 
                
                        Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
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 we focus on the great soprano Jessye Norman.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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    ![]()  Alexander ScriabinWaltz in A flat major Op.38 Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- DECCA.
 
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    ![]()  Alec RothThe Flower Choir: Ex Cathedra. Director: Jeffrey Skidmore.- SIGNUM CLASSICS.
 
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    ![]()  Jan KoetsierBrass Symphony Op.80 (3rd mvt) Ensemble: tenThing.- Warner.
 
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    ![]()  Piotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPique Dame, Op. 68: Introduction Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Seiji Ozawa.- Tchaikovsky: Pique Dame - The Sony Opera House.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Antonio VivaldiConcerto in A minor RV.356, Op.3`6 Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Venice Baroque Orchestra.- DG.
 
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    ![]()  Rebecca DaleWinter Choir: VOCES8. Performer: Håkon Samuelsen. Performer: Mari Samuelsen. Performer: Huw Watkins.
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnSonata No. 28 in D (Hob. XIV: 5), (Moderato) Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Mel BonisOphélie (Trois femmes de legende) Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
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    ![]()  Dmitry ShostakovichPiano Trio no.1 Op.8 Ensemble: Trio Karénine.- Chostakovitch, Dvořák & Weinberg.
- Mirare.
- 1.
 
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    ![]()  Gustav MahlerBlumine (Symphony No.1 in D major - original version) Orchestra: Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- RCA.
 
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    ![]()  Roger QuilterI Arise from Dreams of Thee, Op. 29 Performer: Graham Johnson. Singer: Anthony Rolfe Johnson.- NAXOS.
 
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    ![]()  Albert RousselDivertissement Op.6 Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov. Ensemble: Orsino Ensemble.- Chandos.
 
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    ![]()  Johann Sebastian BachOrchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068: I. Overture Orchestra: Concerto Copenhagen. Conductor: Lars Ulrik Mortensen.- J.S. Bach: Orchestral Suites Nos. 1-4, BWV 1066-1069.
- CPO.
- 301.
 
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    ![]()  Frank LoesserGuys and Dolls - Stay at ѿý Broadway Collection.
- Delta Records.
- 16.
 
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    ![]()  Sergey ProkofievPushkin waltz no.1 in F major Op.120`1 Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Prokofiev: Watz Suite etc: RSNO/Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  William BolcomThe Graceful Ghost (No.1 of his Three Ghost rags) Performer: William Bolcom.- NONESUCH.
 
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    ![]()  Igor StravinskyJeu de cartes (Deal 3) Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ilan Volkov.- Stravinsky: Orpheus; Jeu de Cartes; Agon.
- Hyperion.
- 3.
 
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    ![]()  Jean-Baptiste SingeléeGrand Quatour Concertant, Op.79 Ensemble: Ferio Saxophone Quartet.- FLUX.
- Chandos.
- 001.
 
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    ![]()  Ina BoyleElegie Performer: Nadège Rochat. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Weimar. Conductor: Paul Meyer.- ARS.
 
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    ![]()  Richard StraussBeim Schlafengehen (4 Last Songs) Singer: Jessye Norman. Performer: Gerhard Bosse. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.- Strauss, R.: Four Last Songs; 6 Orchestral Songs - Norman, Gewandhausorchester L.
- Philips.
 
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartSymphony No.1 in E flat major, K.16 Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- ARCHIV.
 
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    ![]()  Amy BeachPiano Quintet in F Sharp Minor Op. 67 (2nd mvt) Performer: Garrick Ohlsson. Ensemble: Takács Quartet.- Hyperion.
 
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    ![]()  Johannes OckeghemDeo Gratias Choir: Huelgas Ensemble. Conductor: Paul Van Nevel.- Utopia Triumphans.
- Sony Classical.
- 004.
 
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    ![]()  Johan SvendsenCarnival in Paris Op.9 Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Svendsen: Orchestral works vol.1: Thorsen/BPO/Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 1.
 
Broadcast
- Thu 17 Feb 2022 09:00ѿý Radio 3
