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Celebrating classical greats

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

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

1000 Playlist starter 鈥 listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.

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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3 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Fri 10 Jan 2025 09:30

Music Played

  • Francis Poulenc

    Rondeau (Les Biches)

    Orchestra: 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.
    • Signum.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 no.1

    Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.
    • Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
    • London.
    • 1.
  • Helena Munktell

    Menuetto 脿 l'antique (Suite for large orchestra, No 2)

    Orchestra: G盲vle symfoniorkester. Conductor: Tobias Ringborg.
    • Sterling.
  • Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber

    Mystery Sonata No 14 in D Major (The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven)

    Performer: Monica Huggett. Ensemble: Sonnerie.
    • Biber: The Mystery Sonatas for Violin (Scordatura) and Continuo, Vol.2.
    • Gaudeamus.
    • 5.
  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Pirates of Penzance (Overture)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Sullivan: Overtures.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 6.
  • Lucrezia Vizzana

    Paratum cor meum

    Ensemble: Musica Secreta.
    • LINN RECORDS.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Serenade in D major, K 320 (3rd mvmt, Concertante)

    Orchestra: Die K枚lner Akademie. Conductor: Michael Alexander Willens.
    • Mozart: Posthorn Serenade & Eine kleine Nachtmusik.
    • BIS.
    • 203.
  • Nathaniel Dett

    Winter

    Performer: Clare Hammond.
  • Zdenek Fibich

    Poem (At Twilight)

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: V谩clav Neumann.
    • SUPRAPHON.
  • Louise Farrenc

    Clarinet Trio in E flat major, Op 44 (3rd mvmt, Minuetto)

    Performer: Daniel Ottensamer. Performer: Stephan Koncz. Performer: Christoph Traxler.
    • A Trip To France.
    • UME - Global Clearing House.
    • 3.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 3 in G major, BWV 1048 (2nd mvt, Allegro)

    Performer: Trevor Pinnock. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Bach: Works for Orchestra: The English Concert/Pinnock.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 9.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    The Rose

    Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble. Choir: Royal Holloway Choir.
    • Winter Songs.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 1.
  • Vasily Kalinnikov

    Symphony No 2 in A major (2nd mvmt, Andante cantabile)

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Chandos.
  • Lucrezia Vizzana

    Paratum cor meum

    Ensemble: Musica Secreta.
    • LINN RECORDS.
  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in D major, Op 64 No 5, 'Lark' (Finale)

    Ensemble: Hagen String Quartet.
    • Universal Music LLC.
  • Samuel Akpabot

    Pastorale (Scenes from Nigeria)

    Performer: Marcus Eley. Performer: Lucerne DeSa.
    • But Not Forgotten: Music by African-American Composers for clarinet and piano.
    • SONO LUMINUS.
    • 6.
  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Barber of Seville (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.
    • Rossini Overtures.
    • WARNER.
    • 3.
  • Grace Williams

    Penillion

    Performer: Ray Allan. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.
    • Grace Williams: Sea Sketches; Fantasia; Carillons; Penillion.
    • Lyrita.
    • 6-9.
  • Lucrezia Vizzana

    Paratum cor meum

    Ensemble: Musica Secreta.
    • LINN RECORDS.
  • Edward Elgar

    We are the music makers (The Music Makers)

    Choir: London Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Elgar: The Music Makers/Sea Pictures: LSC/LSO/Hickox.
    • EMI.
    • 1-2.
  • Emahoy Tsegu茅-Maryam Gu猫brou

    Evening Breeze

    Performer: Emahoy Tsegu茅-Maryam Gu猫brou.
    • Ethiopiques 21.
    • Buda Musique.
    • 15.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O virtus sapientiae

    Singer: Kirsteen Rogers. Choir: Armonico Consort. Director: Christopher Monks.
    • Naked Byrd two: Armonico Consort.
    • Signum Classics.
  • Benjamin Britten

    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra (Fugue)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Simon Rattle on EMI Classics.
    • EMI Classics.
  • Richard Rodgers

    (How do you solve a problem like) Maria

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Singer: Margery MacKay. Singer: Portia Nelson. Singer: Anna Lee. Singer: Marni Nixon. Singer: Ada Beth Lee. Singer: Doreen Tryden. Conductor: Irwin Kostal.
    • The Sound Of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording / 2023 Mix).
    • Craft Recordings.
    • 4.
  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in F major Op.6 No.2: 1st movement

    Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Director: Amandine Beyer.
    • Corelli: The Complete Concerti Grossi.
    • Zig Zag Territoires.
    • 26.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Septet in E flat major Op.20 (5th mvt)

    Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet.
    • NIMBUS.
  • Florence Price

    Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)

    Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.
    • Decca.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Les Paladins (Pantomime)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Gustav Leonhardt.
    • Rameau: Suite Les Paladins: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Leonhardt.
    • Philips.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet in F major, Op 96, 'American' (Finale)

    Ensemble: Tak谩cs Quartet.
    • Dvorak: String Quartets: Takacs Quartet.
    • Decca.
    • 9.
  • Zolt谩n Kod谩ly

    Variations on a Hungarian Folksong (The Peacock)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.
    • Decca.
  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Eliza's Aria (Wild Swans)

    Singer: Jane Sheldon. Orchestra: Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ola Rudner.
    • Elena Kats-Chernin - Wild Swans.
    • ABC.
    • 2.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    May (White Nights), from The Seasons

    Performer: Bruce Liu.
    • Tchaikovsky: The Seasons.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 5.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op 6 No 7 (5th mvt, Hornpipe)

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Andrew Manze.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Elfrida Andr茅e

    Frithjof's Sea Voyage (Frithjof Suite, No 5)

    Orchestra: Norrk枚pings Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Hermann B盲umer.
    • Elfrida Andr茅e: Symphony No. 1 路 Fritiof-Svit.
    • CPO.
    • 105.
  • Franz Schubert

    Nachtgesang im Walde D.913

    Ensemble: amarcord. Ensemble: german hornsound.
    • Wald.Horn.Lied.
    • Genuin.
    • 21.
  • Aaron Copland

    3 Latin-American Sketches (No 3, Danza de Jalisco)

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Copland: Symphony No. 3 & 3 Latin American Sketches.
    • Naxos.
    • 7.

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  • Fri 10 Jan 2025 09:30

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