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.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro (Overture)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- DG.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Prelude in D flat major, Op 28 No 15, 'Raindrop'
Performer: Roland P枚ntinen.- BIS.
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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.
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Ave regina caelorum 脿 8
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Palestrina - Volume 4. The Sixteen/Harry Christophers.
- Coro.
- 10.
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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.
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Traditional Danish
Walking in the Woods
Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Ensemble: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Director: Bo Holten.- Arstiderne.
- OUR RECORDINGS.
- 1.
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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.
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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.
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George Gershwin
It ain't necessarily so (Porgy and Bess)
Performer: Jascha Heifetz. Performer: Emanuel Bay.- It Ain't Necessarily So.
- MCAD.
- 15.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Vocalise for flute, clarinet and harp
Ensemble: Korros Ensemble.- Convivium.
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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.
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Engelbert Humperdinck
Hansel and Gretel (Dream-Pantomime)
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Marek Janowski.- PENTATONE.
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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.
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George Frideric Handel
Where e'er you walk (Semele)
Singer: Mark Padmore. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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William Byrd
The woods so wild
Performer: Julian Bream.- The Woods So Wild.
- Sony Classical.
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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.
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Astor Piazzolla
Milonga del 谩ngel: Milonga del angel
Performer: Kathryn Stott.- Dance.
- Chandos.
- 18.
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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.
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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.
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Frederick Delius
Idylle de printemps
Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- HALLE.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata No 14 in C minor, K 457 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
- Philips.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Flute Concerto in G major, RV 435
Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Orchestra: Australian Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Tognetti.- EMI.
Broadcast
- Tue 3 Oct 2023 09:00大象传媒 Radio 3