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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, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

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 another in our series exploring music composed as a gift to someone.

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

3 hours

Last on

Wed 22 Dec 2021 09:00

Music Played

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Christmas Overture (The Forest of Wild Thyme Op.74)

    Music Arranger: Sydney Baynes. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • The Night Before Christmas.
    • Naxos.
    • 2.
  • Manuel Ponce

    Estrellita arr Heifetz

    Performer: Nikolaj Znaider. Performer: Daniel Gortler.
    • Bravo! Virtuoso and Romantic Encores For Violin.
    • RCA Red Seal.
  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Concierto de Aranjuez (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Milos Karadaglic: Aranjuez.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 3.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Cinderella Overture

    Orchestra: Hollywood Bowl Orchestra. Conductor: John Mauceri.
    • Rodgers and Hammerstein Overtures.
    • Philips.
    • 9.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Estonian Lullaby (Kuss-kuss, kallike)

    Choir: Girls' Choir Of Vilnius Choir-Singing School 'Liepaites'. Orchestra: Kremerata Baltica. Director: Gidon Kremer.
    • Gidon Kremer: New Seasons.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Adagio in C minor and Rondeau in C major, K 617

    Performer: Philharmonisches Bl盲serquintett Berlin. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • BIS.
  • An-Lun Huang

    Saibei Dance (Saibei Suite no. 2)

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Mei-Ann Chen.
    • Delights & Dances.
    • CEDILLE RECORDS.
    • 1.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    The Bells Op.35 (The Silver Sleigh Bells)

    Music Arranger: Daniil Trifonov. Performer: Daniil Trifonov.
    • DG.
  • Philip Lane

    Wassail Dances

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gavin Sutherland.
    • Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony.
    • Naxos.
    • 11-13.
  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Symphony in D major Wq.183`1

    Ensemble: Arcangelo. Director: Jonathan Cohen.
    • HYPERION.
  • Nico Muhly

    Bright Star Carol

    Choir: Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge. Conductor: Mark Williams.
    • SIGNUM.
  • Giovanni Bottesini

    String Quintet No. 3 in A Major: IV. Finale. Allegro vivace

    Ensemble: I Musicanti.
    • Bottesini: String Quintets.
    • SOMM Recordings.
    • 304.
  • Barbara Thompson

    Green - moderato (Saxophone Quartet no.2 'From Darkness into Light')

    Ensemble: Apollo Saxophone Quartet.
    • Celestial Harmonies.
  • Josef Suk

    Intermezzo - Playing at Swans and Peacocks, from Fairytale Suite (Raduz and Mahulena)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Chandos.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Nacqui all'affanno (La Cenerentola)

    Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Singer: Elena Semenova. Singer: Pascale Obrecht. Singer: Nabil Suliman. Singer: Paolo Stupenengo. Orchestra: Ch艙ur de l鈥橭p茅ra de Lyon. Conductor: Kazushi Ono. Orchestra: Orchestre de l鈥橭p茅ra de Lyon.
    • Diva Divo - Opera Arias: Joyce DiDonato.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 14.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Shawl Dance (Cinderella)

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.
  • Gian Carlo Menotti

    Amahl And The Night Visitors (Shepherds' Dance)

    Ensemble: Members of the Nashville Symphony Chorus. Ensemble: Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alastair Willis.
    • Amahl And The Night Visitors.
    • NAXOS.
    • 18.
  • Verna Felton

    Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo

    • Walt Disney Records.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Good-will to Men, and Peace on Earth

    Ensemble: Apollo5.
    • VOCES8 Records.
  • Pablo de Sarasate

    Zigeunerweisen

    Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥 Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • Erato.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Dolly Suite

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • HYPERION.
  • William James

    An Australian Christmas

    Orchestra: Sellers Engineering Band. Conductor: Phillip McCann.
    • A Christmas Celebration.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Adagio

    Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Thomas Hoppe.
    • MYRIOS.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Concert champ锚tre (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Ton Koopman. Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Conlon.
    • Poulenc: Organ concert/Piano concertos: Conlon.
    • Erato.
    • 4.
  • John Ward

    Fantasia 脿 4 No 6

    Ensemble: Phantasm.
    • LINN.
  • Johan Svendsen

    Norwegian Artists' Carnival Op.14

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Chandos.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Dec 2021 09:00

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