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Rachmaninov, Tavener, Scriabin

In Tune's specially curated playlist, featuring film music by Shostakovich, music for string quartet by Haydn, and an excerpt from John Tavener's work Eternity's Sunrise.

In Tune's specially curated playlist: an imaginative, eclectic mix of music, featuring favourites together with lesser-known gems, with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Tonight's edition features film music by Shostakovich, music for string quartet by Haydn, and an excerpt from John Tavener's work Eternity's Sunrise.

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Tue 13 Mar 201819:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Charles‐Marie Widor

    Toccata (Organ Symphony No 5 in F minor)

    Performer: Simon Preston.
    • Widor/Vierne: Symphony no.5/Carillon de Westminster: Simon Preston.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Ave Maria (Vespers)

    Choir: Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge. Director: Andrew Nethsingha.
    • Hear My Words: Choral Classics from St John's: Choir of St John's College, Cambr.
    • Chandos.
    • 4.

  • Martin Meehan

    Lusignac

    • Records DK.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    The Counterplan, Op 33 (Nos 1 and 2)

    Conductor: Riccardo Chailly. Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
    • Decca.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet in G, Op 64 No 4 (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Lindsay String Quartet.
    • ASV.

  • John Tavener

    Eternity's Sunrise

    Singer: Patricia Rozario. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Paul Goodwin.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Alexander Scriabin

    Waltz in A flat major Op.38

    Performer: Benjamin Grosvenor.
    • DECCA.

Broadcast

  • Tue 13 Mar 201819:00
    BBC Radio 3

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