
Classical soundtrack for your morning
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
0930 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.
1045 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1130 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor "Für Elise"
- Sommernachtskonzert 2021 / Summer Night Concert 2021.
- Sony Classical.
- 27.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty Act II - Polonaise
Conductor: André Previn. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.- Tchaikovsky: The Sleeping Beauty, Op. 66.
- Warner Classics.
- 41.
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Ruth Crawford Seeger
Rissolty Rossolty
Conductor: Oliver Knussen. Ensemble: Schönberg Ensemble.- Ruth Crawford Seeger: Music for Small Orchestra; Study in Mixed Accents; Three S.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 17.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Andante e Rondo ungarese, Op. 35: I. Andante
- Karen Geoghegan Plays Works for Bassoon and Orchestra.
- Chandos.
- 4.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Andante e Rondo ungarese, Op. 35: II. Rondo. Allegretto ungarese
- Karen Geoghegan Plays Works for Bassoon and Orchestra.
- Chandos.
- 5.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Two Violins in C Major, RV 558 - (I. Allegro molto)
Conductor: Giovanni Antonini. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.- The Collected Recordings of Il Giardino Armonico.
- Warner Classics International.
- 113.
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Franz Schubert
Die Wetterfahne (Winterreise)
Performer: Paul Lewis. Singer: Mark Padmore.- Schubert Winterreise: Mark Padmore - Paul Lewis.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 34 in C Major, KV 338: (III. Finale (Allegro vivace))
- Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 33, 34 & 35 "Haffner".
- Denon.
- 7.
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John Dowland
The Shoemaker's Wife
Performer: Paul O’Dette.- Dowland: Musicke for the Lute.
- Astree.
- 1.
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John Dowland
Go from my windowe
- Dowland: Complete Lute Works, Vol. 1.
- harmonia mundi.
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John Dowland
Can She Excuse My Wrongs
Performer: Paul O’Dette.- Complete Lute Music Vol 2.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 16.
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Pauline Viardot
Havanaise
Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.- Decca.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Havanaise Op.83
Performer: Renaud Capuçon. Orchestra: The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. Conductor: Daniel Harding.- Virgin.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony No 6 in D major, Op 60 (Scherzo - Furiant)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek.- Decca.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Ouvertüren-Suite in D Major, TWV 55:D 21: II. 2. Plainte
- Telemann: Schwanengesang - The Last Orchestral Works.
- CPO.
- 2.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Ouvertüren-Suite in D Major, TWV 55:D 21: III. 3. Réjouissance: Vivement
- Telemann: Schwanengesang - The Last Orchestral Works.
- CPO.
- 3.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Ouvertüren-Suite in D Major, TWV 55:D 21: IV. 4. Carillon: Gracieusement
- Telemann: Schwanengesang - The Last Orchestral Works.
- CPO.
- 4.
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Georg Philipp Telemann
Ouvertüren-Suite in D Major, TWV 55:D 21: V. 5. Tintamare
- Telemann: Schwanengesang - The Last Orchestral Works.
- CPO.
- 5.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 - (I)
- Mendelssohn.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 25.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Rondo capriccioso in E Major, Op. 14 - (II)
- Mendelssohn.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 26.
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Hildegard von Bingen
Ordo Virtutum (O nos peregrine sumus)
Lyricist: Hildegard von Bingen.- Hildegard von Bingen/Ordo Virtutum.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 3.
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Hildegard von Bingen
Ordo Virtutum (Anima processional I)
Lyricist: Hildegard von Bingen.- Hildegard von Bingen/Ordo Virtutum.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 4.
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Hildegard von Bingen
Ordo Virtutum (O dulcis divinitas)
Lyricist: Hildegard von Bingen.- Hildegard von Bingen/Ordo Virtutum.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 5.
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Hildegard von Bingen
Ordo Virtutum (Anima processional II)
Lyricist: Hildegard von Bingen.- Hildegard von Bingen/Ordo Virtutum.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 6.
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Thomas Adès
Hotel Suite from "Powder Her Face": I. Overture
- Thomas Adès: Märchentänze, Hotel Suite from Powder Her Face, Lieux retrouvé & Da.
- ONDINE / Naxos.
- 1.
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Claudio Monteverdi
Zefiro Torna, e 'l bel tempo rimena
Choir: I Fagiolini. Conductor: I Fagiolini.- CHANDOS.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Soave sia il vento from Cosi fan tutte
Singer: Renée Fleming. Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter. Singer: Michele Pertusi. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Georg Solti.- Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte: London Voices/Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Solti.
- Decca.
- 20.
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Gabriel Dupont
La Maison dans les dunes: IV. Mon frère le Vent et ma sœur la Pluie
- Gabriel Dupont: Complete Piano Music.
- MSR Classics.
- 18.
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Trad.
Blow the wind southerly
Singer: Kathleen Ferrier. Performer: Phyllis Spurr.- Kathleen Ferrier - Vol.8: Blow the Wind Southerly.
- Decca.
- 3.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Fantasia in G major, BWV 572
Performer: Kevin Bowyer.- The works for organ vol.12.
- Nimbus.
- 1.
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Umberto Giordano
Un dì, all'azzuro spazio (Andrea Chenier)
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Verismo Arias: Jonas Kaufmann, Antonio Pappano.
- Decca.
- 2.
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Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Valsa da dor
- Dance.
- Chandos.
- 19.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
5 Fantasiestücke, Op. 5 (V.Dance)
- Dvořák: String Quartet, Op. 106; Coleridge-Taylor: Fantasiestücke.
- Hyperion.
- 5.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Job "A Masque for Dancing", Scene VII: Elihu's Dance of Beauty and Youth - Pavan
Conductor: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.- Vaughan Williams: Job "A Masque for Dancing", Old King Cole - An Orchestral Ball.
- Onyx Classics.
- 7.
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Paul Wranitzky
Symphony in D Minor "La Tempesta" (II. Adagio)
- Paul Wranitzky: Symphonies.
- Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
- 6.
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Joseph Haydn
Keyboard Concerto in F major Hob XVIII:3 (II Largo Cantabile)
Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- WARNER.
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Léo Delibes
Coppélia (Waltz)
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bonynge.- Delibes: Coppelia: National Philharmonic Orchestra/Bonynge.
- Decca.
- 2.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
King's Row Suite
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Gerhardt.- CHESKY.
Broadcast
- Mon 2 Oct 2023 09:00ѿý Radio 3