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The very best of classical music

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.

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.

1115 Playlist reveal 鈥 a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.

1145 Slow Moment 鈥 time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.

1230 Album of the Week

3 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Jun 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • George Gershwin

    Prelude No.1

    Music Arranger: Roy Bargy. Ensemble: Harmonie Ensemble New York. Conductor: Steven Richman.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    Casta diva (Norma)

    Singer: Ren茅e Fleming. Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • 銉囥儍銈兓銉欍偣銉50.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 5.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Overture in E flat major, Op 24

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • CPO.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Piano Trio in G major, H.15.25, 'Gypsy' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Renaud Capu莽on. Performer: Gautier Capu莽on.
    • Live from the Lugano Festival 2003, Martha Argerich and friends, Chamber Music.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.
  • Hector Berlioz

    Le carnaval romain

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • H. Berlioz: Overtures: LSO/Previn.
    • EMI.
    • 3.
  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in F major RV.293 'Autumn'

    Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.
    • Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Europa Galante, Fabio Biondi.
    • Virgin Classics.
    • 7.
  • Nigel Hess

    East Coast Pictures

    Ensemble: London Symphonic Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Nigel Hess.
    • Chandos.
  • Morfydd Owen

    Tristesse

    Performer: Brian Ellsbury. Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas.
    • Portrait of a Lost Icon.
    • T欧 Cerdd Records.
    • 6.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Symphony No.5 in F (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Dvor谩k : Symphonies Nos 5 & 6, Scherzo capriccioso & The Hero's Song.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 1.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    Liebesfreud' - old Viennese dance no.1

    Performer: Jack Liebeck. Performer: Katya Apekisheva.
    • Hyperion.
  • Augusta Holm猫s

    Pologne

    Orchestra: Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland鈥怭falz. Conductor: Samuel Friedmann.
    • Augusta Holm猫s: Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Trio Sonata No.5 in C (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Palladian Ensemble.
    • Linn.
  • Florence Price

    On a Summer's Eve

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • Florence Price: Piano Music.
    • Guild.
    • 18.
  • Ferde Grof茅

    Mississippi (Mardi Gras)

    Ensemble: Harmonie Ensemble New York. Conductor: Steven Richman.
    • Symphonic Jazz: Grofe & Gershwin.
    • BRIDGE.
  • Kurt Weill

    Love is my enemy (The Firebrand of Florence)

    Lyricist: Ira Gershwin. Singer: Thomas Hampson. Singer: Elizabeth Futral. Orchestra: London Sinfonietta. Conductor: John McGlinn.
    • Kurt Weil On Broadway: Thomas Hampson.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    The Pines of the Appian Way (The Pines of Rome)

    Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.
    • DG.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No 4 in E minor (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Brahms: Complete Symphonies: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • EMI.
    • 3.
  • Padre Antonio Soler

    Keyboard Sonata no.90 in F sharp minor

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.
    • Stephen Hough's Spanish Album.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Cum processit factura digiti Dei

    Ensemble: Ensemble for Medieval Music.
    • deutsche harmonia mundi.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in D "Posthorn" (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • Mozart: Posthorn Serenade; Ballet Music from "Idomeneo"; March in D.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 9.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

    Performer: Boris Giltburg. Orchestra: Brussels Philharmonic. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.
    • Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto Nos. 1 & 4, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
    • Naxos.
    • 104.
  • William Lawes

    Fantasia-Suite No. 8 in D Major: I. Fantazia

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque. Director: Rachel Podger.
    • The Muses Restor'd.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 1.
  • Nino Rota

    Death on the Nile (Main Titles)

    Orchestra: Unnamed orchestra. Conductor: Marcus Dods.
    • CNR.
  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Celeste Aida (Aida)

    Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Warner.
  • William Grant Still

    Land of Superstition (Africa)

    Orchestra: American Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leon Botstein.
    • Still: Africa.
    • American Symphony Orchestra.
    • 3.
  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata no.13 in A major D.664 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Paul Lewis.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    String Quartet no.2 in E flat major Op.26 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • Korngold: The String Quartets: Doric String Quartet.
    • Chandos.
    • 8.

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Jun 2024 09:30

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