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A classical soundtrack 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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Fri 15 Aug 2025 09:30
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Music Played

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Le nozze di Figaro, K492: Overture

    Ensemble: Manchester Camerata. Conductor: G谩bor Tak谩cs鈥怤agy.
    • Chandos.

  • Ethel Smyth

    The Boatswain's Mate (Overture)

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Chandos CHAN 10898.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Impromptu No 1 in B major, Op 14

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Leif Ove Andsnes - HORIZONS.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 2.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Symphony in G major, Wq.173

    Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Ensemble: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Havanaise Op.83

    Performer: Mar铆a Due帽as. Orchestra: Wiener Symphoniker. Conductor: Manfred Honeck.
    • Beethoven and Beyond.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • Leroy Anderson

    The Syncopated Clock

    Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Leroy Anderson: Favourites: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Slatkin.
    • RCA Red Seal.
    • 16.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Trio no.1 in B flat major Op.21 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Tempest Trio.
    • Dvo艡谩k: Piano Trios, Vol. 2 鈥� Nos. 1 & 2.
    • Naxos.
    • 103.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Introduction (Prelude) from the Gadfly suite, Op 97a

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Conductor: Theodore Kuchar.
    • NAXOS.

  • Claude Debussy

    Arabesque no.1 in E major

    Performer: Simon Trpceski.
    • Debussy: Images/Children's Corner etc: Simon Trpceski.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 1.

  • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Suite from "24 Melodies": V. Finale - Alla Marcia - Oloba (West Africa) Op

    Conductor: Michael Repper. Orchestra: National Philharmonic.
    • Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Toussaint L鈥橭uverture, Op. 46 - Ballade Op. 4 - Suites.
    • AVIE Records.
    • 10.

  • William Byrd

    Tribue, Domine for 6 voices

    Choir: Alamire. Director: David Skinner.
    • Tallis & Byrd: Cantiones Sacrae 1575: Alamire, David Skinner.
    • Obsidian.
    • 10.

  • Alice Mary Smith

    Symphony in A Minor (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.
    • Alice Mary Smith: Symphonies.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Edward Elgar

    Serenade for Strings in E minor Op.20

    Orchestra: 蜜芽传媒 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.
    • Teldec.

  • Robert Schumann

    Fantasiestucke, Op.73 no.3, Rasch und mit Feuer arr oboe and piano

    Performer: Nicholas Daniel. Performer: Julius Drake. Music Arranger: Nicholas Daniel.
    • Schumann: Works for Oboe & Piano.
    • Chandos Records Limited.
    • 9.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Minuet for Mechanical Clock in C

    Music Arranger: Anonymous.
    • Beethoven / Haydn: Organ Transcriptions of Music for Musical Clock.
    • BIS.
    • 301.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    Midnight (Cinderella Op.87)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.
    • EMI.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    Le Tic-Toc-Choc (Ordre no.18)

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Tic, Toc, Choc.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 002.

  • Dmitri Kabalevsky

    Colas Breugnon - Overture

    Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: Darrell Ang.
    • Kabalevsky: Works for Orchestra.
    • NAXOS.
    • 1.

  • Helena Munktell

    Le lac de Siljan (from Dalsvit - Suite dalecarlienne)

    Orchestra: G盲vle symfoniorkester. Conductor: Tobias Ringborg.
    • Sterling.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto for Oboe and Strings in B flat major, RV464

    Performer: Heinz Holliger. Orchestra: I Musici.
    • PENTATONE.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vespers (All-Night Vigil), Op.37 (Blessed is the Man)

    Choir: Tenebrae. Conductor: Nigel Short.
    • Russian Treasures.
    • Signum.
    • 12.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Keyboard Duet No 3 in G major, BWV 804

    Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.
    • Piano Masterworks The World's Favourite Piano Classics.
    • Decca.
    • 6.

  • Edward Elgar

    Enigma Variations, Op. 36 - IX (Adagio) "Nimrod"

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Sony.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Variations on a Theme by Haydn

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Philips.

  • Sergey Prokofiev

    March (The Love for Three Oranges - suite)

    Orchestra: S茫o Paulo Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Marin Alsop.
    • Prokofiev: Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 201.

  • Arcangelo Corelli

    Concerto grosso in D major Op.6`7

    Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Archiv.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Sinfonietta (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Thomas R枚sner.
    • Odradek Records.

  • Arthur Sullivan

    Poor wand'ring one (The Pirates of Penzance)

    Composer: William Gilbert. Conductor: Paul Daniel. Orchestra: English National Opera Orchestra. Choir: London Voices.
    • Operatunity - The Winners.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 11.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    French Suite No 6 in E major, BWV 817 (Allemande)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 29.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Wonderful Town (Overture)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Bernstein: Wonderful Town.
    • LSO Live.
    • 1.

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