
A feast of great music
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
1000 Playlist starter – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
1230 Album of the Week
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Arthur Sullivan
The Yeoman of the Guard (overture)
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Welsh National Opera. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- The Yeoman of the Guard and Trial by Jury.
- TELARC.
- 1.
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Frédéric Chopin
Berceuse in D flat major Op.57
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Chopin: Late Masterpieces, Stephen Hough.
- Hyperion.
- 13.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No 1 in G minor, "Winter Daydreams" (3rd movement, Scherzo)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- LPO.
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Dave Shepherd
The Rose of Raby
Music Arranger: Ronn McFarlane. Performer: Ronn McFarlane. Performer: Carolyn Surrick. Performer: Jackie Moran.- Fermi's Paradox.
- Sono Luminus.
- 501.
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Émile Waldteufel
Les patineurs, Op. 183 "Skater's Waltz": Les Patineurs, Op. 183
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Bell.- A Family Christmas.
- Signum Classics.
- 1201.
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Katia Beaugeais
Like Snowdrops You Will Shine
Performer: Helena Rathbone. Ensemble: ACO Collective.- ABC Classics.
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Alexander Glazunov
5 Novelettes Op.15 (Valse)
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.- Teldec.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto no.9 in E flat major, K.271 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.- Mozart Piano Concertos nos. 8 & 9.
- Philips.
- 3.
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George Frideric Handel
Atalanta (Overture)
Performer: Alison Balsom. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- EMI.
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Franz Schubert
Ungeduld, D 795 No 7 (Die schöne Müllerin)
Performer: Helmut Deutsch. Singer: Jonas Kaufmann.- Jonas Kaufman Schubert: Die Schone Mullerin.
- Decca.
- 7.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan Overture
Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- DECCA.
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Kevin Puts
Marimba concerto (1st mvt)
Performer: Ji Su Jung. Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Kevin Puts: Marimba Concerto, The City & Oboe Concerto No. 2 "Moonlight".
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Richard Strauss
Duett-Concertino (3rd mvt)
Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Julie Price. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra.- Strauss: Concertante Works.
- CHANDOS.
- 004.
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Giacomo Puccini
Madam Butterfly; Humming Chorus
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Choir: Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Choir: Chorus of the National Academy of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Puccini: Madama Butterfly.
- Warner Classics.
- 13.
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Johann Christian Bach
Symphony no. 4 for wind instruments in B flat major T.285/3`4
Ensemble: Consortium Classicum.- J.C. Bach: Wind Symphonies: Consortium Classicum.
- MDG.
- 11-13.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Seasons, Op. 37a: IV. April. Snowdrop
- Tchaikovsky: The Seasons.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 4.
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Gustav Holst
Nunc dimittis
Choir: Choir of Clare College, Cambridge. Conductor: Timothy Brown.- COLLEGIUM.
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Konstantin Vassiliev
Snowdrops (3 Forest Paintings)
Performer: Irina Kulikova.- My Playlist for Painting & Drawing.
- Naxos.
- 1101.
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James Oswald
Airs for the Seasons, Winter. Snow Drop
Ensemble: Rezonance Baroque Ensemble.- James Oswald: Airs for the Seasons.
- Leaf Music.
- 38.
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Ronald Binge
Elizabethan Serenade
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Vernon Handley.- Jubilee - Sparkling Classical Gems.
- Sony Music UK.
- 2.
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Robert Schumann
Marchenerzahlungen, Op.132 (Lebhaft, nicht zu schnell)
Performer: Jörg Widmann. Performer: Tabea Zimmermann. Performer: Dénes Várjon.- MYRIOS CLASSICS.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Oboe and Strings in B flat major, RV464
Performer: Heinz Holliger. Orchestra: I Musici.- PENTATONE.
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Thomas Enhco
Silence
Composer: Vassilena Serafimova. Performer: Thomas Enhco.- Bach Mirror (Extended Edition).
- Masterworks.
- 9.
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Antonín Dvořák
Symphony no.8 in G major Op.88 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Sony.
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Dobrinka Tabakova
Cello Concerto (3rd mvt)
Performer: Kristina Blaumane. Orchestra: Lietuvos kamerinis orkestras. Conductor: Maxim Rysanov.- ECM New Series.
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Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Chôro no.1
Performer: Carlos Bonell.- The Private Collection: Carlos Bonell.
- Upbeat Classics.
- 4.
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Josef Suk
Fantastic Scherzo, Op 25
Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.- Naxos.
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Derek Bourgeois
Serenade Op.22
Ensemble: Black Dyke Band. Conductor: Michael Antrobus.- Chandos.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66: V. Ich furchte zwar/nicht des Grabes Finsterni
Performer: Davina Clarke. Singer: Nick Pritchard. Singer: Hugh Cutting.- J. S. Bach: The Art of Obligato.
- VOCES8 Records.
- 15.
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Camille Saint‐Saëns
Aquarium (Carnival of the Animals)
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Charles Groves.- Sir Charles' Precious Music Box 1, Groves, Philharmonia Orchestra.
- DENON.
- 22.
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Joaquim Malats
Serenata Española
Music Arranger: Christoph Denoth. Performer: Christoph Denoth. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jesús López Cobos.- Nocturnos de Andalucía.
- Signum Classics.
- 301.
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F major, Op 74 No 2 (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Takács Quartet.- Hyperion.
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Carter Pann
SLALOM
Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Järvi.- CSO Media.
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- Mon 13 Jan 2025 09:30ѿý Radio 3