymond Leppard, conductor

    5:13
  • 12:43 PM

    Waltz No. 1 "Grand Valse brillante"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: 4 Ballades / Murray Perahia

    Murray Perahia, piano

    5:03
  • 12:35 PM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    8:11
  • 12:24 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
  • 12:19 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphony No. 1, 'Karelia' Suite

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:53
  • 12:05 PM

    Harp Concerto

    George Frideric Handel

    Concertos pour Harpe

    Paillard Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Francois Paillard, conductor

    Lily Laskine, harp

    13:13
  • 11:59 AM

    Piano Sonata No. 8 "Pathetique": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Piano Sonatas: Pathetique; Moonlight; Waldstein

    Garrick Ohlsson, piano

    6:11
  • 11:50 AM

    The Skaters Waltz

    Emil Waldteufel

    The Four Seasons: A Musical Calendar Of Favorite Classics

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:44
  • 11:44 AM

    Don Giovanni: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies No. 35 and 41

    Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra

    Jeannette Sorrell, conductor

    6:06
  • 11:34 AM

    Carnival Overture

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Violin Concerto

    New York Philharmonic

    Zubin Mehta, conductor

    9:48
  • 11:27 AM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto No. 1

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    6:29
  • 11:12 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    JS Bach: Keyboard Concertos

    German Chamber Philharmonic

    David Fray, piano

    15:02
  • 11:06 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Waltzes

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Morton Gould, conductor

    6:03
  • 11:00 AM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana, Etc / Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:59
  • 10:52 AM

    Asturias (Leyenda)

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz: Piano Music for Guitar

    Jason Vieaux, guitar

    7:06
  • 10:48 AM

    Symphony No. 41 "Jupiter": 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart Symphonies 39 & 41

    English Baroque Soloists

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    4:27
  • 10:43 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Dreaming

    Sara Sant'Ambrogio, cello

    4:32
  • 10:34 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven For All: Music of Passion, Power and Beauty

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    8:55
  • 10:25 AM

    An Outdoor Overture

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: Orchestral Works

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Louis Lane, conductor

    8:57
  • 10:09 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    15:57
  • 10:05 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Air: The Bach Album

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Steven Mercurio, conductor

    Anne Akiko Meyers, violin

    3:28
  • 9:56 AM

    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March

    Edvard Grieg

    Sibelius: Finlandia, Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar

    Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor

    8:46
  • 9:43 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Fidelio

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    13:02
  • 9:35 AM

    Symphony No. 82 "The Bear": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 6 & 82

    Handel and Haydn Society

    Harry Christophers, conductor

    8:00
  • 9:31 AM

    Swan Lake: Theme

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Kiss: Music for Love and Passion

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Thomas R. Forrester, conductor

    3:09
  • 9:26 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Gunter Wand, conductor

    5:04
  • 9:22 AM

    Die Forelle (The Trout)

    Franz Schubert

    Liszt: Complete Piano Music Vol. 32

    Leslie Howard, piano

    3:50
  • 9:08 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 3rd movement

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2; Dances from Aleko

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vasily Petrenko, conductor

    14:00
  • 9:05 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4: Minuets

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Richard Egarr, conductor

    3:26
  • 8:59 AM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    5:34
  • 8:45 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    R Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    14:19
  • 8:37 AM

    Piano Trio No. 7 "Archduke": 4th movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Live from the Marlboro Music Festival

    Mitsuko Uchida, piano

    7:17
  • 8:30 AM

    Clarinet Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major; Clarinet Quintet in A major, K581

    Orchestra of the 18th Century

    Frans Bruggen, conductor

    Eric Hoepprich, clarinet

    6:21
  • 8:22 AM

    The Planets: Jupiter

    Gustav Holst

    Holst: The Planets

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    7:56
  • 8:16 AM

    Serenade for Winds: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Romantic Wind Serenades

    Consortium Classicum

    5:41
  • 8:13 AM

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Aaron Copland

    Leonard Slatkin Conducts American Portraits

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    3:05
  • 8:01 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Wynton Marsalis: In Gabriel's Garden

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Newman, conductor

    Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

    12:23
  • 7:56 AM

    Arabesque No. 1

    Claude Debussy

    Piano Classics: Popular Works for Solo Piano

    John O'Conor, piano

    4:37
  • 7:49 AM

    Orb and Sceptre

    William Walton

    Walton: Symphony No. 1; Orb & Sceptre; Crown Imperial

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    7:10
  • 7:43 AM

    Symphonie Fantastique: A Ball

    Hector Berlioz

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

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    5:33
  • 7:40 AM

    Berceuse

    Gabriel Faure

    French Chamber Music for Harp

    Markus Klinko, harp

    3:01
  • 7:30 AM

    Symphony No. 36 "Linz": 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 36 "Linz" & 38 "Prague"

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    10:00
  • 7:28 AM

    Rondeau

    Jean-Joseph Mouret

    Ceremonial Music for Trumpet & Symphonic Organ

    Rolf Smedvig, trumpet

    1:45
  • 7:19 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    9:28
  • 7:15 AM

    Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming

    Robert Schumann

    Homage to Schumann

    Eric Himy, piano

    2:50
  • 7:11 AM

    Symphony No. 104 "London": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Karajan Edition: Haydn Symphonies

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    4:24
  • 7:00 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    10:27
  • 6:45 AM

    Capriccio Italien

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Symphonic Battle Scenes

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    14:37
  • 6:41 AM

    Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Sleepers Awake)

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Stokowski Transcriptions

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Wolfgang Sawallisch, conductor

    4:24
  • 6:39 AM

    The Love for Three Oranges: March

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas

    Pierre Amoyal, violin

    1:40
  • 6:34 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 3: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Everybody's Mozart

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Peter Damm, horn

    4:50
  • 6:21 AM

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

    Bedrich Smetana

    Ports of Call

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Eiji Oue, conductor

    12:37
  • 6:16 AM

    Aranjuez Concerto: 3rd movement

    Joaquin Rodrigo

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

    Monteverdi Orchestra

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    Julian Bream, guitar

    5:05
  • 6:06 AM

    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No 3 "Organ"

    Kansas City Symphony

    Michael Stern, conductor

    Noah Geller, violin

    9:27
  • 6:00 AM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": 1st movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 6 String Quartets Op. 76

    Tatrai Quartet

    6:40
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