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The ideal mix 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.

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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.

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  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Prelude in B flat major, Op 23 No 2

    Performer: Simon Trpceski.
    • Simon Trpceski Plays Rachmaninov.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air)

    Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Lorenza Borrani. Performer: Lucy Gould. Performer: Stewart Eaton. Performer: William Conway. Performer: Enno Senft. Performer: Stephan Maass. Performer: Stephan Rath.
    • 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 24.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    Sure on this shining night (Nocturnes)

    Choir: Polyphony. Performer: Morten Lauridsen. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Lauridsen: Nocturnes, Mid-Winter Songs, Les Chansons des Roses: Polyphony, Layto.
    • Hyperion.
    • 16.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto No 20 in D minor, K 466

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Mozart Piano Concertos K.503 and K.466.
    • DG.
    • 4.

  • Leroy Anderson

    The Typewriter

    Performer: Alasdair Malloy. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Leroy Anderson - Orchestral Works Volume 3.
    • NAXOS.
    • 16.

  • Giovanni Gabrieli

    Canzon primi toni 脿 8

    Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • DECCA ELOQUENCE.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Quartet for Strings (Op.18`5) in A major; 1st mvt Allegro

    Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • CHANDOS.

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park (main theme)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • MCA Records.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto grosso in D major Op.3`6

    Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.3: English Baroque Soloists/Gardiner.
    • Apex.
    • 10.

  • Franz Schubert

    Mignon (Kennst du das Land) D.321

    Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Performer: Joseph Middleton.
    • BIS.

  • Bernhard Crusell

    Clarinet Concerto No 3 in B flat major, Op 11 (3rd mvt, Alla polacca)

    Performer: Martin Frost. Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Okko Kamu.
    • Crusell: Clarinet Concertos.
    • BIS.
    • 6.

  • Robert Carver

    O bone Jesu

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Coro.

  • William Brade

    Ein Schottisch Tanz

    Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • Alia Vox.

  • Bob Marley

    Redemption Song

    Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Aminata Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Mariatu Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Konya Kanneh鈥怣ason.
    • Carnival.
    • DECCA.
    • 45.

  • Franz Leh谩r

    Sirens of the Ball - waltz (The Merry Widow)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nick Davies.
    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs the Greatest Classics.
    • EMI Gold.
    • 2.

  • John Williams

    Setting the Type

    Conductor: John Williams. Conductor: Studio Orchestra.
    • The Post (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.

  • Niccol貌 Paganini

    Moto perpetuo

    Music Arranger: Mikhail Nakariakov. Performer: Sergei Nakariakov. Performer: Alexander Markovich.
    • Carmen Fantasy - Virtuoso Music for Trumpet.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Anvil Chorus (Il trovatore)

    Choir: Hall茅 Choir. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Owain Arwel Hughes.
    • Much Loved Music: Coburn/Halle Orchestra & Choir/Hughes.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • John Addison

    Murder, She Wrote

    Orchestra: Daniel Caine Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Caine.
    • 80s TV Themes.
    • Silva Screen Records.
    • 6.

  • Charles鈥怣arie Widor

    Toccata (Organ Symphony No 5 in F minor)

    Performer: Marie鈥怌laire Alain.
    • Great Toccatas: Marie-Claire Alain.
    • Erato.
    • 2.

  • Claude Debussy

    La Mer - Jeux de Vagues

    Orchestra: 大象传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Dinis Sousa.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour Op.12

    Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • Elgar: Cello Concerto: Sol Gabetta/Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Venzago.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

  • Craig Armstrong

    Romeo and Juliet (Balcony Scene)

    Music Arranger: Paul Bateman. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.
    • Pure... Movies.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.
    • 16.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in F major RV.100

    Performer: Stefano Bagliano. Performer: Federico Guglielmo. Performer: Andrea Bressan. Ensemble: Collegium Pro Musica.
    • BRILLIANT CLASSICS.

  • Richard Strauss

    Metamorphosen

    Conductor: Neville Marriner. Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
    • Strauss, R.: Oboe Concerto / Metamorphosen.
    • Capriccio.
    • 2.

  • Aaron Copland

    Fanfare for the Common Man

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.
    • Aaron Copland: The World of Aaron Copland.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Max Richter

    The Poetry of Earth (Geophony)

    Performer: Max Richter. Performer: Max Baillie. Performer: Eloisa鈥怓leur Thom. Performer: Connie Pharoh. Performer: Max Ruisi. Performer: Zara Hudson鈥怟ozdoj. Ensemble: Alex Fergusson.
    • Decca Classics.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 6 in D major, 'Le Matin' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Director: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Alpha.

  • Johann Strauss

    Radetzky March, Op 228

    Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Strauss, Johann II : Waltzes & Polkas.
    • Warner Classics International.
    • 7.

  • Florence Price

    Piano Quintet in E minor: second movement (Andante)

    Performer: Michelle Cann. Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.
    • Azica Records.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Ruy Blas Op.95

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Mendelssohn in Birmingham, Vol. 5.
    • Chandos.
    • 9.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Vissi d'arte (Tosca)

    Singer: Karita Mattila. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka鈥怭ekka Saraste.
    • Karita Mattila Live in Helsinki: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Saraste.
    • Ondine.
    • 5.

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