The very best of classical music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
0930 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1010 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1045 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Jeremiah Clarke
Trumpet Voluntary 'The Prince of Denmark's March'
Performer: Wynton Marsalis. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.- Sony.
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Gioachino Rossini
La Cenerentola (Overture)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Rossini: Overtures: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Abbado.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Max Richter
Recomposed: Vivaldi - The four seasons: Winter 3
Composer: Antonio Vivaldi. Performer: Daniel Hope. Orchestra: Konzerthaus Kammerorchester Berlin. Conductor: André de Ridder.- Recomposed By Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 13.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Valse à cinq temps (18 Pieces Op.72)
Performer: Yevgeny Sudbin.- Romeo & Juliet: Tchaikovsky on the Piano.
- BIS.
- 110.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg concerto no.3 in G major BWV.1048
Orchestra: Concerto Italiano. Conductor: Rinaldo Alessandrini.- J. S. Bach: Brandenburg Concertos: Concerto Italiano.
- Naive.
- 14.
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Eric Coates
Calling All Workers - march
Orchestra: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Roderick Dunk.- Showtime - 25 years of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Concert Orchestra.
- Dutton Epoch.
- 11.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos: Hough/Dallas Symphony Orch/Litton.
- Hyperion.
- 2.
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Francisco Tárrega
Gran Vals for guitar
Performer: Mats Bergström.- Gorgeous Guitar: Best Loved Classical Guitar Music.
- Naxos.
- 1001.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet movement in B flat major K.516c
Orchestrator: Robert Levin. Performer: Martin Fröst. Performer: Janine Jansen. Performer: Boris Brovtsyn. Performer: Maxim Rysanov. Performer: Torleif Thedéen.- Mozart - Clarinet Concerto; Kegelstatt Trio - Martin Fröst.
- BIS.
- 7.
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Bob Marley
Redemption Song
Ensemble: Kanneh-Masons.- Decca.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no.5 in D major Op.107 'Reformation' (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.- Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5.
- Linn Records.
- 6.
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Madeleine Dring
Trio for flute, oboe and piano (2nd mvt)
Performer: Juliette Bausor. Performer: Daniel Bates. Performer: Simon Lepper.- Stone Records.
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Trad.
I Saw Three Ships
Music Arranger: James Morgan. Music Arranger: Juliette Pochin. Choir: ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers. Performer: Piano Hands. Conductor: James Morgan.- Carols Revisited - Christmas with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Singers.
- Warner Classics.
- 3.
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Alice Mary Smith
Symphony in C minor (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.- CHANDOS.
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Frédéric Chopin
Ballade no.1 in G minor Op.23
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Perahia Plays Chopin.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Anvil Chorus (Il trovatore)
Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.- EMI.
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Jack Strachey
In a party mood [Housewives' Choice theme tune]
Orchestra: New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- HYPERION.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
'Italian' Concerto in F major BWV.971 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- Bach - Italian Concerto; French Overture; Capriccios.
- Hyperion.
- 2.
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Frank Churchill
Whistle While You Work (Snow White)
Composer: Larry Morey. Singer: Adriana Caselotti.- Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs Original Soundtrack.
- Parlophone Catalogue.
- 8.
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Malcolm Arnold
Toy Symphony Op.62 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Tom Hammond.- Orchid.
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Alexander Borodin
Petite Suite (Nocturne)
Orchestrator: Alexander Glazunov. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.- Borodin: Requiem: Philharmonia Orchestra/´óÏó´«Ã½ Symphony Chorus/Simon.
- Cala.
- 14.
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Ola Gjeilo
Tundra
Choir: Tenebrae. Performer: Ola Gjeilo. Performer: Thomas Gould. Performer: Ciaran McCabe. Performer: Jon Thorne. Performer: Matthew Sharp. Director: Nigel Short.- Ola Gjeilo.
- Decca.
- 09.
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Louis Vierne
Organ Symphony no.1 in D major Op.14 (6th mvt)
Performer: Andrew Nethsingha.- PRIORY.
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Carlos Guastavino
Bailecito
Performer: Sergio Tiempo. Performer: Nelson Freire.- Hommage.
- 2023 Avanticlassic.
- 9.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no.103 in E flat minor 'Drum Roll' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Austro-Hungarian Haydn Orchestra. Conductor: 8 Bit.- Nimbus.
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Rosey Chan
Adagio for Planet Earth
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Watkins. -
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.6 in F major Op.68 'Pastoral' (5th mvt)
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Beethoven: The Symphonies.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Michael Torke
December
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Torke.- Three.
- Ecstatic Records.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Tue 5 Dec 2023 09:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3