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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 5 Jun 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Henry Litolff

    Scherzo (Concerto symphonique No 4 in D minor, Op 102, 2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • AVIE.
  • Percy Grainger

    Blithe Bells

    • The Grainger Edition, Vol. 1 - Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Cantata XVI "No, di voi non vuo fidami" HWV189

    Conductor: Emmanuelle Ha茂m. Orchestra: Le Concert d鈥橝str茅e. Ensemble: Le Concert d鈥橝str茅e.
    • Handel - Arcadian Duets.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 3.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Suite Itallienne - Introduzione/Serenata/Tarantella (arr Piatagorsky)

    Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: luka okris. Music Arranger: Gregor Piatigorsky.
  • Vasily Kalinnikov

    Symphony No. 1 in G Minor (II. Andante commodamente)

    • Kalinnikov: Symphony No. 1 - Glazunov: La Mer, Spring.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.
  • William Herschel

    Symphony No 12 in D major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Herschel: Symphonies: London Mozart Players, Bamert.
    • Chandos.
    • 12.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    L脿 ci darem la mano (Don Giovanni)

    Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Orchestra of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Myung-Whun Chung.
    • Sospiri: Cecilia Bartoli.
    • Decca.
    • 6.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Ballade No 4 Op 52

    Performer: C茅dric Tiberghien.
    • Ballades.
    • harmonia Mundi.
    • 08.
  • Trad.

    Kalevalainen s盲velm盲 [Kalevala Melody]

    • Finnish Kantele Vol. 1.
    • Fazer Records/Finlandia.
    • 2.
  • Trad.

    Rolandskvadet (The Song Of Roland)

    Lyricist: Trad.. Music Arranger: Linn Andrea Fuglseth. Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.
    • Folk Songs.
    • ECM New Series.
    • 9.
  • Carl Orff

    Carmina burana: Ecce gratum

    Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Orff: Carmina Burana.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 5.
  • Giovanni Battista Buonamente

    Sonata a 6

    • Accendo.
    • The English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble.
  • William Herschel

    Herschel CLIP

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Herschel: Symphonies: London Mozart Players, Bamert.
    • Chandos.
  • Florence Price

    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D Major - II. Andante

    Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1; Florence Price: Violin Concertos.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.
  • John Adams

    Harmonielehre: III. Meister Eckhardt and Quackie

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: John Adams.
    • The John Adams Edition.
    • Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • 103.
  • Joseph Horovitz

    Music Hall Suite: I. Soubrette-Song

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble in Switzerland.
    • Claves Records.
    • 2.
  • Joseph Horovitz

    Music Hall Suite: II. Trick Cyclists

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble in Switzerland.
    • Claves Records.
    • 3.
  • Joseph Horovitz

    Music Hall Suite: IV. Soft-Shoe-Shuffle

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • Philip Jones Brass Ensemble in Switzerland.
    • Claves Records.
    • 5.
  • Johannes Brahms

    4 Ges盲nge, Op. 43: No. 1. Von ewiger Liebe

    • Naxos.
  • Jean Sibelius

    At The Castle Gate (Pelleas et Melisande Op.46)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Sibelius - Symphony no.6, Pelleas & Melisande Op.46.
    • BIS.
    • 5.
  • Gustav Holst

    Uranus, the Magician (The Planets, Op 32)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.
  • Hannah Peel

    Sunrise through the Dusty Nebula

    Ensemble: Tubular Brass. Conductor: Sandy Smith.
    • My Own Pleasure.
  • Richard Rogers

    The Carousel Waltz from 'Carousel'

    Orchestra: John Wilson Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Rodgers & Hammerstein at the Movies.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lute Suite in E minor BWV996 (arr guitar) - (Allemande, Courante, Bouree)

    Performer: Sean Shibe.
    • DELPHIAN.
  • Judith Bingham

    The Everlasting Crown (II. Coronta, Atahualpa's Emerald)

    • Resonus Classics.
  • William Byrd

    Praise Our Lord, all Ye Gentiles

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • The Golden Renaissance: William Byrd.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 21.
  • Anonymous

    An den Wassern zu Babel sa脽en wir und weinten

    Composer: Arvo P盲rt. Ensemble: Camerata RCO.
    • Fratres.
    • BIS.
    • 501.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op 27 No 1, 'Quasi una fantasia' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp.26, 27 & 49.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 10.
  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Alexander Nevsky, Op. 78 - V. The Battle on Ice

    Lyricist: Vladimir A. Lugovskoy. Conductor: Claudio Abbado. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Symphony Chorus.
    • Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky; Scythian Suite; Lieutenant Kij茅.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.
  • Guido Lucas

    Ice Cold In Alex - March

    Music Arranger: Philip Lane.
    • The Film Music of Arthur Benjamin & Leighton Lucas.
    • Chandos.
    • 16.

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