 
                
                        Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. This week's Essential Performer is pianist Hélène Grimaud. With Tom McKinney.
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
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 – pianist Hélène Grimaud is our artist in focus this week.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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    ![]()  Wolfgang Amadeus MozartDie Schauspieldirektor K.486 (Overture) Ensemble: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.- Libertà! Mozart & the opera.
- harmonia mundi.
- 201.
 
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    ![]()  Fanny MendelssohnString Quartet in E flat major (4th mvt) Ensemble: Quatuor Ébène.- Felix & Fanny Mendelssohn: String Quartets Op. 13 in A minor, Op. 80 in F minor:.
- Virgin.
- 8.
 
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    ![]()  Sir James MacMillanAve maris stella Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Martin Baker.- James Macmillan: Tenebrae Responsories: Westminster Cathedral Choir/Baker.
- Hyperion.
- 8.
 
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    ![]()  Pablo de SarasateRomanza Andaluza Performer: Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider. Performer: Daniel Gortler.- RCA.
 
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    ![]()  Charlie ChaplinThe Nightclub (City Lights Dance Suite) Orchestra: City Lights Orchestra. Conductor: Carl Davis.- Charlie Chaplin - City Lights.
- Carl Davis Collection.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Antonio VivaldiConcerto in D minor for lute and viola d'amore, RV 540 Performer: Nigel North. Performer: Trevor Jones. Director: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.- Harmonia Mundi.
 
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    ![]()  Imogen HolstLeiston suite Ensemble: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
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    ![]()  Gustav MahlerPiano Quartet Movement in A minor Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Paul Neubauer. Performer: David Finckel. Performer: Wu Han.- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON : 479 4609.
- DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
- 001.
 
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    ![]()  Alessandro ScarlattiConcerto in 7 parts no.3 in F major Ensemble: Accademia Bizantina. Conductor: Ottavio Dantone.- Scarlatti: 6 Concerti Grossi; Cello Sonatas.
- Arts.
- 8-12.
 
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    ![]()  Josef Zygmunt SzulcClair de lune (10 Melodies Op.83) Singer: Allan Clayton. Performer: Joseph Middleton.- Songs to the Moon.
- Signum Classics.
- 301.
 
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    ![]()  Leó WeinerDivertimento no.1 Op.20 Orchestra: Budapest Strings.- CAPRICCIO.
 
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    ![]()  Cécile ChaminadeDanse païenne Op.158 Performer: Bengt Forsberg. Performer: Peter Jablonski.- Deutsche Grammophon.
 
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    ![]()  Claude DebussyLa puerta del vino (Preludes, Book 2) Performer: Jean‐Efflam Bavouzet.- Debussy: Complete works for piano vol.1: Bavouzet.
- Chandos.
- 15.
 
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    ![]()  Manuel de FallaJota (7 Canciones populares españolas) Singer: Teresa Berganza. Performer: Félix Lavilla.- Brava Berganza!.
- Universal Music Australia Pty. Ltd..
- 39.
 
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    ![]()  Francisco TárregaCapricho arabe Performer: Sharon Isbin.- Road to the Sun: Latin Romances for Guitar: Sharon Isbin.
- Vring Classics.
- 7.
 
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    ![]()  Amadeo VivesFandango (Doña Francisquita) Orchestra: Orquesta Sinfónica de Radio Televisión Española.- Genios. Flamenco Sinfónico.
- WM Spain.
- 5.
 
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    ![]()  Samuel Coleridge-TaylorRomance of the Prairie Lilies, Op.39 Orchestra: RTÉ Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Leaper.- Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, orchestral works.
- MARCO POLO.
- 14.
 
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    ![]()  Maurice RavelPiano Concerto in G major Performer: Hélène Grimaud. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: David Zinman.- Gershwin, Ravel: Piano Concertos: Grimaud, Zinman.
- Erato.
- 4.
 
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    ![]()  Joseph HaydnQuartet in C major Op.76 no.3 'Emperor' (4th mvt) Ensemble: Calidore String Quartet.- COLBURN.
 
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    ![]()  Tomás Luis de VictoriaReproaches - Popule meus Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.- When Sleep Comes: Evening Meditations for Voices & Saxophone.
- Signum Classics.
- 901.
 
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    ![]()  Frédéric ChopinWaltz in E flat major Op.18 'Grande valse brillante' Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- BIS.
 
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    ![]()  Philip GlassTapajós River (Aguas da Amazonia) Ensemble: Uakti.- Philip Glass: Aguas da Amazonia.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 6.
 
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    ![]()  Ethel SmythThe Wreckers (Overture) Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.- Chandos.
 
Broadcast
- Tue 22 Mar 2022 09:00ѿý Radio 3
