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Refresh your morning with 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.

1230 Album of the Week.

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Music Played

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No 6

    Music Arranger: Joseph Joachim. Performer: Baiba Skride. Performer: Lauma Skride.
    • Brahms/Skride.
    • Orfeo.
    • 36.

  • John Williams

    E.T. (Flying theme)

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Philips.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Opening movement of Handel's "Dixit Dominus"

    Choir: Namur Chamber Choir. Ensemble: Cappella Mediterranea. Conductor: Leonardo Garc铆a Alarc贸n.
    • RICERCAR.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    String Quartet No 12 in F major, Op 96, 'American' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Skampa Quartet.
    • Dvorak, Brahms: String Quartets: Skampa Quartet.
    • Supraphon.
    • 4.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Symphony no.7 'Angel of light' (Come un sogno)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • BIS.

  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Aftonen ('The evening')

    Lyricist: Herman S盲therberg. Choir: Swedish Radio Choir. Conductor: Peter Dijkstra.
    • Nordic Sounds 2.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 10.

  • Michael Haydn

    Concerto for Harpsichord and Viola in C Major (P 55) III. Prestissimo

    Performer: Ryo Terakado. Performer: Noriko Amano. Ensemble: Pearls in Baroque Orchestra.
    • CHALLENGE CLASSICS.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66

    Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Chopin: Impromptus, Waltzes & Mazurkas.
    • Hyperion.
    • 001.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • The Beethoven Symphonies: Live from the Edinburgh Festival.
    • Hyperion.
    • 5.

  • Roger Quilter

    Fear no more the heat o' the sun (Five Shakespeare Songs)

    Singer: John Mark Ainsley. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.
    • Hyperion.

  • Amy Beach

    Symphony in E minor 'Gaelic', Op 32 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Chandos.

  • Paul Schoenfield

    Dog Heaven (Four Parables)

    Performer: Jeffrey Kahane. Orchestra: New World Symphony. Conductor: John Nelson.
    • Schoenfield: Four Parables, Vaudeville, New World Symphony, Nelson.
    • Argo.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Turandot, Act 3: "Nessun dorma!"

    Singer: Pene Pati. Choir: Ch艙urs de l鈥橭p茅ra de Bordeaux. Orchestra: Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine. Conductor: Emmanuel Villaume.
    • Puccini: Turandot: "Nessun dorma".
    • Warner Classics.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067: I. Ouverture

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Conductor: John Butt.
    • Bach: Orchestral Suites BWV 1066-1069.
    • Linn Records.
    • 13.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C Major, Op 76 No 3, 'Emperor' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Chiaroscuro Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op. 76 Nos. 1-3.
    • BIS.
    • 12.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The Long Day Closes

    Composer: Henry F. Chorley. Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Sirens' Song.
    • CORO.
    • 24.

  • Robert Schumann

    Evening Song from 鈥淧iano Pieces for Little and Big Children鈥�

    Ensemble: Katia & Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Encore!.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 20.

  • Ida Moberg

    Sunrise Orchestral Suite: Evening

    Orchestra: Gothenburg SO. Conductor: Johannes Gustavsson.
    • Aulin, Moberg, Andr茅e: Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos Sweden - Nilento.
    • 7.

  • Ned Washington

    Pinocchio "When You Wish Upon a Star"

    Lyricist: Leigh Harline. Singer: Cliff Edwards. Choir: Disney Studio Chorus. Orchestra: Dinsey Studio Orchestra.
    • Pinocchio.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 1.

  • Alessandro Scarlatti

    Concerto in 7 parts (No.4 in G minor)

    Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante.
    • Virgin Classics.

  • Michael Nyman

    The Heart Asks Pleasure First / The Promise

    Performer: Michael Nyman. Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band.
    • The Composer's Cut Series, Vol. III: The Piano.
    • Michael Nyman Records.
    • 14.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Romance Op.11

    Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • Introit: The Music of Gerald Finzi.
    • Decca.
    • 12.

  • Florence Price

    Adoration

    Music Arranger: Jarle Storl酶kken. Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Ensemble: tenThing.
    • She Composes Like A Man.
    • Lawo Classics.
    • 4.

  • Richard Strauss

    The Knight of the Rose Suite (Der Rosenkavalier Suite)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Orfeo.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 64 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.
    • Mendelssohn & Shostakovich: Violin Concertos: Hilary Hahn.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 2.

  • Robert Schumann

    Adagio and Allegro Op.70

    Music Arranger: Julian Bliss. Performer: Julian Bliss. Performer: James Baillieu.
    • Clara & Robert Schumann: Music for Clarinet and Piano.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 116.

  • Ronald Binge

    The Water Mill

    Performer: Ruth Scott. Orchestra: The New London Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.
    • British Light Music Classics: New London Orchestra/Ronald Corp.
    • Hyperion.
    • 8.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata No 5 in A flat major, D557 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Mathieu Gaudet.
    • Analekta.

  • Ernest John Moeran

    Overture for a Festival

    Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Martin Yates. Orchestrator: Rodney Newton.
    • Ernest John Moeran: Sketches for Symphony No.2 - John Ireland: Sarnia - An Islan.
    • Dutton Epoch.
    • 8.

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