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  • 11:01 PM

    Caprice-Chaconne

    Francesco Corbetta

    Alfabeto

    Ensemble Kapsberger

    Rolf Lislevand, conductor

    4:48
  • 10:48 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Alice Mary Smith

    Smith, A.M.: Symphonies

    London Mozart Players

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    10:03
  • 10:38 PM

    Piano Trio No. 1: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios

    Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio

    8:04
  • 10:20 PM

    Dances of Galanta

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite, etc.

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    16:30
  • 10:06 PM

    Tales from the Vienna Woods

    Johann StraussJr.

    Mad About the Waltz

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Herbert von Karajan, conductor

    13:14
  • 9:53 PM

    Saturday Night at the Firehouse

    Henry Cowell

    Bernstein: Candide Overture, Barber: Adagio for Strings, Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

    Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

    Lukas Foss, conductor

    5:05
  • 9:49 PM

    Molly on the Shore

    Percy Grainger

    American Virtuosa - Tribute to Maud Powell

    Rachel Barton Pine, violin

    3:15
  • 9:28 PM

    Flute Concerto No. 2

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Mercadante; Stamitz: Flute Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Irena Grafenauer, flute

    20:25
  • 9:24 PM

    One World: Ad Pacem (Towards Peace)

    Karl Jenkins

    Jenkins: One World

    World Orchestra for Peace

    Karl Jenkins, conductor

    Alexander Duggan, percussion

    3:01
  • 9:11 PM

    Quartet No. 1

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: Six Wind Quartets

    Vienna-Berlin Ensemble

    11:03
  • 9:06 PM

    Rodeo: Saturday Night Waltz

    Aaron Copland

    Copland: The Music Of America 

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    4:22
  • 9:03 PM

    Four Characteristic Pieces: Dance

    John Knowles Paine

    Piano Music of John Knowles Paine

    Christopher Atzinger, piano

    2:26
  • 8:54 PM

    1941: March

    John Williams

    John Williams at the Movies

    Dallas Wind Symphony

    Jerry Junkin, conductor

    4:26
  • 8:28 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Camille Saint-Saens

    Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Saint-Saens: Piano Concerto No. 2

    Atlanta Symphony Orchestra

    Yoel Levi, conductor

    Andre Watts, piano

    24:02
  • 8:13 PM

    Sonata in the Old Spanish Style

    Gaspar Cassado

    Violoncello Espanol

    I Musici Montreal

    Yuli Turovsky, conductor

    Yuli Turovsky, cello

    14:03
  • 8:06 PM

    Strange Days (Giorni dispari)

    Ludovico Einaudi

    Ludovico Einaudi: Portrait

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    5:30
  • 8:01 PM

    Cello Suite No. 4: Bourrees

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Paul Galbraith performs Mozart, Bach, Britten

    Paul Galbraith, guitar

    4:31
  • 7:49 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    8:44
  • 5:43 PM

    Ancient Airs and Dances Suite No. 1

    Ottorino Respighi

    Respighi: Trittico Botticelliano, Gli Uccelli, Antiche Danze

    Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra

    Hugh Wolff, conductor

    14:53
  • 5:20 PM

    Piano Sonata No. 62

    Franz Joseph Haydn

    Haydn: Sonatas Hob XVI 37, 40, 52, Andante

    Alfred Brendel, piano

    21:13
  • 5:16 PM

    Zapateado

    Joaquin Rodrigo

    Romance de Amor

    Xuefei Yang, guitar

    2:49
  • 5:06 PM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Georg Philipp Telemann

    Telemann: Trumpet Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet

    10:13
  • 5:01 PM

    Tarantella

    David Popper

    Harmonies du Soir

    Munich Chamber Orchestra

    Hans Stadlmair, conductor

    Werner Thomas, cello

    4:53
  • 4:43 PM

    Symphony No. 9 "Great": 3rd movement

    Franz Schubert

    Franz Schubert: Symphonies 1-8

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor

    15:17
  • 4:22 PM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach: Orchestral Suites

    Tafelmusik

    Jeanne Lamon, conductor

    19:19
  • 4:12 PM

    Hebrides Overture (Fingal's Cave)

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Impressions Of The Sea

    Long Beach Symphony Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    9:19
  • 4:06 PM

    Clarinet Quintet: Allegretto

    Stephan Krehl

    KREHL, S.: Clarinet Quintet, Op. 19 / String Quartet, Op. 17

    Larchmere String Quartet

    Wonkak Kim, clarinet

    4:29
  • 4:01 PM

    Symphony: 4th movement

    Johan Zander

    The Gustavian Symphony

    Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra

    Philip Brunelle, conductor

    4:44
  • 3:59 PM

    The Running Set

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Elgar and Vaughan Williams

    Bournemouth Sinfonietta

    George Hurst, conductor

    4:43
  • 3:49 PM

    Schlagobers Ballet: Entrance and dance of the Sugar; Round dance of Sugar, Coffee, and Cocoa; Whipped cream waltz

