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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.

1230 Album of the Week

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Music Played

  • Aaron Copland

    Buckaroo Holiday (Rodeo - 4 dance episodes)

    Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Copland the Populist: Michael Tilson Thomas, San Francisco Symphony.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 1.
  • Edward Elgar

    Chanson de matin Op.15`2

    Performer: Midori. Performer: Robert McDonald.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Henry Purcell

    Chaconne (King Arthur)

    Orchestra: Accademia Bizantina. Conductor: Stefano Montanari.
    • Henry Purcell, O Solitude: Andreas Scholl/Accademia Bizantina.
    • Decca.
    • 4.
  • Florence Price

    Piano Sonata in E Minor (Arr. for Wind Quintet): 2nd mvt Andante

    Music Arranger: Jelte Althuis. Ensemble: Calefax Reed Quintet.
    • An American Rhapsody.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 12.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio in G major, Op.1`2 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.
    • Beethoven: The Complete Music for Piano Trio, Vol. 3: Florestan Trio.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.
  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    The Makropoulos Case (Overture)

    Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • EMI.
  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Invitation to the dance

    Orchestrator: Hector Berlioz. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • HYPERION.
  • Philip Glass

    That Place (Powaqqatsi)

    Conductor: Michael Riesman.
    • Powaqqatsi.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 4.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No.1 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
    • Alpha.
  • Johanna Kinkel

    Blaue Augen

    Performer: Thomas Palm. Singer: Ingrid Schmith眉sen.
    • Johanna Kinkel: Lieder.
    • cpo.
    • 15.
  • Mikl贸s R贸zsa

    Spellbound Concerto

    Performer: Philip Fowke. Orchestra: RT脡 Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Proinns铆as 脫 Duinn.
    • Warsaw Concerto and Other Piano Concertos From the Movies.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Water Music Suite in D (Allegro; Alla hornpipe)

    Orchestra: London Classical Players. Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington.
    • Handel: Water Music: London Classical Players/Norrington.
    • Virgin Veritas.
    • 10-11.
  • William Grant Still

    Symphony No. 1 "Afro-American" (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Kellen Gray.
    • African American Voices.
    • Linn Records.
    • 1.
  • Josef Rheinberger

    Nonet in E flat major, Op 139 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Zolt谩n Gy枚ngy枚ssy. Performer: Ica Csizmadia. Performer: Csaba Kleny谩n. Performer: Gy枚rgy Lakatos. Performer: Gabor Bizjak. Performer: P茅ter Somogyi. Performer: Marta Melis. Performer: Marcell Vamos. Performer: Istv谩n Luk谩csh谩zi.
    • Hungaroton.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Young Apollo, Op.16

    Performer: Steven Osborne. Orchestra: 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.
    • HYPERION.
  • Charles Gounod

    Faust, CG 4, Act 3 Scene 6: No. 14b, Air des bijoux, "Un bouquet! ... Ah! je ris

    Singer: Maria Callas. Conductor: Georges Pr锚tre. Orchestra: Orchestre de la Soci茅t茅 des Concerts du Conservatoire.
    • Maria Callas - 100 Best Classics.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66, Act 2 "The Vision", Scene 2: No. 20, Finale

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 39.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Scherzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op 61)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Mass in B minor BWV.232 (Quoniam; Cum sancto Spiritu)

    Singer: Neal Davies. Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.
    • Mass in B minor.
    • Hyperion.
    • 11-12.
  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    5 Kurpian Songs (No. 3)

    Ensemble: Silesian String Quartet.
    • G贸recki: Complete Works for String Quartet.
    • Chandos.
    • 208.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Italian Girl in Algiers (Overture)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Rossini: Overtures: London Symphony Orchestra/Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Philip Sparke

    Music of the Spheres

    Ensemble: Royal New Zealand Air Force Band.
    • Music of the Spheres.
    • ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE BAND.
    • 8.
  • Luigi Boccherini

    String Quintet in E major, Op.11`5 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Eckart Runge. Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
  • Claude Debussy

    Le Matin d'un jour de f锚te (Ib茅ria)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Debussy: Jeux, Images & Musiques pour "Le roi Lear".
    • Warner Classics.
    • 7.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016 (4th mvt)

    Performer: Davina Clarke. Performer: Tom Foster.
    • J. S. Bach: The Art of Obligato.
    • VOCES8 Records.
    • 13.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata in A major K.331 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas: Mitsuko Uchida.
    • Philips.
    • 1.
  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 21 in E minor

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • DECCA.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Saint-Sa毛ns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22, R. 190 - III. Presto

    Performer: Ruth Slenczynska. Orchestra: Symphony of the Air. Conductor: Henry Swoboda.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Classical for the Great Outdoors.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 53.

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  • Wednesday 09:30

Our Classical Century

Our Classical Century

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Time Travellers: the podcast

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