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Essential Classics

Music: Classical

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music, presented by Georgia Mann.

Essential Classics: Thursday with Ian Skelly - Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Roxanna Panufnik

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Thursday with Ian Skelly - Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Roxanna Panufnik

BBC Radio 3 - Essential Classics, Thursday with Ian Skelly - Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Roxanna Panufnik

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music.

Refresh your morning with a great selection of classical music. Ian Skelly's guest is composer Roxanna Panufnik.

Ian Skelly with Essential Classics - the best in classical music. 

0930 Your ideas for companion pieces on the Essential Classics playlist. Today's piece is Rossini's String Sonata no.3

1010 Our Classical Century - Kate Molleson goes back to the roaring 'twenties for the British premiere of Rhapsody in Blue. 

1050 Ian’s guest this week is the composer Roxanna Panufnik, who reveals the people, ideas and music that have inspired her throughout her life and career.

1130 Slow Moment - time to take a break for a moment's musical reflection.

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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