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Rise and shine with classical music

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Music Played

  • Louis Spohr

    Clarinet Concerto No. 4 in E Minor, WoO 20: II. Larghetto

    Performer: Michael Collins. Conductor: Robin O’Neill. Orchestra: Swedish Chamber Orchestra.
    • Spohr: Clarinet Concertos Nos. 3 & 4.
    • Hyperion.

  • Gabriel Fauré

    9 Preludes, Op. 103: No. 3 in G Minor

    Performer: Alexandra Dariescu.
    • Boulanger, Fauré & Messiaen: Complete Preludes, Vol. 3.
    • Champs Hill Records.
    • 4.

  • Rachel Portman

    Marmolada (Dolomites, pale mountains)

    Orchestra: LGT Young Soloists. Conductor: Alexander Gilman.
    • Rachel Portman: Dolomites.
    • Sony Classical/Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Nocturne)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Mendelssohn: Overture & Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
    • Channel Classics.
    • 5.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata No. 18 in E-Flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3, "The Hunt": IV.

    Performer: Igor Levit.
    • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas.
    • Sony Classical.
    • 10.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    Violin Concerto in G minor (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Gil Shaham. Orchestra: Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Eric Jacobsen.
    • Coleridge-Taylor, Dvořák, Stewart.
    • Canary Classics.
    • 2.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Pianists (The Carnival of the Animals)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Sir Antonio Pappano. Orchestra: Orchestra of the Academy of Santa Cecilia.
    • Saint-Saens: Organ Symphony / Carnival of the Animals.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 15-16.

  • Zoltán Kodály

    Hary Janos Suite (Version for Orchestra): V. Intermezzo

    Orchestra: Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: JoAnn Falletta.
    • Kodály: Háry János Suite, Summer Evening & Symphony in C Major.
    • Naxos.
    • 105.

  • William Byrd

    Why Do I Use My Paper, Ink and Pen?

    Lyricist: Henry Walpole. Singer: Helen Charlston. Ensemble: Chelys Consort of Viols.
    • The Honour of William Byrd.
    • BIS.
    • 114.

  • Pauline Hall

    Nocturne Parisien (Verlaine Suite)

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Christian Eggen.
    • Norway in Music: Pauline Hall.
    • Simax.
    • 002.

  • Eric Coates

    Knightsbridge (March - 3rd mvmt of London Every Day Suite)

    Orchestra: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.
    • Coates: Orchestra Works, Vol. 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 15.

  • Jean‐Baptiste Lully

    Chaconne (L'amour médécin)

    Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Director: Jordi Savall.
    • ALIAVOX.

  • Frederic Mompou

    Variations on a theme of Chopin (Variation 7)

    Performer: Jonathan Plowright.
    • Hommage A Chopin: Jonathan Plowright piano.
    • Hyperion.
    • 20.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in C major, Op 33 No 3 'The Bird' (4th mvt)

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Franz Lehár

    Gold and Silver Waltz

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Barry Wordsworth.
    • Here Come the Classics, Vol. 12: The Glory of Vienna.
    • RPO.
    • 11.

  • Johann Christian Bach

    Symphony in G minor, Op.6`6

    Ensemble: Les Violons du Roy. Conductor: Bernard Labadie.
    • Dorian.

  • Ēriks Ešenvalds

    Stars

    Choir: VOCES8.
    • Lux.
    • Decca.
    • 7.

  • Camille Saint‐Saëns

    Piano Concerto no.2 in G minor (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Bertrand Chamayou. Orchestra: Orchestre national de France. Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine.
    • ERATO.

  • Duke Ellington

    Sophisticated Lady

    Lyricist: Irving Mills. Lyricist: Mitchell Parish. Music Arranger: Darcy James Argue. Singer: Cécile McLorin Salvant. Conductor: Jules Buckley. Orchestra: Metropole Orkest.
    • With Every Breath I Take.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 2.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Tarantella (Suite no.2 Op.17)

    Performer: Martha Argerich. Performer: Nelson Freire.
    • Rachmaninov, Ravel, Lotslawski: Music for Two Pianos: Martha Argerich & Nelson F.
    • Philips.
    • 4.

  • Samuel Coleridge‐Taylor

    African Suite (Valse)

    Orchestra: Chineke! Orchestra. Conductor: Kevin John Edusei.
    • Chineke! Records.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (Ein Deutsches Requiem)

    Orchestra: Pygmalion. Conductor: Raphaël Pichon.
    • Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem.
    • harmonia mundi.
    • 4.

Broadcast

  • Sat 5 Sep 202606:30
    BBC Radio 3