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Day of Dance

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites.

Georgia Mann plays the best in classical music, with discoveries and surprises rubbing shoulders with familiar favourites. For today's special Day of Dance programme, she's joined by choreographer Shobana Jeyasingh.

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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Music Played

  • Frederick Delius

    La Calinda (Koanga)

    Ensemble: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. Conductor: Neville Marriner.
    • Delius: Orchestral Works.
    • LONDON.
    • 8.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Menuet antique

    Performer: Marielle Lab猫que.
    • Maurice Ravel Katia Et Marielle Labeque.
    • KML.
    • 10.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Symphony no.4 in A major 'Italian' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Bernard Haitink.
    • Phillips.

  • Ferenc Farkas

    5 Ancient Hungarian dances for wind quintet [complete]

    Ensemble: Galliard Ensemble.
    • Deux-Elles.

  • Malcolm Arnold

    Four Scottish Dances, Op 59 (No 3, Scottish Waltz)

    Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Robert Irving.
    • Arnold: Homage to the Queen etc, PO / Irving.
    • EMI.
    • 41.

  • Michael Torke

    An Italian Straw Hat; Act 1, Opening scene; horse duet

    Orchestra: National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Conductor: Ormsby Wilkins.
    • An Italian Straw Hat.
    • Ecstatic Records.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    Polonaise in C sharp minor, Op 26 No 1

    Performer: Janina Fialkowska.
    • Chopin Recital: Janina Fialkowska.
    • Atma Classique.
    • 1.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Symphonic Dance No 1, Op 64

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • William Byrd

    Though Amaryllis dance in green

    Singer: Barbara Bonney. Ensemble: Phantasm.
    • Fairest Isle.
    • Decca.
    • 10.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Job: A Masque For Dancing - Scene I: Introduction - Saraband Of The Sons Of God

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Adrian Boult.
    • Job - A Masque For Dancing / Partita For Double String Orchestra.
    • EMI.
    • 01.

  • Jean鈥怋aptiste Lully

    Ceremonie des Turcs & Ballet des Nations from Suite from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme

    Orchestra: Tempesta di Mare. Director: Gwyn Roberts. Director: Richard Stone.
    • Chandos.

  • Jacob Gade

    Jealousy

    Orchestra: Orquestra Simf貌nica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya. Conductor: Jos茅 Serebrier.
    • Tango in Blue: Barcelona SO, Serebrier.
    • Bis.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Kaiser-Walzer, Op 437

    Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Willi Boskovsky.
    • Johann Strauss: Famous Waltzes: Boskovsky.
    • Decca.
    • 6.

  • Maurice Ravel

    Habanera (Rapsodie espagnole)

    Conductor: Pierre Monteux. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • Ravel: Orchestral Favourites: London Symphony Orchestra, Monteux.
    • Philips.
    • 16.

  • Jimmy Shand

    Bluebell Polka

    Performer: Jimmy Shand. Ensemble: Jimmy Shand Band.

  • Peter Warlock

    Pieds en l'air & Mattachins (Capriol suite)

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Director: Clio Gould.
    • Apex.

  • Michael Praetorius

    Suite de Voltes (Dances from Terpsichore)

    Ensemble: Early Music Consort of London. Conductor: David Munrow.
    • EMI.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    Slavonic Dance in E minor Op.72 no.2

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iv谩n Fischer.
    • DECCA.

  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Il Combattimento - extract

    Singer: Ed Lyon. Ensemble: Ensemble. Director: Robert Hollingworth.

  • Elena Kats鈥怌hernin

    Material Men - extract

    Ensemble: Smith Quartet.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No.4 in E flat major, BWV.1010 (Sarabande)

    Performer: Alban Gerhardt.
    • Bach: Cello Suites.
    • Hyperion.
    • 4.

  • Aaron Copland

    Billy the Kid Suite

    Orchestra: National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda.
    • National Symphony Orchestra.

  • Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns

    Danse macabre

    Performer: Yuja Wang. Music Arranger: Franz Liszt. Music Arranger: Vladimir Horowitz.
    • Fantasia.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 18.

  • Georges Bizet

    Habanera

    Performer: Sarah Willis. Music Arranger: Edgar Olivero. Ensemble: The Sarahbanda.
    • Sarahbanda.
    • Alpha Classics.
    • 7.

  • Leos Jan谩膷ek

    Lachian Dances

    Orchestra: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Ond艡ej Ad谩mek.
    • Naxos.

  • Richard Strauss

    Salome, Op.54: Dance of the Seven Veils

    Lyricist: Hedwig Lachmann. Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Strauss.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 1.

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