Colours of Autumn: Live from Calke Abbey

Live from The National Trust's Calke Abbey in Derbyshire, Georgia Mann plays the best selection of classical music for your morning, as she searches for the colours of autumn in this beautiful estate, from its gardens and woodlands, to its natural history collections and library. Including the Playlister challenge: our regular listener-created sequence inspired by a different piece of music each day, 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 [email protected].

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 month of October, and puts the star of the seasonal show centre stage - Autumn leaves.

York Bowen: A Leaf from the Sky (Fragments from Hans Andersen)
Nicolas Namoradze (piano)

Emily Brontë: Fall, leaves fall
Read by Anton Lesser

George Eliot: Letter to Miss Maria Lewis, her old teacher
Read by Josette Simon

David Thoreau: Excursions (extract)
Read by Anton Lesser

Joseph Kosma: Autumn Leaves
Nat King Cole (vocalist)

L.M. Montgomery: Anne of Green Gables (extract)
Read by Josette Simon

Scott Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Dick Hyman (piano)

Frank Bridge: The Dew Fairy (The Hour Glass)
Stephen Hough (piano)

John Clare: Pleasant Sounds
Read by Anton Lesser

Annette Wynne: October
Read by Josette Simon

John Williams: Witches Dance (The Witches of Eastwick)
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
John Williams (conductor)

Seamus Heaney: No Sanctuary
Read by Josette Simon

Mother Goose: The Pumpkin Eater
Read by Josette Simon

Roger McGough: Just another Autumn Day
Read by Anton Lesser

Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in F 'Autumn' (3rd mvt La Caccia)
Tafelmusik
Jeanne Lamon (violin/director)

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