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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.
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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Jeremiah Clarke
The Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)
Performer: Håkan Hardenberger. Performer: Simon Preston.- PHILIPS.
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Johan Svendsen
Romeo og Juliet Op.18
Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.- Svendsen: Orchestral Works Vol. 1: Thorsen / BPO / Jarvi.
- Chandos.
- 2.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
String Quintet in E flat major K.614 (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Klenke Quartett. Performer: Harald Schoneweg.- Accentus Music.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O Euchari In Leta Via
Singer: Elin Manahan Thomas.- HELIODOR.
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Frédéric Chopin
Polonaise in A flat major Op.53 'Eroica'
Performer: Nelson Freire.- Decca.
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Joby Talbot
Ink Dark Moon - Allegro energico
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV.1031
Performer: Peter Holtslag. Performer: Ketil Haugsand.- Bach: Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord.
- Aeolus.
- 8-10.
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Augusta Holmès
Overture for a Comedy
Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Samuel Friedmann. Conductor: Samuel Friedmann.- Augusta Holmès: Orchestral Works.
- Marco Polo.
- 3.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Sleeping Beauty: Panorama
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Santtu-Matias Rouvali.- Santtu Conducts Sleeping Beauty.
- Signum Records.
- 6.
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Richard Wagner
Wesendonck-Lieder (Der Engel)
Singer: Matthias Goerne. Performer: Seong‐Jin Cho.- DG.
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Joby Talbot
Ink Dark Moon - Allegro energico
Performer: Miloš Karadaglić. Orchestra: ѿý Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Gernon.- DECCA.
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Michael Haydn
Symphony No.41 in A P.33
Orchestra: Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.- CPO.
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Caroline Shaw
Dolce Cantavi
Performer: TENET.- The Secret Lovers.
- Avie.
- 13.
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Johannes Brahms
Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 73 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Brahms: 4 Symphonies: Berlin Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 5.
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Antonín Dvořák
Silent Woods, Op 68 No 5
Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Anna Polonsky.- Alisa Weilerstein Dvorak.
- DECCA.
- 8.
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Marianna Martines
Symphony in C Major (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Salzburger Hofmusik. Conductor: Wolfgang Brunner.- Martines: Symphony in C Major, Psalms 110 & 151.
- CPO.
- 201.
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John Dowland
In darkness let me dwell
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. Singer: Philippe Jaroussky.- Erato.
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Laura Mvula
Sing to the Moon
Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Director: Anna Lapwood.- Signum.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Prelude and Fugue in C minor BWV.847 (Well-tempered Clavier, Bk 1)
Performer: Víkingur Ólafsson.- DG.
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Frederick Delius
Daybreak (Florida Suite)
Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas Beecham.- Beecham Conducts Delius.
- EMI.
- 4.
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Andrzej Panufnik
Prayer
Music Arranger: Roxanna Panufnik. Ensemble: Isis Ensemble. Conductor: Jacques Cohen.- Music For Strings: Isis Ensemble/Jacques Cohen.
- Meridian.
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Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum, H 146 (Prelude)
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Guerre et Paix.
- Alia Vox.
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Isaac Albéniz
Iberia Book 1 (Evocación)
Performer: Alicia de Larrocha.- Albeniz: Iberia; Navarra; Suite Espanola - Larrocha.
- Decca.
- 1.
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Ina Boyle
Symphony no.1 'Glencree' [In the Wicklow Hills]
Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Ronald Corp.- DUTTON.
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Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Concerto à 5 in B flat major, Op.7`3
Performer: Alison Balsom. Ensemble: Scottish Ensemble.- Italian Concertos; Alison Balsom, Scottish Ensemble.
- EMI Classics.
- 7.
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Leevi Madetoja
Stabat Mater, Op. 27 No. 2 "Marian murhe"
Lyricist: Jacopone da Todi. Conductor: Rumon Gamba. Orchestra: Oulu Sinfonia. Choir: Madetoja Music High School's Girls' Choir. Ensemble: Soma Ensemble.- Pictures from Finland.
- Chandos.
- 14.
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Elmer Bernstein
The Great Escape (main theme)
Music Arranger: James Langley. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nic Raine.- Film Music Gala: A Celebration of the Greatest Film Music Ever Written.
- RPO.
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Mel Bonis
Soir et matin, Op 76
Performer: Thomas Albertus Irnberger. Performer: David Geringas. Performer: Barbara Moser.- It's a Girl!.
- Gramola.
- 5-6.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Der Freischütz (Overture)
Orchestra: German Symphony Orchestra Berlin. Conductor: Marek Janowski.- Weber: Der Freischutz: Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin/Janowski.
- RCA Red Seal.
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- Tue 22 Jul 2025 09:30ѿý Radio 3