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International Women's Day

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.

0930 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.

1010 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.

1045 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.

1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 8 Mar 2024 09:00

Music Played

  • Peggy Glanville-Hicks

    Sinfonia da Pacifica (3rd mvt, Allegro giocoso)

    Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Mills.
    • ABC CLASSICS.
  • Augusta Holmès

    Ludus pro patria: II. La Nuit et l'Amour

    Conductor: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon.
    • Aux étoiles - French Symphonic Poems.
    • Bru Zane.
    • 7.
  • Reena Esmail

    A Winter Breviary, No 3: The Unexpected Early Hour

    Ensemble: St Martin's Voices. Conductor: Andrew Earis.
    • A Winter Breviary: Choral Works for Christmas.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 5.
  • Francesca Caccini

    Ciaccona

    Performer: Luigi Cozzolino. Ensemble: Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini. Director: Gian Luca Lastraioli.
    • Maria, dolce Maria.
    • Brilliant Classics.
    • 3.
  • Dorothy Howell

    The Rock

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Rebecca Miller.
    • Dorothy Howell Orchestral Works.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 102.
  • Celeri Haruhata

    Green Turtle, Polar Bear and Kakapo (Music of Endangered Species)

    Performer: Akira Naito.
    • Nippon Acoustic Records.
  • Emilie Mayer

    Symphony No 7 in F minor (3rd mvmt, Scherzo)

    Orchestra: Berlin Chamber Symphony Ensemble. Conductor: Jürgen Bruns.
    • Dreyer Gaido.
  • Cécile Chaminade

    Automne (Autumn)

    Performer: Michael Guttman. Orchestrator: Paul Uy. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: José Serebrier.
    • Milhaud: Concertino de printemps / Rodrigo: Concierto de estio / Chaminade: Auto.
    • Decca (UMO).
    • 5.
  • Anna Bon di Venezia

    Sonata in D major, Op 1 No 4 (3rd mvmt, Allegro assai)

    Performer: Stefano Bet. Performer: Francesco Cera.
    • Sonate Veneziane del '700.
    • TACTUS.
    • 016.
  • Judith Weir

    Magic (Storm)

    Choir: Â鶹Éç Singers. Choir: The Choir of Temple Church. Ensemble: Endymion. Conductor: David Hill.
    • Judith Weir: Storm, All the Ends of the Earth, Missa del Cid and other works.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 016.
  • Helena Munktell

    Le lac de Siljan (Suite dalecarlienne)

    Orchestra: Gävle symfoniorkester. Conductor: Tobias Ringborg.
    • Sterling.
  • Margaret Hubicki

    Summer's Eve (Goladon Suite)

    Performer: James Kirby. Performer: Frederick Stocken.
    • Chandos.
  • Leonora Duarte

    Sinfonia No 6 for 5-part viol consort

    Ensemble: Fretwork.
    • Birds On Fire.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
    • 11.
  • Cheryl Frances-Hoad

    They bore him barefaced on the bier (2 Shakespeare Songs, No 2)

    Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Singer: Ruby Hughes.
  • Celeri Haruhata

    Music of Endangered Species

    Performer: Akira Naito.
    • Nippon Acoustic Records.
  • Joan Trimble

    Suite for Strings (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Irish Chamber Orchestra. Director: Fionnuala Hunt.
    • Black Box.
  • Laura Shigihara

    Grasswalk from Plants vs. Zombies

    Performer: Laura Shigihara.
  • Valerie Coleman

    Umoja: Anthem of Unity

    Orchestra: New York Youth Symphony. Conductor: Michael Repper.
    • New York Youth Symphony - Florence Price: Ethiopia's Shadow in America; Piano Co.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 4.
  • Barbara Strozzi

    Che si puo fare

    Performer: Leonardo García Alarcón. Performer: Mariana Flores. Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea.
    • Ambronay.
  • Celeri Haruhata

    Music of Endangered Species

    Performer: Akira Naito.
    • Nippon Acoustic Records.
  • Alexandra Harwood

    All Creatures Great and Small

    • All Creatures Great and Small (Music from the Television Series).
    • All3Media Ltd.
    • 1.
  • Keiko Abe

    Frogs

    Performer: Peter Sadlo.
    • Classic Percussion.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 8.
  • Caroline Shaw

    And The Swallow

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • All Things Are Quite Silent.
    • Signum.
    • 7.
  • Amy Beach

    With dog teams (Eskimos, No 4)

    Performer: Kirsten Johnson.
    • GUILD.
  • Eleanor Alberga

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Celebration Dance)

    Orchestra: The Taliesin Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Ash.
    • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Roald Dahl).
    • Orchid Classics.
    • 20.
  • Suor Leonora d'Este

    Sicut Lilium Inter Spinas

    Ensemble: Musica Secreta. Choir: Celestial Sirens. Director: Laurie Stras. Director: Deborah Roberts.
    • OBSIDIAN.
  • Lili Boulanger

    D'un matin de printemps

    Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Philharmonic. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Boulanger: Faust Et Helene Etc. - Soloists/CBSC/Â鶹Éç Phil./Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.
  • Mrs. Philarmonica

    Trio Sonata No 3 in G minor

    Ensemble: Le Consort.
  • Catrin Finch

    Listen to the Grass Grow

    Performer: Catrin Finch. Performer: Seckou Keita. Music Arranger: Seckou Keita.
    • SOAR.
    • bendigedig.
    • 6.
  • Grażyna Bacewicz

    Concerto for strings (1st mvmt, Allegro)

    Orchestra: Estonian Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.
    • ALPHA.
  • Hélène de Montgeroult

    Violin Sonata in A minor Op.2 no.3 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Sophie Rosa. Performer: Ian Buckle.
    • Montgeroult, Viotti, Weber & Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas.
    • Rubicon.
    • 5.
  • Kassiani

    Doxazomen sou Christe (We praise your great mercy, o Christ)

    Choir: VocaMe. Director: Michael Popp.
    • CHRISTOPHORUS.
  • Jenny McLeod

    3 Celebrations

    Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uwe Grodd.
    • NAXOS.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 Mar 2024 09:00

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