Suzy Klein
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Suzy Klein.
0915 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Song of the Day
1100 Essential Five - this week we bring you five great performances by conductor Bernard Haitink.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Edvard Grieg
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Lyric Pieces - book 8 Op.65)
Orchestrator: Franz Josef Breuer. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jerzy Maksymiuk.- Grieg: Peer Gynt, Sigur Jorsalfar.
- NAXOS.
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Erroll Garner
Erroll's Blues
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Anon.
Galliard and Allemande
Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox.
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George Butterworth
Loveliest of Trees (A Shropshire Lad)
Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Iain Burnside.- George Butterworth, Songs from A Shropshire Lad: Williams / Burnside.
- Naxos.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Serenade in E major Op.22 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 415-364-2.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.12 in A major K.414 (1st mvt)
Performer: Ronald Brautigam. Orchestra: Die K枚lner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.- Mozart: Complete Piano Concertos.
- BIS.
- 501.
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Vassilena Serafimova
Miroirs
Performer: Vassilena Serafimova. Performer: Thomas Enhco.- Masterworks.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no.5 in E minor Op.64 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- BR KLASSIK.
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
Trio Sonata no.5 in F major (Allegro)
Ensemble: Collegium 1704. Performer: V谩clav Luks.- Accent.
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Hector Berlioz
B茅atrice et B茅n茅dict (Overture)
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Berlioz: Overtures.
- Chandos.
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Enrique Granados
El fandango de candil (Goyescas)
Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.- Granados: Goyescas: Garrick Ohlsson.
- Hyperion.
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John Adams
Batter My Heart (Doctor Atomic)
Singer: Gerald Finley. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Adams.- NONESUCH.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance in E minor Hess13
Performer: Patrick Gallois. Performer: Pascal Gallois. Performer: Myung-Whun Chung. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.- Beethoven: Triple Concerto/Violin Romances: Chung Trio/Philharmonia Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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George Frideric Handel
Sento la gioia (Amadigi di Gaula)
Music Arranger: Trevor Pinnock. Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The English Concert. Director: Trevor Pinnock.- EMI.
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Trad.
Sakura [Cherry Blossoms]
Music Arranger: Toru Takemitsu. Choir: Shinyukai Choir. Conductor: Shin Sekiya.- Takemitsu: Choral Works.
- Philips.
- 1.
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Oscar Rasbach
Trees
Singer: Benjamin Luxon. Performer: David Willison.- Decca.
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Jean Fran莽aix
L'horloge de Flore (21 Heures. Silene noctiflore)
Performer: Lajos Lencs茅s. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uri Segal.- Fran莽aix: L'horloge de Flore, Cor anglais Quartet, Oboe Trio & String Quartet.
- CPO.
- 107.
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Richard Strauss
Daphne Op.82 (Transformation Scene)
Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- DECCA.
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Santiago de Murcia
Tarantella no 2
Performer: Rolf Lislevand. Ensemble: Ensemble Kapsberger.- Naive.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Piano Trio no. 1 in F major Op.18 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Helios Trio.- Un matin de printemps.
- Mirare.
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J贸hann J贸hannsson
Heptapod B (Arrival)
Music Arranger: Max Knoth. Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Orchestra: Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Conductor: Jonathan Stockhammer.- DG.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto in A minor (1st mvt)
Performer: Stephane Rancourt. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Vaughan Williams: London Symphony/Oboe Concerto: Halle/Elder.
- Halle.
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Anton Bruckner
Symphony no.4 in E flat major 'Romantic' (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Decca.
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Jo Kn眉mann
搁耻尘盲苍颈蝉肠丑
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Jacques Ammon. Ensemble: German Chamber Orchestra, Berlin.- My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin.
- DG.
- 16.
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Anders Koppel
Still LIfe
Performer: Anders Koppel. Performer: Henrik Dam Thomsen.- DaCapo.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Mazurka In A Minor [for Emile Gaillard]
Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.- Chopin: Mazurkas.
- Hyperion.
- 019.
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Alexander von Zemlinsky
Trio in D minor, Op.3 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Paul Meyer. Performer: Zvi Plesser. Performer: Eric Le Sage.- Alpha.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Two-Part Invention in E major, BWV.777
Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Maxim Rysanov.- Bach: Inventions & Partita: Janine Jansen.
- Decca.
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Aram Khachaturian
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus Suite no.2)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Khachaturian: Spartacus Suites: SNO, Jarvi.
- Chandos.
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