Celebrating classical greats
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.
Ian Skelly plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with 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
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George Frideric Handel
Sinfonia, 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' (Solomon)
Orchestra: Collegium Musicum 90. Director: Simon Standage.- Handel and the Oratorio for Concerts.
- CHANDOS.
- 29.
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Gustav Holst
Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (The Planets, Op.32)
Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Vladimir Jurowski.- London Philharmonic Orchestra - Holst The Planets - Vladimir Jurowski Conductor.
- LPO.
- 4.
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Johannes Brahms
4 Ballades, Op 10: No 4
Performer: Alexandre Kantorow.- Brahms: Piano Works.
- BIS.
- 4.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Septet, Op 20 (5th mvt)
Ensemble: The Gaudier Ensemble.- HELIOS.
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Johann David Heinichen
Dresden Concerto in F major S.235 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Musica Antiqua K枚ln. Conductor: Reinhard Goebel.- Johann David Heinichen Dresden Concerti Musica Antiqua Koln Reinhard Goebel.
- Archiv Produktion.
- 5.
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Jonathan Dove
In beauty may I walk
Choir: Wells Cathedral Choir. Conductor: Matthew Owens.- HYPERION.
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Charles Gounod
Mors et Vita (Judex)
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Libor Pe拧ek.- Adagio.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 4.
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Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
Piano Sonata no.2 in B flat minor Op.35 'Funeral March' (2nd mvt)
Performer: Beatrice Rana.- WARNER.
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Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k
String Serenade Op.22 (5th mvt)
Orchestra: Prague Philharmonia. Conductor: Jakub Hr暖拧a.- Supraphon.
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Sergey Prokofiev
Violin Concerto No 1 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andr茅 Previn.- Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.1 & 2.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 2.
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Richard Wagner
Liebestod (Tristan und Isolde)
Singer: Margaret Price. Orchestra: Staatskapelle Dresden. Conductor: Carlos Kleiber.- DG.
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Jean Sibelius
Symphony no.1 in E minor Op.39 (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Klaus M盲kel盲.- DECCA.
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Carl Fr眉hling
Trio in A minor, Op.40 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Sir Stephen Hough.- Brahms, Fruhling: Clarinet Trios; Schumann: Marchenerzahlungen.
- RCA Red Seal.
- 10.
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Paul Hindemith
Symphony 'Mathis der Maler' (2nd mvt)
Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony. Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt.- DECCA.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV.816: Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavotte
Performer: Sir Andr谩s Schiff.- Bach, J.S.: French Suites Nos. 1-6/Italian Concerto etc..
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
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Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in D major, Op.64`5 'The Lark' (1st mvt)
Ensemble: Danish String Quartet.- AVI MUSIC.
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Joby Talbot
Path of Miracles (Leon)
Choir: Tenebrae. Director: Nigel Short.- SIGNUM.
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George Gershwin
Walking the Dog (Shall we Dance)
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Performer: Michael Tilson Thomas.- Gershwin: The 1920s & 1930s: Tilson Thomas.
- CBS Masterworks.
- 8.
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Leos Jan谩膷ek
On an Overgrown Path (They Chattered Like Swallows)
- Jan谩膷ek: Solo Piano.
- Signum Classics.
- 5.
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George Frideric Handel
Where'er you walk (Semele)
Orchestra: Orchestra of Classical Opera. Performer: Ian Page.- Where'er You Walk.
- Signum Classics.
- 1402.
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George Walker
Concerto for trombone and orchestra: 3rd mvt; Allegro
Performer: Christian Lindberg. Orchestra: Malm枚 SymfoniOrkester. Conductor: James DePreist.- BIS.
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Ermanno Wolf鈥怓errari
I gioielli della Madonna Suite: I. Festa popolare
Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.- Wolf-Ferrari: Orchestral Works.
- Chandos.
- 1.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano sonata No 11 in A major, K 331 (3rd mvt, 'Alla Turca')
Performer: Elisabeth Leonskaja.- Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, "Alla Turca": III. Alla Turca.
- Warner Classics.
- 1.
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Edgar Meyer
Violin Concerto (2nd mvt - excerpt)
Performer: Hilary Hahn. Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Hugh Wolff.- SONY.
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Jacques Ibert
3 Pieces breves for wind quintet: No 1
Performer: Les Vents Fran莽ais.- Warner Classics.
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Giacomo Puccini
Intermezzo (Manon Lescaut)
Orchestra: Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Decca.
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Francis Poulenc
Piano Concerto
Performer: Louis Lortie. Orchestra: 成人快手 Philharmonic. Conductor: Edward Gardner.- Poulenc: Concertos for Piano.
- Chandos.
- 101.
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Jean鈥怓茅ry Rebel
Fantaisie
Ensemble: La Petite Bande. Director: Sigiswald Kuijken.- ACCENT.
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Elizabeth Poston
An English Day-Book: IX Evening Song (The Priest's Chant); X Sweet Suffolk Owl
Performer: Louise Thomson. Choir: Corvus Consort. Conductor: Freddie Crowley.- Welcome Joy - A Celebration of Women鈥檚 Voices.
- Chandos.
- 509.
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Karl Goldmark
Symphony No 1 in E flat "Rustic Wedding Symphony": V. Dance
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.- Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony - Hindemith: Symphony in E-Flat Major.
- Sony Classical.
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Benjamin Britten
The Foggy Foggy Dew
Performer: James Newby. Performer: Simon Lepper. -
Aram Khachaturian
Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (Spartacus)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Onyx.
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- Tue 29 Oct 2024 09:30成人快手 Radio 3