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The very best of classical music

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of 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

Wed 18 Oct 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Voi che sapete (Marriage of Figaro)

    Singer: Marianne Crebassa. Orchestra: Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg. Director: Marc Minkowski.
    • Oh, Boy!.
    • ERATO.
    • 6.
  • George Butterworth

    The Banks of Green Willow

    Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Mark Elder.
    • Butterworth/Delius: English Rhapsody: Halle, Elder.
    • Halle.
    • 4.
  • Philip Glass

    Fantasy Concerto for Double Timpani (Movement III)

    Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Performer: Jonathan Haas. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gerard Schwarz.
    • Orange Mountain Music.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Piano Concerto in G Major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Louis Langr茅e.
    • Ravel: Piano Concertos & De Falla: Nights in the Gardens of Spain.
    • Erato / Warner Music Group.
    • 2.
  • Anon.

    Galliard

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.
  • Amanda Lee Falkenberg

    The Moons Symphony (Europa is There an Ocean)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: London Voices. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Amanda Lee Falkenberg: The Moons Symphony.
    • Signum Records.
    • 2.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no.5 in E flat major, Op.82 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
    • Sibelius/Lutoslawski: Various works: London Philharmonic Orch/Saraste.
    • LPO.
  • Trad.

    Waltz after Lasse in Lyby

    Music Arranger: Danish String Quartet. Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.
    • Wood Works.
    • Dacapo.
    • 004.
  • Wynton Marsalis

    Blues Symphony (Southwestern Shakedown)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Cristian M膬celaru.
    • Blues Symphony.
    • Blue Engine Records.
    • 4.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    Fandango (Quintet no.4 in D Major G.448)

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Baroque.
    • SONY CLASSICAL.
    • 11.
  • Aaron Copland

    Letter From Home

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Copland: Symphonies Vol.3.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 6.
  • Luciano Berio

    Azerbaijan Love Song (Folk Songs)

    Singer: Magdalena Ko啪en谩. Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Folk Songs.
    • Pentatone.
    • 116.
  • William Walton

    Symphony no.1 in B flat minor (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.
  • Toru Takemitsu

    Chiisana Sora [Small Sky)] (Uta)

    Choir: Shinyukai Choir. Conductor: Shin Sekiya.
    • Philips.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Quintet in A major D.667 "Trout" (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Thomas Ad猫s. Performer: Corina Belcea. Performer: Krzysztof Chorzelski. Performer: Alasdair Tait. Performer: Corin Long.
    • Ades: Piano Quintet & Schubert: Piano Quintet.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 6.
  • Mar铆a Grever

    Magic Is the Moonlight

    Composer: Charles Pasquale.
    • Other Worlds, Other Sounds.
    • Poppydisc.
    • 9.
  • J贸hann J贸hannsson

    A Song for Europa

    Orchestra: Air Lyndhurst String Orchestra. Conductor: Anthony Weeden.
    • 翱谤辫丑茅别.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.
  • Joby Talbot

    Ink Dark Moon

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.
    • Talbot: Ink Dark Moon: II. Largo flessibile.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Gustav Holst

    Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets, Op.32)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra - Holst The Planets - Vladimir Jurowski Conductor.
    • LPO.
    • 4.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Concerto no.2 in B Flat Major Op.19 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Krystian Zimerman. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos.
    • DG.
    • 6.
  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    Stars

    Choir: The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Performer: Anna Lapwood.
    • Luna.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 10.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    3 Symphonic dances Op.45 (no.3)

    Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.
    • Rachmaninoff: Symphony 1 + Symphonic Dances.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Cello Sonata no.2 in F major, Op.99 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma. Performer: Emanuel Ax.
    • RCA VICTOR GOLD SEAL.
  • Marianna Martines

    Overture [Symphony] in C major (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: La Floridiana. Director: Nicoleta Paraschivescu.
    • DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Guillaume Dufay

    Nuper rosarum flores

    Choir: Pomerium. Director: Alexander Blachly.
    • DG.
  • Anton Bruckner

    Symphony no.7 in E major (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Channel Classics.

Broadcast

  • Wed 18 Oct 2023 09:00

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