Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

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 Five Essentials 鈥� this week five great double concertos.

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

3 hours

Last on

Tue 16 Mar 2021 09:00
大象传媒 Radio 3

More episodes

Previous

Ian Skelly

Next

Ian Skelly

See all episodes from Essential Classics

Music Played

  • Edward Elgar

    The Wand of Youth Suite no.1 (Sun Dance)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Capriccio.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Delirio Amoroso HWV.99 (Sonata)

    Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Harry Bicket.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Franz Liszt

    Transcendental Study no.3 in F major 'Paysage'

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutshe Grammophon.
    • 3.

  • John Bennet

    Venus' birds, whose mournful tunes

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Performer: Julian Behr. Ensemble: Concerto di Viole.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Hans Rott

    Symphony no.1 in E major (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • RCA.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    String Quartet no.2 in E flat major Op.26 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto Grosso in F major Op.6`9

    Ensemble: Ensemble 415. Director: Chiara Banchini. Director: Jesper Christensen.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Jennifer Higdon

    All Things Majestic (String Lake)

    Orchestra: Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero.
    • Higdon: All Things Majestic, Viola Concerto & Oboe Concerto (Live).
    • Naxos.
    • 3.

  • Francisco Guerrero

    Mi Ofensa's Grande (Canciones y Villanesacas Espirituales)

    Choir: El Le贸n de Oro. Conductor: Marco Antonio Garc铆a de Paz.
    • HYPERION.

  • Heitor Villa鈥怢obos

    Choro no.1

    Performer: Turibio Santos.
    • Villa-Lobos: Choros.
    • Le Chant du Monde.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La traviata (Act 1 Prelude)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia. Conductor: Carlo Maria Giulini.
    • Warner.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour Op.12

    Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • Elgar: Cello Concerto: Sol Gabetta/Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Venzago.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Manfred Symphony Op.58 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.
    • Decca.

  • Yi-Qiang Sun

    Dance Of Spring

    Performer: Lang Lang.
    • Dragon Songs.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.

  • William Byrd

    Lullaby, my sweet little baby

    Choir: The Gesualdo Six. Director: Owain Park.
    • Fading.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.

  • Henry Purcell

    The Fairy Queen Z.629 (Symphony in Imitation of Birds)

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Purcell: The Fairy Queen, 1692.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 502.

  • Orlando Gibbons

    The Silver Swan

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • COLLEGIUM.

  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets)

    Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Performer: Dominic Martens. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Strauss / Holst: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 011.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Ombra mai fu (Serse)

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Fantasia in G major BWV.572

    Performer: Simon Preston.
    • Bach: Toccata and Fugue BWV 565: Simon Preston.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Concerto in E flat major for two pianos K.365 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Murray Perahia. Performer: Radu Lupu. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.

  • Tarquinio Merula

    Canzona (La Lusignuola) a 4 [Pelplin Tablature, c.1620-40]

    Ensemble: Sirena Recorder Quartet.
    • BIS.

  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Violin Concerto no.1 in F sharp minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.
    • DG.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Clarinet Trio Op.11 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Berkeley Ensemble.
    • Ludwig van Beethoven: Septet & Clarinet Trio.
    • resonus.
    • 09.

  • Anders Hillborg

    The Strand Settings (Dark Harbour XI)

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • DECCA.

  • Robert Parsons

    Mr Parsons His Songe

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg. Performer: Nigel North. Performer: Paul O鈥橠ette.
    • Three, Four and Twenty Lutes, Lindberg etc..
    • BIS.
    • 9.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Piano Concerto no.2 in F major Op.102

    Performer: Marc-Andr茅 Hamelin. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Tue 16 Mar 2021 09:00
    大象传媒 Radio 3

Our Classical Century

Our Classical Century

Radio 3 explores 100 key musical moments that shaped us, from 1918 to the present day.

Time Travellers: the podcast

Time Travellers: the podcast

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents quirky tales gathered from the corners of history.