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Georgia Mann

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, 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 soprano Barbara Hendricks.

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

3 hours

Last on

Fri 5 Aug 2022 09:00

Music Played

  • Johann Friedrich Fasch

    Trumpet Concerto in D major

    Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Raymond Leppard. Conductor: Raymond Leppard.
    • Wynton Marsalis: Baroque Music for Trumpet.
    • Sony.
    • 1-3.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Souvenir de Florence, Op. 70 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: Blythe Teh Engstroem. Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Stephan Koncz.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Gustav Holst

    Capriccio

    Music Arranger: Imogen Holst. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Holst: Egdon Heath, Hammersmith etc.: LSO/Hickox.
    • Chandos.
  • EÌ„riks EsÌŒenvalds

    Rivers of Light

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • HYPERION.
  • Benedetto Ferrari

    Queste pungenti spine

    Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 8.
  • Gabriel Fauré

    Cello Sonata No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 109: III. Finale. Allegro comodo

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
    • The Cello in Wartime.
    • BIS.
    • 8.
  • Manuel de Falla

    Danses espagnoles 'La vida breve' arr Samazeuilj

    Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque. Music Arranger: Gustave Samazeuilh.
    • Piano Fantasy/Music for two pianos: Katia and Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.
    • 1-2.
  • Richard Strauss

    Romanze

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra.
    • Strauss: Concertante Works.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 005.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C major, Kk.72

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • D. Scarlatti: Sonatas: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 10.
  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    Bourrée fantasque

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Neeme Jarvi conducts Chabrier.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 6.
  • Percy Grainger

    Brigg Fair

    Singer: Mark Padmore. Choir: Joyful Company of Singers. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051

    Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.
    • J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos: Concerto Italiano.
    • Naive.
    • 8.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Five O'Clock Foxtrot (L'enfant et les sortilèges)

    Orchestrator: Christopher Palmer. Orchestra: Philharmonia. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Ravel: Orchestral Works - volume 2: Philharmonia, Geoffrey Simon.
    • Cala.
  • Steve Martland

    Re-Mix

    Ensemble: The Steve Martland Band.
    • BLACK BOX.
  • Bohuslav Martinů

    Jazz-Suite for Small Orchestra; Prelude

    Orchestra: Ebony Band. Conductor: Werner Herbers.
    • CHANNEL.
  • Count Basie

    One o'clock jump

    Performer: The Count Basie Orchestra.
    • Masters Music.
  • William Byrd

    Da mihi auxilium

    Choir: Alamire. Director: David Skinner.
    • Tallis & Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae 1575: Alamire, David Skinner.
    • Obsidian.
    • 4.
  • Antonín Dvořák

    Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op.81 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.
    • ONYX.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Exsultate, jubilate, K 165

    Singer: Barbara Hendricks. Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 14.
  • Valentin Silvestrov

    Morning Serenade (2 Dialogues with Postscript)

    Performer: Hélène Grimaud. Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg. Conductor: Giovanni Guzzo.
    • The Messenger.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.
  • Mel Bonis

    Salomé Op.100

    Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • ´óÏó´«Ã½ recording.
  • John Cage

    Five

    Choir: Latvian Radio Choir. Conductor: Sigvards Kļava.
    • John Cage: Choral Works.
    • Ondine.
    • 1.
  • Henryk Wieniawski

    Legende Op.17

    Performer: Bomsori. Orchestra: Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Giancarlo Guerrero.
    • Violin on Stage.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.
  • Frédéric Chopin

    3 Nocturnes Op.9 (no.2 in E flat major)

    Performer: Maria João Pires.
    • Chopin: The Nocturnes: Maria Joao Pires.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Coriolan Overture Op.62

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Beethoven: Overtures: Harnoncourt, COE.
    • Teldec.
    • 1.

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