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  • 6:37 PM

    Symphony No. 100 "Military": Minuet

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 99 & 100

    London Classical Players

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    5:51
  • 6:33 PM

    Karelia Suite: Alla Marcia

    Jean Sibelius

    Scandinavian Rhapsody, A Selection of Orchestral Favourites

    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leif Segerstam, conductor

    4:35
  • 6:23 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bernstein: Reaching For The Note

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    9:43
  • 6:21 PM

    Intermezzo No. 3

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: 7 Fantasies, Op. 116, 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119, Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2

    Emanuel Ax, piano

    1:40
  • 6:08 PM

    Sinfonia Concertante: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante K 364, Concertone K 190

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    Vladimir Spivakov, violin

    13:13
  • 6:04 PM

    Funeral March of a Marionette

    Charles Gounod

    Classics for Children

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:07
  • 5:57 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Peter Schreier, conductor

    5:48
  • 5:55 PM

    Hansel and Gretel: Evening Prayer

    Engelbert Humperdinck

    Escape Through Opera

    Gurzenich Orchestra

    John Pritchard, conductor

    Ileana Cotrubas, soprano

    2:30
  • 5:51 PM

    Etude No. 12 "Revolutionary"

    Frederic Chopin

    Encores

    Van Cliburn, piano

    2:59
  • 5:39 PM

    Symphony No. 1 "Spring": 1st movement

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphony No 1 & 4

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    12:09
  • 5:33 PM

    Espana

    Emmanuel Chabrier

    Chabrier: Espana, Etc / Gardiner, Wiener Philharmoniker

    Vienna Philharmonic

    John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

    5:59
  • 5:22 PM

    Four Seasons: Summer

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Four Seasons

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    11:03
  • 5:12 PM

    String Quartet No. 14 "Death and the Maiden": Presto

    Franz Schubert

    The Kernis Project: Schubert

    Jasper String Quartet

    9:28
  • 4:57 PM

    Bolero

    Maurice Ravel

    The Chicago Principal

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Georg Solti, conductor

    14:42
  • 4:47 PM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski - The Minnesota Orchestra: The Vox Recordings

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor

    10:26
  • 4:33 PM

    Concerto for Two Violins

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Concerts Avec Plusiers Instruments Ii

    Cafe Zimmermann

    Pablo Valetti, violin

    13:22
  • 4:29 PM

    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles

    Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Orchestral Spectaculars

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:30
  • 4:23 PM

    Symphony No. 97: Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 96 & 97

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    5:10
  • 4:21 PM

    Beautiful Rosemary (Schon Rosmarin)

    Fritz Kreisler

    Sun-Flute 2/3

    Gunilla von Bahr, piccolo/flute

    1:58
  • 4:11 PM

    Symphony No. 7: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Symphony No. 7

    West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

    Daniel Barenboim, conductor

    9:28
  • 4:04 PM

    Music for the Royal Fireworks: Overture

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Music For The Royal Fireworks

    English Concert

    Trevor Pinnock, conductor

    7:42
  • 3:52 PM

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Paul Dukas

    Kids Classics: Fantasy

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Andre Previn, conductor

    11:19
  • 3:47 PM

    Serenade

    Roman Hoffstetter

    Promenade Concert

    I Solisti Italiani

    5:29
  • 3:34 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concerto

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Eric Ruske, horn

    12:45
  • 3:29 PM

    Humoresque No. 7

    Antonin Dvorak

    Humoresque

    Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

    4:19
  • 3:22 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons and Other Concertos

    Orchestra of Toulouse

    Louis Auriacombe, conductor

    Andre Saint-Clivier, mandolin

    7:16
  • 3:16 PM

    Eugene Onegin: Waltz

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5; March Slav

    Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

    Antal Dorati, conductor

    5:49
  • 3:11 PM

    The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries

    Richard Wagner

    Wagner-Gala

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    4:59
  • 3:04 PM

    String Quartet No. 62 "Emperor": Adagio

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: 6 String Quartets Op. 76

    Tatrai Quartet

    6:42
  • 2:58 PM

    The Dance of the Goblins (La ronde des Lutins)

    Antonio Bazzini

    Devil's Dance

    Gil Shaham, violin

    5:13
  • 2:51 PM

    Symphony No. 5: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    7:24
  • 2:47 PM

    Idomeneo: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Arias for Male Soprano

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    4:28
  • 2:42 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 2nd movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Woody Allen Classics

    Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    4:28
  • 2:31 PM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Complete Overtures

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    11:03
  • 2:25 PM

    Symphony No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    5:54
  • 2:18 PM

    Impromptu No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    The Chopin Collection: The Impromptus

    Artur Rubinstein, piano

    6:04
  • 2:09 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 2nd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    8:44
  • 2:05 PM

    Candide: Overture

    Leonard Bernstein

    Bernstein: Reaching For The Note

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:30
  • 1:59 PM

    Wiener Blut (Vienna Blood)

    Johann StraussJr.

