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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

    Symphony No. 35 in D Major, K. 385: I. Allegro con spirito

    Orchestra: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro. Conductor: Maxim Emelyanychev.
    • Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35 & 36, Violin Concerto No. 3.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 1.

  • Bob Chilcott

    The Gift to Sing

    Choir: 麻豆社 Singers. Conductor: Sofi Jeannin.

  • Franz Schubert

    Piano Trio in E-Flat Major, D. 929: III. Scherzando & Trio

    Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio.
    • Schubert: Piano Trios, Volume 2.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 3.

  • Ernest Bloch

    Bloch: From Jewish Life, B. 54: I. Prayer (Arr. Parkin for Violin, Accordion &am

    • Violin Cafe虂.
    • Decca Music Group Ltd..
    • 7.

  • L茅o Delibes

    Mazurka (Copp茅lia)

    Orchestra: Op茅ra de Lyon. Conductor: Kent Nagano.
    • Delibes: Coppelia: Orchestre de l'opera de Lyon/Nagano.
    • Erato.
    • 4.

  • Mario Castelnuovo鈥怲edesco

    Sea Murmurs

    Performer: Braimah Kanneh-Mason. Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason. Music Arranger: Jascha Heifetz.
    • DECCA.

  • Carl Maria von Weber

    Concertino in E flat major Op.26

    Performer: Kari Kriikku. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo.
    • ONDINE.

  • Clara Schumann

    3 Romances for piano, Op 21; No.1

    Performer: Alim Beisembayev.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, BWV 1050 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Jacques Zoon. Performer: Giuliano Carmignola. Performer: Ottavio Dantone. Orchestra: Orchestra Mozart. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • J.S. Bach: The Brandenburg Concertos; Orchestra Mozart, Abbado.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 8.

  • Clifton Parker

    The Glass Slipper: Overture

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • Parker: The Glass Slipper: Overture.
    • Chandos.
    • 101.

  • Paul Juon

    M盲rchen f眉r Violoncello und Klavier, Op. 8

    • Imagination.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 2.

  • George Gershwin

    Piano Concerto in F (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Daniil Trifonov. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin. Orchestra: The Philadelphia Orchestra.
    • My American Story: North.
    • DG.
    • 4.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Wind serenade in D minor Op.44 (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Bl盲serensemble Sabine Meyer.
    • Dvorak: Blaserserenaden.
    • EMI.
    • 3.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Winter (The Four Seasons)

    Performer: Rachel Podger. Ensemble: Brecon Baroque.
    • VIVALDI: LE QUATTRO STAGIONI.
    • Channel Classics.

  • Lucy Walker

    I Saw Eternity

    Conductor: Andrew Earis. Ensemble: St Martin's Voices.
    • Lucy Walker: Choral Works.
    • Resonus Classics.
    • 19.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Full Fathom Five (3 Shakespeare Songs, No 1)

    Conductor: Nigel Short. Choir: Tenebrae.
    • Music of the Spheres.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 501.

  • Erich Wolfgang Korngold

    Rose Garden (The Sea Hawk)

    Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.
    • The Film Music of Erich Wolfgang Korngold: 麻豆社 Phil / Gamba.
    • Chandos.
    • 14.

  • Petter Udland Johansen

    Sea Fever

    Performer: Arianna Savall. Performer: Petter Udland Johansen.
    • CARPE DIEM.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor Op.31

    Performer: Martha Argerich.
    • Chopin: 26 Preludes Scherzo NR. 2 - Martha Argerich.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 29.

  • Alice Mary Smith

    Symphony in A minor (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: London Mozart Players. Conductor: Howard Shelley.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Alexey Kurbatov

    Kol nidre for Saxophone & String Quartet

    • Quartz Music.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Foxtrot (Suite for Jazz Band no.1)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • Shostakovich: The Jazz Album - Brautigam, Masseurs.
    • Decca.
    • 3.

  • Max Bruch

    Violin Concerto No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 44: I. Adagio ma non troppo

    • CBC.

  • Florence Price

    Suite No. 1 for Organ (Arr. for Reed Quintet by Jelte Althuis): IV. Toccato

    Music Arranger: Jelte Althuis.
    • Organisms.
    • Pentatone.
    • 116.

  • Domenico Zipoli

    Toccata all'Elevazione In F Major, Op. 1, No. 12 "Adagio"

    Performer: Sally Maer. Performer: Alexandre Oguey. Orchestra: Sinfonia Australis. Conductor: William Motzing.
    • Swoon: The Ultimate Collection 鈥� Selected Highlights.
    • Australian Broadcasting Corp (ABC).
    • 12.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C Major Op 74 No 1 - Finale Vivace

    Ensemble: Maxwell String Quartet.
    • Haydn: String Quartets Op. 74 - Folk Music from Scotland.
    • Linn Records.
    • 4.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98: I. Allegro non troppo

    Orchestra: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73 & Symphony No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 98.
    • Chandos.
    • 105.

Broadcast

  • Last Tuesday 09:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3