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The best classical morning music

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

Tue 31 Oct 2023 09:00

Music Played

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Gadfly Suite Op.97a (Galop)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Shostakovich: Film Music Vol.2: 大象传媒 Philharmonic/Sinaisky.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.21 in C major K.467 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • DGG.
    • 5.
  • Edvard Grieg

    In Autumn (Overture)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Rebecca Clarke

    Daybreak

    Performer: Florence Cooke. Performer: Louise Craigie. Performer: Andrew Griffiths. Performer: James Hopkins. Singer: Alexandra Kidgell.
    • Clarke: Choral Music.
    • ASV.
    • 7.
  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Sinfonia for strings in G minor

    Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.
    • Venice by Night.
    • Avie.
    • 5-7.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    The Witching Hour (Spectres in the Forest)

    Orchestra: Australian World Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Briger.
    • ABC CLASSICS.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op 72 No 2

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • DECCA.
  • Franz Schubert

    Moments musicaux D.780 (no.4 in C sharp minor)

    Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.
    • Schubert: Moments musicaux: Kovacevich.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Suor Leonora d'Este

    Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas

    Ensemble: Musica Secreta. Choir: Celestial Sirens. Director: Laurie Stras. Director: Deborah Roberts.
    • OBSIDIAN.
  • Jean Fran莽aix

    Wind Quintet no.1 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Quintette 脿 vent fran莽ais.
    • The Flute Master.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 18.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty (Rose Adagio)

    Orchestra: Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Lazarev.
    • Tchaikovsky Essentials.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 27.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Organ Concerto in B flat major Op.4 no.2 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Ottavio Dantone. Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina. Director: Ottavio Dantone.
    • Handel: Organ Concertos, Op.4.
    • L'Oiseau-Lyre.
    • 6.
  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Florez och Blanzeflor

    Singer: Bo Skovhus. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt.
    • Scandinavian Songs.
    • Chandos.
    • 1.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    Il Signor Bruschino (Overture)

    Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Rossini: 10 Overtures - Chailly.
    • Decca.
    • 2.
  • Florence Price

    Ethiopia's Shadow in America

    Orchestra: New York Youth Symphony. Conductor: Michael Repper.
    • AVIE.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Paladins (Entr茅e des p猫lerins)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt.
    • Rameau: Suite Les Paladins: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Leonhardt.
    • Philips.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hexenlied [Witches' Song] (12 Songs Op.8)

    Singer: Nicholas Phan. Performer: Myra Huang.
    • Gods & Monsters.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 13.
  • Modest Mussorgsky

    Baba Yaga (Pictures at an Exhibition)

    Orchestrator: Maurice Ravel. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • ONYX.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Witches' Chorus (Macbeth)

    Choir: Chorus of Welsh National Opera. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Richard Armstrong.
    • Verdi Choruses.
    • EMI.
    • 006.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Infernal Dance (The Firebird - Suite)

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

    Erlk枚nig D.328

    Singer: Dietrich Fischer鈥怐ieskau. Performer: Gerald Moore.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Doreen Carwithen

    Framlingham Castle (Suffolk Suite)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Chandos.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 (Variation 25)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 26.
  • Giacomo Puccini

    E lucevan le stelle (Tosca)

    Singer: Freddie De Tommaso. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Paolo Arrivabeni.
    • Il Tenore.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Baryton Trio in D major H.11.97 (7th mvt)

    Ensemble: Netherlands Baryton Trio.
    • ETCETERA.
  • Augusta Holm猫s

    Night and Love (Ludus pro Patria)

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon. Conductor: Nikolaj Znaider.
    • Bru Zane.
    • 7.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Sinfonietta

    Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Jan谩cek : Sinfonietta; Ballad of Blanek; Fiddler's Child; Taras Bulba.
    • Fazer Records/Finlandia.
    • 1-5.

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