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Celebrating classical greats

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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Thu 2 Oct 2025 09:30
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Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Barber of Seville (Overture)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Rossini: Overtures: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Marriner.
    • Philips.

  • Santiago de Murcia

    Fandango

    Ensemble: Ensemble Constantinople.
    • South American Spices.
    • ANALEKTA.
    • 9.

  • Robert Schumann

    Symphony no.1 in B flat major Op.38 'Spring' (1st mvt)

    Performer: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Schumann: Symphonies Nos. 1-4 (complete).
    • SFS Media.
    • 1.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Apr猫s un r锚ve, Op 7 No 1

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt. Performer: C茅cile Licad. Music Arranger: Pau Casals.
    • Casals Encores: Gerhardt/Licad.
    • Hyperion.
    • 7.

  • Geraldine Mucha

    The Tempest Overture

    Orchestra: Hradec Kr谩lov茅 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andreas Sebastian Weiser.
    • Macbeth And Other Orchestral Works.
    • ARCO DIVA.
    • 1.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    3 Symphonic dances Op.45 for orchestra: no.1; Non allegro - lento - tempo 1

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Rachmaninov: The Bells, Symphonic Dances.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 005.

  • George Frideric Handel

    O sleep, why dost thou leave me (Semele)

    Singer: Pretty Yende. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Christian Curnyn.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • The Best 蜜芽传媒 Proms Album in the World... Ever!.
    • Virgin.
    • 13.

  • Johann Joachim Quantz

    Circle Canon for 2 violins in E Minor, TWV Ahn 40:103: Pi霉 tosto vivace

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Performer: Bernhard Forck.
    • Telemann: Violin Concertos. Overture. Suite. Fantasie.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 120.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Variations

    Ensemble: The Fairey Band. Conductor: Bryan Hurdley.
    • Brass from the Masters, Vol. 1: Williams Fairey Band/Hurdley.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

  • Ermanno Wolf鈥怓errari

    I Quatro Rusteghi (Preludio & Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vasily Petrenko.
    • Rubicon.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 35, 'Haffner' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.
    • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Symphonies; SCO; Sir Charles Mackerras.
    • Linn.
    • 1.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Sonate Champ锚tre (I. Allegro moderato)

    Ensemble: Tailleferre Ensemble.
    • There are Things to be Said.
    • Ulysses Arts.
    • 1.

  • Johan Svendsen

    Norwegian rhapsody no.2 Op.19

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Svendsen: Orchestral Works, Vol.1: Thorsen, BPO, Jarvi.
    • Chandos.
    • 10.

  • Trad.

    All things are quite silent

    Music Arranger: Kerry Andrew. Choir: Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Conductor: Anna Lapwood.
    • All Things Are Quite Silent.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Michael Nyman

    Prospero's Magic (Prospero's Books)

    Ensemble: Michael Nyman Band. Director: Michael Nyman.
    • Prospero's Books.
    • Decca.
    • 4.

  • Peter Maxwell Davies

    Yesnaby Ground (The Yellow Cake Revue)

    Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies.
    • NAXOS.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Roses from the South Op.388

    Music Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg. Ensemble: Linos Ensemble. Performer: Ryoko Morooka.
    • Capriccio.

  • Errollyn Wallen

    Chorale

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Swan. Director: David Le Page.
    • Timelapse.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 1201.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Africa Fantasie, Op.89

    Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • Hyperion.

  • Henry Purcell

    Chacony in G minor

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • BIS.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    The Water Goblin, Op 107

    Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Ji艡铆 B臎lohl谩vek.
    • Dvo艡谩k: Symphony No. 7, Nocturne in B Major & The Water Goblin.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.

  • Francis Pott

    Daybreak (from At First Light)

    Performer: Joseph Spooner. Choir: Commotio. Director: Matthew Berry.
    • NAXOS.

  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony No. 3 in D major, D200 - 4th movement (finale)

    Orchestra: Kammerorchester Basel. Conductor: Heinz Holliger.
    • Sony.

  • Mel Bonis

    Suite en trio, Op 59

    Ensemble: Trio Empreinte.
    • Bonis, Boulanger, Finzi & Gotkovsky: Crossing the Line.
    • Klarthe.
    • 104.

  • Trad.

    Agincourt Song

    Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth. Ensemble: Burning River Brass.
    • DORIAN.

  • George Gershwin

    Piano Concerto in F major (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Freddy Kempf. Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton.
    • BIS.

Broadcast

  • Thu 2 Oct 2025 09:30
    蜜芽传媒 Radio 3