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Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: George Alagiah, The Shrewsbury Buttermarket Wurlitzer, Haydn's 'La Chasse'

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Ian Skelly.

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 journalist, writer and newsreader George Alagiah.

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

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Thu 12 Sep 2019 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Ruins of Athens Op.113 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Beethoven: Overturen - Weiner Philharmoniker/Claudio Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 3.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82: II. Allegretto

    Performer: Florian Noack.
    • Prokofiev: Visions fugitives.
    • La Dolce Volta.
    • 30.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    Canto di bella bocca

    Ensemble: Musica Secreta.
    • Amon Ra records.

  • Franz Waxman

    Carmen Fantasy

    Composer: Georges Bizet. Performer: Chlo毛 Hanslip. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Mann.
    • Chloe.
    • Warner.
    • 11.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no.73 in D major 'La Chasse' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • DG.

  • Claude Debussy

    Danse sacr茅e et danse profane

    Performer: Rachel Masters. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Debussy/Ravel: Various works: Ulster Orchestra/Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 4-5.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    3 Caprices Op.33 (no.2 in E major)

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Mendelssohn: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Naive.
    • 012.

  • Antonio Lotti

    Crucifixus 脿 8

    Choir: St Paul's Cathedral Choir. Director: John Scott.
    • Passiontide at St Paul's: The Choir of St Paul's Cathedral, John Scott.
    • Hyperion.
    • 9.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance Op.11

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca.
    • 12.

  • Richard Johnson

    Windermere March

    Performer: Arnold Loxam.
    • Valentine Music.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantasia on Polish airs for piano and orchestra (Op.13) in A major

    Performer: Eldar Nebolsin. Orchestra: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antoni Wit.
    • Chopin, Piano Concerto No.1: Nebolsin/Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra/Wit.
    • Naxos.
    • 4.

  • L茅o Delibes

    Les Chasseresses [Prelude] (Sylvia)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Chopin/Delibes: Ballet favourites: Philadelphia Orchestra/Ormandy.
    • CBS.
    • 2.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Va tacito (from Giulio Cesare)

    Performer: Hector McDonald. Singer: Marijana Mijanovic. Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Handel: Julius Caesar (highlights): Mackerras.
    • Archiv.
    • 25.

  • Michael Torke

    Javelin

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Summon the heros: Boston Pops Orchestra/Williams.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Adam Salim

    Malaika

    Singer: Ang茅lique Kidjo.
    • Logozo.
    • Mango Records.
    • 5.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in C major RV.443 for flautino and orchestra

    Performer: Maurice Steger. Orchestra: I Barocchisti. Conductor: Diego Fasolis.
    • Vivaldi - Concerti per flauto.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 1.

  • Darius Milhaud

    Carnaval 脿 la Nouvelle-Orl茅ans for two pianos

    Performer: Artur Pizarro. Performer: Stephen Coombs.
    • Milhaud: Music for Two Pianists: Stephen Coombs, Artur PIzarro.
    • Hyperion.

  • Grace Williams

    Penillion (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Performer: Ray Allan. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Grace Williams: Sea Sketches; Fantasia; Carillons; Penillion.
    • Lyrita.
    • 6.

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzon per sonar a 4 [1608]

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • DECCA.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Cello Sonata in D minor, Op 40 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Gautier Capu莽on. Performer: Gabriela Montero.
    • Martha Argerich and Friends Live from the Lugano Festival 2013.
    • WARNER CLASSICS.
    • 7.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in D flat major, Op 72 No 4

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Dvorak: Slavonic Dances etc.: RPO/Detroit SO/Dorati.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin

    Toccatina Op.36

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin.
    • Kaleidoscope: Marc-Andre Hamelin.
    • Hyperion.
    • 20.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Concerto for orchestra (Sz.116), 5th mvt; Finale (Pesante - presto)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Hungaroton.

Broadcast

  • Thu 12 Sep 2019 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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