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Your perfect classical playlist

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

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 25 Sep 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka

    Ruslan and Ludmila (Overture)

    Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Tchaikovksy:1812 / Borodin: Polovtsian Dances / Balakirev: Islamey : Esa-Pekka S.
    • Philips.
    • 6.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Vergnugte Ruh', beliebte Seelenlust (Cantata BWV.170)

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Bach Cantatas 54, 82, 170.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Michael Daugherty

    Route 66

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Daugherty: Route 66, Ghost Ranch, Time Machine.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Nocturne in B major Op.40

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Rigaudon (Le tombeau de Couperin)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.
  • Rohan Kriwaczek

    Bee Sting Dance in Rohan's Kitchen

    Ensemble: Cohen Ensemble. Conductor: Jacques Cohen.
    • Music For Strings: Isis Ensemble/Jacques Cohen.
    • Meridian.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata no.21 in C major 'Waldstein' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss.
    • ONYX.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D major RV.124

    Orchestra: European Union Baroque Orchestra. Director: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.
    • OBSIDIAN.
  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Cello Concerto (Longing)

    Performer: Guy Johnston. Conductor: Delyana Lazarova. Orchestra: Hall茅.
    • Tabakova: Concerto for Cello and Strings: Longing.
    • Halle Concerts Society.
    • 1.
  • Florence Price

    Symphony no.1 in E Minor (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Cox.
    • Florence Price: Piano Concerto in One Movement; Symphony No. 1 in E Minor.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.
  • Benjamin Britten

    There's None to Soothe (Folksong Arrangements, Vol. 3 'British Isles')

    Singer: James Newby. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
    • I Wonder as I Wander.
    • BIS.
    • 201.
  • George Gershwin

    Piano Concerto in F major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: H茅l猫ne Grimaud. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.
    • Gershwin, Ravel: Piano Concertos: Grimaud, Zinman.
    • Erato.
    • 2.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Overture in F major TWV55:F16 (La Tempete)

    Ensemble: Florilegium.
    • Telemann - Concertos & Cantata Ihr V枚lker H枚rt.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 023.
  • Catrin Finch

    Gobaith

    Composer: Seckou Keita. Performer: Catrin Finch & Seckou Keita.
    • Bendigedig.
  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony No.1 in B flat "Spring" (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Schumann : Symphonies 1-4 & Violin & Piano Concertos.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 4.
  • Trad.

    Tarantella del Gargano

    Singer: Alfio Antico. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.
    • ALPHA.
  • Bohuslav Martin暖

    Charleston (Kitchen review - suire)

    Orchestra: Holst-Sinfonietta. Conductor: Klaus Simon.
    • Martinu: Revue de cuisine etc: Holst Sinfonietta/Simon.
    • Naxos.
    • 18.
  • Alban Berg

    Die Nachtigall (7 Early Songs)

    Singer: Jessye Norman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • Berg: Sieben fr眉he Lieder (Seven Early Songs); F眉nf Orchesterlieder nach Ansich.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.
  • Julie Andrews

    My Favorite Things

    • The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 7.
  • Georges Bizet

    L'Arl茅sienne Suite No 1 (Carillon)

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jes煤s L贸pez Cobos.
    • Bizet: Carmen Suite, Symphony No. 1: Jesus Lopez-Cobos.
    • Telarc.
    • 10.
  • Henry Purcell

    Music For A While

    Performer: David Orlowsky. Performer: David Bergm眉ller. Music Arranger: David Bergm眉ller. Music Arranger: David Orlowsky.
    • Alter Ego.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 10.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat major K.271 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 18: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsn.
    • EMI.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Swan Lake (Act 4 Finale)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • EMI.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in C minor Kk.11

    Performer: Mie Miki.
    • S'il vous pla卯t: Mie Miki.
    • Bis.
    • 3.
  • Peteris Vasks

    Cello Concerto no.2 'Presence' (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.
    • Vasks: Presence.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.
  • Marianna Martines

    Harpsichord Concerto in E major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Nicoleta Paraschivescu. Ensemble: La Floridiana.
    • deutsche harmonia mundi.
  • Leonard Bernstein

    West Side Story (selection)

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

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