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The ideal morning mix of classical music

Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Tom McKinney 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.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 15 Mar 2024 09:00

Music Played

  • Ernest Tomlinson

    Comedy Overture

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ernest Tomlinson.
    • British Light Music: Ernest Tomlinson.
    • Marco Polo.
    • 001.
  • Franz Liszt

    Liebestraum No 3 in A flat major

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Sony.
  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Jubilate Deo

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Ensemble: Nuova Musica. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.
  • Claude Debussy

    La Mer; no.2; Jeux de vagues

    Orchestra: Nordic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Anu Tali.
    • Swan Flight.
    • Finlanda Records.
    • 09.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Toccata And Fugue Bwv.565, Arr. P. Williams For Violin Solo [orig. For Organ; S

    Performer: Nemanja Radulovi膰.
    • Nemanja Radulovic.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 004.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 38 in D major, K 504, 'Prague' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • Mozart The Collectors Edition 50 CDs The Masterpieces The Greatest Artists.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Agnus Dei (Requiem, Op.48)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
  • Mel Bonis

    Sonata in F sharp minor Op.112 for violin and piano: 4th mvt

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • Chandos.
  • Joseph Bodin de Boismortier

    Concerto no.3 in D major Op.15`3

    Music Arranger: Sirena Recorder Quartet. Ensemble: Sirena Recorder Quartet.
    • BIS.
  • Trad.

    Ar lan y mor

    Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Gareth Jones.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite, Op 40 for strings (Praeludium)

    Performer: Ern艖 Sebesty茅n. Ensemble: Philharmonische Virtuosen Berlin.
    • Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: Serenade: Philharmonische Virtuosen Berlin.
    • Teldec.
    • 5.
  • Samuel Barber

    String Quartet in B minor, Op 11 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Emerson String Quartet.
    • Barber: String Quartet: Emerson String Quartet.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No 7 in D minor, Op 70 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • Dvorak:Symphony no. 7 Suite in A major,Budapest Festival Orchestra,Ivan Fischer.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 4.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Street Leading to the Castle (Sinfonietta)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Janacek: Sinfonietta: Rattle.
    • EMI.
    • 4.
  • Bedrich Smetana

    Polka in F major (Czech Dances, Book 1)

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson.
    • Hyperion.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Don Giovanni (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Colin Davis.
    • Overtures: Miniature 6.
    • Philips.
    • 1.
  • Harold Arlen

    Suite from 'The Wizard of Oz'

    Music Arranger: Herbert Stothart. Ensemble: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Hollywood Soundstage.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Trio sonata in B minor Op.2`8

    Ensemble: The Purcell Quartet. Performer: Jakob Lindberg.
    • Chandos.
  • Emilie Mayer

    Piano Concerto in B flat - 3rd mvt: Allegro

    Performer: Ewa Kupiec. Orchestra: Neubrandenburger Philharmonie. Conductor: Sebastian Tewinkel.
    • Capriccio.
  • Abel Selaocoe

    Ibuyile I'Africa / Africa is Back

    Performer: Abel Selaocoe. Performer: Yo鈥怸o Ma.
    • Where is Home / Hae ke Kae.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.
  • Paul Dukas

    The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Eugene Ormandy.
    • Clair de lune: Music of France: Ormandy.
    • RCA Victor.
    • 8.
  • Henry Purcell

    Symphony [Sonata while the sun rises] (The Fairy Queen)

    Music Arranger: Alison Balsom. Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The English Concert. Director: Trevor Pinnock.
    • EMI.
  • George Gershwin

    An American in Paris (conclusion)

    Performer: Andr茅 Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • EMI.

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  • Fri 15 Mar 2024 09:00

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