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Take 30 minutes out with a relaxing classical mix

Relaxing and inspiring sounds from Renaissance England, classical Vienna and 21st-century Norway.

There are many ways to relax - and this mix includes expansive but meditative music from Tomas Luis de Victoria and Norwegian singer Mari Boine; intimate pieces from John Dowland and Sergey Rachmaninov; a soothing slow movement from Haydn; and dance-inspired music from string band Frigg and Michael Haydn. Philip Glass manages to combine everything in his Dance 8.

Producer: Roger Short

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 15 Nov 202219:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Mari Boine

    Elle

  • John Dowland

    The Frog Galliard

    Performer: Paul O’Dette.
    • The Art of the Lute - Paul O'Dette.
    • Harmonia Mundi.
    • 5.

  • Joseph Haydn

    String Quartet, Op 71 No 2 in D major (2nd mvt)

    Ensemble: Kitgut Quartet.

  • Tero Hyväluoma

    Kekripolska

    Ensemble: Frigg.

  • Michael Haydn

    Der Bussende Sunder (Overture)

    Orchestra: Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss. Conductor: Johannes Goritzki.
    • CPO.

  • Philip Glass

    Dance 8

    Ensemble: Philip Glass Ensemble.
    • Sony Classical.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Etudes-tableaux, Op.39 (no.8)

    Performer: Steven Osborne.

Broadcasts

  • Mon 10 Feb 202019:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Tue 15 Nov 202219:00
    BBC Radio 3

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