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Suzy Klein

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.

Suzy Klein playing the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises along the way.

0915 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist.

1010 Song of the Day 鈥 focusing on the magic of words, music and the human voice.

1100 Essential Five - this week we bring you five musical caprices.

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

3 hours

Last on

Wed 9 Jun 2021 09:00

Music Played

  • George Frideric Handel

    Sinfonia 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (Solomon)

    Music Arranger: Michael Allen. Ensemble: Canadian Brass.
    • Legends: Canadian Brass.
    • Opening Day Recordings.
    • 2.
  • William Henry Harris

    Faire is the heaven

    Choir: Westminster Cathedral Choir. Conductor: James O鈥橠onnell.
    • HYPERION.
  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    Waltz 1 (Jazz Suite no.2)

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.
    • DECCA.
  • Gy枚rgy Ligeti

    Arc-en-ciel (Studies - book 1)

    Performer: Danny Driver.
    • Hyperion.
  • Johann Christian Bach

    Symphony no. 4 for wind instruments in B flat major T.285/3`4

    Ensemble: Consortium Classicum.
    • J.C. Bach: Wind Symphonies: Consortium Classicum.
    • MDG.
    • 11-13.
  • Arvo P盲rt

    Alleluia-Tropus

    Ensemble: Vox Clamantis. Orchestra: Sinfonietta Riga Chamber Orchestra.
    • Arvo P盲rt: Adam's Lament: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste.
    • ECM.
  • Hugo Wolf

    Italian Serenade

    Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
  • Francis Poulenc

    Flute Sonata

    Performer: Emily Beynon. Performer: Andrew West.
    • L'Album des Six: The complete works of The Six for flute and piano.
    • Hyperion.
  • Henry Purcell

    Hole in the Wall [Hornpipe] (Abdelazer)

    Music Arranger: Bjarte Eike. Music Arranger: Barokksolistene. Performer: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Barokksolistene.
    • The Alehouse Sessions.
    • RUBICON.
    • 6.
  • V铆t臎zslava Kapr谩lov谩

    Piano Concerto in D minor Op.7 (1st mvt)

    Performer: Amy I-Lin Cheng. Orchestra: University of Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kenneth Kiesler.
    • Kapralova: Orchestral Works.
    • Naxos.
    • 601.
  • Claude Debussy

    C'est l'extase (Ariettes Oubli茅es)

    Singer: Sabine Devieilhe. Performer: Alexandre Tharaud.
    • ERATO.
  • Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau

    Nais - Suire (Ouverture)

    Ensemble: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.
    • Sony Classical.
  • Anoushka Shankar

    Say Your Prayers

    Composer: Manu Delago. Performer: Anoushka Shankar. Performer: Manu Delago. Performer: Larry Grenadier.
    • Land of Gold.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 9.
  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Symphony no.2 in C minor, Op.17 'Little Russian' (2nd mvt)

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.
    • Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky.
    • Onyx.
    • 2.
  • Howard Skempton

    Trace

    Performer: John Tilbury.
    • Sony.
  • Roger Quilter

    Rainbow Land (Where the Rainbow Ends)

    Orchestra: Royal Northern Sinfonia. Conductor: Richard Hickox.
    • English Miniatures.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 7.
  • Erik Satie

    Trois morceaux en forme de poire (Maniere de commencement)

    Performer: Robert Casadesus. Performer: Gaby Casadesus.
    • Sony 88875177492.
    • Sony.
    • 5.
  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Phaeton Op.39

    Orchestra: Orchestre national de Lille. Conductor: Jun M盲rkl.
    • Saint-Sa毛ns: Symphonic Poems.
    • Naxos.
    • 1.
  • Clarence Cameron White

    Basque folk song

    Performer: Marcus Eley. Performer: Lucerne DeSa.
    • Sono Luminus.
  • Robert Schumann

    Impromptus on a theme by Clara Wieck Op.5 (no.12)

    Music Arranger: Amos Miller. Music Arranger: Tim Jackson. Ensemble: Onyx Brass.
    • Chandos.
  • Ottorino Respighi

    Belkis, Queen of Sheba (The Dance of Belkis at Dawn)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.
    • Respighi: Belkis Queen of Sheba and Metamorphoseon.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.
  • Edward Elgar

    La Capricieuse Op.17 for violin and piano

    Performer: Leonidas Kavakos. Performer: Enrico Pace.
    • DECCA.
  • Roxanna Panufnik

    Kyrie (after Byrd)

    Choir: ORA. Conductor: Suzi Digby.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.
  • Anton Webern

    Im Sommerwind

    Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker. Conductor: Pierre Boulez.
    • DG.
  • Trad.

    Tjovane [The Thieves]

    Ensemble: Trio Medi忙val.
    • ECM.
  • Gerald Finzi

    Clarinet Concerto in C minor Op.31 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Michael Collins. Orchestra: 成人快手 Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.
  • Anon.

    Seguidillas en eco (De tu vista celoso)

    Ensemble: Tembembe Ensamble Continuo. Ensemble: La Capella Reial de Catalunya. Ensemble: Hesp猫rion XXI. Conductor: Jordi Savall.
    • El Nuevo Mundo: Fol铆as Criollas.
    • Alia Vox.
    • 9.
  • Franz Schubert

    Symphony no.6 in C major D.589 (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: B鈥橰ock Orchestra. Conductor: Ren茅 Jacobs.
    • Schubert: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 204.

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