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Tom McKinney

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.

Tom McKinney 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 Tom's second pick of essential guitar pieces.

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

3 hours

Last on

Tue 28 Dec 2021 09:00

Music Played

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Winter Bonfire (Departure)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jos茅 Serebrier.
    • ASV.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Laudate Dominium (Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339)

    Singer: Kiri Te Kanawa. Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Decca.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No 5 in B flat major, D 485 (4th mvt, Allegro vivace)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Naive.
  • Rachel Stott

    Serendipity and Household Objects (first movement)

    Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble.
    • The Schubert Ensemble: Bright Future.
    • NMC.
    • 8.
  • Francesco Manfredini

    Concerto grosso in C major, Op 3 No 12, 'per il santissimo Natale' (Christmas Concerto)

    Ensemble: Les Amis de Philippe. Conductor: Ludger R茅my.
    • Manfredini: 12 Concerti, Op. 3.
    • CPO.
  • Zdenek Fibich

    At Twilight

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: V谩clav Neumann.
    • SUPRAPHON.
  • Fred Onovwerosuoke

    Raging River Dance 2 (24 Studies in African Rhythms, No 24)

    Performer: Rebeca Omordia.
    • Heritage.
  • Gilles Binchois

    A solis ortus cardine

    Ensemble: Studio de musique ancienne de Montr茅al. Director: Andrew McAnerney.
    • Atma.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Serenade for Strings, Op 48 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Conductor: Jonathan Morton.
    • Linn.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in C major, H XV 21 (Finale - Presto)

    Ensemble: Kungsbacka Trio.
    • Haydn: Piano Trios: Kungsbacka Piano Trio.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Elfrida Andr茅e

    Concert Overture in D major

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chlo茅 van Soeterst猫de.
  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Chaconne (Pha毛ton, Act 1)

    Ensemble: Caf茅 Zimmermann.
    • Les Grandes Eaux Musicalles de Versailles.
    • Alpha.
    • 1.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Um Mitternacht (R眉ckert-Lieder)

    Singer: Ruby Hughes. Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
    • Clytemnestra: Orchestral Songs.
    • BIS.
    • 104.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    The Ruler of the Spirits (Overture, Op 27)

    Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.
    • CPO.
  • Michael Tippett

    Piano Sonata No 1 (second movement, Andante tranquillo)

    Performer: Franziska Lee.
    • CAPRICCIO.
  • Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf

    Double Bass Concerto No 2 in D major (third movement - Allegro)

    Performer: Chi-Chi Nwanoku. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Goodwin.
    • HYPERION.
  • Rachel Stott

    Serendipity and Household Objects (first movement)

    Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble.
    • The Schubert Ensemble: Bright Future.
    • NMC.
    • 8.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Car Horn Prelude (Le grand macabre)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • SONY.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    March Past of the Kitchen Utensils (The Wasps)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd.
    • Vaughan Williams: Piano Concerto.
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Simon Jeffes

    Telephone and Rubber Band

    Ensemble: Penguin Cafe Orchestra.
    • ZOPF LTD.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    A magnet hung in a hardware shop (Patience)

    Librettist: William Gilbert. Singer: John Cameron. Choir: Glyndebourne Chorus. Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Sargent.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Lynne Plowman

    Panjangle

    Ensemble: O Duo.
    • PRIMA FACIE.
  • Bohuslav Martin暖

    Charleston (Kitchen review - suire)

    Orchestra: Holst-Sinfonietta. Conductor: Klaus Simon.
    • Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine.
    • Naxos.
    • 18.
  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Character Piece No 3 in B major (Allegro moderato)

    Performer: B茅atrice Rauchs.
    • BIS.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Oratorio de Noel, Op 12: Tollite hostias

    Performer: Mikaeli kammark枚r. Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Conductor: Anders Eby. Orchestra: Strings of the Stockholm Royal Opera Orchestra.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Oratorio De No毛l.
    • Proprius.
    • 10.
  • Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅

    Un Sue帽o en la Floresta

    Performer: John Williams.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Tielman Susato

    Basse danse [Danse du roy] (Danserye 1551)

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.
    • Various: Danseryes (Renaissance).
    • Warner Classics.
    • 108.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Dies natalis

    Singer: Wilfred Brown. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Finzi.
    • EMI.
  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Adagio in G minor arr. Giazotto

    Composer: Remo Giazotto. Performer: Alastair Ross. Performer: Simon Standage. Orchestra: Richard Hickox Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Weekend Classics: Baroque Weekend: Pachelbel/Albinoni/Handel/Vivaldi.
    • Decca.
    • 2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Wind Octet in E flat major, Op 103 (first movement - Allegro)

    Ensemble: Mozzafiato. Conductor: Charles Neidich.
    • Beethoven: Chamber music for wind instruments: Mozzafiato/Neidich.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • John Cage

    Sonata No 5 (Sonatas and Interludes)

    Performer: John Tilbury.
    • DECCA.
  • Aaron Copland

    Hoe-Down (Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo)

    Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • ARGO.

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