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Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Essential Scherzos, Dinogad's Smock, Adams's Grand Pianola Music

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.

1100 Essential Five 鈥 this week we suggest five essential orchestral scherzos.

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

3 hours

Music Played

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Moments musicaux, Op.16 (No.6)

    Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • Rachmaninov: Preludes, Moments musicaux: Nikolai Lugansky.
    • Erato.
    • 17.
  • Franz Schubert

    String Quartet in D Minor D.810 'Death and the Maiden' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: 12 Ensemble.
    • Death and the Maiden.
    • Sancho Panza Records.
    • 105.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Dance of the Paper Umbrellas

    Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Benjamin Northey.
    • ABC.
  • Jim Parker

    Concerto for Clarinet & Strings (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ian Herbert. Orchestra: Apollo Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Chernaik.
    • Jim Parker: Clarinet Concerto, Betjeman's London etc..
    • Meridian.
    • 003.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    L'Amour est le dieu de la paix (Anacr茅on)

    Singer: Sandrine Piau. Orchestra: Les Paladins. Conductor: J茅r么me Corr茅as.
    • Le Triomphe De L'Amour.
    • Naive.
    • 3.
  • John Adams

    Grand Pianola Music (On the dominant divide)

    Performer: Orli Shaham. Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Ensemble: Synergy Vocals. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • John Adams: Absolute Jest / Grand Pianola Music.
    • San Francisco Symphony.
    • 9.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No 4 in D Major, K218 iii: Rondeau

    Performer: Nikolaj Znaider. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Violin Concertos Nos 4 & 5.
    • LSO Live.
    • 3.
  • Jung Jae-Il

    Zappaguri, Conciliation I and Mr Yoon and Park - from Parasite OST

    • Sacred Bones.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Zefiro torna (Scherzi musicali)

    Singer: Nigel Rogers. Singer: Ian Partridge. Performer: Colin Tilney. Director: J眉rgen J眉rgens.
    • Monteverdi - Caccini - Peri - Saracini: Canti Amorosi.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 5.
  • George Gershwin

    I Got Rhythm

    Performer: Wayne Marshall.
    • A Gershwin Songbook & Improvisations.
    • VIRGIN CLASSICS.
    • 17.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Humoresque, Op.101 No.7

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • CHANDOS CHAN.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Estonian Lullaby (Kuss-kuss, kallike)

    Choir: Girls' Choir Of Vilnius Choir-Singing School 'Liepaites'. Orchestra: Kremerata Baltica. Director: Gidon Kremer.
    • Gidon Kremer: New Seasons.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.
  • William Byrd

    Lullaby, my sweet little baby

    Singer: Timothy Wilson. Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • Christmas Carols and Motets.
    • Gimell.
    • 7.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Wiegenlied (Five Songs, Op 49)

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter.
    • Brahms: Lieder: Anne-Sofie von Otter.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 22.
  • Traditional Cumbrian

    Pais Dinogad

    Music Arranger: Lynne Denman. Music Arranger: Sianed Jones. Ensemble: Joglaresa.
    • Joglaresa.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Brahms: Symphonies 1-4. Berliner Philharmoniker - Rattle.
    • EMI.
    • 2.
  • Philip Glass

    Etude no.2

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Deustche Grammophon.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring (Sacrifical Dance)

    Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 14.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in D minor, H XV 23 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio.
    • Philips.
  • Constant Lambert

    Bacchanale - from Horoscope

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Argo.
  • Benedetto Ferrari

    Queste pungenti spine

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 8.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Concerto no.2 in E major BWV.1053 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Director: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • Piano Masterworks The World's Favourite Piano Classics.
    • Decca.
    • 4.
  • Maurice Ravel

    String Quartet

    Ensemble: Meta4.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Symphonie fantastique (March to the Scaffold)

    Ensemble: Les Si猫cles. Director: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.
  • Sammy Fain

    Secret Love

    Performer: Brad Mehldau.
    • Nonesuch.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Helios Op.17

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Nielsen: Aladdin Suite etc: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 5.
  • Aaron Copland

    Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Copland the Populist: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 1.

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