
The best classical morning music
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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Michael Praetorius
In dulci jubilo
Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.- ARCHIV.
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Franz Schubert
Symphony no.5 in B flat major (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8: OAE, Sir Charles Mackerras.
- Virgin Classics.
- 1.
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Frédéric Chopin
My Joys Op.74 no.12
Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.- Benjamin Grosvenor.
- DECCA.
- 8.
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Karl Goldmark
'Rustic Wedding' symphony Op.26 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- Goldmark: Symphony No. 1, "Rustic Wedding" & Violin Concerto - Dohnányi: Variati.
- Warner Classics.
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George Enescu
Impromptu concertant
Performer: Daniel Hope. Performer: Simon Crawford‐Phillips.- DG.
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George Frideric Handel
Or let the merry bells ring round (L'Allegro, il penseroso, ed il moderato)
Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Choir: Bach Choir. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: David Hill.- BIS.
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Léo Delibes
Waltz (Coppelia)
Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.- Bru Zane.
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Peter Warlock
I saw a fair maiden for chorus [SATTB]
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- O magnum misterium: 20th Century Christmas Carols.
- HELIOS.
- 11.
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Bedrich Smetana
String Quartet No 1 in E minor, 'From my life' (4th mvt)
Ensemble: Pavel Haas Quartet.- Supraphon.
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John Sheppard
Verbum caro
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- The Flowering of Genius.
- Coro.
- 10.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Eugene Onegin (Act 2 Waltz)
Orchestra: Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- Ballets russes.
- Parlophone (France).
- 11.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata in E flat major, Op 27 No 1, 'Quasi una fantasia' (4th mvt)
Performer: Stephen Kovacevich.- Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Opp.26, 27 & 49.
- EMI Classics.
- 13.
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Lucy Walker
There is no Rose
Performer: Emma Tring. Performer: ѿý Singers. Performer: Owain Park.- ѿý recording.
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George Butterworth
The Banks of Green Willow
Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.- Butterworth/Delius: English Rhapsody: Halle, Elder.
- Halle.
- 4.
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Franz Xaver Gruber
Silent Night
Music Arranger: Mark Brown. Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Performer: James O’Donnell. Conductor: David Hill.- Classical Christmas: Essential Works.
- Menuetto Classics.
- 13.
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
Concerto a 8 in G major ZWV.186 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Collegium 1704.- Zelenka: Komposizione per Orchestra.
- Supraphon.
- 10-12.
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Andrew Carter
Toccata on Veni Emmanuel
Performer: Kevin Bowyer.- NIMBUS.
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Sir James MacMillan
Gaude, Gaude (Veni, Veni, Emmanuel)
Performer: Evelyn Glennie. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jukka‐Pekka Saraste.- CATALYST.
- 5.
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Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Alexandre Tharaud. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick Nézet‐Séguin.- Poulenc: Piano Concerto, Organ Concerto & Stabat Mater.
- LPO.
- 2.
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Ruggero Leoncavallo
I zampognari! [Bell Chorus] (I Pagliacci)
Choir: Groot Omroepkoor. Choir: Nationaal Kinderkoor. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA.
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William Byrd
The Bells
Music Arranger: Mark Kroll. Ensemble: Canadian Brass.- English Renaissance Music.
- SONY.
- 26.
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Henry Purcell
Rejoice in the Lord alway Z.49 'Bell anthem'
Ensemble: The Taverner Choir, Consort & Players. Conductor: Andrew Parrott.- Purcell: Music for Pleasure and Devotion.
- Warner Classics.
- 109.
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Jonathan Harvey
Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco (excerpt)
Performer: Jonathan Harvey.- SARGASSO.
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Edward Elgar
The Starlight Express - Suite (conclusion)
Music Arranger: Sir Andrew Davis. Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas. Singer: Roderick Williams. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Elgar: The Starlight Express.
- Chandos.
- 34.
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Fantasie
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić.- Baroque.
- Sony Classical.
- 12.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Foxtrot (Suite for Jazz Band no.1)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
- Decca.
- 3.
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Gabriela Montero
Improvisation on Vivaldi's Winter
Performer: Gabriela Montero.- EMI.
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Tomás Luis de Victoria
O magnum mysterium
Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.- Candlelight: Seasonal Reflections & Celebrations.
- Collegium.
- 2.
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Edward Elgar
Symphony no.1 in A flat major Op.55 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Decca.
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Peter Cornelius
The Three Kings
Music Arranger: Ivor Atkins. Music Arranger: Owain Park. Ensemble: The Gesualdo Six. Conductor: Owain Park.- Morning Star: Music for Epiphany Down the Ages.
- Hyperion.
- 1.
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Percy Grainger
Handel in the Strand
Performer: Marc-André Hamelin.- Grainger: Solo Piano Music: Marc-Andre Hamelin.
- Hyperion.
- 13.
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George Walker
Trombone Concerto (3rd mvt)
Performer: Christian Lindberg. Orchestra: Malmö SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: James DePreist.- BIS.
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Richard Strauss
Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche Op.28
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.- REFERENCE RECORDINGS.
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Jonathan Dove
The Three Kings
Choir: Gabrieli Consort. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.- Signum.
Broadcast
- Tue 12 Dec 2023 09:00ѿý Radio 3