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Your perfect classical playlist

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

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

Fri 13 Oct 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Pietro Mascagni

    Intermezzo (Cavalleria rusticana)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.
    • EMI.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata No 16 in C major, K 545 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • Great Pianist of the 20th Century: Andras Schiff.
    • Philips.
    • 1.
  • Alexander Borodin

    Symphony No 2 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • DECCA.
  • Filipe de Magalh茫es

    Missa Vere Dominus Est: Agnus Dei

    Choir: Cupertinos. Conductor: Lu铆s Toscano.
    • HYPERION.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op.53 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Augustin Hadelich. Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.
    • Warner Classics.
  • Percy Grainger

    Harvest Hymn

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • The Grainger Edition, Vol. 1 - Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 8.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Sonata in B flat major, Kk.551

    Performer: Jeremy Denk.
    • NONESUCH.
  • Florence Price

    Symphony no.3 in C minor (Juba)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quartet in C major Op.59`3 (Rasumovsky) for strings: 4th mvt; Allegro molto (finale)

    Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.
    • Belcea Quartet - Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets.
    • Zig Zag Territories.
    • 8.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in D major Op.3`6

    Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Performer: Aline Zylberajch. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • ERATO.
  • Richard Strauss

    Horn Concerto no.2 in E flat major AV.132 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: David Pyatt. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Nicholas Cleobury.
    • Strauss: Horn Concertos: Britten Sinfonia/Cleobury.
    • EMI.
    • 10.
  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Two Roses: No 1 (Au sein de la nature)

    Performer: Mengjie Han.
  • Gaetano Donizetti

    La Fille du regiment: "Ah, mes amis"

    Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Singer: Eric Garrett. Choir: Royal Opera House Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.
    • DECCA.
  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    K枚nigskinder: Act III Prelude

    Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Ingo Metzmacher.
    • Humperdinck: K枚nigskinder.
    • CRYSTAL CLASSICS.
    • 16.
  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Fantasia no.10 in E major TWV.40:35 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Paolo Pandolfo.
    • GLOSSA.
  • Carl Nielsen

    Violin Concerto (mvt 1a)

    Performer: Johan Dalene. Conductor: John Storg氓rds. Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.
    • Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos.
    • BIS.
    • 1.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    O salutaris hostia

    Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: James O鈥橠onnell.
    • HYPERION.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Seasons: Autumn - Bacchanale

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Ernest Ansermet.
    • ELOQUENCE.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    September 'The Hunt' (The Seasons)

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Hyperion.
  • Ivor Gurney

    The Fields Are Full

    Singer: Janet Baker. Performer: Gerald Moore.
    • Janet Baker - Song Recital.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 16.
  • Jean Sibelius

    The Tempest, Suite No 1: The Harvesters

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leif Segerstam.
    • Sibelius: Symphony No. 4 & The Tempest Suite No. 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 8.
  • Henry Purcell

    King Arthur: Your Hay It Is Mow'd

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Ashley Riches. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Purcell: King Arthur, 1691.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 206.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Pohadka (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.
    • SONY.
  • Johann Baptist Georg Neruda

    Concerto for horn or trumpet and strings in E flat major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Alison Balsom. Performer: Thomas Klug. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.
    • Haydn, Hummel etc: Trumpet Concertos: Alison Balsom.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 10.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Ballade no.2 in F major

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony.
  • Alexander Glazunov

    Symphony no.5 in B flat major Op.55 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Jos茅 Serebrier.
  • Trad.

    The Dromer (Arr For String Quartet)

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Last Leaf.
    • ECM.
    • 16.
  • James MacMillan

    Lassie, wad ye loe me?

    Choir: Elysian Singers. Conductor: Sam Laughton.
    • MacMillan: One Equal Music.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 8.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Limpid Stream (Waltz)

    Orchestrator: Konstatin Titarenko. Orchestra: Singapore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • Shostakovich: Jazz & Variety Suites.
    • BIS.
    • 8.
  • Thomas Robinson

    Spanish Pavan (Cozens Lute Book)

    Performer: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Jacobean Lute Music.
    • BIS.
    • 26.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C Major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Christian Tetzlaff. Performer: Tanja Tetzlaff. Performer: Lars Vogt. Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia.
    • Beethoven: Triple Concerto & Piano Concerto No. 3.
    • Ondine.
    • 1.

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