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Essential Classics with Suzy Klein: Essential Schumann, Jack Liebeck, Ives's The Alcotts

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

Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Suzy Klein

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

1010 Well known musicians reveal their personal favourite performers.

1100 Essential Five 鈥 this week we bring you five great pieces by Robert Schumann.

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

3 hours

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Overture in C, BWV119R

    Ensemble: Zefiro. Conductor: Alfredo Bernardini.
    • ARCANA.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Suite (Group 1)

    Performer: Timothy Ridout. Orchestra: Lausanne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jamie Phillips.
    • Claves.
  • Leopold Anton Kozeluch

    Piano Trio in A Major, Op. 21 No. 2, P.IX:8: III. Rondo. Allegro

    Ensemble: Trio 1790.
    • Kozeluch: Piano Trios, Vol. 3.
    • CPO.
    • 103.
  • Amilcare Ponchielli

    The Meeting

    Performer: Daniel Ottensamer. Performer: Ernst Ottensamer. Ensemble: Wiener Virtuosen.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Charles Ives

    The Alcotts - third movement of Concord Sonata (Piano Sonata No 2)

    Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • Jeremy Denk Plays Ives.
    • THINK DENK MEDIA.
    • 10.
  • John Knowles Paine

    Symphony no. 2 'In The Spring' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • NAXOS.
  • Edward Elgar

    O salutaris hostia No 3

    Performer: George Castle. Choir: Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir. Director: Stephen Shellard. Singer: Ben Cooper.
    • Rise Heart, Romantic English choral works: Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir.
    • Regent.
  • Jan Anton铆n Losy

    Lute Suite in D Minor: V. Gigue I, Menuet, Bouree, Gigue II

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Note d鈥檕ro.
    • BIS.
    • 405.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Hungarian March (The Damnation of Faust)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berlioz: La damnation de Faust.
    • Lso Live.
    • 3.
  • Charles Ives

    The Alcotts - third movement of Concord Sonata (Piano Sonata No 2)

    Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • Jeremy Denk Plays Ives.
    • THINK DENK MEDIA.
    • 10.
  • Oscar Straus

    Tragant-Walzer

    Orchestra: Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbr眉cken Kaiserslautern. Conductor: Ernst Theis.
    • Oscar Straus: Orchestral Works.
    • CPO.
    • 401.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Violin Concerto No 1 in D major, Op 19 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
    • Prokofiev & Sibelius: Violin Concertos: Frang.
    • Presto Classical.
    • 5.
  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Phaeton (Chaconne)

    Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.
    • APARTE.
  • William Levi Dawson

    O, le' me shine, shine like a Morning Star! (Folk Symphony)

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Alexandre Desplat

    Little Women (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

    • Sony.
  • Nikita Koshkin

    Usher-Waltz, Op 29

    Performer: Craig Ogden.
    • Tango Nuevo - Craig Ogden.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Church Sonata in F major, K 244

    Performer: Alice Harnoncourt. Performer: Walter Pfeiffer. Performer: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Performer: Herbert Tachezi.
    • Mozart Organ Works Tachezi.
    • Teldec.
    • 2.
  • Edward Elgar

    Introduction and Allegro

    Ensemble: Allegri String Quartet. Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Barbirolli.
    • EMI.
  • Henri du Bailly

    Yo Soy la Locura

    Music Arranger: Arianna Savall. Music Arranger: Petter Udland Johansen. Singer: Arianna Savall. Ensemble: Hirundo Maris.
    • The Wind Rose.
    • Carpe Diem.
    • 601.
  • Robert Schumann

    Papillons, Op 2

    Performer: Nelson Freire.
    • DECCA.
  • Anthony Newman

    Concerto for recorder, harpsichord & strings (Toccata)

    Performer: Michala Petri. Performer: Anthony Newman. Ensemble: Nordic String Quartet.
    • American Recorder Concertos.
    • OUR RECORDINGS.
    • 7.
  • J贸n Leifs

    Consolation

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • BIS.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Estonian Lullaby

    Singer: Zsuzsi T贸th. Singer: Barnab谩s Hegyi. Singer: Olivier Berten. Ensemble: Goeyvaerts String Trio.
    • CHALLENGE CLASSICS: CC72696.
    • CHALLENGE CLASSICS.
    • 1.
  • Gra偶yna Bacewicz

    String Quartet no.4 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Lutos艂awski Quartet.
    • Bacewicz: Complete String Quartets 2.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Alexander Borodin

    Dance of the Polovtsian Maidens (Prince Igor)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Tchaikovksy:1812 / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Balakirev: Islamey : Esa-Pekka S.
    • Philips.
    • 3.
  • Hans G谩l

    Triptych, Op.100 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Kenneth Woods.
    • Avie.

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  • Wed 29 Jul 2020 09:00

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