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.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Winter Bonfire (Departure)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jos茅 Serebrier.- ASV.
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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.
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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.
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Rachel Stott
Serendipity and Household Objects (first movement)
Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble.- The Schubert Ensemble: Bright Future.
- NMC.
- 8.
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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.
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Zdenek Fibich
At Twilight
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: V谩clav Neumann.- SUPRAPHON.
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Fred Onovwerosuoke
Raging River Dance 2 (24 Studies in African Rhythms, No 24)
Performer: Rebeca Omordia.- Heritage.
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Gilles Binchois
A solis ortus cardine
Ensemble: Studio de musique ancienne de Montr茅al. Director: Andrew McAnerney.- Atma.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings, Op 48 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble. Conductor: Jonathan Morton.- Linn.
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Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in C major, H XV 21 (Finale - Presto)
Ensemble: Kungsbacka Trio.- Haydn: Piano Trios: Kungsbacka Piano Trio.
- Naxos.
- 3.
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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.
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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.
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Carl Maria von Weber
The Ruler of the Spirits (Overture, Op 27)
Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Griffiths.- CPO.
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Michael Tippett
Piano Sonata No 1 (second movement, Andante tranquillo)
Performer: Franziska Lee.- CAPRICCIO.
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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.
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Rachel Stott
Serendipity and Household Objects (first movement)
Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble.- The Schubert Ensemble: Bright Future.
- NMC.
- 8.
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Gy枚rgy Ligeti
Car Horn Prelude (Le grand macabre)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.- SONY.
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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.
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Simon Jeffes
Telephone and Rubber Band
Ensemble: Penguin Cafe Orchestra.- ZOPF LTD.
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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.
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Lynne Plowman
Panjangle
Ensemble: O Duo.- PRIMA FACIE.
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Bohuslav Martin暖
Charleston (Kitchen review - suire)
Orchestra: Holst-Sinfonietta. Conductor: Klaus Simon.- Martinu: La Revue de Cuisine.
- Naxos.
- 18.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Character Piece No 3 in B major (Allegro moderato)
Performer: B茅atrice Rauchs.- BIS.
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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.
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Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅
Un Sue帽o en la Floresta
Performer: John Williams.- Sony Classical.
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Tielman Susato
Basse danse [Danse du roy] (Danserye 1551)
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Director: David Munrow.- Various: Danseryes (Renaissance).
- Warner Classics.
- 108.
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Gerald Finzi
Dies natalis
Singer: Wilfred Brown. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Finzi.- EMI.
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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.
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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.
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John Cage
Sonata No 5 (Sonatas and Interludes)
Performer: John Tilbury.- DECCA.
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Aaron Copland
Hoe-Down (Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo)
Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- ARGO.
Broadcast
- Tue 28 Dec 2021 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3