A feast of great music
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 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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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Study in C minor, Op.25 no.12
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy.- Chopin: The Solo Piano Works: Ashkenazy.
- London.
- 24.
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Philip Glass
Violin Concerto no.1 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Gidon Kremer. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
3 German Dances, K.605 No.3 in C major 'Schlittenfahrt' (Sleigh Ride)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Warner Classics.
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Adolphus Hailstork
Symphony no. 3, 1st mvt; Vivace
Orchestra: Grand Rapids Symphony. Conductor: David Lockington.- Hailstork: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3.
- Naxos.
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Eric Whitacre
Sleep
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Whitacre: Cloudburst & other choral works: Polyphony, Stephen Layton.
- Hyperion.
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Felix Mendelssohn
String Symphony no.2 in D major
Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta. Conductor: Lev Markiz.- BIS.
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Charles鈥怣arie Widor
Introduction and Rondo, Op 72
Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.- CHANDOS.
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Frank Merrick
Suite in the 18th Century Style (Gigue)
Performer: Steven Isserlis.- British Solo Cello Music.
- HYPERION.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah (For unto us a child is born)
Ensemble: Les Arts Florissants. Conductor: William Christie.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony no.4: 4) Finale
Orchestra: Tonhalle-Orchester Z眉rich. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.- Alpha.
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Muzio Clementi
Capriccio in B flat major Op.17
Performer: Howard Shelley.- Clementi: Capriccios & Variations.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Overture in C major
Orchestra: The Women鈥檚 Philharmonic. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.- Koch.
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William Kirkpatrick
Away in a Manger
Composer: Graham Fitkin. Performer: Ruth Wall. -
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Edvard Grieg
Holberg Suite, Op.40 (Praeludium)
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Grieg: Complete music with orchestra: Gothenburg SO/Jarvi.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Johannes Brahms
Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)
Performer: Emma Johnson. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- NIMBUS.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 - Var. 21
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.- J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Var. 21.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 1.
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Benjamin Britten
Sonnet (Serenade)
Singer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Radek Babor谩k. Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- EMI.
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Morten Lauridsen
Sure on this shining night (Nocturnes)
Choir: Polyphony. Performer: Morten Lauridsen. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Lauridsen: Nocturnes, Mid-Winter Songs, Les Chansons des Roses: Polyphony, Layto.
- Hyperion.
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Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Trumpet Concerto in E flat major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- Simax.
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Victor Hely-Hutchinson
Romance (Carol Symphony)
Orchestra: Pro Arte Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Rose.- Hely-Hutchinson: A Carol Symphony: Pro Arte, Barry Rose.
- EMI Classics.
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Joseph Phibbs
String Quartet No. 4: 3. Cantilena
Ensemble: Piatti Quartet.- Joseph Phibbs: Quartets.
- Nimbus Alliance.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony No 8 in B Minor, D 759 'Unfinished' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Rapha毛l Pichon.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No.1 in D minor, BWV1052
Performer: Andreas Staier. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra. Director: Petra M眉llejans.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Giuseppe Verdi
La Donna e Mobile (Rigoletto)
Singer: Juan Diego Fl贸rez. Orchestra: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. Conductor: Carlo Rizzi.- Decca.
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Amy Beach
Dreaming (4 Sketches Op.15)
Performer: Kirsten Johnson.- Guild.
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Gabriel Faur茅
Apr猫s un r锚ve
Music Arranger: Gildas Guillon. Ensemble: Van Kuijk Quartet.- Impressions parisiennes.
- Alpha Classics.
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Leroy Anderson
Sleigh Ride
Music Arranger: Robert Rice. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge.- Yulefest! - Christmas Music & Carols from Trinity College Cambridge.
- Hyperion.
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Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man (麻豆约拍 Philharmonic Studio Concerts)
Orchestra: 麻豆约拍 Philharmonic. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
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Domenico Scarlatti
Sonata in C major, Kk.72
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.- D. Scarlatti: Sonatas: Alexandre Tharaud.
- Virgin Classics.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.7, Op.92: 4) Allegro con brio
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.- RCO Live.
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