The best classical morning music
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.
Tom McKinney plays the best in classical music, with familiar favourites, new discoveries and the occasional musical surprise.
0930 Playlist starter 鈥 listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1010 Song of the Day 鈥 harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1045 Playlist reveal 鈥 a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1130 Slow Moment 鈥 time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Johann Strauss
Radetzky March
Orchestra: Concentus Musicus Wien. Conductor: Nikolaus Harnoncourt.- Walzer Revolution.
- Sony Classical.
- 10.
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Alexander Borodin
String Quartet no. 2 in D major (3rd mvt)
Performer: Byol Kang. Performer: Anna Reszniak. Performer: Barbara Buntrock. Performer: Julian Steckel.- Avi Music.
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Dani Howard
Trombone Concerto (1st mvt. Realisation)
Performer: Peter Moore. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Michael Seal.- Dani Howard: Orchestral Works.
- Rubicon.
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Michael Tippett
Steal away (5 Spirituals from A Child of Our Time)
Ensemble: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- a la Gloire de Dieu: The Sixteen.
- Coro.
- 6.
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Percy Grainger
Ruffold Park Poachers (A Lincolnshire Posy)
Music Arranger: Timothy Higgins. Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Brass.- CSOR.
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Scott Joplin
Frolic of the bears (Treemonisha)
Music Arranger: Gunther Schuller. Choir: Houston Grand Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Houston Grand Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Gunther Schuller.- Scott Joplin: Treemonisha (Original Cast Recording).
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 13.
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Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.1 (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Yannick N茅zet鈥怱茅guin.- BR Klassik.
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Henri毛tte Bosmans
Quartet for strings; II. Lento
Ensemble: Solem Quartet.- Painted Light.
- Delphian.
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Arthur Sullivan
The Mikado (Overture)
Librettist: William Gilbert. Orchestra: The D鈥橭yly Carte Opera Company. Conductor: John Pryce-Jones.- Gilbert and Sullivan Overtures: Various performers.
- TER.
- 6.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A major, BWV 1055 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- Bach: Harpsichord Concertos: Rousset/AAM/Hogwood.
- L'Oiseau-Lyre.
- 8.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Keyboard Concerto No 4 in A major, BWV 1055 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Christophe Rousset. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.- J.S. Bach The Complete Harpsichord Concertos.
- Decca.
- 9.
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Gioachino Rossini
The Silken Ladder (Overture)
Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe. Conductor: Claudio Abbado.- Rossini: Overtures: Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Abbado.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 6.
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Herbert Howells
King David
Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Performer: Malcolm Martineau.- CHANDOS.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D major, Op 35 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja. Orchestra: MusicAeterna. Conductor: Teodor Currentzis.- Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto / Stravinsky: Les Noces.
- Sony.
- 3.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Le rappel des oiseaux (Pieces de Clavecin)
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson.- DG.
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Jean鈥怭hilippe Rameau
Rigaudons I, II & Double
Performer: V铆kingur 脫lafsson. Music Arranger: Michel Sanvoisin.- Debussy 鈥 Rameau.
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 3.
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Ruth Gipps
Pan and Apollo
Orchestra: 成人快手 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham. -
Edward Elgar
The Wand of youth - suite no.2 Op.1b (The Tame Bear)
Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- The Wand Of Youth Suites etc..
- Halle.
- 12.
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Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Revenant (Theme 2)
Performer: Ryuichi Sakamoto.- The Revenant (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Milan Records.
- 15.
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Benjamin Britten
Peter Grimes, Act 1: 'Now the Great Bear and Pleiades'
Singer: Peter Pears. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Conductor: Benjamin Britten.- DECCA.
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Nick Urata
Paddington (Thief Chase)
Composer: Adam Peters. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.- Paddington (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Decca (UMO).
- 11.
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Joseph Haydn
Symphony no.82 in C major H.1.82 'The Bear' (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Le Concert de la Loge. Conductor: Julien Chauvin.- Haydn: Symphony No. 82 "L'Ours".
- 础辫补谤迟茅.
- 4.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Study in A flat major, Op.25 no.1
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Chopin: Etudes Op.10 & Op.25: Murray Perahia.
- Sony Classical.
- 10.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Study in C minor, Op.10 no.12 'Revolutionary'
Performer: Murray Perahia.- Chopin: Etudes Op.10 & Op.25: Murray Perahia.
- Sony Classical.
- 12.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet in A Major K.581 (4th mvt)
Performer: Julian Bliss. Ensemble: Carducci String Quartet.- Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in Major, K. 581 - Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B-Flat Ma.
- Signum Classics.
- 204.
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Maurice Ravel
Lever du Jour (Daphnis et Chloe)
Choir: Ensemble Vocal Aedes. Orchestra: Les Si猫cles. Conductor: Fran莽ois鈥怷avier Roth.- Ravel: Daphnis et Chlo茅.
- harmonia mundi.
- 301.
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Erich Wolfgang Korngold
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (Overture)
Orchestra: Sinfonia of London. Conductor: John Wilson.- Hollywood Soundstage.
- CHANDOS.
- 1.
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Hildegard von Bingen
O Virtus Sapiente
Music Arranger: Marianne Pfau. Ensemble: Kronos Quartet.- NONESUCH.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
Symphony no.8 in G major Op.88 (4th mvt)
Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra. Conductor: Christoph von Dohn谩nyi.- Decca.
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Gioachino Rossini
Sanctus (Petite Messe Solenelle)
Choir: Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge. Performer: David Briggs. Conductor: Stephen Cleobury.- Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle: Cleobury.
- EMI Classics.
- 5.
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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Impromptu no.2 in B minor
Performer: Isata Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Decca.
Broadcast
- Thu 14 Mar 2024 09:00成人快手 Radio 3