Great classical music for your morning
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 – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
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Frédéric Chopin
Grande Valse Brillante in E flat major Op.18
Performer: Ingrid Fliter.- Chopin: Complete Waltzes.
- EMI Classics.
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George Gershwin
Walking the Dog (Shall we Dance)
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas.- Gershwin: The 1920s & 1930s: Tilson Thomas.
- CBS Masterworks.
- 8.
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Edward Elgar
Mina
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.- Onyx.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute and harp concerto in C major, K 299 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Sandrine Chatron. Performer: François Lazarevitch. Orchestra: Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien.- Mozart: Concertos pour flûte & Concerto pour flûte et harpe.
- Alpha Classics.
- 6.
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Jeanâ€Philippe Rameau
Entree de Polymnie (Les Boreades)
Orchestra: Orfeo Orchestra. Conductor: György Vashegyi.- Rameau: Les Boreades.
- Erato.
- 64.
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Jacques Offenbach
Doll's Song (The Tales of Hoffmann)
Singer: Natalie Dessay. Orchestra: Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Fournillier.- Natalie Dessay - Airs d'Opéras Francais.
- Warner Classics.
- 8.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Adagio in G minor (version for violin)
Composer: Remo Giazotto. Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Kateřina Chroboková. Orchestra: Zürcher Kammerorchester.- Hope.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 8.
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Elfrida Andrée
Piano Quintet in E minor (3rd mvt)
Performer: Lena Johnson. Ensemble: The Stockholm Quartet.- Caprice.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Since we met (Waltz Suite for Orchestra)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Prokofiev: Waltz Suite: Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Neeme Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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Richard Strauss
Wiegenlied, Op.41 no.1
Singer: Diana Damrau. Orchestra: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Thielemann.- Richard Strauss: Orchestral Songs, Diana Damrau/Christian Thielemann.
- Virgin Classics.
- 13.
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Leo Brouwer
Ojos brujos
Performer: Lily Afshar.- Possession.
- Archer Records.
- 12.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol - Fandango asturiano
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- Rimsky-Korsakov: Great Orchestral Works.
- Decca.
- 5.
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Alexander Scriabin
Prelude in B flat major, Op 11 No 21
Performer: Mao Fujita.- 24 Preludes, Op. 11/No. 21 in B-Flat Major - Andante.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in B flat major Op.76`4 'Sunrise' (1st mvt)
Performer: Takács Quartet.- Haydn: Six String Quartets, Op.76.
- Decca.
- 13.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Prelude on the Welsh hymn tune 'Rhosymedre'
Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox. Orchestrator: Arnold Foster.- Vaughan Williams: Concerto Accademico etc.: Northern Sinfonia/Hickox.
- EMI.
- 9.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air)
Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites: The Academy of Ancient Music/Hogwood.
- Decca.
- 2.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Clarinet Concerto no.1 in F minor Op.73 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia. Conductor: Michael Collins.- Weber: Clarinet Concertos etc.: Stirling/CLS/Collins.
- Chandos.
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Richard Strauss
Morgen, Op 27 No 4 (transcribed for choir)
Choir: Kammerchor Stuttgart. Conductor: Frieder Bernius.- R. Strauss: 4 Lieder, Op. 27: No. 4, Morgen! (Transcr. Gottwald for Choir).
- Carus.
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Léo Delibes
Waltz (Coppelia)
Orchestra: Orchestre de l’Opéra de Lyon. Conductor: Kent Nagano.- Delibes: Coppelia: Orchestre de l'opera de Lyon/Nagano.
- Erato.
- 2.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Clockwork Doll (6 Children's Pieces, Op 69 No 6)
Performer: Veronika Shoot.- Journey Through Childhood.
- Ulysses Arts.
- 51.
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Jules Massenet
Esprits de l'air! (Esclarmonde)
Singer: Joan Sutherland. Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.- Decca.
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Nino Rota
La Poupee automate (Il Casanova di Fellini - suite)
Music Arranger: Bruno Moretti. Orchestra: La Scala Philharmonic. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- The Fellini Album.
- Decca.
- 24.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony no.1 in D major (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- Mahler Symphony No 1.
- Pentatone.
- 2.
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Francesca Caccini
O vive rose
Singer: Shannon Mercer. Performer: Sylvain Bergeron. Performer: Amanda Keesmaat. Performer: Luc Beauséjour.- Francesca Caccini: O Viva Rosa.
- Analekta.
- 1.
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Louiguy
La Vie en Rose
Singer: Véronique Gens. Ensemble: I Giardini.- Alpha.
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Edward Elgar
Violin concerto in B minor, Op 61 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Robin Ticciati.- Warner Classics.
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George Frideric Handel
Alla Hornpipe (Water Music, Suite No 2)
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Naive.
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AntonÃn Dvořák
The Water Goblin, Op 107
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jiřà Bělohlávek.- Dvořák: Symphony No. 7, Nocturne in B Major & The Water Goblin.
- Chandos.
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Trad.
Danny boy (Londonderry air)
Performer: Coco Tomita. Performer: Yume Tomita. Music Arranger: Aleksey Igudesman.- Echoes.
- Orchid Classics.
- 121.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in D major Kk.430
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- D. Scarlatti: Sonatas: Alexandre Tharaud.
- Virgin Classics.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for 2 oboes, 2 violins & bassoon in C major, RV 557
Ensemble: La Serenissima. Director: Adrian Chandler.- Vivaldi X22.
- Signum.
- 1-3.
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Imogen Holst
On Westhall Hill
Orchestra: Â鶹Éç Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Alice Farnham.- Discovering Imogen.
- NMC.
- 10.
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
Regina Caeli
Conductor: Peter Phillips. Choir: El León de Oro.- Hyperion.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony no.3 in D major D.200 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe.- Phi.
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- Mon 9 Sep 2024 09:30Â鶹Éç Radio 3