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Georgia Mann

Georgia Mann with a great selection of classical music.

Georgia Mann playing the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises along the way.

0915 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.

1010 Song of the Day 鈥 focusing on the magic of words, music and the human voice.

1100 Essential Five - this week we bring you five lilting barcarolles 鈥 music to be heard on the water.

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

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Last on

Wed 14 Apr 2021 09:00

Music Played

  • Henry Purcell

    King Arthur (Overture)

    Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Hengelbrock.
    • Purcell: Instrumental Musik: Freiburger Barockorchester.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 14.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Fugue (3 Pieces)

    Performer: Vadim Vasilyevich Sakharov. Orchestra: Kremerata Baltica.
    • Piazzolla - Tango Ballet.
    • Teldec.
    • 12.
  • Alexander Scriabin

    Nocturne in D flat major Op.9 no.2

    Performer: Valentina Lisitsa.
    • Scriabin: Nuances.
    • Decca.
    • 13.
  • Fulvio Caldini

    Clockwork Toccata Op.68c

    Ensemble: Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet.
    • Channel.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae (Credo)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Gimell.
  • Clara Schumann

    Konzertsatz in F minor

    Performer: Lucy Parham. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • CIRRUS CLASSICS.
  • Enrique Granados

    Andaluza

    Performer: Craig Ogden.
    • Chandos.
  • Lera Auerbach

    24 Preludes Op.47 (no.22)

    Performer: Ani Aznavoorian. Performer: Lera Auerbach.
    • Cedille.
  • Alessandro Marcello

    Oboe Concerto in D minor

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Ensemble: New Seasons Ensemble.
    • In Venice: Albrecht Mayer.
    • Decca.
    • 8-10.
  • Franz Schubert

    Erlk枚nig D.328

    Singer: Matthias Goerne. Performer: Andreas Haeifliger.
    • Schubert Lieder Volume 7: Erlk枚nig.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 9.
  • Louis Spohr

    Nonet in F major Op.31 (Finale)

    Ensemble: Ensemble 360.
    • Spohr: Septet and Nonet: Ensemble 360.
    • ASV.
    • 4.
  • Andr茅 Previn

    Tango, Song and Dance (Song)

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Tango Song and Dance: Andre Previn, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.
  • Leroy Anderson

    The Syncopated Clock

    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Leroy Anderson: Favourites: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Slatkin.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 16.
  • John Dowland

    Time stands still

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Performer: Julian Behr.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Le Tic-Toc-Choc (Ordre no.18)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Alexandre Tharaud - Autograph.
    • Erato.
    • 13.
  • William Byrd

    Browning [The leaves be green]

    Ensemble: Capriccio Stravagante.
    • William Byrd: Virginal & Consorts.
    • INTERARTS.
    • 110.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Prelude (Hary Janos Suite Op.35a)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Philips.
  • V铆t臎zslava Kapr谩lov谩

    April Preludes Op.13 (nos. 3 and 4)

    Performer: Bengt Forsberg.
    • dB Productions dBCD170.
    • dB Productions.
    • 3.
  • Claude Debussy

    Danse sacree et danse profane

    Performer: Lavinia Meijer. Ensemble: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
    • Voyage.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 13-14.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Fantaisie-tableaux, Op.5 (Barcarolle)

    Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Rachmaninov: Suites 1&2: Ashkenazy/Previn.
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Knut Nystedt

    Immortal Bach

    Choir: Norwegian Soloists' Choir. Conductor: Grete Pedersen.
    • Nystedt & Bach: Meins Lebens Licht.
    • BIS.
    • 17.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony no.5 in B flat major Op.100 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies/Lietenant Kije: Berliner Philharmopniker/Seiji Ozawa.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Jos茅 White Lafitte

    Violin Concerto in F sharp minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Hege.
    • Cedille.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Partita no.4 in D major BWV.828 (Allemande)

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in E flat major Op.20`1 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • BIS.
  • Karol Szymanowski

    Concert Overture in E major Op.12

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • CHANDOS.

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