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Refresh your morning with classical music

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

Tom McKinney 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.

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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Tafelmusik. Director: Jeanne Lamon.
    • J.S. Bach: Six Brandenburg Concertos; Tafelmusik, Lamon.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 9.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Polonaise in A flat major Op.53 'Eroica'

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Chopin: 26 Preludes Scherzo NR. 2 - Martha Argerich.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 28.

  • Gioachino Rossini

    Tancredi - overture

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Rossini: Overtures; Introduction, Theme and Variations for Clarinet and Orchestr.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Bagatelles Op.47 (no.5)

    Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • Dvorak: String Quartets: Takacs Quartet.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Carl Nielsen

    Saul and David (Act 2, Prelude)

    Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard.
    • Carl Nielsen: Orchestral music: Danish National Symphony Orch/Dausgaard.
    • Dacapo.

  • Trad.

    The Fair Hills of Eire, O!, Op.91

    Performer: David Quigley. Music Arranger: Amy Beach.
    • The Fair Hills of Eire: Irish Airs and Dances.
    • Heritage Records.
    • 11.

  • Valerie Coleman

    Red Clay & Mississippi Delta

    Ensemble: Imani Winds.
    • eOne.

  • Cesar Cui

    Tarantella in G minor, Op 12

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ondrej Len谩rd.
    • NAXOS.

  • Ernest Chausson

    Chanson perp茅tuelle Op.37

    Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.
    • ALPHA.

  • Louis James Lefebure-Wely

    Sortie in B flat major for organ

    Performer: Ben van Oosten.
    • MDG.

  • Arnold Bax

    Concertante for cor anglais, clarinet, horn and orchestra (2nd mvt)

    Performer: John Bradbury. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • Chandos.

  • Oswald von Wolkenstein

    Nu rue mit sorgen

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Singer: Kathleen Dineen. Ensemble: Shield of Harmony. Director: Crawford Young.
    • Wolkenstein, Songs of Myself: Andreas Scholl.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 13.

  • Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅

    Danza Paraguaya No.1

    Performer: David Russell.

  • Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅

    Danza Paraguaya No.2 "隆Jha, Che Valle!"

    Performer: David Russell.

  • Agust铆n Barrios Mangor茅

    Danza Paraguaya No.3 "Lond贸n Carap茅"

    Performer: David Russell.

  • B茅la Bart贸k

    Concerto for orchestra (Sz.116), 2nd mvt; Scherzo (Giuoco delle coppie)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Bela Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra/Fischer.
    • Hungaroton.
    • 5.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Quartet in A flat major (3rd mvt: Tempo di Minuetto)

    Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.
    • Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet, Piano Quartet, Piano Trio.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.

  • Ulysses Kay

    Overture to Theater Set

    Orchestra: Chicago Sinfonietta. Conductor: Paul Freeman.
    • Cedille.

  • Trad.

    Star of the County Down (arr. for solo cello)

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Music Arranger: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Song.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.

  • John Field

    Nocturne No. 8 in E Flat Major, H.30

    Performer: Elizabeth Joy Roe.
    • Field: Complete Nocturnes.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 8.

  • Charles Villiers Stanford

    The Blue bird [8 Partsongs, Op.119]

    Choir: Choir of New College Oxford. Conductor: Edward Higginbottom.
    • Bluebird - Music of Contemplation: Choir of New College Oxford/Edward Higginbott.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • Ina Boyle

    Symphony No.1 'Glencree' (2nd mvt: Nightwinds in the Valley)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • Boyle: Overture; Symphony No. 1 etc..
    • Dutton.
    • 6.

  • Michael William Balfe

    The Harp That Once Through Tara's Halls

    Singer: John McCormack.
    • Favourite Irish Ballads & Songs.
    • MVE.
    • 2.

  • Turlough O'Carolan

    Planxty Connor

    Ensemble: The Harp Consort. Director: Andrew Lawrence鈥怟ing.
    • Carolan's Harp.
    • deutsche harmonia mundi.
    • 11.

  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Indes galantes (Air pour les sauvages & Chaconne)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen.
    • Rameau: Les Indes Galantes: Orchestra of the 18th Century/Bruggen.
    • Philips.
    • 21-22.

  • Fairuz

    Li Beirut

    Composer: Joaqu铆n Rodrigo. Performer: Sean Shibe. Music Arranger: Karim Sulayman. Music Arranger: Sean Shibe. Singer: Karim Sulayman.
    • Broken Branches.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 109.

  • Edward MacDowell

    Suite No.1 for orchestra, Op.42 [1st mvt: In a haunted forest]

    Orchestra: Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic. Conductor: Charles Johnson.
    • Orchestral Music of Edward MacDowell.
    • Albany Records.
    • 6.

  • Missy Mazzoli

    Vesper Sparrow

    Choir: Roomful of Teeth.
    • New Amsterdam.

  • Frank Bridge

    Nocturne (Suite for String Orchestra)

    Orchestra: English Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: William Boughton.
    • NIMBUS.

  • Anon.

    Folias Criollas

    Performer: Hesp猫rion XXI. Performer: Jordi Savall.
    • Altre Follie (1500-1750).
    • Alia Vox.
    • 1.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Rhapsody No 2 in G minor, Op 79

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Brahms Handel Variations - Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 3.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Lute Suite in E minor BWV.996 (Bourr茅e)

    Performer: Luigi Attademo.
    • Brilliant Classics.

  • Julius Fucik

    Der alte Brummb盲r

    Performer: Alan Pendlebury. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Libor Pe拧ek.
    • The Moldau: RLPO/Libor Pesek.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 11.

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