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The ideal mix of classical music

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.

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Mon 30 Jun 2025 09:30
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Music Played

  • Johann Strauss II

    Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214 "Triqui Traqui"

    Music Arranger: Paul Desenne. Music Arranger: Paul Desenne. Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Orchestra: Sim贸n Bol铆var Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Self release by Gustavo Dudamel.

  • Luciano Berio

    Rendering [after Schubert] (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Berio - Realisations.
    • Chandos.
    • 001.

  • Karl Kohaut

    Concerto for Lute in F Major: I. Allegro

    Director: Miguel Rinc贸n. Ensemble: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro.
    • Concertos for Baroque Lute (Fasch, Hagen, Kohaut, Kleinknecht).
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 1.

  • Henryk Miko艂aj G贸recki

    Totus Tuus

    Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
    • Universal.

  • William Grant Still

    Mother and Child (Suite for violin and piano)

    Performer: Elena Urioste. Performer: Tom Poster.
    • BIS.

  • Hubert Parry

    Symphony no. 3 in C major 'English' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Matthias Bamert.
    • Parry - Complete Symphonies.
    • Chandos.
    • 7.

  • Francesco Cavalli

    Giasone: Delizie, contenti

    Ensemble: Bellot Ensemble. Singer: Kieran White.
    • First Hand Records.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Le Tombeau de Couperin (Pr茅lude)

    Orchestra: Munich Philharmonic. Conductor: Sergiu Celibidache.
    • M眉nchner Philharmoniker.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Sonata in D major for 2 pianos K.448 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Alexandre Rabinovitch-Barakovsky.
    • Mozart: Sonatas for piano duet: Argerich/Rabinovitch.
    • Apex.
    • 3.

  • Alexander Borodin

    The pretty girl no longer loves me

    Singer: Henk Neven. Performer: Hans Eijsackers. Performer: Jan Bastiaan Neven.
    • With Love From Russia.
    • Onyx.
    • 015.

  • Arnold Bax

    4 Orchestral Sketches (Dance in the Sun)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Davis.
    • Bax: Orchestral Works.
    • Chandos.
    • 2.

  • Anton Stepanovich Arensky

    Trio No.1 in D minor Op.32 for piano and strings: I. Allegro

    Ensemble: The Rembrandt Trio.
    • DORIAN.

  • Ola Gjeilo

    Sanctus: London

    Lyricist: Anonymous. Choir: Schola Cantorum Reykjavicensis. Conductor: H枚r冒ur 脕skelsson.
    • Meditatio II - Music for Mixed Choir.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Havanaise, Op 83

    Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Harding.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Songs My Mother Taught Me (Gypsy Songs, Op 55), Arr for Flugelhorn and Orchestra

    Performer: G谩bor Boldoczki. Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Soma Diny茅s.
    • Sony.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Cradle song (Lyric Pieces Op.68 Bk.9)

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 118.

  • Rebecca Dale

    Materna Requiem: 5. Agnus Dei

    Performer: David Hinitt. Performer: David Hinitt. Singer: Edward Hyde. Singer: Edward Hyde. Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Choir: Kantos Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Clark Rundell. Conductor: Clark Rundell.
    • Dale: Requiem For My Mother.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 5.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    The Running Set

    Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: James Judd. Conductor: James Judd.
    • Naxos.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony No.4 in A major, Op.90, 'Italian' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.
    • Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos.3 - 5; THe Hebrides, etc. - Wiener Philharmoniker, D.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    String Quartet No 2 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Doric String Quartet.
    • Korngold: The String Quartets.
    • Chandos.
    • 6.

  • Patrick Hawes

    Sanctuary (Highgrove Suite)

    Performer: Claire Jones. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Patrick Hawes.
    • Patrick Hawes, Highgrove Suite: Claire Jones, Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • Classic FM.
    • 3.

  • Erik Satie

    Le pi猫ge de M茅duse: 7 dances for piano

    • Satie: Piano Music, Vol. 4.
    • BIS.
    • 801.

  • Edward Elgar

    Salut d'amour Op.12

    Performer: Sol Gabetta. Orchestra: Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Venzago.
    • Elgar: Cello Concerto: Sol Gabetta/Danish National Symphony Orchestra/Venzago.
    • RCA.
    • 6.

  • Alexander Glazunov

    The Forest - fantasy Op.19

    Orchestra: The Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Alexander Anisimov.
    • Glazunov - Orchestral Works Volume 13.
    • Naxos.
    • 5.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major, RV 205 'fatto per Maestro Pisendel' (1st mvt)

    Performer: Bojan 膶i膷i膰. Ensemble: Illyria Consort.
    • Delphian.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Standing as I do before God

    Choir: Tenebrae. Director: Nigel Short. Singer: Emma Walshe.
    • Standing as I do before God.
    • Signum Records.
    • 1.

  • Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev

    Tarantella (Suite for Orchestra)

    Orchestra: USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Evgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov.
    • MELODIYA.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 1 in F major, BWV 1046 (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • J.S.Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos: Marriner.
    • Philips.
    • 1.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.23 in A major K.488 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Murray Perahia. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra.
    • Mozart; English Chamber Orchestra/Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Jun 2025 09:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3