Ian Skelly with Essential sunrise music and Satie's Jack in the Box
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Ian Skelly.
0915 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Well known musicians reveal their favourite performers.
1100 Essential Five – this week we bring you five musical sunrises.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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George Frideric Handel
Concerto Grosso in A Major Op.6`11 (Allegro)
Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Director: Bernhard Forck.- Handel: 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 7-12.
- PENTATONE.
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FrΓ©dΓ©ric Chopin
Cello Sonata in G minor Op.65 (4th mvt)
Performer: Gautier Capuçon. Performer: Yuja Wang.- Erato.
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Erik Satie
Jack in the Box
Orchestrator: Darius Milhaud. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: John Lanchbery.- Warner Classics.
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John Dowland
Time stands still in gazing on her face
Music Arranger: Nico Muhly. Singer: Iestyn Davies. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.- DG.
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Aleksandar Sedlar
Savcho III
Performer: Nemanja Radulović. Performer: Stéphanie Fontanarosa. Performer: Aleksandar Sedlar. Ensemble: Double Sens.- DG.
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Luigi Boccherini
Guitar Quintet no. 4 in D major G.448 (4th mvt)
Performer: Carles Trepat. Performer: David Tummer. Ensemble: Casals Quartet.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Joseph Haydn
Keyboard Concerto in D major H.18.11 (1st mvt)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy. Conductor: Bernard Labadie.- Jeunehomme.
- Erato.
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Franz Schubert
Du bist die Ruh, D.776
Singer: Christian Gerhaher. Performer: Gerold Huber.- RCA.
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John Foster
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Choir: Psalmody. Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Director: Peter Holman.- While Shepherds Watched.
- Hyperion.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence, Op.70 (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Camerata de Lausanne.- Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings; Souvenir de Florence.
- Warner Classics.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Piano Concerto no.3 in C major Op.26 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Martha Argerich. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition Carol no.6
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Lance Whitehead
Christmas Carol
Music Arranger: Clare Wheeler. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: Owain Park.
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Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition Carol no.1
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Gareth Price
Christmas Carol
Music Arranger: Clare Wheeler. Performer: Olivia Robinson. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Singers. Performer: Richard Pearce. Conductor: Owain Park.
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Robert Farnon
Jumping Bean
Orchestra: New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- British Light Music Classics.
- Hyperion.
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Victor Herbert
March of the Toys (Babes in Toyland)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Bell.- A Family Christmas.
- Signum.
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Claude Debussy
Danse de la poupΓ©e (La boite a joujoux)
Orchestrator: André Caplet. Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lyon. Conductor: Jun Märkl. -
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Alexander Mosolov
Harp Concerto (Toccata)
Performer: Taylor Ann Fleshman. Orchestra: The Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arthur Arnold.- Mosolov: Symphony No. 5 & Harp Concerto.
- Naxos.
- 204.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Mass in B minor, BWV.232 (Sanctus)
Ensemble: Arcangelo. Conductor: Jonathan Cohen.- Bach: Mass in B minor.
- Hyperion.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in A major, Op.5'2 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Hege.- CEDILLE.
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Jean Sibelius
Night Ride and Sunrise Op.55
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 5 and 7.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in A minor for 2 violins RV.522 (1st mvt)
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Simos Papanas. Ensemble: Kammerorchester Basel. Performer: Emanuele Forni. Performer: Naoki Kitaya.- Daniel Hope: My Tribute to Yehudi Menuhin.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
December (The Year)
Performer: Lauma Skride.- SONY BMG.
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Jean-Baptiste Arban
The Carnival of Venice
Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth. Ensemble: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.- Philip Jones Brass Ensemble: The Lighter Side.
- Decca.
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Arvo Pärt
Spiegel im Spiegel
Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Performer: Hélène Grimaud.- DG.
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Charles Villiers Stanford
Sailing at dawn (Songs of the Fleet, Op.117)
Singer: Gerald Finley. Choir: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Chorus of Wales. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Stanford: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in D major, K.136 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Hagen Quartett.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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ThΓ©odore Dubois
Suite in F minor (4th mvt)
Performer: CΓ©dric Tiberghien. Orchestra: Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.- Dubois - Concerto-Capriccioso; Piano Concerto No 2; Suite.
- Hyperion.
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