
Your perfect classical playlist
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites alongside new discoveries and musical surprises.
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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Johann Sebastian Bach
Magnificat in D major, BWV 243 (Magnificat anima mea)
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Philips.
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Eric Coates
By the sleepy lagoon
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Edvard Grieg
Symphonic Dance No 1, Op 64
Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Lili Boulanger
D'un vieux jardin
Performer: Kunal Lahiry.- Licht in der Nacht.
- Fuga Libera.
- 5.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 41 in C major, K.551, 'Jupiter' (4th mvmt, Molto allegro)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41 "Jupiter".
- Warner Classics International.
- 8.
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Irene Britton Smith
Reminiscence
Performer: Dawn Wohn. Performer: Emely Phelps.- DELOS.
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Polonaise from Christmas Eve
Orchestra: USSR Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.- Waltzes and Polonaises by Russian composers.
- MELODIYA.
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Gerald Finzi
Dies Natalis (The Salutation)
Singer: Mark Padmore. Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Director: Jacqueline Shave.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Gerald Finzi
It was a lover and his lass (Let us garlands bring, Op 18)
Singer: Christopher Maltman. Orchestra: ѿý Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.- English Orchestral Songs: Maltman/ѿý SSO/Brabbins.
- Hyperion.
- 18.
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Tielman Susato
Ronde no.11 [Danserye, 1551]
Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Conductor: David Munrow.- David Munrow: Two Renaissance Dance Bands; Monteverdi's Contemporaries.
- Testament.
- 11.
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Louise Farrenc
Piano Quintet No 2 in E major, Op 31 (3rd mvmt, Scherzo)
Ensemble: Schubert Ensemble of London.- Louise Farrenc: The Two Piano Quintets.
- ASV.
- 7.
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Antonín Dvořák
Carnival Overture
Ensemble: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.- BR Klassik.
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Johann Stamitz
Flute Concerto in G major (2nd mvmt, Adagio)
Performer: Barthold Kuijken. Director: Jeanne Lamon.- Flute Concertos & Sonatas: J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach, C. Stamitz, J. Stamitz, Gl.
- Sony Classical.
- 8.
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Cecilia McDowall
Now May We Singen
Performer: ѿý Singers. Performer: Owain Park. -
Irene Britton Smith
Reminiscence
Performer: Dawn Wohn. Performer: Emely Phelps.- DELOS.
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Max Bruch
Concerto for two pianos, Op 88a (3rd mvt, Adagio ma non troppo)
Performer: Güher Pekinel. Performer: Süher Pekinel. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- CHANDOS.
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Gian Francesco Malipiero
String Quartet No 4
Ensemble: Orpheus String Quartet.- ASV.
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George Frideric Handel
Water Music: Suite in F major, HWV 348 (Air)
Conductor: Nicholas McGegan. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra.- Handel: Fire & Water.
- Classic FM.
- 12-13.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
December (The Year)
Performer: Liana Șerbescu.- Fanny Mendelssoh-Hensel Klavierwerke vol.1.
- CPO.
- 12.
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Irene Britton Smith
Reminiscence
Performer: Dawn Wohn. Performer: Emely Phelps.- DELOS.
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Leos Janáček
The Little Owl Has Not Flown Away (On an Overgrown Path bk.1)
Performer: Rudolf Firkušný.- DG.
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Francisco Tárrega
Recuerdos de la Alhambra
Performer: John Williams.- Spanish Guitar Music.
- Sony Classical.
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Irving Gordon
Unforgettable
Singer: Nat King Cole. Conductor: Nelson Riddle.- Unforgettable.
- CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92).
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Edward Elgar
Enigma Variations (Variation 13)
Orchestra: Halle. Conductor: Mark Elder.- Elgar: Enigma Variations.
- Halle.
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Antoine Reicha
Musique pour celebrer la memoire des grands hommes (3rd mvmt)
Ensemble: Cincinnati Wind Symphony. Conductor: Eugene Migliaro Corporon.- KLAVIER.
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Turlough O'Carolan
Carolan's Concerto
Ensemble: Ensemble La Cigale.- Up In The Morning Early.
- Leaf Music.
- 10.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings (version for two pianos): 3rd mvt (Elegie)
Performer: Sergio Tiempo. Performer: Karin Lechner.- Hommage.
- 2023 Avanticlassic.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21 (3rd mvmt, Menuetto)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9.
- Berliner Philharmoniker.
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Trad.
The Angel Gabriel
Music Arranger: Edgar Pettman. Choir: Winchester Cathedral Choir. Director: Andrew Lumsden.- Christmas from Winchester: Winchester Cathedral Choir.
- Regent.
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Ottorino Respighi
The Hen (The Birds)
Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.- Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Florence Price
Symphony No 1 in E minor (2nd mvmt: Largo, maestoso)
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Où s'en vont ces gais bergers? (Noëls sur les instruments, H.534)
Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- Christmas Concertos.
- Archiv.
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Frédéric Chopin
Study in G flat major, Op 25 No 9 (Butterfly)
Performer: Beatrice Rana.- Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 25 & 4 Scherzi.
- Warner Classics.
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Frederick Delius
A Mass of Life (conclusion)
Singer: Roderick Williams. Singer: Gemma Summerfield. Singer: Claudia Huckle. Singer: Bror Magnus Todenes. Choir: Bergen Filharmoniske Kor. Choir: Edvard Grieg Kor. Choir: Collegium Musicum Bergen. Conductor: Mark Elder.- Delius: A Mass of Life.
- Lawo Classics.
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Broadcast
- Fri 8 Dec 2023 09:00ѿý Radio 3