Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.
0915 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.
1030 Playlist reveal 鈥� a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1100 Essential Performers 鈥� the last in this week's series featuring the great soprano Jessye Norman.
1130 Slow Moment 鈥� time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Alberto Ginastera
Malambo (Estancia Op.8a)
Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.- Fiesta: Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Dudamel.
- Deutsch Grammophon.
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Franz Schubert
Das Wandern (Die Schone Mullerin)
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Iestyn Davies.- Schubert: Die Sch枚ne Mullerin.
- Signum Records.
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Antonio Vivaldi
L'Olimpiade (Sinfonia)
Orchestra: L'Arte dell'Arco. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Vivaldi: Sinfonie: Avanti L'Opera E Concerti: La'rte Dell Arco: Hogwood.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 4-7.
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Ethel Glenn Hier
Dragon-flies Op.10
Performer: Joanna Goldstein.- CENTAUR.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 39 in E flat major, K 543 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphonies 38 - 41 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charle.
- Linn.
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Zolt谩n Kod谩ly
Cello sonata, Op 4 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Anssi Karttunen. Performer: Tuija Hakkila.- Works by Debussy, Enescu, Jan谩cek and Kod谩ly.
- Fazer Records/Finlandia.
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H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson
贬惫铆濒诲
Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson. Choir: Schola Cantorum Reykjav铆k.- Meditatio: Music for Mixed Choir.
- BIS.
- 1201.
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Leo Brouwer
Omaggio a Villa-Lobos (Nuevos estudios sencillos)
Performer: Graham Anthony Devine.- Leo Brouwer, Guitar Music Volume 4.
- NAXOS.
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Benjamin Britten
Soir茅es musicales [after Rossini]
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge. -
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Agnes Obel
Parliament Of Owls
- dark academia.
- UMG Recordings, Inc..
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
In Nature's Realm, Op 91
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jos茅 Serebrier.- WARNER.
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Luigi Boccherini
Symphony in D minor, Op. 37 No. 3
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox.
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L茅o Delibes
Les Filles de Cadix
Singer: Natalie Dessay. Orchestra: Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Sch酶nwandt.- Vocalises.
- EMI Classics.
- 004.
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Ruperto Chap铆
String Quartet in B minor (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Cuarteto Latinoamericano.- Chap铆: String Quartets Nos. 3 & 4.
- Sono Luminus.
- 203.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Cinderella In the Palace (Waltz suite Op.110)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Chandos.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Romance (The Gadfly)
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Decca.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Le papillon et la fleur, Op 1 No 1
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Carolyn Sampson.- Fleurs.
- BIS.
- 19.
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Athanasius Kircher
Tarantella napoletana
Ensemble: L鈥橝rpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- La Tarantella - Antidotum Tarantulae.
- Alpha.
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B茅la Bart贸k
From the Diary of a Fly (Mikrokosmos)
Performer: Jen艖 Jand贸.- Bartok: Piano Music, Vol. 5: Mikrokosmos (Complete).
- Naxos.
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Josquin des Prez
El Grillo
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble. Director: Paul Hillier.- Erato.
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Judith Lang Zaimont
Serenade (version for piano trio)
Performer: Melissa White. Performer: Paul Wiancko. Performer: Awadagin Pratt.- Eternal Evolution: The Music of Judith Lang Zaimont.
- Navona Records.
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Giuseppe Verdi
The Force of Destiny (Overture)
Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Decca.
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Gustav Mahler
Urlicht (Des Knaben Wunderhorn)
Singer: Jessye Norman. Performer: Irwin Gage.- Jessye Norman, Schubert & Mahler, Irwin Gage.
- Philips.
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Giuseppe Martucci
Noveletta Op.82`2
Orchestra: Orchestra sinfonica di Roma. Conductor: Francesco La Vecchia.- Martucci - Complete Orchestral Music vol.4.
- Naxos.
- 005.
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John Field
Nocturne No 1 in E flat major
Performer: Elizabeth Joy Roe.- Decca.
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Dana Suesse
Jazz Nocturne
Music Arranger: Carroll Huxley. Performer: Peter Mintun. Orchestra: Hot Springs Music Festival Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Rosenberg.- Jazz Nocturne.
- Naxos.
- 006.
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Franz Schubert
Der Neugierige (Die Schone Mullerin)
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Iestyn Davies.- Schubert: Die Sch枚ne Mullerin.
- Signum Records.
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Franz Schubert
Ungeduld (Die Schone Mullerin)
Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Iestyn Davies.- Schubert: Die Sch枚ne Mullerin.
- Signum Records.
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Richard Strauss
Dreaming at the Fireside (4 Symphonic Interludes from Intermezzo, Op 72 No 2)
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Strauss: Vier sinfonische Zwischenspiele aus Intermezzo, TrV 246a: II. Tr盲umerei.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Franz Danzi
Wind Quintet in A minor, Op 68 No1 (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Michael Thompson Wind Ensemble.- Danzi: Wind Quintet Op.68: Michael Thompson Wind Quintet.
- Naxos.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Flight of the Bumblebee arr Palli
Music Arranger: Ilkka P盲lli. Ensemble: Sinfonia Lahti Cello and Bass Ensemble.- Bassic Instincts.
- BIS.
- 21.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in B flat major Op.3`1
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Performer: Christian Moreaux. Performer: Alice Pi茅rot. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Erato.
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