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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.
1100 Essential Five 鈥� this week we suggest five essential works by Brahms.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Valse-Fantaisie
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.- CHANDOS.
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Franz Schubert
Violin Sonata no.2 in A Minor, D.385: 4th movt - Allegro
Performer: Zachary Carrettin. Performer: Mina Gaji膰.- Boundless.
- Sono Luminus.
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Thomas Tomkins
When David heard that Absalom was slain
Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.- Thomas Tomkins: The Great Service: The Tallis Scholars.
- Gimell.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Piano Trio in D minor, Op.11 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Clementi-Trio K枚ln.- Largo.
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Benjamin Britten
March (Matin茅es musicales)
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.- Decca.
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Richard Strauss
Waltz Sequence no.1 (Der Rosenkavalier)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.- Symphonic music from operas.
- Sony.
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John Adams
China Gates
Performer: Gloria Cheng.- Piano Music of John Adams and Terry Riley: Gloria Cheng-Cochran.
- Telarc.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F major, RV.99
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.- Concerti da Camera Vol. 4: Il Giardino Armonic.
- Teldec.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Pha毛ton, Op.39
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- SONY.
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Lars鈥怑rik Larsson
A Winter's Tale Op.18
Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Stig Westerberg.- SWEDISH SOCIETY.
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Meredith Monk
Ellis Island
Performer: Ursula Oppens. Performer: Bruce Brubaker.- ECM.
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Ottorino Respighi
La boutique fantasque (Tarantella)
Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque - Davis.
- CBS.
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Gustav Mahler
Quartet movement in A minor for piano and strings
Performer: Gidon Kremer. Performer: Veronika Hagen. Performer: Clemens Hagen. Performer: Oleg Maisenberg.- DG.
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Claude Debussy
Pagodes [Estampes]
Orchestrator: Percy Grainger. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Simon Rattle conducts British Music.
- EMI.
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Johannes Brahms
Ihr habt nur Traurigkeit (A German Requiem, Op 45)
Singer: Dorothea R枚schmann. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle. Choir: Berlin Radio Choir.- EMI.
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Jonny Greenwood
Phantom IV
Performer: Daniel Pioro.- Nonesuch.
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Edward Elgar
Serenade in E minor, Op 20
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Elgar: City of London Sinfonia/Hickox.
- EMI.
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Ferdinand H茅rold
Clog Dance (La Fille Mal Gard茅e)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- EMI.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Christe adoramus te (First Book of Motets, 1620)
Ensemble: Concerto Italiano. Director: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- 狈补茂惫别.
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Josef Suk
Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 8 - Scherzo: Presto
Orchestra: Nash Ensemble.- HELIOS : CDH 55416.
- Helios.
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Edvard Grieg
Norwegian melody and Folk melody
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- EMI.
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Igor Stravinsky
Scherzo Fantastique Op.3
Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Stravinsky: Firebird Suite: St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra/Ashkenazy.
- Decca.
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