 
                
                        Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.
0915 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1010 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1030 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1100 Essential Performers – this week Jessye Norman is our artist in focus.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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    ![]()  Jules MassenetSevillana (Don César de Bazan) Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Massenet: Fantaisie etc..
- Chandos.
- 15.
 
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    ![]()  Georges BizetCarmen Variations [after Vladimir Horowitz] Performer: Arcadi Volodos.- Piano Transcriptions.
- Sony Classical.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Paul SchoenfieldDog Heaven (Four Parables) Performer: Jeffrey Kahane. Orchestra: New World Symphony. Conductor: John Nelson.- Schoenfield: Four Parables, Vaudeville, New World Symphony, Nelson.
- Argo.
 
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    ![]()  David PopperElfentanz Op.39 for cello and piano Performer: Edgar Moreau. Performer: Pierre-Yves Hodique.- Play - Works for Cello and Piano.
- ERATO.
- 13.
 
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    ![]()  Olivier MessiaenTurangalila-Symphonie (Final) Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet. Performer: Harada Takashi. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  George Frideric HandelKeyboard Suite in F major, HWV 427 Performer: Murray Perahia.- Sony Classical.
 
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    ![]()  Amy BeachPiano Trio in A minor Op.150 (3rd mvt) Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio.- Resonus.
 
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    ![]()  Nicolas GombertAve Maria Ensemble: Brabant Ensemble. Director: Stephen Rice.- Tribulato et angustia – Four and five part motets by Nicolas Gombert.
- Hyperion.
- 9.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony no.8 in D major 'Prague'[ (3rd mvt) Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- 100 Meisterwerke von Mozart.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 12.
 
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    ![]()  Pablo de SarasateIntroduction and tarantelle Op.43 Performer: Midori. Performer: Robert Macdonald.- SONY.
 
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    ![]()  Heitor Villa‐LobosChoro no.1 Performer: Turibio Santos.- Villa-Lobos: Choros.
- Le Chant du Monde.
 
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    ![]()  Giuseppe VerdiLa traviata (Act 1 Prelude) Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Georg Solti.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  édzپBeata viscera - monophonic conductus Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- ECM.
 
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    ![]()  William WaltonSymphony no.1 in B flat minor (1st mvt) Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Antonio BazziniLa ronde des lutins Op.25 Performer: James Ehnes. Performer: Eduard Laurel.- Homage: James Ehnes.
- Onyx.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Edvard GriegElves' dance (Lyric pieces - book 1 Op.12) Performer: Florian Henschel.- Grieg: Lyric Pieces (Digitally Remastered).
- EMG Classical.
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Charles Villiers StanfordLa Belle Dame Sans Merci Singer: Ian Bostridge. Performer: Julius Drake.- The English Songbook.
- EMI Classics.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Edward ElgarCello Concerto in E minor Op.85 (2nd mvt) Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Elgar, Cello Concerto; Carter; Bruch.
- DECCA.
- 2.
 
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    ![]()  Louis ViernePieces de fantaisie - suite no.4 Op.55 (Naiades) Performer: Ben van Oosten.- MDG.
 
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    ![]()  Percy GraingerThe Lost Lady Found Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Orchestra: English Country Gardiner Orchestra. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- The music of Percy Grainger: Monteverdi Choir/John Eliot Gardiner.
- Philips.
- 11.
 
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    ![]()  Richard WagnerWesendonck Lieder Orchestrator: Felix Mottl. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Colin Davis.- Wagner: Wesendonk Lieder; Tristan & Isolde: Prelude & Liebestod.
- PHILIPS.
- 3-7.
 
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    ![]()  Arcangelo CorelliTrio sonata in F major Op.1`1 Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.- Linn.
 
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    ![]()  Johannes Brahms7 Fantasies Op.116 (no.4; Intermezzo in E major) Performer: Paul Lewis.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
 
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    ![]()  William Grant StillSymphony no.1 'African-American' (3rd mvt) Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter.- Naxos.
 
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    ![]()  Fanny Mendelssohn6 melodies (Allegro molto quasi Presto) Performer: Béatrice Rauchs.- BIS.
 
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    ![]()  Francis PoulencSalve Regina Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  Dmitry ShostakovichSymphony no.5 in D minor Op.47 (4th mvt) Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Lorin Maazel.- TELARC.
 
Broadcast
- Tue 15 Feb 2022 09:00ѿý Radio 3
