Suzy Klein with Essential Murray Perahia and West Side Story's Maria
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Suzy Klein.
0915 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Well-known musicians reveal their favourite performers.
1100 Essential Five – this week we bring you five performances by the great pianist Murray Perahia.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Michael Haydn
Serenade in D Major, M.68 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Virtuosi Saxoniae. Conductor: Ludwig Güttler.- M. Haydn: Serenade in D Major, P. 87.
- Capriccio.
- 101.
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Fredrik Sjölin
Naja's Waltz
Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- ECM.
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Frédéric Chopin
Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- Chopin: Journal Intime: Alexandre Tharaud.
- Virgin Classics.
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Leonard Bernstein
West Side Story (Maria)
Singer: Rolando Villazón. Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Daniele Callegari.- Rolando Villazon: Tenor.
- Deutsche Grammaphon.
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Frank Bridge
Seascape (The Sea)
Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Trio in E flat major K.498 'Kegelstatt' (3rd mvt)
Performer: Martin Frost. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- BIS.
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Carlo Gesualdo
Canzon franzese del Principe
Music Arranger: Christophe Dejour. Performer: Christophe Dejour.- The Art of Classical Guitar Transcription.
- Naxos.
- 101.
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JoaquÃn Rodrigo
Jiga (3 Viejos aires de danza)
Orchestra: Orquesta Ciudad de Granada. Conductor: Josep Pons.- Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 19.
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George Frideric Handel
The King shall rejoice - coronation anthem no. 3 HWV.260
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coronation Anthems.
- CORO.
- 11-14.
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Gabriel Fauré
Barcarolle no.4 in A flat major Op.44
Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Hyperion.
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David Baker
Calypso (Jazz Suite '3 Ethnic dances')
Performer: Alan Balter. Orchestra: Akron Symphony Orchestra.- American Voices: The African-American Composers' Project.
- TELARC.
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Gustav Holst
Suite no.2 in F major Op.28`2
Orchestra: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Timothy Reynish.- Holst/Vaughan Williams: British Wind Band Classics: Timothy Reynish.
- Chandos.
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Mieczysław Weinberg
Waltz (Suite for Orchestra)
Orchestra: Siberian State Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Lande.- Weinberg: Symphony No. 17, Op. 137 "Memory" & Suite for Orchestra.
- Naxos.
- 103.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Adelaide Op.46
Singer: John Mark Ainsley. Performer: Iain Burnside.- Beethoven: Lieder und Gesange: Ainsley/Burnside.
- Signum Classics.
- 9.
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Nino Rota
Juliet (Romeo and Juliet)
Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.- Silva Screen Records.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Gualtier Maldé...Caro nome (Rigoletto)
Singer: Natalie Dessay. Orchestra: Concerto Köln. Conductor: Evelino Pidò.- De l'opéra à la chanson.
- Erato/Warner Classics.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Oboe d'amore Concerto in E minor, TWV.51:e2
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Berlin Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Rainer Kussmaul.- EMI.
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VÃtezslav Novák
South Bohemian Suite Op. 64 (Reverie. Forests & Ponds)
Orchestra: Moravská filharmonie Olomouc. Conductor: Marek Štilec.- Novák: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1.
- Naxos.
- 102.
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Amy Beach
Romance, Op.23
Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Michael Brown.- Echoes.
- BIS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.23 in A major K.488 (1st mvt)
Performer: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Mozart; English Chamber Orchestra/Murray Perahia.
- Sony Classical.
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Jean Sibelius
Valse chevaleresque Op.96`3
Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo Vänskä.- The Sibelius Edition - Orchestral Works.
- BIS.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G Major (2nd mvt)
Music Arranger: Roderick Williams. Performer: Anna Markland. Ensemble: I Fagiolini. Conductor: Robert Hollingworth.- Amuse-Bouche - French Choral Delicacies.
- Decca.
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Géza Allaga
Concert study in D minor
Performer: Viktória Herencsár.- HUNGAROTON.
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Anton Bruckner
Ave Maria
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Bruckner: Mass in E minor/Motets: Polyphony/Britten Sinfonia/Layton.
- Hyperion.
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Gustav Holst
A Winter Idyll
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Atherton.- Lyrique.
Broadcast
- Tue 8 Dec 2020 09:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3