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Great classical music for your morning

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Georgia Mann plays the best classical music for your morning, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. Including the Playlister challenge: our regular listener-created sequence inspired by a different piece of music each day. Plus a new classical release in focus for Album of the Week.

1000 Playlister starter: listen and send us your ideas for the next step in today's musical journey. Text 83111 or email essentialclassics@bbc.co.uk.

1030 Album of the Week: an exciting new classical release in focus throughout the week.

1115 Playlister reveal: an uninterrupted sequence of music suggested by you in response to today's starter piece.

1200 Feast of a Piece: indulge your ears with an orchestral masterpiece.

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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K 622 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Hans Vonk.
    • Mozart: Clarinet concerto K.622: Meyer/Staatskapelle Dresden/Vonk.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 3.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade no.2 in A major Op.16 (5th mvt)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Brahms: The Symphonies: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Haitink.
    • Philips.
    • 11.

  • Johann David Heinichen

    Dresden Concerto in C major S.211

    Orchestra: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.
    • Johann David Heinichen Dresden Concerti Musica Antiqua Koln Reinhard Goebel.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 4.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Violin Concerto in D minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Vilde Frang. Orchestra: WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne. Conductor: Thomas S酶nderg氓rd.
    • Sibelius Prokofiev: Violin Concerto.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Edward Elgar

    The Wand of youth - suite no. 1 (Sun Dance)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • Elgar: The Wand of Youth etc.: LPO/Boult.
    • EMI.
    • 4.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    O Oriens

    Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Choir: The Choir Of Trinity College, Cambridge. Conductor: Stephen Layton. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Hyperion.

  • Wilhelm Stenhammar

    Symphony no.2 in G minor Op.34 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Lindberg.
    • Stenhammar: Symphony No. 2 & Ett dr枚mspel.
    • BIS.
    • 3.

  • Joaqu铆n Rodrigo

    Sarao (Concierto serenata)

    Performer: Isabelle Moretti. Orchestra: Real Orquesta Sinf贸nica de Sevilla. Conductor: Edmon Colomer.
    • Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez; Concierto Serenata.
    • Auvdis Valois.
    • 8.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Berceuse (Dolly Suite, Op.56)

    Performer: Katia Lab猫que. Performer: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Bizet, Ravel, Faure: Katia & Marielle Labeque.
    • Philips.
    • 13.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Suite from "24 Melodies": IV. Lament - They Will Not Lend Me a Child

    Conductor: Michael Repper. Orchestra: National Philharmonic.
    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L鈥橭uverture, Op. 46 - Ballade Op. 4 - Suites.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 9.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in D minor for 2 violins, RV 511 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova. Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra. Conductor: Andrea Marcon.
    • Vivaldi: Double Concertos: Mullova/Carmignola/Marcon.
    • Archiv Produktion.
    • 4.

  • George Enescu

    Cantabile and Presto

    Performer: Sharon Bezaly. Performer: Roland P枚ntinen.
    • Caf茅 au lait: Music for Flute and Piano.
    • Bis.
    • 4-5.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.6 in F major Op.68 'Pastoral' (1st mvt)

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

  • Kod谩ly Zolt谩n

    Esti Dal, K. 110

    Choir: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Marcus Creed.
    • Kod谩ly & Ligeti: Choral Works.
    • OUR Recordings.
    • 501.

  • Leopold Mozart

    Symphony in C major, 'Toy' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: The Orchestra of St. John鈥檚, Smith Square. Conductor: John Lubbock.
    • Sanctuary.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    The sun, whose rays are all ablaze (The Mikado)

    Singer: Lesley Garrett. Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Peter Robinson.
    • The Mikado (Highlights).
    • That's Entertainment.
    • 13.

  • Arnold Bax

    4 Orchestral Sketches (Dance in the Sun)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Bax: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Adagio in G minor

    Music Arranger: Remo Giazotto. Orchestra: Richard Hickox Orchestra. Performer: Alastair Ross. Performer: Simon Standage. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • Weekend Classics: Baroque Weekend: Pachelbel/Albinoni/Handel/Vivaldi.
    • Decca.
    • 2.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Sonata in B flat major, D 960 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Alfred Brendel.
    • Alfred Brendel The Farewell Concerts.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Robert Schumann

    Violin Concerto in D minor (2nd movement)

    Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
    • For the Love of Brahms.
    • Sony.
    • 4.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Symphony No 1 in D major, Op 25, 'Classical' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Prokofiev Symphonies Vol.II.
    • Onyx.
    • 14.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    Piano Concerto No.1 in F minor, Op.92

    Performer: John Ogden. Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paavo Berglund.
    • WARNER.

  • Jean Cras

    Journal de Bord; II. Quart de minuit a 4

    Orchestra: Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Jean-Fran莽ois Antonioli.
    • Timpani.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin (Pr茅lude)

    Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Ravel: La valse, M. 72 & Other Works.
    • BIS.
    • 101.

  • Rebecca Dale

    Salve Regina

    Singer: Rosanna Wicks. Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Night Seasons.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 6.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Prelude in G major, Op 28 No 3

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu.
    • Preludes: Chopin & Dutilleux.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 3.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in B flat major, Op 76 No 4, 'Sunrise' (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Amadeus Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Opp. 76, 77, 103: Amadeus Quartet.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

Broadcast

  • Mon 11 Aug 2025 09:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3