Great classical music for your morning
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
1000 Playlist starter 鈥 listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Essential Carol - introduced by a special guest
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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Hugo Alfv茅n
Shepherd girl's dance, from The Mountain King
Orchestra: Stockholm Sinfonietta. Conductor: Jan鈥怬lav Wedin.- A Swedish Pastorale.
- BIS.
- 015.
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John Tavener
Song for Athene
Choir: Choir of Temple Church. Choir: Holst Singers. Performer: Ian le Grice. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- DECCA.
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Peggy Glanville-Hicks
Etruscan Concerto (I. Promenade)
Performer: Keith Jarrett. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies. Orchestra: Brooklyn Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra.- MusicMasters Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio, Part 2 (Sinfonia)
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Peter Dijkstra.- Bach: Soli Deo Gloria.
- BR-Klassik.
- 209.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Carnival Overture
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Semyon Bychkov.- PENTATONE.
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Rachel Portman
Sewing and Archery (Emma)
Conductor: Rachel Portman.- Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Hollywood Records.
- 3.
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Juan Garc铆a de Z茅spedes
Convidando est谩 la noche
Ensemble: Ex Cathedra Choir. Conductor: Jeffrey Skidmore.- New World Symphonies - Baroque Music from L:atin America: Ex Cathedra, Jeffrey S.
- Hyperion.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Hymn to Nature (The Legend of the Invisible City of Kitezh)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Chandos.
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William Mathias
A Babe in born all of a May
Performer: Thomas Trotter. Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Conductor: Philip Ledger.- Merry Christmas with the Choir of King's College.
- Warner Classics.
- 18.
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Teresa Carre帽o
Le sommeil de l'enfant
Performer: Alexandra Oehler.- Teresa Carreno: Klavierwerke (Piano works).
- ARS MUSICI.
- 10.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Horn Concerto No 4 in E flat, K 495 (3rd mvmt, Rondo)
Performer: Alessio Allegrini. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Mozart: Horn Concertos: Allegrini/Orchestra Mozart/Claudio Abbado.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 9.
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Morten Lauridsen
O Magnum Mysterium
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion.
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Edvard Grieg
4 Symphonic Dances, Op 64 (No 1)
Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Grieg: Peer Gynt: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/Orama.
- Erato.
- 10.
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Rachel Portman
Sewing and Archery (Emma)
Conductor: Rachel Portman.- Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Hollywood Records.
- 3.
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H茅l猫ne de Montgeroult
Violin Sonata in A minor Op.2 no.3 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Sophie Rosa. Performer: Ian Buckle.- Montgeroult, Viotti, Weber & Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas.
- Rubicon.
- 6.
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Jos茅 Maur铆cio Nunes Garcia
Pastoral Mass for Christmas Night (Agnus Dei)
Ensemble: Ensemble Turicum. Director: Luiz Alves da Silva. Director: Mathias Weibel.- K617.
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Eric Coates
Knightsbridge (March, from London Every Day Suite)
Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- The Symphonic Eric Coates.
- Chandos.
- 9.
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Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 8, 'Christmas Concerto'
Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- Corelli: Concerti Grossi Op.6.
- Archiv.
- 7-12.
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Rachel Portman
Sewing and Archery (Emma)
Conductor: Rachel Portman.- Emma (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Hollywood Records.
- 3.
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Isobel Waller-Bridge
Emma and Mr Knightley (A kiss before they wed)
Composer: David Schweitzer. Conductor: Alastair King. Orchestra: The Chamber Orchestra of London.- Back Lot Music.
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Barbara Strozzi
Amor dormiglione Op.2 no.22
Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Ensemble: Ensemble Constantinople.- ANALEKTA.
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Erik Satie
Sports et divertissements for piano: no.21; Le Tennis
Performer: Olof H枚jer.- Satie: Complete Piano Music, Vol. 5.
- Swedish Society.
- 51.
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Richard Wagner
The Flying Dutchman (Spinning Song)
Choir: Berlin Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Orchestra of the German Opera, Berlin. Conductor: Rafael Fr眉hbeck de Burgos.- World of Classic.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Waltz (Serenade for Strings)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- Tchaikovsky: The Complete Symphonies.
- London Philharmonic Orchestra.
- 703.
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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.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Overture 'Leonore' no.3 Op.72b
Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.- Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica".
- Warner Classics.
- 105.
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V铆tezslav Nov谩k
Song of a Christmas Night (Songs of a Winter Night)
Performer: Mari谩n Lap拧ansk媒.- SUPRAPHON.
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Symphony in A major (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Li猫ge. Conductor: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow.- Saint-Sa毛ns: Symphonies.
- BIS.
- 104.
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music: Suite in F major, HWV 348 (Air)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan.- Handel: Fire & Water.
- Classic FM.
- 12-13.
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Cecilia McDowall
A Winter's Night
Choir: Winchester College Chapel Choir. Ensemble: Onyx Brass. Conductor: Howard Ionascu.- A Winter's Night: Christmas Music for Choir, Brass Quintet & Organ.
- Signum Classics.
- 201-205.
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William Grant Still
The Cake Walk Contest (Miss Sally's Party)
Orchestra: Orchestra of Plymouth Music Series. Conductor: Philip Brunelle.- Witness. Volume II. The Music of William Grant Still.
- Collins Digital.
- 16.
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Max Reger
Mari盲 Wiegenlied
Singer: Benjamin Appl. Orchestra: Munich Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Florian Helgath.- The Christmas Album.
- Alpha Classics.
- 4.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
- London.
- 30.
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Trad.
The Angel Gabriel
Music Arranger: Edgar Pettman. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Director: Andrew Lumsden.- Christmas from Winchester: Winchester Cathedral Choir.
- Regent.
- 6.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D minor RV.566 for 7 instruments and orchestra
Ensemble: Concerto K枚ln. Director: Werner Ehrhardt.- Italian Concertos: Concerto Koln.
- Capriccio.
- 4.
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Georges Bizet
Adagietto (L' Arlesienne - suite no.1)
Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- NAIVE.
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Jeanine Tesori
The Nutty Cracker Suite (Thoroughly Modern Millie)
Orchestra: Thoroughly Modern Millie Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Rafter.- Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
- Masterworks Broadway.
- 9.
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