Ian Skelly
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Ian Skelly.
0915 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Musicians recommend their favourite recordings.
1100 Essential Five 鈥� this week we bring you five great performances by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Fritz Kreisler
Tambourin Chinois, Op. 3
Performer: Charlie Siem. Performer: Itamar Golan.- Between The Clouds.
- Signum Classics.
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Edvard Grieg
Homage March (Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite)
Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar; Salonen.
- Sony Classical.
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William Walton
Praise ye (Belshazzar's Feast)
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: 大象传媒 Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Warner Apex.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Nocturne in E minor Op.72`1
Performer: Nelson Goerner.- ALPHA.
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Andrzej Panufnik
Concerto Festivo
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrzej Panufnik.- UNICORN-KANCHANA.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Phaeton (Chaconne)
Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques. Director: Christophe Rousset.- APARTE.
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Franz Schubert
Die G枚tter Griechenlands D.677
Music Arranger: Rapha毛l Merlin. Singer: Matthias Goerne. Performer: Laur猫ne Durantel. Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.- Schubert: Quintet and Lieder.
- Erato/Warner Classics.
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Samuel Scheidt
Canzon Cornetto a 4
Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet.- CHANNEL.
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Benjamin Britten
Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge Op.10 (Variation 10)
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
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Johann Strauss II
Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Music Arranger: Georges Cziffra. Performer: Yuja Wang.- Yuja Wang - Fantasia.
- DG.
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Sarah Rimkus
My heart is like a singing bird
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.- Fading.
- Hyperion.
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Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring (extract)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- DG.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia and fugue in G minor BWV.542 'Great' (Fugue)
Performer: David Goode.- Bach: Organ Works, Vol. 3.
- Signum Classics.
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George Frideric Handel
O sacred oracles of truth (Belshazzar)
Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Director: William Christie.- Les Arts Florissants.
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Franz Leh谩r
Gold and silver - waltz Op.79
Orchestra: Wiener Johann Strauss Orchester. Conductor: Martin Sieghart.- Wien, Weib Und Gesang.
- ARTE NOVA.
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Constant Lambert
The Rio Grande
Singer: Sally Burgess. Performer: Jack Gibbons. Choir: Chorus of Opera North. Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Lambert: Summer's Last Will and Testament; The Rio Grande.
- HYPERION.
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Robert Schumann
Abegg Variations Op.1
Performer: Lise de la Salle.- 狈础脧痴贰.
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Joseph Haydn
Cello Concerto no.1 in C major H.7b.1
Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jos茅鈥怢uis Garc铆a.- SONY.
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Toshio Hosokawa
Lullaby of Itsuki (Japanese Folk Songs)
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Christian Rivet.- WARNER.
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Harold Arlen
Over the Rainbow
Music Arranger: Keith Jarrett. Performer: Keith Jarrett.- ECM.
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Josquin des Prez
Alma redemptoris mater / Ave regina caelorum
Ensemble: Brabant Ensemble. Conductor: Stephen Rice.- HYPERION.
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Anthony Holborne
The Honie-suckle - almain
Performer: Jakob Lindberg.- BIS.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Gi脿 nella notte densa (Otello)
Singer: Carlo Cossutta. Singer: Margaret Price. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DECCA.
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