    The Best of the Vienna Choir Boys

    Vienna Boys Choir

    5:13
  • 1:56 PM

    Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Favorites

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Eugene Ormandy, conductor

    3:18
  • 1:46 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Menuhin Century [Luxury Edition]

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Wilhelm Furtwangler, conductor

    Yehudi Menuhin, violin

    10:22
  • 1:37 PM

    Piano Quintet: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Schumann & Dvorak: Piano Quintets

    Elias String Quartet

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    8:03
  • 1:25 PM

    Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman): Overture

    Richard Wagner

    Lorin Maazel Conducts Wagner

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Lorin Maazel, conductor

    11:55
  • 1:19 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: The Symphonies

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Yannick Nezet-Seguin, conductor

    5:29
  • 1:14 PM

    Thais: Meditation

    Jules Massenet

    Chasson: Poeme; Massanet: Meditation de Thais

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Andrew Litton, conductor

    Joshua Bell, violin

    5:16
  • 1:05 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
  • 12:59 PM

    Spanish Suite: Granada

    Isaac Albeniz

    Albeniz: Serenata

    Stephen Marchionda, guitar

    5:36
  • 12:56 PM

    Fur Elise

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Famous Piano Pieces by Great Masters

    Jorg Demus, piano

    3:50
  • 12:51 PM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Finale

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    Concentus Musicus Vienna

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    4:10
  • 12:47 PM

    L'Arlesienne Suite No. 1: Carillon

    Georges Bizet

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 1

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    4:27
  • 12:43 PM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Brandenburg Concertos No 1-3 / Martin Pearlman

    Boston Baroque

    Martin Pearlman, conductor

    3:49
  • 12:34 PM

    Der Rosenkavalier: Waltzes

    Richard Strauss

    Invitation To The Waltz

    Stadium Symphony Orchestra of New York

    Raoul Poliakin, conductor

    8:39
  • 12:25 PM

    Symphony No. 4: Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    9:03
  • 12:21 PM

    Waltz No. 8

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin: Waltzes; Ravel: Valses Nobles

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    3:13
  • 12:13 PM

    Double Concerto: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Double Concerto, Beethoven: Triple Concerto

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Pinchas Zukerman, violin

    8:40
  • 12:04 PM

    Euryanthe Overture

    Carl Maria von Weber

    Romantic Overtures

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Eliahu Inbal, conductor

    8:52
  • 11:53 AM

    Night on Bald Mountain

    Modest Mussorgsky

    Moussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition, Night on the Bare Mountain

    Philadelphia Orchestra

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    10:37
  • 11:41 AM

    Four Seasons: Autumn

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

    Orchestra of Flanders

    Rudolf Werthen, conductor

    Yolanda Kondonassis, harp

    11:39
  • 11:39 AM

    String Quartet No. 13: 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Emerson Encores

    Emerson String Quartet

    1:56
  • 11:36 AM

    Salut d'amour (Love's Greeting)

    Edward Elgar

    Songs From the Arc of Life

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:42
  • 11:30 AM

    Horn Concerto No. 2: 1st movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Horn Concerto

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    Eric Ruske, horn

    6:13
  • 11:23 AM

    Festive Overture

    Dmitri Shostakovich

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:46
  • 11:07 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams; Elgar

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    15:57
  • 11:02 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
  • 10:54 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Essential Beethoven

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, conductor

    Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

    7:43
  • 10:47 AM

    Danse Macabre

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3 etc

    Lyon National Orchestra

    Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

    7:01
  • 10:44 AM

    Simple Gifts

    Aaron Copland

    Labyrinth

    Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

    2:59
  • 10:35 AM

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

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn Symphonies: No. 82 in C Major "The Bear"; No. 38 in C Major; No. 104 in D Major "London"

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Christof Perick, conductor

    7:44
  • 10:32 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 3: Air on the G String

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Best Film Classics 100

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    3:30
  • 10:24 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 3rd movement

    Max Bruch

    Mendelssohn, Bruch: Violin Concertos

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Mariss Jansons, conductor

    Midori, violin

    7:32
  • 10:18 AM

    Intermezzo No. 2 "Klavierstucke"

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms Inspired

    Orli Shaham, piano

    5:24
  • 10:15 AM

    Symphony No. 35 "Haffner": Menuetto

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 38

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    3:24
  • 10:01 AM

    Leonore Overture No. 3

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Overtures: Fidelio; Leonore No. 3; Prometheus; Coriolan; Egmont

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

    13:49
  • 9:55 AM

    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture

    Mikhail Glinka

    Peter Falk: Gala Night

    Kaiserslautern Radio Orchestra

    Peter Falk, conductor

    5:32
  • 9:50 AM

    O Magnum Mysterium (O Great Mystery)

    Morten Lauridsen

    Lux Aurumque

    Dale Warland Singers

    Dale Warland, conductor

    5:33
  • 9:48 AM

    Carmina Burana: Dance

    Carl Orff

    Orff: Carmina Burana, Holst: The Planets

    Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

    David Hill, conductor

    1:42
  • 9:43 AM

    Cello Concerto No. 2: 3rd movement

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Cello Concertos in C & D, Sinfonia Concertante

