Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Pekka Kuusisto, Mendelssohn's The Hebrides, Henry and the Ice Cream Van
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly. Plus inspirations from violinist Pekka Kuusisto.
Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music.
0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Musical Time Travellers 鈥� stories behind the music making of the British Isles.
1050 Cultural inspirations from our guest of the week, the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Tarantella Italiana
Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- La Tarantella: L'Arpeggiata/Christine Pluhar.
- Alpha.
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Antonio Salieri
Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Composer: Cornetti. Singer: Dagmar Williams. Orchestra: Prague Sinfonia Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Benda.- Sony.
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Bruce Montgomery
Anglo-Amalgamated Fanfare no.1
Orchestra: Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.- ASV.
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Alan Jay Lerner
My Fair Lady: On the Street Where You Live
Composer: Frederick Loewe. Performer: Shelly Manne. Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Leroy Vinnegar.- CONTEMPORARY.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in A Minor, K.511
Performer: Richard Goode.- Mozart.
- NONESUCH.
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Felix Mendelssohn
The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave) - overture Op.26
Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Pablo Heras鈥怌asado.- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto - Symphony No. 5 & The Hebrides.
- harmonia mundi.
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Libby Larsen
Deep Summer Music
Orchestra: Colorado Symphony. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- KOCH.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B flat major Op.76`4 'Sunrise' (1st mvt)
Performer: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Haydn: String Quartets, op. 76 4-6.
- Decca.
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Richard Strauss
Serenade for 13 wind instruments in E flat, Op 7
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Director: Alexei Ogrintchouk.- BIS.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Ballade no.1 in G minor Op.23
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Perahia Plays Chopin.
- Sony Classical.
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Paul Smith
Nunc dimittis
Ensemble: VOCES8.- VCM Records.
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Hamish MacCunn
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood Op.3
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood.
- Hyperion.
- 001.
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脡lisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Trio Sonata no.4 in G minor
Ensemble: Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.- PAN CLASSICS.
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Philip Glass
String Quartet no.3 'Mishima' (1962 - Body Building)
Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- Kronos Quartet performs Philip Glass.
- Nonesuch.
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Francis Poulenc
Flute Sonata
Performer: Emily Beynon. Performer: Andrew West.- L'Album des Six: The complete works of The Six for flute and piano.
- Hyperion.
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Barbara Strozzi
I baci
Ensemble: Musica Secreta.- Amon Ra records.
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Sir Hamilton Harty
A Comedy Overture
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.- CHANDOS.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in D, Op.70/1 "Ghost"
Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.- Philips.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Zigeunerweisen, Op 20
Performer: Akiko Suwanai. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- Philips.
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Percy Whitlock
Allegretto (Five Short Pieces for Organ)
Performer: John Scott.- Percy Whitlock Organ Sonata - Five Short Pieces - Fantasie Choral John Scott.
- Hyperion.
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Claude Debussy
Mazurka
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet.- Debussy: Complete works for piano vol.3: Bavouzet.
- Chandos.
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