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Essential Classics with Ian Skelly: Torke's Javelin, Catrin Finch, Essential Shakespeare

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.

Essential Classics - the best in classical music, with Ian Skelly

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.

1010 Well known musicians reveal their personal favourite performers.

1100 Essential Five 鈥� this week we bring you five pieces inspired by Shakespeare.

1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.

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Wed 2 Sep 2020 09:00
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Music Played

  • Margaret Hubicki

    Rigaudon (Lonely Mere and Rigaudon)

    Performer: Robert Max. Performer: Leyland Kirby.
    • Chandos.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Concerto no.19 in F major, K.459 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Francesco Piemontesi. Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Manze.
    • Linn.

  • Richard Wagner

    Tannh盲user (Overture)

    Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin. Conductor: Daniel Barenboim.
    • Teldec.

  • Rihards Dubra

    O radix Jesse

    Choir: Choir of Merton College, Oxford. Conductor: Benjamin Nicholas.
    • Advent at Merton.
    • DELPHIAN.
    • 9.

  • Michael Torke

    Javelin

    Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Summon the heros: Boston Pops Orchestra/Williams.
    • Sony Classical.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Where'er you walk (Semele)

    Orchestra: Orchestra of Classical Opera. Performer: Ian Page.
    • Where'er You Walk.
    • Signum Classics.
    • 1402.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Alborado del gracioso (Miroirs)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.
    • Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music: Steven Osborne, Piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 10.

  • Joseph White

    Violin Concerto in F sharp minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Rachel Barton Pine. Orchestra: Encore Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Hege.
    • Cedille.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no.3 in A minor Op.56 'Scottish' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.
    • Mendelssohn: Symphonies Nos.3 & 4: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Harnoncourt.
    • Teldec.
    • 2.

  • Moondog

    Chaconne in G

    Performer: Bertalan Ikrenyi. Performer: Klaus K枚nig. Performer: Gabor Gui. Performer: Ludovik Sandrik.
    • Kopf.

  • Fran莽ois鈥怉drien Bo茂eldieu

    Harp Concerto in C major (1st mvt)

    Performer: Marisa Robles. Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Director: Iona Brown.
    • Decca.

  • John Dowland

    Time stands still

    Singer: Iestyn Davies. Orchestra: Aurora Orchestra. Conductor: Nicholas Collon.
    • DG.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op.81 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Jonathan Biss. Ensemble: Elias String Quartet.
    • ONYX.

  • Ron Goodwin

    The Trap

    Orchestra: Ron Goodwin and His Concert Orchestra.
    • EMI.

  • Jean Sibelius

    Karelia Suite Op.11 (Intermezzo)

    Orchestra: Lahti Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Sounds of Sibelius: Lahti Symphony Orchestra/Vanska.
    • BIS.
    • 1.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 arr Avital (2nd mvt)

    Music Arranger: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Avi Avital. Performer: Shalev Ad-El. Performer: Ophira Zakai. Performer: Ira Givol. Orchestra: Potsdam Chamber Academy.
    • Avi Avital Bach.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Both Sides Now

    Music Arranger: Roland P枚ntinen. Performer: H氓kan Hardenberger. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Kenneth Sillito.
    • BIS.

  • Francis Poulenc

    Intermezzo in A flat major

    Performer: Pascal Rog茅.
    • Poulenc: Piano Music: Pascal Roge.
    • Decca.
    • 20.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Magnificat in D major Wq.215 (Magnificat anima mea)

    Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Orchestra: Berlin Academy for Early Music. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

    Orchestrator: Sid Ramin. Orchestrator: Irwin Kostal. Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
    • Bernstein: West Side Story: New York Philharmonic, Berstein.
    • CBS.
    • 2.

  • Trad.

    Sweet William

    Music Arranger: Alec Roth. Singer: Mark Padmore. Performer: Morgan Szymanski.
    • Sometime I Sing.
    • Signum.
    • 20.

  • Claire M Singer

    Wrangham

    Performer: Claire M Singer.
    • Touch.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.1 in C major Op.21 (1st mvt)

    Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt. Orchestra: Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9: Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe.
    • Teldec.
    • 1.

  • Fran莽ois Couperin

    La Bersan (Pieces de Clavecin - Ordre no.6)

    Performer: Angela Hewitt.
    • Couperin: Keyboard Music 1: Angela Hewitt.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Gustav Holst

    Venus, the Bringer of Peace (The Planets, Op.32)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra - Holst The Planets - Vladimir Jurowski Conductor.
    • LPO.

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