Georgia Mann
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. This week's Essential Performer is Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel. Presented by Georgia Mann.
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
0915 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1010 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1030 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1100 Essential Performers – the first of five tracks this week showcasing the artistry of Welsh bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Music Played
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Jiřà AntonÃn Benda
Symphony no.5 in G major (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Prague Sinfonia. Conductor: Christian Benda.- Sony.
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Claude Debussy
Premier Piano Trio in G major (2nd mvt)
Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Performer: Edgar Moreau. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.- Debussy Sonates & Trio.
- Erato.
- 12.
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Gilbert Vinter
Hunter's Moon
Performer: David Pyatt. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite.- British Horn Concertos: Pyatt/London Philharmonic Orchestra/Braithwaite.
- Lyrita.
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Billy Mayerl
Marigold
Performer: Susan Tomes.- Loose Elbows - Susan Tomes plays the piano music of Billy Mayerl.
- Virgin Classics.
- 4.
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Alexander Glazunov
Mazurka-Oberek in D major
Performer: Chloë Hanslip. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Alexander Vedernikov.- Hyperion.
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Gabriel Fauré
Cantique de Jean Racine
Choir: Accentus. Ensemble: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.- Naive.
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Josef Myslivecek
Overture in A major
Ensemble: Concerto Köln. Director: Werner Ehrhardt.- Archiv.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Siciliano (solo violin sonata BWV.1001)
Music Arranger: Lucile Boulanger. Performer: Lucile Boulanger.- Alpha.
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Wilhelm Stenhammar
Symphony no.2 in G minor Op.34 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Lindberg.- Stenhammar: Symphony No. 2 & Ett drömspel.
- BIS.
- 3.
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Hans Otte
Wassermannmusik
Performer: Cecilia Chailly.- Amiata Records.
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André Previn
Honey and Rue (The Town Is Lit)
Singer: Kathleen Battle. Orchestra: Orchestra of St. Luke’s. Conductor: André Previn.- Previn: Honey & Rue / Barber: Knoxville / Gershwin: Porgy and Bess.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Oboe d'amore concerto in E minor TWV.51:e2
Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Ensemble: Berlin Baroque Soloists. Director: Rainer Kussmaul.- Telemann: Concertos: Berlin Baroque Soloists/Kussmaul.
- EMI.
- 1-3.
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Pablo de Sarasate
Playera (Spanish dances Op.23)
Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.- Chandos.
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Scott Joplin
Gladiolus Rag
Performer: Joshua Rifkin.- Piano Rags By Scott Joplin.
- ELEKTRA NONESUCH.
- 4.
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Giacomo Puccini
Humming Chorus (Madame Butterfly)
Choir: Bavarian Radio Symphony Choir. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ivan Repušić.- Famous Opera Choruses.
- BR-Klassik.
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Thomas Newman
Assault on the Senses (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Soundtrack)
Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Newman.- The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
- Sony Classical.
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Jonathan Dove
The Passing of the Year ( Ah, Sun-flower!)
Choir: Convivium Singers. Conductor: Neil Ferris.- Dove: The Passing of the Year.
- Naxos.
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Jack Strachey
In a party mood [Housewives' Choice theme tune]
Orchestra: West End Celebrity Orchestra. Conductor: Jack Strachey.- Jack Strachey 'In Party Mood'.
- Bosworth.
- 1.
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Frédéric d’Erlanger
Violin Concerto Op.17 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Philippe Graffin. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- Cliffe & Erlanger: The Romantic Violin Concerto, Vol. 10; Philippe Graffin.
- Hyperion.
- 3.
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Orlande de Lassus
Aurora lucis rutilat
Music Arranger: Freddie Crowley. Choir: Corvus Consort. Ensemble: Ferio Saxophone Quartet. Director: Freddie Crowley.- Chandos.
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Franz Schubert
Quartettsatz in C minor D.703
Ensemble: Takács Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Traditional Welsh
David of the White Rock [Dafydd Y Garreg Wen]
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Katherine Thomas.- We'll Keep A Welcome.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Edward German
Nell Gwyn (Overture)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Avie.
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Robert Mackintosh
Scottish Reels
Ensemble: Concerto Caledonia.- Airs, Minuets, Gavotts and Reels.
- Delphian.
- 7.
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Nico Muhly
Slow Twitchy Organs
Performer: Nadia Sirota. Performer: James McVinnie.- Bedroom Community.
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Jehan Alain
Chanson a bouche fermee
Choir: Camerata Saint Louis.- Arion.
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Billy Joel
Reverie [Villa D'Este] Op.3
Performer: Hyung-ki Joo.- Billy Joel Opus 1-10 Fantasies & Delusions Music for Solo Piano.
- Sony Classical/Columbia.
- 1.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in B flat major Op.3`2 (Gavotte)
Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.3: English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner.
- Apex.
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George Gershwin
An American in Paris
Orchestrator: S. Buck. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Daniel Röhn. Orchestra: Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn. Conductor: Case Scaglione.- BERLIN CLASSICS.
Broadcast
- Mon 4 Jul 2022 09:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3