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09:12
Frédéric Chopin: Waltz in C Yuja Wang
09:02
Johann Sebastian Bach: Johannes Passion, BWV 245, Pt. 1: 1. Chorus Herr, unser Herrscher (Exordium) RIAS Kammerchor, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and René Jacobs
09:00
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 2: Au quartier! pour l Berlin Philharmonic, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle
08:56
George Frideric Handel: Keyboard Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV 437: III. Sarabande (Orch. Hale) Alexander Briger and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
08:51
Christophe Spinosi, Ensemble Matheus and Philippe Jaroussky Jean
08:48
Giacomo Puccini: Turandot: Nessun dorma José Carreras, Chorus of the Vienna State Opera, Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera and Lorin Maazel
08:47
Salvatore Sciarrino: Anamorfosi Yannick van de Velde
08:37
Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet in E Leonidas Kavakos, Wen Xiao Zheng, Eric Terwilliger, Hanno Simons, Christopher Corbett, Marco Postinghel and Heinrich Braun
08:33
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Scene XI, Arrival of the Guests Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
08:31
Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert: Iolanthe: If You Go In Alexander Young, George Baker, Ian Wallace, Pro Arte Orchestra and Sir Malcolm Sargent
08:26
Giacomo Puccini: Madama Butterfly, Act II: Scuoti quella fronda di ciliegio Renata Scotto, Lorin Maazel, Gillian Knight and Philharmonia Orchestra
08:23
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492: Deh vieni, non tardar Hera Hyesang Park, Vienna Symphony and Bertrand De Billy
08:19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano and Violin in F Major, K. 377: 1. Allegro Arthur Grumiaux and Walter Klien
08:15
Dmitri Shostakovich: Suite for Jazz Orchestra No. 2, Op. 50b: II. Waltz Mariss Jansons and The Philadelphia Orchestra
07:58
Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act II Scene 4: Gut‘n Abend, Meister! Herbert von Karajan, Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Otto Edelmann and Chor Und Orchester Der Bayreuther Festspiele
07:54
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 2: Nous avons en tête une affaire (Dancaïro, Frasquita, Mercédès, Remendado, Carmen) Berlin Philharmonic, Christina Landshammer, Jean Paul Fouchecourt, Magdalena Kožená, Rachel Frenkel, Simone Del Savio and Sir Simon Rattle
07:50
Marie Le Guay François Salque and Claire
07:32
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2: II. Allegro molto Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
07:22
Efflam Bavouzet, Yan Pascal Tortelier and Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo Jean
07:20
Merlin (Main Theme) Regency Music Works
07:03
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 1:Avec la garde montante, nous arrivons, nous voilà! (Enfants) Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin and Kinderchor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
06:54
Jin Cho, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and Yannick Nézet Seong
06:51
Giacomo Puccini: La Fanciulla del West: Act I: Introduction Plácido Domingo, Juan Pons, Mara Zampieri, Lorin Maazel, Coro del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Nella Verri, Sergio Bertocchi, Ernesto Gavazzi, Francesco Memeo, Aldo Bottion, Umberto Scalavino, Antonio Salvadori,
06:46
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 40 MWV O 11: II. Adagio Lars Vogt and Orchestre de chambre de Paris
06:44
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 4: Carmen, un bon conseil (Frasquita, Carmen, Mercédès) Berlin Philharmonic, Christina Landshammer, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle
06:39
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Gente, Gente, All London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Sir Thomas Allen, Samuel Ramey, Philip Langridge, Robert Tear, Giorgio Tadeo, Kurt Moll, Lucia Popp and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
06:37
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 4: A deux cuartos! (Marchands, Marchandes, Zuniga, Une marchande, Un bohemien) Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Christian Van Horn, Eberhard Friedrich and Sir Simon Rattle
06:34
Antonio Vivaldi: Mandolin Concerto in C Major, RV 425: I. Allegro Avi Avital and Venice Baroque Orchestra
06:32
Konstantia Gourzi: wind whispers, Op. 85: IV. shimmering light William Youn
06:30
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act III: Scene XLIII, Interlude Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
06:25
Igor Stravinsky: Le chant du rossignol (Excerpts Arr. for Violin and Piano): III. Le chant du rossignol Ilya Gringolts and Peter Laul
06:20
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Four German Dances, K. 602: No. 3 in C Die Leierer Wiener Mozart Ensemble and Willi Boskovsky
06:03
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue Leonard Bernstein and Columbia Symphony Orchestra
05:58
Sophie Mutter, Yo Anne
05:47
Giuseppe Verdi: La Traviata: Un Dì Felice, Eterea Luciano Pavarotti, Richard Bonynge, National Philharmonic Orchestra and Dame Joan Sutherland
05:44
Erik Satie: 3 Gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux Louis Fremaux and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
05:29
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult and Ralph Vaughan Williams
05:27
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act II: Scene XXXV, Romeo Decides to Avenge Mercutio Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
05:24
Franz Liszt: Romance oubliée Ophélie Gaillard and Delphine Bardin
05:06
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto Valery Gergiev, Denis Matsuev and Mariinsky Orchestra
05:03
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 29, Wir Danken Dir, Gott, Wir Danken Dir, BWV 29: No. 1. Sinfonia Collegium Vocale Gent and Philippe Herreweghe
04:52
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 Berlin Philharmonic and Claudio Abbado
04:44
Erik Satie: Gnossiennes I Yuji Takahashi and Alain Planès
04:41
Max Richter: Exiles (Short Edit) Baltic Sea Philharmonic and Kristjan Järvi
04:33
