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The very best of classical music

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

Tom McKinney 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

Tue 3 Oct 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    The Marriage of Figaro (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • DG.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in D flat major, Op 28 No 15, 'Raindrop'

    Performer: Roland P枚ntinen.
    • BIS.
  • Malcolm Arnold

    Scottish Waltz - Allegretto (4 Scottish dances)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Malcolm Arnold.
    • Malcolm Arnold: English, Irish, Scottish & Cornish Dances: LPO/Arnold.
    • Lyrita.
    • 17.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Ave regina caelorum 脿 8

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Palestrina - Volume 4. The Sixteen/Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.
    • 10.
  • Aaron Copland

    Variations on a Shaker hymn (Appalachian Spring)

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Copland: Appalachian Spring, Stravinsky: Apollon Musagete: Dorati.
    • Decca.
    • 6-8.
  • Traditional Danish

    Walking in the Woods

    Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Ensemble: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Director: Bo Holten.
    • Arstiderne.
    • OUR RECORDINGS.
    • 1.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Valse triste (Kuolema Op.44)

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar; Salonen.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia (Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248)

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • The Best of The Academy.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 5.
  • George Gershwin

    It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess)

    Performer: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Emanuel Bay.
    • It Ain't Necessarily So.
    • MCAD.
    • 15.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Soir茅es musicales, Op 9

    Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • Rossini/Respighi: La Boutique Fantasque: National Philharmonic Orchestra/Bonynge.
    • Decca.
    • 2-6.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Legends Op.59 (no.6 in C sharp minor)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • PHILIPS.
  • Franz Leh谩r

    Vilja-Lied (The Merry Widow)

    Singer: Kate Royal. Orchestra: The English National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Kate Royal: Midsummer Night.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major, D 667, 'The Trout' - 4th movement, Theme and Variations

    Performer: Thomas Ad猫s. Performer: Corina Belcea. Performer: Krzysztof Chorzelski. Performer: Alasdair Tait. Performer: Corin Long.
    • EMI.
  • John Hebden

    String Concerto in C major Op.2`2

    Performer: Andrew Morris. Orchestra: Cantilena. Conductor: Adrian Shepherd.
    • Hebden: Six Concertos for String: Cantilena, Shepherd.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.
  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad

    Vocalise for flute, clarinet and harp

    Ensemble: Korros Ensemble.
    • Convivium.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    Che gelida manina (La boh猫me)

    Singer: Jonathan Tetelman. Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi.
    • The Great Puccini.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 4.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Hansel and Gretel (Dream-Pantomime)

    Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Marek Janowski.
    • PENTATONE.
  • Horst Jankowski

    A Walk In The Black Forest

    Lyricist: Horst Jankowski. Music Arranger: Horst Jankowski. Music Arranger: Bernd Rabe.
    • A Walk In The Black Forest (Jazz Club).
    • Boutique.
    • 2.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Where e'er you walk (Semele)

    Singer: Mark Padmore. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • William Byrd

    The woods so wild

    Performer: Julian Bream.
    • The Woods So Wild.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 1.
  • John Walter Bratton

    The Teddy Bears' Picnic

    Singer: Val Rosing. Orchestra: Henry Hall & His Orchestra.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    String Serenade Op.48 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Tchaikovsky: Symphony no.4: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra/Jarvi.
    • BIS.
    • 6.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Milonga del 谩ngel: Milonga del angel

    Performer: Kathryn Stott.
    • Dance.
    • Chandos.
    • 18.
  • Percy Grainger

    The Lads of Wamphray

    Ensemble: Royal Northern College of Music Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Grainger: Works for Wind Orchestra vol. 4: Reynish/Rundell.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 82 in C major, 'The Bear' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Bruno Weil.
    • Haydn: Paris Symphonies Nos. 82, 83 & 84: Tafelmusik/Weil.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.
  • Frederick Delius

    Idylle de printemps

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
    • HALLE.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 14 in C minor, K 457 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 10.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Flute Concerto in G major, RV 435

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Tognetti.
    • EMI.

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