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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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Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Brandenburg Concerto no.4 in G major BWV.1049 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Kati Debretzeni. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.
    • Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, English Baroque Soloists.
    • Soli Deo Gloria.
    • 1.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Rondo in G minor Op.94

    Performer: Alisa Weilerstein. Performer: Anna Polonsky.
    • Alisa Weilerstein - Dvorak.
    • Decca.
    • 5.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No 82 in C major, 'The Bear' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Haydn: The Paris Symphonies: Concentus Musicus Wien/Harnoncourt.
    • Deutsche Harmonia Mundi.
    • 4.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Holberg Suite for strings, Op 40 (Air)

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Grieg: Holberg Suite/Tchaikovsky: String Serenade: Orheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 4.

  • Thomas Ad猫s

    The Thieves (Dante, Part 1: Inferno)

    Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel.
    • Nonesuch.

  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Keyboard sonata in D minor, Kk 9

    Performer: Jae Yeon Won.
    • Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti.
    • Onyx Classics.
    • 24.

  • Isaac Alb茅niz

    Iberia Suite orch Arbos (El Albaicin)

    Performer: Hugh Bean. Music Arranger: Enrique Fern谩ndez Arb贸s. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Albeniz: Iberia Suite: Philharmonia, Tortelier.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony no.5 in E flat major Op.82 (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic. Conductor: Klaus M盲kel盲.
    • Decca.

  • Morten Lauridsen

    Ubi Caritas et amor

    Ensemble: Meridian. Conductor: Irene Messoloras.
    • Finding Light.
    • Signum Records.
    • 12.

  • Maddalena Laura Sirmen

    Concerto in B flat major Op.3 No.1 for violin and orchestra: 1st mvt; Allegro

    Performer: Zefira Valova. Orchestra: Il Pomo d鈥橭ro.
    • Benda, Graun, Saint-Georges, Sirmen: Violin Concertos.
    • 础辫补谤迟茅.
    • 10.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Africa - fantasy in G minor Op.89 for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Alexandre Kantorow. Orchestra: Tapiola Sinfonietta. Conductor: Jean鈥怞acques Kantorow.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Works for Piano & Orchestra.
    • BIS.
    • 601.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Sabine Meyer. Ensemble: Wiener Streichsextett.
    • 100 Best Relaxing Classics.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 8.

  • Henry Purcell

    Suite in G major Z.770

    Ensemble: London Baroque.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    Dies irae (Requiem)

    Conductor: Sir Antonio Pappano. Singer: Anja Harteros. Singer: Sonia Ganassi. Singer: Rolando Villaz贸n. Singer: Ren茅 Pape. Choir: Chorus of the Academy of Santa Cecilia. Conductor: Andres Maspero. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia.
    • Verdi: Messa Da Requiem. Pappano.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.

  • Ottorino Respighi

    Butantan - In a snake-garden near Sao Paulo (Brazilian Impressions)

    Conductor: Geoffrey Simon. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Jacques Offenbach

    Can-Can (Orpheus in the Underworld)

    Orchestra: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Conductor: Erich Kunzel.
    • William Tell and other favourites: Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Kunzel.
    • Telarc.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet Antique

    Orchestra: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: St茅phane Den猫ve.
    • Maurice Ravel - Orchestral Works Vol.2.
    • Haenssler Classic.
    • 011.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    Parasti cor meum

    Singer: Mar铆a Cristina Kiehr. Ensemble: Concerto Soave.
    • Barbara Strozzi.
    • l'empreinte digitale.
    • 10.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Symphony no.3: 3rd movt - Minim=60

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eva Ollikainen.
    • Arvo Part: Complete Symphonies.
    • Chandos Records Ltd.
    • 8.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op.66

    Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Chopin: Journal Intime: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • Virgin Classics.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Serenade No.2 in A major, Op.16 (I. Allegro moderato)

    Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.

  • John Tavener

    Song for Athene

    Choir: Choir of Westminster Abbey. Conductor: Martin Neary.
    • John Tavener: Innocence: Westminster Abbey Choir/English Chamber Orch/Neary.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 8.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Overture in E minor, Op.23

    Orchestra: NDR Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • Louise Farrenc: Symphony no.2, Overtures.
    • CPO.
    • 5.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    13 Preludes Op.32 (no.10 in B minor)

    Performer: Tom Borrow.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Rosen aus dem S眉den

    Ensemble: Op茅ra de Lyon. Music Arranger: Arnold Schoenberg.
    • Schoenberg/Kaiserwalzer and Other Transcriptions.
    • Erato.
    • 5.

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  • Monday 09:30
    麻豆社 Radio 3