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 pieces of music inspired by the myth of Orpheus.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Andreas Romberg
Overture to "Die Gro脽mut des Scipio", Op. 54
Conductor: Kevin Griffiths. Orchestra: Phion, Orchestra of Gelderland & Overijssel.- Romberg: Orchestral Works.
- CPO.
- 1.
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Alec Roth
The Flower
Choir: Ex Cathedra. Director: Jeffrey Skidmore.- SIGNUM CLASSICS.
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Alexander von Zemlinsky
String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 4 - II. Allegretto
Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.- Zemlinsky: Complete String Quartets.
- Chandos.
- 2.
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C茅cile Chaminade
Danse pa茂enne Op.158
Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Peter Jablonski.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Oboe and Violin Concerto in B flat major RV.548
Performer: Paolo Grazzi. Performer: Stefano Montanari. Ensemble: Zefiro.- 狈础脧痴贰.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Cantique de Jean Racine
Performer: Stephen Farr. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Conductor: David Hill.- Virgin.
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Caroline Shaw
Valencia for string quartet
Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.- Orange.
- Nonesuch.
- 2.
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Josef Suk
Fantastic scherzo Op.25
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.- Martinu: Symphony No.6 Czech Phil Orch / Belohlavek.
- Chandos.
- 009.
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Gioachino Rossini
The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (arr. for wind ensemble)
Music Arranger: Wenzel Sedlak. Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble.- PHILIPS.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
Performer: Dinu Lipatti.- Chopin: Valses etc..
- EMI.
- 15.
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Fulvio Caldini
Clockwork Toccata
Ensemble: Sirena Recorder Quartet.- BIS.
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Chevalier J.J.O. de Meude-Monpas
Rondeau (Allegretto) - third movement of Violin Concerto No 4 in D major
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Hege.- Cedille.
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Elena Kats鈥怌hernin
Dance of the Paper Umbrella
Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska. Performer: Elena Kats鈥怌hernin.- ABC Classics.
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Edvard Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt - suite no.1 Op.46)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- DG.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
6. Les Sauvages from Suite in G major
Performer: William Christie.- Rameau Nouvelles Suites.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 13.
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Edward MacDowell
Witches' Dance, Op.17 no.2
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- The Piano Album: Stephen Hough.
- Virgin Classics.
- 1.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No.2 in B minor, BWV.1067 (Overture)
Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ton Koopman.- J.S. Bach, Orchestral Suites, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra / Ton Koopman.
- RCA.
- 7.
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Igor Stravinsky
The Rite of Spring (for two pianos)
Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- The Rite of Spring.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony no.5 in B flat major
Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Henry Raudales.- Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in D Minor & String Symphonies Nos. 1-6.
- BR-Klassik.
- 16-18.
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Richard Wagner
Spinning Chorus (The Flying Dutchman)
Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Performer: Ll欧r Williams.- Signum.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Orpheus with his lute
Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Performer: Graham Johnson.- HYPERION.
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Ernest Chausson
Soir de f锚te Op.32
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Marek Janowski.- Pentatone.
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Johannes Brahms
Zwei Ges盲nge, Op. 91: I. Gestillte Sehnsucht
Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien. Lyricist: Friedrich R眉ckert. Singer: Matthias Goerne.- Brahms: Viola Sonatas, Op. 120 - Zwei Ges盲nge, Op. 91.
- harmonia mundi.
- 110.
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Arvo P盲rt
Nunc dimittis for chorus
Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards K募ava.- Da pacem Domine.
- Ondine.
- 013.
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Yuri Shaporin
Valse from 5 pieces for cello and piano op 25
Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Petr Shimonov.- Champs Hill.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
La Poule (Concert en sextuor no.6 in G minor)
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Rameau: Une Symphonie Imaginaire: Musiciens du Louvre/Minkowski.
- Archiv.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 34 in C major, K 338 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.- HUNGAROTON.
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