
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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Francis Poulenc
Rondeau (Les Biches)
Orchestra: 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thierry Fischer.- Signum.
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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.
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Helena Munktell
Menuetto 脿 l'antique (Suite for large orchestra, No 2)
Orchestra: G盲vle symfoniorkester. Conductor: Tobias Ringborg.- Sterling.
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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.
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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.
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Lucrezia Vizzana
Paratum cor meum
Ensemble: Musica Secreta.- LINN RECORDS.
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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.
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Nathaniel Dett
Winter
Performer: Clare Hammond. -
Zdenek Fibich
Poem (At Twilight)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: V谩clav Neumann.- SUPRAPHON.
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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.
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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.
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Ola Gjeilo
The Rose
Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble. Choir: Royal Holloway Choir.- Winter Songs.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Vasily Kalinnikov
Symphony No 2 in A major (2nd mvmt, Andante cantabile)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Chandos.
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Lucrezia Vizzana
Paratum cor meum
Ensemble: Musica Secreta.- LINN RECORDS.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D major, Op 64 No 5, 'Lark' (Finale)
Ensemble: Hagen String Quartet.- Universal Music LLC.
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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.
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Gioachino Rossini
The Barber of Seville (Overture)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Rossini Overtures.
- WARNER.
- 3.
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Grace Williams
Penillion
Performer: Ray Allan. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- Grace Williams: Sea Sketches; Fantasia; Carillons; Penillion.
- Lyrita.
- 6-9.
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Lucrezia Vizzana
Paratum cor meum
Ensemble: Musica Secreta.- LINN RECORDS.
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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.
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Emahoy Tsegu茅-Maryam Gu猫brou
Evening Breeze
Performer: Emahoy Tsegu茅-Maryam Gu猫brou.- Ethiopiques 21.
- Buda Musique.
- 15.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O virtus sapientiae
Singer: Kirsteen Rogers. Choir: Armonico Consort. Director: Christopher Monks.- Naked Byrd two: Armonico Consort.
- Signum Classics.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet in E flat major Op.20 (5th mvt)
Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet.- NIMBUS.
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Florence Price
Piano Concerto in one movement (Adagio cantabile)
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Leslie Suganandarajah.- Decca.
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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.
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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.
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Zolt谩n Kod谩ly
Variations on a Hungarian Folksong (The Peacock)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Hungarica. Conductor: Antal Dor谩ti.- Decca.
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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.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
May (White Nights), from The Seasons
Performer: Bruce Liu.- Tchaikovsky: The Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 5.
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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.
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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.
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Franz Schubert
Nachtgesang im Walde D.913
Ensemble: amarcord. Ensemble: german hornsound.- Wald.Horn.Lied.
- Genuin.
- 21.
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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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