    Richard Strauss

    Strauss: Schlagobers Ballet, Op. 70

    Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra

    Hiroshi Wakasugi, conductor

    10:31
  • 3:19 PM

    Symphony No. 2 "Romantic"

    Howard Hanson

    Howard Hanson Symphonies 1, 2; Elegy in Memory of Serge Koussevitky

    Seattle Symphony

    Gerard Schwarz, conductor

    28:19
  • 3:15 PM

    Scherzoso Intermezzo

    Theresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez Plays the Music of Teresa Carreno

    Clara Rodriguez, piano

    1:54
  • 3:07 PM

    The Force of Destiny: Overture

    Giuseppe Verdi

    Verdi: Overtures and Preludes

    Philharmonic of La Scala

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    7:36
  • 3:00 PM

    Sleeping Beauty: Polacca

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Sleeping Beauty

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    4:35
  • 2:52 PM

    Serenade for Strings: Finale

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Serenades Opp. 22 & 24

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Christopher Hogwood, conductor

    6:47
  • 2:36 PM

    Overture, Scherzo and Finale

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Symphony No 3, Etc

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Christian Thielemann, conductor

    20:09
  • 2:23 PM

    Violin Concerto: Finale

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    María Dueñas - Beethoven and Beyond

    Vienna Symphony Orchestra

    Manfred Honeck, conductor

    Maria Duenas, violin

    11:50
  • 2:13 PM

    Symphonic Scherzo

    Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

    Ippolitov-Ivanov: Orchestral Works

    Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Donald Johanos, conductor

    7:14
  • 2:03 PM

    Symphony No. 1: 2nd movement

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: Symphony No. 1

    Chicago Symphony Orchestra

    Gunter Wand, conductor

    9:27
  • 1:58 PM

    Four Songs, Op. 17: Es tont ein voller Harfenklang

    Johannes Brahms

    2:00
  • 1:50 PM

    Partita No. 3: Burlesca; Scherzo; Gigue

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Bach Partitas

    Igor Levit, piano

    7:03
  • 1:40 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Scottish": 4th movement

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3 Scottish

    Cleveland Orchestra

    Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor

    8:54
  • 1:33 PM

    Folk Suite No. 4

    William Grant Still

    Vintage America

    Calico Winds

    5:26
  • 1:25 PM

    Concerto No. 12

    Tomaso Albinoni

    Albinoni: 12 Concerti a cinque, Op.5

    Collegium Musicum 90

    Simon Standage, conductor

    7:15
  • 1:17 PM

    i thank You God for most this amazing day

    Eric Whitacre

    Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Capella Works

    Brigham Young University Singers

    Ronald Staheli, conductor

    6:51
  • 1:08 PM

    Fair Maid of Perth: 2 Dances

    Georges Bizet

    Dances from the Opera

    Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

    Erich Kunzel, conductor

    6:22
  • 1:04 PM

    Preludes, Book 1: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)

    Claude Debussy

    La Clarinette Francaise

    Emma Johnson, clarinet

    2:17
  • 12:51 PM

    Spitfire Prelude and Fugue

    William Walton

    Walton: Rosand

    Florida Philharmonic Orchestra

    James Judd, conductor

    6:58
  • 12:44 PM

    A Welcome March

    Charles Stanford

    Stanford | A Song of Agincourt & other works

    Ulster Orchestra

    Howard Shelley, conductor

    5:15
  • 12:32 PM

    Symphony No. 2: 4th movement

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    The Tchaikovsky Project

    Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

    Semyon Bychkov, conductor

    11:22
  • 12:26 PM

    Faust: Soldier's Chorus

    Charles Gounod

    Opera Choruses

    RCA Symphony Orchestra

    Renato Cellini, conductor

    4:03
  • 12:21 PM

    Piano Trio No. 2: Scherzo

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Piano Trios

    Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio

    3:55
  • 12:09 PM

    Viola Quintet: Burlesca

    Alberto Hemsi

    Alberto Hemsi: Chamber Works

    ARC Ensemble

    Steven Dann, viola

    5:38
  • 12:04 PM

    The Entertainer

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin: The Easy Winners

    Itzhak Perlman, violin

    4:09
  • 11:49 AM

    Concerto Grosso No. 1

    George Frideric Handel

    Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3

    Collegium Aureum

    Franzjosef Maier, violin

    9:23
  • 11:40 AM

    Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna

    Franz von Suppe

    Overtures by Suppe and Auber

    Detroit Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Paray, conductor

    7:29
  • 11:29 AM

    Cantilena and Finale

    Carlos Guastavino

    "Impresiones"

