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Georgia Mann

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

0915 Playlist starter 鈥 listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.

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

1030 Playlist reveal 鈥 a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.

1100 Essential Five 鈥 the last of our picks this week of the best music written by Shostakovich.

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

3 hours

Last on

Fri 17 Dec 2021 09:00

Music Played

  • Juan de Araujo

    Los coflades de la estleya

    Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Choir. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.
    • New World Symphonies - Baroque Music from L:atin America: Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey S.
    • Hyperion.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Violin Concerto No 1 in B flat major, K 207 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Warner.
  • Charles Gounod

    Ave Maria (Meditation sur le premier prelude de piano de J.S. Bach)

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Music Arranger: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Hyperion.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Quintet no.2 in A major Op.81 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Stefan Vladar. Ensemble: Jerusalem Quartet.
    • Dvorak: Quatuor Op.95 'Americain'.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 8.
  • Jennifer Higdon

    Harp Concerto (Lullaby)

    Performer: Yolanda Kondonassis. Orchestra: Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Ward Stare.
    • American Rapture.
    • Azica.
    • 3.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    La Cupis (Pieces de clavecin en concerts - concert no.5)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Debussy/Rameau.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 20.
  • Traditional Irish

    Innesheer; Ships in Full Sail; I Saw Three Ships; New Christmas Reel

    Music Arranger: Kathie Stewart. Ensemble: Apollo鈥檚 Fire. Director: Jeannette Sorrell.
    • AVIE.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Valses nobles et sentimentales arr for orchestra

    Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Yannick Nezet-Seguin Ravel Rotterdam Phiharmonic Orchestra.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 4.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Piano Quartet no.1 in G minor Op.25 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Emanuel Ax. Performer: Isaac Stern. Performer: Jaime Laredo. Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma.
    • Brahms: Piano Quartets Opp. 25, 26 & 60: Ax/Stern/Laredo/Ma.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.
  • Francisco T谩rrega

    Recuerdos de la Alhambra

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰.
    • The Guitar: Milos Karadaglic.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.
  • Misha Mullov-Abbado

    The Linden Tree

    Singer: H茅lo茂se Werner. Ensemble: The Hermes Experiment.
    • Here We Are.
    • Delphian.
  • Lorenzo Allegri

    Canario

    Orchestra: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 16.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet in E minor, Op 44 No 2 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Arod.
    • Erato.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in C major BWV.846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier - Bk.1)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Robert Parsons

    Ave Maria 脿 5

    Conductor: Harry Christophers. Choir: The Sixteen.
    • Treasures of Tudor England: The Sixteen/Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.
    • 1.
  • Franz Schubert

    Ellens Gesang 3, D 839 (Ave Maria)

    Performer: Geoffrey Parsons. Singer: Barbara Bonney.
    • Schubert: Lieder: Barbara Bonney, Geoffrey Parsons.
    • Teldec.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Prelude in F minor BWV 881, from Well-tempered Clavier, Book 2

    Music Arranger: Jacques Loussier. Ensemble: Jacques Loussier Trio.
    • Universal Music Jazz.
  • Francesco Manfredini

    Concerto Grosso in C Major Op.3`12 'per il santissimo natale' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
    • Per la notte di Natale: Italian Christmas Concertos.
    • Naxos.
    • 401.
  • Stephanie Spragg

    Love came down at Christmas

    Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Conductor: Owain Park.
  • Michele Turney

    Love came down at Christmas

    Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Conductor: Owain Park.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Festive overture Op.96

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • DG.
  • Charles鈥怣arie Widor

    Piano Quintet in D minor Op.7 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: I Giardini.
    • ALPHA.
  • Thomas Ad猫s

    Powder Her Face - suite

    Orchestra: The National Youth Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Ades: Tevot, Violin Concerto, Three Studies.
    • EMI.
    • 8.
  • Philip Stopford

    Lullay, My Liking

    Choir: Belfast Cathedral Choir. Director: Matthew Owens.
    • Resonus Classics.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Piano Concerto no.1 in E minor, Op.11 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor. Conductor: Elim Chan. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • DECCA.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Lute Concerto in D RV.93

    Performer: Thomas Dunford. Ensemble: Jupiter.
    • ALPHA.

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