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Great classical music for your morning

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of familiar favourites.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, featuring new discoveries, some musical surprises and plenty of 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

3 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Jul 2024 09:30

Music Played

  • Gioachino Rossini

    The Thieving Magpie (Overture)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.
    • Rossini OverturesThe Chamber Orchestra Of Europe.
    • Deutsche Grammaphon.
    • 7.
  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11

    Choir: Ch艙ur de l'Orchestre de Paris. Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris 鈥 Philharmonie. Conductor: Paavo J盲rvi.
    • VIRGIN.
  • Alexander von Zemlinsky

    Humoreske

    Ensemble: Les Vents Fran莽ais.
    • French Music for Winds.
    • WARNER.
    • 7.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Allegro appassionato in C sharp minor Op.70

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou.
    • Saint Saens: Concertos 2 & 5; Solo Piano Works.
    • ERATO.
    • 11.
  • Anon.

    Folias Criollas

    Performer: Hesp猫rion XXI. Performer: Jordi Savall.
    • Altre Follie (1500-1750).
    • Alia Vox.
    • 1.
  • Emmanuel Chabrier

    L'茅toile (Overture)

    Orchestra: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Chabrier: Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Neeme Jarvi.
    • Chandos.
    • 11.
  • Francisco T谩rrega

    Recuerdos de la Alhambra

    Performer: Milo拧 Karadagli膰.
    • The Guitar: Milos Karadaglic.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for oboe d'amore after BWV.209 (2nd mvt)

    Music Arranger: Andreas N. Tarkmann. Performer: Albrecht Mayer. Orchestra: Trinity Baroque. Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Albrecht Mayer.
    • Voices of Bach: Albrecht Meyer.
    • Decca.
    • 3.
  • Charles Gounod

    Symphony no. 2 in E flat major (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier.
    • Gounod: Symphonies 1 & 2.
    • CHANDOS.
    • 8.
  • Richard Rodgers

    Oh, what a beautiful mornin' (Oklahoma!)

    Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Bryn Terfel - Rodgers and Hammerstein.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.
  • Domenico Scarlatti

    Keyboard Sonata in F Minor, Kk. 466

    Performer: Julius Asal.
    • SCRIABIN 鈥 SCARLATTI.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 2.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony No 35 in D major, K 385, 'Haffner' (1st mvt)

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

    Billy the Kid (Waltz)

    Performer: Paul Watkins. Performer: Huw Watkins.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Scherzo capriccioso Op.66

    Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Mariss Jansons.
    • Dvorak: Symphony No. 5, Scherzo Capriccioso etc..
    • EMI.
    • 6.
  • Il F谩solo

    Ciaconna 'Acceso mio core'

    Ensemble: Le Po猫me Harmonique. Conductor: Vincent Dumestre.
    • Il Fasolo: Le Poeme Harmonique/Dumestre.
    • Alpha.
    • 17.
  • Vincenzo Bellini

    I Capuleti e i Montecchi (Overture)

    Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Donald Runnicles.
    • Teldec.
  • E虅riks Es虒envalds

    Stars

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Lux.
    • Decca.
    • 7.
  • John Williams

    Imperial March (The Empire Strikes Back)

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: John Williams.
    • John Williams in Vienna.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 12.
  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Chaconne des Scaramouches (Le bourgeois gentilhomme)

    Orchestra: Concert Des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • L'Orchestre du Roi Soleil.
    • ALIA VOX.
    • 8.
  • Fritz Kreisler

    String Quartet in A Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegro vivo, con spirito

    Ensemble: Modigliani Quartet.
    • Portraits.
    • Mirare.
    • 105.
  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    12 Studies Op.10 for piano (no.3 in E major)

    Performer: Murray Perahia.
    • Chopin: Etudes Op.10 & Op.25: Murray Perahia.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 17.
  • Edward Elgar

    Symphony no. 1 (Op.55) in A flat major, 3rd movement; Adagio

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • DECCA.
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV 1043 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Anne鈥怱ophie Mutter. Performer: Noa Wildschut. Performer: Mahan Esfahani. Ensemble: Mutter鈥檚 Virtuosi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes. Choir: Prague Philharmonic Choir. Orchestra: Mahler Chamber Orchestra.
    • The Beethoven Journey.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 5.
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Divertimento in F major, K 213 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: London Wind Soloists.
    • Decca.
  • Elmer Bernstein

    The Great Escape (main theme)

    Music Arranger: James Langley. Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Raine.
    • Film Music Gala: A Celebration of the Greatest Film Music Ever Written.
    • RPO.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Tout est lumi猫re

    Lyricist: Victor Hugo. Choir: Ch艙ur de L鈥橭rchestre national des Pays de la Loire. Orchestra: Orchestre national des Pays de la Loire. Singer: Clarisse Dalles. Conductor: Pascal Roph茅.
    • Ravel: Cantates pour le Prix de Rome.
    • BIS.
    • 501.
  • Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

    Quintet in B flat major (3rd mvt)

    Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.
    • CRD.
  • Baldassare Galuppi

    Keyboard Sonata no.34 in C Minor (Larghetto)

    Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.
    • Mozart & Contemporaries.
    • DG.
    • 16.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Symphony No 5 in E flat major, Op 82 (3rd mvt, Allegro molto)

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings BPHR 150071.
    • Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Thu 18 Jul 2024 09:30

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