
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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Adolphe Adam
O Holy Night
Performer: The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble. Performer: The Philadelphia Brass Ensemble. Music Arranger: Andrew Kazdin.- A Festival of Carols in Brass.
- Sony Classical.
- 20.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Invitation to the dance
Orchestrator: Hector Berlioz. Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Juanjo Mena.- CHANDOS.
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Bob Chilcott
Pilgrim Jesus
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Carol of the Bells.
- CORO.
- 1.
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Regino Sáinz de la Maza
DzԻñ
Performer: Thibaut Garcia.- ERATO.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Souvenir de Florence Op.70, arr. for string orchestra: 4th mvt; Allegro vivace
Orchestra: TrondheimSolistene. Director: oyvind Gimse.- Souvenir Part II.
- 2L.
- 4.
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Claude Debussy
Le magasin de jouets (La boite a joujoux)
Orchestrator: André Caplet. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Jun Märkl.- Debussy.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5; Markl.
- Naxos.
- 2.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah (Pifa / Glory to God)
Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.- Handel: Messiah.
- Linn Records.
- 14-19.
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Robert Schumann
Arabeske in C major Op.18
Performer: Nelson Freire.- Schumann: Carnaval/Papillons/Kinderszenen/Arabeske: Nelson Freire.
- Decca.
- 47.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 38 in D major, K 504, 'Prague' (3rd mvt)
Conductor: René Jacobs. Orchestra: Freiburg Baroque Orchestra.- Mozart: Symphonies: Freiburger Barockorchester, René Jacobs.
- Harmonia Mundi.
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Luigi Boccherini
String Quintet in E major, Op.11`5 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Eckart Runge. Ensemble: Casals Quartet.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Sylvius Leopold Weiss
Ciacona
Performer: Jakob Lindberg.- A Lute by Sixtus Rauwolf: French & German Baroque Music.
- BIS.
- 1708.
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Suzzie Vango
Gaudete
Performer: ѿý Singers. Performer: Owain Park.- ѿý recording.
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Witold Lutosławski
Little Suite
Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Chandos.
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SENIOR Carol 3 - Beverley Moore
Polaris
Performer: Iain Farrington. Choir: ѿý Singers. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers. -
Frédéric Chopin
3 Nocturnes Op.9 (no.1 in B flat minor)
Performer: Maria João Pires.- DG.
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Johann Christian Bach
Symphony in G minor Op.6`6
Orchestra: Nederlands Kamerorkest. Conductor: David Zinman.- Newton Classics.
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Léo Delibes
Waltz (Coppelia)
Orchestra: Les Siècles. Conductor: François‐Xavier Roth.- Bru Zane.
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Gabriel Fauré
Berceuse (Dolly Suite, Op.56)
Performer: Katia Labèque. Performer: Marielle Labèque.- Bizet, Ravel, Faure: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
- Philips.
- 13.
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Maurice Ravel
Noël des jouets
Singer: Gerald Finley. Performer: Julius Drake.- Hyperion.
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Erik Satie
Jack in the Box
Orchestrator: Darius Milhaud. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Conductor: John Lanchbery.- Warner Classics.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Piano Concerto no.2 Op.22 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine.- ERATO.
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Traditional Hungarian
Csordapasztorok
Singer: Márta Sebestyén. Performer: Judit Andrejszki.- BIEM ARTISJUS.
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Duke Ellington
Nutcracker Suite [after TCHAIKOVSKY] (Overture)
Composer: Billy Strayhorn. Music Arranger: Jeff Tyzik. Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Grams.- The Nutcracker Suite.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 1.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Sextet in D major Op.110 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective.- Fanny & Felix Mendelssohn: Piano Sextet, Piano Quartet, Piano Trio.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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SENIOR Carol 4 - Clare Welfare
Polaris
Choir: ѿý Singers. Performer: Iain Farrington. Conductor: Nicholas Chalmers. -
Max Richter
On the Nature of Daylight
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Conductor: Daniele Rosina.- Labyrinths.
- Signum Classics.
- 101.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Christmas Oratorio (Part 2, Sinfonia)
Orchestra: Berlin Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Peter Dijkstra.- Bach: Soli Deo Gloria.
- BR-Klassik.
- 801.
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Franz Liszt
Harmonies du soir (Etudes d'execution transcendante S.139)
Performer: Alice Sara Ott.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutshe Grammophon.
- 11.
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Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov
Village Scene by the Inn
Orchestra: ѿý Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vassily Sinaisky.- Chandos.
Broadcast
- Mon 18 Dec 2023 09:00ѿý Radio 3