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Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Shaw's Corner, Est茅vez's Midday on the Plain, Essential Tchaikovsky

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Suzy Klein.

Suzy Klein 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.

1110 Essential Five 鈥 this week we suggest five essential piece of music by Tchaikovsky.

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

3 hours

Music Played

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Chopin: Journal Intime: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Virgin Classics.
  • Erno Dohnanyi

    Sextet in C major Op.37 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • Hyperion.
  • Philip Glass

    Violin Concerto No.2 'American Four Seasons'; Song No.3 & Movement 4

    Performer: Piotr Plawner. Conductor: Philippe Bach. Orchestra: Bern Chamber Orchestra.
    • Naxos.
  • William Byrd

    Vigilate

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Signum.
  • Antonio Est茅vez

    Mediodia en el llano

    Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio K.418

    Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.
    • ERATO.
  • Andrea Falconieri

    Folias echa para mi Senora Dona Tarelilla de Carallenos

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Altre Follie 1500-1750: Hesperion XXI/Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 7.
  • Sally Beamish

    Seavaigers (Haven)

    Performer: Chris Stout. Performer: Catriona McKay. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.
    • McKay Stout Music.
  • George Gershwin

    Strike up the Band (Overture)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Gershwin: An American in Paris: Shelley/大象传媒 Phil./Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in A major Kk.208

    Performer: Pierre Hanta茂.
    • MIRARE.
  • Ignace Joseph Pleyel

    Rondo for clarinet and basset horns, 'Presto assai'

    Ensemble: Swiss Clarinet Players.
    • CLAVES.
  • Richard Wagner

    G枚tterd盲mmerung, WWV 86D (Act III, conclusion)

    Singer: Gun-Brit Barkmin. Singer: Eric Halfvarson. Orchestra: Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jaap van Zweden.
    • Wagner: G枚tterd盲mmerung, WWV 86D.
    • Naxos.
    • 414.
  • Robert Schumann

    Introduction and Allegro, Op.134

    Performer: Jan Lisiecki. Orchestra: Santa Cecilia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Phillips.
  • Ferde Grof茅

    Sunrise (Grand Canyon Suite)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Enrique B谩tiz.
    • EMI.
  • Francisco T谩rrega

    Recuerdos de la Alhambra

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰.
    • The Guitar: Milos Karadaglic.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.
  • George Butterworth

    2 English Idylls

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • Halle: English Rhapsody.
    • Halle.
    • 2-3.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C major, Op.76`3 'Emperor' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.
    • COLBURN.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake; Dance of the swans (Act 2 No.13)

    Orchestra: State Academic Symphony Orchestra of The Russian Federation. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs)

    Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.
    • Ravel, The Piano Concertos: Aimard/Cleveland Orchestra/Boulez.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 8.
  • Andrzej Panufnik

    Lullaby

    Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: 艁ukasz Borowicz.
    • CPO.
  • Franz Schubert

    Gondelfahrer, D.808

    Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Singer: Simon Keenlyside.
    • EMI.
  • William Lawes

    Consort Sett a 6 in F major "Sunrise" (Fantazy)

    Ensemble: Fretwork. Performer: Paul Nicholson.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Egmont, Op 84 (Overture)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Beethoven: Overtures: Sir Colin Davis.
    • CBS.
    • 5.

Broadcast

  • Tue 21 Jan 2020 09:00

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