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Tom McKinney

Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.

0930 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.

1045 Playlist reveal 鈥 a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.

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

3 hours

Last on

Mon 16 Jan 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    A Musical Joke, K.522 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • Mozart: Serenate, Notturne, Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Le Concert des Nations, Jord.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 14.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Suite no.2 (Dance)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Prokofiev: The Symphonies.
    • BIS.
    • 901.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Romeo and Juliet Suite no.3 (Morning Dance)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Prokofiev: The Symphonies.
    • BIS.
    • 501.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    L'Ondine Op.101

    Performer: Judith Pfeiffer.
    • Dreyer Gaido.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzone a tre cori

    Music Arranger: Bruno Maderna. Orchestra: Orchestra della Svizzera italiana. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies.
    • ECM.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Violin Concerto in D major, Op.61 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Janine Jansen. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • Beethove/Britten: Violin Concertos: Janine Jansen/Paavo Jarvi.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Ellen Taaffe Zwilich

    Peanuts Gallery (extract)

    Performer: Elizabeth Dorman. Orchestra: Santa Rosa Symphony. Conductor: Francesco Lecce-Chong.
    • Zwilich: Cello Concerto & Other Works.
    • Delos.
    • 109.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.8 in B minor D.759 'Unfinished' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos 8 & 9, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard.
    • BIS.
    • 2.
  • Johann David Heinichen

    Dresden Concerto in F major S.235 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Johann David Heinichen Dresden Concerti Musica Antiqua Koln Reinhard Goebel.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 7.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    West Side Story (selection)

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Bernstein: John Williams/Boston Pops.
    • Philips.
    • 1.
  • Florence Price

    Clouds

    Performer: Lara Downes.
    • Flipside Music.
  • Georges Bizet

    Farandole (L'Arl茅sienne Suite no.2)

    Orchestra: Toronto Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Rossini-Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque - Davis.
    • CBS.
    • 12.
  • Robert Schumann

    Mondnacht (Liederkreis Op.39)

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.
  • Philip Sparke

    Music of the Spheres

    Ensemble: Oslofjord Brass. Conductor: Garry Cutt.
    • Nm Brass 2016 - Elitedivisjon.
    • Grong Musikkproduksjon.
    • 14.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Serenade in E major Op.22 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Auvergne Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Roberto For茅s Veses.
    • Dvo艡谩k, Jan谩膷ek, Martin暖: Works for Strings.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 101.
  • Mois茅s Simons

    Peanut Vendor

    Ensemble: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra.
    • Salute To Stan Kenton.
    • Crownstar Records.
    • 2.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Parade (Les Illuminations)

    Singer: Susan Gritton. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Susan Gritton sings Britten: Les Illuminations, Quatre Chansons fran莽aises, Finz.
    • Chandos.
    • 114.
  • John Adams

    Chamber Symphony (Roadrunner)

    Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: John Adams.
    • Elektra Nonesuch.
  • Vince Guaraldi

    Skating (A Charlie Brown Christmas)

    Ensemble: Vince Guaraldi Trio.
    • The Definitive Vince Guaraldi.
    • Fantasy Records.
    • 14.
  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor

    Performer: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • SONY.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony no.104 in D major 'London' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Haydn, 12 London Symphonies: Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenobles.
    • Naive.
    • 12.
  • William Byrd

    Awake, mine eyes for 4 voices [1611]

    Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611).
    • CORO.
    • 12.
  • William Byrd

    Fantasia (in 4 parts)

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Byrd: Psalmes, Songs and Sonnets (1611).
    • CORO.
    • 15.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphonic Dances Op.45 (no.1)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances, The Isle of the Dead, The Rock.
    • Avie.
    • 1.
  • Nkeiru Okoye

    Dusk (African Sketches)

    Performer: William Chapman Nyaho.
    • MSR CLASSICS.
  • Judith Weir

    Berceuse (Nuits d'Afrique)

    Singer: Ailish Tynan. Ensemble: Hebrides Ensemble.
    • Airs From Another Planet.
    • Delphian.
    • 01.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Norma (Overture)

    Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Overtures, Preludes and Intermezzi.
    • Decca.
    • 6.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in G major, Kk.455

    Performer: Yuja Wang.
    • DG.
  • Johannes Brahms

    A German Requiem (Selig sind die Toten)

    Choir: Arnold Schoenberg Chor. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 7.

Broadcast

  • Mon 16 Jan 2023 09:00

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