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Music for a Nordic Escape

In Tune's specially curated playlist has a Nordic flavour tonight. Breathe in the crisp northern air with music by Ole Bull, Edvard Grieg and Einojuhani Rautavaara.

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Mon 13 Aug 201819:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Ole Bull

    The Herd Girl's Sunday

    Performer: Henning Kraggerud. Orchestra: Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
    • Naxos.

  • Veljo Tormis

    Day of a Herdsboy (Livonian Heritage)

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • ECM.

  • Geirr Tveitt

    Piano Concerto No 1 in F major (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Håvard Gimse. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Conductor: Bjarte Engeset.
    • Naxos.

  • Trad.

    Skrubben

    Performer: Vidar Lande.
    • UNESCO.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Solveig's Song (Peer Gynt)

    Composer: Duke Ellington. Composer: Billy Strayhorn. Ensemble: Duke Ellington Orchestra.
    • COLUMBIA.

  • Kurt Atterberg

    Symphony No 6 in C major, 'Dollar Symphony' (3rd mvt)

    Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme Järvi.
    • Chandos.

  • Sunleif Rasmussen

    The Playful Northern Lights Return (Like the Golden Sun)

    Performer: Johannes Andreasen.
    • DACAPO.

  • Einojuhani Rautavaara

    Melancholy (Cantus Articus, Op 61: 2nd mvt)

    Conductor: Hannah Lintu. Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
    • Naxos.

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Aug 201819:00
    BBC Radio 3

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