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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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Last on

Thu 18 Feb 2021 09:00

Music Played

  • 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.
  • Alec Roth

    The Flower

    Choir: Ex Cathedra. Director: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • SIGNUM CLASSICS.
  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    String Quartet No. 1 in A major, Op. 4 - II. Allegretto

    Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.
    • Zemlinsky: Complete String Quartets.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Danse pa茂enne Op.158

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Peter Jablonski.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • 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.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Cantique de Jean Racine

    Performer: Stephen Farr. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Virgin.
  • Caroline Shaw

    Valencia for string quartet

    Ensemble: Attacca Quartet.
    • Orange.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 2.
  • 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.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (arr. for wind ensemble)

    Music Arranger: Wenzel Sedlak. Ensemble: Netherlands Wind Ensemble.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60

    Performer: Dinu Lipatti.
    • Chopin: Valses etc..
    • EMI.
    • 15.
  • Fulvio Caldini

    Clockwork Toccata

    Ensemble: Sirena Recorder Quartet.
    • BIS.
  • 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.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Dance of the Paper Umbrella

    Performer: Tamara Anna Cislowska. Performer: Elena Kats鈥怌hernin.
    • ABC Classics.
  • Edvard Grieg

    In the Hall of the Mountain King (Peer Gynt - suite no.1 Op.46)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • DG.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    6. Les Sauvages from Suite in G major

    Performer: William Christie.
    • Rameau Nouvelles Suites.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 13.
  • Edward MacDowell

    Witches' Dance, Op.17 no.2

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • The Piano Album: Stephen Hough.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 1.
  • 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.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    The Rite of Spring (for two pianos)

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • The Rite of Spring.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • 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.
  • Richard Wagner

    Spinning Chorus (The Flying Dutchman)

    Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Performer: Ll欧r Williams.
    • Signum.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Orpheus with his lute

    Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson. Performer: Graham Johnson.
    • HYPERION.
  • Ernest Chausson

    Soir de f锚te Op.32

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • Pentatone.
  • 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.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Nunc dimittis for chorus

    Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards K募ava.
    • Da pacem Domine.
    • Ondine.
    • 013.
  • Yuri Shaporin

    Valse from 5 pieces for cello and piano op 25

    Performer: Laura van der Heijden. Performer: Petr Shimonov.
    • Champs Hill.
  • 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.
    • 11.
  • 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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