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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 in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

1000 Playlist starter 鈥 listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.

1030 Song of the Day 鈥 harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.

1115 Playlist reveal 鈥 a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.

1145 Slow Moment 鈥 time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.

1230 Album of the Week

To listen on most smart speakers say "Ask 麻豆社 Sounds to play Essential Classics鈥

3 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 11 Mar 2025 09:30

Music Played

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Mambo (West Side Story)

    Conductor: Marin Alsop. Orchestra: S茫o Paulo Symphony Orchestra.
    • Bernstein: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Suite, Slava!, CBS Music & A Bernstein Birth.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Jesu Joy of Man鈥檚 Desiring (Cantata No 147)

    Ensemble: Bach Collegium Japan. Conductor: Masaaki Suzuki.
    • BIS.
  • Jean Fran莽aix

    Tema con variazioni

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Jenny McLeod

    At the Bay (3 Celebrations)

    Orchestra: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Uwe Grodd.
    • NAXOS.
  • George Frideric Handel

    Ode for St Cecilia's Day HWV.76 (Overture)

    Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Ensemble: Dunedin Consort. Director: John Butt.
    • LINN.
  • Henri毛tte Bosmans

    Poeme

    Performer: Andrei Ioni牛膬. Orchestra: 麻豆社 National Orchestra of Wales.
  • John Bull

    The King's Hunt

    Music Arranger: Elgar Howarth. Ensemble: London Festival Brass Ensemble.
    • Music From the Royal Court: Philip Jones Brass Ensemble.
    • Decca.
    • 26.
  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 94 in G major, 'Surprise' (2nd mvmt, Andante)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century. Conductor: Frans Br眉ggen.
    • Haydn: Symphonies Nos. 94, 95 & 96.
    • Philips.
    • 2.
  • Henri Duparc

    L' Invitation Au Voyage

    Performer: Joseph Middleton. Singer: Mary Bevan.
    • Voyages.
    • Signum.
    • 1.
  • C茅sar Franck

    Symphonic Variations

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.
    • 狈础脧痴贰.
  • Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek

    Donna Diana (Overture)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Panorama: Famous Overtures.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 7.
  • Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni

    Concerto 脿 5 in D major, Op 9 No 7

    Performer: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • Albinoni: 12 concertos, op.9: Academy of Ancient Music, Hogwood.
    • Decca.
    • 1-3.
  • Henry Purcell

    The Pale and the Purple Rose (Yorkshire Feast Song, Z.333)

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Performer: Pamela Thorby. Performer: Tabea Debus. Performer: Bojan 膶i膷i膰. Performer: Stephen Pedder. Performer: Julia Kuhn. Performer: Mark Levy. Performer: William Carter. Performer: Richard Egarr.
    • WIGMORE HALL LIVE.
  • Edward MacDowell

    To a wild rose (Woodland Sketches Op.51)

    Performer: Emma Johnson. Performer: Julius Drake.
    • Emma Johnson - Encores.
    • ASV.
    • 7.
  • Ola Gjeilo

    The Rose

    Lyricist: Christina Rossetti. Ensemble: 12 Ensemble. Choir: Choir of Royal Holloway.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
  • Louiguy

    La vie en rose

    Singer: 脡dith Piaf.
    • La vie en rose.
    • Replay Music.
    • 1.
  • Franz Schubert

    Trio in B flat major, D 471 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Leopold String Trio.
    • Schubert: Trout Quintet: Leopold String Trio.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Spiritus Sanctus vivificans vita

    Singer: Anna Sandstr枚m. Choir: Armonico Consort. Director: Christopher Monks.
    • Naked Byrd two: Armonico Consort.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 6.
  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Symphony No. 5 in D Major: III. Romanza - Lento

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Vaughan Williams Symphony No.5 / Symphony No.6.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 3.
  • Hubert Parry

    I was glad

    Choir: The Sixteen. Performer: Robert Quinney. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • A New Heaven, The Sixteen.
    • UCJ.
    • 1.
  • Clara Schumann

    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 7

    Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason. Performer: Jonathan Aasgaard. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Holly Mathieson.
    • Decca.
  • Astor Piazzolla

    Milonga Loca

    Ensemble: Philharmonix.
    • DG.
  • C茅cile Chaminade

    Scherzo for piano, Op.35 no.1

    Performer: Peter Jacobs.
    • Chaminade: Piano Music - 1, Peter Jacobs.
    • Helios.
    • 7.
  • Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina

    Missa Papae Marcelli (Kyrie)

    Choir: Stile Antico.
    • The Golden Renaissance: Palestrina.
    • Decca.
    • 2-4.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Samson & Dalila, Op. 47: Danse Bacchanale

    Orchestra: Divertimento Ensemble. Conductor: Zahia Ziouani.
    • Bacchanale: Saint-Sa毛ns et la M茅diterran茅e.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 110.
  • Claude Debussy

    Ballade slave

    Performer: Jean鈥怑fflam Bavouzet.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Felix Mendelssohn

    String Quartet no.4 in E minor Op.44`2 (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Quatuor Arod.
    • Erato.

Broadcast

  • Tue 11 Mar 2025 09:30