Classical coffee break
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
1000 Playlist starter 鈥 listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day 鈥 harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1100 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.
1230 Album of the Week
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Festive Overture Op.96
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Shostakovich: Symphony No.2 etc: Royal Philhamonic Orchestra/Ashkenazy.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Franz Schubert
St盲ndchen (Schwanengesang, D.957)
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.- DG.
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Louise Farrenc
Nonet in E flat major, Op.38 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Consortium Classicum.- Farrenc: Nonet & Clarinet Trio.
- DIVOX.
- 3.
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Doreen Carwithen
Suffolk Suite: Orford Ness
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos.
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Arnold Bax
4 Orchestral Sketches (Dance in the Sun)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Andrew Davis.- Bax: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 2.
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Gaetano Donizetti
L'elisir d'amore, Act 2 Scene 8: Una furtiva lagrima (Arr. for Solo Trumpet by W
Performer: Matilda Lloyd. Music Arranger: William Foster. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Casta Diva - Operatic arias transcribed for trumpet.
- Chandos.
- 112.
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Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello
Concerto in E minor for violin, strings and basso continuo
Performer: David Plantier. Ensemble: La Cetra Barockorchester Basel. Director: V谩clav Luks.- Brescianello: Concerti, Sinfonie, Ouverture.
- Glossa.
- 7-9.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Thomas Vautor
Sweet Suffolke Owle
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Madrigals.
- Warner Classics.
- 220.
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Alfred Gr眉nfeld
Soir茅es de Vienne Op.56
Performer: Rudolf Buchbinder.- Strauss, Johann ii : Waltz Transcriptions For Piano: Rudolf Buchbinder.
- Elatus.
- 1.
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Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dances, Op. 64: II. Allegretto grazioso
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Grieg: Symphonic Dances.
- Chandos.
- 102.
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Joseph Haydn
Keyboard Concerto in F major H.18.3 (1st mvt)
Performer: Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Orchestra: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.- CHANDOS.
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Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully
Phaeton: Overture
Ensemble: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- ERATO.
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Richard Strauss
Also Sprach Zarathustra Op.30 (Introduction)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Orfeo.
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George Frideric Handel
Samson, Act 1, 2: 'Total Eclipse'
Singer: Mark Padmore. Ensemble: The English Concert. Director: Andrew Manze.- As Steals The Morn: Handel Arias & Scenes For Tenor.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 7.
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Ferde Grof茅
Grand Canyon Suite (Sunset)
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Hans-Dieter Baum.- Capriccio.
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Sir Hamilton Harty
A John Field Suite (Polka)
Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra. Conductor: Bryden Thomson.- Harty: A John Field Suite: Ulster Orchestra/Bryden Thomson.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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Edward Gregson
Friday A.M.
Performer: Murray McLachlan.- Edward Gregson: Complete Music for Solo Piano.
- Naxos.
- 701.
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Ottorino Respighi
Spring (3 Botticelli Pictures)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Margaret Hubicki
Theme and Variations for string quartet
Ensemble: Bochmann String Quartet.- Chandos.
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Zolt谩n Kod谩ly
Intermezzo (Hary Janos Suite Op.35a)
Performer: Laurence Kaptain. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite: Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jarvi.
- Chandos.
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Gustav Mahler
R眉ckert-Lieder: No. 3, "Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen"
Singer: Joyce DiDonato. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.- EDEN (Deluxe Edition).
- Warner Classics.
- 13.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg concerto no. 1 (BWV.1046) in F major
Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.- J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos; Il Giardino Armonico.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The 49th Parallel (Prelude. Opening Titles)
Orchestra: 大象传媒 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Vol. 2.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne
Performer: Bruno Philippe. Performer: Tanguy de Williencourt.- Saint-Sa毛ns: Cello Concerto No. 1 - Franck, Faur茅 & Poulenc.
- harmonia mundi.
- 115.
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Heitor Villa鈥怢obos
Sexteto Mistico
Ensemble: Lontano. Conductor: Odaline de la Martinez.- Villa-Lobos - Chamber & Choral Music.
- Lorelt.
- 1.
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Isaac Alb茅niz
Espa帽a arr for guitar (Zortzico)
Performer: Xuefei Yang. Music Arranger: Xuefei Yang.- Rodrigo, Concierto de Aranjuez: Xuefei Yang.
- EMI Classics.
- 14.
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Joachim Raff
Romeo and Juliet - overture
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- CHANDOS.
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- Mon 8 Apr 2024 09:30大象传媒 Radio 3