Celebrating classical greats
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Georgia Mann 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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Jean Sibelius
Karelia Suite (Alla marcia)
Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.- Sibelius: Symphony No.1, Karelia etc: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Saraste.
- RCA.
- 8.
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Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E flat, Op.47 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Antoine Tamestit. Performer: Jean鈥怗uihen Queyras. Performer: Alexander Melnikov.- Schumann: Piano Quartet - Piano Quintet.
- harmonia mundi.
- 3.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor (Sanctus and Osanna)
Ensemble: Collegium Vocale Gent. Director: Philippe Herreweghe.- Bach: B Minor Mass.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 10-11.
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Ruth Gipps
Horn Concerto, Op.58 (2nd mvt)
Performer: David Pyatt. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite.- British Horn Concertos: Jacob/Arnold/Bowen/Gipps/Vinter.
- Lyrita.
- 11.
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Stephan Koncz
A New Satiesfaction [Gymnopedie no.1]
Composer: Erik Satie. Performer: Ray Chen. Performer: Noah Bendix-Balgley. Performer: Amihai Grosz. Performer: Stephan Koncz.- The Golden Age.
- DECCA.
- 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no.4 in A major, Op.90 'Italian' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- CHANDOS.
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Padre Antonio Soler
Keyboard Sonata no.90 in F sharp minor
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Stephen Hough's Spanish Album.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Franz Waxman
The Philadelphia Story: Suite
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bernas.- Orchid.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.2 in D major Op.36 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
- Teldec.
- 4.
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Erland Cooper
Movement 6 - Instrumental
- Folded Landscapes.
- Mercury Classics.
- 10.
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Aaron Copland
Saturday Night Waltz (Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo)
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- Copland: Appalachian Spring: New York Philharmonic/Bernstein.
- Sony Classical.
- 11.
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Franz Schubert
Die Schone Mullerin - No. 20, Des Baches Wiegenlied
Music Arranger: Thomas Guthrie. Singer: Thomas Guthrie. Ensemble: Barokksolistene. Director: Bjarte Eike.- rubicon.
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Frederick Delius
American Rhapsody
Performer: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: David Lloyd-Jones.- NAXOS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Exsultate, jubilate, K165 (1st mvt)
Singer: Danielle de Niese. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- The Mozart Album: Danielle de Niese.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Kevin Puts
Marimba concerto (1st mvt)
Performer: Ji Su Jung. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Kevin Puts: Marimba Concerto, The City & Oboe Concerto No. 2 "Moonlight".
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Hector Berlioz
Harold in Italy, Op.16 (Serenade)
Performer: Lise Berthaud. Orchestra: Op茅ra de Lyon. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.- Berlioz: Harold en Italie.
- Naxos.
- 3.
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Promenade (Etruscan Concerto)
Performer: Caroline Almonte. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.- ABC.
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Ennio Morricone
Cinema Paradiso (Main Theme)
Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: Ennio Morricone.- Reel Chill The Cinematic Chillout Album CD1.
- EMI.
- 12.
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Eduardo Di Capua
O sole mio
Singer: Luciano Pavarotti. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Giancarlo Chiaramello.- DECCA.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Bagatelles Op.47 (no.5)
Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.- Dvorak: String Quartets: Takacs Quartet.
- Decca.
- 5.
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George Frideric Handel
Ombra mai fu (from Serse, HWV 40, arr Pluhar)
Singer: Valer Barna-Sabadus. Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Erato.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 - 3rd movement; Finale
Performer: James Ehnes. Orchestra: Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto etc..
- Onyx.
- 3.
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Johann David Hermann
Concerto for harp - 2nd mvt
Performer: Xavier de Maistre. Orchestra: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Aaron Jay Kernis
Musica Celestis
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.- Kernis: Second Symphony, Musica Celestis etc..
- Argo.
- 004.
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Thomas Tallis
Puer Natis et Nobis, Benedictus
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge.- EMI.
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Gabriel Piern茅
Scherzo-caprice
Performer: Stephen Coombs. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- Pierne: The Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra: Stephen Coombs, 大象传媒SSO, Corp.
- Hyperion.
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