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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Joseph Haydn
Symphony No.104 in D "London" (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Harnoncourt conducts Haydn.
- Warner Classics International.
- 21.
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Manuel de Falla
Jota (La vida breve)
Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jesús López Cobos.- Falla: La Vida Breve: Lopez-Cobos, Cincinnati Symphony Orchstra.
- Telarc.
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Robert Schumann
Toccata in C major Op.7
Performer: Nikolai Lugansky.- PIANO CLASSICS.
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Anton Bruckner
Christus factus est 1884 version
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Bruckner: Mass in E minor/Motets: Polyphony/Britten Sinfonia/Layton.
- Hyperion.
- 9.
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Antonio Bertali
Chiacona
Music Arranger: Christina Pluhar. Ensemble: L’Arpeggiata. Director: Christina Pluhar.- All' Improvviso: Ciaccone, Bergamasche, & un po' di Follie....
- Alpha Classics.
- 9.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Much Ado About Nothing, Op. 11, Suite: IV. Intermezzo \"Garden Scene\"
Performer: Bomsori. Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Jakub Hrůša.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Alexander Glazunov
5 Novelettes Op.15 (Valse)
Ensemble: Borodin Quartet.- Teldec.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: I. -
Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.- Bach: Keyboard Concertos, BWV 1052, 1053, 1054 & 1056.
- Warner Classics.
- 10.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard concerto No 5 in F minor, BWV 1056 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.- Warner Classics.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F Minor, BWV 1056: III. Presto
Performer: Beatrice Rana. Orchestra: Amsterdam Sinfonietta.- Bach: Keyboard Concertos, BWV 1052, 1053, 1054 & 1056.
- Warner Classics.
- 12.
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Maurice Ravel
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris – Philharmonie. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.- 111 Years Of Deutsche Grammophon The Collector's Edition Vol.2.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Grace Williams
Y Gwydd (The Loom)
Performer: Rachel Kay Green. Singer: Jeremy Huw Williams.- My Last Duchess.
- LORELT.
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Amy Beach
Symphony in E minor, Op.32 "Gaelic" (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Münchner Symphoniker. Conductor: Joseph Bastian.- Solo Musica.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No 41, 'Jupiter' (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphonies 38 - 41 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charle.
- Linn.
- 5.
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Florence Price
String Quartet no.2 in A minor (3rd mvt)
Ensemble: Catalyst Quartet.- Uncovered Vol 2: Florence B Price.
- Azica Records.
- 11.
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Craig Armstrong
Balcony Scene (From "Romeo & Juliet")
Orchestra: Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Bateman.- Shakespeare In Music & Words.
- Decca (UMO) (Classics).
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Hector Berlioz
Je vais, d'un coeur aimant (Beatrice et Benedict)
Singer: Enkelejda Shkosa. Conductor: Colin Davis. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Singer: Sara Mingardo. Singer: Susan Gritton.- Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict.
- Lso Live.
- 4.
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Claude Debussy
Jardins sous la pluie (Estampes)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Hyperion.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony no.2 in D major Op.43 (1st mvt)
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus Mäkelä.- DECCA.
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Pietro Locatelli
Introduttione teatrale in B-flat major, Op.4 No.3
Performer: Fabio Biondi. Ensemble: Europa Galante. -
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor, Op 21 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Evgeny Kissin. Orchestra: Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Dmitri Kitayenko.- RCA.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings, Op 48 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Enrique Bátiz.- Orchestral Lollipops: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Enrique Batiz.
- RPO.
- 11.
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Ottorino Respighi
Pini di Roma
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Chandos.
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Leó Weiner
Romanze
Performer: Ditta Rohmann. Performer: Melinda Felletár. Orchestra: MÁV Szimfonikus zenekar. Conductor: Valéria Csányi.- Weiner: Complete Orchestral Works, Vol. 3.
- Naxos.
- 1.
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Jean Cras
Quintette: I. Assez anime
Ensemble: Linos Ensemble.- French Music for Flute, Harp And String Trio.
- SWR Classic.
- 1.
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Frank Bridge
Seascape (The Sea)
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Richard Hickox.- Chandos.
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Johann Friedrich Fasch
Chalumeau Concerto in B flat major (4th mvt)
Performer: Colin Lawson. Ensemble: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.- Fasch: Concertos/Orchestral suite: The English Concert/Pinnock.
- Archiv Produktion.
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Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance in E minor, Op.72 No.2
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Karel Šejna.- SUPRAPHON.
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- Wed 9 Jul 2025 09:30ѿý Radio 3