The very best of classical 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 鈥� listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day 鈥� harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal 鈥� a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment 鈥� time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Richard Addinsell
Warsaw Concerto
Performer: Jean鈥怸ves Thibaudet. Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.- Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto: Jean-Yves Thibaudet, 蜜芽传媒SO, Hugh Wolff.
- Decca.
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Manuel de Falla
Danza espanola No 1 (La vida breve)
Performer: Julian Bream. Performer: John Williams.- RCA.
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William Henry Harris
Faire is the heaven
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Universal.
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Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto in D major RV.208 'Il Grosso Mogul' (3rd mvt)
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico.- ALPHA.
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Dolores White
Las Tarantulas
Performer: Raphaela Gromes. Performer: Julian Riem.- Sony.
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Giuseppe Verdi
Celeste Aida (Aida)
Singer: Jonas Kaufmann. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia, Rome. Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano.- Warner.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Symphony in G major Wq.183 no.4
Orchestra: Vienna Haydn Sinfonietta. Conductor: Manfred Huss.- BIS.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor Op.31
Performer: Martha Argerich.- Chopin: 26 Preludes.
- DG.
- 28.
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Lucrezia Vizzana
O Magnum Mysterium
Singer: Ruby Hughes. Performer: Jonas Nordberg. Performer: Mime Yamahiro-Brinkmann.- Heroines of Love & Loss.
- BIS.
- 14.
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Joseph Haydn
Horn Concerto no.2 in D major H.7d.4 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Felix Klieser. Orchestra: W眉rttembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn. Conductor: Ruben Gazarian.- Horn Concertos.
- Berlin Classics.
- 6.
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William Walton
Portsmouth Point
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
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Eric Whitacre
Cloudburst
Choir: Polyphony. Performer: Stephen Betteridge. Performer: Robert Millett. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- HYPERION.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto no5 in D major BWV.1050 (1st mvt)
Performer: Kati Debretzeni. Performer: Rachel Beckett. Performer: Malcolm Proud. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, English Baroque Soloists.
- Soli Deo Gloria.
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Joseph Horovitz
Sonatina for Clarinet and Piano: I. Allegro calmato
Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.- Michael Collins Plays British Clarinet Sonatas, Vol. 2.
- Chandos.
- 14.
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Henry Purcell
The Fairy Queen Suite Z.629 (Prelude)
Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- Purcell: Opera Suites.
- Capriccio.
- 1.
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Howard Shore
Shelob's Lair (The Lord of The Rings: Return of The King)
Choir: London Voices. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Howard Shore.- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Original Motion Picture Soundtrac.
- Reprise.
- 11.
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Paul Patterson
Tarantula (Spiders Op.48)
Performer: Lavinia Meijer.- Channel Classics.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Octet in E flat major, Op.20 (4th mvt)
Performer: James Ehnes. Ensemble: Seattle Chamber Players.- Onyx.
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Fats Waller
The Spider and The Fly
Singer: Fats Waller.- Happy Birthday Fats Vol. 1.
- Fuel 2000.
- 7.
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Alessandro Scarlatti
Concerto in 7 parts (No.4 in G minor)
Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.- Virgin Classics.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto no.2 in C minor (2nd mvt)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.- Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos: Hough/Dallas Symphony Orch/Litton.
- Hyperion.
- 2.
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Karl Jenkins
Palladio (1st mvt)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Karl Jenkins. Conductor: Karl Jenkins.- Karl Jenkins: Quirk, Sarikiz & Over the Stone.
- Warner Classics.
- 114.
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Anna Thorvaldsdottir
Heyr 镁煤 oss himnum 谩 [Hear us in the heavens]
Choir: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis. Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson.- Meditatio: Music for Mixed Choir.
- BIS.
- 10.
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Franz Schubert
Arpeggione Sonata in A minor D.821
Performer: Anastasia Kobekina. Performer: Elisabeth Brauss. -
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Franz von Supp茅
Light Cavalry (Overture)
Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Suppe: Overtures and marches: Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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Dilys Elwyn-Edwards
The Cloths Of Heaven
Singer: James Atkinson. Performer: Michael Pandya. -
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Nico Muhly
Very Fast Music (Patterns)
Performer: James McVinnie.- Dreamcatcher.
- Pentatone.
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George Frideric Handel
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV.351 (Menuet 1 and 2)
Ensemble: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Alia Vox.
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Claude Debussy
La cath茅drale engloutie (Preludes, Book 1)
Performer: Pierre鈥怢aurent Aimard.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no.5 'Reformation' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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