
Tom McKinney
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Tom McKinney. This week's Essential Performers are violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster.
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 we focus on violinist Elena Urioste and pianist Tom Poster.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Music Played
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Tarquinio Merula
Ciaccona
Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- Via Crucis; L'Arpeggiata; Christina Pluhar.
- Virgin Classics.
- 14.
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Cecilia McDowall
I know that my Redeemer liveth
Choir: Choir of The Queen's College, Oxford. Director: Owen Rees.- SIGNUM CLASSICS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Rondo in C major, K.373
Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Strings.- Mozart: Works for Violin & Orchestra.
- PENTATONE.
- 301.
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Leokadiya Kashperova
The Threshing of the Wheat (Au sein de la nature)
Performer: Mengjie Han. -
Franz Schubert
Symphony No 5 in B flat major (2nd mvmt, Andante con moto)
Orchestra: B’Rock Orchestra. Conductor: René Jacobs.- Pentatone.
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Edward Elgar
Romance, Op 62
Performer: Karen Geoghegan. Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: Benjamin Wallfisch.- Karen Geoghegan plays Bassoon Concertos.
- Chandos.
- 011.
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Antonio Caldara
Non tremar, vassallo indegno (Temistocle)
Singer: Philippe Jaroussky. Orchestra: Concerto Köln. Director: Emmanuelle Haïm.- Caldara in Vienna - Forgotten Castrato Arias: Philippe Jaroussky.
- Virgin Classics.
- 6.
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Claude Debussy
Clair de lune (Suite bergamasque)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- Horizons.
- Warner Classics.
- 21.
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Marianna Martines
Symphony in C Major (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.- Martines: Symphony in C Major, Psalms 110 & 151.
- CPO.
- 201.
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Leokadiya Kashperova
The Threshing of the Wheat (Au sein de la nature)
Performer: Mengjie Han. -
William Byrd
Ave verum corpus
Conductor: Christopher Monks.- Naked Byrd.
- Signum Records.
- 1.
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Bedrich Smetana
Furiant (The Bartered Bride)
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.- Chandos.
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Valentin Silvestrov
Two Dialogues with Postscript [complete]
Performer: Hélène Grimaud. Ensemble: Camerata Salzburg. Conductor: Giovanni Guzzo.- The Messenger.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 7-9.
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C. W. Orr
The Carpenter's Son
Performer: Simon Lepper. Singer: Mark Stone.- The Complete C. W. Orr Songbook Vol. 1.
- Stone Records.
- 16.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Orchestral Suite No 3 in D major, BWV 1068 (Air)
Orchestra: Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Ton Koopman.- J.S. Bach, Orchestral Suites, Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra / Ton Koopman.
- RCA.
- 2.
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Kurt Weill
Symphony No 2 (3rd mvmt, Allegro vivace)
Conductor: Jac van Steen. Orchestra: Ulster Orchestra.- Kurt Weill: Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto, Op.12.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 103.
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Leokadiya Kashperova
The Threshing of the Wheat (Au sein de la nature)
Performer: Mengjie Han. -
Giuseppe Verdi
Anvil Chorus (Il trovatore)
Choir: Chorus of La Scala, Milan. Orchestra: Orchestra of La Scala, Milan. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.- EMI.
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Harald Sæverud
Kjempeviseslåtten (Ballad of revolt)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.- The Long, Long Winter Night.
- Warner Classics.
- 22.
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Arthur Bliss
Song of the reapers (Pastoral - Lie strewn the white flocks)
Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Choir: Northern Sinfonia Chorus. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- CHANDOS.
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Cécile Chaminade
Autumn (6 Études de concert- book 1 Op.35)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Stephen Hough's French Album.
- hyperion.
- 013.
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Trad.
Watching the white wheat
Music Arranger: Chris Hazell. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Performer: Catrin Finch. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.- DG.
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Alexander Mosolov
Zavod (Iron Foundry)
Orchestra: USSR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.- Melodiya.
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
Sonata for harp and flute (Rondeau)
Performer: Sandrine Chatron. Performer: Amélie Michel.- Le Salon de Musique de Marie-Antoinette.
- AMBROISIE.
- 14.
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Suor Leonora d'Este
Vespere autem sabbati
Ensemble: Musica Secreta. Director: Laurie Stras.- Lucky Music.
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Donald Grant
Bha là eile ann (There was a different day)
Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.- The Jukebox Album.
- Orchid Classics.
- 1601.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony no.1 in C major Op.21 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- The Beethoven Symphonies: Live from the Edinburgh Festival.
- Hyperion.
- 3.
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Ornamental Air for basset clarinet and orchestra
Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Collins.- Mozart/Copland/Kats-Chernin: Works for Clarinet and Orchestra: Michael Collins.
- Chandos.
- 6-8.
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George Frideric Handel
Crystal streams in murmurs flowing (Susanna)
Singer: Ruby Hughes. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Laurence Cummings.- CHANDOS.
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R. Nathaniel Dett
In the Bottoms: Honey (Humoresque)
Performer: Monica Gaylord.- Black Piano, A Treasury of Works for Solo Piano by Black Composers.
- MUSIC & ARTS.
- 7.
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Carl Nielsen
Aladdin's Dream & Dance of the Morning Mists (Aladdin Suite)
Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa‐Pekka Salonen.- Salonen Conducts Nielsen.
- Sony Classical.
- 7.
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Claude‐Joseph Rouget de l’Isle
La Marseillaise
Music Arranger: Hector Berlioz. Singer: Marcel Vanaud. Singer: François Le Roux. Singer: Françoise Pollet. Singer: Tibère Raffalli. Singer: Olivier Picard. Choir: Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine. Choir: Chœur du Capitole de Toulouse. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Michel Plasson.- EMI.
Broadcast
- Thu 14 Jul 2022 09:00ѿý Radio 3