Colours of Autumn: Celebrating classical greats

Available for 29 days

Georgia Mann plays the best classical music for your morning, continuing a special week in which she celebrates the sounds and colours of autumn. Including the Playlister challenge: our regular listener-created sequence inspired by a different piece of music each day, and a new classical release is in focus for Album of the Week. Plus at midday, a special 20 minutes sequence of words and music on autumnal themes, with poetry and prose read by Anton Lesser and Josette Simon. 1000 Playlister starter: listen and send us your ideas for the next step in today's musical journey. Text 83111 or email essentialclassics@bbc.co.uk. 1030 Album of the Week: an exciting new classical release in focus throughout the week. 1115 Playlister reveal: an uninterrupted sequence of music suggested by you in response to today's starter piece. 1200 Colours of Autumn: an indulgent selection of words and music on autumnal themes, with poetry and prose read by Anton Lesser and Josette Simon. Today's theme centres around the turning of the year, the richness of Autumn colours, and mushrooms. Joseph Haydn : Autumn: Introduction (The Seasons) Concentus Musicus Vienna Nikolaus Harnoncourt (conductor) Raine Geoghegan: It's Hopping Time (extract) Read by Josette Simon Jonathan Dove: Invocation (The Passing of the Year) Voces8 Jonathan Dove (piano) John Betjeman: Harrow-on-the-hill Read by Anton Lesser Edvard Grieg: Storm, Peer Gynt's Homecoming (Peer Gynt Suite No 2) Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra Esa-Pekka Salonen (conductor) Mary Jean Chan: The Painter Read by Josette Simon Kurt Weill arr. Paul Bateman: September Song (Knickerbocker Glory) Daniel Hope (violin) Jacques Ammon (piano) Zurich Chamber Orchestra Elena Kats-Chernin: Green Leaf (Wild Swans) Jane Sheldon (soprano) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Ola Rudner (conductor) Dante Gabriel Rosetti: Autumn Song Read by Anton Lesser Bela Bartok: Night Music (Out of Doors) Can Çakmur (piano) Sylvia Plath: Mushrooms Read by Josette Simon Simon Armitage: I kicked a mushroom Read by Josette Simon Francis Poulenc: The Bad Mushroom (The Story of Barbar, the little elephant) Melbourne Symphony Orchestra John Lanchbery (conductor) Howard Goodall: Poppies (The Seasons Suite, Autumn) Bozidar Vukotic (cello) Marianna Szymanowska (harp) Tippett Quartet Laurie Lee: Field of Autumn Read by Anton Lesser Peter Warlock: Autumn Twilight John Mark Ainsley (tenor) Roger Vignoles (piano) To listen on most smart speakers say "Ask BBC Sounds to play Essential Classics”