The best classical morning music
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favorites.
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favorites.
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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Franz Schubert
Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, D. 485 (1st mvt.)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Schubert : Symphonies Nos 5, 8, 'Unfinished' & Overtures.
- Warner Classics International.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Dardanus: "Paix favorable, paix adorable"
Singer: Fran莽oise Masset. Singer: Jean-Louis Bindi. Choir: Ch艙ur des Musiciens du Louvre. Choir: Ch艙ur des Musiciens du Louvre. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.- Rameau: Dardanus.
- ARCHIV.
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Alexander Scriabin
Waltz in G sharp minor
Performer: Stephen Coombs.- Alexander Scriabin: The Early Scriabin: Stephen Coombs.
- Helios.
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Claude Debussy
La Plus que lente, arr. for orchestra [orig. piano]
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.- Debussy: Images, Jeux, La Plus Que Lente.
- SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY.
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Jean Sibelius
Violin Concerto in D Minor Op.47 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- Tchaikovsky, Sibelius: Violin Concertos.
- DG.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Sea Hawk (Happy Sailing)
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Choir: Manchester Chamber Choir. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quartet in D minor, K 421 (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Quatuor 脡b猫ne.- Mozart: String Quartets Nos. 15 & 19 "Dissonances", Divertimento K. 138.
- Warner Classics.
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Maurice Ravel
La valse
Orchestra: Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- Yannick Nezet-Seguin Ravel Rotterdam Phiharmonic Orchestra.
- EMI Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in C minor for violin and oboe, BWV.1060 (1st mvt)
Performer: Rachel Podger. Performer: Alexandra Bellamy. Orchestra: Brecon Baroque.- JS Bach: Double & Triple Concertos.
- Channel Classics.
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Gerald Finzi
Let Us Garlands Bring: Fear No More the Heat o' the Sun
Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Performer: Malcolm Martineau. Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Lyricist: William Shakespeare. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Singer: Bryn Terfel.- Bryn Terfel - The Vagabond.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Sergey Prokofiev
Symphony No 5 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Herbert von Karajan.- Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 in B-Flat Major, Op. 100 / Stravinsky: The Rite of Spr.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
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Charles Avison
Concerto in 4 parts in F major, Op 9 No 10
Performer: Pavlo Beznosiuk. Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.- The Avison Ensemble: Avison: Concerti Grossi, op. 9 & op. 10.
- Divine Art.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 1 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Alfred Brendel. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 4.
- PHILIPS.
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Caroline Shaw
...and the Swallow
Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.- A Prayer for Deliverance.
- Signum Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata, adagio and fugue in C major BWV.564 (Fugue)
Performer: Peter Hurford.- J.S. Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor.
- HMV Classics.
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Henry Purcell
Dido and Aeneas: "Come Away, Fellow Sailors" - Sailors' Dance
Singer: Daniel Lochmann. Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Purcell: Dido & Aeneas; The Indian Queen.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Felix Mendelssohn
Meeresstille und gluckliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) - overture Op. 27
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Kurt Masur.- BERLIN CLASSICS.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Sea Symphony (1st mvt - conclusion)
Singer: Felicity Lott. Singer: Jonathan Summers. Choir: Cantilena. Choir: London Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- EMI.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
3 Nocturnes Op.9 (no.2 in E flat major)
Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.- Chopin: The Nocturnes: Maria Joao Pires.
- DG.
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Frank Bridge
Cherry Ripe
Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- Hyperion.
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Jules Massenet
Overture: Le Roi de Lahore
Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- CHANDOS.
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Antoine de F茅vin
Missa Ave Maria: Agnus Dei
Ensemble: The Brabant Ensemble. Conductor: Stephen Rice.- F茅vin: Missa Ave Maria & Missa Salve sancta parens.
- Hyperion.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Oboe Concerto in E flat major, Wq 165 (1st mvt)
Performer: Xenia L枚ffler. Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.- C.P.E. Bach: Oboe Concertos.
- harmonia mundi.
- 101.
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Percy Grainger
Handel in the Strand
Performer: Marc鈥怉ndr茅 Hamelin.- Grainger: Solo Piano Music: Marc-Andre Hamelin.
- Hyperion.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.10: I. Adagio
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.- EMI.
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Edward Elgar
La capricieuse, Op.17
Music Arranger: Paul Cassidy. Ensemble: Brodsky Quartet.- Petits-fours Favourite Encores: Brodsky Quartet.
- Chandos.
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Rita Strohl
Chanson de Bilitis: VI. Roses dans la nuit
Performer: Edwige Herchenroder. Singer: Kitty Whately.- CHANDOS.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 5 in E flat major (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Giovanni Gabrieli
Exultavit cor meum in Domino
Music Arranger: Simon Cox. Ensemble: Septura. Conductor: Matthew Knight.- Music for Brass Septet, Vol. 4.
- Naxos.
- 601.
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Gustav Holst
Swansea Town (6 Choral Folksongs)
Choir: Holst Singers. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Holst: This Have I Done for My True Love & Other Partsongs.
- Hyperion.
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George Gershwin
I Got Rhythm (Girl Crazy Suite)
Music Arranger: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestrator: Bill Elliott. Singer: Barbara Hannigan. Orchestra: Ludwig Orchestra. Conductor: Barbara Hannigan.- ALPHA.
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- Fri 27 Jun 2025 09:30蜜芽传媒 Radio 3