Suzy Klein with Essential British choral works
Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.
Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Suzy Klein.
0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.
1010 Essential Symphony – a movement from the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ archive, plus the whole performance available online.
1100 Essential Five – this week we suggest five great British choral works.
1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Music Played
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Henry Purcell
Three Parts upon a Ground, Z.731
Ensemble: Hespèrion XXI. Director: Jordi Savall.- ALIA VOX.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony no.4 in A major 'Italian' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.- Phillips.
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Philip Glass
Metamorphosis No. 2
Performer: Jenny Lin.- Glass: Piano Works.
- Steinway and Sons.
- 301.
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Chevalier de Saint-Georges Joseph Bologne
Violin concerto in G major, Op2 No.1 - 3rd mvt: Rondeau
Performer: Miroslav VilÃmec. Orchestra: Pilsen Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: FrantiÅ¡ek Preisler.- Saint-Georges: Symphonies and Violin Concertos Vol 2.
- AVENIRA.
- 9.
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Johannes Brahms
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (A German Requiem)
Choir: MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig. Orchestra: MDR Sinfonieorchester. Conductor: Marin Alsop.- Naxos.
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Florence Price
Symphony no.4 in D Minor (Juba Dance)
Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Orchestra: Fort Smith Symphony. Conductor: John Jeter. Conductor: John Jeter.- Price: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4.
- Naxos.
- 203.
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Johann Pachelbel
Canon and Gigue
Ensemble: Gli Incogniti. Director: Amandine Beyer.- Harmonia Mundi.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto no.3 in C minor Op.37 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Sir Stephen Hough. Orchestra: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Hannu Lintu.- Beethoven: The Piano Concertos.
- HYPERION.
- 2.
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Luigi Boccherini
Fandango (Guitar Quintet no. 4 in D major G.448)
Performer: Giangiacomo Pinardi. Ensemble: Europa Galante. Director: Fabio Biondi.- Boccherini: Quintets: Europa Galante.
- Virgin Veritas.
- 4.
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Ilan Eshkeri
Nureyev (The White Crow)
Performer: Lisa Batiashvili. Performer: Dudana Mazmanishvili.- Deutsche Grammophon.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 3 in C major, Op 52
Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Philharmonic. Conductor: John StorgÃ¥rds. -
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in D minor for lute and viola d'amore, RV 540
Performer: Nigel North. Performer: Trevor Jones. Director: Andrew Manze. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music.- Harmonia Mundi.
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David Bruce
Gumboots: Dance V
Performer: Julian Bliss. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Signum.
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Louis Moreau Gottschalk
La Savane, Op.3
Performer: Cécile Licad.- Gottschalk: Piano Music.
- Naxos.
- 4.
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Duke Ellington
Black, Brown, and Beige - suite
Orchestrator: Maurice Peress. Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.- Duke Ellington - Black, Brown and Beige.
- Naxos.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A major, K.581 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Michael Collins. Ensemble: Nash Ensemble.- Mozart, Brahms: Clarinet Quintets: Nash Ensemble.
- CRD.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No 3 in B minor, BWV 814 (Menuett and Trio)
Performer: Angela Hewitt.- J.S. Bach, The French Suites: Angela Hewitt.
- Hyperion.
- 20.
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William Walton
Then sing aloud to God (Belshazzar's Feast)
Singer: Bryn Terfel. Choir: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Andrew Davis.- Warner Apex.
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Jennifer Higdon
Summer shimmers across the glass of green ponds
Performer: Gary Graffman. Ensemble: Lark Quartet.- Jennifer Higdon: An Exaltation of Larks.
- BRIDGE.
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Leonard Bernstein
3 Dance episodes from 'On the town'
Orchestra: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.- Barber/Bernstein/Gershwin/Copland: Great American Showpieces.
- Angel.
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Der Rosenkranz, Op 9 No 3
Performer: Eugene Asti. Singer: Susan Gritton.- HYPERION.
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Karl Goldmark
Violin Concerto - 2nd mvt
Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: André Previn.- Korngold & Goldmark: Violin Concertos.
- Warner Classics.
- 108.
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Franz Schubert
Impromptu in A flat major D.899 no.4
Performer: Mitsuko Uchida.- PHILIPS.
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Hector Berlioz
Grande messe des morts - Lacrimosa
Choir: Chór NFM. Conductor: Paul McCreesh. Ensemble: Chetham's School of Music Symphonic Brass Ensemble. Orchestra: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Orchestra: Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra.- Berlioz: Grande messe des morts (1837).
- Signum Classics.
- 106.
Broadcast
- Fri 22 May 2020 09:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 3