    Chamber Orchestra of Europe

    Roger Norrington, conductor

    Steven Isserlis, cello

    4:42
  • 9:34 AM

    Variations on "I Got Rhythm"

    George Gershwin

    The Complete Gershwin

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    Jeffery Siegel, piano

    8:53
  • 9:25 AM

    Symphony No. 2: 1st movement

    Jean Sibelius

    Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5

    Minnesota Orchestra

    Osmo Vanska, conductor

    9:12
  • 9:19 AM

    Slavonic Dance No. 6

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Slavonic Dances

    Cleveland Orchestra

    George Szell, conductor

    5:47
  • 9:14 AM

    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4: 3rd movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Brandenburg Concertos

    Academy of Ancient Music

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    4:40
  • 9:09 AM

    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Pops Caviar

    Boston Pops Orchestra

    Arthur Fiedler, conductor

    4:30
  • 9:02 AM

    Flute and Harp Concerto: 2nd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mad About Mozart

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    Susan Palma, flute

    7:41
  • 8:53 AM

    Piano Concerto No. 1: Rondo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Concertos Vol. 1

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Stephen Kovacevich, piano

    8:47
  • 8:43 AM

    Roman Carnival Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Classics at the Pops

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    9:28
  • 8:38 AM

    Canon

    Johann Pachelbel

    Strings! The Definitive Collection

    Guildhall Strings

    5:26
  • 8:33 AM

    Symphony No. 3 "Rhenish": 3rd movement

    Robert Schumann

    Robert Schumann Symphonies 1-4

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Simon Rattle, conductor

    4:41
  • 8:23 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
  • 8:19 AM

    Symphony No. 1: 3rd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    4:24
  • 8:17 AM

    Etude No. 5 "Black Keys"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin Etudes

    Jan Lisiecki, piano

    1:39
  • 8:05 AM

    Symphony No. 7: 1st movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven Complete Symphonies

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Andris Nelsons, conductor

    11:48
  • 8:00 AM

    Octet: Scherzo

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto, Octet

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

    4:34
  • 7:57 AM

    Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Rondo

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Violin Concerto No. 5, Nachtmusik

    London Chamber Orchestra

    Christopher Warren-Green, conductor

    2:39
  • 7:49 AM

    Four Seasons: Winter

    Antonio Vivaldi

    The Four Seasons

    Il Giardino Armonico

    Enrico Onofri, violin

    8:50
  • 7:43 AM

    Symphony No. 5: 4th movement

    Franz Schubert

    Schubert: Symphony No. 5

    Moscow Virtuosi

    Vladimir Spivakov, conductor

    5:28
  • 7:39 AM

    Gymnopedie No. 1

    Erik Satie

    The Magic of Satie

    Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

    3:33
  • 7:24 AM

    Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks

    Richard Strauss

    Leonard Slatkin conducts Concert Classics

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:29
  • 7:18 AM

    String Quartet: 4th movement

    Maurice Ravel

    Debussy and Ravel: String Quartets

    Emerson String Quartet

    5:14
  • 7:14 AM

    The Firebird (L'oiseau de feu): Finale

    Igor Stravinsky

    Stravinsky: The Firebird; Scriabin: Prometheus / Gergiev

    Kirov Orchestra

    Valery Gergiev, conductor

    3:34
  • 7:00 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "Choral": 2nd movement

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Symphony No 9

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Franz Welser-Most, conductor

    13:54
  • 6:57 AM

    Keyboard Concerto No. 5: Largo

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Best Film Classics 100

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Andrei Gavrilov, piano

    3:26
  • 6:54 AM

    Minuet

    Luigi Boccherini

    Classical Jukebox, Vol. 2

    Andre Kostelanetz Orchestra

    Andre Kostelanetz, conductor

    2:39
  • 6:50 AM

    Symphony No. 101 "The Clock": Finale

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Symphonies Nos 101 The Clock and 104 London

    Orchestra of St. Luke's

    Charles Mackerras, conductor

    4:31
  • 6:41 AM

    String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne

    Alexander Borodin

    Mad About Romance

    Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    8:19
  • 6:34 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 3: 3rd movement

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart

    Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival Orchestra

    Christoph Eschenbach, conductor

    Ray Chen, violin

    6:47
  • 6:27 AM

    Aida: Triumphal March

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Leonard Bernstein: The Encore Collection Vol. 2

    New York Philharmonic

    Leonard Bernstein, conductor

    6:32
  • 6:14 AM

    Symphony No. 9 "From the New World": Largo

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Carnival Overture

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    13:21
  • 6:10 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1: 1st movement

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Hilary Hahn: Bach Violin Concertos

    Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

    Jeffrey Kahane, conductor

    Hilary Hahn, violin

    3:24
  • 6:00 AM

    Dance of the Hours

    Amilcare Ponchielli

    Opera Intermezzi and Ballet Music

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    10:24
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