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Monday with Ian Skelly - Sir Mark Elder, Holst's The Planets - Mercury, A medieval mouse

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly, With guest this week, Sir Mark Elder.

Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music.

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.

1010 Time Traveller 鈥� a quirky slice of history.

1050 Cultural inspirations from our guest of the week, the conductor Sir Mark Elder.

1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection

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Music Played

  • John Eccles

    Symphony for Mercury (The Judgment of Paris)

    Performer: David Hendrey. Orchestra: Early Opera Company. Conductor: Christian Curnyn.
    • Chandos.

  • Manuel de Falla

    Danses espagnoles 'La vida breve' arr Samazeuilj

    Ensemble: Katia Lab猫que. Ensemble: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Piano Fantasy/Music for two pianos: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.
    • 1-2.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade no. 2 in A major Op.16: 5th movement; Rondo

    Orchestra: Orchestre R茅volutionnaire et Romantique. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • SDG.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in E-Flat Major, K. 563: VI. Allegro

    Ensemble: Kreisler Trio Wien.
    • Mozart: Divertimento, K. 563 & Horn Quintet, K. 407.
    • Paladino Music.
    • 106.

  • Gustav Holst

    Mercury, the Winged Messenger (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Sir Simon Rattle - Gustav Holst.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 3.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.6 in C major (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Schubert: 8 Symphonies: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.

  • Benjamin Britten

    Hymn to St Cecilia

    Choir: Choir of St John鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Singer: Benedict Giles. Singer: Ben Harrison. Singer: Richard Moore. Singer: Jonathan Bungard. Singer: Reuben Thomas. Conductor: Christopher Robinson.
    • Britten: Rejoice The Lamb, Hymn to St. Cecilia: Choir of St John's College, Camb.
    • Naxos.
    • 22.

  • Max Bruch

    Concerto in E minor for clarinet, viola and orchestra Op.88 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: G茅rard Causs茅. Performer: Paul Meyer. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Bruch/Werke fur Klarinette und Viola.
    • Erato.
    • 2.

  • Gustav Holst

    Mercury, the Winged Messenger (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Sir Simon Rattle - Gustav Holst.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 3.

  • Claude Debussy

    Masques

    Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet.
    • Debussy, Preludes etc.: Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
    • Decca.
    • 19.

  • Josef Fiala

    Concerto in C major for cor anglais

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy. Director: Albrecht Mayer.
    • DG.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Study in G sharp minor, Op 25 No 6

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Chopin: Etudes Op.10 & Op.25: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 18.

  • John Adams

    Short Ride in a Fast Machine

    Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony.
    • Adams: Harmonielehre etc: San Francisco Symphony/Tilson Thomas.
    • SFS.
    • 4.

  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Bachiana brasileira No 5 (Aria)

    Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Ensemble: Lynn Harrell Ensemble. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • Canteloube: Chants d'Auvergne: Kiri Te Kanawa.
    • Decca.
    • 14.

  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • Butterworth/Delius: English Rhapsody: Halle, Elder.
    • Halle.
    • 4.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Kommt, ihr T枚chter (St Matthew Passion, BWV 244)

    Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Ensemble: Brandenburg Consort. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach - Matthaeus Passion.
    • Vanguard Classics.
    • 1.

  • Claude Debussy

    Petite suite orch Busser

    Composer: Henri B眉sser. Conductor: Jun M盲rkl. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra.
    • Debussy: Orchestral works vol.6: Orchestre National de Lyon/Jun Markl.
    • Naxos.
    • 5-8.

  • Franz Schubert

    Marche militaire in D major, D.733 no.1

    Performer: Daniel Barenboim. Performer: Radu Lupu.
    • Schubert: Marches Militaires: Daniel Barenboim/Radu Lupu.
    • Teldec.
    • 1.

  • Arthur Bliss

    Purple (A Colour Symphony)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.
    • Bliss: A Colour Symphony etc..
    • Chandos.
    • 001.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

    Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • ERATO.

  • Niels Wilhelm Gade

    String Sextet in E flat major, Op.44 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ensemble MidtVest.
    • Niels W. Gade: Chamber Works Volume 1.
    • CPO.
    • 2.

  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade in E minor for strings, Op 20

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • ONYX.

Broadcast

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    大象传媒 Radio 3

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