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino Claude Monteux, Osian Ellis, Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Sir Neville Marriner
04:26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola, and Cello in C Minor, K. 617: I. Adagio Bruno Hoffmann, Aurèle Nicolet, Heinz Holliger, Karl Schouten and Jean Decroos
04:25
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Scene XX, Romeo Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
04:17
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Suite for Orchestra Op. 32: IV. Jupiter the Bringer of Jollity Sir Adrian Boult and The BBC Symphony Orchestra
04:14
Jan Václav Hugo Voříšek: Violin Sonata in G Major, Op. 5: III. Andante sostenuto Pavel Hůla and Ivan Klánský
04:13
Quirk, Ensemble InterContemporain and Pierre Boulez John Shirley
04:11
Johann Sebastian Bach: Musikalisches Opfer, Op. 6, BWV 1079: Canon 1 à 2 cancrizans Masaaki Suzuki
03:58
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E Minor Sir Adrian Boult and Philharmonia Orchestra
03:54
Groll Giuseppe Sinopoli, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin and Walter Hagen
03:40
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis The BBC Symphony Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult
03:35
John Williams: Theme from Schindler Tasmin Little, New World Philharmonic and Ian Sutherland
03:26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze Di Figaro, K. 492: Signore, Di Fuori Samuel Ramey, Sir Georg Solti, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Allen, Lucia Popp, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Giorgio Tadeo
03:18
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 4: Tu m Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Jonas Kaufmann, Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle
02:56
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending Philharmonia Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult and Hugh Bean
02:53
Inspector Morse Barrington Pheloung
02:42
Felix Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture (Fingal Gewandhausorchester and Riccardo Chailly
02:40
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act I: Scene IX, Preparations for the Ball Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
02:39
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: Eh bien, José? Qu Berlin Philharmonic, Christian Van Horn, Jonas Kaufmann and Sir Simon Rattle
02:19
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Mariinsky Orchestra, Valery Gergiev and Daniil Trifonov
02:15
Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio (2000 Remastered Version): Nr.11: Introduktion (Orchester) Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ingeborg Hallstein, Kurt Wehofschitz, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Chorus, Wilhelm Pitz and Gerhard Unger
02:14
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 2: Bel officier, l Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Christian Van Horn, Jean Paul Fouchecourt, Magdalena Kožená, Simone Del Savio and Sir Simon Rattle
01:57
Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert: The Gondoliers: Once More Gondolieri! Alexander Young, Geraint Evans, Owen Brannigan, Richard Lewis, Pro Arte Orchestra and Sir Malcolm Sargent
01:52
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante Elvira Madigan Bryden Thomson, Hallé and Stephen Hough
01:50
Giacomo Puccini: Gianni Schicchi: Firenze è Come un Albero Fiorito Plácido Domingo, Lorin Maazel and London Symphony Orchestra
01:45
Casado and Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana Plácido Domingo, Pablo Heras
01:41
George Frideric Handel: Semele HWV. 58: Where Bryn Terfel, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Sir Charles Mackerras
01:38
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: Au secours! (Zuniga, Cigarières) Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Christian Van Horn and Sir Simon Rattle
01:34
Giuseppe Verdi: Requiem: VIII. Ingemisco Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra and Stuart Neill
01:31
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act II: Scene XXX, The People Continue to Make Merry Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
01:29
Gabriel Fauré: 2 Songs Op. 27 (1993 Remastered Version): I. Chanson d Victoria de los Ángeles and Gerald Moore
01:25
Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story: 1. Prologue Leonard Bernstein
01:16
Leopold Stokowski and Modest Mussorgsky: A Night on Bare Mountain (arr. L. Stokowski) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and José Serebrier
01:11
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin Solo No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004: I. Allemanda Tedi Papavrami
01:07
Franz Liszt: Première année: Suisse. VIII: Le mal du pays Bertrand Chamayou
00:59
Giovanni Porta: Ifigenia in Aulide: Madre diletta Il Complesso Barocco, Alan Curtis and Joyce DiDonato
00:55
Georges Bizet: Carmen, Act 1: L Berlin Philharmonic, Chor des Deutschen Staatsoper, Eberhard Friedrich, Magdalena Kožená, Sir Simon Rattle, Vinzenz Weissenburger and Kinderchor der Deutschen Staatsoper Berlin
00:52
Clara Schumann: 3 Romances, Op. 22 (Transcr. for Oboe and Piano by Gabriel Pidoux): I. Andante molto Gabriel Pidoux and Jorge Gonzales Buajasan
00:49
Nicola Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: III. Largo Ophélie Gaillard and Pulcinella Orchestra
00:43
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 Pathétique: II. Adagio cantabile Emil Gilels
00:38
Frédéric Chopin: Cello Sonata in G Minor, Op. 65: II. Scherzo. Allegro con brio Martha Argerich and Mstislav Rostropovich
00:35
François Rauber: Humeurs: III. Lent Romain Leleu Sextet and Romain Leleu
00:32
Leoš Janáček: Sur un sentier broussailleux, effacé par le temps..., 1er Cahier: Bonne Nuit Aldo Ciccolini
00:29
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64, Act III: Scene L, At Juliet Valery Gergiev and London Symphony Orchestra
00:23
Ralph Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending (opening) (1987 Digital Remaster) Hugh Bean, Philharmonia Orchestra and Sir Adrian Boult
00:14
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Beatrice Berrut
00:08
Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49: II. Andante con moto tranquillo Trio Chausson
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