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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

Wed 16 Aug 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No.2 in D minor

    Orchestrator: Iv谩n Fischer. Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Brahms: Hungarian Dances.
    • Decca.
    • 2.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major RV.234 'L'inquietudine'

    Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.
    • Vivaldi: Concerti Con Titoli: Fabio Biondi / Europa Galante.
    • Virgin Veritas.
    • 1-3.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C (3rd mvt. Rondo) - live

    Conductor: Helmut M眉ller鈥怋r眉hl. Orchestra: K枚lner Kammerorchester.
    • Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Live).
    • Naxos.
    • 3.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Quartet in G major for recorder, oboe, violin and continuo TWV:43:G6

    Ensemble: Musica Alta Ripa.
    • Telemann: Overtures, Sonatas, Concertos: Musica Alta Ripa.
    • MDG.
    • 16.
  • Granville Bantock

    The Frogs Op.102

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir

    Do You Hear Us In Heaven

    Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Graham Ross.
    • harmonia mundi.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Czech Suite, Op.39: no.5; Finale (Furiant)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Joseph Swensen.
    • Linn.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quartet in E flat major, Op 33 No 6

    Ensemble: The Revolutionary Drawing Room.
    • CPO.
  • Florence Price

    Symphony No. 3 in C minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Franz Schubert

    Der Neugierige, D 795, No 6 (Die sch枚ne M眉llerin)

    Performer: Paul Lewis. Singer: Mark Padmore.
    • Franz Schubert, Die Schone Mullerin: Padmore/Lewis.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 6.
  • George Walker

    Concerto for trombone and orchestra: 3rd mvt; Allegro

    Performer: Christian Lindberg. Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: James DePreist.
    • BIS.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 25 in G minor, K 183 (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Trevor Pinnock. Orchestra: The English Concert.
    • Archiv.
  • Edith Swepstone

    Une Larme

    Performer: John Bradbury. Performer: Ian Buckle.
    • From the Airwaves.
    • MPR.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cantata No 140 (Opening chorus, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme)

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Archiv.
  • Stephen Sondheim

    The Frogs: Parodos: The Frogs

    Choir: Chorus.
    • The Frogs/Evening Primrose.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 4.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op 50 No 6, 'The Frog' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • Haydn String Quartets Op.50 Nos.4-6.
    • ASV Gold.
    • 12.
  • John Lanchbery

    Tales of Beatrix Potter - The Tale of Jeremy Fisher (extract)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: John Lanchbery.
    • Lanchbery: Tales of Beatrix Potter.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 5.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Elegie for Strings Op.105

    Ensemble: Utrecht String Quartet.
    • MDG.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Missa Regina coeli (Kyrie)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Palestrina - Volume 3.
    • Coro.
    • 10.
  • Santiago de Murcia

    Xacaras

    Ensemble: Los Otros.
    • Tinto: Los Otros.
    • DHM.
  • Richard Strauss

    Alpine Symphony (On the Summit; Vision)

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C Major, Kk 159

    Performer: Daria van den Bercken.
    • Domenico Scarlatti and Daria van den Bercken.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 16.
  • Austin Wintory

    Traveler - A Journey Symphony (Nascence and The Call)

    Performer: Tina Guo. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Conductor: Austin Wintory.
    • Traveler - A Journey Symphony.
    • bandcamp.
  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Moto perpetuo, Op.11

    Music Arranger: Donald Hunsberger. Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Ensemble: Eastman Wind Ensemble. Conductor: Donald Hunsberger.
    • Carnaval: Wynton Marsalis.
    • Sony.
    • 5.
  • Richard Wagner

    Lohengrin (Act 3 Prelude)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Wagner: Preludes: Siegried-Idyll/Bernard Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 4.
  • Nikos Skalkottas

    Three Greek Dances

    Ensemble: Kottos.
    • Orchid Classics.

Broadcast

  • Wed 16 Aug 2023 09:00

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