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Ian Skelly with essential music for children and Maxwell Davies's Lullabye for Lucy

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

Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Ian Skelly

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.

1010 Essential Symphony 鈥� a movement from the 大象传媒 archive, plus the whole performance available online.

1100 Essential Five 鈥� this week we suggest five pieces of music for children.

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

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Mon 1 Jun 2020 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Carl Nielsen

    Little Suite for strings, Op 1 - II. Intermezzo

    Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Works by Grieg, Sibelius, Nielsen & Wiren.
    • Argo.
    • 9-11.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59, 'F眉r Elise'

    Performer: Wilhelm Kempff.
    • 111 Years of Deutsche Grammophon.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 9.

  • Johann Evangelist Brandl

    Symphony in D Major: IV. Presto

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Kevin Griffiths.
    • Brandl: Orchestral Works.
    • CPO.
    • 304.

  • Judith Weir

    Nuits d'Afrique: IV. Le village

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Ensemble: Hebrides Ensemble.
    • DELPHIAN.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in B minor for 4 violins and cello, RV 580

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova. Performer: Stefano Barneschi. Performer: Marco Bianchi. Performer: Riccardo Minasi. Performer: Marco Testori. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Vivaldi: Violin Concertos: Viktoria Mullova.
    • Onyx.
    • 4-6.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Lullabye for Lucy

    Choir: Choir of St Mary's Music School. Conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • Unicorn Kanchana.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Quintet in E flat major K.452 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Ensemble 360.
    • Mozart: Chamber Works.
    • ASV.
    • 7.

  • Henri Rabaud

    La procession nocturne (The Nocturnal Procession)

    Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique des Pays de Loire. Conductor: Pierre Dervaux.
    • Rabaud: Marouf / Eglogue.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • George Frideric Handel

    As steals the morn (L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato)

    Singer: Allan Clayton. Singer: Mary Bevan. Orchestra: Orchestra of Classical Opera. Conductor: Ian Page.
    • 'Where're You Walk' - Aria's for Handel's Favourite Tenor.
    • Signum.
    • 10.

  • Martin Butler

    American Rounds: No 1 Vigoroso

    Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble.
    • Martin Butler: American Rounds.
    • NMC.
    • 1.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Lullabye for Lucy

    Choir: Choir of St Mary's Music School. Conductor: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • Unicorn Kanchana.

  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony No 9 in D minor

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.

  • Eric Whitacre

    Seal Lullaby

    Choir: Eric Whitacre Singers. Choir: Laudibus. Performer: Christopher Glynn. Conductor: Eric Whitacre.
    • Eric Whitacre: Light & Gold: Eric Whitacre.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Berceuse (Dolly Suite, Op.56)

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Bizet, Ravel, Faure: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.
    • 13.

  • Gerald Finzi

    The Salutation (Dies Natalis, Op 8)

    Singer: Wilfred Brown. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Finzi.
    • EMI Classics.

  • Ildebrando Pizzetti

    Violin Sonata in A major: second movement (Prayer for the Innocent)

    Performer: Gianluca Turconi. Performer: Marco Sala.
    • DUCALE.

  • William Boyce

    Symphony No 2 in A major: III. Presto (Allegro)

    Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Archiv.

  • Robert Schumann

    Kinderszenen ("Scenes from Childhood"), Op. 15 (highlights)

    Performer: Sarah Beth Briggs.
    • Brahms/Schumann.
    • AVIE.
    • 11-23.

  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Joyeuse marche

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Tortelier's French Bonbons: 大象传媒 Philharmonic/Tortelier.
    • Chandos.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    L'amante segreto

    Performer: Jes煤s Fern谩ndez Baena. Singer: Raquel Andueza.
    • NB RECORDS.

  • Jeno Hubay

    Carmen Fantasie Brillante

    Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Svetlana Kosenko.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Notturno no.5 in C major, H.2.29: Finale (Fuga)

    Ensemble: Mozzafiato. Ensemble: L鈥橝rchibudelli.
    • Sony.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Variations for the healing of Arinushka (Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka)

    Performer: Anna Gourari.
    • ECM.

  • Michael Tippett

    Concerto for double string orchestra

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Teldec.

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