    Camerata Bariloche

    9:43
  • 11:24 AM

    A Moorside Suite: March

    Gustav Holst

    English String Miniatures, Vol. 4

    Northern Sinfonia

    David Lloyd-Jones, conductor

    4:18
  • 11:15 AM

    Pest Waltzes

    Joseph Lanner

    The Waltz - Ecstasy and Mysticism

    Concerto Koln

    7:38
  • 11:09 AM

    Serenade No. 1: Menuetto 1 and 2

    Johannes Brahms

    Brahms: The Symphonies

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Bernard Haitink, conductor

    4:13
  • 11:04 AM

    Marriage of Figaro: Overture

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Best Film Classics 100

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    4:16
  • 10:46 AM

    William Tell: Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Rossini: 7 Overtures

    National Philharmonic Orchestra

    Riccardo Chailly, conductor

    11:53
  • 10:30 AM

    Grand Fantasy Quintet: Theme and Variations

    Rita Strohl

    Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers

    Hanson Quartet

    Ismael Margain, piano

    14:33
  • 10:19 AM

    Robert le Diable: Pas de cinq

    Giacomo Meyerbeer

    Meyerbeer: Ballet Music From The Operas / Nesterowicz

    Barcelona Symphony Orchestra

    Michal Nesterowicz, conductor

    9:20
  • 10:06 AM

    Concerto for Two Mandolins

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi: Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Angel Romero, guitar

    12:21
  • 10:01 AM

    The Mermaid Suite: Dance of 24 Mermaids

    Wu Zuqiang/Du Mingxin

    Concert Suites

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:44
  • 9:43 AM

    Trumpet Concerto

    Johann Neruda

    Six Trumpet Concertos

    English Chamber Orchestra

    Anthony Halstead, conductor

    Crispian Steele-Perkins, trumpet

    15:41
  • 9:25 AM

    Five Pieces in Folk-Style

    Robert Schumann

    Schumann: Cello Concerto

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    16:07
  • 9:10 AM

    Plow That Broke the Plains Suite

    Virgil Thomson

    The Stokowski Collection, Vol. 3

    Symphony of the Air

    Leopold Stokowski, conductor

    13:58
  • 9:06 AM

    Emerald and Stone

    Brian Eno/Jon Hopkins/Leo Abrahams

    Jess Gillam: Rise

    Jess Gillam Ensemble

    Jess Gillam, soprano saxophone

    2:16
  • 9:01 AM

    Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom: The Lord's Prayer (Otche nash)

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Song to the Virgin Mary

    Choir of King's College, Cambridge

    Stephen Cleobury, conductor

    4:34
  • 8:30 AM

    Ballet Scenes

    Alexander Glazunov

    Glazunov: From the Middle Ages; Scenes de Ballet

    Scottish National Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    28:16
  • 8:28 AM

    The Deserted Garden

    Florence Price

    Here's One

    Zina Schiff, violin

    2:01
  • 8:14 AM

    Concerto Pastorale

    Johann Molter

    Noel

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    11:20
  • 8:01 AM

    Roma Suite

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor: Hiawatha OVerture / Petite Suite

    RTE Concert Orchestra

    Adrian Leaper, conductor

    12:40
  • 7:42 AM

    Romeo and Juliet: Love Scene

    Hector Berlioz

    Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique

    Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

    Paavo Jarvi, conductor

    16:12
  • 7:30 AM

    Sonatina No. 1 "From an Invalid's Workshop": 1st movement

    Richard Strauss

    Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

    12:00
  • 7:18 AM

    Sinfonia

    Josef Myslivecek

    Myslivecek: Symphonies

    Concerto Koln

    9:51
  • 7:01 AM

    Guitar Concerto

    Ferdinando Carulli

    Carulli, Molino: Guitar Concertos

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Iona Brown, conductor

    Pepe Romero, guitar

    16:18
  • 6:36 AM

    Symphonic Variations

    Antonin Dvorak

    Dvorak: Symphony No. 9, Symphonic Variations

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    22:30
  • 6:32 AM

    Etude No. 18

    Louise Farrenc

    Louise Farrenc: Etudes and Variations for Solo Piano

    Joanne Polk, piano

    3:11
  • 6:01 AM

    Harp Concerto

    Elias Parish-Alvars

    Romantic Harp Concertos

    Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra

    Jean-Pierre Rampal, conductor

    Marielle Nordmann, harp

    29:04
  • 5:46 AM

    Gayane Ballet Suite

    Aram Khachaturian

    Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2; Gayanah Suite

    Royal Scottish Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    12:21
  • 5:31 AM

    The Good-humored Ladies

    Vincenzo Tommasini

    Irving: Glazunov, Scarlatti/Tommasini, Bach/Walton

    Concert Arts Orchestra

    Robert Irving, conductor

    14:56
  • 5:01 AM

    Piano Trio No. 1

    Felix Mendelssohn

    Mendelssohn Trios op. 49 and 66

    Claremont Trio

    27:43