Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Tom McKinney

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Tom McKinney. This week's Essential Performers are violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster.

Tom McKinney 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 Performers 鈥 this week our artists in focus are violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster.

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

3 hours

Last on

Tue 12 Jul 2022 09:00

Music Played

  • Friedrich Kuhlau

    The Robbers' Castle (Overture)

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt.
    • Kuhlau: Overtures: Danish National Radio Symphony Orch/Schonwandt.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Mario Castelnuovo鈥怲edesco

    Sonatine Op.205 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Chloe Dufossez. Performer: Leonard Becker.
    • Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Chamber Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 402.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Impromptu no.3 in A flat major Op.34

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Faure - The Complete Music for Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 3.
  • L茅on Bo毛llmann

    Suite gothique in C minor, Op.25 (Toccata)

    Performer: Ian Tracey.
    • Bombarde! French Organ Classics - Ian Tracey.
    • Chandos.
  • Othmar Schoeck

    Suite in A flat major Op.59 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: I Tempi. Conductor: Gevorg Gharabekyan.
    • Schoeck: Summer Night.
    • Genuin.
    • 103.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K.297b (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Performer: Diethelm Jonas. Performer: Bruno Schneider. Performer: Sergio Azzolini. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Hans Vonk.
    • Mozart: Clarinet Concertos: Sabine Meyer.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Symphony no.5 in B flat major Op.55 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka.
    • Glazunov: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7.
    • BIS.
    • 2.
  • Federico Mompou

    Paisajes (El lago)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Horizons.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Sinfonia Melodica in C major TWV.50:2

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Performer: Viola Orlovsky. Ensemble: Berliner Barock Solisten. Conductor: Rainer Kussmaul.
    • Sinfonia Melodica - Works by Telemann.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 22.
  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • Butterworth/Delius: English Rhapsody: Halle, Elder.
    • Halle.
    • 4.
  • Paul Dukas

    Villanelle

    Performer: Peter Damm. Performer: Peter R枚sel.
    • Franz枚sische Musik f眉r Horn und Klavier.
    • Berlin Classics.
    • 9.
  • Henri du Bailly

    Yo Soy la Locura

    Music Arranger: Arianna Savall. Music Arranger: Petter Udland Johansen. Singer: Arianna Savall. Ensemble: Hirundo Maris.
    • The Wind Rose.
    • Carpe Diem.
    • 601.
  • Guy Woolfenden

    Illyrian Dances

    Ensemble: Ithaca College Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Rodney Winther.
    • MARK RECORDS.
  • Danny Elfman

    Batman (Main Theme)

    Orchestra: The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.
    • Silva Screen.
  • Pietro Yon

    12 Divertimenti (Toccatina)

    Performer: Ian Tracey.
    • Ian Tracey - Organ Recital.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 12.
  • L茅on Bo毛llmann

    Suite Gothique Op.25 (Pri猫re 脿 Notre-Dame)

    Music Arranger: Eric Crees. Ensemble: Harmonic Brass.
    • On Tour.
    • Brass Works Munich.
    • 9.
  • Johannes Hieronymus Kapsberger

    Toccata arpeggiata

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Anne Sofie Von Otter: Music for a While; Baroque Melodies.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 16.
  • Louis James Alfred Lef茅bure鈥怶茅ly

    Sortie in E flat major

    Performer: Roger Judd.
    • HERALD.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Prelude and Fugue no.7 in A major Op.87'7

    Performer: Alexander Melnikov.
    • Shostakovich The Preludes & Fugues Alexander Melnikov Piano.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 13.
  • Edwin York Bowen

    Fantasy Overture on Tom Bowling Op.115

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Overtures from the British Isles Vol 2.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Shruthi Rajasekar

    Numbers

    Choir: National Youth Choirs of Great Britain. Conductor: Ben Parry.
    • Young Composers Scheme.
    • NMC Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Hans G谩l

    Oboe Sonata Op.85 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Viola Wilmsen. Performer: Kimiko Imani.
    • G谩l, Martinu, Haas, Jan谩cek & Slavicky: Oboe & Piano.
    • CAvi Music.
    • 107.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIA VOX.
  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in A Minor (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • American Quintets.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.
  • Jakub Ciupi艅ski

    Edo Lullaby

    Performer: Anne Akiko Meyers.
    • Avie.
  • Le贸 Weiner

    Serenade in F Minor Op.3 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro. Conductor: Roberto Paternostro.
    • Dohn谩nyi & Weiner: Orchestral Works.
    • CapriccioNR.
  • Louis Moreau Gottschalk

    Mazurka Rustique Op.81

    Performer: Philip Martin.
    • Gottschalk Piano Music - Philip Martin.
    • Hyperion.
    • 6.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Overture in A minor

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Jean Sibelius.
    • BIS.
    • 2.

Broadcast

  • Tue 12 Jul 2022 09:00

Our Classical Century

Our Classical Century

Radio 3 explores 100 key musical moments that shaped us, from 1918 to the present day.

Time Travellers: the podcast

Time Travellers: the podcast

Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough presents quirky tales gathered from the corners of history.