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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Felix Mendelssohn
Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA.
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Bob Chilcott
The making of the Drum - The Skin
Choir: Grex Musicus. Conductor: Marjukka Riihim盲ki.- Alba.
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Fazil Say
Cello Concerto (Song of Hope)
Performer: Camille Thomas. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.- DG.
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegel - einmal anders
Composer: Franz Hasen枚hrl. Ensemble: Berliner Solisten.- Apex.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - finale
Ensemble: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.- Sony.
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Antoine Forqueray
Jupiter (Suite no. 5 in C minor)
Performer: Thomas Dunford. Performer: Jean Rondeau.- ERATO.
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Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka
Nocturne in E flat major
Performer: Xavier de Maistre.- Sony.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Tuba Concerto in F Minor (Arr. for Euphonium & Orchestra)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Ben Gernon.- Chandos.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Clarinet Quintet in F sharp minor Op.10 (4th mvt)
Performer: Anthony McGill. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Azica Records.
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Amy Beach
Three Shakespeare Songs, Op 37
Singer: Emma Kirkby. Performer: James Lisney.- BIS.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Cello Concerto in G minor RV.416
Performer: Bruno Philippe. Ensemble: Jupiter.- ALPHA.
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Paul Hindemith
Der fliegenden Holl盲nder: Ouvert眉re
Ensemble: Quatuor Manfred.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Edvard Grieg
Puck and Rememberances (Lyric Pieces Op.71 For Piano, No.s 3 and 7)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hyperion CDA68070.
- Hyperion.
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Fats Waller
Ain't Misbehavin'
Composer: Harry Brooks. Composer: Andy Razaf. Performer: Fats Waller.- Stormy Weather (The Soundtrack Factory).
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Henry Litolff
Concerto Symphonique no.4 in D minor, Op.102 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Peter Donohoe. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Hyperion.
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Valerie Coleman
Afro-Cuban Concerto (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Imani Winds.- Koch International Classics.
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Franz Schubert
Moment musical in C sharp minor D.780 no.4
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- Schubert: Piano Sonata/Moments Musicaux: Mitsuko Uchida.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 - IV. Andante: Allegro
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- LPO.
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Johannes Brahms
String Sextet no.2 in G major, Op.36 (4th mvt)
Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Julia-Maria Kretz. Performer: Stefan Fehlandt. Performer: Pauline Sachse. Performer: Christoph Richter. Performer: Xenia Jankovic.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Maurice Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.- Debussy/Ravel: Works For Piano And Orchestra.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No 87 in A major (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen. -
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Pietro Locatelli
Concerto grosso in D major Op.1`9
Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Gottfried von der Goltz.- Locatelli: Concerti Grossi, Op. 1.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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