
The ideal mix of classical music
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 – listen and send us your ideas for the next step in our musical journey today.
1030 Song of the Day – harnessing the magic of words, music and the human voice.
1115 Playlist reveal – a sequence of music suggested by you in response to our starter today.
1145 Slow Moment – time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.
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Aram Khachaturian
Lezghinka (Gayane)
Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Karabits.- Khachaturian: Spartacus; Gayaneh.
- Onyx.
- 9.
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Fritz Kreisler
Praeludium and Allegro in the style of Pugnani
Performer: Midori. Performer: Robert McDonald.- SONY.
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Augusta Holmès
La Nuit et l'Amour (Night and Love), from Ludus pro Patria
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.- Sommernachtskonzert 2024 / Summer Night Concert 2024.
- Sony Classical.
- 8.
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Charles Avison
Concerto Grosso in D major, Op 9 No 2 (2nd mvt, Allegro spiritoso)
Performer: Pavlo Beznosiuk. Ensemble: Avison Ensemble.- The Avison Ensemble: Avison: Concerti Grossi, op. 9 & op. 10.
- Divine Art.
- 6.
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Felix Mendelssohn
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Overture)
Conductor: Philippe Herreweghe. Orchestra: Orchestre des Champs‐Élysées.- Mendelssohn: Midsummer Night's Dream: Herreweghe.
- Harmonia Mundi.
- 1.
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Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
Aftenvind (Evening Wind)
Performer: Anne Le Bozec.- Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Songs & Piano Works.
- 貹é.
- 119.
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Antonín Dvořák
Slavonic Dance in A flat major, Op 46 No 3
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Rafael Kubelík.- Dvorák: Slavonic Dances.
- Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
- 3.
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Jean Mouton
Nesciens mater
Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner.- Pilgrimage To Santiago.
- SOLI DEO GLORIA.
- 17.
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Valerie Coleman
Concerto for Wind Quintet (1st mvmt, Afro)
Ensemble: Imani Winds.- Koch International Classics.
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Alexander Borodin
Serenade (Petite Suite)
Orchestrator: Alexander Glazunov. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Geoffrey Simon.- Borodin: Requiem, Polovtsian Dances, In the Steppes of Central Asia, Nocturne, P.
- Cala Records.
- 13.
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony no.41 in C major K.551 'Jupiter' (3rd mvt)
Orchestra: Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Mackerras.- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphonies 38 - 41 Scottish Chamber Orchestra Sir Charle.
- Linn.
- 7.
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Youth and Love (Songs of Travel, No 4)
Performer: Alexander Soddy. Singer: Benjamin Hulett.- Departures.
- Saphrane.
- 20.
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Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello
Sinfonia No 2 in G major, Op 1 No 4
Ensemble: La Serenissima. Conductor: Adrian Chandler.- "Behind Closed Doors", Giuseppe Antonio Brescianello, Vol. 1: Opus 1 Concerti &.
- Signum Classics.
- 401-402.
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Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
Aftenvind (Evening Wind)
Performer: Anne Le Bozec.- Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Songs & Piano Works.
- 貹é.
- 119.
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Elena Kats‐Chernin
Naïve Waltz
Ensemble: Smith Quartet.- The Smith Quartet: Dances.
- Signum Classics.
- 12.
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Jean Sibelius
Ballade (King Christian II)
Orchestra: ѿý National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Thomas Søndergård.- Sibelius.
- Linn.
- 006.
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Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Violin Concerto in D major, Op 3 No 1 (2nd mvmt, Adagio)
Performer: Zefira Valova. Ensemble: Il Pomo d’Oro.- Benda, Graun, Saint-Georges, Sirmen: Violin Concertos.
- 貹é.
- 8.
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Frédéric Chopin
Study in C minor, Op 10 No 12 (Revolutionary Study)
Performer: Yunchan Lim.- Chopin: Études, Opp. 10 & 25.
- Decca Music Group Ltd..
- 12.
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Josef Suk
Symphony No 1 in E major, Op 14 (2nd mvmt, Adagio)
Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic. Conductor: Václav Neumann.- Suk: Symphony in E Major.
- Supraphon.
- 2.
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Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
Aftenvind (Evening Wind)
Performer: Anne Le Bozec.- Agathe Backer Grøndahl: Songs & Piano Works.
- 貹é.
- 119.
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Rachel Portman
Ashes to the Wind (Chocolat)
Conductor: David Snell.- Chocolat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
- Sony Classical.
- 17.
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John Taverner
Western Wynde Mass (Sanctus)
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Taverner: Western Wynde Mass & Other Sacred Music.
- Hyperion.
- 6.
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Virgil Thomson
Salute to the Wind (Autumn)
Orchestra: Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Neville Marriner.- EMI.
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Dobrinka Tabakova
Kynance Cove (final section)
Choir: Truro Cathedral Choir. Orchestra: ѿý Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Christopher Gray.- Regent Records.
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Germaine Tailleferre
Piano Trio (3rd mvmt, Moderato)
Ensemble: Trio Karénine.- Fauré, Ravel & Tailleferre.
- Mirare.
- 110.
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Joseph Haydn
Trumpet Concerto (3rd mvt)
Performer: Tine Thing Helseth. Orchestra: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra.- Tine Thing Helseth.
- SIMAX.
- 3.
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Dmitry Shostakovich
Moscow-Cheryomushki Suite (No 4, Ballet)
Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Chailly.- Shostakovich: Cheryomushki; The Bolt; etc.
- Decca.
- 4.
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Christian Sinding
Symphony no. 3 in F major Op.121: 2nd movement; Andante
Orchestra: Norrköpings Symfoniorkester. Conductor: Karl‐Heinz Steffens.- Sinding: Symphonies.
- CapriccioNR.
- 202.
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Marc‐Antoine Charpentier
Te Deum, H 146 (Prelude)
Orchestra: Le Concert des Nations. Conductor: Jordi Savall.- Guerre et Paix.
- Alia Vox.
- 22.
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Dora Bright
Piano Concerto No 1 in A minor
Performer: Samantha Ward. Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Charles Peebles.- Bright & Gipps: Works for Piano & Orchestra.
- SOMM Recordings.
- 1-3.
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Hector Berlioz
The Death of Ophelia (Tristia)
Choir: Les Éléments. Choir: Les Éléments. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Michel Plasson.- Berlioz : La Mort d'Orphée, Chant guerrier, Chant sacré....
- Warner Classics.
- 107.
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James Oswald
The Tulip (Airs for the Spring)
Ensemble: Ensemble Hesperi.- A Gift for your Garden.
- BIS.
- 21-23.
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Marguerite Monnot
Hymne à l'amour
Performer: Thibaut Garcia. -
Franz Liszt
Mephisto Waltz no.1
Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic. Conductor: Franz Welser‐Möst.- Neujahrskonzert/New Year's Concert 2011; Weiner Philharmoniker/Wesler-Most.
- Decca.
- 2.
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Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in A minor, D 784 (2nd mvt)
Performer: Paul Lewis.- Schubert, The Late Piano sonatas D.784,958, 959 960.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 2.
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Fela Sowande
Akinla (African Suite)
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Freeman.- Black Composer Series, Vol. 7: William Grant Still, Fela Sowande & George Walker.
- Sony Classical.
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Broadcast
- Tue 18 Feb 2025 09:30ѿý Radio 3